Charmander's Basic Assessment

The two soon arrived at a training room. It was covered with dark sound-absorbing mats, with clean walls and soft lighting. There was also a bench along one side for Trainers to rest on. The environment was indeed quiet and private.

"What do you think? This is usually for Trainers like you, Xinhai, who are sponsored by our Gym. The soundproofing is excellent." Flannery pushed open the door and looked around.

"It's perfect, thank you." Xinhai nodded. This place was more than spacious enough for all his partners to move around without disturbing anyone else.

"Then I won't disturb you guys! Get along well, Charmander!" Flannery said, giving Xinhai another wink before closing the door behind her and leaving.

Xinhai smiled and shook his head, then released all of his partners.

Blaziken, Gardevoir, Zigzagoon, Mightyena, Sandile, and Feebas appeared one after another, along with Eevee, who had been following at Xinhai's feet.

Everyone's curious gazes fell upon the new Great Ball at Xinhai's waist, as well as the somewhat nervous and reserved orange figure he released from it.

"Everyone, meet our new partner." Xinhai crouched down and gently patted Charmander's back, his voice warm. "This is Charmander. Starting today, he'll be traveling with us and growing stronger alongside us."

He introduced them to Charmander one by one. "This is Blaziken. He's the big brother of our team, and he's also a Fire-type Pokémon. You should learn a lot from him in the future."

"Sha-mo." Blaziken nodded steadily. His blue eyes rested on Charmander with a trace of delight, but even more of the composed Aura of a senior Pokémon sharing the same Type.

"This is Gardevoir. She's one of our most reliable partners, with powerful Psychic abilities and delicate Telepathy. She can teach you many techniques for controlling energy."

"Gardevoir~"