Chapter 370: Gallade’s Training Direction
“During his tenure as a temporary Gym Trainer, Terrance did not hesitate to increase his workload, ensuring he provided appropriate guidance to challengers of all levels. He was diligent and responsible—a true role model among Gym Trainers.”
“…” All of the above was just imagined praise in Terrance’s head.
Shortly after sending Tatsuya away, another challenger arrived. Thanks to his earlier battle with Tatsuya, Terrance had figured out how he wanted to test the challengers.
The focus would still remain on assessing their “fundamentals.”
For the challenger’s first Gym Battle, Terrance would use Gallade to battle. With a combination of Teleport and Slash, Gallade would defeat the opponent and wait for their second challenge.
If the challenger met Terrance’s standards in the first battle and managed to find a way they believed could counter Teleport, Terrance would intentionally leave an opening, letting Gallade lose the match. He would then go easy on them and award the Badge.
However, if the challenger fell short of Terrance’s “fundamentals” standard in the first battle, even if they reserved a second battle, they would still be mercilessly defeated unless they showed significant improvement.
While Gallade battled, Terrance could roughly gauge the challenger’s fundamentals. To avoid ending the battle too quickly, he planned to turn the match into a guiding battle targeting the opponent’s existing flaws in fundamentals.
This approach would turn Terrance’s initial “lie” into truth, turning him into a ‘Gym Trainer who was dedicated to the growth of challengers’.