But Jane was already panicking. From start to finish, she had failed to win a single one of the four battles. Did she really have any hope if she kept fighting?
No, I'll never apologize. They're nothing but a bunch of yellow-skinned monkeys! The thought of having to apologize after losing hardened Jane's resolve, and she threw out another Poké Ball.
This time, she summoned a Smoochum, an Ice- and Psychic-type Pokémon. It was Jynx's pre-evolved form, essentially a young Jynx.
However, the requirements for Smoochum's evolution were rather demanding. It needed to reach roughly late-stage Entry Class or even Elite Class strength to complete its final evolution, whereas this Smoochum was only at early-stage Entry Class.
"Go on. Get some practice!" Xiao Ran lifted Milcery off his head and spoke to it.
"Gulu?" Milcery froze for a moment, then worked up its courage, jumped out of Xiao Ran's hands, and floated toward the battlefield.
"Um... Smoochum versus..." The instructor acting as referee paused, unable to identify the little blob of cream.
Milcery was a Pokémon native to the great Galar Secret Realm. Its Pokédex number was very far down the list, and the Alliance had not even announced it yet, so it was not included in textbooks. Few people had ever seen one.
"It's called Milcery!" Xiao Ran told the instructor with a smile.
"Smoochum versus Milcery!" The instructor nodded gratefully, then announced the matchup loudly.
"Milcery, Aromatic Mist!" As the battle began, Xiao Ran immediately started applying buffs, unlike Jane, who was still in a daze.
"Smoochum, Confusion!" Jane frowned deeply. This was a Pokémon she had never seen before, and she knew neither its type nor the moves it specialized in. Still, it did not look particularly capable in battle, so she boldly ordered Smoochum to attack.