Chapter 551 Leon

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Honest.

Natsu did not expect to meet this person so soon.

After all, a future Galar Region Champion, a man who had never lost in an official Alliance event.

Of course, just because he's never lost in an official tournament, doesn't mean he's never lost in any other match.

After all, this was a time when individuals were always weak.

Natsu had thought about contacting Leon in the near future, but didn't expect it to come so suddenly.

But from the conversation with Bertha earlier, it wasn't hard to hear the reason for Leon's appearance.

The Alliance has found the Galar Region.

However, due to some special reasons, it cannot currently be resolved.

Perhaps the Galar Region's people were holding back.

Or there are some local forces blocking it.

Therefore, the Alliance wants to support local spokespeople to gain more recognition and settle down better.

Leon was apparently one of the people chosen by the Alliance.

And Leon is a very powerful person who attaches great importance to the future development of the Galar Region.

He traveled to various regions, learned many battle skills, and absorbed a lot of battle experience, so that he could better pass it on to the people of the Galar Region after returning to the Galar Region.

So the Galar Region can develop faster and better.

Especially during this period of traveling through these various Regions, Leon saw the excellent development of each Region and the strength of the Pokémon Alliance.

Knowing that Galar Region definitely won't be able to stop the Pokémon Alliance from entering, it's only a matter of time, so it's all the more urgent to grow and help the development of his hometown.

So Leon chose the Kanto Region as the starting point of the Alliance for his first stop, and managed to win eight Badges to participate in the tournament and win the championship.

The second stop is the Hoenn Region.

Same process and result.

The only difference.

It could be that every time Leon challenges a Gym, the Pokemon sent by the Gym Trainer become slightly stronger.

Correspondingly, his strength was also getting stronger little by little.

By chance, Leon sees "Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament" on TV and realizes that the Gym challenge is far from over, just a starting point.

After hearing that Natsu, the runner-up of the tournament, opened a gym, Leon rushes to the Sinnoh Region.

He wanted to challenge Natsu, and also wanted to see how far he was from this group of Peak Young Trainers Alliance.

This can be one of the evaluation and training criteria of the Galar Region Trainer after he returns to the Galar Region.

So he took this challenge very seriously.

He also hopes that Natsu can use all his strength against himself!

After talking to Bertha, Natsu went to his friends.

As he walked, he thought of something.

In his current Dragon-Type Pokémon, with the exception of Dragapult and Latios, which are temporarily unavailable, Gym Leader-level Pokémon only include Noivern and Duraludon.

But neither Noivern nor Duraludon were Pokémon he had developed as a child, and his tacit understanding was limited.

It should be enough for an ordinary Trainer.

But the opponent was Leon, who Natsu thought might be a little better.

He also has a quasi-Elite Turtonator, as well as a Dragon Type Pokémon.

But Turtonator was the first choice that Natsu ruled out.

First, since quasi-Elite-level Pokémon are taboo to him now, Ryuichi's old Elite must still be keeping an eye on them. This time, the ceremony invited so many Journalists.

Once the Turtonator stepped onto the stage, the quasi-Elite's power would surely raise a lot of suspicion.

It was also impossible for Agatha to protect him all the time. If the old Elite wanted to deal with him secretly, it was relatively simple.

The second is because of his status as a Gym Leader.

Since he was a Gym Leader, how could he bully others with a quasi-Elite Pokémon?

Even if he won in the end, it would be embarrassing and would be criticized by many.

After all, the Gym Leader's job is to use a Pokémon of equal strength to test the challenger's abilities. If this resulted in a loss of strength, such a Gym competition was meaningless.

So.

Think about it.

If he really wanted to beat Leon.

He will send his main Pokémon, and will no longer use Gym Attributes.

Or According to what Bertha Elite said, Lance and Shirona, go and borrow Pokemon from them.

There's nothing embarrassing about borrowing Pokemon.

In the world of Pokémon, there is a kind of competition, and the rules are borrowed battles.

Pokemon will be provided by the competition team, and the participants will choose for themselves.

After all, it will test the contestants' direct combat skills, their knowledge of Pokémon, and their tactical skills.

Like before and Shirona said they would borrow Pokemon for her.

Before the break is over.

Natsu finds his friends.

"Um, that. I have something bothering you." Natsu said with a light cough.

"What?" Lance's eyebrows raised.

"My next challenger is named Leon."

"Leon?" Lorelei was surprised.

Seeing the suspicious eyes of several people, Lorelei pushed up her glasses and briefly explained what she had learned about Leon.

"Really? Hoenn still has this?" Steven blinked.

He had always been obsessed with collecting all kinds of stones, and he really didn't know much about these things.

"I've been busy with investigative duties, and I haven't really paid much attention to it." said Lance.

But Natsu could clearly sense that Lance was attracted to Leon.

This is the kind of hobby that likes to fight.

The current Lance, who was neither an Elite nor a Champion yet, still desperately wanted to play against a powerhouse.

"So, Natsu, you want." Shirona seemed to understand Natsu's point.

Natsu touched his nose and said a little apologetic: "Bertha Elite makes me have to win this Gym challenge, but it's my Dragon Type Pokémon. You all know that."

"Indeed, this is a gym game, Senior Natsu, you can't use your own Pokemon." Lorelei looked thoughtful as she nodded.

Appropriate.

It was the words "Gym Game" that limited Natsu.

If the challenger of the Gym competition does not take the initiative to request, the Gym Leader will not take the initiative to make some changes, even if he loses.

As for the reason why Bertha Elite had to let Natsu win, after listening to Lorelei's description of Leon, several people expressed their understanding.

After all, no one wants to have a dull face in their Region, right?

Even if this is the arrangement of the Pokémon Alliance.

"Understood." Lance answered.

He opened his cloak and took the Poké Ball on his back belt to Natsu.

"That is your choice."

The corner of Natsu's mouth twitched.

Choose a fart!

How many serious Dragon Types do you have?

"Well, you can use my Garchomp." Shirona spread her arms.

Garchomp's Poké Ball rests quietly in the palm of her hand.

"After all, this is our Sinnoh Region business, and Lorelei said Leon's Trump Card is Charizard, and Garchomp has the advantage in Attributes."

Shirona said softly in earnest.

"Okay." Natsu wasn't embarrassed.

It's all said and done.

Break time is over.

Go to the battlefield.

On the referee's orders, Leon slowly walked down from the auditorium with a serious expression.

Natsu's first impression when he saw Leon was.

This guy looks old.

He was supposed to be younger than him, but he had a face that was a little more mature than his years.

This may be the charm of a grown man.

Leon stood opposite Natsu, his eyes burning.

The first sentence he said was

"'Master Tactical' Mister Natsu, I stated earlier that I am no ordinary challenger, so I hope you will do your best!"

Leon made his point.

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(end of this chapter)