Facing Nana's Pidgey, Xia You took out a Poké Ball and recalled his Jolteon. Although Electric-type Pokémon had a strong type advantage against it, he was sticking to his principle of training as he battled.
Naturally, Nana noticed this too.
She couldn't help smiling. In fact, she had her own considerations in sending out a Pokémon with a type disadvantage after already losing the first round.
Having watched Xia You's recent matches, she knew that, whatever the matchup, this man rarely kept the same Pokémon in for consecutive battles, so she had decided to take a gamble.
As it turned out, she had guessed right. After seeing her Pidgey, Xia You had actually recalled his Jolteon despite its type advantage, rather than taking advantage of her predicament.
Great! As long as I'm not at a type disadvantage, I have a chance to win!
But a second later, she could no longer smile.
Xia You took out a second Poké Ball and threw it far out, and an elegantly built Pokémon appeared before Pidgey.
With just one glance, Nana immediately recognized it as Xia You's Gardevoir!
Oh, this is awful...
Naturally, she also knew that, as Xia You's first Pokémon, Gardevoir had always been his ace and the one he trusted most.
Sending a Pokémon like that against my Pidgey? That's just bullying!
Watching Nana go from joy to misery, with an expression that said she was suffering, Xia You shook his head and chuckled.
To him, the Pokémon he had caught in Johto did indeed need constant honing through tournaments like this, while his longtime companions from Kanto also needed to participate from time to time to stay in tournament form. Thus, every Pokémon needed some opportunities to battle.
It just so happened that it was Gardevoir's turn.
And once