Chapter 514: The Suicune Trainer's Challenge
Hikaru's brow furrowed slightly. Level 85.
Compared to the other Legendary Pokémon he had seen, this one was a bit weak.
Could it have been generated in this world? Not brought from that other world?
Even the Entei he had seen in the video before was level 98.
"Hello, are you the trainer from the Huaxia region, Hikaru?"
Larry jumped down from Suicune, looking with interest at the trainer standing on the riverbank.
That red Pokémon, is that Latias?
I heard it's also a Legendary Pokémon and can even Mega Evolve.
Is my mission this time to battle him?
"A challenge?"
Sakura also perked up. Suicune was a Legendary Pokémon. Compared to her big brother's Latias, who would be stronger?
Sakura knew that the Latias she had just been teasing was actually very strong.
But just how strong?
She didn't know either.
She just knew that at full strength, it was definitely much stronger than Charizard.
Could this Suicune be a good test of Latias's strength?
A level 85 Suicune.
Hikaru fell into thought.
An opponent of this strength should be an even match for the current Latias.
She was currently level 75.
Mega Evolution could bring her to level 81, which would already give her a fighting chance. Plus, with [Magical Girl] and [One Man Army], it was worth a try.
Moreover, this was a competitor who had won five consecutive matches.
The presence of Suicune gave Hikaru a pretty good impression of this young man.
After all, he was a human acknowledged by a Legendary Pokémon, right?
Hikaru didn't sense any forced relationship between this young man and the Suicune.
"Come on!"
He didn't ask the other party why he had sought him out for a battle.
If every battle between trainers needed a reason, then the meaning of battling itself would be lost!
A swift wind and a strong steed, a swordsman draws his sword.
When Hikaru was bored, he had told his Pokémon some stories about ancient heroes.
Especially swordsmen. Sometimes, they would choose to draw their swords even when they knew death was certain, because to fall at the feet of an enemy was also a kind of glory.
To have the spirit of not fearing a strong enemy and daring to draw one's sword, that was true courage!
Regardless of how Latias listened, at least Greninja and the little shark were fired up, wishing they could immediately find a stronger opponent to challenge.
"I'm counting on you, Latias!"
Hikaru stroked Latias's head. The latter responded in kind and then flew in front of him.
Both Pokémon were at the Champion level. Battling in this uninhabited wilderness was just right!
At most, it would just destroy a few trees~
"Alright!"
Larry's expression held a hint of pleasant surprise. Before coming, he had been thinking about how to get Hikaru to agree.
After all, his side was the one issuing the challenge.
And he had already won five consecutive matches; Hikaru had the right to refuse his challenge.
Unexpectedly, this young man from the Huaxia region had agreed to the battle without any hesitation!
But he also felt a little reluctant.
Because before agreeing to this battle, he had once said to Suicune, "After this match, you should leave. They always use me to threaten you. Perhaps you should never have become a trainer's Pokémon. You should go to better mountains and rivers, to purify the luster there, not me...."
As for the outcome of the match, Larry hadn't thought about it.
After all, Suicune's strength already surpassed that of most competitors' Pokémon from the last Pokémon Championship.
After the simple confirmation of the battlefield, Hikaru instructed Gardevoir with his Aura to put things away and take good care of Sakura.
"Huaxia region competitor—Hikaru, has accepted the challenge from M Region competitor Larry. The live broadcast will now begin. Both competitors, please prepare... Battle begin!"
The Rotom above swallowed.
They had a certain detection function.
And in their current detection, one Pokémon was a top-tier Elite Four, and the other was a Champion-level Pokémon.
And both were referred to as Legendary Pokémon.
This battle, if even a slight aftershock hit them, they felt they would be meeting their maker.
They could only stay as far away as possible and turn on their protective shields.
Meanwhile,
M Region,
Pokémon League Center.
The footage broadcasted by the Rotom was transmitted here the moment Hikaru agreed to the battle.
In the picture, Latias and Suicune were facing each other on the river. The sheer force of their accumulated auras caused ripples to spread across the river.
"Suicune! I didn't expect a competitor from the M Region to have such a Pokémon following them!"
The one who spoke was still the referee from the Y Region. He was quite emotional, and also envious.
A gentlemanly Pokémon like Suicune was a perfect match for them!
He had basically watched all of the young man's previous five battles.
With Suicune, his strength was naturally beyond question. In every match, he had one-shotted his opponent's Pokémon.
The energy fluctuations transmitted were also at the Champion level.
Moreover, this young man named Larry had a great rapport with his Suicune. This kind of coordination was definitely not the rigid battle style of the Sakura Country.
In other words, this Suicune was this young man's true Pokémon!
A trainer of this level was more than enough to battle them, let alone in this little Junior Division.
"A Champion-level Suicune in the hands of a child. It's a bit incredible."
"This trainer from the Huaxia region named Hikaru should be about to experience failure. He's had it a bit too easy so far. Let's look at the scoreboard... Mmm... the overall strength of the Huaxia trainers is still so strong."
A referee from the F Region glanced at the overall scoreboard.
He found that whether it was the Senior Division or the Junior Division, they seemed to be in first place, and he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"The Senior Division is very stable. It's just the Junior Division, the competitors from the M Region don't seem weak either."
"Hehe, when it comes to children's matters, who can say for sure? The battle hasn't even started yet. For you all to be singing a dirge for the competitor from my Huaxia region, isn't it a bit too early?"
The old woman tapped the ground with her cane.
The dull thud made everyone stop their discussion.
This old woman, who looked very benevolent and harmless, had placed third in the last championship...
And she was a Ghost-type trainer.
Perhaps, right now, some kind of Ghost-type Pokémon was watching them.
"The outcome of the entire competition doesn't depend on him, but on the whole. Everyone should pay more attention to the competitors from their own countries," Lance spoke up.
He swept his gaze around. Everyone's eyes were on this battle.
Lance knew very well what they wanted to see.
From the matches these past few days, apart from one or two who had used Mega Evolution, no other trainers from the Huaxia region had used it...
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