In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

"You arrogant brat, what are you saying?"

"You know exactly what I'm saying. Among these sixteen, who can you possibly beat?"

"Damn it! How come I can't beat anyone? I'm much stronger than you!"

"Ha ha……"

The two, who love and hate each other, started sweet-talking each other at the slightest disagreement, almost to the point of a live duel.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang rolled their eyes in perfect unison. Over this period of time, they had come to know that these two childhood friends always had to exchange a few sarcastic remarks.

Yes, their brothers look exactly alike.

These two pairs of brothers are remarkably similar in every way.

"It's so good to be young!"

Oki Yukinari squinted slightly, looking at Satoshi and Gary with a kind expression. In his view, this was precisely proof of the deep affection between the two.

However, by this time, the first pair of contestants on the big screen had already finished matching!

Crimson vs. Alain!

"Huh? Brother Chi's first match?"

Ash stared in surprise at the match, and he recognized his opponent, Alain.

Yes, we met by chance on the Quartz Plateau. We got along quite well and are now friends.

"Oh ho~ This guy is probably going to get beaten to death by Chi Ge."

Xiao Mao crossed his arms, a gloating smile spreading across his handsome face.

During this period, they spent almost all their time together, and Xiao Mao naturally met Ai Lan a few times as well.

However, unlike Ash, Gary, who has a rather arrogant personality, doesn't have much affection for Alain.

For no particular reason, maybe I just didn't like that guy's arrogant and pretentious personality, or maybe it was for some other inexplicable reason.

Anyway, Xiao Mao really dislikes Ai Lan, though he can't actually explain why.

"Crimson is incredibly strong, Alain is in trouble now."

Xiao Gang nodded in agreement. Crimson was one of the absolute monster-level contestants of this year, in the same tier as Yellow, Green, and Alice.

He made it all the way to the top 16 using only one Pokémon!

In the previous all-out battle, they also directly eliminated their opponents' teams...

Their strength is simply terrifying.

"They actually made it to the front of the line."

Bakura was taken aback when he saw the match. Although he had expected it, he was still quite surprised by the result.

But in an instant, Bakura gave a meaningful smile.

Well, if the younger brother can't do it, then the older brother should step in?

"Onii-chan, what's wrong?"

Lillie noticed Bakura's expression and asked curiously.

"No, this battle might be quite interesting." Bakura shook his head.

"I remember this Alain, you fought against him, young master, right? I think he was easily defeated by Latios back then."

Looking at Ai Lan's avatar, Campfire blinked, feeling that it looked somewhat familiar.

After thinking for a while, he finally remembered that this person had been 'educated' by Bakura in the Desert City of the Carlos region.

"You fought against Bakura?" Gladion was taken aback and re-examined Alain's avatar.

"Yes, this person has good talent, but he was a bit green back then."

Bakura nodded, not paying much attention. In his opinion, Ailan's talent was indeed beyond doubt.

It's certain that he's not as good as Crimson and the others, but compared to others, Alain is really quite strong.

"And his trump card is Charizard, just like Red."

Bakura slightly raised the corners of his lips, watching the two slowly enter, and tsk tsk~

This game is going to teach you how to play Charizard?

……

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, after the host in sunglasses gave a brief introduction of both sides, the referee began to announce the battle rules.

Chi Hong slightly lowered the brim of his hat, his pure yet somewhat lifeless red eyes looking at Ai Lan opposite him. He still remembered this person.

Because of his younger brother Ash, he had exchanged a few words with Alain, but Red was always taciturn when facing outsiders, and their conversations were not deep.

What impressed Red the most was Alain's Mega Evolution Charizard!

Because Red's own trump card is Charizard X, he naturally has a deeper impression of Alain, who can also undergo Charizard Mega Evolution.

"Crimson, I never expected to run into you so soon."

Ailan took out a Poké Ball and held it tightly, staring intently at Crimson as he spoke in a deep voice.

The reason I came to Kanto is to challenge the strong.

In fact, ever since he discovered that Bakura had also participated in the Quartz Conference, his target had always been Bakura!

Since he was easily defeated by Bakura using Latios, Alain would naturally want 'revenge'!

But as the Quartz Conference has progressed, Alain's mindset has changed repeatedly, for no other reason than...

There are just too many strong people here!

"Give it your all, I'm looking forward to battling you." Crimson also took out a Poké Ball, his lifeless red eyes gleaming slightly as he whispered.

"The victors continue on!"

Aside from those he's very close to, Crimson is usually not good with words and isn't used to communicating with people, but when it comes to battle, he just resolves things through fighting!

He yearns to become the strongest! He also longs for a battle where both sides risk everything!

"I understand, in that case..."

Ailan paused for a moment, then threw his Poké Ball out with force.

"roar~"

A massive, green-armored behemoth landed heavily, roaring loudly.

Tyranitar, a pseudo-legendary Pokémon from the Johto region!

Yes, no matter what, only the victors can continue!

Crimson is very strong, which is also Ailan's thought. He has observed Crimson's battles along the way.

The crimson color is very strong!

But that's okay, his purpose in coming to Kanto is to challenge the strong and make himself stronger!

"Tyranitar, what a worthy opponent."

Crimson slightly straightened the brim of her hat, her red eyes scanning the Tyranitar. A pseudo-legendary Pokémon—that in itself was a compliment to a Pokémon like Tyranitar.

Alain is also a very good trainer, and this Tyranitar is indeed good, but that's about it.

"Fossilized Pterosaur! You're the one."

Red threw out his Poké Ball, and a gray flying dragon appeared in mid-air, its fierce aura overwhelming, glaring menacingly at Tyranitar.

Fossil pterosaurs that were extinct long ago have been brought back to life thanks to modern technology!

"Oh~"

Once the two Pokémon were clearly identified, the audience's enthusiasm instantly soared.

The battle between pseudo-legendary Pokémon and the top predators of the ancient times is undoubtedly a very exciting one.

"It's interesting that Crimson has actually tamed a fossil pterosaur."

Bakura carefully examined the ferocious fossil pterosaur, his smile widening even further.

She's very strong; it looks like Alain is in trouble.

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"Although Tyranitar should theoretically be stronger, in Pokémon battles, it still depends on the trainer."

Gladion carefully observed the two elves and said in a deep voice.

If Tyranitar and Aerodactyl are actually evenly matched, it's hard to say which one is better.

Tyranitar is incredibly strong and has terrifying explosive power, but there is no doubt that it is too large to fly.

When facing a pterosaur, it is naturally at a disadvantage.

In terms of type, Tyranitar is obviously more advantageous. Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a counter between the two Rock-types. However, Aerodactyl, which is also Flying-type, is countered by Tyranitar.

Therefore, the actual situation of the battle depends on the command of the battle.

“That’s right. In terms of trainer level, Red is much higher than Alain, and Tyranitar’s strength is not comparable to Aerodactyl.”

Bakura nodded. This is a typical example of the influence of talent!

Akane debuted much later than Alain, just like the rookie Bakura back then.

But in the year-end competition, Bakura swept through all his competitors with his Snow Moth!

That's talent!

The world has never been fair, and you can't keep moving forward and defeat all your opponents just by working hard.

Especially when someone with exceptional talent works harder than you, the two are even less comparable.

And the battle unfolded exactly as Bakura and the others had predicted.