Location: Liuli City Pokémon Battle Plaza, Central Arena.
Combatants: Fang Yuan, Lila.
Battle rules: 2VS2.
At this moment, the two trainers had already made their way to either side of the field, ready to begin the battle after Referee Meiji announced the rules.
However, what should have been a spectator-free battle had unexpectedly attracted a group of uninvited guests.
The person in charge of the Battle Plaza, a portly middle-aged man with a cheerful demeanor, was hosting Mr. Thousand Miles and his wife along with their child.
"Mr. Morita, thank you so much."
"Not at all, Mr. Thousand Miles, please don't be too polite."
Mr. Thousand Miles exchanged courtesies with the person in charge of the Battle Plaza.
After the pleasantries, Mr. Thousand Miles fixed his gaze on the two trainers in the arena.
Out of curiosity about Fang Yuan after his Pokémon were bullied, Mr. Thousand Miles had still decided to come over.
But right upon arrival, he noticed Fang Yuan and Lila entering the arena.
Lila, he knew her—an incredibly strong Trainer from the Battle Frontier.
Moreover, piecing together the name Fang Yuan and his current appearance, Mr. Thousand Miles finally realized who Fang Yuan was.
Not long ago, the Trainer who defeated Lt. Surge and got involved in the battle of the gods in the Orange Archipelago!
Back then, Fang Yuan's performance in the divine war was not inferior to Ke Na or Mikkeli.
In fact, from the moment Fang Yuan rode on Ho-Oh, his fame even seemed to overshadow theirs—that is, if only Ho-Oh hadn't tossed Fang Yuan off in the end.
If the opponent Xiao Sheng faced before was Fang Yuan… no wonder he could easily defeat his Infernape.
So now, Lila and Fang Yuan were planning to battle?
He could not miss this, and even though the arena wasn't open to the public at that time, the person in charge of the Battle Plaza was more than happy to show face to Mr. Thousand Miles, who was touted as the next Four Heavenly Kings, and let them in.
"Speaking of which, it's quite unusual for Miss Lila to choose here for a championship battle."
"Mr. Thousand Miles, would you like to watch Miss Lila's battle?"
The person in charge of the Battle Plaza and the Thousand Miles family sat at the highest point of the arena to watch, while the manager expressed his amazement.
To someone like Lila, the appearance fees for public battles were not low… Perhaps it was not Mr. Thousand Miles who wanted to watch, but his child?
"No, it's his opponent I'm interested in, Mr. Fang Yuan," Mr. Thousand Miles said with a gentle smile.
"Oh? His opponent?"
The person in charge of the Battle Plaza looked over in surprise again; indeed, who was this Mr. Fang Yuan?
At that moment, Xiao Sheng was also intently watching below, clutching his own clothes.
"So when Fang Yuan said he had something else to do, he meant having a battle with Tower Lord Lila?" Xiao Sheng's eyes sparkled.
Who will win…
Little Yao and Mr. Thousand Miles' wife, Meizuko, although not very familiar with Lila, understood from the Battle Plaza manager's words that her opponent must be an impressive Trainer.
Therefore, the battle between Trainer Fang Yuan, who had defeated her husband/father's Pokémon, and his opponent should be quite interesting to watch.
They had come to gauge Fang Yuan's real strength, and the timing of this battle couldn't be better.
Meanwhile.
Below.
As the Referee announced "Start of the match," Lila and Fang Yuan had simultaneously sent out their Pokémon.
"Huge Gold Monster!"
"Ditto!"
Following the trainers' commands, a powerful psychic presence quickly enveloped the field.
"Kang Jin—!"
The Kang Jin, with its blue-green body and blood-red eyes, sporting an 'X'-shaped silver cross of metal on its face, floated dominantly in midair, basking in its own aura.
As a Quasi-god, it was one of Lila's three most powerful Pokémon and had been trained to King Level.
"Bwoo!"
In contrast, Fang Yuan's Ditto, which had been sent out on his side, came across as somewhat frail and unimposing. Due to its species, it couldn't exude much of an aura either.
Clearly, no matter how one looked at it, this battle seemed to be one whose outcome could be predicted from the start.
"Huge Gold Monster VS Ditto, huh?"
In the spectator seats, Mr. Thousand Miles and the others were surprised by the Pokémon on the field.
Mr. Thousand Miles already knew that Fang Yuan had an Eevee with incredibly strong abilities.
And now Fang Yuan had also sent out a Ditto…?
Both were Normal type Pokémon. Moreover, these two Normal type Pokémon… they held a unique status among Normal types, and even experts specializing in Normal types rarely trained these two Pokémon as their main fighters.
Seeing the Ditto, Mr. Thousand Miles' curiosity about Fang Yuan grew even stronger.
"Look, there seems to be a feather on that Ditto's head…?" Little Yao suddenly spoke up.
"It must be an item. In Pokémon battles, a Pokémon may carry one item, but… what is that feather?" Xiao Sheng looked at the field, puzzled.
Mr. Thousand Miles, Lila, and the others naturally noticed the feather too, but they couldn't identify the item at a glance.
At that moment, on the field, the Ditto's feather, which resembled a lump of putty, was naturally the Rainbow Feather.
