Xiao Ran and the others had also received the roster: two men and one woman. The two handsome guys specialized in Grass-type and Flying-type Pokémon respectively, while the busty beauty specialized in Fire-types—another woman with a sizzling figure.
Each had around four Gym Leader Class Pokémon, with the rest at the peak of Elite Class. They were formidable opponents.
By comparison, their ordinary Pokémon Trainers were considerably weaker than those on China's side.
Only one had more than three Gym Leader Class Pokémon. The others had two each, though most of their remaining Pokémon were late-stage or peak Elite Class.
Xiao Ran and the others were targeting precisely those Pokémon Trainers with only two Gym Leader Class Pokémon. If the four of them could sweep those opponents aside, the battles that followed would be much easier.
Even against the opposing Awakened, as long as they weren't at a disadvantage in the number of Gym Leader Class Pokémon, two against one should still be enough to take them down.
"Let me go first! I'm an outsider, after all, so I ought to offer a little... stepping stone? Is that how you say it in Chinese?" Veranica volunteered.
"Hmm, close enough. You're up first, then!" Xiao Ran replied with a shrug.
Veranica's strength was beyond question. Her Salamence had already reached late-stage Gym Leader Class, and her other Pokémon were all at the peak of Elite Class. Her Psychic-type Abra, in particular, had already pulled ahead and entered Gym Leader Class.
With that lineup, Veranica could have been one of the opposing team's main contenders.
"How did you manage to lure the Solomon Islands' Little Princess back here? Does Lingling know?" Bai Tingjiao asked curiously, sitting beside Xiao Ran.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? What do you mean, lure her back?