Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

The Grand Contest is in full swing. Perhaps because it is a competition held in a big city like Zhuqing City, every contestant is showing a high level of skill, especially Xiaowang, who is the first to appear. She is showing the experience and composure of a Coordinator.

Besides Xiaowang, another incredible contestant was a "performance artist" named "Sweet Jessie Lina". Her ending was that she had the fang cage bite her upper body with its big mouth and then greet the audience and judges together with the fang cage. Although Xiaozhi didn't quite appreciate this visually striking performance, her performance unexpectedly won unanimous praise from the audience.

The last trainer to appear was Dawn, who was making her first appearance at a Contest. When Ash, Brock, and Pikachu saw Dawn enter in a formal dress, they were all on tenterhooks for her. However, after seeing that Dawn and Piplup had performed their show very well, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although her movements are still a little stiff, Hikari really doesn't look like a rookie trainer... I didn't expect her to grow to this level in just a few days, it's really amazing."

After watching Xiaoguang's performance, Xiaogang immediately expressed his praise for Xiaoguang.

However, it's understandable that they would think that way, since they were traveling with Haruka in the last region, and Haruka's first performance on stage could only be described as disastrous.

Well... but May has really grown up now. During the time they were apart, it seems that May even gained the title of "Hoenn Dancer"? This is probably a recognition of May by the people of the Hoenn region.

"The key is still in the second round of review," Xiao Zhi said calmly.

"That's true." Xiao Gang nodded after hearing this.

They had watched Xiaoguang train all along, and they could vouch for his performance in the first round of auditions. However, for a newcomer, the most difficult part was probably the second round of auditions, where he would compete against the other contestants...

After a short wait, the list of the eight contestants who passed the first round of review was displayed on the big screen. Just as Xiaozhi and Xiaogang had expected, Xiaoguang and Xiaowang had successfully passed the first round of review, and the other six contestants also performed exceptionally well.

But the problem now is still the second round of battle that Ash mentioned—

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the photos of the eight contestants on the screen were shuffled and rearranged into pairs, and soon the battle list for the second round appeared on it.

"this......"

"Should I say I was very lucky or very unlucky...?"

The two exchanged a helpless smile. Although they had considered this possibility, they did not expect that Xiao Guang, who was participating for the first time, would actually encounter Xiao Wang, who could be said to be the best player in this competition, in his first battle.

"But if the goal is victory, it doesn't really matter whether we meet in the early round or in the final round, right? After all, the championship is what Hikaru wants."

"You seem to have a lot to say about this."

"Wordy..."

Ash pursed his lips and began to concentrate on watching Dawn and Nozomi's battle. Although Dawn had recently asked him a lot of questions about Pokémon battles, could Dawn really win with such a short period of preparation?

Xiao Zhi was still a little unsure about this issue.

Ash was uncertain, and Dawn was even more uncertain. When Dawn saw her first opponent in the waiting room, her body stiffened. She unconsciously tightened her grip on Piplup, without even noticing that Piplup was almost being strangled unconscious.

"Am I going to face Xiaowang in the first round...?"

Even outsiders could see it, and as a Coordinator, Hikari naturally understood even more just how strong Nozomi was. It was truly unexpected that they would meet in the very first round; it was really a bit...

"No! I need to pull myself together!"

Xiao Guang shook his head, clearing his mind of all distracting thoughts.

Just like the stories Ash told me when he visited my house, since I've already decided to win, it doesn't matter who my opponent is, since we're all going to meet sooner or later anyway.

"Alright! Bogaman, let's go—huh? Bogaman? What's wrong?"

“Poga…”

.......

After a short rest, the second round of the battle has begun.

Facing Nozomi, Hikari initially wanted to send Piplup to fight, but after thinking about it, Hikari decided to use Curly-Ear in the second round of the test to increase her chances of winning. After all, Nozomi didn't know what skills Curly-Ear had, so from this perspective, it might be possible to catch her off guard.

......

Hikari and Nozomi stood on the stage, each sending out their respective Pokémon.

Perhaps they had the same idea. Xiaowang did not send out the Misdreavus she used in the first round, and she seemed to have guessed that Xiaoguang would not use Piplup to fight her.

The match was exciting, but Xiao Guang seemed to be suppressed by Xiao Wang from beginning to end. When facing Mei Mei Miao, Curly Ears could not break through Mei Mei Miao's defense except for one Ice Beam. In the end, when the match time was up, Xiao Wang won the final victory with the score advantage.

"It's a real pity. I feel that Xiaoguang's command is actually fine, it's just that Xiaowang is too experienced."

"That charming cat is really something else. It can be said that it has completely made the most of its strengths. Whether it's its agility or the skillful use of its tail, I think Xiaowang will be the last one standing in this competition."

Dawn lost the first round of the battle, but the match had to continue. Whether it was Dawn sitting somewhat dejectedly in the waiting room or Ash and Brock in the audience, none of them were distracted. They simply sat there quietly watching the next battle. Only when they saw Nozomi standing on the podium with a big smile on her face did they get up with the audience and leave.

This concludes the Zhuqing City Grand Contest.

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