Yong had originally planned to open with Rhydon or Claydol, but something stirred within him, and he sensed a call rising from deep inside Steelix.
Let me battle...
Feeling that unusually urgent emotion, the boy's lips curled slightly.
"This is rare. Even this guy gets impatient to battle sometimes!"
Steelix had always been easygoing, never competing for anything. Whenever the other companions came to ask for help, Steelix welcomed them all, patiently sharing experience without ever asking for anything in return!
The same was true even with Yong!
With a pleased smile, the boy abandoned his original plan without hesitation and decided to grant Steelix's request. That was how this scene had come about.
Looking at the immense creature before her, so tall she had to crane her neck to take it all in, Carmilla felt pressure and dread well up from deep within. For an instant, she truly felt as though she stood before an ancient mountain range, while she herself was utterly insignificant!
Snapping out of it, Carmilla hurriedly steadied herself.
That was close. How could I let myself think something so defeatist?
"Hagaaa!!!"
A tremendous roar rang out. Carmilla looked at the Pokémon Ball in her hand, hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and threw it!
White light flashed, and a figure emerged from it.
Her body was round as a ball and pink all over. A thin film of tears always covered the surface of her large, round eyes, washing away any dust that landed on them immediately.
She had short arms and legs, rabbitlike ears, and a tuft of curled fur in the middle of her forehead. Some white fur tipped her ears.
Wigglytuff as her lead?
Yong was a little surprised.
``` Pokémon: Wigglytuff, Lv45, Balloon Pokémon. A Pokémon with extraordinarily beautiful