"You met Gary in the first game," Misty said with a worried look.
"Don't worry too much. Gary will not use the Pokémon he used in the Indigo Plateau Conference this time. Ash, if you use your previous Pokémon, you still have a chance to win," Brock said.
"Brock, are you so pessimistic about the Pokémon I captured in the Johto Region?" Ash said, a little dissatisfied.
"You forgot your first battle with Macy you won by a narrow margin," Brock reminded.
Ash: em...!
Indeed, Ash knew that Gary said he would not use the Pokémon from the Indigo Plateau Conference, and he wanted to do the same. In the selection meeting and the preliminary Alliance, the Pokémon he used were all captured in the Johto Region.
The situation in the selection meeting was better, but in the preliminary Alliance, when he faced Macy, Totodile and Phanpy were defeated. If it weren't for Squirtle, he might have really lost.
So in the second round against Vincent, Ash didn't dare to mess around and used all the Pokémon he had used previously.
But this time, he was up against Gary's whole team. Gary said he would not use the Pokémon from the Indigo Plateau Conference. Ash also wanted to do the same, but the key was that the Pokémon he captured in the Johto Region were not rivals to Gary's Pokémon at all.
If Ash wanted to save face, he would have to learn from Gary. You are doomed to lose tomorrow's game.
"No more talking, I need to think about tactics." Ash was indeed very motivated just now, but after calming down, he knew that the battle with Gary would be very difficult, and he had to think about tactics carefully.
...!
After returning to the room, Gary couldn't help but sigh about Ash's fate.
Ash could have made it to the quarterfinals, but unfortunately, he has to become one of the top 16 now. Obviously, Ash was still a quarterfinal player during the Indigo Plateau Conference. This time he will drop a rank. I hope Ash won't be too affected.
In the afternoon, Professor Oak and Aunt Delia came. They had watched the game and knew that Gary and Ash had advanced to the final tournament, so they came to watch the game.
When they knew that Gary and Ash would face each other in the first round, Professor Oak and Delia cheered for the two.
Gary also accompanied them for dinner and then rested well for a night to prepare for tomorrow's game.
...!
The Silver Conference stadium was now full, and there were already players competing on the field.
The final tournament adopts the form of full-team battles, and the battlefield is divided into four venues: Grass, Rock, Water, and Ice.
The venue will be randomly selected before the battle begins.
When one side loses the ability to fight with three Pokémon, they can take a 5-minute break before the second half of the game.
"This guy is really bad. He can't beat Sneasel with Machamp," Gary said as he watched the live broadcast of the game on TV.
It was broadcasting the first round of the decisive tournament.
Harrison vs. Jackson!
Jackson's strength is not good. He can't even force Harrison's Blaziken. Harrison only used 3 Pokémon to defeat Jackson's entire team. Even Machamp was defeated by Sneasel. It's really embarrassing.
However, the venue is the Ice Field. Sneasel has the home advantage and can use its speed to play with Machamp. It's not too embarrassing.
"Next, it's my turn with Ash." Gary came out of the player room and walked towards the player channel.
After a round of competition, there is a 10-minute break.
10 minutes later...!
"The venue has been restored. Next, the second round of competition will begin. Please invite Gary and Ash to enter."
As the host finished speaking, Gary and Ash walked out of the player channel, immediately causing cheers from the audience.
"Gary! We must win this time!"
"Gary, I will be low-key this time. I will forget about a one-in-six. I will just win the first victory."
"Tsk, the odds for the first win are so low, but you bought it. Don't you believe that Gary can play a series of three in the first half?"
"Anyway, I bought a one-in-three and a one-in-six in the first and second half."
"Brother, you don't treat Ash as a human being. It's hard to win a complete victory, and you still want to win the whole game with a one-in-three. You are dreaming."
"Gary, go!"
Listening to the cheers of the audience around them, the two players entered the command area in the field.
"Let me introduce you. Both players are from Pallet Town. They come from the same place and are fighting on the same stage."
The host introduced: "Gary is very strong. He won three games in the two preliminary games of the Alliance. Moreover, Gary is the grandson of Professor Oak."
While the host introduced, the cameraman immediately showed Professor Oak on the screen.
"Oh my god! Gary is the grandson of Professor Oak. Oh my god, tall, rich, and handsome."
"Ah!! Gary, I want to be your girlfriend. I can do anything."
"Go away. Gary is ours. You are so old. If you do anything to Gary, we will find Officer Jenny."
As soon as the fact that Gary is the grandson of Professor Oak was exposed, it immediately attracted the attention of many women.
Gary looked at the audience and soon saw his cheerleaders. They were dressed fresh and beautiful, which was definitely a beautiful sight at the conference.
The host then introduced: "The opponent, Ash, is a Trainer who made it to the quarterfinals in the Pokémon League Indigo Plateau Conference. They also played against each other in the Indigo Plateau Conference before. I didn't expect them to meet again in the Silver Conference."
"Is it necessary to talk about this kind of thing..." Ash said, feeling embarrassed. Although he had let it go, he still felt uncomfortable when it was mentioned in public.
As long as they are people, they don't want others to mention their past failures.
"Okay, let's see where the battlefield for this game is..."
On the huge screen in the stadium, a circular icon is divided into four parts, each of which has a field mark, and the red light flashes. Finally, the area with the hill pattern is selected.
"It's the Rock battlefield."
The field suddenly sank and shrank to both sides, revealing the Rock field below, and the field quickly rose.
Gary looked at the Rock field, which was all uneven rock, and the rock blocks were densely distributed. Speed-type Pokémon simply couldn't move quickly in such a field.
Because the distance between the rocks is very short, it is not enough for the Pokémon to accelerate.
"Next, decide the order of attacking first and then attacking," the host said.
The turntable on the screen flashed, and the light finally stopped in the red area. Gary was the red side.
"Gary will attack first. Okay, let's see what the first Pokémon of both sides is," the host said.
"Alakazam, the first battle is up to you," Gary threw the Poké Ball.
Great!
Alakazam, who has a humanoid body, appeared. Alakazam looked around the field and looked directly at Gary, waiting for his rival to appear.