Lance vs. Cynthia.
Su Sheng was quite looking forward to this match.
Although Su Sheng felt that the plot of the original "Journeys" and that Masters Eight ranking were absurd, the champions inside seemed to have their intelligence reduced, and their command and judgment of Pokémon were not as good as Ash and Paul in the Sinnoh arc.
Now that he was in this real world, Su Sheng said that he had to take a good look at the battles between these League Champions.
"Hiss... Huff!"
For some reason, Cynthia on the command deck inhaled and exhaled, and in the next moment, her eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Garchomp! Dragon Claw!"
The moment her words fell, Garchomp rushed out quickly, reaching the blue Gyarados in an instant. Its claws stirred up light cyan blade energy, as if holding two large machetes to chop at the target.
With one slash, it seemed to cut through the air, allowing the audience to vaguely hear the "buzzing" sound of air friction.
"So fast!"
Wallace, who had just won a victory, exclaimed.
Among the pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Garchomp is indeed considered one of the fastest.
However, it's quite painful that its proud speed is weakened after Mega Evolution.
Although the stats are just for reference in reality, just like Dragonite's speed stat is the same as Magikarp's, does that mean their speeds are in the same tier?
But no matter what, Garchomp's speed does slow down after Mega Evolution.
It's still quite speechless.
"Scale Shot!"
At the last moment when Garchomp's Dragon Claw was less than two meters away from Gyarados' head, Lance finally gave the order.
Gyarados lowered its head slightly, and the scales on its back flew out like bullets.
Garchomp's eyes changed slightly in mid-air, and it swung its claws in advance to chop down the scales that were shot at it.
But immediately, a new wave of scales shot continuously.
"Aqua Tail!"
Lance's eyes hardened.
Gyarados' tail curled up with spiral-shaped flowing water, sweeping towards Garchomp's side from the side.
This Gyarados and the Dragonite that had already turned back into a Dratini were almost Lance's initial partners when they joined the team.
Although in the eyes of Su Sheng, the transmigrator, its position will be replaced by another red Gyarados with higher talent in the future.
But after all, it is one of the Pokémon that has followed Lance for the longest time, how could its strength be weak?
Bang!
Garchomp, who was hit on the side, was directly knocked away.
"Miss Cynthia!"
In the audience, Caitlin, who was sitting with Winona, Elesa, and others, jumped up from her seat with a "pa", showing more excitement than Cynthia.
Inside the arena, Garchomp, who was knocked out, stabilized its body with a backflip halfway through the flight.
Its legs landed safely on the almost transparent protective barrier between the battlefield and the audience seats behind.
This thing is like the net in Su Sheng's previous life's soccer field, to prevent accidental injury to the audience.
In the next moment, Garchomp's legs were compressed like springs, and then it jumped up again.
It rushed out again along the original route in one breath.
"Dragon Rush!"
Cynthia waved her arm.
Garchomp, rushing in flight, was filled with cyan flames on its body, and in an instant, it turned into a roaring flying dragon with its teeth and claws bared.
"Waterfall!"
Lance chose to face it head-on!
Gyarados' body was wrapped in a layer of fluctuating water, like a chariot rushing forward.
Boom!
The two sides collided head-on, and a heavy muffled sound echoed in the ears of audiences all over the world.
But it's not over yet!
After the first collision, although they retreated two steps due to inertia impact.
But they didn't fly out because of this. After taking a few steps back to stabilize their bodies, Garchomp and Gyarados once again fought each other with Dragon Rush and Waterfall.
The sound of heavy objects colliding incessantly, seeing the dark blue and blue-white colliding giant shadows in the arena.
A group of future protagonists in various regions who have not yet received their initial Pokémon are shining brightly.
Is this the battle between champions?!
And Yuanji, Drasna, and others, who had been eliminated in yesterday's game and should now be considered former champions, had different expressions and unanimously produced the idea of "I'm old".
Compared to the relief of Yuanji, Drasna, and others, Alder had more sighs on his face.
He wanted to retire after his old partner Volcarona passed away more than two months ago, but unfortunately, Unova really didn't have a suitable successor.
Could it be like the Kalos region, forcibly pushing up a trainer whose strength has not reached the champion level?
Grandma Long said that Unova couldn't afford to lose that face.
"Garchomp, Stone Edge!"
After another collision, Cynthia changed her instructions.
