Faced with Chimchar's close-range attack, Maylene remained unhurried.
She first had Meditite use Detect to evade the attack, then used Meditate as the two Pokémon passed each other and Chimchar moved a little farther away again.
Meditite sat cross-legged, closed its eyes, and floated in midair, looking as though it had already entered a trance.
Really, its name alone made it clear what this so-called Meditate was all about.
As a Psychic-type move, once used, it awakened the power sleeping deep within the body to raise the user's Attack. In terms of its effect, it was practically no different from the self-boosting moves of other types; only its type differed.
It was just that...
Using it outright in a battle against me, before she's fully opened up the distance, without enough safe space or any control over Chimchar's movements-isn't that taking a little too much for granted?
Did she see a Starter Pokémon like Chimchar and take me for a beginner?
Or is this simply her style?
Since this was their first meeting, Xia You wasn't particularly familiar with Maylene, and naturally didn't know exactly what her battling style was like. He merely felt that, despite their having only just exchanged blows, this young Gym Leader already seemed rather inexperienced.
Still, precisely because they had only just begun, he couldn't draw a conclusion so early.
Let's fight a little longer and see.
With that thought, Xia You naturally ordered Chimchar to spit Ember straight at Meditite's position.
Ember was a basic move for Fire-type Pokémon. Its damage was low, its range moderate, and landing it precisely wasn't all that easy.
But it was still very useful at times!
Now, for instance. Faced with an attack covering this small area, Meditite, which was using Meditate, would find it somewhat difficult to