Chapter 345:
"Oh my! Serperior's Energy Ball and the follow-up Slam directly eliminated Blaziken!"
"It is clearly that Serperior's energy level is much higher than Blaziken's!"
As the commentary ended, the bespectacled young man looked at his fallen Blaziken. Though he find it hard to believe that his Blaziken lose so easily, he still recalled it.
On the large screen, the audience can see the still-present Grassy Terrain and the images of both the trainers in the midst of switching the Pokémon. The Blaziken trainer had a hint of helplessness and a hint of heart ache for his Pokemon in his eyes.
It seemed he had already anticipated this outcome.
If Blaziken couldn't even defeat the opponent's Serperior... then his other Pokemon will stood even lesser chance.
At this moment, he felt a wave of despair.
He had traveled for so long, encountered so many trainers, fought so many battles, winning far more than losing.
Even when facing the most challenging Gyms, he and his Pokémon had triumphed through repeated attempts, earning the badges.
He originally thought that after all these challenges, all these comeback victories, the Pokemon League Conference would be where he and Blaziken shone brightly.
But he never expected...
The very first match made him face reality.
The bespectacled young man shook his head, took off his glasses, and took out another Poké Ball.
Feeling the gentle vibration of the Poké Ball in his hand, he smiled. "Right? You think so too, don't you? There are so many talented trainers in this world..."
"Then, I'll rely on you to help me fight one more battle!"
He threw the Poké Ball. "I'm counting on you, Lucario!"
Meanwhile, Hayashi Kaede, seeing the Lucario released by the opponent, raised an eyebrow.
Blaziken, Lucario... These Pokémon truly lived up to the prestige of the Pokemon League Conference .
He understood the opponent trainer's thought process well.
In this dense, forest-like grass, except for Flying-type Pokémon, it was almost impossible to detect Serperior's location. But Lucario possessed Aura.
It could use Aura to find Serperior's position.
Hayashi Kaede glanced at this Lucario's stats.
[Pokémon: Lucario]
[Gender: Male]
[Ability: Steadfast]
[Potential: Purple]
[IVs: HP (14) Attack (28) Sp. Atk (29) Defense (16) Sp. Def (18) Speed (27)]
[Level: 49]
[Moves: Feint, Vacuum Wave, Reversal, Screech, Quick Attack, Bone Rush...]
Hayashi Kaede's eyes lit up when he saw Lucario was at level 49. Using a Level 60+ Serperior against this Lucario was clearly overkill.
So, it was better to let Alcremie or Meowscarada handle it.
Especially Meowscarada.
The field still had Serperior's Grassy Terrain.
Although Meowscarada's energy level was slightly lower than this Lucario's, with the Grassy Terrain boost, it might still be able to put up a fight.
After discussing with Serperior via Aura, Hayashi Kaede recalled Serperior and took out Meowscarada's Poké Ball.
"This will be your first real battle. Do your best, okay."
Saying this, he lightly tapped the ball.
Meowscarada also appeared before him.
"Meowscarada~!"
Meowscarada had already received Hayashi Kaede's Aura transmission while inside the Poké Ball.
Now, appearing on the field, its fighting spirit immediately surged and it poses in a stance ready to battle.
"For the second match, facing Lucario, contestant Hayashi Kaede actually recalled his Serperior! Why? Is it because Lucario can use Aura to detect Serperior's position?"
Satoshi above was still trying to stir up suspense.
His job was to watch the match and create as much suspense as possible.
Meanwhile, in the spectator stands and fan groups...
The moment they saw Meowscarada appear...
Some viewers who frequently watched Hayashi Kaede's short videos were stunned.
Meowscarada?
Because Hayashi Kaede would record and post short videos for every Pokémon he caught or that was born, noting their capture or birth dates.
It was his way of keeping a record. This is also because Kaede was afraid that he might forget the day they were captured, or even their birthdays
Therefore the viewers clearly remembered correctly, just over twenty days ago, Meowscarada was still a Sprigatito?
And its birth date was October 27th?
Back then, Sprigatito loved sleeping on the eaves all day.
But now, just over twenty days later...
This Sprigatito evolved into Meowscarada?!
"Sprigatito had evolved into Meowscarada!"
This message caused a huge stir.
Someone murmured in the group chat, feeling incredulous, "My Bulbasaur back in the day took two years with me to go from Bulbasaur to Venusaur... They're both Grass-type Pokémon, how is the difference this big?"
"Even though I knew Little kaede's Pokémon must have the best diet... isn't this a bit too ridiculously good!?"
"No way, next year... no, I heard Little Kaede is expanding sales this year. I'm going to have my Pokémon eat Energy Cubes made by Little Kaede all year round!"
"Ooo... Are you guys only focusing on Meowscarada's evolution speed? Haven't you noticed how really good-looking it is? I traveled in the Paldea region before; the Meowscarada there, the way they look at other humans... even at their own trainers, seems very... proud?"
"This Meowscarada of Little Kaede's is different, its eyes are so determined, okay?"
"Just wondering, this is the grand Pokemon League Conference where all the edited trainers compete. Even if Sprigatito evolved into Meowscarada, isn't it a bit too soon for it to battle now?"
...
Hayashi Kaede was unaware of the group chat discussions.
His attention was entirely focused on the opposing Lucario.
"Lucario!"
The opposing Lucario assumed a fighting stance. Looking at the Grassy Terrain separating the two trainers, which had stumped Blaziken earlier, it resolutely charged in.
"Lucario, even though the opponent is strong, we must still show our spirit!"
The bespectacled young man swung his right arm. At this moment, although he didn't know why the opponent recalled the victorious Serperior and sent out a Meowscarada, as a trainer who had made it this far, he had no reason to back down!
Meanwhile, Hayashi Kaede looked at Meowscarada, now close by.
Meowscarada hadn't been as fortunate as Serperior or Alcremie; it hadn't received the World Tree's blessing and thus didn't possess Aura abilities.
But that was okay. Hayashi Kaede had Aura. In this dense grass created by Serperior, he could be Meowscarada's eyes.
"Trust me, go ahead," Hayashi Kaede said softly.
"Meowscarada~"
Meowscarada nodded seriously, then charged into the grass.