Indigo Plateau Conference's First Battle Begins

Wally...

This is a pitiful boy.

Originally living in Petalburg City, Hoenn, his family moved him from Petalburg City to Verdanturf Town, which is a better environment for the sick to live in, in order to take care of his health.

However, this mentally tough young man embarks on the path of a trainer, and meets Ruby and Sapphire, who are Pokédex holders in the Hoenn region.

Although... Wally did not become the third Pokédex holder in Hoenn.

However, the teenager's quality and strength were recognized by Professor Birch.

"I didn't expect him to come to Kanto?"

Gazing at Wally over there, Instructor Ai's face showed a thoughtful expression.

Wally's strength was good, and in the Omega Ruby and Sapphire period, he was even stronger.

Perhaps, this is the result of his continuous training.

The Kanto trip was just a part of his training.

"Huh?"

Over there, Wally, who noticed a line of sight watching him, turned his head, looked around, and spotted Instructor Ai here.

After seeing Aisha, Wally froze for a moment.

Then, he revealed a surprised smile.

"Ah..."

The skinny Wally jogged up to Instructor Ai with a smile on his face.

"You must be Instructor Ai, Aisha, right?"

"I'll introduce myself, my name is Wally, from Verdanturf Town, Hoenn region. "Wally very generously reported his own identity, then, extended his hand towards Aisha, said: "I'm Ruby and Sapphire's friend, some time ago on the phone, I heard them talk about you on the phone some time ago, and heard that you were a very good trainer, nice to meet you, Instructor Ai!"

"Nice to meet you."

Aisha takes Wally's hand and lets go.

"I'm Aisha."

He gave Wally a friendly smile.

This teenager... Is indeed a kind and flawless person.

"Wally... Are you also a participant of the Indigo Plateau Conference?"

Aisha asked the question that concerned him the most.

Wally nodded with a smile, took out his badge case, and opened it.

Aisha saw four familiar badges inside the badge box - Boulder Badge, Cascade Badge, Rainbow Badge, and Thunder Badge.

This means that Wally has defeated Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, and Erika.

The remaining four badges were versions Aisha didn't recognize, apparently from four gym other than the eight gyms in the Kanto region.

"I, for one, am on a training trip... My family isn't very supportive of my choices, so I need to prove that I can take care of myself!"

Wally showed a very serious expression, and then returned to his usual gentle smile.

He was a bit embarrassed to look at Aisha in front of him, as if he was a bit ashamed of himself, and slightly lowered his head.

Seeing this, Aisha sighed in his heart.

He patted Wally's shoulder and gave him an encouraging smile, saying, "In that case, then try your hardest to beat a good score at the top of the Indigo Plateau Conference!"

"Eh?"

Wally raised his head in disbelief, as if he didn't realize that Aisha, who was his opponent, not only didn't dislike him, but also gave him encouragement.

"Your family cares about you very much, that's why they don't dare to let you go out and take risks... and that's also why they'll definitely watch your fight." Aisha's hand rested on Wally's shoulder, and he softly spoke something that Wally couldn't notice, saying, "In that case, you must show them that you've become mature on the stage of the Indigo Plateau Conference, and don't let them continue to worry."

"Ah… yes!"

Unconsciously clenching his fists, Wally responded to Aisha's words very seriously.

Aisha just laughed and took two steps back.

"Eh?" Wally also saw a cute little guy in Aisha's arms.

"Ralts?"

Wally stared and gave a nostalgic smile.

"My partner was also a Ralts, it was cute at that time, but now it has evolved into a Gallade."

"Gallade?" Instructor Ai gave a strange look.

Not a male Gardevoir but a Gallade, and Wally took care to protect himself.

Good thing.

"Well, that's my most trusted and powerful partner!"

Wally didn't know what Aisha was thinking, but his emotions rose at the mention of Gallade.

And then, leading to a chest puffing, Wally was coughing for a moment.

"Cough, cough... Sorry."

Covering his mouth, Wally gave Aisha an apologetic smile.

Instructor Ai, on the other hand, sighed secretly.

If it was an acquired disease, Aisha had the connections to help Wally.

Unfortunately, Wally was born with a congenital disease, so it was difficult...

"I look forward to seeing you on the field!" Aisha patted Wally's shoulder encouragingly.

Then, he walked in the direction of the restaurant and left the place.

