"Yeah, it's apparently a pretty rare thing for someone to collect more than a few badges..."

Which honestly sounds a little strange to Sena, but maybe being an athlete has made him a little too used to the tournament scene.

"I mean, you're allowed to heal between rounds with your own potions and take the challenges at your own pace n' stuff, but you're not allowed to go back to the Pokemon Center or switch out your team or anything unless you either lose or win all five battles, so..."

The implications are pretty stark. You'd need a well-trained core team to even consider challenging the Pokemon League he knows.

"The Pokemon League tournaments I hear about happening here make a lot more sense to me, honestly..."

The way he says that...why would he think that, if he apparently is more familiar with the other type of tournament...