Courage to Face Legends, the World in Uproar!

According to the rules Hu Yang had established in the Gym, challengers could sometimes receive a Gym Badge without winning.

For example, trainers who did not back down easily and dared to face Legendary Pokémon.

Courage was an essential virtue for a qualified trainer.

However, this trainer named Yuji did not seem all that qualified.

Hu Yang sat on the second floor of the Gym, stroking the fluffy head of the Growlithe beside him as he continued watching the battle below.

Facing Regice, Yuji felt an unprecedented pressure, especially the icy Intimidate emanating from it that made him shiver uncontrollably.

With a grave expression, he pursed his lips. For the first battle, he had sent out a Braviary.

Yuji had originally intended to use Braviary to test this Gym Leader's commanding ability and the strength of his Pokémon.

But what he had not expected was that the other side would send out the Legendary Regice in the very first battle.

Yuji felt incredibly conflicted. Looking at Regice's body covered in solid ice, he did not even know where to have Braviary begin its attack.

Just then, the Slowking across from him spoke. "Getting distracted in battle is a very bad habit."

Yuji froze.

As Slowking's words fell, Regice moved.

The yellow dots on its face began to flash, gathering a frigid beam of light in front of it before sweeping it forward.

"Dodge It!"

Yuji shouted, but it was already too late. Regice's Ice Beam was simply too fast!

The Ice Beam instantly struck Braviary.

Braviary did not even make a sound before it was frozen solid and lost its ability to battle.

His Pokémon... had been defeated in a single move!

Yuji's mouth fell open, as though he wanted to say something.

Just then, after checking Braviary's condition,