President Tamalanz couldn't help asking the three of them a question, too.
"President Tamalanz, do you know which of Yuto's Pokémon is his strongest?"
Fifth asked that question, perhaps on behalf of all three of them.
Even so, it was still the strongest of Yuto's Pokémon.
"Is it Ralts?"
"I heard Ralts and Salamence were tied for first."
Salamence? Was that the little one who was with him when we climbed Sky Mountain?
"President Tamalanz is correct."
Ah, so that Salamence of yours was that strong. I'd really like to face him next time.
"Besides, those two rarely appear in battle, and we've never heard of them fighting at full strength. As far as we know, only one person has ever made them take a battle seriously."
"Only one person... would that be my boyfriend?"
"Yes, the one I brought."
Ye chimed in with an answer to President Tamalanz's question. Or rather, brought? Him? Who exactly was that?
"The former-or rather, current-Champion Master of Kanto."
...Oh. Wasn't that the 'strongest Champion Master,' who was currently training deep in Johto's Mt. Silver? I thought I'd heard something like that.
"Back then, Yuto lost to him in an official Pokémon League match in Kanto. But that was years ago, and both he and his Pokémon are far stronger now."
"That's right. I battled Yuto back then, too, and only lost by a narrow margin. Now, though, he beats me easily... as much as I hate to admit it."
"I fought him before he came here to New King, too, but I couldn't win at all. How should I put it? It felt like he'd caught me in a trap. Anyway, he was excellent at controlling the pace and tactics of the match."
"Yes, it was much the same for me. So no