The abrupt change of subject was hard to let go of. Right, her Pokémon.
She had three Water-types: Piplup, Gyarados, and Lapras.
"I see. So she could probably put together a team of three using only Water-types."
"But isn't sending those three out together dangerous? It exposes their weaknesses."
"Still, they should be a pretty good combination for making use of the field. If it were me, though, I'd definitely slip a Flying-type in there. Those three leave me a little worried about dealing with aerial attacks."
Silver, who had been making a racket just moments earlier, joined the discussion too. The three of them were probably worried because they still didn't know Dawn very well, but I remained optimistic.
"Yeah, I think she'll be fine."
At that, all three stopped and stared at me.
"Is that your confidence as her teacher talking, Yuto?"
"Well, there's that, but it's more about her talent as a trainer."
I didn't add anything else to my answer to Mr. Ye, but anyone who had battled me plenty of times would surely have picked up a thing or two.
"Then let the match begin!"
With the commentator's announcement playing in the background, I eagerly wondered what sort of battle she would show me.
My first Pokémon League.
I looked around at the sea of colors filling the spectator stands. Then there were the cheers, so loud I could barely shut them out.
I had never battled in an environment like this before.
I was nervous too.
But...
It wasn't the kind of tension that made me freeze up. It was just right. Most importantly-
"This is so exciting!"
Anticipation and excitement far outweighed my nerves.
I stood in the trainer's box. From now until the battle ended, this was where I would give