"How could that be?"
Cynthia looked at Wallace in disbelief.
Wallace might have been considered one of the weaker Champions.
But he still had two Pokémon with Master-level strength.
How could he lose to Lu Ze, who only had one Master-level Pokémon?
In official battles, they were either three-on-three or six-on-six.
Although Lu Ze had many Elite Four-level Pokémon, with only six Pokémon allowed to take the field, his advantage was not that great.
At most, he had a slight advantage in rotation options.
This was not a Gym battle. Even Champions could switch Pokémon.
"We'll only know if we try."
For once, Wallace wanted to battle Lu Ze.
Steven Stone rarely praised someone so highly.
Seeing Wallace like this, Cynthia could not help becoming curious about Lu Ze's progress during this period.
It was difficult for Gym Leader-level Pokémon to break through to Elite Four level.
But breaking through from Elite Four level to Master level was even harder.
She had originally thought Lu Ze's Crobat and Snorlax would need a long time to make their breakthroughs.
Yet unexpectedly, after only a few days apart, Lu Ze's Crobat had already succeeded.
Lu Ze had no idea about Cynthia's surprise or Wallace's thoughts beside him.
He was slightly disappointed.
He had originally hoped Ceruledge could break through this time.
Still, it was not too bad. The Bug Badge was in hand.
Now, he should only be two badges behind Ash, right?
Lu Ze was not entirely sure, but it was not a big issue.
After recalling Ceruledge into its Poké Ball, Lu Ze received a message from Hua Er.
Seeing Hua Er's message, Lu Ze could not help smiling.
As expected, Hua Er had failed.
She had not caught the white Gastly.
What was more—
"Did you go dig coal