"Not quite." Carl shook her head. "Actually, this Winner's Palace was built just over a decade ago, so it only includes the honorary Pokémon Trainers who won in recent years, not the earlier winners. And do you remember what I just said?"
"What you just said?" Xia You raised his eyebrows.
For a moment, Xia You had no idea which remark Carl meant. After all, his mouth had never stopped moving along the way, and he had introduced far too many things.
Still, since he had asked that question, it had to have been something fairly memorable.
After thinking it over carefully, Xia You asked, "Is it because of that Top Pokémon Trainer?"
"Exactly!" Carl laughed heartily, then continued, "Drake, the Orange League's current Top Pokémon Trainer, is so powerful that no one has beaten him since he took the position! That's the main reason so few statues have been added here over the past few years!"
So the Top Pokémon Trainer's name was Drake...
But... Xia You really had little recollection of that name, nor did he remember exactly how strong he was. He only knew that Ash had defeated him in the end and won the Winner's Cup.
Still, with Ash's strength, he could defeat gods at his best and lose to rookie Pokémon Trainers at his worst. His performance was far too inconsistent to serve as an accurate reference.
Besides, since Carl spoke so highly of him, and he had defended the Winner's Cup for so long, he was presumably no ordinary opponent and could not be taken lightly.
They made another circuit of the Winner's Palace, finishing their tour of the entire Orange League, and Xia You gained a general understanding of its history and current state.
The Orange League had once enjoyed a brief period