"Eh!"
Shauna suddenly raised the volume, with a look of disbelief on his face. "You have a boyfriend?"
"Keep your voice down, this is very embarrassing."
Feeling the many appraising looks from around him, Dawn quickly went up to hold Shauna.
Shauna realized that he had lost his composure, and his face instantly turned red to the roots of his ears, so he lowered his voice and leaned into Dawn's ear, his eyes full of gossip. "Well, what is it like to have a boyfriend? Is it like what is written in fairy tales, sweet and warm?"
"It feels sweet... actually it's not bad."
Dawn's thoughts were wandering unconsciously, and he seemed to have thought of something, and his pretty face suddenly turned red.
Yo yo yo.
When Shauna saw this, the fire of gossip in her eyes became more intense. Just as she was about to ask further questions, the host's voice from the arena interrupted her.
"Next, before the competition officially starts, I would like to invite the specially invited professional examiner of this competition - Miss Palermo to observe the competition!"
Everyone looked up and saw a figure wearing sunglasses and neat short hair behind the windows of the high platform of the arena.
It's just a vague outline, but it reveals an indescribable aura.
"Who is that? It's too mysterious."
Dawn frowned and muttered
Normally, after the host introduces the guests, the guests should at least show their faces and say hello. Even a celebrity like Mr. Wallace would not be so aloof.
"You don't know?"
Shauna said, with a tone full of admiration. "That is the current teacher of Kalos Queen! In the field of Pokémon's performance, she has super unique insights, and the contestants who can get her comments are all super powerful!"
Thinking of this, Shauna clasped his hands together with longing on his face. "I didn't expect to see her in person this time. If I can get her Coaching, even if I lose, it will be worth it."
Dawn had a weird expression on his face.
Is it so powerful? Why does it feel more mysterious than Mr. Wallace?
At this time, Pierre's voice sounded again:
"In addition, there are two special guests that everyone is familiar with, that is our Miss Gym Leader and Korrina from Shalour City!"
"And the Pokémon World Championships champion and the inspector of Pokémon League headquarters, Mr. Xiaoyun!"
After the words fell, Xiaoyun and Korrina in the VIP seats stood up and waved to the audience. Korrina was wearing the iconic sports coat.
Xiaoyun is dressed in formal attire and has a calm temperament.
As soon as the two appeared, they attracted bursts of cheers.
"Such a young inspector, so handsome."
"Korrina The owner of the hall is here too. This conference is so lively."
Not to mention, Gym Leader's reputation is quite important in the local area.
Don't have tickets? That's easy! There's no problem in just being a temporary guest.
In the candidate room, Dawn just stared at the two people on the screen.
Okay, let's just say that when we arrived at the venue, neither of us saw anyone. It turned out that we had gone to be guests.
It's quite fun, right?
"Gym Leader and the Inspector, do people like this also come to see Pokémon Showcase?"
Shauna I think these people are more interested in combat competitions.
"Humph, these are just two people watching the fun."
Dawn doesn't give the owner and the inspector any face, who allowed them to be secretly guests without telling her.
Shauna didn't dare to answer the call, and even wanted to persuade Dawn to keep a low profile.
Those two are both big shots, so that's not a good thing to say.
After sitting down, Korrina touched Xiaoyun with his elbow. "How is it? Isn't my appearance just now very impressive?"
Xiaoyun glanced at the sportswear that Korrina was wearing and said without conscience, "It's very good. It shocked the whole audience."
"Hahaha, I knew it."
Korrina immediately seized the opportunity and began to get close to him. "Xiaoyun, would you like to see my gym assessment? Can you consider it as appropriate? You say so."
"Ahem, Korrina, you look so anxious."
Xiaoyun immediately regained his integrity as the inspector, and said slowly, "For the gym, this is an organizational test, and it is all about your importance. Please consider what you say as appropriate."
"Also, remember to address your job title when talking about work. What do you think you should call me?"
Korrina pursed his lips and complained in his heart:
Bah, since you have so many things to do and you pretend to be so, you should buy the high-priced ticket from a scalper.
Still the lowest position.
But just thinking about it, he still said, "I know, Mr. Inspector."
Then, on the playing field.
"Please be quiet. Next we will start the first stage - the theme performance!"
Pierre raised his hand slightly to signal for silence, and his mellow voice spread throughout the arena through the speakers.
: "Shalour City is the original birthplace of Mega Evolution, and our theme this time is exactly this shocking Mega Evolution."
