Taking her place in the Pokémon Trainer's Battle Area on the other side, Roxie looked at Xia You.
"Impressive. Before you, I'd never seen anyone beat my band members so easily." At that, she held up three fingers. "Now it's our turn. The rules are simple: three-on-three, until all of one side's Pokémon are unable to battle!"
Xia You nodded to show he understood.
After all, the rules at every Gym were basically the same. Unless otherwise specified, even if the Gym Leaders and referees gave no explanation, every challenger assumed it would be two-on-two or three-on-three.
Strumming another chord, Roxie was the first to send out her Pokémon.
"Leading off is my rhythm pioneer-Koffing!"
With a flash of light, the Koffing Xia You had seen when he first entered appeared on the Battle Field again.
It floated in the air, its body swelling and contracting rhythmically as it let out hissing sounds that seemed to faintly match the drumbeat of the background music.
Sure enough, they were all into rock.
With a soft chuckle, Xia You glanced at his Infernape.
Although Infernape's spirits were high and it had not used up much stamina, he still chose to recall it to avoid drawing too much attention, taking out a new Poké Ball instead.
"I'm leaving this to you, Snivy."
Snivy's tiny body appeared before Xia You in Infernape's place. It looked up at the Pokémon floating opposite it without any fear or hesitation, instead seeming rather eager to give it a try.
Clearly, during its time with Xia You, it had truly built up its confidence through battle, and its long winning streak had made it more combative as well.
And, to be honest, whether it was the Snivy Ash had caught during his travels remained to be seen. Everything