"A battle?!"
The Steel Nobleman, Mr. Diantha, looked at Fang Yuan in surprise; he had not expected Fang Yuan to suddenly propose a battle.
What surprised Mr. Diantha even more was that Fang Yuan meant... he truly had a legendary-level training method for Steel-type Pokémon?
And furthermore, he planned to let him see it with his own eyes during the battle?
Mr. Diantha: One_ One✧
Does that mean... it's that self-detonating Magnemite?
Mr. Diantha had researched Fang Yuan's background.
His lineup included Eevee, self-detonating Magnemite, Monferno, Gengar, Milotic, Dragonite, Venusaur, Ditto, and others.
Among them, Venusaur, Ditto, and Milotic all had experience participating in championships.
Each one, in the eyes of Mr. Diantha, was strong, at least of the King Level.
Apart from these Pokémon in the records, Lila and the Handsome Guy had also mentioned that Fang Yuan had Phantom Pokémon like Darkrai and Victini following him.
If it were just an Ordinary Elf, Mr. Diantha naturally had confidence in confronting them.
Basing on Fang Yuan's performance in the championships, the strength he had demonstrated was that of a Trainer of the Four Heavenly Kings level.
But if one also considers Nightmare God and other Pokémon mentioned by the Handsome Guy and Lila, Fang Yuan's strength might rival that of champions from major regions.
But since it's about showcasing the training level of Steel-type Pokémon...
Mr. Diantha thought for a moment and surmised it could only be that self-detonating Magnemite then.
The records indicated that self-detonating Magnemite had never been dispatched by Fang Yuan; could it be very strong?
But even if it's strong... it probably wouldn't reach the degree of Phantom Pokémon or Legendary Pokémon.
"Great, I was also looking forward to having a battle with Mr. Fang Yuan," Mr. Diantha said with a firm nod.
Mr. Diantha didn't believe that Fang Yuan, who had just become a Trainer, came with an aura that attracted many Legendary Pokémon.
After all, every Trainer grows step by step.
Fang Yuan was no exception; it was clearly indicated in his records that Eevee was Fang Yuan's Beginner Elf.
Therefore, Mr. Diantha wanted to see, putting aside the friendship of Legendary Pokémon, what remarkable qualities Fang Yuan himself truly possessed.
Making friends with Legendary Pokémon wasn't unique to Fang Yuan alone. Mr. Diantha knew of a girl in the Shinnoh Region who inherited the Super Cronos Power and could summon the Temporal and Spatial dragons and the Pluto Dragon.
But those Legendary Pokémon are ultimately external forces; they can't be put into Poké Balls and their power can't be controlled. A real Trainer should be able to train and develop Legendary Pokémon themselves!
That... is what Trainers should truly aspire to.
So hearing that he could have a real Trainer-to-Trainer battle with Fang Yuan, Mr. Diantha was looking forward to it.
Legendary-level training method for Steel types, huh? He wanted to experience it for himself.
"By the way, do we have a suitable venue for the battle?" Fang Yuan asked.
Champion-level battles, if not in the right location, shouldn't be started rashly...
Mr. Diantha smiled slightly, "Yes, we'll go to the underground battle arena. It has the necessary protective facilities; as long as it's not a battle at the Legendary level, there won't be any problems."
That's good!
Fang Yuan nodded. He had almost forgotten that this was the headquarters of a top enterprise in the Pokémon World.
Having a top-notch venue wasn't surprising.
......
Underground of Devon Corporation.
Mr. Diantha activated a battle arena and Fang Yuan entered alongside him.
A light blue Energy Shield wrapped around the entire arena, forming the highest standard of protection measures.
After feeling the nature and strength of the Energy Shield, Fang Yuan nodded his head.
Probably only the Seven Doors Flame Monkey or Eevee's Nine-color Sublimation Gather Top could break through it with certainty...
Of course, the Armed Magnetic Monster's Z-Move might also be a possibility, so Fang Yuan decided not to use the Exclusive Z.
If he did, even if Devon Corporation's building wasn't affected, he and Mr. Diantha definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it...
"Mr. Diantha, let me witness the strength of you and your Huge Gold Monster," Fang Yuan said.
"Alright..."
Mr. Diantha nodded. Even if Fang Yuan hadn't mentioned it, he would have deployed the Huge Gold Monster.
The Huge Gold Monster was his trump card; even without Mega Evolution, it was strong enough to suppress the other Four Heavenly Kings of the Hoenn Region.
In ordinary King-level matches, unlike the Champion young lady from the Shinnoh Region who liked to lead with her trump card, Mr. Diantha preferred to save his for last. However, since he was now facing Fang Yuan, an unknown expert, and it was a 1vs1 battle, Mr. Diantha naturally chose to play it safe and send out his trump card first.
Honestly, though, Mr. Diantha was a bit proud on the inside. The Legendary-level training method for Steel types... Did Fang Yuan really master such a thing?
He had invested more than a decade in the Steel and Rock domains, and the Pokémon in his team were mainly from those two types. Despite that, he hadn't reached the threshold of Legendary Level...
And Fang Yuan, whose team's Pokémon had quite a diverse range of Attributes, didn't seem very specific in his research into Steel types.
Moreover, a normal person who had a Legendary-level training method for one type... should theoretically specialize in that type only!
After all, this would allow one to quickly train a whole team of incredibly powerful Pokémon.
The only person Mr. Diantha had seen who involved all types and trained most of his main forces to the Champion Level was Hirona.
"Bwoo, Bwoo!!"
While Mr. Diantha and Fang Yuan were talking, Eevee ran to the Referee's seat on its own, indicating it would act as the Referee.
"๑乛◡乛๑ Bimi~~"
The Victini, which was flying around Eevee and watching the excitement, was already prepared to absorb the Wave Motion of victory.
But ah... more than a Champion-level battle, Victini was more eager to watch Groudon chase Kyogre with an axe again...