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Actually, not only Wallace, but Steven also accompanied Wallace to the venue, as they both didn't have much work recently.
However, hearing Wallace's exaggerated cheering, Steven's expression was a bit hard to maintain.
Bro, we're people of a certain status, can't you be a bit more reserved when you're out? You're the master-level Coordinator in people's hearts.
But apparently, Mr. Wallace didn't know this.
He highly respected Giovanni, and now that Giovanni was about to start his Elite Four challenge, Mr. Wallace was naturally very happy.
And he also believed that Giovanni would definitely succeed in his challenge!
In fact, Steven and Wallace were far from the only ones paying attention to this Elite challenge.
High-ranking officials from various Leagues in Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar, and Paldea were almost all watching.
The Kanto region is the headquarters of the Pokemon League, and this time, the Kanto League's Elite Four might see a change in personnel.
After all, the challenger was Giovanni!
That man, his father!
"Alright! The challenger is ready, so let's welcome the first member of the Kanto Elite Four!"
The sunglasses-wearing host announced loudly.
"Elite Lorelei!"
Following the passionate shout of the host, from another passage, a woman dressed in what looked like an OL uniform slowly walked out with high heels. Her voluptuous figure was perfectly displayed under her form-fitting dress, and she had a cold expression with her red long hair tied up.
This was a very charming woman, in every aspect.
As Lorelei entered, the entire venue immediately erupted in a wave of excited cheers like a roaring sea.
Lorelei's popularity among the Kanto Elite Four was not low at all.
Especially since Lorelei possessed such a perfectly alluring figure and a beautiful, cold, and elegant face, yet her demeanor was so aloof.
Hmm, this strong contrast was undoubtedly very appealing.
Moreover, Lorelei was not just a pretty face; as a Kanto Elite Four member, her strength was beyond doubt.
Lorelei slowly walked to her position, crossing her arms and calmly gazing at Giovanni opposite her.
"Elite Challenge Match One! The challenger is Gym Leader Giovanni of Viridian Gym, and the defender is Elite Lorelei."
"The battle rule is a full 6vs6 battle. When all six of one side's Pokémon lose their ability to battle, it is considered a loss."
"If the challenger loses, the challenge ends."
"If the defender loses, the challenge proceeds to the next round!"
"Battle Start!"
The referee entered, announced the battle rules, and then waved a small flag to signal the start of the battle.
The referee exited, and Giovanni took out a Poké Ball, a faint smile playing on his lips as he looked at Lorelei opposite him.
"Giovanni, we've known each other for quite some time."
Lorelei lowered her arms, her expression still quite cold, and her voice likewise.
But this was her habit; she was like this with everyone.
"However, according to the rules of the Elite Challenge, I'll simply introduce myself."
Lorelei took out her first Poké Ball, her gaze fixed on Giovanni.
"Welcome to the Pokemon League. I am Lorelei, one of the Elite Four."
Lorelei adjusted her glasses.
"The type I specialize in is Ice. You know, freezing opponents' moves are powerful. Once frozen, your Pokémon can't move at all."
The Poké Ball in Lorelei's hand enlarged and was thrown out forcefully.
"So, Giovanni, let me see how you'll deal with my Ice-type Pokémon!"
The Poké Ball opened in the air, a white light flashed and landed, and a strong, white Dewgong let out a soft cry, ready for battle.
"Hehehe~"
Giovanni looked at the Dewgong and couldn't help but chuckle softly, shaking his head.
Dewgong was one of Lorelei's more iconic mainstays, the other being Lorelei's ace, Lapras.
However, both Dewgong and Lapras were Pokémon that weren't very good at performing on standard battlefields.
As the saying goes, Water and Ice are inseparable, and this was true for Dewgong and Lapras, as they were both Water + Ice-type Pokémon.
However, another common point was that they both had difficulty moving on land.
"Elite Lorelei, today everyone in Kanto will see." Giovanni still had one hand in his pocket, smiling faintly.
"I, Giovanni! Am the strongest man in Kanto!"
"Nidoking."
Giovanni threw out his first Poké Ball.
A white light flashed, and a strong, burly Nidoking landed heavily in front of Giovanni, baring a ferocious grin as it stared at Dewgong.
It was Giovanni's mainstay, Nidoking!
Giovanni was very serious about today's Elite Challenge; he had to win beautifully!
"Nidoking versus Dewgong, purely from a type perspective, Uncle Giovanni is at a disadvantage, isn't he?"
In the audience, Platinum analyzed.
After all, both Ice and Water types were super effective against Nidoking.
However, this was only about type advantage; the strength of the Pokémon themselves and the Trainer's command were still unknown.
"The strongest Kanto Elite Four, I wonder how strong they really are." Serena curiously looked at the cold and beautiful Lorelei on the field.
Lorelei was the first of the Kanto Elite Four, which meant Lorelei was the weakest among the Kanto Elite Four.
"Mammon, can Uncle win?" Serena curiously asked Mamon.
Although the type was disadvantaged for Giovanni, as Mammon's father, Serena felt Giovanni should be able to win, right?
"Tsk~ Serena, you should ask how many main Pokémon Lorelei needs to take down this Nidoking."
Mamon's lips slowly curled up.
Serena: "??"
"They are both Champion-level, but the difference between Champion-level Trainers is far greater than you imagine."
Mamon looked at the two people on the field.
Champion-level, weaker Champion-level Trainers were like Wallace and Diantha.
Stronger Champion-level Trainers were in the tier of Steven and Cynthia.
The top-tier Champion-level Trainers were in the tier of Lance, Giovanni, and Leon.
In reality, the difference between Champion-level Trainers was astonishing!
Just like Leon, although he was also Champion-level, if he battled weaker Champion-level Trainers, even with just one ordinary mainstay, he could almost sweep the weaker Champion-level Trainer's team!
