Once the two finalists had been decided, the Pokémon League announced a three-day break and scheduled the final for Wednesday at 10 a.m.
During that time, Pokémon staff also took promotional photos of Xia You and Yusheng, plastering posters of their upcoming match throughout the streets and alleys of every major city!
Meanwhile, an edited promotional video played nonstop on television, online, and on the big screens in shopping districts, ensuring that most viewers in Kanto would hear the news during their daily lives and work.
As a result, people grew increasingly festive, and their everyday conversations revolved around the approaching final.
Someone even launched an online poll, and with over six million participants casting their votes, Xia You utterly crushed Yusheng with a 93% share!
On all the major programs, hosts, experts, and even judges from related tournaments favored Xia You, believing that even if he could not win the final 6-0, he still had an excellent chance of claiming the championship trophy at this year's Indigo League Conference!
The joyous atmosphere grew ever stronger.
People generally had high hopes for Xia You, but faced with all this public attention, Xia You himself became increasingly cautious, not daring to let his guard down in the slightest.
To get himself into better shape, he specifically rented an indoor battlefield in the city and made the most of his time with intensive training.
To help him, Misty, Brock, and even Ash all volunteered to come along with their Pokémon.
Inside, Xia You's Pokémon were scattered across the corners of the battlefield.
Gyarados and Blastoise were practicing battles between Water-type Pokémon under Misty's guidance.
It had to be said that Misty truly lived up to having grown up in a Water-type Gym. She had her own distinctive approach to training Water-type Pokémon,