Aside from Nando, there were no other contestants worth paying attention to in this competition.
This was also perfectly normal for battles of this kind.
Under these circumstances, May and Nando easily defeated their respective opponents by overwhelming margins, first making the final four, then advancing to the semifinals, and ultimately meeting in the final.
This brought the competition to its most crucial and important moment.
When May and Nando took the stage for the last time, everyone's eyes focused on them.
Even Yas, the host, exclaimed excitedly, "After round upon round of selection, we've finally reached the last battle of the Oreburgh Contest! Will May claim victory, or will Nando have the last laugh? Let's wait and see!"
Amid the crowd's cheers and applause, the match timer began ticking.
May and Nando sent out their Pokémon at that moment as well.
Just as in the previous matches, May sent out Wartortle, who had only recently evolved, while Nando's choice remained unchanged too: Kricketune, whom he had chosen for the second round.
Most people were probably unfamiliar with this Pokémon.
Kricketune stood about a meter tall and resembled an upright cricket. Its entire body was red, and it had a long, bushy, drooping mustache that looked rather comical. The antennae on its head were long, bent red strips, and its abdomen was shaped somewhat like a violin. Its elongated arms were divided into two sections, allowing them to turn more freely, and a pair of black wings on its back allowed brief flight.
Supposedly, Kricketune's design was based on a violin beetle, incorporating elements of both violins and musicians.
It expressed its emotions through melodies. When calling, it crossed its blade-like forearms over its chest to produce sound, making its cries pleasing to the ear by letting the sound resonate