Cynthia seemed to think that Dragon-type moves could not defeat the Gyarados in front of her in a short time, and decided to go big directly, using super-effective Rock-type attacks.
Garchomp also used the force to pull away, and the moment it landed, it transferred the power to the ground under its feet.
Barbed, blade-like rock thorns rose from the ground, constantly stabbing at Gyarados.
Like a mini version of Precipice Blades.
"Waterfall!"
Lance's eyes were as sharp as ever, and he issued the same command as just now.
Gyarados was once again wrapped in flowing water all over its body, rushing out like a heavy armored chariot.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Facing the oncoming rock thorns, Gyarados crushed them one by one, constantly approaching Garchomp.
"What's going on!?"
Caitlin slammed the table and shouted in astonishment as she watched this scene: "Why do I feel like that guy's attack power has become stronger?"
"Everyone, look at the field!"
Korrina pointed to the arena with a frown.
Everyone found that the battlefield, which should have been an ordinary ground field, had unknowingly accumulated half a meter of water, and at first glance, it was thought to be a Water-type battlefield.
"Mr. Lance's continuous use of Waterfall was not only to resist Cynthia's attack, but also to create a favorable battle environment for Gyarados."
Although Korrina is only considered a middle-level, or even a lower-middle-level, among the future League Champions.
But she is also a champion after all, and her observation skills are not comparable to those of Caitlin, Wulun, and other future ceilings who are only Elite Four trainers.
"Not only that."
Leon in the male player's rest room narrowed his eyes, "When covered by standing water, Rock-type and Ground-type moves are also affected to a certain extent, and their power is not as sharp as usual."
"It's about to hit!"
Raihan next to him shouted.
Facing Gyarados's aggressive attack, everyone was curious about what Cynthia would do.
Cynthia's exposed right pupil condensed.
"Garchomp!"
Cynthia whispered.
Garchomp turned its right ankle.
In the next moment, a row of rock thorns rose from the standing water-covered field in front of Garchomp, forming a wall side by side.
Moreover, many of the thorns are facing forward and upward.
This scene is very similar to the shield and spear formation used by the front-line soldiers in Su Sheng's previous life's ancient wars.
If you have the guts, just rush over here.
Even if you can break through the defense, these "spears" will definitely be able to poke a few holes in you!
A trace of hesitation flashed in Lance's eyes, and the next second he shouted: "Gyarados!"
Although Lance did not issue a specific order, this initial partner instantly understood the master's meaning and hurriedly braked.
Obviously, Lance felt that it was not worthwhile to just crash into it like this.
"The loss of losing the trump card Dragonite is still great."
Su Sheng sighed on the VIP stand.
Lurina blinked her beautiful eyes, "Asheng, what do you mean?"
Su Sheng chuckled and explained: "If there is a trump card Dragonite, he would definitely let Gyarados fight the opponent to the death just now."
In the case of losing the trump card Dragonite, and the two Hakamo-o having just completed their evolution and not yet adapted to the transition from support to damage dealer.
This blue Gyarados is Lance's trump card.
When fighting against opponents of Cynthia's level, Lance would not dare to let Gyarados fight the opponent to the death.
Even if it's an extreme one-for-one with Cynthia's Garchomp.
Lance's remaining lineup would not get any advantage compared to Cynthia.
So Lance didn't let Gyarados crash into it just now.
"Dragon Rush!"
Almost in the second second that Gyarados braked, Cynthia immediately launched an attack.
Boom!
Dragon Rush instantly smashed the rock wall with barbs in front of it, it is obvious that there are no barbs on the inside.
And in the next second after smashing the rock wall, the remaining power of Dragon Rush did not diminish, and it continued to attack Gyarados, which was less than five meters away.
No, it's too late!
At such a close distance, it is too late for Gyarados to dodge or use moves to counter.
A muffled collision sound echoed, and Gyarados took this Dragon Rush head-on with a painful expression.
"Lance's Pokémon need to adapt to the new play style, and so does he."
Lihua commented.
She also saw the trick.
Lance's two Hakamo-o, who have always been support hands in the past, are now evolving to transform into damage dealers, so they are still in the adaptation period.
And what about Lance himself?
In the past, his lineup had a very clear division of labor - the trump card Dragonite, Gyarados was responsible for power output.
The two Hakamo-o are responsible for auxiliary support.
