Littleroot Town

Route 101 wasn't particularly wide, but it was well maintained. Occasionally, they saw other Trainers cycling or traveling on foot, and whenever they met, they would exchange friendly nods.

Some younger Trainers were also curious about Xinhai's combination of carrying Kirlia on his back while Eevee sat in the basket, casting them friendly looks.

After cycling for over half an hour, an open stretch of grassland appeared beside the road ahead. Several herbivorous Pokémon, including gentle Girafarig and lively Zigzagoon, were leisurely feeding there.

"Let's take a short break." Xinhai parked his bicycle by the roadside, took a sip from his water bottle, and prepared clean drinking water and several Berries that Eevee and Kirlia liked.

"Vee~" Eevee happily ate the Pecha Berries Xinhai had cut up, rubbing its little head against his hand in satisfaction.

"Kirlia." Kirlia took small sips of water while using Psychic type energy to hold up a Blue Oran Berry, savoring it slowly.

Xinhai watched them with a gentle smile. He took out his Pokédex and checked their direction. "At this pace, we should be able to see Littleroot Town in about another hour."

After resting for around ten minutes, Xinhai packed everything away. Just as he was about to set off again, a somewhat shorter Trainer who looked slightly younger than him ran over from the other side of the road, his face full of eagerness.

"Hello! You're a Trainer too, right? Your partners look so well raised! Could we have a Pokémon battle?" The young Trainer issued his energetic invitation, already holding a Poké Ball in his hand.

Xinhai looked at the anticipation in the other's eyes, then at Eevee beside him, whose fighting spirit had also been stirred. Smiling, he nodded. "Of course. How about a simple one-on-one here on this grassland?"