Pokémon: When the World Changed

Chapter 571 566: The Sky Dragon

"Your Charizard seems to have also received the inheritance of the Sky Clan, right?"

Marcus looked deeply at Charizard once more and then showed a doubtful expression on his face.

"That's right. Back then, when I challenged the Gym in Gullhaven City, I received guidance from the leader Andrea," Ethan nodded, knowing that the Sky Clan Marcus was referring to was precisely the family that supported Leader Andrea Williams.

"Then it's not strange. I've heard that the Sky Clan's Sky Festival is about to begin. You'll go participate, right?"

Marcus suddenly changed the topic, which made Ethan freeze slightly. The Sky Festival had already been mentioned before by Leader Andrea, but when she spoke of it she stopped and did not give further explanations.

"Can I also participate in the Sky Festival?" Ethan asked with some confusion. Just from the name one could tell that it was a grand event exclusive to Flying-type Pokémon. If he had the opportunity, he would naturally want to attend.

"Exactly. Dragon Valley and the Sky Clan have an agreement. The dragon messengers of our Dragon Valley can also participate in the Sky Festival."

Upon hearing this, Ethan was once again bewildered. From those words, what relationship was there between Dragon Valley and the Sky Festival?

Wait... if the sky had to be related to dragons...

Could that be... the legendary Sky Dragon?

...

Not long afterward, the tournament competition resumed.

And as the battles continued, the list of participants for the fourth round was quickly determined.

Ethan, Thomas, Kevin, and Lucien.

Among them, Thomas, Kevin, and Lucien each possessed three pseudo-legendary Pokémon, while Ethan could be said to be the only exceptional case among the four.

"So in the end, those four are the ones who made it this far..."

The four valley Masters looked at the final top four list and could not help but sigh with emotion.

"Magnus, it seems that this time your Daleron League has found a real treasure. Two of the four semifinalists are dragon messengers from your League."

One of the valley Masters congratulated them, though he was still smiling. That Ethan had reached the top four, but his strength was clearly inferior to the other three, and not by a small margin.

Under those circumstances, it was actually still a contest among the other three.

Moreover, the Dragon-type trainers of their Tavaria League had always been the strongest among all the Leagues.

He was convinced that the final first place would undoubtedly belong to Kevin, from his Tavaria League.

"It's a pity that only Dragon-type Pokémon can participate in the Dragon King Festival. Both that Ethan's Charizard and Tyranitar, although they possess dragon lineage, still cannot enter the Dragon's Lair."

At that moment, the dark-skinned valley Master from the Sylvara League suddenly spoke, his tone clearly sour.

This time, two of the messengers who reached the top four belonged to the Daleron League; Kevin was from the Tavaria League and Thomas from the Federal League. Among the four, there was not a single dragon messenger from his Sylvara League!

"He is an Elite-level Pokémon Researcher. His goal is not the Dragon King Festival," one of the valley Masters gently shook his head.

Besides powerful trainers, Pokémon Researchers with vast knowledge were also an invaluable treasure to any League.

In some cases, an Elite-level Pokémon Researcher was even more valuable than an Elite-level trainer, since a single Pokémon Researcher could train a great number of experts.

Just like the Magmortar evolution method discovered by Ethan, which had already allowed a champion-level trainer to achieve a new breakthrough in strength.

After hearing the words of one of the valley Masters, the dark-skinned valley Master's expression changed slightly. Although there was competition among the different masters, he could not deny that point.

In fact, Ethan's contribution to Dragon Valley, after discovering the evolution method of Kingdra, had already surpassed to a certain degree that of a powerful dragon messenger.

On the field, after seeing the top four list, the other observing dragon messengers also began to discuss animatedly.

"It seems that only one more battle remains. As long as I defeat that Lucien, Ethan will not be a threat."

Kevin smiled slightly when he saw the final top four list.

Not only Kevin; most of the messengers present thought the same.

"What bad luck... I actually have to face that Ethan."

At the other end, Ethan's opponent in this round, Thomas, frowned.

He possessed three pseudo-legendary Pokémon, but in the fourth round he could only send two to battle, which was a huge disadvantage.

Moreover, although Ethan's other three Pokémon seemed to have normal strength, both Charizard and Tyranitar were clearly his main core. In a 2 vs 2 battle, that was truly unfavorable.

"But it's not like he can't be dealt with. If my Pokémon can gain the advantage with that move, then the result will already be decided."

...

The next day, the tournament semifinal began.

"My opponent is Thomas?"

Ethan looked at his opponent's information and showed a thoughtful expression.

According to the data, Thomas's three Dragon-type pseudo-legendary Pokémon were Dragonite, Garchomp, and Goodra.

"Goodra...?"

Upon seeing Goodra, Ethan's heart stirred.

When Charizard had been injured before, it had been precisely a Goodra who helped heal it.

The healing ability of that Goodra had been truly astonishing—so much so that Ethan had even considered capturing one.

While he was thinking, he saw that Thomas had already arrived at the battlefield riding on his Dragonite.

At that moment, Thomas's face looked somewhat solemn. Evidently, after witnessing Charizard's terrifying power, he felt some apprehension.

Seeing his opponent enter, Ethan also mounted Charizard and arrived at the battlefield. The two exchanged glances, waiting for the start of the battle.

As time passed, more and more Pokémon gathered around, which was the signal that the battle was about to begin.

"Let's begin," Thomas said to Ethan in the League's common language.

"Alright, let's begin," Ethan replied with a slight smile, as a Poké Ball appeared in his hand.

Because it was a 2 vs 2 battle, both had previously returned their Pokémon to their Poké Balls with mutual understanding.

Now, with the start of the battle, the two threw their Poké Balls at the same time, releasing their first Pokémon.

The Pokémon sent out by Ethan was Charizard, while the Pokémon sent by Thomas turned out, unexpectedly, to be Goodra.

"Goodra?"

"Thomas clearly has Dragonite and Garchomp, two pseudo-legendaries much more oriented toward combat. Why did he decide to send Goodra first?"

Upon seeing Thomas's choice, the other dragon messengers were surprised. In terms of combat power, Goodra, which tended more toward support, was clearly not as strong as the other two.

Even so, Thomas made that choice, which inevitably made people think: no one knew what plans he had prepared.