The stands at the Inter-School Exchange Tournament fell silent.
No, wait. We thought the two teachers were going to give us a clash of titans.
We never imagined...
"Well... in all my years in this profession, this is the first time I've seen anything like this..." The commentator desperately searched for words, unsure how to describe it.
Teacher Kasha's second Pokémon, an Aegislash reputed to have the potential of a king, hadn't even drawn its Sacred Sword before Blaziken sent it flying with a Blaze Kick.
A one-hit knockout... now that was a one-hit knockout!
Kasha's three students couldn't help feeling sorry for their teacher.
"This is a complete beatdown..." Zoey put on her sunglasses, her expression solemn.
"Whoa! That Teacher Oak is so strong it's like he's cheating! Someone needs to fine him!" Barry exclaimed as well.
"Mmm~ this Pokéblock tastes really good~" Daimon held Munchlax, the two little foodies' heads stacked together and their cheeks bulging with food, utterly unaffected by the atmosphere.
"The winner is... Teacher Gary Oak of Rainbow University!" As the commentator announced it loudly, the entire audience rose to cheer!
For most of the spectators, a clean, decisive knockout like this was far more exciting than a close-fought battle.
Great entertainment. They loved it. Worth every penny!
The teachers responsible for gathering intelligence for the other two schools exchanged strained looks.
This... they hadn't gathered any useful information at all...
In the end, they could only write a single line in their notebooks: This year's Rainbow University is terrifyingly strong.
On the other side of the television screen, Principal Enzo was filled with emotion too. He had watched Gary recruit every one of these students into the school.
From raising their Pokémon to training them and then battling, they had achieved results like this