The uproar following the second round of the World Multitype Experts Tournament was much greater than after the first.
This time, it had little to do with Xia Chi.
Instead, the spotlight fell entirely on the two breathtaking clashes between Champions!
6-2, 6-5.
One had been a completely one-sided rout; the other, a grueling battle that pushed both sides to their limits.
The stark contrast inevitably left people wondering whether Cynthia was too strong or Diantha was too weak.
Without a doubt, the person at the center of the storm was Diantha, the Kalos Champion who had been utterly crushed.
Sure, Cynthia might ultimately win the tournament and claim the title of strongest Champion.
But did Diantha really have to go down without putting up any fight at all?
Even that 6-2 score had only happened because Cynthia had held back.
After Spiritomb fell, the badly wounded Togekiss could easily have stayed off the field.
She could even have rotated her Pokémon while Spiritomb was sweeping four opponents and potentially won 6-0!
Furious Kalos fans immediately flooded Diantha's social media account.
Her latest post, [Filming for my new movie, "Flying Cloud Holiday," is about to begin. Looking forward to seeing me and Gardevoir perform~?], was bombarded with over a million comments.
Even her old movies were not spared. The online ratings for classics like "Bounsweet" and "Breakfast at Lumiose City" plummeted by four or five points.
That alone showed how furious the people of Kalos were over their Champion's humiliating defeat.
In stark contrast, naturally, were the people of Sinnoh.
Their feelings could be summed up in one sentence-
Whenever the glory of the Sinnoh Champion came up, even the weakest Bug Catcher in Jubilife City would proudly puff out his chest.
As for the viewers of the other semifinal...