Chapter 387: Pokémon Attacking a Trainer
There are differences between Elite Four members.
Moreover, these differences are quite large.
In Hikaru's Eye of Scrutiny, they were even divided into twenty levels.
It is precisely because of this that Elite Fours are also divided into Elite Fours and Titled Elite Fours.
The so-called title is based on the attribute one is most proficient in!
Like the Demon Dragon Queen encountered on the ocean before.
But in fact,
Many Elite Four level trainers who reach this level feel ashamed of such titles and just add the attribute name as a prefix.
For example, Dragon-type Elite Four—Ye Rong,
Water-type Elite Four—Shui Rourou.
Fighting-type Elite Four—Hu Ba.
...
Although he was still far from it, he had at least stepped onto the threshold of the Elite Four.
"Excellent!"
Hikaru patted Latias's head.
Although the latter was still in a weakened state, judging by this speed, it would probably recover fully soon.
And a fully recovered Latias...
Hikaru had asked it.
It was at high-tier Elite Four, just one step away from its peak.
...
...
Three days of rest passed in a flash.
The third round of matches began as usual, the competition procedure still following the old format.
And this time, the contestant Hikaru was randomly matched with was someone he had a prior engagement with—Ash!
It had to be said here,
Hikaru and he were truly fated.
Among the remaining people,
Mu Wanqing was up against a seeded contestant from Central Youth University—Bai Yuecheng.
Wutong faced a seeded contestant from North China University—Zhu Yuyu.
The remaining Sakura Country trainer with an Electivire and Seviper was up against... Pan Shanyu.
This made everyone cheer loudly.
After all,
Before Hikaru's Mega Evolution made its stunning debut, what everyone looked forward to most was his battle against Liu Xuan.
And Watanabe Sanetake was paired against a T2 level contestant.
Senior Sister Sakura (Ye Ming Shuang) was up against the last seeded contestant from North China University—Ma Xiaojian.
His Pokémon was a level 58 Rapidash with Fairy typing.
This time, one could only say that Sakura's (Ye Ming Shuang) luck was bad.
Doubly countered by level and typing, the boost from her Dragon Tamer power also became useless.
She would probably have to stop here.
As for Sakura (Xiao Ye)...
With the decreasing number of participants, the contestants' seating area had already become much quieter.
Sakura (Xiao Ye) couldn't stop the smile on her lips.
"Hee hee, I got the bye!"
That's right...
The only bye spot was given to Sakura (Xiao Ye), which made Hikaru suspect,
There was some inside manipulation!
Hikaru feigned a helpless sigh, "Such good luck. You can advance to the top seventeen without even fighting!"
"Hee hee..."
The girl laughed endlessly.
The first match below had already begun. The hot-blooded youth Ash, the first thing he did upon reaching the contestants' platform, was to find Hikaru, "Hikaru, let's battle!"
Pikachu was still on his shoulder, and Pikachu's eyes also flickered with the flames of battle intent, "Pika Pika!" (I'll defeat you!)
Facing such a pure battle invitation, Hikaru would never refuse.
He immediately agreed, "Come on!"
Seemingly because Hikaru agreed, Ash's excitement clearly grew even stronger.
This wasn't about winning or losing, just the pure fervor of a Pokémon battle enthusiast.
Although Ash also knew.
Even if he didn't invite Hikaru, there would be a battle between them eventually.
But this act of challenging before the battle was something he enjoyed immensely.
This emotion was sensed by Hikaru's Aura.
He couldn't help but smile.
Speaking of which, from Mizuki City until now, he had met many people.
But someone as pure-hearted as Ash was truly an extreme case.
Compared to the lengthy time needed for previous matches, the third round would take about three or four days.
And the subsequent rounds would likely take a similar amount of time.
There were no matches for Hikaru today.
But there was the battle between Pan Shanyu and the Sakura Country trainer.
In the second match.
So, Hikaru also sat down to watch for a while.
This sit-down proved to be quite interesting.
This senior, who had always been hailed as the prime candidate for this year's Youth League championship.
The first Pokémon he sent out was Metagross.
That wasn't all.
The main thing was,
The moment the opponent's Electivire was released, as the battle began, Metagross's aura surged, instantly breaking through to the Elite Four level.
And amidst the opposing trainer's astonished expression.
Electivire rapidly flew into the sky.
Before its electricity could even wreak havoc, the Compulsory Training Device on its neck began to crack inch by inch.
And the precision of this psychic power.
Only caused a slight sense of pressure on Electivire's neck.
Electivire was even more astonished, stunned in place for a good while before snapping back to its senses.
It seemed to have regained its freedom?
"Thunder!"
Endless lightning transformed into electric serpents, raging in the sky. The freed Electivire immediately flaunted the thunderous energy around its body.
Then its gaze hardened, endless fury surging in its crimson eyes.
And the target of this fury was undoubtedly its own "trainer"!
Rumble!
In the sky, dark clouds began to gather. The raging electric serpents, precisely guided, descended.
And over there, the Sakura Country trainer was still in a state of bewilderment.
In the blink of an eye, the lightning had already reached him.
He couldn't help but scream in terror, collapsing onto the ground with a thud.
The rules of the Youth League did not allow Pokémon to attack trainers.
This was based on past instances where Pokémon had attacked trainers during matches.
But a situation like this, where one's own Pokémon attacked its trainer, was a first.
So much so that the two Metagross above, maintaining the energy shield, were a bit slow to react.
The electric serpents ravaged the area above him. If not for the "Protect" energy wristbands each contestant wore.
This attack probably would have annihilated him.
But even so.
This Sakura Country trainer lay on the ground, his face full of terror, a puddle of water on the ground beneath him.
Just as Electivire was about to continue its attack, the Metagross in the sky had already reacted, flying down, their psychic power firmly locking onto Electivire's energy.
Above, seeing this situation unfold, Tang Fei's tone became stern, "The Pokémon intentionally attacked a contestant. This is malicious behavior. One red card, disqualification from the competition!"
And this act of a Pokémon attacking its master was quite an eye-opener for everyone present.
But thinking about it, it was also understandable.
After being oppressed for so long, once liberated, it would naturally want to release its pent-up feelings.
This anger even caused Electivire to momentarily lose its sanity, forgetting this was human territory.
This quickly led to it being controlled by the Metagross.
If nothing unexpected happened.
This Pokémon, like the Scizor before it, would leave its trainer. However, for its attack on a human, there would be an additional inquiry.
"Protest! Protest!"
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