The venue remained silent for a moment.
Then, a tsunami of cheers erupted once again.
Shiko's Pokémon were simply far too powerful.
Even against a Luxray at the peak of the Quasi-Elite Four level, Hydreigon had easily defeated it with only two moves.
Such combat strength was truly astonishing.
Hydreigon, which had appeared for the first time in this match, was just like Dragonite and the others before it.
In only a single round, it had already demonstrated its overwhelming strength and given the spectators a spectacular show.
Everyone in the audience began chanting Shiko's name.
At this moment, the stadium had completely become Shiko's home ground.
As for Okada, he could only reveal a bitter smile as he felt the feverish atmosphere around him.
By this point in the battle, the tiny sliver of hope that had remained in his heart had finally been extinguished.
Four of his Pokémon had already fallen.
Meanwhile, all four Pokémon Shiko had sent out remained virtually unharmed.
There was no doubt about the result of this battle.
Okada would lose.
Moreover, it would be a crushing defeat.
However, he could not simply stand there and surrender.
With that thought in mind, he silently recalled Luxray.
He then sent out his next Pokémon.
"Go, Venusaur!"
Okada threw a Poké Ball, and his next Pokémon appeared.
It was an exceptionally large and sturdy Venusaur.
Rather than sturdy, however, it might have been more accurate to call it plump.
Even so, its physique showed that it had been raised extremely well.
That was only natural.
After all, this Venusaur was Okada's starter Pokémon.
It had accompanied him throughout his entire journey and was one of his undisputed main battlers.
At the same time, Shiko also raised a Poké Ball, intending to recall Hydreigon.
However, a small and unexpected incident occurred.
Hydreigon apparently had not yet fought to its satisfaction.
It actually refused Shiko's recall command.
It even bared its fangs at him as though it were threatening him.
However, the moment Hydreigon made that gesture, it came back to its senses.
Immediately afterward, its entire body began trembling violently.
It had suddenly remembered exactly who the person standing before it was.
This was the Creator God!
It was finished!
After treating him that way, it was definitely going to die!
Hydreigon felt as though its entire world had collapsed.
The next second, it sensed Shiko's gaze falling upon it.
It was only a sharp glance.
However, Hydreigon felt as though the blood throughout its body had frozen.
All the energy within its body was instantly drained away.
Its peak Elite Four-level combat strength completely disappeared.
In a single instant, its level had seemingly been reset to zero.
Even so, Hydreigon released a long breath of relief.
Thank goodness.
Only its strength and energy had disappeared.
At least its life had been spared.
Immediately afterward, Hydreigon voluntarily allowed the red recall light to envelop it and returned to its Poké Ball.
Naturally, every spectator in the venue witnessed this scene.
At first, when they saw Hydreigon's arrogant attitude, the spectators found it rather amusing.
Wasn't that exactly how it should be?
A powerful Dragon-type pseudo-legendary ought to possess that kind of pride.
Moreover, this was a peak Elite Four-level pseudo-legendary!
Such arrogance suited it perfectly.
However, no one had expected the situation to change so drastically in the very next second.
When Hydreigon faced Shiko, it had actually revealed an expression of overwhelming terror.
It was almost as though Shiko was some incomprehensibly horrifying existence in its eyes.
Its expression resembled that of an ordinary Pokémon encountering a Legendary Pokémon.
That was truly unexpected.
Although the spectators were curious, they quickly stopped paying attention once they saw Hydreigon obediently return to its Poké Ball.
They knew that after recalling Hydreigon, Shiko would send out another Pokémon.
Moreover, judging by his usual behavior, it would once again be a completely new Pokémon that had never appeared before.
It would probably be yet another Elite Four-level Dragon-type pseudo-legendary!
Was it coming?
Was another one really about to appear?
Which Pokémon would it be?
Everyone in the venue was filled with anticipation.
The next second, Shiko threw his Poké Ball.
A dark-blue, bipedal dragon appeared.
Pale-blue hexagonal markings covered its legs.
However, the most eye-catching feature was the sharp, blade-like dorsal fin extending along its back.
The moment this Pokémon appeared, the spectators erupted into cheers once again.
The Pokémon Shiko had sent out was none other than another Dragon-type pseudo-legendary!
It was the extraordinarily rare Ice- and Dragon-type Pokémon—
Baxcalibur!
(End of Chapter)
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