"Uh..."

Wally looked at Instructor Ai's back with a touched expression.

Other than his family and Ruby and Sapphire, this is the first person who cares about him so much.

"I will definitely try my best not to let you down!"

Clenching his fists, Wally showed a determined expression.

...

The organizer of the League Conference is the Pokémon League, which has a lot of money.

The League provided the contestants with top-notch food and lodging, and the environment of the restaurant was very good.

"This hotel is really luxurious."

Aisha shook his head at the decoration of the restaurant's front door, and then walked in.

"You can go to the counter to receive food, admin."

When he entered, the words of the security guard at the door made Aisha freeze.

He looked at the guard.

The upright guard smiled at Instructor Ai, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"Team Rainbow Rocket at your service!"

"That's..."

Instructor Ai couldn't help but laugh.

Giovanni's work was really efficient, Team Rainbow Rocket had actually developed to the extent of working as security for the Indigo Plateau Conference's hotel.

That's one word for it.

"Do it right."

Aisha symbolically instructed a sentence, walked into the restaurant, leaving a face of worship of the security guards in place to stand straight, the letter R on the chest became more brightly colored.

Instructor Ai simply filled his stomach and rested until the opening ceremony began, then got up and walked to the main venue.

When he arrived at the venue, he saw Ash running in from outside the venue carrying the torch, completing the final stage of the flame relay.

This time, the Rainbow Rocket trio was still running a booth in the festival plaza, so there were no interruptions throughout the flame relay.

Ash successfully lit the flame.

"Whew!"

As the bright flames blossomed between the silver pots, the sound of birds chirping came out of the flames.

At this moment, the main hall was abuzz with excitement.

The light of the Moltres' Fire was reflected on everyone's faces.

Both the spectators and the contestants showed their excitement.

With the lighting of the sacred flame, the Indigo Plateau Conference, the event that represents the Kanto region, was officially opened!

"Ohhhh!"

Instructor Ai smiled with amusement as he looked at the flames jumping around inside the fire pit from the grandstand.

He was right, this sacred flame of Moltres was indeed extraordinary...

Moreover, if Instructor Ai's guess was correct, the source of this Sacred Flame was the Moltres that resided on Victory Road.

That Moltres' strength is not bad... It's worth a fight.

Well, while all the contestants in the room were thinking about how to deal with the other contestants, Instructor Ai was already thinking about picking a fight with the Second-level Legendary Pokémon after the tournament.

Scary.

Then, Charles Goodshow, the President of the Pokémon League, stood in the center of the venue and began his opening speech.

The so-called speech was always the same old thing.

Aisha just listened to a few sentences and lost interest.

"Instructor Ai, this way!"

Suddenly, he heard someone shouting his name.

Instructor Ai looked at the sound and saw Green, who was wearing a brimmed hat with the Poké ball logo on it, waving at him from the crowded auditorium.

"Coming."

Aisha squeezed his way to their side and realized that not only was Green here, but she was also sitting next to Gold and Silver.

"Come on, Instructor Ai, sit here!"

Gold, who had forcibly occupied two seats and was very unqualified, moved his butt to the side, leaving a seat for Instructor Ai.

Seeing Instructor Ai, Silver's expressionless face revealed a bland smile.

Gold looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Wow, am I wrong, Silver, a man with paralyzed face, is actually smiling?"

Silver: "..."

The Team Rainbow Rocket's Crown Prince's forehead exploded into a ikari maaku1 mark.

Green smiled and pulled Instructor Ai to his seat.

She looked at Gold and Silver with the look of a sister and said, "You two are so close."

"Huh?"

Gold immediately started making a fuss.

"Who's on good terms with this paralyzed-face man?"

"Indeed, I don't know this big rascal who gambles all day long and hatches other people's Pokémon eggs into little rascals."

Silver said the offensive words with a calm face.

"Heh~"

Instructor Ai couldn't help but laugh as well.

Speaking of which, Gold and Silver were really close.

The two people also have a classic relationship of happy enemies. They usually look noisy, but once one of them encounters something, the other one will definitely try his best to help without saying a word.

Last time... The last time Silver was struggling with Giovanni's problems, Gold dragged him to Pallet Town to find Aisha for help.

The two of them were so close that Crystal, who was also a Pokédex holder in the Johto region, was a bit superfluous.

