[@OtomostheCrazy] You can challenge the gym at any time, but Alexis has just had a glimpse of how tough the gym leader is... Then again, she's Alexis.

[@Heckno12] Yay, first gym battle of this RP! I hope returning Purrloin right at the end didn't come across as too out of character. It's just that Sophia has already let her pride issues get Pokemon hurt (the incident with Alexis), and she doesn't want to do that again.

That was probably the smartest thing she did in the entire battle.