Jubilife Pokémon Center.
The elderly examiner, a man named A-Zhi, was a Senior Breeder himself.
Most of the Pokémon used by the candidates were cared for by A-Zhi and his colleagues.
Based on his assessment of Flareon's strength, Roserade should have been able to stall Flareon with Synthesis.
But the power of Flareon's Fire-type moves seemed to have improved again, leading A-Zhi to misjudge the situation.
"Go, Skuntank!"
Appraisal Eye quickly revealed Skuntank's Ability and moves to Li Wei.
[Name]: Skuntank [Types]: Poison, Dark [Ability]: Stench (When dealing damage, has a chance to make the opponent flinch.) [Moves]: Flamethrower, Poison Gas, Bite, Focus Energy, Venoshock... [Strength rating]: Veteran (Beginner)
Li Wei could see it now-this man liked using poison.
That was why Li Wei said the Senior Breeder exam involved a little luck, too.
Among those hundred-odd Poké Balls, there should have been some Veteran-level Pokémon, but Li Wei had drawn two advanced Elite-level ones.
Fortunately, Flareon had a type advantage over Roserade, and using Baton Pass to switch to Staravia was workable, too.
Li Wei figured the elderly man named A-Zhi definitely wouldn't use Flamethrower.
He might start with Poison Gas, so getting close was out of the question for now.
"Skuntank, Poison Gas!"
"Flareon, Flamethrower!"
Li Wei wasn't particularly lucky.
Although Flareon's Flamethrower hit, Poison Gas also caught Flareon. A purplish tinge crept over Flareon's face as the poison took effect.
One of the other candidates watching from the sidelines exclaimed, "That's really unlucky. Even that managed to hit?"
Still, it wasn't a big problem. As a Pokémon Breeder, how could Li Wei not have an Antidote on him?
"Flareon, take this!"
There was no rule against using medicine during the match, anyway, and Flareon didn't have a Held Item.
Seeing Li Wei give Flareon medicine,