He knows Pokémon better than me.

The next day, on the open ground below the entrance to the Dragon Head Gate in Quanguan City.

A handsome man with green, tousled hair, dressed in a white shirt uniform, had already struck a pose.

"My name is Rinto, and I'm currently ranked 566th in the Super Ball class!"

Looking at the elite trainer in front of him, Ash, from more than ten meters away, responded loudly in return:

"My name is Xiaozhi, and I'm currently ranked 780th in the Super Ball class!"

In the air between the two, a Rotom drone was hovering and taking off, its camera recording the entire process and emitting a mechanical electronic voice prompt:
"It's now the World Championship at the Super Ball level! Each side can use two Lotoos!"

Both sides pulled out their Poké Balls, ready to unleash their power, while Marnie and several other trainers watched from the sidelines.

In one morning, Ash had already defeated three Ultra Ball level opponents in a row, and his ranking improved from 890 to 780, though the progress was a bit slow.

Of course, the opponent's strength was also average.

Is the one in front of me the strongest opponent in this challenge?

"Rinto?"

Ash remembered that the other party had participated in the Lumiose Conference in the Kalos region before, right?
They're quite strong, having made it to the semifinals. Their ace is a Gallade, right?

However, his opponent did not end up facing his Carlos friend and was eliminated in the semi-finals by the bully from Alora.

boom!boom!
As the red light fell, Rinto's first summon was a Scyther, whose color and style were similar to his appearance.

Ash's starting lineup is Corviknight, which has a significant type advantage.

"Air Blade!"

The Steel Crow took the initiative, soaring into the air and flapping its wings to unleash several sharp air slashes.

Rinto has only just begun his challenge in the World Championships; his true strength is far higher than this ranking suggests. He immediately said:

"Block it with sword dance!"

The Scyther spun its body at high speed in place, deflecting all the incoming energy slashes.

bass--!
A red amplification light shone from his entire body!
This is considered a classic technique for using sword dance.

"Then, a sneak attack on vital points!"

The flying praying mantis stopped spinning, its trembling insect wings propelling it into the air in an instant, its raised scythe blades gleaming with a dangerous black light.

Unfortunately, Corviknight's best Bug-type moves are resisted by four times, and Flying-type moves aren't very effective either, so I have to resort to Dark-type moves.

Ash's response was also quite simple and unpretentious:

"Heavy impact!"

The Steel Raven spun rapidly in place, transforming into a massive, heavy drill that hurtled down with overwhelming force.

Clang clang clang——!
The mantis raised its sickle-like claws and slashed, the point of impact producing sharp sounds and sparks flying everywhere.

Finally, the heavy impact was even more powerful, knocking away the Scyther's sharp claws and slamming into the latter's chest.

Boom! !
The Steel-Armored Raven swooped down, even embedding the latter's body into the ground!

With just one strike, the Scyther was already on its last legs, and when it got up again, it looked extremely disheveled.

"Tsk, even the power after a sword dance can't compare."

Rinto frowned.

The surrounding chatter grew louder. Rinto was the strongest among them, yet he was being suppressed so much?

Scyther was still trying to fight back in a desperate situation, but in mid-air, Corviknight suddenly launched a sneak attack by pressing its wings forward.

Huh, huh, huh!
Instead of unleashing an air slash, it fired three black-blue iron-feathered arrows at tricky angles. In its haste, the Flying Mantis could only barely raise its scythe to block two of them.

But the third feathered arrow struck its throat with pinpoint accuracy.

Scyther exhausted its last bit of strength and collapsed to the ground. "Scyther is unable to battle!"

The drone, Rotom, immediately lowered its altitude, landed, and began recording after the verdict was announced.

"What kind of move is that? It's illegal!"

Rinto couldn't help but complain. He had traveled to many places and had never heard of such a move before!

"Hehe, is this move called the Steel-Armored Raven version of the Triple Shot?"

Xiao Zhi chuckled. No matter how many places he traveled to, he could never travel back to the ancient Xicui region.

Xi Cui's unique skill in sniping tree owls is to quickly follow up with three feathered arrows after launching an attack.

The current Corviknight has completely mastered this technique.

Of course, the feathered arrows fired by the sniper owl can even explode.

The feathered arrows of the Steelraven have only one characteristic: they are as sharp as metal blades!

"Come back, Scyther!"

Rinto had no choice but to recall his Scyther. Passing through Kenshin Town, he originally wanted to climb the rankings, but even though his opponents were all ranked lower than him, the increase in rankings wouldn't be significant even if he won.

But even if the Thousand-Faced Escaper's legs are thin, they're still flesh.
It seems we've run into a tough opponent today?

"Please, my ace!!"

Rinto gritted his teeth and sent out his second Pokémon, a Gallade with a sharp and capable aura.

"Elu!"

With one arm outstretched horizontally, its green scythe extending from its elbow is even more dangerous than a flying mantis!

"So it really is Gallade, and it can Mega Evolve?"

Ash quickly noticed Gallade's Mega Stone pendant, but his expression wasn't surprised.

After all, the other party had traveled in the Kalos region and was quite strong, so it's not surprising that they obtained my Keystone and Mega Stone.

The guy on the other side...
"Come back for now, Corviknight!"

Ash recalled Corviknight, raised the corner of his mouth, and threw out a second Poké Ball.

boom!
As the red light faded, the Onion Warrior made his appearance, raising his head and letting out a loud shout:

"Gah!!"

Sirfetch'd raised his spear high, his imposing presence even overshadowing Gallade.

Since they are opponents who use blades, then we should use a sword and shield to deal with them!
"Gallade, use Psychic Blade!!"

Gallade charged forward, its elbow scythe glowing with a pinkish-purple light, and unleashed a devastating attack.

"see through!"

Onion Soldier's eyes flashed with green light as he turned his head, narrowly avoiding the horizontal slash of the mental blade.

"Then came the frenzied swinging and punching!"

The next second, he held the scallion spear horizontally, and the bluish-white scallion spear turned into a strange black and red color, and he swung it around his head like a windmill!
boom--!
The wild swing struck Gallade in the abdomen, and in the first round of the battle, Gallade was at a disadvantage.

"It's so agile?"

Rinto's expression darkened. Because the leek spear was much larger than his body, the leek soldiers generally used wide and sweeping moves rather than choosing any skillful actions, let alone wielding the spear so nimbly.

"Without using Mega Evolution, it'll be really hard to defeat him!"

After a brief exchange, Rinto knew he had to go all out, otherwise the match might end prematurely halfway through.

Hey!
He then frantically tapped his Keystone bracelet, and simultaneously, Gallade's Mega Stone pendant also lit up with a dazzling light! (End of Chapter)