He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 3439 Qualifying Round, Royal Rumble!

Alola's first league conference did not have so many procedures, so I just gave a brief introduction to the official event.

There was no initiative speech afterwards, and we immediately entered the qualifying stage.

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The number "151" appeared on the huge electronic sign above the venue.

It is not the number of first-generation illustrated books, but the total number of participants in this conference.

"Then let me introduce the rules of the preliminaries."

Hara stood on the podium, grabbed the microphone and said loudly:

"151 contestants enter the arena together for a royal battle. Each person can only choose one Pokémon partner, and they cannot change. If that Pokémon cannot fight, it will be eliminated!"

"When there are only 16 players left, the qualifying round ends and these 16 players enter the final round!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience burst into excited exclamations again.

Everyone in Alola knows about the Royal Battle, but that's only 4 people at most. You want 151 people?!

Even though Xiaozhi and his friends already knew the inside story, they were still overwhelmed with emotion after hearing the report.

Hala's words had not yet finished, and he continued to introduce the key points:
"One more thing. In order to prevent someone from hiding the entire time, each contestant must defeat at least one opponent before advancing!"

“I and three other colleagues will judge in four directions of the competition.”

In the middle of the other three borders of the venue, Lizzie, Merdan and the others raised their hands to signal Hara, whose podium was right in the middle of the fourth side.

This rule is still necessary.
Otherwise, some players will fly into the air or hide underground at the beginning of the game and not come out until the end, which will defeat the original intention of the game.

The alliance conference is all about passionate battles!
"You can only choose one Pokémon, and you can't change it."

"And you have to beat one player, but beating multiple players won't help you advance?"

"Then we must think carefully about the strategy."

The contestants in the battle zone began to think quickly.

However, they were not left with much time, as the staff soon reminded everyone to enter the main arena.

Suddenly, 151 contestants poured in, and the originally spacious stadium suddenly became dark and crowded.

Inside the VIP box, looking at the stadium through the transparent glass, Lusamine couldn't help but sigh:

"From this perspective, the distance between each player will not exceed 2 meters at most."

Beside him, Barnett reminded:
"Not only that, once they release their Pokémon, the distance will be even smaller."

Unless you can fly or dodge, there will be enemies all around you, and you won't be able to hide.

Barnett was still looking around the arena, and soon found the figure of the royal masked man.

The latter was topless, wearing a red-green hood, and with his sturdy build, he stood out in the crowd.

"By the way, this figure and skin color are a bit similar to Kukui?"

Barnett raised her eyebrows, and suddenly a strange idea came to her mind.

Beside her, Lusamine was also looking for her children.

Gladion didn't need her to worry, but in this chaotic environment, she was a little worried about Liliae.

At the moment, the latter was gathering with the group from the Pokémon School, which made her feel relieved.

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At this time, the number on the electronic screen above changed from "151" to "60", and a one-minute countdown began.

"From now on, everyone has 60 seconds to choose their partner and release him. When the countdown ends, the preliminaries will officially begin!"

As Hala's voice fell, the whole audience suddenly became agitated, and trainers threw out their Pokémon one after another.

Torrid Cat, Inspector Mongoose, Werewolf of Mane Rock, Mud Donkey.
There are all kinds of Pokémon, half of which are native to Alola. Of course, there are also foreign Pokémon such as Speaker Cricket, Tyranitar, and Longtailed Pokemon.

The already crowded stadium suddenly became even more crowded.

"Pikachu, why don't you go to Hapuu and rest for a while."

The 1/4 area where Xiaozhi is located is near Hapuu, so he asks the latter to help take care of Pikachu temporarily.

"Pica~"

Pikachu was obedient and jumped onto Hapu's shoulder in a few steps.

During those few days on Poni Island, everyone became familiar with each other.

As for being obedient, it’s mainly because the quality of opponents in the qualifiers is too uneven!
For example, near Xiaozhi, there is an Alola Quasi-God, Scaled Dragon, which looks very fierce.

However, on the other side, there was a Magikarp splashing in the water on the ground.

Not setting a threshold means there will be a large number of mixed players.

Looking around, you can see Pokémon that have basically no combat power, such as Magikarp, Strongjaw Gallinule, Weepygmy (single), and Chillybug.

Pikachu really wasn't interested.

Xiaozhi grinned, having already made up his mind, and threw a Poké Ball.

"It's decided to be you, Mumuxiao!!"

In this kind of environment where hundreds of people are fighting, the small size and invincible dodging ability of the Wood Owl can be said to be at a great advantage.

He was able to dodge the bear's fists while wearing airtight clothing, so a qualifying match like this would certainly be no problem!

"Mugu.?"

Mumuxiao was awake today. He folded his wings and landed on the ground, tilting his head to look around curiously.

The friends in the Pokémon School also released their partners one after another.

Man Yue sent out her ace card, the Sniper Tree Owl.

This sniper owl has the same cold temperament as its trainer. Just by standing there with its feather arrows nocked, other opponents dare not approach.

Kachi sent out the Flame Queen Lizard, while Hau sent out the Alola Raichu.
The tactics of the two are similar to that of Ash. Instead of sending out tall and mighty Pokémon, it is better to release flexible ones, which are more likely to survive to the end in such a melee situation.

“There are many experts!”

Kachi originally wanted to release his trump card, the Blazing Turtle Beast, but after thinking it over again and again, he decided to switch to the Flame Queen Lizard.

In short, it’s better to be safe first!
On the other hand, Mao chose the main sweet and cold queen, who had the inherent characteristic of the Queen's Majesty, which prevented all opponents within a radius of more than ten meters from using preemptive moves to launch sneak attacks.

Shui Lian also chose the main force, the Sea Lion that completed the final evolution.

There was no other way. All her Pokémon were water-attribute Pokémon, and it was difficult for them to play to their strengths in a ground-based arena, so she had to send in her ace, Hirundo.

There is no way to take shortcuts, you can only rely on your strength.

Liliae chose the extremely flexible Haxorus, who had a snake-like body, as her partner for the preliminaries.

In this environment, it is too easy for Ice Nine-Tail to suffer losses.

drop!
Before Xiaozhi could even take a closer look at what Pokémon other acquaintances had chosen, there were reminder sounds from all around the venue, and the sixty-second countdown ended.

On the big screen, there will only be the single "151" logo. When a contestant is eliminated, the number will decrease by one.

When the string of numbers becomes "16", it means the game is over.

"Then, the preliminaries for the first Alola region league tournament officially begin!!"

Hala's loud voice spread throughout the arena, and all 151 trainers in the arena began to take action!