Chapter 50: Team Rocket’s Second-in-Command! [50]
After losing the first round, Gary's face turned a bit somber.
Exeggutor was a recent capture, yet it had already become one of his core team members. He hadn't expected Dragonair to take it down so easily.
The surrounding Trainers sighed sympathetically. Dragonair was, after all, a Dragonair.
Most of the spectators were average Trainers. To them, Exeggutor was already considered a strong Pokémon that they'd be lucky to catch. And yet, it was no match for Dragonair.
The bystanders' thoughts didn't bother Gary. While he was disappointed, his many defeats against Luo Yuan had toughened his resolve.
"Go, Arcanine!"
Gary threw his Poké Ball, and an enormous Arcanine appeared before him, its size towering over Gary himself.
"Arcanine?!"
At the sight of the majestic Arcanine, the crowd's sympathy for Gary evaporated.
While Arcanine wasn't quite as rare as a Dragonite, it was still an extremely prized Pokémon. Aside from Officer Jennys in each city using Growlithe and Arcanine as police dogs, encountering a wild Arcanine was almost unheard of.
It made sense, after all—who else but a well-connected Trainer could show up with an Arcanine?