After Torchic evolved into Combusken, Xia You had finally filled the gap in his lineup of Fighting-type Pokémon.
At least the next time he came across a fighting tournament, he would be eligible to enter instead of merely watching from the stands as he had before.
Of course, Combusken was not a pure Fighting-type Pokémon. In a competition with rules like those of a fighting tournament, its strength would naturally be somewhat restricted, making it less useful than a pure Fighting type.
But who cared? At least he had a Fighting-type Pokémon now!
Zejian Ichiro and Zejian Jiro walked up to Xia You. They looked visibly downcast, clearly unwilling to accept their defeat in that Double Battle.
That was hardly surprising. After all, Psyduck had already been in such a state that one more push would have brought it down. Xia You and Misty had won entirely thanks to Torchic's type advantage. Had it been any other Pokémon, the brothers were confident they could have won!
What these two rookie Pokémon Trainers had yet to understand, however, was that there were not that many "ifs" in this world. Had Misty replaced Psyduck with another Pokémon, they probably would have lost even faster and never lasted this long!
The older brother, Zejian Ichiro, sighed. "We lost. That Torchic of yours is really strong, and congratulations on its evolution into Combusken!"
Unlike Zejian Ichiro, who accepted his defeat, his younger brother, Zejian Jiro, could not help asking, "I'm not quite satisfied with how that last battle ended. Want to battle us again?"
Xia You checked the time and shook his head.
"Sorry, we've already been delayed too long. We can't stay any longer." Seeing that Zejian Jiro still wanted to say something, Xia You spoke first. "Since you're Pokémon Trainers too, I