Poké Ball level battles generally follow a 2VS2 duel rule.
After Liz explained the battle rules, Erika and Fang Yuan took their positions on either side of the Grass Arena.
The Dojo Apprentices in the nearby spectator seats began to assess Fang Yuan.
"I heard that this challenger is from Shinnoh, but his ranking is a bit low."
"Today's challengers are all pretty low-ranked, no threat to Miss Lijia at all, but it's not necessarily the case for us, so we have to take it seriously and not overlook any detail in the battle!"
"Look, I've even got the video camera ready..."
"Wow..."
Amidst the discussion of the apprentices, the command "Start the battle" came from the Referee, Liz.
Miss Lijia and Fang Yuan simultaneously took out their Poké Balls.
With the grace of peerless elegance, Erika sent out her Pokemon amidst a whirlwind of flying leaves. Amidst them appeared a Pokemon that resembled a young girl wearing a green gown.
This Pokemon wore a red floral accessory, its petals dotted with white spots, and its green leaves formed its hair and body. It was as cute and beautiful as its Trainer, the epitome of perfection.
Grass type spirits, Miss Skirt!!
On Fang Yuan's side...
"Venusaur!!!!!"
With a "Venusaur!!" roar, the entire battlefield seemed to quake.
A gigantic creature, nearly five meters tall, appeared on the battleground.
Grass Overlord, Venusaur enters the fray!
Unlike an ordinary Venusaur, Fang Yuan's was not only enormous; it radiated a golden Dominant Field that emanated a strong deterrence. In the Alola Region, any Grass-type Pokemon that saw Venusaur would involuntarily submit to it. This was the commanding effect of the Dominant Field.
"It's up to you, Venusaur," Fang Yuan said.
Well, since the previous super ancient battle was given to Mane Rock Werewolf, this time it was Venusaur's turn to warm up.
As soon as Venusaur appeared on Fang Yuan's side, the Rainbow Dojo's Referee Liz, and those spectating Dojo Apprentices, were all dumbfounded.
Venusaur... Venusaur??
Even Erika, the Grass-type Master herself, was stunned by the impressive aura of Venusaur, her pupils constricted, showing an incredulous expression.
This challenger...
Everyone looked at the monster-like Venusaur and swallowed hard. This challenger, they called this Pokemon Venusaur??
"You..." Erika turned to look at Fang Yuan.
At that moment, Erika suddenly realized that she had kicked an iron plate.
The challenger might have a low ranking, but his strength was unimaginable.
In an instant, Erika judged that the strength of this Venusaur was stronger than that of her own main Pokemon.
The rich aura of nature could not deceive her.
"Let's begin," Fang Yuan said with a slight smile.
At this moment, Fang Yuan didn't care whether others were shocked by Venusaur's immense size and Dominant Field; he directly gave the first attack order.
"Venusaur, Crazy Plants!" Fang Yuan commanded.
"Venusaur——" Hearing the command, Venusaur shook its head, looking at its opponent, the delicate Miss Skirt.
Unfortunately, though the opponent was cute, it was not as adorable as Shaymin. Venusaur opted for a ruthless approach.
Boom!!
Under the might of Crazy Plants, the ground immediately cracked and rumbled.
Instantly, several trees rapidly grew on the ground, uprooting and forming a mini forest in a flash. Countless trunks soared into the air, spreading out like a thousand hands pressing down on Miss Skirt.
As tree shadows filled the sky, Erika, shocked, waved her arm swiftly, issuing commands to the stunned Miss Skirt, "Butterfly Dance——"
Though it was referred to as Butterfly Dance, in a blink, Miss Skirt displayed a variety of dance poses—Butterfly Dance, Wobble Dance, Petal Dance. The graceful steps enabled Miss Skirt to narrowly dodge the colossal branches that plunged into the ground.
At the same time, she toughened up and retaliated against Venusaur with falling leaves.
This was the lesson Erika intended to teach, the tactic of integrating various dance skills into a beautiful combat artistry. Originally, that was the plan.