"By the way, Crystal isn't here?"

Green asked at the right moment.

Silver didn't answer, while Gold was bored and said, "Crystal is helping out at the TV station... I'm so envious, I can see little Ms. DJ Mary!"

"Oh."

Aisha nodded.

It was like a world famous painting - Crystal is working.

"Ha..."

Gold yawned.

He looked at Charles Goodshow in the center of the venue with an annoyed expression and said, "It's probably true that people love to ramble when they get older, where did this old man get so much nonsense to talk about?"

"Normal."

Instructor Ai leaned on the back of his chair with his arms wrapped around his chest, with a face that looked as if he was traveling to a different part of the world.

Gold came to be interested, came to Instructor Ai's side, said: "Instructor Ai, how do you do listen to this old man's nonsense also do not feel annoyed, teach me, later I learned, face grandparents when the sermon will have a way."

"Simple."

Aisha showed a smile towards Gold.

"After being reincarnated in Dayan region in the next generation and experiencing our kindergarten, elementary school, middle school and high school life, you'll realize that Mr. Goodshow's speech is already considered simple compared to our principals and teachers who talk nonsense endlessly."

Gold: "..."

Gold fell silent.

At this moment, when he looked at the smile on Instructor Ai's face again, he actually found an infinite amount of bitterness and exhaustion between the smiles.

"I've long heard of the Dayan region's involutional atmosphere, but I didn't expect it to be so terrible."

"Terrible."

Green and Silver, who had never been to school, also showed palpitating expressions.

Ten minutes later, Mr. Goodshow, who had been speaking eloquently, finished his speech.

Gold said with a look of emotion, "If I were a contestant, listening to this old man speak for half a day, I wouldn't even have the passion to fight."

"You talk as if you've participated in the League Conference, you haven't even collected eight badges in one go and you still have the nerve to say such things?"

Silver's tirade caused Gold's defenses to go down in a flash.

He opened his teeth and claws to reveal Silver's old background, saying: "That's still better than stealing them, you badge-stealing little thief!"

"Never again, never again..."

Surprisingly Silver didn't refute Gold's words this time, but just shook his head and talked about the future.

Gold also fell silent, then, smiled and patted his shoulder, said: "Indeed, anyway, you won't be whisked around by Interpol now, after you are really free, it's not a bad choice to find an area to travel, challenge the gyms and then participate in the League Conference."

"When the time comes, Gold, you're probably going to go along, right?"

Green teased Gold.

"Of course!" Gold was patting his chest, saying: "Wherever there is Silver, there is me, I also want to collect badges and participate in the League Conference, and finally defeat him in the conference, so that you can see the power of young master Gold!"

"You're not pure fish fry if you participate in the League meeting with this level of strength?"

Instructor Ai, who has no trace of Hercules in his heart, complained about Gold's statement with a look of disgust.

In an instant, three lines of sight turned to Aisha.

"You think you're not frying fish, Instructor Ai?"

"I've seen a lot of contestants considering dropping out because of your participation!"

"Such shamelessness is worthy of the talent my father values..."

The three of them were spitting out sharp comments in succession.

Instructor Ai, on the other hand, scratched his head with an innocent look on his face.

"Me?"

I haven't even decided on the Caterpie yet, why is this frying fish?

While the four of them were chatting, Mr. Goodshow, the eloquent speaker in the center of the room, finally finished his opening speech.

And then, with a loud, mountainous cheer from the audience, the man appeared!

"There he is, the popular man!"

Silver showed a serious expression.

Gold looked over, showed a speechless expression, and said, "Oh, that Flying-type Elite Four who loves to wear a cape."

"Hey, that's rude, Gold."Green poked Gold and said, "He's at least a Johto Champion and one of Kanto's Elite Four, show some respect."

"He talks to Blue like that too."

Silver reminded Green.

"Then that's fine." Green stopped talking.

Lance wasn't as good as Blue.

In the center of the arena, the cool-faced Lance, clad in his favorite cape, brought cheers from the crowd as soon as he appeared.

He's the symbol of Kanto and Johto, the idol of the world.

He doesn't say much.

Lance made a few serious remarks, congratulated the contestants on their achievements, and left the stage in style.

"Speaking of which, there are a lot of spectators here this time."

