"Well? Want to have a battle?"
Bai Le showed off his newly caught Heracross in front of Chu Xin. He really seemed to love his new Pokémon.
"My teacher personally picked this Pokémon for me. You could say he's the strongest Pokémon in every respect!"
Bai Le bragged to Chu Xin about his Pokémon. Even Bai Yuan, who knew his older brother exceptionally well, had never seen him act like this.
Chu Xin studied the Heracross. His shell gleamed, and his limbs were powerful. He was indeed an exceptionally strong Pokémon, outstanding even among his own kind. As expected of a Pokémon given by a Titled Elite Four member, even one chosen for a disciple was excellent. He even had the potential to reach Elite Four level.
But showing off a Pokémon like this in front of me? Isn't that underestimating me a little too much?
"A battle? Sure. I just caught a few Pokémon myself."
Chu Xin instinctively reached for Carbink's Poké Ball, but after looking at Heracross, he abandoned that idea and took Slowpoke's Poké Ball from his waist instead.
"Come on out, Slowpoke."
Chu Xin summoned Slowpoke, who stood on the battlefield with a remarkably wise-looking gaze.
Carbink was at a type disadvantage against Heracross, so Slowpoke was the better choice for this battle. He wouldn't have a type advantage, but he wouldn't be at a disadvantage either.
Besides, Chu Xin didn't think his Slowpoke was weaker than his opponent. This Slowpoke was incredibly strong, and his tactical planning hardly seemed like something a Pokémon could manage. Compared with his other Pokémon, Slowpoke also had plenty of mysteries Chu Xin had yet to unravel, such as why Chu Xin had caught him outside the Nature Reserve.
So Chu Xin had plenty of faith in his mysterious Slowpoke's