After arriving in Vermilion City, Lin Guang and his companions walked down the street and saw quite a few children carrying their Pokémon to the Pokémon Center.
At the sight, Mio Takamiya asked in confusion, "Why are all the Pokémon Trainers in Vermilion City taking their Pokémon to the hospital? Is someone deliberately battling in the city to hurt other people's Pokémon?"
Lin Guang shook his head and said, "Mio, that's not it. You've misunderstood. Vermilion City's Gym is an Electric-type Gym, and its Trainer is quite strong. Though there might be a slight problem with how he raises Pokémon, it's nothing major."
Hearing this, Mio Takamiya continued to ask, "A problem? What kind of problem? If there's a problem, wouldn't that make him easy to beat?"
Lin Guang smiled slightly and said, "Vermilion City's Gym Trainer, Lt. Surge, believes that Pokémon can only become strong by evolving quickly and mastering all the moves of their type."
"So his Pokémon is an Electric-type Pokémon in its final form, and it knows every Electric-type move."
"In other words, his Pokémon is very strong. That's why the Pokémon of those children we saw carrying Pidgey and Rattata on the street were so badly hurt."
"The high level of his Pokémon's moves is also why they suffered such serious injuries."
After listening to Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya had a rough idea of what the problem with Vermilion City's Gym Trainer was.
"The Trainer at this Vermilion Gym has a different approach to raising Pokémon than you do. You want to draw out as much of a Pokémon's potential as possible, so it will become even stronger after evolving."
"But although Vermilion Gym's Trainer quickly evolved his Pokémon to its final form and taught it every Electric-type move, its foundation is weak."
"So as