It was now mid-February.
With the regional Pokémon League tournaments beginning and the Master League kicking off, both Cynthia and Li Wei were getting busy.
Cynthia had to return to flying out at least once every two weeks to compete in various places.
But Cynthia delighted in combat and still enjoyed the thrill of Pokémon battles.
Even compared with Red, Ash, Blue, and the others, Cynthia's passion for Pokémon battles was every bit as strong.
Because Cynthia still had goals.
To defeat Gigantamax Charizard at Wyndon Stadium in the Galar Region.
If she could achieve that, she could challenge Red, who remained firmly at the top on Mt. Silver.
Until she accomplished those goals, Cynthia's love of Pokémon battles would remain undimmed.
It was precisely that passion that had kept Cynthia firmly on the Sinnoh Champion's throne for so many years.
Cynthia had no intention of having Li Wei replace her.
For one thing, Li Wei was not yet strong enough to shoulder a Champion's responsibilities.
For another, Li Wei's talent clearly lay more in Pokémon breeding, and Cynthia could tell that he had no desire whatsoever to become a Champion.
Li Wei did not even place that much importance on his Pokémon's strength.
Otherwise, he would have focused more on training his Pokémon rather than leaving them to train themselves.
All Li Wei could say to that was that Cynthia knew him far too well.
When Cynthia first noticed how rapidly Lucario, Metagross, and the others were improving, she had assumed Li Wei had been putting in some serious work...
Only later did Cynthia discover that Li Wei gave his Pokémon free rein to train on their own, while he simply kept supplying them with resources.
"I got the idea from my parents and Blue."
That was the explanation