"My skills weren't good enough. Once it got to 2v2, I didn't really dare use it."
In 2v2, four Pokémon clashed on the field. It was far too dangerous for Qiu Yan to sneak around then; at least, she didn't dare act recklessly at her current level.
She had thought she could easily handle the other students. Qiu Yan hadn't expected Pokémon High School to have such formidable Pokémon Trainers besides the exceptionally gifted Xiao Ming and the bizarre Shen Qi.
"Are you a resident of Island 6?" Qiu Yan asked curiously. "Or do you live on another island?"
Koji pointed at the ground. "Kumquat Island. My mom's the Gym Leader."
After several seconds of silence, Qiu Yan said only, "All right."
After resting for half an hour, Qiu Yan faced another younger schoolmate: Taichi.
Compared with Koji, Taichi was much weaker.
His newly evolved Flareon and Leafeon had yet to gain stable control over their new same-type energy.
Tests at the Kumquat Gym had established that the Grass-type move Leafeon gained upon evolving was "Razor Leaf," a spread attack with 55 power and an innate one-stage increase in critical-hit ratio.
Leafeon was a physical attacker, and "Razor Leaf" was a physical move. It also made no contact and had a fairly long range, and unlike a powerful move such as "Leaf Storm," it wasn't hard to get the hang of.
It was excellent as an early move, or even as a minor move to keep using indefinitely.
As for Flareon... the move he learned upon evolving was "Ember," a minor move with 40 power. It really was a basic attack, in the same tier as "Water Gun" and "Thunder Shock."
It was the same in the games: Leafeon learned "Razor Leaf" upon evolving, while Flareon learned "Ember."
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