Players hotel.
This luxury hotel was specially rebuilt by the Azoth Kingdom for the championship. At this moment, the lobby is full of elites. Looking around, it is either Elite Four or the owner of the hotel. Familiar faces are gathered together, and the air is filled with the atmosphere of masters.
While everyone was engaging in friendly business exchanges and information exchanges.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly there was a roar outside the hotel! Five aircraft lined up and landed at the door of the hotel like a special forces airborne in a movie!
Raleigh originally wanted to bring in all the racks in stock, but said they had to fill up the racks, but Xiaoyun held him back.
This sudden and arrogant appearance instantly attracted everyone's attention. The conversation in the hall stopped abruptly, and they all looked towards the door.
"Hey, who is making such a big show? It's crazier than when I was living on the streets."
The speaker was a man.
He was wearing a floral shirt, with his arms open, exposing his Sturdy chest muscles, a thick gold chain hanging around his neck, and a tuft of red hair on his head rising to the sky, looking like a street gangster.
But no one around him dared to underestimate him.
Because he is one of Elite Four of Hoenn Region, evil Elite Four--Sidney.
"Rich people use aircraft to travel. I've never heard of Pokémon League."
A girl wearing a floral skirt and pigtails spoke with a sweet voice.
She is the other of Hoenn Elite Four, Ghost type Elite Four--Pheobe.
"Who says there isn't? There is one standing next to us." Sidney pointed behind him with his thumb.
Pheobe looked in the direction he pointed, and then smiled, "Ah, if it is him, it is indeed possible."
Behind them stood an elegant young man with short blue hair, a suit and leather shoes.
Devon Corporation eldest young master, Hoenn former champion, Stone·Steven.
According to Steven's family background and social status, it would not be surprising to even fly a battleship to participate in the competition, let alone aircraft.
It's a pity that this man is not interested in pomp and circumstance. He came here on his own.
"With such a high profile, is there anyone else who didn't come?"
Wallace held the tea cup and walked elegantly to the window, looking at the aircraft outside with curiosity in his eyes.
Steven had a smile on his lips, his eyes fell on the figure who was getting off the aircraft, and he said softly, "I think I probably know who it is."
Behind the crowd, Hoenn Petalburg City Gym Leader Norman, looking intensely at Lock-On Steven and Wallace.
He originally had little interest in this tournament, and experiencing it once was enough.
But when I heard that Steven and Wallace were both here, my fighting spirit boiled over!
He has long wanted to compete with these two!
Wallace Fortunately, Steven, this stone mad devil, is haunted, and it is even harder to catch the chance than to reach the sky!
He didn't want to miss it this time.
On the other side, Paul looked at the five aircraft, frowning slightly, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart.
"This exaggerated way of appearing... can't be him."
At this time, the door of the first aircraft opened and Xiaoyun stepped out.
He wore a simple white shirt and black trousers today, and was dressed very normally.
But with that face and that temperament, it feels like a haute couture outfit.
As soon as he came down, he saw a crowd of people in the hotel lobby. He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.
"Hey, Mr. Flint is here too, long time no see."
He waved toward the hall.
In the hall, a man with an afro was pulling a blond Looker, pointing at the aircraft outside and shouting:
"There is also an aircraft! Volkner, give me one as well! This will definitely not be a problem for you."
It is Fire-type Elite Four, Flint of Sinnoh.
And the blond hair Looker he pulled is Gym Leader, Volkner of Sunyshore City.
Volkner looked helpless. "What's so good about this kind of aircraft? It's not practical. It's fine at short distances, but long-distance flying and light replenishment are troublesome."
"But he's handsome!" Flint said confidently.
Volkner:"..."
At this time, Flint heard Xiaoyun's voice, turned around and looked, and then...
"I wipe it, Xiaoyun?!"
Flint was shocked. He rushed over in three steps and walked around Xiaoyun twice. Then he looked at the aircraft behind him with a complicated expression. "Are you so rich now? Can you still make money while traveling?"
Xiaoyun waved his hand modestly. "Everywhere, the prince of the Azoth Kingdom supports me. I am borrowing, borrowing."
At this time, Raleigh also got off the aircraft. Hearing Xiaoyun's words, he suddenly became unhappy again:
"What are you talking about! Mr. Xiaoyun wants it, so what if I give them all away! It's just a few aircraft, our kingdom can still afford them!"
Kimia followed behind. Hearing his brother's words, he almost couldn't breathe. He quickly covered the guy's mouth and showed an awkward yet polite smile to everyone:
"My brother Wang means that everyone is welcome to visit Azoth Kingdom."
Shut up! This thing is very expensive, don't you know? We don't have much in common!
