A sandstorm sprang up, fierce winds howling as yellow sand engulfed the entire floating platform.
With Wingull defeated, Larvitar gradually withdrew its power and dispersed the sandstorm. Everyone's view slowly cleared.
Ding! Larvitar won an official battle! Gained 100 training points! Gained a small amount of experience! Ding! Sandstorm, Rock Throw, and Rock Slide proficiency increased!
Yuza recalled his Pokémon, his expression unchanged. Pointing at the three buttons behind him, he told Yong,
"Choose the button you need and step on it. Then you can proceed to the next stage!"
Yong recalled Larvitar and nodded politely, then stepped forward onto the green circular button!
"Splash, splash!"
The water level in the pool before him, which had been above eye level, began to drop. The upward-sloping floating bridge slowly lowered until it was level with the platform beneath Yong's feet!
What a strange sight...
After silently making that observation, Yong carefully stepped onto the floating bridge and headed toward the platform ahead.
The platforms were alike, except for their size!
Compared with the first platform, this one was clearly much larger!
Beyond it, the water level in the final pool was below eye level.
Across from Yong, another boy in blue shorts stood waiting, smiling at him.
"Welcome to the Pastoria Gym! I'm Heiji, the Gym apprentice in charge of the second stage!"
"Hello! I'm Yong!"
Heiji nodded, took out a Pokémon Ball, and said,
"Great! The rules are the same as before! Here's my partner!"
He threw the Pokémon Ball. White light burst out, and a figure leaped straight into the water!
Straight to the point!
Yong watched the surface. He couldn't spot his opponent's Pokémon, but that didn't affect his decision.
"Go! Larvesta!"
In the stands, Akemi looked a little worried when she saw Yong send out