He knows Pokémon better than me.

The venue in Miare was packed.

Mega Gardevoir stood steadily in a corner of the arena, with a calm and serene expression. In contrast, Mega Altaria hovered in mid-air, full of apprehension, and dared not land easily.

Even Dorasena, who always had a gentle smile, became serious.

Both Mega Evolutions result in Fairy-type characters, and both possess the Fairy Skin trait.

It can transform normal attribute moves into fairy attribute moves.

However, fairy moves only deal exceptional damage to Altaria, and crucially, Altaria's signature Dragon-type moves are completely ineffective against it.

They are at a significant disadvantage in terms of attributes.

"Use jet flamethrower!!"

Dorasena had no choice but to attack in other ways, but her Mega Altaria was clearly experienced. While spewing flames from its beak, it flapped its cotton wings and manipulated the flames to form a spectacular and enormous fire tornado.

Karuno grinned, responding calmly:

"Useless mental strain!"

Mega Gardevoir's eyes glowed blue, and its powerful psychic energy spread out, completely locking the massive fire tornado in the center of the arena.

With a burst of telekinesis, the fiery tornado was crushed as if nothing had happened!
"And then, the power of the moon!"

"Shauna——!"

Gardevoir let out a long cry, raised its hands to gather pink orbs of light, and threw them out.

Like a missile with its own tracking lock, it's impossible to dodge.

Dorasena quickly said:
"Block it with a deafening roar!"

Mega Altaria let out a loud cry, and the ear-piercing, deafening sonic boom transformed into a visible pink shockwave that blasted forward—

The Fairy Skin ability transforms a normal-attribute high-pitched attack into a Fairy-attribute attack, even increasing its power significantly.

The power of the moon clashed head-on with the Fairy Skin - High Note in mid-air, resulting in a stalemate, and then...
Boom!
It exploded with a bang, forming a thick pink mist in the middle of the arena, which quickly spread throughout the entire field.

However, the next second, Mega Altaria burst through the dust and swooped down, its cotton-like wings covered in a cold, silvery-black metallic sheen.
Steel Wings!

This is also the only move of hers that can counter the opponent's Altaria!

However, just as Steel Wing was about to hit, Gardevoir flickered and suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Instant teleportation!

Mega Altaria's attack missed, and its Steel Wings struck the ground, creating a large crater.

Gardevoir had already nimbly positioned itself beside it, raising its hands, ready to unleash its attack.

"High-speed star!"

Countless pink stars shot out rapidly and exploded on the head of the Tanabata Bluebird, causing the latter to stagger backward in pain.

Karuno grinned, her gaze suddenly sharpening:

"Now! Hyper Beam!!"

Mega Gardevoir raised its arms again, this time unleashing an exaggerated pink laser beam that cracked the ground along its path, sending countless rocks flying as it hurtled towards its target.

The fairy skin's special properties further enhance the power of the Hyper Beam!
I was just hit on the forehead by a high-speed star and I'm still in a semi-dizzy state.

"Mianwu?"

As soon as the Qixi Bluebird opened its eyes, a destructive beam of light rapidly approached, filling its eyes with a bright pink glow.

Boom!!!

At one end of the arena, an exaggerated energy explosion was triggered, and pink mist even formed a mushroom cloud that rolled into the sky, blasting a large crater in the arena ground!
The effect is outstanding!

When the smoke cleared, the dragon traitor's eyes were glazing over, its body glowed, and after exiting its Mega Evolution state, it collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

The outcome is decided!

The entire stadium erupted in enthusiastic cheers and applause, a testament to the dominance of a regional champion. Of course, the absolute advantage in attributes made today's match seem more like a one-sided affair.

From this point on, Karuno's ranking has reached the highest point below Master Ball level, and she will be facing a promotion match at any time.

The perspective returns to the Shuanglong Dojo, next to the dining table.

"As expected of Ms. Karuno~"

Xiao Zhi sat back in his seat and couldn't help but sigh.

Alice nodded repeatedly. These were all her seniors, and she would inevitably have to face them in the future, so she had to be extra careful!

As a countermeasure, her Dragon Head Mole must choose the right time to attack.

"Miss Dorasena's Poisonous Algae Dragon could actually be a counter to Fairy-types. Unfortunately, it was Gardevoir that came up against it."

Du Ruo said with a hint of helplessness.

Poison type is countered by Psychic type, so Poison Algae Dragon has little effect in countering its type advantage.

Clearly, Du Ruo was quite familiar with the situation in the Carlos region. He put down his phone and casually remarked:
"If Miss Dorasena is defeated, her ranking will be postponed. Now, besides Miss Karuno, the only other top-ranked player in the Carlos region World Championships is that player named Ailan."

"Ailan?"

Upon hearing the keyword, Xiao Zhi curiously turned his head. Was there something else about him?
Du Ruo nodded, then asked in confusion:

"You know that powerful trainer who uses Mega Charizard, Ash?"

Although that person is relatively unknown, he is extremely powerful.

Ash nodded. He and Alain didn't actually face off at the Luna Reservoir tournament.

Later, in Desert City, at the Reverse Tournament hosted by Mewtwo, he had a passionate battle with Alain, proving himself to be a powerful trainer whose strength surpassed that of the Elite Four and rivaled that of the regional champion.

It would be reasonable for this guy to participate in the World Championships.

"These two are currently ranked at the top of the World Championships in the Carlos region, and they both seem to be competing for a top-eight spot."

Du Ruo said, scrolling through her phone.

Of course, it's also possible that both made it into the top eight. The World Championship organizers never said that only one person could enter from a region.

He has little interest in participating in the World Championships, since improving his ranking requires continuous matchmaking.

This is too much trouble!

I could never work this hard in my entire life!
However, it's still quite interesting to browse your phone and check the rankings of trainers who specialize in Dragon-type Pokémon.

Alain's ace is Mega Charizard X, so he can be included in that category, albeit reluctantly.

"interesting.!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi's gaze gradually became more intense.

As your ranking improves, especially as you reach the intermediate or higher levels of the advanced ball class, you'll likely encounter more and more familiar faces.

Speaking of which, he and Ayaka seem to have made a pact that after advancing to the advanced ball level, they'll have a big battle together—

Cai Dou's ranking seems to be only slightly higher than his, making him the most suitable opponent at this stage.

As for Alice's invitation to Carlos's trip.
After thinking it over, Ash still refused.

After all, the boxing arena battle between Hop, Mary, and the others is about to begin.

He had promised to go to the stadium to cheer them on.

There's also the challenge from Aya.
I can't leave the Galar region for the time being, so Carlos and the like will have to be postponed for now.

"Huh? Okay."

Upon hearing this, Alice pouted, somewhat disappointed.

Come to think of it, every time she looked at Xiaozhi, she always felt like something was missing from her travels. (End of Chapter)