But now, the flustered Miss Skirt's movements had lost all grace and beauty, clumsily evading the oncoming assault of Crazy Plants. Her counterattacks couldn't even break through the giant trees' defense, and no matter how agile her moves, they stood no chance against the overwhelming pressure of a Great Move that could cover the entire arena, leaving no room to maneuver.
"Me——"
After struggling for a moment, Miss Skirt was submerged by the treeline, emitting pained Growls.
"Venusaur——" With a roar from Venusaur, it used Growth on Crazy Plants, increasing its power and shattering the forest in an instant, filling the arena with swirling Smoke.
At the same time, the information about the Rainbow Gym Leader, Erika, emerged in Fang Yuan's mind.
A top second-stage Miss Skirt, huh?
It seems I have underestimated my opponent before.
But unfortunately, even without Mega Evolution, the current Venusaur, with its normal capabilities, can combat top fourth-stage, which is the species limit of King Level strength.
Moreover, with its Dominant Field specially oppressive towards Grass-type Pokemon, there won't be any suspense in this battle.
...
"Mr. Fang Yuan... The battle video has been uploaded, and your ranking will be updated within about 12 hours,"
After the battle ended, Fang Yuan left the Rainbow Dojo with a smile, following Referee Liz's reminder.
The match didn't take more than 10 minutes. Now, returning to find Eevee shouldn't be too late.
At that moment.
Inside the Rainbow Dojo, there was silence.
Miss Lijia looked at the devastated arena and pursed her lips.
She lost.
Even after sending out her ace, a Venusaur close to the top limit of strength, reaching the level of a Quasi-King, and abandoning dance techniques for her strongest tactics, she still lost thoroughly.
One could say that she gave it her all in this battle. It was nothing like the dojo battles where she sent out Pokemon that were barely trained.
"Teacher Lijia..." The dojo apprentices came up, concerned.
At that moment, as they looked at the devastated arena, they could empathize with Lijia's feelings.
They never thought that one day Teacher Lijia would be so thoroughly dominated, with barely any room to fight back.
Right then, the most silent of all was Lijia herself. After reflecting, she gently shook her head and said, "That Venusaur, it resembles the Overlord from the Alola Region... Shinnoh, Fang Yuan, who is he?"
That Venusaur absolutely possessed King Level strength.
Lijia had never heard of a young skilled Trainer owning a King Level Venusaur.
"Don't know... But the battle video has been uploaded. The Pokemon Battle Committee should be paying attention to him very soon," said Referee Liz.
"Okay, Liz, could you please keep an eye out for me? I'd like to know more about the opponent," Lijia took a deep breath and then apologized to her apprentices, "Sorry, we'll postpone today's lesson to tomorrow."
Mainly because the Pokemon used for teaching... needed healing.
At this moment, although Lijia appeared relaxed, she felt like crying inside. Had she known, she wouldn't have chosen this guy with the lowest ranking.
The young lady now just wanted to sleep away her worries.
Fang Yuan, she remembered him!
...
Pokemon Battle Committee.
Kanto Branch.
This place was filled with numerous professionals who would assess the quality of World Championship battle videos and then update the Trainers' rankings.
Lijia, Gym Leader of the Rainbow Dojo, though currently only at Pokeball level, had tremendous potential. Her true strength far exceeded her current ranking and she was the focus of the committee's attention. As soon as her latest battle video was uploaded, a group of judges prioritized it for review.
"Miss Lijia finally battled again. She's about to be promoted to Ultra Ball level, isn't she?"
"Eh, wait a second, why is her opponent just a rookie? That won't be much of a rise in ranking."
Seeing that Lijia's opponent was only a novice, the judges showed a lack of interest.
"No... that's not right!"
However, soon, they rubbed their eyes vigorously because the battle data clearly recorded...
Lijia, defeated.
"This... how is this possible?"
The committee judges couldn't believe it and started playing the recorded battle video. A nameless newbie had beaten Lijia, who had the potential to challenge the Elite Four of Kanto within the next ten years??
With skepticism, they watched the entire recorded battle, then fell into silence.
How could such a Venusaur exist...
This newbie... absolutely was a monster!
"Notify Chairman Kona."
"This new guy has a King Level Pokemon."
"He can't be treated as an ordinary contestant, we need to pay close attention."