Chapter 87: Chapter 87 - A Trainers' Center
Third person POV
Rico and Juan, alongside their Pokémon teams, were amazed and marveled. They and the others then entered one of the city's 2 Trainers' Center, seeing the busy and Pokémon battle-filled noise in the big battle halls. The Pokémon Trainers of different backgrounds and their diverse array of Pokémon having battles with each other, while others cheered for them from the audience seating. Referees declared the victories of the winners and the defeated Pokémon of those who had lost. The majority of the losers are not in contempt of them losing and instead declaring their battles as good games to the winners. Rico and his group were amazed and eventually joined in, except for Campillo. Edward also joined in for fun while hiding his position as the region's current champion. Campillo and his Emolga went to the audience seating to watch their battles.
And so, their Pokémon battles with random Trainers had begun. Rico and his Starly went against a Trainer with a Totodile, while Jonathan and his Greninja went against a female Trainer with a Luxray. Juan and his Oshawott had a battle against an old man with an Espurr. Edward and his Absol are against a baker with a Darmanitan. Their battles were intense, with each other's Pokémon unleashing their fullest potential and power. Their battles lasted for a few minutes until one of the two sides won, and the other lost. In the first round, Rico and Juan won, while Jonathan and Edward lost.
But it didn't tire them out, so they went for a second round. Their opponents eventually decided to exit, and a new batch of random Trainers took their place. After the second round, Rico and his group went for a third round with another batch of random Trainers. Some won while others lost in those two rounds after the first round. But while they continued their battles, one Trainer, who donned a Team Flare grunt attire but without its logo, was watching from a distance. But bogged down by insecurities, that person left the Trainers' Center and went somewhere else. But who was that person?