"Then the contestants need to use the ingenious combination of Pokémon's skills and props to materialize the posture of Mega Evolution within 10 minutes, and only one contestant from each group can advance to the next round."
"Mega Evolution, this range is very wide."
Xiaoyun couldn't help but think.
There are only three points to present Mega Evolution: the dazzling light when the energy explodes, the deep emotional bond between the trainer and Pokémon, and the change in form after evolution.
Compared with the Pokémon dress he had learned about before, making a soufflé was obviously more difficult.
Korrina on the side listened to the rules and shook his ponytail nonchalantly:
"I can do this. When I go up later, I will use Mega Evolution and win over the entire audience in minutes."
Korrina feels that the performance is nothing more than that. Showing Mega Evolution's posture is not just a matter of having hands?
Xiaoyun glanced sideways at her without retorting.
Don't tell me, don't tell me. In a competition like this that relies entirely on the audience's scoring, if she really does this, she might actually be able to win by surprise.
Soon, the first group of players came on stage one after another holding their own Pokémon.
Within the 10-minute time limit, most people chose the most intuitive form change.
In the end, the one who made the cut was a young lady who dressed up her Growlithe with black mane props to look like Mega Houndoom.
High in the stands, Palermo shook his head slightly.
The performance was loose and messy, and there was no deep linkage between the trainer and Pokémon throughout the process.
It barely reaches the entry level.
The players in the second group obviously had no new ideas, so they followed suit and made their Pokémon Mimic Mega Evolution look like the final one.
There was even a girl with twin tails, instructing Bunnelby to build a mini Tower of Mastery with building blocks and props.
Xiaoyun was stunned.
Sister, everyone is doing Mega Evolution, why are you doing the tower?
Xiaoyun thought this girl was definitely going to be eliminated, but in the end she had the highest score in the audience and she actually made the cut.
He looked at Korrina in disbelief. "Why do you need to vote for this?"
Korrina answered very directly, "I think it's pretty good. Don't you think this tower is very similar to Tower of Mastery?"
Well, there were mostly locals present, and everyone really recognized this.
This is taking the emotional route.
After these two rounds, Xiaoyun has finally figured out the judging criteria of this competition, that is.
There are no standards at all!
As long as the audience likes it, it's almost the same as those current talent shows that only look at popularity.
No wonder this thing is not as popular as Pokémon Contest and can only be played locally on Kalos.
With this rule, it's strange that this can be spread.
Not to mention that Xiaoyun was confused, Dawn in the candidate room was also confused.
This game seems to be quite casual.
As the first two groups exited, Shauna followed closely and entered the stage.
The Pokémon she sent are Bulbasaur and Flabébé.
Simply assemble the metal frame, decorate Bulbasaur with special leaves, and let Flabébé emit soft green light behind the gauze screen.
Soon, a shadow very similar to Mega Venusaur was projected on the curtain.
On the high platform,
Palermo The originally frowning brows relaxed slightly, and the corners of his mouth raised a slight arc.
I still have some ideas and know how to combine Pokémon and Ability with props.
After that, the audience also voted for Shauna, and she successfully advanced to the next round.
With the inspiration of Shauna, the creativity of subsequent contestants has also become richer.
It has the appearance of Mimic Mega Evolution, and can use lights and moves to create the light of evolution.
There are also those that do Mega Stone directly.
Well, they all have great ideas.
After two consecutive rounds of competition, it was finally Dawn's turn to appear.
She was wearing an elegant white dress, the skirt swaying gently with her steps, Lopunny was walking beside her.
As soon as he came on stage, the audience cheered softly one after another, instantly overpowering the other two contestants in the same group.
When the game started, Dawn went straight to the prop area and instructed Lopunny to dress herself up, while she quickly assembled the metal frame and wrapped the polishing tape.
In just 3 minutes, the virtual shadow of Mega Lopunny was projected on the gauze screen with a clear outline.
Not to be outdone, the opponents in the same group seemed to want to prove that they were not inferior to Dawn, and quickly used similar props to create Mega Pidgeot and Mega Slowbro.
The shape is exquisite and the effect is comparable to Dawn.
Palermo looked at the almost identical performances on the stage, his eyes returned to calmness, and he tapped his fingertips on the table.
It's a similar approach again, lacking new ideas.
Just when there was only 1 minute left on the timer, and everyone thought the game would end in a dull way, Dawn suddenly raised his hand, revealing the bracelet with Mega Stone on his wrist, and his voice was clear and powerful:
"Lopunny, show our true bond!"
In an instant, the bracelet burst out with dazzling light, resonating with Mega Stone on Lopunny.
