The irritable Kricketune leader.
It possessed Elite Four-level strength.
Even for Beedrill and Alakazam, it was a decent opponent.
Xia Yan also knew that Togekiss and the others longed to take another step forward.
So he decided to take a slight risk and see whether the four little ones could take down this Kricketune together.
Of course.
Xia Yan also wanted to test Zorua's strength.
The previous Pokémon had been far too weak for Zorua, unable to reveal its true strength at all.
Working together with Togekiss and the others would also show whether Zorua could fit into Xia Yan's team and system.
After all.
For a wild Pokémon like Zorua, which already possessed some strength, being caught and then integrating into a trainer's system was quite difficult, time-consuming, and labor-intensive.
If it had been an ordinary Pokémon, Xia Yan might have given up.
But this Zorua was different.
It had already prepared itself to join Xia Yan's team and was willing to put in twice the effort for it.
Xia Yan could not let it down or make it sad.
Most importantly.
It was still only a Zorua.
Yet it seemed to possess Elite Four-level strength. If it evolved again, its potential ceiling could be extremely high.
No matter the reason, Xia Yan felt he should give it a chance.
Of course, the main force in this battle would still be Togekiss, Aegislash, Latios, and Sylveon.
"Are you all right?"
Xia Yan glanced at the somewhat disheveled girl behind him.
There was a little mud on her face, but her delicate features remained clear: large blue eyes, a tall refined nose, neat shoulder-length golden hair, and a red-and-white dress. It displayed a young girl's playful charm while retaining a degree of mobility.
She was Irida, the leader of the