Green hands around the chest, a face of helplessness, said: "Even with the stalls to grab business is also a lot more people, I originally wanted to set up a booth in the celebration square side, a small amount of money to come."

"Most of the audience should be for Instructor Ai."

Silver pointed out the key to the problem.

Gold looked at Aisha with envy.

"When will I be able to have such a powerful influence as Instructor Ai?"

"In your dreams." Silver was merciless.

"Asshole!"

"Okay, you two stop it." Green shook her head.

She stood up and headed for the exit.

"While the number of people exiting the venue is still small, let's hurry over to the Celebration Plaza to get ready and make a killing!"

"Okay."

Sister-con Silver did not hesitate to follow Green's footsteps.

Gold, after having an emotional moment in place, still followed his footsteps.

"Instructor Ai, fight seriously!" Before leaving, Gold gave Aisha a word of encouragement.

"Don't worry."

Aisha gave a "don't worry" smile.

"This time, I'll kill indiscriminately."

...

Battle branch venue, grass field.

Aisha arrived at the battle site early.

After all, this was his first match at the Indigo Plateau Conference, so he had to take it seriously.

In this round, his opponent was a young, pretty girl, not too old, with a distinctive smile, and obviously a young and talented trainer.

Unfortunately... I met Instructor Ai.

A round trip was inevitable.

"Okay."

Aisha took out Ralts' Poké ball.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came into his head.

[Ding!]

What's going on?

Aisha looked at the light screen that appeared in front of him.

[System Quest: Become the Indigo Plateau Conference Champion.]

[Reward: Z-Ring with a Z-Crystal of your choice.]

A new quest was released without warning.

And the reward for the quest is so precious that it makes people smack their lips.

The Z-Ring, a battle system item not inferior to the Keystone or the Dynamax Band, is one of the key items for trainers to command their Pokémon to utilize their Z-moves.

And... If you choose a Z-Crystal, does that mean that once Instructor Ai becomes the champion of the Indigo Plateau Conference, he'll be able to master a Z-move immediately?

That's perfect.

There are a lot of members in his team who are lacking in plug-ins.

If they are equipped with a Z-move, it will be a huge boost to their combat power!

And...

If you don't use it to raise the combat power of the Pokémon in your team, this opportunity to choose any Z-Crystal could be a great opportunity.

"Heh..."

Rubbing Ralts' Poké ball, Aisha's mouth lifted into a serious smile.

Now I have to be serious!

"Instructor Ai, go, Instructor Ai, go!"

"Instructor Ai, charge!"

"Instructor Ai, don't worry about flying, I'll take the blame if anything happens!"

As Pokémon in hand, Aisha walked out of the contestant's tunnel, a loud cheer erupted from the audience.

"...Huh?"

Aisha turned his head in confusion, and he saw a large number of his fans cheering in the audience.

Without realizing it, he had developed from a new anchor to a big anchor with a huge support group.

There were even a few banner pullers over there... Eh?

"Familiar guys."

Frowning, Aisha looked at them.

He showed a surprised expression.

For no other reason, at the front of the fan club, the people holding banners and flags were Leaf, who had become a fan after losing to him in the Dayan region's "Rookie Tournament", Blaze, who chose Magikarp as his initial Pokémon and got a breeding guide from Instructor Ai, and finally, a trainer, whose name was still unknown to him, who bred a Diggersby.

Wait, there's two more.

"Well..."

Instructor Ai froze.

The two people outside of the dog trio, a man and a woman, were Hall Lee, who had used Monferno in the first round of the Rookie Tournament and had been killed by his Caterpie, and Elli, who had been defeated by Instructor Ai in the finals with a Marill!

These two have also joined their own support group?

"I'm Instructor Ai's dog!"

Noticing that Aisha had seen him and the others, Blaze, the most shameless one in the support group, immediately shouted out their corporate culture at the top of his voice.

"I'm Instructor Ai's dog!" ×2

Leaf and the trainer followed suit.

Hall and Elli covered their faces, clearly not used to the corporate culture of social death.

"Heh, heh..."

Above the arena, Instructor Ai laughed coldly a few times.

He really didn't think that these people would travel from Dayan to Kanto to support him.

"This is really..."

Aisha shook his head with a helpless expression, but the upturned corners of his mouth revealed his mood.

"Not for the sake of you fans, but for the sake of the Z-Ring and Z-Crystals, we have to fight well!"