Paul in the back saw this scene and nodded silently.
I knew that no one could do such an exaggerated thing except you.
Xiaoyun also saw Paul and waved to him in a friendly manner.
Paul nodded in response.
Pheobe looked at Xiaoyun and asked Sidney curiously, "Xiaoyun? Is that the champion of the last championship? He looks so young."
Sidney touched his chin, with a fighting spirit in his eyes. "Heroes come from young boys, but that's not necessarily the case this time."
"Why?" Pheobe tilted his head.
"We didn't participate last time, and the only champion was the old man Alder. But this time is different, we Hoenn alone are the two champions, are you right?"
Sidney grinned, showing two rows of white teeth.
He said, glancing at Steven and Wallace.
The lineup of Hoenn this time is really luxurious. Except for the veteran Elite Four Drake and Ice-type Elite Four Glacia, basically all the others are here.
This lineup is enough for the Pokémon League finals.
"That makes sense." Pheobe nodded, and then pointed to the other side. "I just saw that Ms. Diantha seemed to be here too, just upstairs."
"Tsk tsk, that would be interesting. This time the champions will get together!"
Sidney smiles like a villain.
Xiaoyun has already started chatting with Flint, Volkner and others.
"Mr. Lucian is here too, aren't you busy at work?"
Xiaoyun saw Lucian standing by the window with a leisurely look on his face, and asked with a smile.
Lucian, Psychic type of Sinnoh, Elite Four, are usually either processing files or on the way to process files. It is really strange to see him here.
"Take a vacation, Aaron is here."
Lucian pushed up his glasses and showed a relaxed smile, "Who made him lose the last battle? The bet was to be on duty for me for a month."
"That's right."
Xiaoyun imagined Aaron working overtime in Pokémon League's office to process documents, and couldn't help but mourn for him for three seconds.
"Then will anyone from our Sinnoh come?"
"The champion is here too. Now I'm going shopping with Miss Caitlin from Unova. I'll be back soon." Lucian closed the book.
"Miss Cynthia is here too?" Barry was surprised.
Steven, Wallace, Diantha, if you add Cynthia... it will be very exciting.
"Don't think about it, Cynthia doesn't plan to participate, she's just here to play."
Lucian broke his illusion.
"Ah? Miss Cynthia is not participating?" Barry looked disappointed.
"It is said that Cynthia specifically refused this tournament in order to advance a certain game."
Flint came over and winked at Xiaoyun.
Xiaoyun:"Um..."
Could it be the battle with me? Does Sister Na take it so seriously?
Barry listened with excitement. "What event is so important that even Miss Cynthia has arranged her schedule in advance just for it?"
"Children, don't ask so many questions."
Xiaoyun patted Barry on the shoulder with a "you don't understand" expression on his face.
"What do you mean, you want to have separate discussions with me?"
"Ah???"
After a brief chat about old times, everyone went back to their rooms.
Xiaoyun They naturally returned to the palace. If they couldn't stay in the presidential suite, how could they stay in a standard hotel room?
Soon, the night passed.
The next day, the opening ceremony was held.
Azoth Kingdom transformed an ancient arena into the main venue of the tournament.
Although modern decoration and reinforcement have been carried out, the huge circular venue, the towering auditorium, and the vague atmosphere of chilling in the air still make people feel immersed in the scene.
There were no empty seats in the auditorium.
At this time, a huge holographic projection was playing Kalos Region's promotional video above the battle stage.
The night view of Lumiose City, the coast of Shalour City, the snow-capped mountains of Snowbelle City, and the gear city of Azoth.
"Dear viewers! Dear trainers! Welcome to the opening ceremony of Pokémon World Championships·Kalos Conference!"
The host's loud voice spread throughout the audience through the speakers.
"Now, let us invite the representative of the organizer of this tournament, Miss Diantha!!!"
An elegant figure walked out slowly.
Diantha is wearing a pure white dress today, with exquisite makeup and a perfect smile. Her whole body seems to have a soft light filter, like a goddess walking out of a movie screen.
Next to her, there was a blonde beauty sitting.
Cynthia.
The Sinnoh champion rarely wore her iconic black coat today, but changed into a simple off-white windbreaker.
Her long blond hair was spread casually, she held her chin in one hand and played with a Poké Ball in the other hand, her posture as lazy as a big orange sunbathing.
As a champion, Diantha cannot let her sit in the audience even if she does not participate.
So she kindly invited Cynthia to be a special guest commentator. Although Cynthia himself had no interest in commentating, she still came because of Diantha's sake.
"Wow! It's Goddess of Battle Cynthia!"
"Miss Diantha is so beautiful today!"
