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"My opponent is Hilda!"
Rosa looked at the list of semi-final opponents displayed on the big screen in the center of the venue and suddenly showed a surprised face.
"I didn't expect it either."
Hilda was also slightly surprised to see this, but then she looked at Rosa beside her and said with a smile, "Rosa, we can decide the winner again."
The last time Hilda fought with Rosa was in the finals of the Unova League.
"This time the winner will be me."
Rosa was still confident about this.
"Then let's wait and see."
Hilda heard this and, of course, was not willing to be outdone.
"Then my opponent is you, Gary."
After seeing that his opponent was Gary, Tyson also smiled a little more.
"Let me see your strength, Gary!"
"You will see it."
Gary also responded with a smile.
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Time soon came to the second day, and the first match of the semi-finals was the match between Gary and Tyson.
Under the instructions of the on-site staff, Gary and Tyson walked out of their respective player channels, came to the battlefield, and faced each other.
"Now begins the doubles match between Gary from Pallet Town and Tyson from Mauville City. Both sides can only use two Pokémon. When both Pokémon of one side lose their combat ability, the match ends!"
The referee who came over with the flag took a look at Gary and Tyson, then raised the flag and announced loudly.
"Now please send out your Pokémon!"
As soon as the referee finished speaking, Tyson threw out his two Poké Balls, and soon two figures appeared in front of him.
"Come on stage, Meowth, Grovyle!"
After the white light dissipated, the Pokémon inside also appeared. Their identities were Grovyle and Meowth wearing long boots and a cowboy hat.
Pokémon: Meowth
Type: Normal
Ability: Technician
Gender: Male
Level: 45
Moves: Fake Out, Scratch, Feint, Fury Swipes, Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse, Metal Claw, Shadow Claw, Thunderbolt...
Pokémon: Grovyle
Type: Grass
Ability: Overgrow
Gender: Male
Level: 43
Moves: Detect, Bullet Seed, Leaf Blade, Magical Leaf, Quick Attack, Leaf Storm, Slash, X-Scissor, Energy Ball, Double Team...
"It's that Meowth and a Grovyle!"
At the moment when Tyson sent out the Pokémon, Gary's eyes were on Tyson's unique Meowth, and this Meowth also stopped Ash from reaching the quarterfinals of the Ever Grande Conference, so Gary had some impression of it.
"Since the opponents are Meowth and Grovyle, then it's you, Pupitar, Lairon!"
The Poké Ball thrown by Gary was instantly opened, and then Gary's Pupitar and Lairon appeared opposite Tyson's two Pokémon.
"The game begins!"
After seeing both sides send out Pokémon, the referee immediately announced the start of the battle.
"Meowth, use Fake Out to attack Pupitar!"
At the beginning of the game, Tyson's side took the lead and gave an order to Meowth.
After receiving Tyson's order, Meowth acted quickly and used Fake Out on Pupitar.
Although Meowth's attack also hit, due to Pupitar's own defense, Meowth's attack did not cause much damage.
"What a strong defense!"
It was also after this move that Tyson was amazed at Pupitar's defense.
"Just barely enough,"
Gary commented calmly on Meowth's attack power, and then commanded his Pokémon.
"Pupitar, whip up a Sandstorm!"
At Gary's command, Pupitar immediately whipped up a sandstorm, and countless sands appeared on the field with a storm, covering the entire field.
"Oh no, Meowth and Grovyle, be careful to dodge!"
Looking at the sandstorm covering Meowth and Grovyle, Tyson realized that it was not good, so he reminded his two Pokémon.
But these reminders did not work. After all, in addition to always paying attention to the attacks of the opponent's Pokémon, there were also sandstorms that continued to affect and hurt them.
"Oh no, if only Meowth could learn Rain Dance."
Because Tyson's Meowth did not learn Rain Dance, he also lamented his powerlessness at the situation of his two Pokémon at this time.
"It's our turn, Pupitar, Lairon, use Stone Edge!"
Although the sandstorm on the field also obscured Gary's vision, it did not hinder Pupitar and Lairon.
After Gary's order, dozens of rocks immediately appeared around Pupitar and Lairon. These rocks appeared around the two Pokémon like sharp arrows.
"Go!"
With a wave of Gary's hand, countless rocks were controlled by Pupitar and Lairon and shot in the opposite direction.
"Be careful to avoid!"
Tyson, who could not see the situation in the field, had to let Meowth and Grovyle deal with it by themselves, while he was anxious and worried outside.
After hearing Tyson's order, Meowth and Grovyle in the sandstorm secretly raised their vigilance and carefully watched the situation around them.
When they saw many rocks shooting at them like sharp arrows, they immediately used their agility to shuttle among the rocks.
"Lairon, use Metal Sound!"
However, Gary's offensive was not over, so he gave Lairon such an order next.
Lairon, who received Gary's order, immediately issued a series of harsh and deafening metal sounds, which were transmitted to the Meowth and Grovyle on the opposite side.
After hearing these harsh sounds, the two Pokémon had a splitting headache for a while, so the dodging action gradually stopped.
However, Pupitar's Stone Edge attack did not stop, so after two rocks hit Meowth and Grovyle and knocked them to the ground, the rest of the rocks seemed to have found the target, and they smashed over one after another, soon burying them.
Similarly, Pupitar and Lairon also successfully found the location of Tyson's Meowth and Grovyle with the movement just now.
"Very good, Pupitar, use Dark Pulse, Lairon, use Earth Power!"
After Gary gave the order, Pupitar and Lairon's two attacks rushed towards Meowth and Grovyle respectively.
As for Meowth and Grovyle buried by the stones, they just broke free from the pile of rocks and faced two attacks.
Looking at the two attacks so close, both Meowth and Grovyle had their eyes wide open.
"This is going to be bad!"