The finals of the Hoenn League's Ever Grande Conference officially began! It was a showdown between master and student-Young Master Mao and Brendan!
Both sides opened with their aces.
Charizard and Swampert stared each other down!
Then both raised their hands at the same time. "Come back!"
Their perfectly synchronized recalls stunned the spectators in the stands and those watching the live broadcast.
Seriously, were this master and student messing with them? Where was the thrilling showdown they had been waiting for?
Brendan scratched his head awkwardly. "I got excited and grabbed the wrong one..."
Gary rolled his eyes. Something was off about this kid...
The next second, Brendan grinned. "Pelipper, take the field!"
As Pelipper soared through the air, dark clouds gathered overhead, and a light rain began to fall!
A weather setter! Gary's mouth twitched. You little punk, you even kept something up your sleeve against me!
"Hehe~ Teacher, this is a rain team I put together myself. Show me what you've got!" Brendan rubbed his nose and looked excitedly at Gary.
From Young Master Mao's expression, he knew he had thwarted his teacher's Foreseeing!
Wasn't that a great start?
But Young Master Mao curled his lips. Do you know what it means to beat a set strategy without one of your own?
"Arcanine, you're up!" Young Master Mao switched Pokémon.
"He knows his opponent's using rain, and he still sends out Arcanine?" Sidney stared in surprise.
"Young Master Mao isn't the sort of Pokémon Trainer who likes being led around by the nose~" Steven said leisurely. "Just watch. This rain team probably won't have such an easy time keeping things going."
"Brendan, you can do it." May clasped her hands and secretly prayed.
Norman couldn't help shaking his head. *Once a daughter grows up, there's no keeping