In the hot spring area on Lavaridge Gym's Back Mountain, Gary and Flannery's Gym battle had reached match point.
"Flannery, let me see what Lavaridge Gym has up its sleeve." Young Master Mao smiled.
A long-established Gym was bound to have a secret weapon, even if a newcomer had only just taken over.
The question was whether Flannery could use it proficiently.
"Hehe, the battle's only just beginning." The confidence on Flannery's face had not faded. It looked as though she really did have another trump card to play.
"Then, to show my respect..." Young Master Mao's expression turned serious. "Blastoise, come on!"
"Blas~" Two pitch-black cannon barrels slowly rose from the hot spring, and Blastoise stepped steadily ashore like a fortress of war.
[Battle, the way of survival, must be studied carefully.] Blastoise!
After so much training, Blastoise's presence had grown ever more solid, yet the killing intent slowly spreading through his Aura exerted pressure like a mountain!
Gulp~ Flannery swallowed. "That Blastoise looks so strong."
Steadying herself, Flannery fixed her gaze. "I'll protect Lavaridge Gym's reputation! Torkoal, go!"
A black block was tossed into the air. With what looked like a blazing furnace inside his shell, Torkoal leaped up, caught the black object in his mouth, then swallowed it.
"Tork!!" Billowing black smoke poured from Torkoal's back and nostrils, like a steam locomotive running at full power!
"Was that coal?" Gary asked curiously.
"That's right. It's a Held Item that boosts Torkoal's fighting spirit." Flannery smiled.
"So you did remember some of the Pokémon League rules." Gary shook his head with a chuckle.
The Gym battle rules expressly stipulated that single-use buff items and medicines could be used during a match, with no limit on quantity.
Of course, the price of using an item was giving the opponent