Venusaur and Meowth took their starting positions on their respective halves of the field.
At this point, apart from the two opponents, Xia You and Tetsuya, and people familiar with them, such as Ash and Masamune, no one knew that this Meowth was Tetsuya's strongest Pokémon-and his last hope!
People merely watched the hat-wearing Meowth, drawn to its humanlike outfit, completely unaware of the danger hidden beneath it.
To be honest, this was the first time Xia You had examined a Meowth so seriously.
Although he had dealt with Team Rocket's Meowth many times before, its lack of presence, combined with certain preconceptions, meant he had always overlooked this species of Pokémon.
Only now, with it standing before him, did Xia You study it carefully, and Meowth suddenly began to seem unfamiliar to him.
Judging by its appearance, Meowth was probably based on a lucky cat. It had a feline appearance, with features similar to those of smaller domestic cats. Although most Meowth walked on all fours, a few had learned to walk like humans through sheer willpower.
As for its body, most of Meowth's fur was pale yellow, with only the end of its tail and its hind paws turning brown. Its oval face had two large eyes and a fairly large mouth, but no nose, and its defining feature was the gleaming gold coin on its forehead.
Through observation, people had discovered that Meowth could sleep through an entire day, only coming out to move around after sunset and becoming even more energetic at night. It could tiptoe about without making a sound and often washed its face to keep the coin on its forehead clean. It loved shiny objects, especially gold coins, and would hide any it found somewhere. At garbage dumps, one could see it fighting