Champion Gossip and Arrival

Wallace said so.

But Tetsuya didn't believe him.

He might not understand the essence of Contest Battles, but the nature of Pokémon battles never changed.

There was no way a Champion Level Trainer using his Main Pokémon could lose to an Elite Four Level Trainer and his partner.

Not even cheating would help much.

"The fallen leaves drifting around Serperior when it appeared—those should be related to the stickers you put on the Poke Ball, right?"

As they chatted, the two naturally returned to their earlier battle.

Wallace asked with great interest.

Tetsuya was amazed by how sharp the other man's eyes were and replied, "Yes. It's a product I had Doctor Bill in Kanto develop. It allows Pokémon to come out with visual effects."

"That's a very interesting idea." Wallace nodded. "It gives people a refreshing impression when they appear. Is the cost high?"

As an experienced Coordinator,

he immediately realized the impact such an item could have on Coordinators.

Most importantly, it did not affect a Pokémon's actual strength. It was only related to its visual splendor.

"Not really." Tetsuya shook his head. "The material cost alone is practically negligible. The expensive part is Doctor Bill's technology."

A lot of things were like that.

One should not underestimate the technology Bill possessed.

After all, he was the genius who developed the Teleportation System.

With someone else, it might not have been so easy to develop exactly the same thing.

"I understand."

Wallace gave a slight nod. "When you launch it, I can promote it for free."

"How could I possibly accept that?"

Tetsuya said so, but inwardly, he desperately wanted exactly that.

Did he know what the power of an idol was?

It was no exaggeration to say that Wallace's fans could make even useless products sell out