Revival Herb

Driftveil City was a famous port city known as "the gateway to Unova."

Its geography brought constant strong winds, making sailing an especially popular sport.

That was also how Driftveil City got its name.

The Gym Leader of the Driftveil Gym was named Clay, and he specialized in Ground-type Pokémon.

Besides being a Gym Leader, he also owned a mining development company.

He had to manage the Gym as well as oversee the development of the mines.

His everyday workload was certainly heavy.

As soon as Bai Shi arrived in Driftveil City, he submitted a challenge request to the staff at the Driftveil Gym.

However, a staff member brushed him off, saying that the Gym Leader had been busy with work lately.

Unwilling to give up, Bai Shi kept pressing him for an answer, only to receive the reply that Clay might be free in a few days.

Though Bai Shi was still somewhat dissatisfied, he had no choice but to accept the situation.

The Driftveil Gym's leader isn't as accommodating as the other Gym Leaders.

In the anime, he turned Ash down several times, too.

I need to prepare myself to be turned away again.

If I only have to wait a few days, I can just about accept that.

The worst-case scenario would be getting rejected over and over.

If it really comes to that, I'll have to challenge another Gym.

Bai Shi did not feel that he absolutely had to conquer the Driftveil Gym.

After all, the requirement for entering the Pokémon League Conference was to obtain Badges from eight official Gyms.

There were no strict requirements regarding which Gyms those eight Badges came from.

If he could not battle at the Driftveil Gym, he could simply challenge another Gym.

Of course, that was only Bai Shi's