After fresh rain in the quiet mountains, Young Master Mao and Reggie got up bright and early that day to see Paul off on his journey.
After sneaking a glance at Young Master Mao's team, Paul could think of nothing but finding a Gliscor.
As the team's overlooked little troublemaker, Gliscor had quietly slipped into the ranks of the veterans.
Besides that, Staraptor, which Young Master Mao had praised, and Arcanine, which had left a deep impression on Paul, were both Pokémon he wanted to add.
"I'll work on building my team first. When Gary starts challenging Gyms, I'll start challenging them alongside him." Paul had worked out his plan.
Watching Paul's retreating figure, Reggie even got sentimental enough to shed a few tears...
"I hope I get to see a different Paul this time." Young Master Mao's tone was easygoing.
Wait...! Young Master Mao suddenly remembered that Ash and Paul were supposed to be rivals... Well... wasn't this indirectly turning up the difficulty for Ash?
"Eh~ Forget it. It's about time Ash carried a little more weight." After some thought, Young Master Mao decisively chose not to worry about it.
Even without Paul, there was still Tobias, the whole village's last hope~
Speaking of which~ a certain true Legendary Trainer's eyes lit up. Sinnoh... didn't ban Legendary Pokémon, right~?
Gary had a feeling that this year's Sinnoh League would be a spectacle of gods clashing~
After having a cup of coffee with Reggie, Young Master Mao heard a sports car brake sharply outside.
"Hey, Young Master Mao! Mr. Reggie!" Scott stepped suavely out of his sports car and waved to them.
"Mr. Scott, what's with the outfit?" Reggie asked curiously.
Scott wore a white hard hat, looking every bit a construction foreman.
"Oh~ I just came from the construction