The battle between Jolteon and Sceptile began.
Just as Tetsuya had thought, Xia You had not deliberately sent Jolteon out as part of some strategy.
He seemed to have simply grabbed a Poké Ball at random from his waist pouch and decided to battle with whichever Pokémon he picked, without caring whether it was suitable.
Even he could not predict what he would send out, let alone anyone else. His approach was all about doing whatever he felt like.
Since the start of the Ever Grande Conference, almost no one had dared to do anything like this.
After all, such an uncertain choice undoubtedly made things harder for him. An advantageous or even type matchup would be fine, but a disadvantage, or a severe one, would make the battle difficult.
Still, it also showed that his Pokémon's powerful abilities left him fearless, allowing him to act so boldly.
This left Charles Goodshow feeling utterly helpless in the main stands.
He had already arranged for a Pokémon Trainer whose performance in the Preliminaries Tournament had been equally outstanding to face Xia You this round, yet even that opponent could not make Xia You take things seriously. It seemed the round of 32 would not stop his advance.
All he could hope for now was that Tetsuya would force Xia You to reveal more, giving his subsequent opponents a better understanding of him and a more accurate chance of finding his weaknesses.
In the Battle Arena, Sceptile and Jolteon had already engaged.
Having already fought through half a match, Sceptile had warmed up, and its rest had restored much of its stamina. Right from the start, it launched a fierce assault on Jolteon.
But this Jolteon was among the first Pokémon to follow Xia You and had delivered brilliant performances at both