On the other side, as Instructor Ai's opponent, Sakura2, who has the sweet looks of a young girl, is actually very scared.

She's a trainer at Celadon Gym, and is responsible for checking the strength of challengers on behalf of the Gym Leader, Erika. She's not too strong, but she's pretty good at what she does.

In theory, she should have gotten a good result in the Indigo Plateau Conference.

However, she met this monster in the first qualifying round.

Aisha's name... was this year's Indigo Plateau Conference participant that everyone knew about.

For no other reason than the fact that he is favor to win the Indigo Plateau Conference.

In addition to that, for a trainer, the name "Instructor Ai" is a must-hear.

The world-famous Master Tactician was such a prestigious title.

"Hiss..."

A drop of sweat ran down Sakura's forehead.

Having followed Erika for so long, and having heard Erika praise Instructor Ai in her ear for so long, her understanding of this young man's strength naturally exceeded that of ordinary people.

You want me to fight him?

Why don't you just let me die!

But... Sakura couldn't abstain from the fight so as not to lose face with Ms. Erika.

She'll have to fight head on.

"Both players, please release your Pokémon!"

With the referee's words, Sakura threw out her Poké ball with a flick of her shaking arm.

With a flash of light, a well-developed Victreebel appeared on the battlefield.

"Eh?"

Sakura was stunned.

In front of her opponent stood a small Ralts.

This was obviously Instructor Ai's newest Pokémon.

"This..."

Sakura's heart was filled with joy.

This is good.

If it was a newly bred Pokémon, she could at least replace one of his Ralts and not lose too badly.

"Victreebel, Poison Jab!"

Sakura gave the order to attack without hesitation.

Her Victreebel shook the vines behind her, and a dark purple toxin permeated the long whip, like a scorpion's tail.

"Yee!"

Victreebel let out a sharp roar from between its massive mouthparts, and with a spring of its body, it charged straight at Ralts in front of it.

"Ralts, Confusion."

Instructor Ai gave the command with ease.

"Ru!"

'Watch me~'

Ralts waved its small, slender hand.

Instantly, a surge of Confusion was unleashed like a tsunami.

The movement of Victreebel, who was rushing towards Ralts, suddenly stopped.

"Yee?"

Victreebel looked confused and tried to struggle.

However, the invisible hand that grabbed it was carrying a huge force that could not be resisted, firmly clamping down on its body.

Unable to move...

"Ru!"

'Go down!'

With a wave of Ralts' little hand, Victreebel, stalled in mid-air, was flung to the ground with a flourish.

"There was a loud thud, and dirt and grass flew everywhere.

"Psybeam!"

Aisha pointed its hand at Victreebel with great style, and Ralts followed suit with a "pistol" gesture.

The white fingertips blossomed with a marvelous light, and a beam of psychic light shot out, precisely hitting Victreebel in the distance.

"Victreebel, no good, use Leaf Storm!"

Sakura on the sidelines gave the order to counterattack with a panicked face.

She really didn't expect that a seemingly weak Ralts would have Confusion that could suppress her Victreebel.

In that case, she couldn't go into melee.

"Yee!"

Victreebel, who had taken a shot of Confusion and Psybeam, emerged from the pit, and the large leaves on top of its head opened up, and the large, sharp leaves blew out in one gulp along with a hurricane wind, forming a green tornado that blew at Ralts without mercy.

"Almost there, Ralts."

Aisha gave that order without any panic, saying, "Mystical Fire!"

"Ru!"

'Burn!'

Ralts' eyes lit up.

In the next moment, a hot flame burned between its small hands.

The heat caused Sakura's face to change.

Leaf Storm and Mystical Fire collided with a bang.

The red flames violently engulfed the flying leaves, followed the path of Leaf Storm, and burned down to Victreebel's body.

"Yee!"

Victreebel let out a mournful cry as the flames wrapped around it.

In a short time, it fell to the ground and lost its ability to fight.

"That's..."

Sakura was dumbfounded.

The spectators in the stands were also in an uproar.

No one could have imagined that the first round of the Indigo Plateau Conference qualifiers would result in such a dramatic scene.

Crushing, this was a crushing game without a doubt.

A Ralts that hadn't been born for a long time had crushed the opponent's Victreebel that had been bred for a long time.

