Compared with the joy Xia You and Dragonite felt at that moment, Chuck's expression had undoubtedly grown much graver after his moment of reflection.
Even after raising the difficulty a notch and sending out Machoke, I still lost?
This young man really is something...
In his mind, he had to raise his assessment of Xia You's strength another notch.
It had been a long time since he had lost two matches in a row like this. To preserve a little dignity in front of his disciples and win a round back, he knew it was time to show his true ability!
Under everyone's puzzled gazes, he quietly left the room. When he returned, he was holding a Great Ball.
Standing in the Pokémon Trainer's Battle Area again, he could not help shaking his head with a wry smile.
"I thought I wouldn't need it anymore after becoming a Gym Leader. I never expected the day would come when I'd fight alongside it again."
Hearing him mutter to himself, Xia You focused his gaze on the Great Ball in Chuck's hand. Though Chuck had not said so outright, everyone knew that the Great Ball must contain his strongest Pokémon!
"Master..."
At the sight of the Great Ball, several of the older disciples gathered around him, filled with anticipation and nervousness.
"Could it be... your ace Pokémon in there?"
"Master! I've never seen you command it before. You're finally willing to let it battle now?!"
"I've only ever heard how powerful it is. I never thought I'd finally get to see it today!"
Listening to his disciples' overlapping voices, Chuck let out a long sigh and stroked the Great Ball, seemingly reminiscing about the past. Only after quite a while did he come back to his senses and wave his disciples away.