Blackthorn Gym.
Its Gym Leader was a Dragon Tamer who specialized in Dragon-type Pokémon.
Notably, although Dragon Tamers specialized in Dragon-type Pokémon, what they truly loved was any Pokémon that looked like a dragon.
Hatterene had beaten Kingdra and Dragonair thanks to a type advantage—and a hefty dose of potions.
But the final pairing of Gyarados and Charizard gave her trouble.
Fortunately, the Magician also had Mismagius, a Pokémon that proved just how effective the Blue Talent [Well-Bred] was. The Blackthorn Gym battle ended without too many setbacks.
[You defeated the Blackthorn Gym Leader and obtained the Blackthorn Badge]
Got it.
A place in the Silver Conference.
Baimu let out a breath of relief.
You could usually tell something about a simulation subject's strength from their Gym battles.
The sort who could not make it past the preliminaries would inevitably get stuck at the seventh or eighth Gym, needing two or three tries to win.
But subjects capable of reaching the top eight or better, like Paul, generally cleared every Gym on their first try. Getting stuck was not even a consideration.
Someone like the Magician, who swept straight through, had a shot at winning the whole thing.
Both Double-Blue Simulations so far had produced at least a championship title, but whether this one would do better or worse...
That remained to be seen.
Either way, Baimu badly wanted the tier of rewards reserved for a tournament winner or better.
[You finished your Gym Challenge and returned to the Magic School]
The Magician did not linger in Blackthorn City. She said goodbye to the Gym Leader and left.
According to the narration, she was returning to school to work harder at making potions for her formal exam. She also needed to find a way to strengthen