The difference in quality between the two trainers was obvious...

"As expected of Instructor Ai, he still likes to blow up fish ponds with his babies."

"His Marill was the same way back then... It was still a baby, but in reality, it's so powerful that it's impossible to measure its strength by its form."

In the stands, Leaf and Blaze, holding banners, looked like they were "back in the game".

Elli was silent.

As the runner-up in the Rookie Competition, she was Marill's number one victim.

Not only did that seemingly harmless little water bear beat all of her Pokémon in a series of three, but it also evolved through the finals of the Rookie Tournament.

"Oops."

Elli sighed and looked towards Instructor Ai, who was in a great mood on the field.

That Ralts, even she was feeling a little bit of trouble.

However, that was probably just one of Instructor Ai's worst Pokémon.

Why is she getting farther and farther away from him...

I wonder how strong his Marill is now?

"Amazing power!" At this moment, looking at the situation on the field, the commentator shouted with great exuberance, saying, "Aisha's Ralts is a match made in disguise, and the combination of Confusion, Psybeam, and Mystical Fire's moves have defeated Sakura's Victreebel without a hitch!"

"Tsk..."

Sakura bit her lower lip and retrieved the defeated Victreebel.

She threw her second Pokémon, and a sorcerer-like Mismagius floated above the field.

"Ruu?"

'Wizard?'

After getting a good look at Mismagius, Ralts immediately showed an excited expression.

An evil sorcerer must be crushed by a righteous magician!

"Ruu~"

'Go all out~'

Mismagius looked blankly at the little loli that had somehow ignited across from it, and a question mark appeared above its head.

What's going on?

What's wrong with this kid?

She doesn't seem very smart...

"Mismagius, Shadow Ball!" shouted Sakura.

"Mis!"

"Ralts, we'll use Shadow Ball too!"

"Ruu~"

'Even if it's dark magic, I'm not so bad...'

The two Shadow Balls quickly formed and collided.

"Oh!" The commentator shouted dutifully, saying, "This is a competition of Shadow Balls, whose Shadow Ball is superior between Mismagius, who is a Ghost-type Pokémon, and Ralts, who is not a Ghost-type Pokémon?"

The answer is Ralts!

"Ru!"

'I'll blow you away!'

Reciting the words of a strong man that he probably learned from Haunter, Ralts gathered a new Shadow Ball with a wave of his hand and quickly launched it.

"Mis!"

Mismagius was caught off guard by the Shadow Ball.

It's a good thing that Mismagius' special defense wasn't too low, otherwise, this Shadow Ball would have killed him.

"Mismagius, Phantom Force!"

"Ralts, Calm Mind."

Mismagius hid in the shadows and prepared for a fierce attack.

Instructor Ai commanded Ralts to take full advantage of its opponent's hiding time, and successfully completed an enhancement.

"Huh?" Sakura on the other side froze for a moment.

That's too greedy, an enhancement?

A shadow attacked Ralts at speed.

Unbeknownst to him, Instructor Ai and Ralts were watching his every move.

"Attack, Shadow Ball!"

"Ru!"

'Attack!'

When the shadow flashed in front of Ralts, the little guy simply threw out a Shadow Ball.

"Mis!"

Mismagius, who had hidden its body, took the blow with no surprise and died on the spot.

The commentator was also amazed, saying, "Aisha and Ralts actually cracked Mismagius' Phantom Force, what an observation!"

The audience applauded.

Weakness against strength is always a favorite storyline, and so is the violent crushing of the game.

So, it was a combination of these two situations when the seemingly weak Ralts used their extreme strength to crush two fierce and powerful Pokémon with a single blow!

The spectators don't know what's going on.

They would only feel that it was a great fight!

"Ah..."

Sakura cried out and withdrew her Mismagius.

It's better to see than to hear.

Listening to Miss Erika bragging about Instructor Ai's strength all day long is not as real as getting a real beating.

Now, Sakura had truly realized the power of Instructor Ai.

"She took out her last Poké ball and looked at Ralts, who was still unharmed, on the opposite side of the field.

"This is too unreasonable..."

Shaking her head, Sakura finally released her third Pokémon.

It was a Pokémon that didn't quite fit her image.

"Go!"

A huge spherical Pokémon appeared in the Grasslands, it was Golem.

