Yamamoto Xianren walked into the training room, his gaze sweeping over the Pokémon in training as a flicker of approval crossed his eyes.
"Everyone looks to be in good form today."
"Of course. We have to improve day by day!" Xinhai said with a smile.
Yamamoto Xianren smiled and nodded, removing two Poké Balls from his waist and lightly tossing them in his hand.
"Here's today's plan—we'll start with a teaching battle using Blaziken and Gardevoir, then do some targeted training on the problems exposed yesterday. After that, we'll switch to Krookodile and Eevee and follow the same process."
"Alright." Xinhai nodded and looked toward Blaziken and Gardevoir at the edge of the field. "I'll get ready."
Blaziken walked over from the strength-training area, its steps steady and its blue eyes calm and focused.
Yamamoto Xianren gently tossed the two Poké Balls in his hand into the air.
A flash of red light appeared, and Lunatone and Solrock emerged on the other side of the field.
The blue and red Pokémon floated in midair, their light echoing one another and forming a subtle energy field.
"Then, begin," Yamamoto Xianren said.
"Blaziken, Rock Smash, Jump Kick!"
"Gardevoir, Teleport! Hold Lunatone back!"
Blaziken's right leg abruptly ignited with dark-red Fighting-type energy, which wound around its shin and foot, forming a lava-like coating of energy.
It charged straight at Solrock, raising its right leg high.
At the same time, Gardevoir and Lunatone vanished from where they stood in perfect sync.
The next second, they reappeared some distance away. Lunatone, which had wanted to support its partner, was caught up by Gardevoir and could only watch as Solrock was defeated.
The Jump Kick landed squarely on Solrock's rocky body.
Boom—!!!
Solrock was sent flying backward by the kick. It rolled twice through the