In Qiu Yan's eyes, Shen Qi's strength was certainly not an issue. Everyone else was at the level of an ordinary Pokémon High School student. By graduation, opening an energy chakra with several types and mastering a few of them was already quite impressive.
Even Xiao Chun counted as a relatively outstanding student among his second-year peers, which showed how weak the school's Pokémon Trainers were.
They needed to let Qiu Yan see what was different about Pokémon High School this year and get her to join the Friendly Match and give it a shot. Whatever she chose in the future, they first had to keep Pokémon High School from losing to Yangbeila Branch School right from the start and falling into a vicious cycle of declining enrollment.
"How strong is Qiu Yan?"
"She has an eighty percent chance of passing the test for the Fuchsia Gym's Badge."
"Impressive..." Koji considered it. "Meeting the Mainland's Badge certification standards while still in high school, with combat power near the top of T3-she'd stand out even at a top-tier high school."
"I'm not asking you to beat her outright. I want you to show her that our school isn't completely hopeless, and that we genuinely need her on the team for this Friendly Match."
If it was simply a matter of earning Qiu Yan's recognition through strength, Koji would definitely have no problem. As for Taichi, his Pokémon lineup was no worse than those of Yangbeila Branch School's outstanding students.
It depended on how he arranged them: two ordinary Eevee, a Leafeon, a Sigilyph, and a Cloyster. There was no discernible tactical system.
On Koji's side, Starmie and Pikachu could form a rain team. Even if the newly arrived Lapras had yet to grow stronger, setting up rain was still within reach.