After Ralts' Mystical Fire, a large area of the Grass Field was now exposed to the dirt.

This was perfect for Golem's maneuvering...

"Golem, Rollout after Defense Curl!" said Sakura, giving a quick set of instructions.

Her Golem was specially trained in Rollout, and was able to quickly get into the rhythm of Rollout, increasing the power of the move.

"Go!" Golem roared, jumped forward, and shrunk into a big ball of rock.

Then, it rolled around the Grass Field.

The uneven ball of rock flattened the verdant blades of grass, and the field was soon marked with a series of marks that looked like wheels had run over it.

At one point, the Golem changed the direction of the Rollout and crashed into the tiny Ralts.

In front of it, Ralts was as small as a light novel heroine who stood in front of a big truck and was being sent to an otherworldly reincarnation.

"Ralts, Teleport."

"Ruu."

'Slipping away~'

Ralts blinked and disappeared.

The Golem ran over its original position without mercy, leaving a deep rut in its wake.

"Keep going, Rollout!" shouted Sakura.

Golem, on the other hand, didn't stop for a second, and after confirming Ralts' position, he once again blended in its direction.

At this point, the power of Rollout was already at its highest, and with the aid of Defense Curl, it was even more powerful.

If this hit was solid, Ralts would die a violent death...

"Ralts, full power Confusion."

Aisha smiled and gave the command to control Golem, who was coming at it aggressively.

He also wanted to test the Confusion's strength of the current Ralts.

"Ru!"

'Yes!'

Ralts showed a serious expression, and psychic energy solidified between its eyes.

Confusion transformed into a large hand and violently grabbed the Golem coming rotating.

"Boom!"

The sound of a dull collision reached everyone's ears.

The high-speed rotating Golem seemed to have hit something, and its forward momentum was violently halted.

However, it was still desperately rolling its body, slowly advancing.

"Ru..."

'Uh...'

Ralts held its arm flat and renewed its psychic power release.

Golem continued to Rollout a few meters under the wall of psychic power, but finally lost the strength to resist.

It was grabbed by Ralts' Confusion, and its body left the ground, and the Rollout's superimposed power disappeared.

"Go?"

Golem sways in panic.

It's the first time it's seen such an unreasonable opponent.

"Ralts, Magical Leaf!"

Aisha found the best move for Golem from Ralts' skill pool.

Ralts controlled Golem with one hand, and with the other, it summoned countless leaves that spun like shuriken and slammed them into it.

"Golem, Explosion!"

"Go!"

In the air, Golem's body burst into brilliant white light.

However, Ralts' Magical Leaf outpaced its self-destruct and dispersed its stored power with a single blow.

"Rumble..."

Golem fell to the ground, incapacitated.

"Wow!" The commentator exclaimed, "Even though it's a quadruple-restrained move, I didn't expect Ralts to kill Golem in one hit, it's amazing!"

"The results of the first round of the Grass Field Qualifier have come out, and the winner is Aisha from Dayan, who used Ralts to complete 1v3!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience burst into applause and cheers.

A powerful crush, a 1v3, this was undoubtedly a good omen for the spectators.

"Hiss... I thought the Indigo Plateau Conference was a high-level event?" Hall, who was holding the banner, smacked his lips and said, "This, the ease with which Aisha won makes me dream of the 'Rookie Tournament'?"

At those words, Blaze beside him looked at him with contempt.

"You're comparing yourself with Instructor Ai?"

"Indeed." Leaf picked up on his words and said, "That Sakura player is also a veteran trainer, it's still a matter of whether you can beat her or not, and now you dare to question the gold content of the Indigo Plateau Conference?"

Hall smiled bitterly.

Indeed.

It wasn't that the Indigo Plateau Conference was too low, it was that Instructor Ai was too high.

Who'd have thought that he'd be able to take a Ralts and put his opponent in a 1v3..

The fight was over in less than ten minutes.

"Okay, time to go." Elli, who was next to her, packed up her things.

"Wait!"

Diggersby's trainer exclaimed.

"Is Instructor Ai watching us?"

"Eh?"

"Huh?"

Leaf and Blaze, two loyal fans, heard his words and immediately looked towards the arena.

Over there, the victorious Aisha was hugging Ralts and waving at them.

...

At the festival square, Green was sitting in front of a booth, bored out of her mind.

