That afternoon, in the competitors' lounge at the Ice Field.
Chloe sat leisurely in a chair, swinging her fair legs now and then, her reddish-brown ponytail swishing back and forth. It made her, usually so composed and calm, look a little more lively and cute.
Her phone lay sideways on the table in front of her, and on its screen were videos of Gary's matches from the past few rounds!
On-screen, two Pokémon were battling each other. Listening to the commentator's impassioned commentary, Chloe occasionally wrote something on a sheet of paper, only glancing up at her phone every so often.
Only when the phone grew burning hot did she pick up the paper, get up, and walk over to Xia You.
"I have to say, this guy named Gary really does have a lot more Pokémon than you!" Chloe remarked before handing Xia You the paper. "Look, he used different Pokémon in every one of his three previous matches. There's no pattern at all. I really have no idea what Pokémon he'll send out in a little while!"
Xia You was crouching on the floor, brushing Jolteon's fur. At her words, he gave the contents a cursory glance, then smiled and shook his head.
Chloe was a model student at school, and with a professor for a father, his influence had also given her a liking for organizing and summarizing information.
However, she really did not know much about Pokémon. Beyond the simple things, she could not yet identify deeper details such as Abilities and weaknesses.
"If you can't figure it out, don't bother guessing," Xia You said casually. "Whatever he sends out, I just need to beat them all. Besides, numbers don't decide everything. After all, with that many Pokémon, there's simply no time to care for and