Since they were far from the city and there were no other entertainment facilities nearby, after the three finished dinner in the restaurant, Cheryl took their luggage upstairs to their rooms to unpack and tidy up, while Xia You and Dawn turned their attention to the other people there.
It was still early before nightfall, and neither wanted to shower and go to bed so soon, so naturally, they needed to find some fun.
As for that fun...
Needless to say, it meant the other Pokémon Trainers staying at the Pokémon Center.
"Anyone up for a Double Battle?"
Xia You merely called out across the restaurant, and several people immediately gathered around.
They were bored too. Now that someone had taken the lead, naturally, those who could not sit still were tempted as well.
Compared with May when they had traveled together, Dawn clearly enjoyed battling more. That was why Xia You often teamed up with her for Double Battles. On the one hand, these battles helped Dawn continue to grow; on the other, he hoped she could learn something from him while fighting by his side.
After all, she was traveling with him now. How could it be acceptable if she learned nothing by the end? But different fields were worlds apart. Xia You could not offer Dawn much useful advice on Contest performances, so he could only help her grow as a battler this way.
He also felt that Dawn's fighting style, which shared many similarities with Ash's, had a very high ceiling but an equally low floor, with plenty of unreliable aspects. During their travels together, he hoped his influence could gradually help her balance the two and become steadier when battling opponents.
Of course, he was not trying to make Dawn change her style. He simply