There were a lot of tourists here, but very few customers stopped by her booth.

"Uh, damn..."

Green sighed and gritted her teeth as she looked towards the other end of the festival square.

There was also a booth there.

The difference was that the scale of that booth was simply too big, one booth took up three spots, and sold a wide range of things.

Snacks, branded merchandise, and even Pokémon props.

"What the hell?"

Green squints toward the booth that's doing so well.

She realized there were only three people watching the booth.

A pink-haired woman, a blue-haired man, and a cat-faced kid.

"Gee!"

The more Green looked, the more her head hurt, and she realized that these three people were as scary as a ghost's ability to do business.

They had a guaranteed triple-digit number of customers in front of their booth, all of whom wanted different things.

Despite this, these three men were able to conduct their business in an organized manner without making a single mistake.

Such business skills... It's no exaggeration to say that their booth has taken half of the turnover of the entire festival square.

But they have a business license and sell good food at a good price.

As hard as it is, Green can't blame them at all.

She couldn't fault them for being so good.

"Hey, it's really bad luck."

She sighed and shook her head.

She thought she could make a fortune with the Indigo Plateau Conference.

She didn't expect to meet such a heavyweight...

"Huh?"

Beside her, Silver looked over at the busy and happy Rainbow Rocket trio and frowned.

Something about these three looked familiar to him.

What's going on?

Where have I seen them before?

Gee...

Gold was enjoying himself.

He was free labor, and Green didn't pay him for his work.

With no business, he's relaxed.

"Hey!"

Gold stood up with a start.

Green and Silver looked at him with confused faces, and saw Gold pointing at the big screen in the festival square with one hand, saying: "Instructor Ai's match is over... the first match is over!"

At this time, the other people in the celebration square also noticed the information displayed on the big screen.

The first round of the Indigo Plateau Conference, at the Rock Field, the Ralts' 1v3 caught everyone's eyes.

"Scary, Ralts won by 1v3, and the other three were all fully-evolved Pokémon."

"Could this guy be a psychic, and he's helping Ralts cheat?"

"It's weird that there's such a dark horse in the first round... Oh, it's Instructor Ai, that's okay."

Everyone who was shocked at first changed their tone when they saw Aisha's avatar.

"Wait, if we just finished the fight, can we go to the entrance of the venue and still catch Instructor Ai?"

"Ah, hurry up, if you're late and can't see Instructor Ai, you'll be in trouble!"

"I want to take a picture with Instructor Ai!"

There was a lot of clamor, and many people ran towards the Rock Field.

This made Green's business worse.

"..."

Green buried her head between her knees and fell into isolation.

Silver, on the other hand, had a look of emotion on his face, saying, "Instructor Ai is so popular."

Not hearing Gold's response, Silver was a bit puzzled.

He turned his head and realized that Gold had already disappeared.

"Hey, Gold!"

"I'm going, you guys stay here and watch the booth!" Gold blended in with the crowd and jeered mercilessly at Silver.

Silver: "..."

"Hey, Young Master!"

Suddenly, a rough and bold voice broke the silence between Silver and Green.

They turned their heads and saw Lt. Surge in camouflage uniform standing in front of their stall, showing them a heartless smile.

"Surge?"

Silver looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"What are you doing here?"

"The gym is closed for the Indigo Plateau Conference, and there were no challengers anyway, so I came to join in the fun."

"Oh..." Silver nodded, this reason is reasonable.

"Young master, how come you're down to setting up a stall?"

Lt. Surge teased Silver in a very cheap manner.

Before Silver could say anything, Green's face darkened.

"Eh, no, you don't want to buy something, don't block here, okay?"

"Eh, my bad." Lt. Surge, like a hobnail, smiled and bowed to Green with folded hands.

"Forget it."

Green shook his head and said, "You've come at the right time, you Gym Leaders have inside information, I'll ask you something."

"What?"

"Over there!" Green pointed to the busy over there in full swing, turnover up Rainbow Rocket trio, said: "What are the details of those three people?"

"Oh... Those three, originally members of our Team Rainbow Rocket, now with Instructor Ai, probably Instructor Ai let them set up a stall here?"

Lt. Surge spread his hands and told the information he knew.

Green: "..."

No wonder Instructor Ai looked at me with pity when I said I was going to set up a stall.

"I quit!"

"I can't beat the three of them!"