After giving Xia You a long look, Aya took out a Poké Ball and recalled Venonat.
"Thanks for your hard work, Venonat!"
Judging by her expression, however, she was clearly somewhat unwilling to accept her defeat.
Just then, a smoke bomb suddenly bounced onto the field. It exploded violently, releasing a thick cloud of smoke, and when the smoke cleared, a man appeared in the center of the field with Janine.
The man was around forty, with blue-black hair that stood up like a hedgehog's spines. Dressed in a black ninja outfit with a red cape draped behind him, he looked very stern.
"Brother!"
At the sight of the man, Aya hurriedly dropped to one knee.
Brother? Then that meant he was Koga!
"Aya, you and your Venonat are still far from sufficiently trained," Koga said mildly. "You have a long road ahead of you."
Hearing his words, Aya looked ashamed. "I was too careless just now. If I hadn't forgotten how long Disable lasted, I definitely would have..."
"Enough. Since you lost, stop making excuses." Koga interrupted her, then turned to Xia You. "That was quite a splendid battle. I am Koga, the Gym Leader of this Fuchsia Gym."
Xia You nodded. "A pleasure to meet you. My name is Xia You, and I came specifically to challenge you, Mr. Koga!"
Aya and Janine both stepped aside, leaving the field to the two of them.
Facing Koga, Xia You naturally dared not underestimate the man. After all, after Lance, Agatha, and the others stepped down, he had once risen to become one of the Elite Four of Kanto and the Johto Region. He was a powerful Poison-type master!
Although this was only an ordinary Gym battle, and Koga could not possibly use his ace Pokémon, even his ordinary Pokémon