"Spiritomb versus Goodra! Let the match begin!"
With a blast of the referee's whistle, the match officially began. Although Meownei had noticed the people in the stands, Xin Mu hadn't looked their way, so Meownei didn't point them out just then.
After all, as long as he won this match, Xin Mu would have plenty to keep him busy afterward.
To be precise, even if he lost, he would still be busy afterward. Making it through a tournament and defeating a member of the Elite Four already put him at the very top of the pyramid.
Given the school's usual habits, the only reason they hadn't arranged an exclusive interview was the regional issue. Plenty of students from the school competed, but they were all at the Donghuang Conference. Someone like Xin Mu, who had missed registration because of traveling through space and time, was a genuine rarity.
That was why the school hadn't focused its attention here.
"Goodra, Rain Dance!"
Although this Goodra's Ability was Gooey, which gained no direct benefit from rain, Goodra herself was accustomed to fighting in slippery conditions. Rainy weather was where Pokémon like her truly shone.
"Goodraaa!"
Rain clouds gathered above the field, and within moments, rain came pouring down. To Spiritomb, this was no big deal.
Although Spiritomb's main body appeared to be nothing more than a stone, that stone was actually what sealed Spiritomb's soul. It was said to be a Pokémon born through being sealed away.
The combination of Dark and Ghost types left Spiritomb with only a weakness to Fairy-type moves, while Goodra, as a pure Dragon-type Pokémon,
had no Fairy-type attacking moves. At most, she could use Charm, which dealt no damage.
That didn't matter much, though, because Spiritomb had no effective type advantage against Goodra either.
"Spiritomb, **Dark