Leijiaer shook his head regretfully. "Zeraora is quite strong. I can feel it, but right now, it's nowhere near a match for Zapdos. Hu Bin, let's leave their showdown for another time!"
Leijiaer continued, "Once you and Zeraora get stronger, we can battle again. Otherwise, it won't be much fun!"
Hu Bin breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want Zeraora to have a major battle with Zapdos right now either. He knew that once those two started fighting, even if Zeraora won, it would end up badly injured!
The price was too high!
Besides, Hu Bin wasn't mentally prepared to have an all-out battle with Leijiaer, who possessed Elite Four-level strength, so soon!
Hu Bin's top priority right now was getting the Badge!
Leijiaer recalled Zapdos and said, "Today, I'll use my second-string Pokémon to see how strong you've become!"
After watching Zapdos return to its ball, Zeraora clenched its fists and gave a faint smile. Just thinking about facing such a powerful opponent in the future was exciting!
Hu Bin recalled Zeraora as well!
Hu Bin smiled at Leijiaer. "Mr. Leijiaer, I'll bring Zeraora back to learn from you someday. When that time comes, I hope you'll give us some pointers! For now, let me challenge you with my other Pokémon!"
Leijiaer nodded and shouted, "Referee, take your position!"
To keep anyone else from seeing Hu Bin's Zeraora and protect his secret, Leijiaer had even asked the referee to wait outside!
Only after hearing Leijiaer call did the referee stroll inside and take his place in the referee's area!
The referee gave Hu Bin a surprised look. He still couldn't understand why Gym Leader Leijiaer paid so much attention to this Pokémon Trainer, or why they had needed to speak in secret, out of everyone else's sight and