"Two beauty champions in the same frame! I can brag about this scene for a year!"
The auditorium boiled instantly, and the Flash lights clicked together.
Diantha smiled and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then began to give the opening speech.
The content is nothing more than official clichés such as "Friendship first, competition second" and "Showing the bond between the trainer and Pokémon".
But Diantha is a professional actor, with profound knowledge of lines and impeccable appearance, which makes everyone listen with gusto.
After the speech, Diantha cleared his throat and his expression became more serious:
"Well, before the game begins, please allow me to introduce today's special guest."
Diantha turned sideways, looked at Cynthia, smiled and said, "Sinnoh Region's champion, Miss Cynthia!"
Cynthia put down the tea cup, stood up slowly, and nodded slightly to the audience with a calm expression.
But the aura of a champion instantly suppressed the noise of the audience.
"I am very happy to be here and look forward to the wonderful performance of all my colleagues."
Cynthia's voice came through the microphone, cold and sweet.
"Ms. Cynthia!!!"
"Goddess, look here!!"
The audience in the audience, especially Sinnoh Region, were so excited that they almost fainted.
In the box, Dawn looked at Cynthia on the stage with bright eyes. "Miss Cynthia is still so aura, so handsome!"
Zoey exclaimed, "When can I become a trainer like Miss Cynthia..."
Xiaoyun also finds it eye-catching.
Sister Na's aura, good looks, and strength make Pokémon one of the most popular in the world.
On the stage, Diantha has already begun to introduce the competition system of this championship.
"A total of fifty-four top trainers are participating in this championship. In the first round, we will use a three-person melee mode!"
The holographic projection unfolded in the air, showing the details of the competition system:
54 players were randomly divided into 18 three-person groups.
Each group will engage in a melee, and the last player standing on the field will advance.
18 winners advance first.
"A melee between three people? How exciting!"
"Isn't that two against one? It's so unfair!"
"Melee is the test of adaptability and tactics!"
"That's right, a melee will test not only strength, but also tactics, timing, and judgment of the battle situation."
"You may be defeated by Beat Up, or you may benefit from it. What is tested is the basic quality of the players."
Diantha waited for the discussion to stop and continued to announce:
"After the top 18 are born, all the audience at the scene will vote to select 4 resurrected contestants!"
"And these 4 resurrected players will be randomly paired with the 4 players from the top 18 who previously advanced to form two teams of 4 in a melee group!"
"In each melee group of 4 people, only one person can advance! The loser will all be eliminated!"
"In the end, only 16 trainers can stand out and enter the official top 16 single-elimination competition!"
When the competition format was announced, the whole audience was in an uproar.
"A melee between three people? Interesting!"
"Revival match! If you are eliminated, you still have a chance!"
"Even if the co-authors advance, they may still be drawn into another competition. This... is a bit interesting."
"Viewer voting? Doesn't that mean the more popular players have a huge advantage?"
"But it also depends on your strength. The Easter match is a melee between four people, which is more difficult than three people..."
On the rostrum, Cynthia turned his head slightly and said softly to Diantha:
"This competition system... was designed by you?"
Diantha kept smiling and answered in a low voice without moving his lips:
"I heard that it was Professor Sycamore's suggestion, saying that it wanted to increase the enjoyment and test the overall ability. I think they just thought the scene was not lively enough."
Cynthia chuckled, "It's quite unique, I really want to experience it."
"Don't join in the fun. I'm already under a lot of pressure."
Diantha is helpless. Unlike Cynthia who can do whatever he wants, Diantha, as the host of Kalos, must participate and obtain a certain ranking.
She is under great pressure...
In the player area, the trainers also started talking about it.
"A melee between three people sounds very interesting! You can play two against one, or you can sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers!"
Xiaoyun is thoughtful.
Dawn is a little worried. "But it is also very dangerous. If two people are targeting you, even if you are strong, you may overturn."
Barry is full of confidence. "So we need strategy. When to attack and when to defend. This is all knowledge."
Ash is already excited:
"It doesn't matter how many people fight in the melee! It's over as soon as it's done!"
Clemont said from the side, "You still have to be careful. No one who can participate in the competition is weak. It is taboo to underestimate the enemy."
"Then, let's start drawing lots now!"
Diantha's voice brought everyone's thoughts back.
In the center of the venue, a huge holographic projection screen lit up, and it began to quickly Rollout the avatars and names of all the contestants.
"The first round of grouping is completely random. Players, please be prepared--"
"Draw lots, let's begin!"
"Swish, swish, swish--"
The avatar flew Rollout, and finally stopped slowly.
Eighteen groups are displayed on the screen in sequence.