The match was about to begin, and the host stood in the center of the arena, microphone in hand, loudly introducing the two contestants.
"First, let's welcome Jiang Mo, a contestant from Kyoto University!"
The host enthusiastically announced, "Jiang Mo is a student of Dr. Ouyang and also a Senior Researcher. He has published numerous papers on Eevee's evolutions and hybrid Tree Fruits, enjoying a high reputation in both academia and the Trainer community! His strength is beyond doubt; let's look forward to his exciting performance in the match!"
A round of warm applause and cheers immediately erupted from the stands.
Many spectators were visibly excited to see Jiang Mo appear, clearly indicating he had a large fan base.
Especially the girls, upon seeing Jiang Mo's handsome face, were completely smitten, with screams rising and falling.
"Jiang Mo! Jiang Mo! Jiang Mo!" Someone in the stands shouted Jiang Mo's name, and the atmosphere instantly ignited.
The host then introduced Jiang Mo's opponent: "Next, let's welcome Li Hao, a contestant from Qingmu University! Li Hao is an excellent student from Qingmu University and has achieved good results in campus competitions. Let's look forward to his performance!"
Compared to the enthusiastic introduction for Jiang Mo, Li Hao's introduction was brief and uninspired.
Li Hao stood on the other side of the battle arena, and upon hearing the host's introduction, he felt a wave of speechlessness: "Can't they be less obvious with the preferential treatment...?"
However, he quickly adjusted his mindset, took a deep breath, and looked at Jiang Mo with determined eyes.
He's just a Researcher; maybe his battle skills are only half-baked.
Rotom hovered above the arena and loudly announced: "The match is about to begin! Both contestants, please send out your Pokémon!"
Jiang Mo smiled slightly, took a Poké Ball from his waist, and gently tossed it: "Come out, Eevee!"
"Bui~"
Eevee leaped out of the Poké Ball, landing steadily on the battle arena, its eyes full of confidence and vitality.
Its appearance immediately triggered another round of cheers from the stands.
"It's Eevee! Jiang Mo's Eevee!"
"Sure enough, Jiang Mo sent out Eevee! I knew he would definitely send Eevee out!"
"This Eevee can evolve freely, so it can calmly deal with whatever Pokémon the opponent sends out. It's truly amazing!"
The audience discussed excitedly; clearly, Jiang Mo's Eevee had already become famous.
With its formidable strength and adorable appearance, Eevee had gained countless fans, with some even forming fan clubs specifically for it.
Li Hao's heart tightened when he saw Eevee appear.
Before the battle, Li Hao had reviewed Jiang Mo's information; this Eevee was likely his main Pokémon and incredibly powerful.
He took a deep breath and threw out his first Pokémon: "Come out, Fearow!"
"Gaa!"
Fearow flew out of the Poké Ball, spread its wings, circled in the air, and let out a sharp cry.
Fearow was one of Li Hao's main Pokémon, reaching Elite Level mid-stage, and its Flying-type attribute gave it a certain advantage in terms of spatial positioning.
At this moment, Rotom loudly announced: "Match start!"
Li Hao launched the first attack: "Fearow, use Wing Attack!"
Fearow swiftly dived down, its wings shimmering with white light, striking fiercely at Eevee.
Jiang Mo calmly commanded: "Eevee, use Quick Attack to dodge!"
Eevee's body instantly transformed into a flash of lightning, easily dodging Fearow's attack.
Immediately after, Jiang Mo gave another order: "Eevee, use Shadow Ball!"
Eevee quickly condensed a black energy orb and fiercely hurled it towards Fearow.
Although Fearow tried to dodge, the Shadow Ball was too fast and directly hit its body.
"Gaa!"
Fearow let out a painful cry, its body swayed, clearly having sustained considerable damage.
Li Hao's expression turned grim. He gritted his teeth and continued to command: "Fearow, use Aerial Ace!"
Fearow quickly adjusted its posture and charged fiercely towards Eevee again.
This time, its speed was even faster, and its attack was more ferocious.
Jiang Mo smiled slightly and commanded: "Eevee, use Protect!"
Eevee's body was instantly enveloped by a transparent energy barrier. Fearow's Aerial Ace fiercely crashed against the barrier but failed to cause any damage.
"Now's the time, Eevee, evolve!" Jiang Mo decisively ordered.
Eevee's entire body was immediately enveloped in white light, evolving into Jolteon!
After such a long period of training, Eevee could now shorten the time for its first two evolutions to 5 seconds.
"Now, use Thunderbolt!"
Upon hearing this, Jolteon's body surged with electricity, then unleashed a powerful current that swiftly attacked Fearow, hitting it directly.
Fearow was knocked back several meters, crashing heavily to the ground, losing its ability to battle.
"Fearow is unable to battle! Jolteon wins!" Rotom loudly announced.
A round of warm applause and cheers immediately erupted from the stands.
Jiang Mo's Jolteon easily secured the first victory, demonstrating its powerful strength.
"Fearow!"
Li Hao's expression changed, clearly distressed for Fearow, but time waited for no one, and Rotom urged him to send out his next Pokémon.
"Come out, Sandslash!"
"Roar!"
Sandslash leaped out of the Poké Ball, its body covered in a hard shell, looking very formidable.
"Sandslash, use Dig!" Li Hao commanded loudly.
Sandslash quickly burrowed underground, attempting to damage Jolteon with an underground attack.
Jiang Mo smiled slightly and commanded: "Isn't this giving us an opportunity? Ignore it, let's change forms!"
Immediately, Jolteon evolved into Vaporeon, and at the same time, Sandslash's attack reached it. However, after evolving into Vaporeon, it had a 2x resistance to Ground-type moves, so it didn't take much damage.
"Damn it, it really changes forms. That's a dirty trick!"
"Tsk, if I had an Eevee like that, I'd play like that too. Forcing the opponent to become a reverse-type master, how wonderful that would be!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, exactly, exactly. That Li Hao must be having a hard time now, having to battle with a type disadvantage again."
Exclamations from some people continuously came from the stands, causing Li Hao's mindset to somewhat collapse.
After two consecutive quick evolutions, Vaporeon was still a bit out of breath; after all, this trick really consumed stamina.
"Seize the opportunity, use Water Pulse!"
Seeing Sandslash, which had already gotten close due to Dig, Jiang Mo immediately gave the order.
Upon hearing this, Vaporeon stomped its foot, and a circular water ring was instantly released, the powerful water current directly hitting Sandslash.
"Roar!"
Sandslash let out a painful Roar, crashing heavily to the ground, losing its ability to battle.
"Sandslash is unable to battle! Vaporeon wins! The victor is Jiang Mo from Kyoto University!" Rotom loudly announced.
Li Hao had no choice but to throw out his last Pokémon: "Come out, Rapidash!"
