Normally, having Pokémon drive race cars was a way to train a support team.
In battle, Wobbuffet generally disrupted opponents, so he made sense as support. Espeon ought to be the main attacker, with a Special Attack base stat of 130 and a Speed base stat of 110.
She was clearly geared toward being a fast special attacker.
Having Wobbuffet drive while Espeon took the assistant's position was far too strange...
"Don't be so tense."
Wobbuffet cheerfully sidled up to Maractus and took out a piece of Berry Candy (a Pokéblock).
Made by mixing different kinds of Berry Juice, the candy had unusual qualities unrelated to battle. It made Pokémon look more vibrant and was mainly used in Pokémon Contest beauty competitions.
"Here, have some candy."
These things weren't cheap, but considering Wobbuffet was Sabrina's Pokémon, his generosity was perfectly normal.
"Thank you..." Maractus carefully accepted the Berry Candy. Instead of opening the wrapper, she tucked it into her little waist pouch as though it were a precious treasure.
"Esp!!!"
Espeon cried out in protest. Wobbuffet waved a hand. "No, you're overweight. Lady Sabrina said you need to watch your diet for a while."
"Esp..."
After glaring fiercely at Wobbuffet, Espeon turned away with a touch of resentment, looking thoroughly angry and impossible to appease.
Still, when Sabrina and training came up, Espeon was noticeably less overbearing than before. She kept the goal of entering a Regular Race firmly in mind.
"Go get ready." Wobbuffet beckoned toward the outside. "Just treat yourselves as regular customers."
"Okay!"
"Hiss-"
Espeon let out a feline hiss, brimming with fighting spirit.
"I'll leave you so far behind you won't even see my taillights!"
The powerful Pokémon's energy surged. Frightened, Maractus pressed close to Lilligant, while Lilligant edged toward Shen Qi.
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