Harley opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but fell silent again. In the end, he made no sound.
He wondered if this man, like himself, had put one of his stronger Pokémon first to catch him off guard and claim the opening win.
If that really was the case, then this man was downright devious!
Reminding himself that moments like this called for even greater calm, Harley took a deep breath, recalled Wigglytuff, and took out his second Poké Ball.
"Well played." At the same time, he did not forget to sneer. "Resorting to a trick like that. Fine, I did lose the first round, but you won't be so lucky next time!"
Xia You looked utterly baffled by his words.
What trick did I resort to?
Now that Feebas, Beldum, and Torchic had all evolved, Eevee really was the weakest Pokémon he currently carried with him.
If Harley could not even beat Eevee, shouldn't he be looking at his own shortcomings?
Why was he blaming me instead?
What a strange way of thinking.
Shaking his head, Xia You ignored him. Following Harley's rules, he recalled Eevee despite its victory and took out his second Poké Ball as well.
This time, Harley still showed no intention of revealing his Pokémon first and continued waiting for Xia You to make the first move.
After the first time, Xia You was already used to it.
If Harley actually sent out his Pokémon first, Xia You would have suspected he was plotting something!
With a flash of blue light, Xia You's second Pokémon appeared before Harley.
It was a Milotic, but the sight of this Pokémon made Harley hesitate slightly.
In terms of rarity, he seldom saw anyone carrying a Milotic. Robert, who had performed brilliantly in the preliminaries, was one example.