Battle Frontier

Xinhai quickly counted the League Coins, confirmed everything was correct, and put them away.

He opened the small bag and looked inside. Aside from a hard card, there was also a Battle Tent-shaped keychain.

"Thanks." After thanking them, Xinhai put everything into his pocket.

He did not leave the Battle Tent right away. Instead, he first went to its treatment area and saw Poliwag, which had been cured of Poison and was full of energy again.

"Poli!" Seeing Xinhai, Poliwag cried out happily. Its round body bounced twice, looking incredibly lively.

"You worked hard, Poliwag." Xinhai smiled and patted its head. After feeding it some Intermediate Energy Cubes, he left the somewhat noisy Battle Tent.

As soon as Xinhai stepped outside, a flash of red light appeared, and Gardevoir and Eevee emerged from their Poké Balls, landing lightly on the ground. Eevee immediately pawed at Xinhai's pant leg with its little paws, asking to be held.

Smiling, Xinhai bent down and scooped the clingy little thing into his arms, gently stroking its soft, warm fur.

"Vee?" (Xinhai, aren't we going to win that Full Restore?) Eevee raised its little head, a trace of confusion and curiosity in its clear eyes.

It remembered that Xinhai had seemed very interested in the item called a Full Restore when he had been reading the rules earlier.

As he walked toward the Pokémon Center, Xinhai patiently explained to Eevee and Gardevoir:

"The Full Restore is certainly tempting, but the risks of continuing the challenge are too great. The Pokémon in rental mode aren't our own partners, after all, so we lack coordination."

"On top of that, Poliwag was Poisoned, and Golbat has used up quite a bit of stamina. If we keep challenging, then if we happen to face an opponent with a Type