Space System Captain Latveria
February 1st is the day of the finals of the International Youth Exchange Competition.
At 6:30 PM, as the sun was setting, the Staples Center was flooded with a densely packed audience, and all the seats filled in an instant.
Tickets for this year's finals sold out within two minutes of going on sale, and front-row seats were already being offered at exorbitant prices.
But in this world, there has never been a shortage of wealthy people.
Even though they are far from home, there are still thousands of Avalon spectators who come to the Staples Center. Some of them are wanderers, some are lucky tourists, and some have come from Avalon to cheer for the Avalon team.
In summary, everyone gathered at the Staples Center with one purpose: to support the Avalon team.
The bright flag fluttered high above the center of the venue, and every time the Avalon audience saw it, everyone was excited.
Looking around, some people held red flags, others were emblazoned with five stars, some waved flags and shouted, while others cheered loudly.
The characteristic of the Avalon audience is that they turn a place that is not a home field into a home field.
The night was gradually falling, the cold moonlight pouring down, and suddenly the spotlights lit up, illuminating the night sky.
The entire audience widened their eyes and looked up, only to see beautiful fireworks blooming in the night sky, and the roar was endless.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
The passionate host's voice rang out, and the entire Staples Center boiled instantly.
"Welcome to the International Youth Exchange Competition, Battle Hall of the Finals!"
"Next, let's invite two teams to come up on stage!"
Amidst the warm cheers, all the players from both teams came out from the player channels on both sides one after another.
The Avalon team players wore red and white national uniforms and walked toward the battlefield in good spirits. With smiles on their faces, they greeted the audience in all directions.
"Avalon Team, go!"
"Get rid of the Latveria team!"
"Team Chen, go, go!"
"I declare that today is still Coach Bayne's personal show!"
"I look forward to seeing Captain Avalon face off against Captain Latveria."
The Latveria team players are all tall and large, but strangely, there is not a single female player.
The captain of Latveria is named Anton Chigurh, and he is one of the strongest players in this year's exchange competition. He defeated the captain of the Camelot team head-on in yesterday's match and was in the spotlight.
In recent games, Anton not only has gym-level Pokémon but also Pokémon that can undergo Mega evolution. His overall strength is quite terrifying.
"Bruce, I hope we can have a wonderful battle." Anton and Bruce exchanged glances, then smiled.
"Whatever you want." Bruce replied firmly.
So far, the Avalon team and the Latveria team have roughly the same roster arrangements: the strongest players will play in the first team battle, so as not to change.
In this way, Bruce and Anton will meet in the first team battle and have a striking battle.
After the handshake ceremony, the contestants from both sides returned to their seats to prepare for the final pre-match preparations.
In today's roster agreement, Bruce and Liam will participate in the two games of the team battle, while the rest of the players will participate in the group arena.
The objective today is very clear, which is to score four points in the team battle, and then three points in the ring battle!
In this way, the Avalon team can win.
"I'll say it one last time." Julian looked at everyone, spoke in a relaxed tone, and smiled, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, don't be nervous."
"Treat it with a normal heart and consider it an ordinary game."
"Anyway, we have defeated the Utopians, and the most important goal has been achieved, so we can give our best effort now."
"Understood." Everyone responded in unison.
"Go." Julian nodded slightly and then continued, "This is the last match of the exchange competition; it doesn't matter if you win or lose, enjoy the fun that the match brings."
"Wait until the next opportunity to participate in an international competition; who knows when that will come.."
Upon hearing this, everyone was in a daze.
Besides the exchange match, the most famous one remaining is the World Championship.
What level of Trainer can participate in the World Championship?
The minimum requirement is a master... The elite is not uncommon, and the champion is the true pinnacle battle.
And they still have a long way to go before becoming masters.
Even though they are already quite notable among their peers, the Trainer's path is full of bumps, and the pace of subsequent progress will only become slower. Each bottleneck can make people feel desperate.
From gym-level to master level, it will be a long journey.
And moving from one Pokémon master to six Pokémon masters is even more distant.
"Invite the players of the first round of the team battle to come up on stage!" The broadcast voice sounded at just the right moment.
Amidst the deafening cheers, Bruce bid farewell to the players, walked toward the battlefield, and took command.
The passionate voice of Martin Tyler echoed throughout the live broadcast room: "On one side, we have the captain of the Latveria team, Anton Chigurh, known as the strongest trainer of the younger generation of Latveria, and the successor to the next Elite. He will lead the Latveria team to the championship of this exchange match!"
