The Hoenn Region's fourth Elite Four member.
Drake, the Dragon Elite.
The oldest among the Elite Four was also the most powerful. Even with an ice-type Elite among the Elite Four, he was still considered the strongest Elite, which showed his incredible strength.
But it was such an Elite who chose not to have the final Elite battle with John.
"Go, Wallace is waiting for you." Drake stepped aside, gesturing to the door behind him.
"You... won't you fight me?" John asked suspiciously.
At least Glacia had fought him once with her trump card.
"There is no need. Your strength has been recognized by me, and another fight would be nothing but a waste of time."
"Besides, I also want to witness the champion battle."
Judging from Drake's words, he seemed to have already regarded John as a champion-level trainer.
Well, if old man Drake had already said so, then John had nothing but respect, respect was better than obedience.
John walked into the fifth room.
It was also the end of Victory Road, the seat of the champion's throne, the chamber of champions.
Pushing open the door, what John saw was a huge space, bigger than the previous four rooms combined.
In the middle of the room was a football field-sized arena, perfect for Dynamax battles.
The huge space was like a football stadium, with the battle field in the middle, and the champion's throne standing directly opposite the battlefield.
An elegant man with a slender figure, wearing a white suit, a white beret, and a white championship cape sat on the throne, apparently dozing off.
This elegant man was none other than the champion of the Hoenn Region, Wallace.
Wallace, known as the champion of both beauty and strength.
Because he wasn't only a champion, but also a world-renowned Pokemon coordination master! There was even a coordination competition named after him, the Wallace Cup, which was held every year and was popular every time!
Hearing the movement from the door, Wallace opened his eyes.
Seeing John and the four Elite Four members who came in behind him, he laughed lightly at himself.
"Suddenly I have the feeling of being challenged as a final boss."
As he spoke, Wallace stood up and opened his arms. "Welcome, young challenger. I haven't seen a new face here for a long time. I hope you can bring me some surprises!"
The Elite Four behind John heard Wallace's words and looked at each other.
"Did any of you tell Wallace to watch John's matches?" Drake asked.
The three shook their heads silently.
"Shouldn't have been called," Glacia said.
"But... I don't seem to know John's strength from my brother's expression." Phoebe touched her big red flower earrings and said thoughtfully.
"Wallace didn't wake up with all that noise just now?" Drake looked puzzled.
"Maybe the champion was sleeping more deeply just now?"
John also hoped to keep Wallace in the dark about his strength. If he made a mistake, the process of defeating Wallace might be easier than facing the other Elite Four.
The two sides took their positions, the Elite Four went to the spectator stands, and the referee came on stage.
"Now begins the Hoenn Region Pokemon Victory Road Challenge. Champion Wallace will face off against Trainer John! The rules of the battle are full team combat. When all Pokemon on one side lose their ability to fight, the battle ends!"
"Please release your Pokemon, both trainers!"
John and Wallace picked up their Pokeballs at the same time, signaled to each other, and then threw them into the sky.
The first Pokemon of both sides appeared.
The first Pokemon sent by Wallace was Politoed, Level 90.
Politoed was a big green frog with a small blue curly hair on its head. From the name, it could be known that it was the king of the Poliwag family.
It did have the ability to lead the Poliwag family, because it had the Drizzle ability that could summon rainy weather.
As soon as Politoed appeared on the stage, the battlefield was shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds.
The sky and earth were gloomy, and raindrops began falling steadily. A massive rainstorm was coming!
Standing in the downpour, Politoed looked like an invincible king about to rule the world!
The Pokemon sent by John was very ordinary.
It couldn't undergo Mega Evolution, nor did it have an exclusive Dynamax form, nor an exclusive Z-move.
It was just an average legendary Pokemon.
Zeraora!
"Zera!" The big white-haired cat stood in the rainstorm and looked at Politoed, with lightning jumping at its fingertips. It didn't hate rainy days.
Only, it was a bit worried that Politoed, being a water-type Pokemon, would hate rainy days after this battle.
"Huh?" Wallace stared in surprise.
The legendary Pokemon Zeraora?
The Elite Four who watched the game also looked confused.
Sidney stared blankly at Zeraora, then turned to ask Phoebe. "So... the Blaziken I just played against might not even be John's main powerhouse?"
Phoebe didn't bother to answer Sidney this time, she was also muttering to herself. "That Gengar... was not his Ace?"
The referee confirmed that both sides were in place and announced immediately. "The battle begins!"
"Come back, Politoed!"
"Zeraora, Pursuit!"
Wallace and John gave orders at the same time.
On rainy days, with a water-type versus an electric-type, Wallace really couldn't find a reason not to switch Pokemon.
If he didn't want to change his Pokemon, John only needed to say "Thunder" and that would be the end of it. Then there would be no need to replace Pokemon, just go to the Pokemon Center and send the next Pokemon to the stage.
John, on the other hand, did not choose to let Zeraora use Thunder. He predicted that Wallace would replace his Pokemon, so he chose to use Pursuit.
Although it wasn't a dark-type Pokemon, Zeraora could still use Pursuit, and with its high physical attack and the double power of Pursuit when switching...
So, sorry Wallace, whether you choose to recall your Pokeball or not, Politoed is going down!
As for why he could predict Wallace's Pokemon from the starting hand...
No way around it, as a champion, Wallace had one of the same flaws as the Elite Four.
That was, the Pokemon types they used were too simple.
Sidney's Dark, Phoebe's Ghost, Glacia's Ice, Drake's Dragon, and Wallace's Water.
Therefore, if you wanted to start the game with an advantage, it was too simple!
John started with Zeraora, aiming to blow up his rival's Pokemon right from the start!
Was it easier to destroy a champion with the legendary Pokemon Zeraora and its hidden ability Volt Absorb than to destroy an Elite with ordinary Pokemon?