Drake did not seem too surprised by Ditto's defeat.
Or rather, he would have found it unbelievable if Xia You had failed to defeat Ditto!
Now, seeing that he had such a powerful Gyarados, Xia You truly lived up to his reputation. At the very least, he deserved his title as champion and fully met Drake's expectations.
The only thing that surprised him a little was that his Ditto had lost far too quickly, and far too badly!
Hearing Drake say that, Xia You replied politely, "You're too kind. Your Ditto is very strong too. It would certainly be extremely difficult for other Pokémon Trainers' Pokémon to deal with. Unfortunately, it faced my Gyarados this time, so despite all its abilities, it had no chance to use them."
Drake: "..."
Although Xia You sounded quite sincere, those words struck Drake as somewhat arrogant.
What do you mean, unfortunately it faced yours?
This man really doesn't know how to be modest!
Drake smiled faintly.
Still, this was good. Xia You was powerful and very confident, just the thing to stir the passion Drake had not felt in so long!
After all, he had waited so long and been alone for so long. Now that a Pokémon Trainer who might defeat him had finally arrived, it was well worth giving everything he had!
With that thought, he took a second Poké Ball from inside his clothes.
"Then, next up, I'll be sending out this Pokémon!"
As he spoke, he threw the Poké Ball, and with a flash of blue light, an Onix appeared on the field.
At the commentary desk, the announcer raised his voice in exaggerated excitement when he saw the Pokémon appear. "Ohhh, it's Drake's Onix! This Pokémon has delivered many outstanding performances in past matches. Now that Drake has