Trainers returning from the Kingdom of Roc

The atmosphere in the waiting area was slightly different from usual.

Many contestants who were about to finish or had already finished their matches subtly cast their gazes at Luo Yan. His low profile these past few days had not diminished his popularity; on the contrary, the mystery surrounding him and his aura as a Shiny Pokémon Trainer only fueled everyone's curiosity about his debut.

When the broadcast system clearly announced Luo Yan's name, the entire waiting area quieted down considerably.

Shen Yanqiu, who was sitting not far away, turned her head when she heard the sound and met Luo Yan's raised gaze. She didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly at him and made a small gesture of encouragement.

Seeing this, Luo Yan smiled and responded. Then, without further delay, he stood up and walked towards his own battle arena.

As soon as I stepped out of the dimly lit passage, a deafening roar rushed towards me.

"Luo Yan! Luo Yan! Luo Yan!"

"Let's see what Shiny Pokémon are capable of!"

"Victory is certain! Victory is certain!"

"I've been waiting for you!"

In the stands, the blue contingent representing Jiangcheng erupted in the loudest cheers, while spectators from other areas also turned their attention to the event.

The media area was filled with cameras and microphones, all aimed at him. The audience had long been curious about this rising star who had been waiting to make his appearance, and their excitement was instantly ignited when they finally saw him in person.

Luo Yan's opponent in the round of 32 to 16 is Lin Feng, who is the first place winner in the selection competition in the neighboring city. This means that both of them are making their first appearance in the competition, and there is no information to refer to before this except for the selection competition.

Aside from knowing that Lin Feng's starter Pokémon was a Bulbasaur, Luo Yan knew nothing about Lin Feng's other Pokémon.

The referee was in position, and the huge electronic screen lit up, displaying the portraits of both players and the positions of blank Poké Balls.

"Both players are in position!"

The referee did not give the two sides time to communicate before the match, but instead raised his flag directly.

"This is a standard 3v3 battle. The match ends when all three Pokémon on one side are unable to battle. Both sides can freely switch Pokémon during the match. Now—please send out your starting Pokémon simultaneously!"

Luo Yan's fingers rested firmly on the Poké Ball at his waist.

The next second, both of them threw out Poké Balls at the same time.

"Go, Ibu!"

"Go for it, meow meow!"

A flash of white light, and two Pokémon appeared on the field at the same time.

[It's here!!! Our player Luo Yan's first Pokémon was indeed a Shiny Eevee! This proves our pre-match prediction that playing a Normal-type Eevee was the right choice before facing an unknown opponent!!]

The commentator's enthusiastic voice rang out, stirring the emotions of both the live audience and those watching the broadcast.

However, their noise did not affect the two on the battlefield in the slightest.

"Luo Yan, I've wanted to spar with you for a long time, meow meow, [Lightning Flash]!"

"Eevee, let's use Quick Attack too!" Facing Lin Feng's preemptive attack, Luo Yan also chose to seize the first move.

The two Pokémon on the field disappeared from their original positions at the same time, rushing towards each other while covered in brilliant white light. However, Eevee was clearly faster, and it arrived in front of Meowth just as it had moved forward a short distance.

"Meow, use [Dig] now!"

Knowing that it would be difficult to beat an opponent in a speed contest, Lin Feng immediately changed his strategy.

Meowth's attack was instantly interrupted by Eevee, and its entire body flew backward. But the moment it touched the ground, Meowth's claws shot out and burrowed directly into the ground.

"Interesting, Ibu, let's chase them into the cave!"

"What!?"

Unlike online turn-based games, in real Pokémon battles, Dig isn't an unbreakable skill, just like a new trainer's Protect can't defend against an Elite Four trainer's attack.

Eevee flicked its tail and leaped into the hole that Meowth had dug.

"Meow! Let's use [Treasure Gathering Attack] underground like this!"

At this point, escaping would not be easy, so Lin Feng quickly chose the best solution at hand: to use the narrow space of the cave to launch a large-scale attack.

But Luo Yan was already prepared. "Ibrahimovic, we'll use [Double Kick]."

"Oh no!"

The moment Lin Feng heard Luo Yan give the order, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Normal-type moves are rarely countered, but they are at a disadvantage when facing Fighting-type moves. Unfortunately, Double Kick is a Fighting-type move and it is quite powerful.

A loud bang came from underground, and the ground exploded again. Meow Meow flew out and fell to the ground along with the gold coins, unable to get up again.

"Meowth is unable to battle!" The referee's voice rang out precisely on time. "Please change your Pokémon, Lin Feng—"

When Ibrahimovic scored the first goal, the audience erupted in cheers.

Lin Feng, his expression grave, recalled Meow Meow. Although he knew he might not be a match for Luo Yan, losing so easily was still hard for him to accept. "Come out, Egg!"

As he threw the Poké Ball again, several egg-shaped creatures with expressions jumped out.

"It's an Exeggcute! They even have such an uncommon Pokémon." Luo Yan raised an eyebrow.

Exeggcute has a small population in the wild, and most of them are concentrated in the south or on islands. In the north, it is actually one of the rarest Pokémon.

"That's still not as rare as your shiny Eevee, Exeggcute—[Psychic]!"

Before Lin Feng could finish speaking, the eyes of those eggs simultaneously emitted bursts of blue light.

"Eevee, [Quick Attack], run!" Releasing Psychic requires activation time and requires catching the opponent first, but with Eevee's speed, dodging Psychic is not a difficult task.

Lin Feng frowned as he watched Eevee start circling Exeggcute. "Exeggcute, you two take turns in one direction and use Psychic to grab her!"

After saying that, the eggs immediately began to divide the work. They stood back to back, and their blue-glowing eyes no longer tried to keep up with Eevee's movements, but focused only on what was in front of them.

Luo Yan was also surprised and quickly said, "There's such a thing? Eevee, go inside the hole."

Eevee twisted its body and returned directly to the cave that Meowth had dug, accompanied by a white light.

Having completely lost sight of the enemy, Egg stopped using [Psychic Power] and instead observed the movement at the cave entrance with extreme vigilance.

Seeing this, Lin Feng immediately spoke up. "Don't think you're safe just because you're hiding, Egg, use [Parasitic Seed] inside the cave!"

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