"Gallade..."
Xiao Yi took out a Pokémon Ball and recalled his partner, then looked down at the Poké Ball in his hand with a faint sigh.
This was nothing like what he had expected.
Gallade had been defeated without accomplishing a thing, never getting a chance to contribute.
This Pupitar was far stronger than he had imagined...
Looking at the calm boy opposite him, Xiao Yi remembered what Cynthia had told him when she first accepted his challenge, back when she was still training in the Unova Region.
"The strongest of the younger generation? Enter the Lily of the Valley Conference, and you should meet him..."
The strongest...
Just like Cynthia, I can't even glimpse your true strength.
Taking out his last Pokémon Ball, Xiao Yi gradually calmed down.
One last battle. Let's put all those worries aside and go all out!
He hurled the Pokémon Ball high into the air. As dazzling light burst out, his voice grew lighter.
"Go! My partner! Druddigon!"
A flicker of anticipation crossed Yong's eyes.
Druddigon?
That "disgrace of the Dragon Tribe"...?
It was ugly and had the lowest overall base stat total of all dragons, at just 485! Apart from its impressive 120 Attack, it had only 77 HP and a pitifully low 48 Speed...
Never mind Dragon-type powerhouses like Dragonite, Salamence, and Garchomp-even Altaria, the future "traitor of the Dragon Tribe," had a higher base stat total than Druddigon.
And its stats were distributed more sensibly.
Its single typing and mediocre abilities also made it difficult to put to good use.
Outrage, its powerful same-type Dragon move, received no boost from Sheer Force, while its other two abilities, Rough Skin and Mold Breaker, were essentially little more than consolation prizes...
At the bottom of the pool, a huge dragon descended from the