Gardevoir was not the only special model in this fashion show.
Gallade, Gothitelle, and even Meowscarada all made appearances.
The clothes designed for the Pokémon were honestly pretty good.
At least, they were better than most of the skins in the Pokémon UNITE Xia Chi had played in his previous life.
Watching them, Xia Chi almost wanted to buy a few outfits for his own Meowha.
But on second thought, dressing Meowha up felt a little strange.
What about battles?
Surely he could not strip the clothes off before a match?
Imagining an "emergency strip before battle," Xia Chi shuddered. That scenario seemed to be heading somewhere very wrong.
Ogerpon, on the other hand, could dress up. He could put the little one in a new skirt and experience the joy of raising a daughter.
Imagining her wearing her mask atop her head and twirling her skirt, Xia Chi could not help smiling.
Though the Pokémon models offered plenty of novelty, the breathtaking finale of the entire show still belonged to Elesa.
She wore a floor-length gown inspired by "lightning and nebulae," its silver-blue satin studded with tiny crystals like a cascading galaxy.
Yet even such a magnificent gown could not overshadow Elesa's own dazzling radiance as a shining beauty.
She simply walked forward with effortless poise, a smile in her eyes, and stole everyone's breath away.
Amid thunderous applause and countless spotlights following her, the fashion show drew to a perfect close.
Xia Chi let out a long breath. The mental energy that had been drained to critical levels yesterday afternoon finally felt fully restored.
"Going by tradition, is there supposed to be a banquet afterward?"
Looking at the crowd, which showed little sign of dispersing, Xia Chi turned to Caitlin and asked with interest.
This was his first