+ asked as he reached for his bag to take out a Max Revive, tossing it toward Leaf so she could use it after the match.

"Would you like to keep going? Also how many Pokémon were we going to use?"

Their attack was indeed successful, however, that last punch from Drain Punch not only dealt damage to Ninetails, it also recovered some of its HP. Thankfully, Golurk still stood tall, but knelt down to check on the fallen vixen.

"Good job, Clayman! Oh... hey, is your Ninetails alright?"

Kai +

+ a powerful attack. Now it's our turn, use Drain Punch!"

As Kai lowered his arm after attempting to "block" off the gust of air that blew at his face, Golurk would approach Ninetails as it reeled his arm back, throwing a fist towards the fox like Pokémon in hopes of connecting.

"Never sell yourself short! You can be just as strong without being a champion!"

As he says this, Golurk would brace for impact as the attack connects. His frame would skid back just a few inches, but would remain strong due to its high defense.

"Nice job! Not many can push Clayman back with such+

+ strong tremors towards Leaf and her partner. The ground around them would tremble greatly as Kai would attempt to maintain his balance.

"Red. . ."

He thought about it for a moment, thinking of battling the strongest trainer one day. Just the mere thought got him excited!

"Fine by me. Clayman, use Earthquake!"

Without a second of delay, the Automaton Pokémon would reel it's fist back before slamming it onto the ground, sending +

"You're not the strongest?"

A look of confusion on Kai's face before snapping out of it, throwing his ball forth, releasing his Golurk from it's rest.

"Strongest or not, I'm always up for a battle!"

"I've heard so much about you. Let's see if the talk about you being the strongest trainer in Kanto is true or not."

He'd nod in response, reaching for a pokéball from his belt.