"The other is our Avalon player Bruce Bayne, the captain of the Avalon team this time. He has not suffered a defeat since his debut. Although he is only 19 years old, he has become the pride of the younger generation of Avalon! He was also the champion of last year's first-year exchange competition and the individual champion of the university student exchange competition, setting a series of records."
"And his legendary journey continues."
Martin Tyler was filled with passion, and everyone waited with bated breath. The spotlights illuminated the venue, and faint white spots fluttered.
"Next, I will announce the rules of this game. The match adopts a 3V3 battle format, and the venue is a standard place. When all Pokémon from both sides lose their ability to fight, the other side will win!"
The referee raised the flat flag, looked around at the command seats on both sides, and said: "Please bring out the players from both sides!"
With a calm face, Bruce held the Luxury Ball tightly and looked at Anton. Anton smiled, tossed the Ultra Ball into the palm of his hand, caught it with a 'snap,' and extended it to Bruce with a taunt.
For a moment, the screen split in two, showing the two close-ups.
Everywhere in Avalon,
Fairbay City, Endsville City, Metropolis Capital, Kandor City
Countless people were watching the game, closely observing the young man with black hair on the screen.
The referee suddenly waved the flag, with high reputation declaring, "The game begins!"
The avatars of Bruce and Anton appeared on the big screen, three Poké Balls lit up, and exciting battle music played!
"Let's go, Dusclops." Anton threw the Ultra Ball.
White light blossomed, and a Pokémon wrapped in gray bandages appeared in the field. It had a pair of large light gray hands with five fingers and a light gray ribbon-like decoration all over its body.
Red pupil of one eye...
【Pokémon: Dusclops (Ghost)
Ability: Pressure
Qualification: Elite
Level: Lv49 (Ace)】
Dusclops's interior is hollow, and it is believed that only a soul burns inside it. Once you spy the burning soul within its body, your own soul will be absorbed.
Dusclops has very high dual defenses, but its speed is very, very slow.
On the other side,
Bruce also threw the Luxury Ball: "It's up to you, Gardevoir."
Gardevoir lightly appeared in the field, with bright red eyes, looking at Dusclops on the opposite side.
"Shadow Ball." Bruce called softly.
Gardevoir nodded slightly, and a dark and violent Shadow Ball suddenly gathered in front of her chest, rushing toward Dusclops!
With Dusclops's speed, it is naturally impossible to avoid the Shadow Ball. The Shadow Ball exploded on its chest. Dusclops suffered an initial painful hit and took considerable damage. Its Contest Condition quickly fell.
But Anton looked calmly and said softly: "Trick Room."
Dusclops's red pupils rotated, blue light blossomed, and the soles of its feet spread out, finally forming a purple bowl-shaped charm, covering the entire field.
Bank,
Liam looked ahead and murmured, "Those are Anton's spatial tactics."
"And Anton's Mega Pokémon is very suitable for Trick Room; it's quite thorny."
Spirit's eyes were deep, directly gazing at Gardevoir on the opposite side; due to the existence of 【Trick Room】, it used 【Pain Split】 first.
"It's quite troublesome." Eliza nodded in approval, looking at the confident Anton from a distance and said in a deep voice, "This time there will surely be a tough battle.
The Shadow Ball hit the place where Gardevoir had just been, causing a deafening explosion.
Bang!
Field,
Dusclops's intention is really very obvious; it's just to cast 【Trick Room】. Even if the next 【Shadow Ball】 is taken abruptly, it doesn't matter.
"Pain Split." Anton snapped his fingers and said with a smile.
"Ah…"
"Shadow Ball." Anton whispered.
An invisible energy connected Dusclops with
Gardevoir, and the latter frowned and let out a muffled sound.
Luka nodded slightly and continued: "Although Bruce's Pokémon is not high-speed, it is also restricted by Trick Room."
Dusclops received the instruction, closed its large gray hands, and gathered a Shadow Ball, which suddenly exploded toward the arena.
Gardevoir's eyes blinked slightly, the surrounding space rippled slightly, her figure disappeared, and the next moment she reappeared at the edge of the field.
Because Dusclops was attacked by [Shadow Ball] before, its health value is much lower than Gardevoir's, and now Dusclops loses some ecological value due to [Pain Split] to restore a certain amount of health.
With calm eyes, Bruce gave the order telepathically, saying: "Teleport."
The Shadow Ball was extremely fast, approaching Gardevoir in an instant.
In this way, the current Contest Conditions of the two Pokémon are actually not very different, and due to the existence of [Trick Room, Dusclops has an advantage.