Aerodactyl and Charizard serve as assassins to interfere with opponents, oh, and often serve as mounts.
But now, the support hand has become the damage dealer, and without the trump card support, Gyarados cannot blindly rush, and must also transfer slightly to the technical level.
Pokémon need to adapt, and so does Lance.
"Dragon Claw!"
Seeing that Gyarados had not lost its ability to fight, Cynthia chose to take advantage of your illness to kill you.
"Ice Fang!"
Lance naturally couldn't just sit still.
Garchomp's right arm ignited with cyan light and instantly formed a machete outline.
And Gyarados also opened its bloody mouth, and the four iconic teeth turned into ice-cold colors and emitted wisps of white mist under close-up shots.
The former slashed at the enemy's throat!
The latter bit at the target's head!
"Who got it!?"
At this moment, almost all the audience's butts were off their chairs, and they stood up and stretched their necks to look into the arena.
And the drone is also constantly zooming in on the lens.
In the end, the world saw.
Garchomp's dragon claws, like machetes, had stabbed into one-third of Gyarados' throat.
And Gyarados' fangs, covered in frost, were half a centimeter away from Garchomp's skull, almost imperceptible.
Plop!
The huge Gyarados fell heavily, stirring up a large amount of water.
Kukui's eyes under his glasses carefully stared for more than five or six seconds.
After confirming that Gyarados could no longer stand up, Kukui raised the flag and announced:
"Gyarados is unable to battle, Garchomp wins!"
Kurumi on the commentary stand gave a timely explanation.
"The first round of victory between the two champions is revealed, Cynthia's Garchomp narrowly wins Lance's Gyarados."
"Just now, Gyarados was seized by Miss Cynthia when it braked with the Stone Edge shield against Garchomp's attack."
"In terms of speed and agility, Garchomp is still a bit more advantageous than Gyarados, not to mention that Gyarados was previously hit head-on by Dragon Rush, and its movements are somewhat deformed, it is already very good to be able to do this."
"But honestly, if Champion Lance, who has lost his trump card Dragonite, wants to restore his previous competitiveness, he may need... Hey? What's wrong with Chairman Rose? He seems very dissatisfied."
Kurumi, who noticed the abnormality, looked towards the viewing platform on the second floor.
Rose's roar with his anger value bursting even the audience in the ordinary audience seats on the first floor could hear.
"Lance, you waste, can't you command? How could you stop the attack in the situation just now!? You should have sprayed with Garchomp to the death! This way you can still fight for a tie! When did you become so cowardly? You still use dragons? Now your fighting style is like a soft egg like a sea urchin!"
Rose's series of rants directly made Lance not understand.
No, no, who the hell are you, what does my command have to do with you.
Melony, Malva, Kabu and other Galar Gym Leaders under the stands shrank their necks a little scared.
In their impression, Rose has always shown himself as a gentle and elegant businessman, why is he so excited to watch Lance's game?
Lance in the arena temporarily ignored the mad Rose, took a shallow breath to calm himself down, and sent out his second partner.
Here comes, Dragonite!
I just don't know if this is Unit 2 or Unit 3.
Lance's previous trump card Dragonite was easy to recognize, just like Iris's later, with a stinky face hanging all day long that everyone owed him money.
It is completely opposite to the harmless big golden retriever warm man appearance of other Dragonites.
Lance's childhood friend Lorelei even suspected that there was something wrong with the muscles on that Dragonite's face.
But looking at Lance, it feels normal.
After all, it is said that Pokémon will become more and more like their masters.
The two who evolved from Hakamo-o are more normal, except that they are a head taller than ordinary Dragonites, there is not much difference.
"Come back first, Garchomp."
Looking at the standing water that had not yet evaporated on the field and the somewhat messy breathing Garchomp, Cynthia decided to let Garchomp come back and take a breath first, and then replaced Togepi's final evolution form - Togekiss.
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Obviously, just as Su Sheng and Lihua analyzed before, Lance's two Dragonites have not fully adapted to the style transformation from support to damage dealer.
Cynthia seized the opportunity to defeat them.
Thinking about Cynthia's lineup, with only one Pokémon left, Lance finally chose to send out Aerodactyl.
But to deal with Togekiss, it is more advantageous to choose Charizard, which has better resistance to Fairy-types.
But don't forget, Cynthia still had a Garchomp, extremely skilled in Rock-type moves.
