In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause once again.

But some people's eyes narrowed.

"What are these three guys doing here?"

Yulongdu's stern brows furrowed slightly as he stared intently at Natsume and the other two.

These three people were originally Gym Leaders in the Kanto region! But their true identities are the three executives of Team Rocket!

They actually got recruited by Alola?

Damaranchi also looked slightly somber, even though the Rockets are no longer a force to be reckoned with in the Kanto region.

But after all, this is the once-dominant Rockets team, and their achievements should not be underestimated.

"But the troublesome thing is that they are now in a legitimate position again."

Damaranchi narrowed his old eyes, because he cared about the reputation of the League. When Natsumi and the other two disappeared, the League notified them that they had resigned.

After all, having three Gym Leaders who are also Team Rocket executives is a huge blow to the league's reputation.

Now that Sabrina and her two companions have been taken in by Alola, Damaranchi really can't use this as an excuse to blame the Alola League.

and……

"Another Kanto trainer..."

Damaranchi's expression became even more complicated. "Look closely, apart from the campfire in the Hoenn region, among the eight Gym Leaders, only Acerola and Cassirie are native Alola residents."

The May sisters were originally from the Johto region, Blue was from Pallet Town, and Sabrina and her two companions were even less so.

The majority of them are from the Kanto region!

Damn it, how many people did those damned Bakura steal from their capital?

Did you max out your hoe mastery, you bastard?!

"These people are all very strong."

Unlike Lance and Damaranchi, Wallace looked at these Alola Gym Leaders with considerable amazement.

As a champion, he naturally has excellent eyesight, and he could tell that none of these gym trainers were weak.

Even the weakest of the May Sisters probably possess the aura of a near-superstar.

How terrifying!

Is Alola really that rich in history?

Mikuri successfully mistook all these trainers for locals of Alola, hmm.

Otherwise, would they all be from out of town?

No way! Trainers at the near-Elite level and Elite level are treasures to be recruited in every region.

"Indeed, the quality of these trainers is really high."

Daigo also remarked with emotion, "Alola truly is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery."

But I don't know why, why wasn't it this assertive before?

Daigo wondered, if Alola had had so many powerful local trainers before, the Pokémon League wouldn't have ignored them so easily.

"Then came the four island kings."

Lusamine wore an elegant and composed smile, seemingly unconcerned about the calm expressions on the faces of some people.

Pointing behind him again, Hala and the other three island kings slowly emerged.

At the same time, Lusamine also briefly introduced the process of challenging the Island King during the Island Tour, since the Island Tour is an Alola tradition.

Unlike gym trainers, outsiders are generally quite familiar with challenging gyms.

"Finally, there is the Battle Frontier Zone. We have prepared five battle facilities and five battle leaders available for challengers."

After introducing the island tour, Lusamine continued.

The Battle Frontier is a challenge activity that elite trainers are quite familiar with, unlike the League Tournament.

The Battle Frontier is generally open to relatively powerful elite trainers.

In reality, many ordinary trainers only have a superficial understanding of the Battle Frontier.

For example, Ash in the original story only caught Ash's attention after he achieved good results during his Hoenn trip and was invited to participate in the Battle Frontier challenge.

As Lusamine introduced them, the five men and women slowly walked out of the battle passage.

The order is as follows: Rinka, Akroma, Kukui, N, and Iris!

Yes, Iris accepted Bakura's invitation and became the pioneer leader of the Alola Battle Frontier.

Furthermore, Bakura had Hoopa specially use the Spatial Ring to bring her from Unova to attend the founding ceremony of the Alola League.

As for why Alice readily agreed, it was mainly because Bakura assured her that the identity of the leader would not hinder her training or challenges.

Furthermore, her combat facilities are ranked fifth, although their leaders will certainly not go all out when dealing with challengers.

However, if someone can actually pass the test of the first four leaders, Alice would be happy to compete with the challenger.

"These people..."

When Mikoli and the others saw these five leaders facing off, they were all shocked.

