Professor Birch's Invitation

Over the next two days, Xinhai's life returned to the rhythm of training.

Every morning, he brought his partners to Dewford Gym on time, making use of its professional facilities for training.

Blaziken continued deepening its mastery of the Wind Membrane technique, trying to apply it more profoundly to a wider range of moves; Kirlia and Eevee focused on accumulating energy and training their Anticipation Ability, preparing for their impending breakthroughs; Mightyena, Sandile, and Zigzagoon each underwent targeted training as well, consolidating the gains they had made during their exploration of Granite Cave.

Every day, Xinhai also took the initiative to visit familiar training halls and challenge senior trainees he got along well with to Pokémon battles.

Blaziken's formidable strength after evolving, combined with Xinhai's increasingly refined command, often brought overwhelming victories. Even when they occasionally encountered troublesome opponents, they could still scrape out a win after fierce battles.

These battles not only honed his partners' practical combat abilities, but also helped Xinhai and Blaziken better adapt to the changes in power brought by evolution. Their coordination rose to another level.

However, this peaceful yet fulfilling training life was disrupted on the afternoon of the third day.

Xinhai and his partners had just finished training, and he was massaging them to relax their muscles when Brawly hurried into the training grounds, an unusual seriousness on his face.

"Xinhai, stop for a moment." Brawly walked over and spoke in a low voice. "My father wants to see you. Go to his office now."

Xinhai's hands paused slightly, and confusion rose in his heart. Uncle Takeda rarely summoned him unless something important had happened.

He immediately stood up, recalled his partners into their Poké Balls, and nodded to Brawly. "Alright, let's go."

Following behind Brawly, Xinhai thought, What could this be about?