Pokémon: A Strong Man from the Slums

"Ah! Venusaur and Vileplume are basically on the same level of Pokémon when facing Steelix. It is difficult for them to play a big role. I'm afraid that Rika will still suffer a crushing defeat in this battle." Wang Chen thought to himself.

As expected, there were no unexpected situations in the fierce confrontation that followed.

Steelix suppressed Venusaur with absolute advantage, making it completely unable to resist.

"Virtually Plant has lost its ability to fight, Steelix has won, and the winner of this competition is Hupp!" the referee announced loudly.

As soon as the referee finished speaking, the people in the stands who supported Hepp immediately burst into deafening cheers like a tidal wave.

Lijia's fans comforted their idol. After all, Hepp was a highly-anticipated seed player in the Galar region, and it was not shameful to lose to such a strong enemy.

"Dear audience friends, today's competition has come to an end. I believe that tomorrow's competition will be even more exciting and wonderful. Let us look forward to it together! Then, let us meet here again tomorrow!" said the host enthusiastically.

Immediately afterwards, the audience and staff on the scene began to evacuate the venue in an orderly manner.

……

Early the next morning, the sun slowly rose from the east, bringing light and warmth to the earth.

On this beautiful day, the Padilla Youth Conference group stage continued.

"Dear audience friends, there will be a total of 8 group matches today, so you can watch them all at once!" the host shouted excitedly.

The atmosphere was extremely warm, the audience cheered and looked forward to the exciting game.

"Now let us welcome the first contestant of today's first match, the gym leader from the Hoenn region - Azalea!"

With the host's passionate voice, a graceful, dignified and quiet girl stepped onto the stage. She had a ribbon-like hairstyle and pink pantyhose on her legs, exuding a pure and lovely schoolgirl temperament.

"Dujuan, the gym leader in the Hoenn region, specializes in rock-type Pokémon." Wang Chen thought to himself.

When Du Juan appeared on the stage, the audience gave her warm cheers and applause to express their love and support for her.

Not long after, the host announced Du Juan's opponent again.

"Next, please give a warm round of applause to Dujuan's opponent. He is the eldest son of the Aether Foundation in the Alola region - Gladion!"

As the host's passionate voice sounded, a young man with yellow hair, dressed in black, exuding a unique aristocratic temperament and ruffian vibe slowly stepped onto the fighting stage.

As soon as Gladion came on stage, the audience burst into deafening cheers, especially those who came from the Alola region. They gave Gladion extraordinary support.

"Gladion is no ordinary person. He is good at controlling Pokémons of various attributes. He is not the kind of trainer who only focuses on one specific series.

Therefore, his tactics in battle are varied and unpredictable, making him a very challenging and powerful opponent."

"Moreover, Gladion also has three Pokémon that are unique to the Alola region - Silver Companions. These three Pokémon can switch attributes freely before the game. For those players whose Pokémon attributes are relatively single, they are simply a deadly threat!" Wang Chen analyzed secretly in his heart.

He still clearly remembered the shocking scene at the last Miare Youth Conference. Gladion, relying on the unique ability of the Silver Companion Beast, successfully transformed into ice and fairy attributes, and defeated the professional player who was good at dragon elves with amazing momentum, creating a brilliant feat.

No one can guess how Gladion will use the transformation ability of Silverbeast this time, and what kind of attribute changes it will show?

When the two players were ready, the referee announced without hesitation: "Please release the first Pokémon!"

Before he finished speaking, Gladion and Dujuan quickly threw out their first Poké Balls.

In an instant, two dazzling red lights flashed by, and Gladion's "Lucario" and Dujuan's "Rhydon" appeared on the battlefield almost at the same time.

Seeing the appearance of these two elves, Wang Cheng immediately realized that Gladion had already won the victory.

"Just this Lucario can easily suppress most of Ducan's Pokémon. Sigh... this is the dilemma faced by trainers who focus on a certain series." Wang Chen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The outcome of this battle was no surprise, as Gladion's Lucario easily defeated Dujuan's Rhydon with absolute advantage, and the whole process was as calm as water without even causing a ripple.

"Rhydon has lost its ability to fight, Lucario wins, please ask Contestant Dujuan to replace the next Pokémon!" the referee announced.

Dujuan took a deep breath and threw her second Poké Ball.

A red light flashed, and a ferocious-looking "Spiny Ammonite" appeared on the duel field.

However, this did not bring about any substantial changes!

Spiny Ammonite still has the Rock attribute, which is what Gladion's Lucario is most restrained against.

What's worse is that Gladion's Lucario is the type that is particularly good at long-range special attacks, which is a nightmare for Pokémon that are good at physical defense.

Therefore, the final outcome was expected, and Lucario easily defeated Ammonite again.

"Acanthite has lost its ability to fight, Lucario wins, please ask player Dujuan to replace the next Pokémon." said the referee.

Dujuan shook his head helplessly, and then released his last Pokémon, "Steel Snake".

This Pokémon doesn't have the rock attribute, but it is still severely restrained by Lucario's fighting type.

And although Steelix has high physical defense, its special defense is average.

Gladion's Lucario is very good at fighting-type special attack skills like "Wave Missile", and he beat Steelix without any chance of fighting back throughout the whole process.

"Steelback has lost his ability to fight, Lucario wins, and the winner of this battle is Gladion!" the referee announced.

The moment the referee finished speaking, the Alola audience below the stage cheered loudly, celebrating Gladion's victory.

"Tsk tsk! It's obvious that Gladion hasn't used his full strength. What he's showing now is just the tip of the iceberg. I really don't know how strong he is now." Wang Chen thought to himself.