Even with a mere transformation, even into Monferno, Ditto would struggle against a King Level Huge Gold Monster.
Therefore, if Fang Yuan wanted to train Ditto in this battle, he naturally had to give it the foundation to fight above its level.
Hence, he planned to use a Legendary Artifact to bridge the gap in strength between the two.
(No matter what you want to do, I have this battle in the bag!)
(Huge Gold Monster, Psyshock!)
Lila gently clutched her chest, issuing commands to Huge Gold Monster through her special ability akin to Mind Induction.
Even if Ditto could perfectly transform into her Huge Gold Monster, Lila was confident that with the rapport between her and Huge Gold Monster, victory was assured!
"Kang Jin!!!"
Following Lila's command, the turquoise body of Huge Gold Monster slowly suffused with white light, and at the same time, a terrifying Psyshock was released, rapidly heading straight for Ditto.
In an instant, the powerful Confusion enveloped the area, blurring the entire space as if.
"The strength of this Huge Gold Monster... it's already comparable to the main force of the Four Heavenly Kings," said Sir Thousand Miles quickly after witnessing the intensity of the Confusion.
Xiao Sheng, Little Yao, Meizuko, and the Battle Plaza manager all had a shiver in their hearts.
At the edge of the arena, Meiji on the referee's stand, also felt a great surprise from the powerful Confusion.
What could that Ditto possibly do to withstand it?
Perhaps, it wouldn't even have the chance to transform...
The strength and speed of Huge Gold Monster's Confusion were not only exaggerated but Lila hadn't even issued her command verbally, she had sent it through an ability similar to Superpower's Unity of Mind and Heart, which to any ordinary Trainer would be indistinguishable from a sneak attack.
In just a moment, Ditto was suddenly enveloped by the white Confusion, floating uncontrollably in the air!
Lila did not intend to give Fang Yuan's Ditto a chance to transform!
Under the torment of the Confusion, Ditto nearly got squished into the shape of a grape-flavored Want Want QQ Candy from its malleable state.
"This isn't a sneak attack, oh!" Lila said with a slight smile, confidence beaming on her face.
"Bwoo..." Eevee on Fang Yuan's shoulder gave Lila a sympathetic look, don't laugh, don't laugh, do you not know who you're up against??
As for Fang Yuan himself, he said amusedly, "Miss Lila, do you think it's over just like that?"
Attacks of this magnitude were far weaker than Monferno's punches, Ditto could completely withstand them and continue to transform.
Lila: ?
Lila quickly turned her gaze back to Ditto.
"BWOOOOOO————!"
At this moment, though controlled by Huge Gold Monster's Psyshock and tormented by the terrible Mental Power, as soon as Ditto willed itself to transform, an amazing power suddenly burst forth from within it.
A flare of red light instantly ignited the enveloping Psyshock.
"Kang Jin--" In just a blink, Huge Gold Monster suddenly felt an intense pain in its brain and hastily withdrew its Confusion.
At the same time, with a "whoosh," a fierce Heat Wave radiated outwards from Ditto, sweeping through the arena, catching Huge Gold Monster off-guard and forcing it to erect a Light Wall in full force to defend.
Crack—
Within the vast arena, the blazing aura began madly spreading; the appearance of this astonishing flame not only startled Huge Gold Monster, but even the ground started to show signs of cracking.
"Did it transform?"
"It was able to complete a transformation under the control of Psyshock?"
"And, the power after transforming, it instantly scorched the Confusion?" Sir Thousand Miles furrowed his brows as he looked towards the giant fireball in midair and spoke in bewilderment.
"What on earth did that Ditto transform into?"
Lila, Meiji, the Battle Plaza manager, Little Yao, Xiao Sheng, and the others all showed surprise on their faces, looking at the fireball that continued to grow in the sky.
A Fire-type Spirit, perhaps?
Their guesses were quickly confirmed.
"BOOM!!!!" came a deafening sound.
The next second, accompanied by a phoenix cry echoing through the arena, the giant fireball burst apart, a fearsome Heat Wave once again spreading from within. This time, the arena's floor was scorched and cracked as if struck by an earthquake, with walls exploding outward!
The form of Ditto after transformation slowly emerged before everyone's eyes!
At this moment, an unusual silence fell over the crowd, their gazes filled with disbelief and shock.
Amidst the flames, under the astonished eyes of everyone present, there was a creature with golden-red feathers, shaped like a phoenix, bathing in the flames, making an appearance like a deity.
Its gaze was indifferent, lofty, as if existing on a completely different plane from that of ordinary life forms.
The flames emanating from its body seemed capable of burning souls, hearts, wills; merely its temperature made Huge Gold Monster struggle to breathe.
Using the power of the Rainbow Feather, Ditto had transformed into the legendary Ho-Oh.
Although its strength had not reached Champion Level, it was enough to face off against Huge Gold Monster.
"What a joke!!!!!"
Lila was dumbfounded.
Something's wrong with you guys!!
We agreed no Legendary Pokémon would be used, so you sent out a Ditto, which then transformed into a Legendary Pokémon?
And it's as real as the actual thing!
Be human, will you!