Gardevoir fell silent in thought for a moment. When she raised her red eyes again, they held a thoughtful gleam.
Xinhai did not interrupt Gardevoir's thoughts. Instead, he turned his gaze to the little one on his lap.
"Eevee, your situation is rather special. The breadth and depth of your path are both far too extensive, so it will be the hardest for you to reach Gym level before the tournament." He reached out a finger and gently tapped Eevee's little nose.
"However, we already decided on the general direction of this path. You only need to keep following your original path, improve your proficiency with the few moves selected from each Type, then thoroughly understand the characteristics of different moves and apply those characteristics to other moves."
Eevee blinked her big brown eyes, her fluffy tail lightly sweeping behind her as if to say, "Got it."
"Of course, you also need to continue training your Anticipation Ability. The training method will be the same as Blaziken's: Laser Training, to strengthen your instinctive reactions."
"You need to make your body react immediately the instant you sense danger. Only then can Anticipation be considered fully developed."
"Vee!" Eevee nodded hard and let out a crisp Growl, lightly pressing a small paw against his leg. Her big brown eyes were full of determination.
Xinhai's gaze then shifted in turn to Mightyena and Krookodile.
"Your situations are very different." Xinhai looked at the two powerfully built partners crouched on opposite sides of the field like two statues in entirely different styles.
"Krookodile's fighting style leaned toward frontal breakthroughs and head-on clashes, suppressing opponents through his body and will. Mightyena, on the other hand, leaned more toward technique, using experience and strategy to find an opponent's weak points."
"Both of your fighting styles are