This was not an exaggeration, but something that actually happened in the original work, because the difference between the two was that great.
Leon's single Rillaboom almost swept Diantha's team, taking down four of Diantha's main Pokémon.
It was practically treating Diantha like a random short-pants boy on the roadside.
If Leon had been a bit more ruthless, he could have recalled Rillaboom and sent out other main Pokémon, resulting in a clean sweep.
And Rillaboom was just an ordinary mainstay in Leon's team.
But for other Champion-level Trainers, the ordinary main Pokémon in Leon's team were completely at the level of their ace main Pokémon or even stronger.
This was the terrifying strength of a top Champion!
When they battled other Champion-level Trainers, it was like a dimensionality reduction attack.
"This Nidoking is Dad's frontline mainstay. You two can enjoy it thoroughly, after all, you might also face Dad in the future."
Mamon leaned back in his seat, preparing to enjoy this battle with interest.
It was clear that Giovanni took this Elite Challenge very seriously, but that made sense; he was preparing to ascend to the top of the Kanto League.
Naturally, he had to fully display his power before the world.
As for why he reminded Serena and Platinum, it was naturally because of the upcoming World Tournament.
Giovanni would definitely participate, so Serena and the others would have a chance to encounter Giovanni in the World Tournament, wouldn't they?
Meanwhile, on the field.
"Dewgong, Surf!"
Lorelei initiated the attack first. Lorelei had not actually seen Giovanni's strength in a direct sense.
But of course, she had heard that when Giovanni went to support the Hoenn and Unova regions, reports indicated that Giovanni's strength was very high.
However, Lorelei was also very confident in herself. Although she was only the first of the Kanto Elite Four, she was also Champion-level!
Going to other regions, she was not incapable of contending for a Champion title, but Lorelei simply had no pursuit of such fame.
"Sucker Punch."
Giovanni smiled faintly.
A light blue watery glow lit up Dewgong's body, a Water-type Surf!
Splash! Splash!~!
The sound of water waves was incessant, a giant wave of water surged from beneath Dewgong, lifting it up.
However, at the same time, Nidoking charged towards Dewgong at an astonishing speed.
A Dark-type Sucker Punch! A Dark-type priority move!
And Nidoking's Sucker Punch was incredibly fast!
"Dewgong!" Lorelei's pupils constricted slightly.
Before Surf had fully formed, Nidoking had already dashed to Dewgong's rear, its sharp claws glowing black, striking fiercely at Dewgong.
Dewgong had already sensed it, but Sucker Punch was too fast!
Bang!
Sucker Punch heavily struck Dewgong's back. Dewgong cried out in pain, its entire body sent flying by the heavy blow of Sucker Punch, landing on the ground with a pained whine.
The Dark-type Sucker Punch was not super effective against Dewgong, but Nidoking's power was very strong; it hurt too much!
Surf hadn't even fully completed before it collapsed as Dewgong was struck down.
"Thunder."
Giovanni's tone was still very calm.
Boom!
A huge golden lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking heavily on Dewgong's body.
A violent explosion, the Electric-type Thunder burst open on Dewgong, and smoke and dust filled the air.
Lorelei's expression was a bit grim. This hit was different from Sucker Punch; the Electric-type Thunder was super effective against Dewgong!
The damage from this Thunder was much heavier than Sucker Punch.
But, it wasn't over yet!
"Earthquake."
"Niduo~!
Nidoking's ferocious face carried a shocking, immense malice. Its thick tail behind it rose, and then slammed heavily onto the battleground.
Rumble!
The entire battleground trembled violently, and a materialized Earthquake shockwave rippled forward.
A Ground-type Earthquake!
Dewgong, having just been hit by Thunder, was in such intense pain that it couldn't even dodge, only able to watch helplessly as the Earthquake shockwave approached.
Under Lorelei's grim and serious expression, the Earthquake shockwave passed through Dewgong's body.
In intense pain, Dewgong's body fell weakly, its eyes spinning.
The entire venue fell silent!
Before long, continuous gasps of cold air filled the air.
"Holy crap!!!"
"Seriously? Is that Nidoking??"
"Three moves, and it defeated Elite Lorelei's Dewgong!! Is this Gym Leader Giovanni's strength?"
"Why isn't my Nidoking that fierce?"
"Oh my God! Gym Leader Giovanni!!"
Undoubtedly, this swift and clean battle shocked everyone.
After all, Giovanni was battling Lorelei of the Kanto Elite Four.
"Indeed, he's truly too strong."
Steven praised, looking at the strong and fierce Nidoking on the field.
He could actually tell that Lorelei's Dewgong was definitely not weak, and using Surf to test at the start was also fine.
But even so, Nidoking seized the opportunity with Sucker Punch, directly taking it down with a strong series of attacks.
"Of course! This is Mr. Giovanni's mainstay!"
Wallace proudly raised his head.
Steven looked at Wallace speechlessly. What are you proud of? What does Mr. Giovanni have to do with you?
Meanwhile, backstage.
"To defeat Lorelei's Dewgong so easily, hehehe... Giovanni, that guy, he was truly hiding his strength until now."
Agatha's low chuckle was of unclear meaning.
"..." Bruno looked at Giovanni's figure on the screen with fiery eyes.
He was already impatient to have a true man-to-man battle with Giovanni!
"It seems that even if Giovanni doesn't use Groudon, with his strength, he could probably reach your presence, Lance."
Agatha looked at Lance.
"Lance, what do you think?"
The blood-haired youth, arms crossed and with an arrogant posture, only watched the screen, his cold and proud eyes fixed on Giovanni within the screen.
The proud Dragon Master spoke faintly.
"His strength is probably not below mine."