The entire audience was in shock!
After all, this was truly too extreme. A Mega Beedrill had defeated a Dragonite with overwhelming force and without any pressure at all. And that was the Dragonite belonging to the Kanto Champion, Lance!
"Wait, what? Are you serious?"
"Is that really a Beedrill? Can a Beedrill actually be this strong?"
"The Bug Catchers are going crazy!!"
"So my Beedrill really has this kind of potential! I finally understand!"
"Alright, alright, so that's how you want to play? I'm going to go catch a Weedle right now."
There was no doubt about it. Every single person in the audience and everyone watching the live stream was stunned. After all, seeing a Beedrill defeat a Dragonite so aggressively created a massive visual impact.
"This..."
Although Platinum had already heard from Caitlin that Giovanni's Beedrill was different, seeing this scene with her own eyes still shocked her and Serena.
"This Beedrill is just too strong!" Finally, Platinum let out a sincere sigh of admiration.
"That's true, but I can only say that normal people shouldn't try to copy him," Damian said while shrugging his shoulders.
Honestly, once today's Champion challenge match is over, the powerful performance of Giovanni's Mega Beedrill will likely start a huge Beedrill trend. Dragonite is strong, but Dragonite is rare. However, in Kanto, you can catch a Beedrill in basically any forest.
But is the Beedrill species strong? No, it is Giovanni's Beedrill that is strong.
On the battlefield.
"Champion Lance, what do you think?" Giovanni asked with a smile on his face.
Lance did not speak. He stared at the Mega Beedrill for a while and then threw out his fifth Pokémon.
"Aerodactyl!"
Along with a loud roar, the ancient Fossil Pokémon spread its wings and soared. It was indeed an Aerodactyl!
"Oh? Aerodactyl? Then your last one should be your ace Dragonite. I thought you would use that legendary Pokémon you summoned, Champion Lance."
Giovanni raised an eyebrow. He knew that Lance had already gained control of that legendary, large bird-like Pokémon. Although Giovanni did not attend the summoning ceremony on Cerise Island, he had already heard about it.
"That does not count as my Pokémon," Lance replied calmly.
The answer did not surprise Giovanni at all. Just as Lance had absolute faith in dragons, his personality was as proud as a dragon. Although he did have control over that legendary Pokémon, it was only by using outside force to control it. Lance did not believe it was his Pokémon, so he naturally would not use that Pokémon to face Giovanni's Champion challenge. He felt that would be completely unfair.
"Hehehe," Giovanni laughed in a low voice.
Foolish, but indeed admirable.
Giovanni made this judgment of Lance in his heart. To be honest, he had never liked Lance. In his view, Lance was just a sickly, extreme mad dog. But now that he was interacting with Lance through a different identity, he really had a different feeling. This guy...
The battle continued.
Lance's Aerodactyl was very powerful. Its speed was very fast, and it was very fierce. However, Mega Beedrill was even faster!
After Mega Evolving, Mega Beedrill's speed and attack power increased by a huge amount, even though its body was still fragile. But you still had to be able to hit Mega Beedrill, didn't you?
Using its superior speed, Mega Beedrill quickly hit Aerodactyl with Brick Break. It then used Assurance to keep up a relentless attack, defeating Aerodactyl once again.
"Aerodactyl is unable to battle! Mega Beedrill wins!"
When the crowd heard the referee's announcement, they broke into an excited roar. This was because, with Aerodactyl's defeat, Lance clearly had only one Pokémon left. He had been pushed into a corner!
Mega Beedrill, which had won two matches in a row, floated quietly in front of Giovanni. Its four stingers were raised slightly. Its calm and indifferent eyes stared at Lance.
Lorelei, Agatha, Steven, Rose, and many others. Everyone was watching this moment! The whole world was paying attention; that was no exaggeration. They all desperately wanted to know: could the Dragon User Lance defeat this Beedrill that broke all the rules?
Could he win?!
Pressure, heartbeats, and excitement!
Lance looked at Giovanni and the Mega Beedrill. The corners of his mouth slowly curled up on their own. How long had it been? Lance himself couldn't count anymore. Since he reached the top of Kanto, how long had it been since he was pushed to his limit like this?
His heart was thumping loudly. His breathing was gradually becoming heavy. This is the right kind of opponent! This is the right kind of battle! This is it!!
As a trainer standing at the peak, how could he not love a fight? How could he not long for a battle where he could bet everything? And now, he had reached the edge of the cliff. This rush of adrenaline made Lance's expression gradually lose control.
"Hmph... Hehehe... Hahahaha!"
A moment later, Lance threw back his head and laughed loudly. His blood-red hair kept fluttering. His wild laughter echoed everywhere.
"Dragonite!!"
The final Poké Ball was thrown.
A flash of white light appeared, and a Dragonite with a deep aura and a gloomy expression landed heavily in front of Lance. This was Lance's starter Pokémon. It was also his greatest support that made him invincible in the Kanto region!
Giovanni narrowed his eyes slightly to look at this Dragonite.
"Giovanni!" Lance's mouth was curled up very high, making him look almost sinister. "Come! Let me see if your bug can defeat my dragon!"
"As you wish," Giovanni's lips turned up.
Fight! There was no more need for words.
"Poison Jab!"
"Extreme Speed!"
Mega Beedrill's twin stingers lit up with a deep purple poisonous light. It beat its wings at high speed and charged at Dragonite.