Especially Yu Longdu, whose eyes unconsciously froze slightly.

This is so damn familiar! Rika was originally Guliu's subordinate, a champion trainer specializing in Dark-type Pokémon.

Daigo and Lance know this especially well, because during the Dark Lugia incident in the Whirlpool Islands, it was the two of them who captured Rika... they just handed her over to Bakura to deal with later.

Akrom and N were both originally high-ranking members of Team Plasma. N possessed the black dragon Zekrom, while Akrom possessed the world-destroying bug Genesect.

This has already been demonstrated in the United States campaign.

Kukui is a local champion trainer in Alola.

Holy crap, they're all champion-level trainers?

Gym Leaders and near-Elite Four members are one thing, but a Champion with this kind of trainer is another.

Are you guys in Alola just wholesalers of top-tier trainers? That's ridiculous.

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"This...Alolan is about to take off."

Michael clicked his tongue as he looked at the trainers in the arena. Goodness, not one of them was weak.

The power of Alola has actually grown to this extent.

Even excluding Bakura and Guliu, these two "nuclear weapons," just looking at these champions and Elite Four trainers, Alola is really too strong.

So, what can other regions use to compete with Alora?

Etherland was the dominant force in Alola, and Lusamine, as the chairman of Etherland, now serves as the president of the Alola League.

There was absolutely no way anyone could disagree, and it was entirely Rosamund's one-man show.

With the Ether Paradise overseeing things, there's no way any other power could possibly grow in Alora.

In this situation, the united Alora, with its thriving flames, will sooner or later ignite into a raging inferno.

"Alola is amazing," Daigo exclaimed.

It's truly remarkable, and completely unstoppable.

With so many powerful trainers, and most importantly, with the master-level trainer Gu Liu, Alola has no way to stop them.

Moreover, besides Guliu, there's also Bakura, an even more terrifying legendary trainer.

With the help of top-tier legends, Alola's development will only become smoother and smoother.

"Putting everything else aside, Daigo, I'm thinking of switching jobs."

Mikoli brushed his bangs aside and looked towards the back of the venue, where Kyogre was faintly visible.

Well, as the Hoenn Water-type champion, Wallace's admiration for the ocean tyrant Kyogre is truly intense.

As for Alora's prosperity, what does that have to do with Mikkelsen?

Anyway, Hoenn was never the strongest region to begin with, and Alola's rise actually had the biggest impact on Kanto.

To put it bluntly, it's very possible that the Pokémon League headquarters might be moved to Alola in the future.

But none of this mattered to Mikuri. In any case, based on his understanding of Bakura, Bakura would not start a war.

As long as it doesn't lead to war, the changes in the Pokémon League will have nothing to do with Wallace, since he's just the champion of the Hoenn Elite Four, not a politician.

even……

"Daigo, do you think Bakura would agree if I went to him and applied to become the sixth leader of the Battle Frontier?"

"No, no, don't dream about it. Even if it were necessary, it would be me, not you."

Daigo's expressionless three-word rebuke shattered Michael's illusions. That bastard was just dreaming; all he ever thought about was quitting.

"Oh, Daigo, don't you think Alola is still missing something right now?"

No, I don't think so.

"No! It's missing the Grand Contests, Steven! Gyms, Island Tours, Battle Frontiers... but it doesn't have the Grand Contests!"

"This is Alola's business, what's it to you? And do you think Bakura would overlook this?" Daigo remained expressionless.

"No! That's not how you say it, Steven! As a Pokémon Coordinator, how could such a beautiful region like Alola be without a Pokémon Contest?" Wallace exclaimed passionately!

"You better remember this: you're the Hoenn Elite Four Champion! Not some damn Coordinator! You just need to protect Hoenn, you bastard!"

"..." Michael looked at Daigo with resentment. That damned best friend of his had said he would come back to take back his Elite Four championship title.

……

However, compared to the cheerful former and current Hoenn champions, Damaranchi's expression was not particularly good at the moment.