At the referee's reminder, Tyson recalled Swellow and took out his fifth Poké Ball.
But when he sent out his Pokémon, Xia You found that it still wasn't Tyson's ace, Blaziken. Instead, it was another Pokémon from the Hoenn Region-Linoone!
Although it had "bear" in its Chinese name, it was actually a small Pokémon only half a meter tall and weighing just over thirty kilograms, much like a badger on Earth.
Linoone had a streamlined body that helped reduce resistance when running. Most of its body was light brown, with several dark brown stripes, and its head resembled an arrowhead. Its fur had excellent resilience and texture, and people in cold places were said to like wearing coats made from it.
In terms of ability, just as its name suggested, Linoone was fast, capable of running at a hundred kilometers per hour. However, it was so poor at turning that when it spotted obstacles, it avoided them with right-angle turns. In fact, unless it came to an abrupt stop, it couldn't turn at all!
Seeing this Pokémon, Xia You rummaged through his waist pouch for quite a while without deciding which one to send out.
After all, his Pokémon had all rotated through several battles already. Every one of them was in good condition and thoroughly accustomed to the Battle Arena, so none particularly needed another turn.
Who should I choose?
Ah, did I still have too few Pokémon to choose from?
And it had to be said, this was where a star competitor's preferential treatment showed. In this match, for example, both were semifinalists, but when Tyson was choosing his Pokémon, the referee had watched him, seemingly urging him to hurry even without saying anything.
Yet when it came to Xia You, even though he stood there thinking without