Since Xia You had already arrived, Ayi had no choice but to abandon his plans for lunch and prepare to take him straight to the battlefield.
Before they left, however, Xia You suddenly heard lively music coming from somewhere inside the Gym.
He looked toward a room to one side. Through the open doorway, he saw more than a dozen Pokémon of different species twisting their bodies to the music, making strange movements as though they were dancing.
"What are they doing?"
At Xia You's question, Ayi could not be bothered to explain, but his younger sister volunteered an answer, as though showing something off. "They're dancing~"
"Dancing?"
Xia You froze for a moment. He had assumed they were undergoing some kind of special training, but it turned out they really were just dancing!
Although they clearly looked very happy, there was something indescribably comical about these Pokémon performing human dance steps!
Mary nodded emphatically, her expression innocent. "Yes, that's right! Every Pokémon at our Gym learns to dance. It's our specialty!"
Perhaps Mary's explanation had been too vague, or perhaps the word "specialty" made Ayi slightly uncomfortable, making him seem utterly unprofessional. Thus, despite his reluctance to engage with Xia You, he had no choice but to add a few words.
"Hmph, the era of people like you only teaching Pokémon moves is over! This is a unique training method I invented. While it might seem unrelated to Pokémon battles at first glance, it can greatly improve a Pokémon's natural abilities!"
Greatly improve?
Hearing that, Xia You carefully studied the Pokémon's movements, but found nothing unusual about them.
Xia You guessed that dancing was another way to train their coordination and flexibility.
He could understand having Hitmonchan, Electabuzz, or even Ninetales dance, but what exactly could Starmie and Golem