"Mega Evolution!"
In an instant, the shadow on the stage suddenly bloomed, and pink light broke through the veil.
Lopunny's whole body is wrapped in a cocoon of evolved light, his body is stretched, and his whole body is surrounded by bright light particles.
The real Mega Lopunny appears!
It jumped slightly and stood side by side with Dawn, intertwining with the shadow light to form a shocking double light and shadow effect.
Seeing this scene, Palermo couldn't help but take off his sunglasses, and his original dull expression was completely replaced by appreciation:
What a reversal! The phantoms of the props accumulated in the past have actually become the foreshadowing of the real Mega Evolution. In contrast, this sense of layering becomes much richer in an instant.
The two players next to them were completely dumbfounded. They never expected that someone could come up with Mega Stone and complete Mega Evolution in this competition.
No sister, if you are of this level, why are you participating in this, blowing up fish ponds?
As a result, their carefully prepared performance was instantly overshadowed and collapsed.
In the voting session, Dawn relied on the innovative performance of "props foreshadowing + real Mega Evolution" to win almost overwhelming support from the audience, and successfully advanced with an absolute advantage.
"Dawn She is so awesome!"
Korrina's eyes widened and her tone was full of surprise. Before, she thought Dawn was just being modest when she said that being a trainer was a side job, but it turned out to be true.
Are we all so good?
Shauna looked at Dawn who was receiving cheers on the stage, and sincerely praised, "What a beautiful performance, impeccable in creativity and strength."
But when I thought about it, I had to face such an opponent next, and I suddenly got a headache.
What about participating in the competition for the first time as promised? Society is too complicated.
Afterwards, Spotlight focused on the center of the stage again.
Pierre held the microphone and announced passionately:
"After a round of performances, the qualified contestants will officially start the second stage - free performance!"
He raised his hand to indicate that the giant electronic screens on both sides of the stage lit up instantly, and the photos of all the advanced contestants were in order Rollout.
Then, the first player quickly entered the arena with a Braixen.
"Braixen, let's get started."
As the music played, she raised her hand to signal.
Braixen understood this, and the front end of the wooden pole suddenly ignited with flames.
It jumps into Splash and dances smartly to the beat of the music, and the flames draw gorgeous arcs in the air.
When the trainer and Braixen's steps were perfect Synchronize, the flames rose again, intertwining into a huge heart-shaped pattern in the center of the stage, integrating the blazing flames with the graceful dance.
"The performance is quite unique, more innovative than Pokémon Contest's preliminary round."
Xiaoyun nodded and said.
In terms of visual presentation, the second round of combined performances was indeed more layered and gorgeous.
At the end of the performance, the contestants bowed politely and quickly walked off the stage with Braixen to wait.
According to the rules, there will be no on-the-spot voting in the second round, and collective voting will take place after all contestants have finished their performances.
Soon, the second contestant walked onto the stage holding a fluffy Furfrou.
She smiled and stroked Furfrou Limber's hair and ordered softly:
"Furfrou, show your charm!"
Furfrou screamed happily, a soft light glowed all over his body, and his hair instantly changed into various colors.
It walked flexibly on the stage with a brisk rhythm. The trainer threw the colored silk into the air at the right time, and Furfrou gently caught it with the fluff on its head.
Then, the trainer threw ribbons in conjunction with Furfrou's performance, and the entire stage was suddenly filled with agile figures.
Next up is Shauna.
Shauna took a deep breath, hugged Bulbasaur, and slowly stepped onto the stage with Flabébé flying behind him.
"Bulbasaur, Flabébé, let's work hard together!"
Bulbasaur nodded, and the buds on his back bloomed into Sweet Scent, while Flabébé stopped on top of the buds, emitting a soft green light.
Get ready, Shauna starts ordering.
"Bulbasaur, Razor Leaf! Flabébé, Petal Blizzard!"
Bulbasaur and Flabébé acted instantly, the former threw out sharp blades, and the latter rolled up petals all over the sky.
"Vine Whip! Fairy Wind!"
Then, Bulbasaur rolled up the petals on both sides of the stage with Vine Whip, and Flabébé blew out Fairy Wind, blowing the petals into the air, forming a romantic petal rain.
Shauna walked in the rain of petals, deliberately slowing down his steps.
The two worked together seamlessly, like a flowing spring scroll, which won bursts of admiration from the audience.
In the candidate room, a trace of surprise flashed in Dawn's eyes. "I underestimated this sister. This is a pretty good performance."