Out of curiosity about Xia You and Crystal Steelix, Makomo decided to watch the battle closely as a form of observation. This was also a habit she had developed over her long years as a professor.
But clearly, the way things unfolded still went far beyond her expectations.
Or rather, it delivered an even greater shock to her already limited experience of watching battles.
Before this, she had already watched Xia You battle the Striaton Gym brothers, so she had gained a general understanding of his strength and knew he really was formidable. But she had still underestimated Xia You, and she had never anticipated just how powerful this Crystal Steelix was!
In this battle, the Pokémon Trainer facing Xia You was also astonished when he saw Crystal Steelix, but he soon composed himself and sent out his Pokémon.
It was a Gothitelle.
Xia You had dealt with this kind of Pokémon before, so naturally, he was familiar with it. But that hardly mattered. Even if he knew nothing about it, the outcome of this battle would not change.
As soon as the battle began, Crystal Steelix overwhelmed Gothitelle, defeating her with just two attacks.
Such a crushing defeat naturally left the Pokémon Trainer stunned as well.
He could not believe his eyes. He had never imagined his Pokémon would be knocked out so easily!
The battle... was over?
Was this really a battle between Trainers ranked around ten thousand?
For a moment, he had the illusion that he was not battling a Pokémon Trainer of equal ability, but one of the Masters Eight!
Was he really this strong?
Gothitelle was his ace Pokémon!
But now, Gothitelle had been defeated as easily as a wild Patrat by the roadside. It was simply...
He felt hesitant and somewhat afraid to keep