Team Rocket's Second-in-Command!

It wasn't that Luo Yuan was overconfident—it was just that he didn't need Aerodactyl to handle Gary.

Gary: "..."

Sure, he knew it was true, but did Luo Yuan have to say it out loud?

That was a bit harsh.

Still, Gary didn't seem disheartened. After all the losses he'd taken from Luo Yuan, he'd developed a resilience that nothing could shake.

And he wasn't here to win this time. All he wanted was a chance to gauge the strength of someone who had managed to beat Giovanni.

"Let's go, to the arena on the hill!"

Gary strode ahead toward the back of the lab, leading them to the training grounds.

Professor Oak, watching the two challenge each other, set his equipment to run automatically before following them to act as referee.

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Behind Oak's Laboratory