Veilstone Gym.
Naturally, its Gym Leader was not Bea.
In the anime, she had only become Gym Leader six months before Ash traveled through Sinnoh, and Paul had promptly crushed her confidence.
You began applying for a Gym Challenge.
The current Gym Leader was modeled on a karate master NPC and still specialized in Fighting-type Pokémon.
The monk sent out Torkoal.
As the heart of a Sunny Day team with its own built-in weather boost, Torkoal packed serious firepower. With Charcoal boosting its attacks, it burned Machamp until it howled.
When Machamp finally managed to close in,
Torkoal immediately used Withdraw, taking the punches on the hardest part of its shell.
Torkoal's fighting ability delighted you.
But beneath the monk's joy, his hatred for Torkoal's former Trainer only deepened.
Such an outstanding Pokémon had been abandoned just because it fell ill after struggling to adjust to a new environment...
It was absurd!
Baimu, watching from the other side of the screen, felt much the same.
Still, whether Torkoal had performed this well before was hard to say.
Even setting aside the boost from Charcoal,
a Pokémon's will to fight affected its strength. Having been abandoned once, Torkoal was fighting with everything it had.
Your Torkoal defeated Machamp.
The monk seized the chance to praise it.
He also had Torkoal watch Victreebel, whose speed had soared under Sunny Day, toy with its opponent.
After that important Gym battle, Torkoal settled into the group without a hitch.
You defeated the Veilstone Gym Leader and received the Cobble Badge.
With his sixth Badge in hand,
the road ahead looked clear for the monk.
Though the three had not returned to Pokémon School, word of them had made its way back.
After all, the monk and