Speaking of the Unova Region's Pokémon, to be honest, aside from a select few, Xia You had no interest in the vast majority of them.
So, to him, rather than catching Pokémon he disliked, he might as well train his second- and third-string Pokémon some more, letting them improve and grow stronger, striving to catch up with his first team as soon as possible. Even if they could not catch up, he did not want the gap in their strength to grow too wide.
Besides, there were still a few things about the recently concluded Lily of the Valley Conference finals that had left him dissatisfied.
Charizard, Gengar, Gardevoir, and Gyarados were fine, but Crystal Steelix, who was also part of his first-string lineup, was still somewhat weak. His performance in the finals had not quite met Xia You's expectations, either. This was a perfect opportunity to give him more experience in this region and make him stronger.
"We've only just arrived in Unova, after all. Let's not worry about what Pokémon to catch yet and just take things as they come." In response to Dawn's question, Xia You smiled and explained, "We're in Castelia City now. Since we're here, we should naturally challenge the Gym along the way, so we won't have to make another trip later."
Hearing that, Dawn naturally had no objections. After all, she had only been curious.
Wherever they went, she would follow Xia You's lead and listen to his instructions anyway.
With their destination decided, the three headed off in another direction, making their way to Castelia Gym.
On the way, something else seemed to occur to Dawn, and she suddenly let out a soft laugh.
When Xia You and Cheryl looked over in puzzlement, Dawn explained, "We're going to challenge our first Gym