Chu Xin returned to the Training Room with Carbink. By then, Slowking and Nidorino had finished resting. They had known for some time that Chu Xin was planning an intra-team tournament, so they had started preparing early.
When they saw Chu Xin bring Carbink over, Slowking and Nidorino's eyes shone with excitement and joy.
Because Carbink needed to absorb the Mew Gene Extract, he had stopped training with Slowking and Nidorino long ago. He had gone to the Research Center alone, where he could only absorb the Mew Gene Extract by himself every day.
Slowking and Nidorino had not seen Carbink in a long time either, so they were naturally delighted to see him now.
Their excitement came from how eager they were to defeat Carbink in battle and show off the results of all their training.
Carbink curled his lip at the two excited Pokémon. Of course he knew what Nidorino and Slowking were thinking. In truth, he could hardly wait to show off his own progress in battle. He had not let all that time go to waste either.
"All right, get ready first. Luo Luo and I will discuss how to run the tournament."
After hearing Chu Xin's words, Nidorino, Slowking, and Carbink gathered to catch up. They had not seen one another in so long that they had plenty to talk about.
Soon, Chu Xin and Luo Luo worked out the details of the intra-team tournament.
The rules were simple. Each Pokémon would challenge the other two, earning one point for each victory. Whoever earned the most points would be the tournament's final winner.
Chu Xin had used this format in intra-team tournaments many times before. Luo Luo was quite familiar with it too, so the preparations were soon complete.
"All right, the first match will