Chu Xin said goodbye to Aier for the time being. After their battle, both Xiao Wu and Chu Xin felt a little dejected. He had worked so hard, yet he still hadn't managed to defeat Garchomp.
Garchomp: (It would have been embarrassing if I'd actually let you beat me!)
Still, that was only natural. Garchomp had passed the fourth level of Dragon Valley, after all. Chu Xin had never even seen the training on the fourth level. It was easy to imagine how powerful a Garchomp that had passed its Trial must be.
After they returned to the Training Room, Xiao Wu quietly slipped away from Chu Xin to seek out Dragonite Senior for training. Meanwhile, Chu Xin stared blankly at Kaka and Electrike as they trained, replaying his conversation with Aier in his head.
"With your current strength, qualifying as a Professional Trainer shouldn't be a problem anymore. The difficulty you're facing now is deciding which other Pokémon you want to catch. You need six Pokémon before you can qualify as a Professional Trainer."
Chu Xin lowered his head in thought. Indeed, before he knew it, he had become quite strong. He could even put up a fight against Garchomp. But if he wanted to qualify as a Professional Trainer, he would have to obtain six Pokémon. It was time to think about that.
Chu Xin already had a few vague ideas about his remaining three Pokémon. A Pokémon Trainer capable of becoming a Champion couldn't afford any glaring weaknesses in his team's type coverage. Trainers who specialized in a single type might be formidable, but they could easily be countered in battle.
That was why Chu Xin wanted to avoid that outcome as much as possible. His current Pokémon included Xiao Wu, a Dragon-type Pokémon. Although Kaka was