Hearing her say that, Natsui was genuinely curious about what kind of Pokémon she would send out.
Over on her side, Giselle clearly didn't want to waste any time either. Without another word, she opened her Poké Ball.
A flash of blue light, and a Pokémon resembling a circus clown doll appeared on the field.
The audience erupted in gasps of surprise, and looking at its comical appearance, Natsui also recognized it at a glance!
It was a Mr. Mime!!
Even in the Kanto region, Mr. Mime was a rare Pokémon. He hadn't expected Giselle to have one. And what was different from the usual was that this Mr. Mime's body was glowing with a green light. It was clearly a different-colored Pokémon! What people often called a Shiny Pokémon!
"Wow!! This is incredible!" the announcer exclaimed. "Mr. Mime is already rare, but in all my years, this is the first time I've ever seen a Shiny Mr. Mime!"
As a humanoid Pokémon, Mr. Mime had large hands, with a suction cup on each of its ten fingers. Its behavior was like a pantomime performance, and many scholars even believed that its large palms had developed for the purpose of performing pantomime.
And besides battling, Mr. Mime was also a great helper with household chores, which was why it was also very popular and loved by housewives.
It was just unknown whether this Shiny Pokémon was caught by Giselle herself through good luck, or if the family behind her had specially captured it for her.
But regardless, with the appearance of this Shiny Pokémon, coupled with Giselle's popularity, this match already had more than enough hype!
It was foreseeable that, even though it was just a preliminary match, the number of viewers would surely skyrocket!
Outside the field, seeing how amazed everyone was, Koharu turned her head and asked Brock, who was beside her, "Is Mr. Mime... a very strong Pokémon?"
Brock nodded, his bronze-colored face full of seriousness, "Whether it's strong or not depends on the trainer using it, but Mr. Mime's typing is Psychic and Fairy. Both of these types are very mysterious, and compared to other Pokémon, they are indeed tougher to deal with."
At this point, he suddenly smiled, "Actually, before we arrived at the Indigo Plateau, we also encountered a Mr. Mime. Although we didn't catch it, it voluntarily stayed at Ash's house. Aunt Delia even gave it the name Mimey."
Koharu was taken aback, "Aunt Delia?"
"That's Ash's mom," Brock said, clasping his hands and placing them by his cheek, his whole person seeming to radiate a pink glow. "Aunt Delia is a very gentle and virtuous person, you know. And she's also very beautiful!"
After seeing it a few times, Koharu had already gotten used to Brock's infatuations. When he returned from this state, Koharu continued to ask, "So, are Shiny Pokémon stronger than their normal forms in terms of abilities?"
"Well..." Brock looked thoughtful and hesitated for a moment. "In terms of moves and skills, there's actually no difference between the two. As for their other various abilities, since I've never encountered one, I'm not too sure either."
"Is that so..."
Koharu hugged the cute stuffed doll Natsui had bought for her last night tighter, her eyes full of worry as she looked at him.
Seeing this, Brock couldn't help but laugh.
"Actually, you don't need to worry too much," Brock comforted her. "We all know Natsui's strength very well. Even if this Pokémon is Shiny or extremely rare, so what? I don't think it can necessarily beat Natsui!"
On the field, Natsui had already recalled his Blastoise. After a moment of thought, he decided to send out Gardevoir directly.
Since the opponent was Psychic and Fairy, then let's have a battle that's evenly matched in terms of typing!
"Oh, oh, oh!" the announcer said in pleasant surprise. "A showdown between two Psychic-type Pokémon? This will definitely be very exciting to watch! I wonder who will win the final victory. Next, let's wait and see!"
Meanwhile, at the rear of the Indigo Stadium.
Listening to the deafening cheers around him, the President of the Pokémon League Conference, Mr. Goodshow, strolled into the venue's control center.
Inside the control center, many staff members were busy at work. A bearded person in charge, wearing black-framed glasses, saw him and hurriedly stood up.
"President Goodshow, what brings you here?"
Mr. Goodshow waved his hand with a chuckle, signaling him to sit down quickly, "John, how many times have I told you, you don't need to be so formal with me. I'm just taking a stroll."
With that, he looked around and saw that the giant screen in the center was broadcasting the battle between Natsui and Giselle on the Rock Field. The matches from the other three fields had been squeezed into a few small screens on the side.
"How are the viewership ratings today?"
Unlike Mr. Goodshow's overall view, as the director of the Indigo League's live broadcast, John was naturally extremely concerned about the ratings.
"The other matches are all doing okay, but the viewership for this battle on the Rock Field is constantly climbing. Just a moment ago, the real-time viewership has already broken the 20% mark!"
"Oh? That's a number that's usually only reached during the main tournament."
Mr. Goodshow raised his eyebrows in surprise and then began to watch the match seriously.
On the screen, Gardevoir and the Shiny Mr. Mime were constantly engaged in a psychic battle. Although the two Pokémon were fighting back and forth, because their types were the same, they weren't actually dealing any double damage to each other.
It just seemed to be a stalemate, but from Mr. Goodshow's sharp perspective, it was clear that Gardevoir was slowly gaining the advantage.
Looking at one of the trainers, wasn't he one of the young men he had seen at the venue that night?
So it's him!
Mr. Goodshow nodded in approval, "I heard that since the start of the competition, this competitor hasn't lost a single battle. It seems that from now on, we'll have to list him as a key person of interest."
"I'm already on it!" John said excitedly. "In this battle, whether it's the popular trainer, the rare Pokémon, or the outstanding looks of both competitors, it has all made the viewership explode! Not only has it reached the highest point since the start of the competition, but even in all previous tournaments, no preliminary match has ever received so much attention!"
"And most importantly, this is still just the preliminaries! I can't even imagine, after the match is over, the winner will inevitably gain a huge amount of popularity. And when it comes to the main tournament, the semi-finals, or the finals, what kind of viewership will we get!"
"Is that so!?" Mr. Goodshow was clearly very surprised by this. "It seems that for both the competitors and the League, this is indeed good news!"
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