And as it turned out, Lance's judgment was correct.
Aerodactyl effortlessly defeated a weakened Togekiss, and Cynthia immediately sent out her Garchomp, already weakened.
Although it could fly briefly using its jet ability, its agility was obviously far inferior to Aerodactyl.
Aerodactyl, barely hanging on, defeated the Garchomp, which had already taken damage against Gyarados.
However, when Cynthia brought out her Milotic.
Everyone knew it was over.
Logically, Lance's defeat should have angered Chairman Rose the most.
However... in the chairman's viewing area.
The league chairmen present, except for those from Kalos, were silent, feeling the atmosphere growing increasingly heavy.
Rose glanced at Lysandre, noticing him suddenly smiling, "Heh heh~".
Rose usually wore a smile like that.
However, those who knew Rose, more than Olivia standing beside him, and even Peony, who had moved to Alola and was watching the match on TV, knew.
That fake smile meant Rose's anger had reached its threshold.
But it's no wonder Rose was so angry.
After all, in Rose's original plan, Lance was the perfect stepping stone for Leon to ascend to the second-highest position in the league.
And Su Sheng had promised to put Leon and Lance in different groups, so they could meet in the finals, with the winner facing Su Sheng.
However, Rose didn't expect Lance to be so useless.
He was eliminated before even fighting Leon.
"It seems the new champion of our Pokémon League headquarters, the Indigo League, is nothing special. The future of the Kanto region is worrying," Rose said with a fake smile.
"Chairman Rose, Lance battled two champions, Agatha and Koga, consecutively. It's normal for his Pokémon's stamina to be depleted," Damalanchi tried to salvage the situation.
"Heh heh~".
Rose tried to calm himself down.
Forget it, forget it. Although it wasn't Leon who took the kill, at least Kanto lost face.
The goal was half accomplished.
Next, he'd let Leon defeat Cynthia and then challenge Su Sheng.
Even if he lost, it would secure Leon's position as the second-best in the league.
Then, in two years, he would release that thing to Leon.
At that time, Leon could completely share the world with Su Sheng.
Perfect!
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...
"Spiritomb is unable to battle! Charizard wins!"
"Since Champion Cynthia's three Pokémon have all been defeated, the winner of this Alola Friendship Tournament, and the one who will qualify to battle our Alola League Champion Su Sheng, is... Galar League Champion Leon!"
Two days later, Professor Kukui announced the outcome of the final battle. On the big screen, on either side, were icons of Leon and Cynthia's Pokémon.
Only the icons for Leon's Charizard and Dragapult were lit, while Cynthia's Milotic, Roserade, and Spiritomb had all gone dark.
This meant Leon had defeated three of Cynthia's Pokémon with only two, and none of his had fainted.
Such a result could fairly be described as a crushing defeat for Cynthia.
However, neither the audience at the venue nor those watching the livestream criticized Cynthia.
"The match is over. Let's congratulate Champion Leon."
"But Champion Cynthia doesn't need to be sad. After battling Champion Lance and Champion Wallace consecutively, her two major aces, Garchomp and Lucario, were unable to participate. Reaching second place with second-line team members is already a great achievement."
That's right, that was the reason the audience didn't criticize Cynthia.
The day before, against Lance, her Garchomp had been too worn out.
Yesterday, against Alder, her Lucario had also been slightly injured. After considering it, Cynthia ultimately decided not to let her second ace, Lucario, participate.
Under such circumstances, Cynthia could only use second-line team members like Spiritomb and Milotic.
Losing to Leon was naturally to be expected.
This was somewhat similar to the Silver Conference in the future, where Harrison's Blaziken narrowly defeated Charizard in the quarter-finals, but due to severe injuries, it didn't participate in the semi-finals the next day, leading to Harrison's elimination.
Cynthia did this out of concern for her Pokémon. No matter how small the chance, with Steven's example before her, she was, after all, just a girl around fifteen years old. How could she not be afraid?
But in Rose's eyes, she was doing it on purpose.
Because only in this way would it appear that her loss to Leon wasn't due to a lack of strength, but simply because her main forces were injured and unable to participate. Otherwise, the battle might have had a different outcome.
This made Leon's championship seem less valuable.
"Just like Lusamine, that widow, she's so scheming!"
Rose sighed, feeling truly unlucky.
Indeed, blondes are never good news!
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