Against an opponent at the level of a Gym instructor, this was practically a record that approached absolute superiority.
Xinhai wanted to ask what exactly "entering the hall" meant, but Instructor Sasaki merely smiled and shook his head, clipped the Poké Ball back onto his belt, and waved at him.
"Don't rush. You still have some way to go before reaching that goal. Once you truly achieve it, you'll naturally understand."
With that, he turned and headed down the corridor, quickly disappearing around the corner.
Xinhai stood at the edge of the field, staring in the direction Instructor Sasaki had left for a while in thought. Then he shook his head, temporarily setting aside those tangled thoughts, and headed toward the treatment equipment at the side of the field.
He placed all six Poké Balls into their slots one by one and pressed the activation button.
The machine let out a low hum as blue indicator lights lit up in sequence, showing that it was providing basic stamina recovery and treatment to the Pokémon inside the Poké Balls.
Xinhai sat in a chair beside the treatment equipment, leaned back against it, stretched out his legs slightly, and quickly replayed the battle in his mind.
When Blaziken faced Ursaring, its transition into the Closing Form after that Rock Smash Kick had been nearly half a second faster than before.
Gardevoir's connection between Teleport and Psychic was now so smooth that there was almost no visible break in its energy flow.
Eevee's final Spiral Shadow Ball had been formed in advance amid the afterimages of Quick Attack—this kind of advance conversion between different Types of energy would have been impossible just a week ago.
His partners' improvement was undeniable. Yet Instructor Sasaki's words, "six against three" and "entering the hall," made Xinhai