At 1:40 p.m., at venue 5, Julian really went to watch Will's match.

  "Okay, I'm here! Now you hurry to the pyer room," Julian said, notig Will standing stubbornly beside him, refusing to leave.

  Will had dragged him all the way from their hotel room just so Julian could watch his match.

  "You guys o keep an eye on him," Will instructed Han, Zosh, and Shen, who were standing nearby.

  "Don't let him run away! Just wait until I show off my power with a string of three victories!"

  Obviously he didn't really believe what Julian said

  "e o's go! Julian said he's not going anywhere" Shen said, a bit impatiently.

  Among the five of them, Julian was the stro, while Will was sidered the weakest.

  Yet, somehow, Will was still iour while the others had been eliminated earlier.

  Will often jokingly referred to himself as the "Emperor of Luck" and now Shen couldn't help but feel that Will might actually embody that "Luck".

  As the clock struck two o'clock, the atmosphere became electric with anticipation.

  "Let's go, Charizard!"

  Will shouted, sending out his stro Pokémon.

  In opes like this ohe Pokémon used by trainers had to be registered with the event anizers beforehand. For this particur match, Will had registered Charizard, Pidgeot, and Camerupt. That meant he was limited to using just those Pokémon during the match, though he could choose the order in which to send them out.

  Charizard emerged from its Poké Ball with a loud roar, spreading its magnifit wings wide. It let out a brilliant fme into the air before nding fidently on the ground, exuding an impressive fighting spirit.

  "Heracross!" The oppo called out.

  Heracross was a rare and powerful Bug-type Pokémon, boasting a sedary Fighting type, which made it quite formidable. Notably, Heracross could also Mega Evolve, adding to its strength.

  Fag Charizard's fmes, Heracross didn't seem intimidated at all. Instead, it appeared full of fighting spirit and ready to battle.

  Heracross: If I win this match, I'll get a treat of ten jars of honey.

  "HERA~"

  Heracross's momentum rose sharply, it was obviously a mild-mannered and even a little timid kind of Pokemon, but the aura it showed at this time was close to that of a steroid induced bodybuilder.

  "What's up with this guy? Where's Beedrill?" Will murmured to himself, creeping into his voice.

  He had done his homework on the oppo's team and watched videos of their past matches through the ference anizers.

  The oppo had pyed twice, oh Beedrill, oh Butterfree, and in an individual match, he also used Beedrill And Butterfree, using these two Pokémon to defeat Rival's three Pokémon, in Will's opinion, it was just two rookie trainers peg at each other

  In his mind, Will had thought it would be easy to defeat them with Charizard.

  Will believed Bug-type trainers were generally synonymous with weakness, mainly because most Bug Pokémon, even at their final forms, teo be less powerful pared to others.

  There were strong Bug Pokémon out there, but they were quite rare. Most trainers, like the one in front of Will, chose Bug types simply because they were easy to feed and evolve.

  He had expected an average trainer, but now he against a fierce Heracross instead.

  Charizard level 42.

  Heracross level 46.

  The level difference was clear, and uhe Probing Eyes, their stats were id bare for Julian to see.

  "Charizard, use Fmethrower!" Will anded.

  "Heracross, go for a Horn Attack!" the oppo shouted back.

  Heracross boldly charged forward, its thick hlowing with white energy. It collided directly with Charizard's Fmethrower, splitting the fmes in two while rapidly maneuvering around the fire.

  "Charizard, don't hold back! Let's see how long Heracross st against you!"

  Will was realizing that the oppo had been hiding their strength during the team petition. They clearly wao secure a better result in the individual matches.

  Charizard unleashed a tinuous stream of fmes, intensifying its output.

  'Ten jars of honey!'

  Heracross bellowed, swinging its horn powerfully, smashing through the fmes. It fpped its wings and aimed a fierce Horn Attack at Charizard's soft underbelly.

  The hit sent Charizard spiraling through the air.

  "Use Aerial Ace, Heracross!"

  The oppo shouted fidently.

  As Charizard finally regained trol in the air, it felt the sting of pain in its stomach, as if its insides were twisting together.

  "Charizard, dodge!"

  Will yelled, urgency evident in his voice.

  In that split sed, Charizard noticed a fsh of white light rag toward it. Then, before it could react, Heracross struck again, nding another blow to its belly.

  "Seismic Toss!"

  Will anded, desperation creeping into his tone.

  Charizard, feeling intense pain from its stomach, let out a frustrated roar. The red light surrounding its body activated its Fire abilities, allowing it to gather some strength. Charizard's arms ed around Heracross, lifting it high into the air.

  "Naive fool! Heracross break free!" the oppoaunted, smirking as they watched the struggle unfold.

  With its powerful Fighting type, Heracross was naturally strong.

  Charizard, despite its size and strength, found it challenging to hold on to its oppo.

  "Charizard, use Inferno!" Will ordered fiercely.

  As Charizard began to desd rapidly, it opes mouth to create a swirling vortex of fmes that engulfed both itself and Heracross.

  Heracross let out a series of pained roars, its strength waning uhe seari.

  "Heracross twenty jars of honey, Bug Bite!" the oppo suddenly shouted, a look of determination crossing their face.

  In that moment, the pain from the fmes seemed to vanish for Heracross, repced by the tantalizing thought of twenty jars of honey awaiting it.

  For a foodie, nothing was more motivating than food and if there was, it's more food.

  "F***, That's cheating!"

  Will excimed in shock. He hadn't expected his oppoo use food as motivation for their Pokémon.

  Uhe onsught of Bug Bite, Charizard's resolve finally crumbled, and its fiery fmes extinguished.

  Its grip on Heracross loosened.

  "Charizard, wake up!"

  Will shouted desperately, hoping to rouse his Pokémon as it began to plummet toward the ground.

  "Charizard loses the ability to fight, Heracross wins!" The referee's voice rang out, firming the result.

  Charizard crashed heavily to the ground, while Heracross stood tall, covered in burns but with shining eyes that reflected pure determination.

  The trainer beside Heracross beamed with anticipation.

  "Win the match, and you'll be rewarded with fifty jars of honey!" the trainer enced Heracross.

  "Hera~"

  Heracross: It's on, hurry up and send your Pokémon, I'm going to dry it.