He threw a Poké Ball, and with a wild roar, yellow sand spread outwards.
"Tyranitar! He actually has a Tyranitar!"
The audience excitedly waved their fists. A Metagross versus a Tyranitar—such a battle was rare even in regional conferences.
They never expected to see a battle of this caliber in the Electricity Cup.
It was a pity Metagross wasn't at full strength, or the match would have been even more exciting.
However, Chimchar's clever strategy against Metagross made this match quite thrilling too.
The ingenious use of Dig, Chimchar's Blaze, and a Flame Wheel that was no less powerful than Flare Blitz—audiences who understood Pokémon battles were already ecstatic.
It wasn't just the audience who was shocked; the arrogant heir was too.
He was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth. "You have a Tyranitar and you didn't use it? You used a little monkey to play with me!"
"Metagross, Comet Punch!"
"Stone Edge, Crunch!"
Having practiced Stone Edge daily, Tyranitar had long made it an instinct.
With a thought, Tyranitar easily conjured a dozen Stone Edges, which flew out and struck Metagross. Its Comet Punch was almost disrupted.
Tyranitar spread its arms, easily caught Metagross's attacking claw, then bent down and bit Metagross's arm.
Dark Evil-attribute energy permeated Metagross's body through Tyranitar's fangs.
Metagross cried out in pain.
"Throw it away, Dark Pulse."
The dark energy struck Metagross's back, completely knocking it down.
Metagross still wanted to get up, but Kebi wouldn't give it a chance.
"Earthquake!"
The battleground had already been riddled with holes by Chimchar's Dig.
Powerful seismic waves spread outwards from under Tyranitar's feet. In an instant, it was as if the sky and earth were collapsing, and the shattered ground directly swallowed Metagross.
"Hyper Beam!"
A dazzling white light precisely hit the bulging mound of earth where Metagross was buried.
It blasted open a large pit in the soil, revealing the unconscious Metagross within.
The victory had no suspense.
The arrogant heir stared blankly at the defeated Metagross.
How could he lose? How could he lose to some guy who came out of nowhere?
He was clearly using his grandfather's ace Metagross, so why did he still lose?
The audience's gazes, like they were watching a clown, deeply stung him.
This victory was not only Tyranitar's victory but also Chimchar's.
Tyranitar took down Metagross with a smooth combo, and Chimchar deserved half the credit.
Of course, the arrogant heir's inability to unleash Metagross's full power was also a significant reason.
The entire venue was as quiet as a desolate graveyard, then in the next second, it became as lively as a football stadium filled with fifty thousand spectators.
The completely destroyed battleground and Tyranitar's power deeply shocked all the spectators.
Although Metagross was ultimately defeated by Tyranitar, Chimchar also gained experience.
It directly leveled up from level 22 to level 24. After Nurse Joy's treatment, Kebi released Chimchar, but Chimchar showed no intention of evolving.
Kebi finally breathed a sigh of relief; Chimchar's accumulation wasn't enough, and it wasn't a good time to evolve.
After this battle activated Blaze, Chimchar's aptitude improved from Blue (57/100) to Blue (61/100), making Kebi even more determined to unlock the power of the Blaze ability.
That annoying Mayor actually scheduled the finals for the afternoon.
This forced Kebi to thoroughly enjoy a meal of Mauville City's specialties at the restaurant the Mayor had prepared for the two Champion candidates.
And the finals, naturally, had no suspense.
Kebi held the Champion trophy and looked at the Champion's prizes on the table, happily revealing his prepared eight pearly white teeth.
As for that arrogant heir, after Metagross was defeated, he was the trash who couldn't even secure third place.
Besides the electric engine, the Champion's prizes also included one year's supply of Electric-attribute Pokémon food, a Thunder Stone, and a bottle of Electric Enhancement Potion.
The Pokémon food was a basic type, totaling four hundred kilograms. All good ingredients, but not specifically targeted, so Trainers could add ingredients and optimize it according to their own needs.
The one responsible for presenting the Champion's award was Tie Xuan himself.
"Hahaha, I truly didn't misjudge you, kid. You almost defeated Metagross with your Chimchar."
"The time you've spent as a Trainer is indeed short, but your performance at this year's Ever Grande Conference will surely be outstanding."
Kebi nodded, "Mr. Tie Xuan, I plan to challenge the Zǐjǐn Gym. Do you know when you'll be available?"
Tie Xuan stroked his beard, "That might have to wait about a week. There's been quite a backlog of challenge applications recently, so even if I wanted to squeeze you in, I wouldn't have the chance."
"If you need a good place to train Pokémon, I recommend you go to the Steel Valley north of Mauville City. Many powerful steel attribute Pokémon reside there."
"You can challenge them to improve your Pokémon's strength, and at the same time, choose suitable steel attribute Pokémon to capture and train."
Steel Valley is indeed a good place.
Kebi almost forgot about this place. Ash captured his Torkoal in Steel Valley.
Kebi certainly didn't intend to steal Ash's Pokémon; he didn't have much feeling for Torkoal either.
The main thing was that Torkoal, a Fire-attribute Pokémon, ran to Steel Valley and challenged the local Pokémon every day. Its strength was probably accumulated that way.
"I'll train in Steel Valley for a week. By the time I return, the Elekid's Pokémon Egg should be almost ready to hatch. Steel Valley isn't suitable for bringing a Pokémon Egg into."
Tie Xuan continued, "Perhaps due to the unique environment, the Pokémon in Steel Valley are quite irritable. steel attribute Pokémon can significantly increase their strength after staying for a few months."
"This has led many Trainers to try and capture them, causing the relationship between the local Pokémon and humans to worsen, and they now actively attack humans who enter their territory."
"You must be extremely careful and exit Steel Valley before evening."
Kebi nodded. Go in during the day to level up, and come out at night to rest.
Pokémon don't care if it's day or night; they'll fight you if they see you.
"The Electric Enhancement Potion can comprehensively boost the abilities of Electric-attribute Pokémon and strengthen their talent to a certain extent, but it's not suitable for newborns."
"You'd best give it to Elekid when it's about to evolve into Electabuzz."
This bottle of Electric Enhancement Potion was even rarer than the electric engine.
As long as you drink it, you get stronger. It's faster acting and has no burden compared to the electric engine, which needs to be carried long-term.
It was clear the Mayor spared no expense to organize the Electricity Cup well.
By hosting the Electricity Cup, Mauville City, which had been in decline year by year, might regain some opportunities for development.
If they did more landscaping in Central Park and released some Bug-attribute Pokémon, they could even hold another Bug-Catching Contest next year.
The Electricity Cup in summer, the Bug-Catching Contest in autumn, and the Zǐjǐn Gym—perhaps Mauville City could truly revive.
Of course, Kebi, flying towards Steel Valley on a Fearow, didn't care whether the Mayor was wise or not.
Kebi's first impression of Steel Valley was desolation.
Not a blade of grass grew here, indicating it was no ordinary place.
Since they were all steel attribute Pokémon, this place was very suitable for Chimchar.
Upon arriving at such a good place, the first thing to do was check in.
【Checked in at Steel Valley, received reward: lava stone.】
【lava stone: Contains powerful and pure flame energy. Fire-attribute Pokémon carrying it for a long time can improve their physique, but the lava stone is too hot and carries a risk of burns.】
Kebi raised an eyebrow. A treasure that could burn a Fire-attribute Pokémon? That's interesting.
This also indicated that Steel Valley was indeed a treasure trove.