Chu Xin had never expected things to turn out this way.
Slowking, Nidorino, and Carbink all crowded around Chu Xin, none willing to yield the Champion's prize to the others.
"I'm the strongest! I work harder than either of you. Neither of you can compare to me!"
Nidorino glared viciously at Slowking and Carbink, looking as though it had used Leer. Despite being a Poison-type Pokémon, it now looked more like a Dark-type Pokémon.
But Carbink wasn't about to be frightened by that.
"You're the strongest? Then why did you lose to me?"
That one short sentence shut Nidorino up. There was no helping it; Carbink's tactics countered it too perfectly. Whatever it tried, unless it could break through Light Screen and Reflect, Nidorino had no chance of beating Carbink. "Nidorino should just stand aside. I'm the one with the most potential! I have the highest ceiling on the whole team. This victory should go to me!"
Carbink bumped Nidorino aside with its rear, refusing to indulge it in the slightest. Fierce as Nidorino was, it couldn't argue back, because it really had no way to beat Carbink!
This is so frustrating! I'll train for another hour later to blow off steam!
After pushing Nidorino aside, Carbink approached Chu Xin, gazing up at him with big, watery eyes as it tried to win the Champion's prize by acting cute.
But that little trick wasn't about to escape Slowking's notice. Before Carbink could reach Chu Xin, Confusion enveloped its body, and Slowking pulled it back. Carbink struggled to break free, but its power still fell far short of Slowking's.
"Let me go!"
"Go ahead and break free yourself, if you can."
Slowking watched Carbink calmly. In truth, it didn't crave Chu Xin's reward as much as Carbink and Nidorino did. Some