And at the Viridian Gym, the Gym Leader before Blue had been Giovanni...
How could they possibly let him come back? Even if he did, all that awaited him was prison.
"What about before him?"
"Agatha. That's even less possible."
Agatha, the Ghost-type member of Kanto's Elite Four, alongside Lance and Lorelei.
The outside world didn't know that the Elite Four had joined Team Rocket and then defected. Agatha couldn't return as the Viridian Gym Leader simply because she was too old and too senior.
"So I want to push myself a little harder!"
Tracey clenched his fists.
His best result was fourteenth place in a T2 Race, so he could see hope. Besides, he had previously worked as Professor Oak's assistant, giving him the necessary experience and breadth of knowledge.
The problem was that, with their frequent battles in the wild, Tracey's Pokémon fought in a fierce, rough style, lacking finesse and balance in battle.
"So that's why you thought of racing?"
"Right! I definitely have enough offensive power. There aren't that many finer points to fighting in the wild, so I want to use the delicate control involved in racing to train and make up for what I'm missing."
Chapter 431: Coach, I want to learn racing!
Early in the morning, the acting Gym Leader's detached residence was already bustling.
Feraligatr and Pinsir practiced basic Type Energy resistance training, with Tracey coaching them from the side.
In the yard, Donphan swayed about, doing who knew what;
Venomoth flew out with a basket to buy groceries.
It was Shen Qi's first time seeing a Venomoth in real life. Those big eyes were genuinely cute, the eyeballs almost larger than the head.
"No, no, my taste is getting weirder and weirder." Shen Qi shook his head, clearing away those jumbled