However, Lance's ace Dragonite was even faster! A white light appeared behind it. The cold and gloomy Dragonite dashed out instantly with the priority move, Extreme Speed. In almost an instant, the Extreme Speed Dragonite reached Mega Beedrill.
However, Mega Beedrill's reaction speed was very fast. It thrust out its Poison Jab.
Thud!
With a dull sound, Mega Beedrill and Dragonite passed each other. But in the next second, both Pokémon turned back and collided fiercely again.
"So fast!"
It was a blur! Right now, their eyes couldn't keep up at all. Platinum stared closely at the two figures in the air. Both were just too fast.
"Dragonite is a bit faster, but..."
Serena's eyes were shining right now. She tried her best to see the exchange between the two Pokémon in detail. However, both were truly too fast. Mega Beedrill relied on its own super high speed, while Dragonite used the power of Extreme Speed. Its actions were actually faster than Mega Beedrill's. This was simply unbelievable!
As a priority move, it was normally impossible to keep using Extreme Speed continuously in such a fast, changing battle. This wasn't just a simple straight dash; they were constantly circling and turning back to hit each other!
But this Dragonite did it. This proved that this Dragonite's strength was also very amazing!
"But the Beedrill is stronger," Damian said, narrowing his eyes slightly. He finished the sentence that Serena was unsure of.
Yes, although Dragonite was faster because of Extreme Speed, Mega Beedrill actually had the upper hand in every collision. Of course, the power of Extreme Speed is very high for a priority move, and its power was equal to Poison Jab. However, Mega Beedrill's own strength was stronger than Dragonite's. Also, Poison Jab was a move of the same type as Mega Beedrill, and it had the Adaptability ability bonus. Dragonite did not have that, so...
Thud!
After another high-speed collision, Dragonite let out a groan. Its body finally stopped, and it panted heavily. It was already starting to reach its limit. But Mega Beedrill had already turned around and was attacking at high speed. Lance's expression did not look good. Once you lose a head-on collision, it is very hard to turn the battle around.
However, Lance still would not give up.
"Heat Wave!"
Dragonite swung its wings heavily. A violent wave of fire and wind swept out. However, Mega Beedrill was like a sharp sword. It used Poison Jab to tear a hole right through the fire and continued its high-speed attack.
Thud!
Mega Beedrill's Poison Jab hit Dragonite heavily. Dragonite's whole body was sent flying by the impact. Seeing this, Lance's fans in the audience let out painful cries of sorrow. There was no doubt about it. Even Lance's ace Dragonite was not a match for Giovanni's Mega Beedrill.
Lance still did not give up, but it didn't help. Even though he found an opening to recover some of his strength, he still couldn't change the situation.
Boom!
Under Mega Beedrill's final X-Scissor, Dragonite fell heavily to the ground. Its aura was completely weak and gone. Mega Beedrill floated above Dragonite, looking down at the Pokémon below. Lance looked at his defeated Dragonite and stayed silent.
Silence! The entire arena instantly became quiet.
"Dragonite is unable to battle! Mega Beedrill wins!"
"Lance has lost all six of his Pokémon, so the winner of this Champion challenge match is—Giovanni!"
In the end, the referee was the first to snap out of it. He entered the field and announced the result with a voice that trembled with excitement.
"The match is over!!"
A moment later, the host with the sunglasses spoke with an incredibly excited voice. It spread through the entire stadium through the microphone.
"After an intense and difficult battle, Giovanni won one match after another! He defeated the three Elite Four members Lorelei, Bruno, and Agatha, and finally defeated the Dragon User Lance!"
"He has used his great strength to prove to everyone that he is now the strongest man on the land of Kanto!"
"Let us use warm applause to congratulate the new Kanto Champion—Giovanni!!!"
"Whoo—!!!"
The entire Indigo Plateau erupted with a roar of cheers like a crashing wave. In the official broadcast room, the comments filled the screen.
"Beedrill swept three of them!! Oh my god!!"
"Gym Leader Giovanni is too strong!! He defeated Champion Lance while only using five Pokémon. That's crazy!"
"Waaa... Champion Lance lost..."
"If he hadn't failed to find a Mega Stone for Dragonite, Champion Lance definitely wouldn't have lost here. Dammit!"
"Oh, give it a rest. Even if he got past that Mega Beedrill, can you guess what Gym Leader Giovanni's last Pokémon is?"
There was no doubt about it. At this moment, people in Kanto and other regions watching the match could not stay calm. Kanto, the strongest region, had a new Champion!
"Gym Leader Giovanni! As expected of Gym Leader Giovanni!!"
Wallace was extremely excited. He joined the fans and shouted Giovanni's name. It was just as he expected from the Gym Leader he supported. He won so coolly and became the Champion of Kanto! The Kanto Champion! This was definitely the most valuable Champion title in the world.
"Hehehe... You did well."
Giovanni smiled faintly and praised the Mega Beedrill that flew back to him. Then he looked around at the audience. Every one of them was looking at him and shouting his name. This feeling of being watched by everyone... was not bad?
Giovanni gave a low laugh and slowly walked toward Lance on the other side. Lance withdrew Dragonite. He looked at the Poké Ball in his hand for a long time, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
However, Lance then raised his head and looked at Giovanni, who was now standing in front of him.
"Congratulations, Giovanni."
Lance actively reached out his hand to Giovanni. A loss was a loss. Giovanni was stronger than him right now. Although Lance was proud and arrogant, he was not a sore loser. After all, Giovanni had defeated him without even using Groudon.
"Lance, you aren't even willing to call me Champion."
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This novel is already complete.