Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 311 Because he was too afraid of pain, he maxed out his defense.

Now, after more than half a month of training, Link and the elves have basically confirmed that Talebagos is only good at slacking off and taking beatings.

Whether it's the Ghost Tail Black Fish's "slack-off control method" or the Fire Fox's proposed automated "Tai Crystal Shell," it can learn it quickly and understand it easily. Even if it doesn't fully understand it at first, it only takes a short time to learn it.

Now, Talebagos can proudly declare that even the King and the Champion cannot easily break down its defenses in its Crystal Form!

No one can control it because it possesses all the attributes; it cannot even achieve the normal effect.

Any attack that hits it will have little to no effect, or be almost ineffective or even completely ineffective.

"In fact, under normal circumstances, even if multiple attributes can be simulated, this cannot be achieved. After all, no matter how much attribute energy is simulated, the amount remains unchanged. No matter how fancy the simulation is, it cannot achieve resistance that is ten or thirty times greater."

However, the energy stored in the Tailebagos's Crystal Shell far exceeds that of ordinary Pokémon, making it difficult for Pokémon of insufficient level and power to harm it.

As a first-tier god, the turtle is indeed something else...

"But that's not a problem for you. So next we should practice techniques for resisting different moves."

As he spoke, Link glanced at the sky and said, "Never mind, let's go home and have dinner first."

The world is vast, but eating is the most important thing...

……

Having found the right training method, the tortoise began to grow rapidly (in terms of taking hits only).

Seeing that it was finally able to adapt to the times on its own, Link felt much more at ease.

He then focused more on his main team to prepare for the Ayame Tournament next month.

Groudon and Kyogre are hurdles they cannot avoid if they want to win.

It's astonishing that these days even winning a major tournament requires defeating a first-level god, but this is also the destiny of starting at the same time as the "Chosen One".

Perhaps Link should have foreseen this when he first encountered Haruka and May in Kanazon City.

Fortunately, at least these two wouldn't pull out a black M-brand on the day of the conference... that would be unbearable for him.

Groudon and Kyogre, now in a restricted mode, are not invincible.

To better handle them, Link needs to first understand the format of the Rainbow Tournament.

So he rode Arcanine to the Battle Factory and retrieved data from the Battle Frontier system.

"The Saiyo Tournament will be held in Saiyo City starting in mid-August, while the Aura Hero Festival will be held in early September. It seems that the timing does not conflict."

Now that they've temporarily settled in Rota Street, they naturally have to join in the annual Aura Warrior Festival.

But before that...

"The Saiyu Tournament is divided into preliminary rounds, preliminary championships, and final championships."

“第一个阶段会通过1对1的单局对战将参赛人数淘汰到256人，第二个阶段是三次2对2的双打对战，把人数淘汰到32人。”

Looking at the elimination system of the Rainbow Tournament, Link's feelings can only be described as contempt.

"This is so unprofessional. There are no points-based matches, no Swiss-system tournaments, just a single game to decide the winner?"

Anyone who didn't know better would think they were playing a ranked matchmaking game.

Dara, whose computer was being used by someone else, couldn't help but complain, "Battles will hurt your Pokémon, and healing takes time. The first two rounds of 1v1 and 2v2 are a less burdensome mode for both trainers and Pokémon." If Link really wanted to have a Swiss-systems match before the finals, a trainer would have to fight 7 full battles to advance.

Not to mention how much time it will take, it will also put a lot of pressure on the Pokémon Center.

After all, real-world healing isn't something that can be done in a flash. A Pokémon that's been seriously injured in a fierce battle might take half a day to heal.

If every round before the finals requires going all out, it will only lead to insufficient numbers of Pokémon to cope with this mode, or players who haven't had enough time to become trainers becoming exhausted early on, making it difficult for them to perform at their best in subsequent battles.

Link was puzzled but impressed. Weren't these the trainers who needed to be eliminated before the main competition?
"Whatever, it doesn't matter, it's all the same no matter what mode it is."

Dara thought to himself that was true. The organizers certainly wouldn't arrange for trainers with a chance to win to clash in the preliminaries. Instead, they would distribute the seeded trainers in different regions.

Although this inevitably raises suspicions of biased refereeing, it's actually the norm in major sporting events.

Otherwise, if top-tier trainers are forced to fight to the death in one region during the preliminary rounds, leaving only one of them, while the remaining 31 are all weak and insignificant, the broadcast of such a competition wouldn't be very entertaining.

We need to consider the broadcast effect and viewership ratings...

Link was well aware of this, so he was unlikely to run into Youyao and the others before the final tournament.

Once you enter the main tournament stage, you need to win 5 full battles. The format is singles, and you can switch the Pokémon you use between different matches.

Five 6-on-6 matches are indeed a considerable challenge for trainers.

Link pondered, "The worst-case scenario is that I would need to defeat both Xiaoyou and Xiaoyao in a row to win."

"You're already a champion, aren't those two rookie trainers really that good?" Dara asked, puzzled.

The champion would be easy prey at this league tournament, why would they need to think so much?
But he soon noticed that Link's eyes and expression were quite subtle.

"They might be stronger than me in terms of raw skills."

Dara: "???"

Are all new trainers monsters these days?!
"Oh, it's hard to put it into words."

After checking the tournament rules, Link returned the computer to Dara and went back to his dormitory behind the factory to think about team composition.

Xiaoyou's team is probably a sunny day team mainly composed of Groudon and Mega Sceptile, supplemented by Regidragos and Latios.

May's team is a rain team mainly composed of Kyogre and Swampert, as well as Blaziken, Regigigas, and Latias, which have extremely strong individual combat capabilities.

The worst-case scenario is that the two of them temporarily swapped their Orbs before the battle, thus allowing Groudon and Kyogre to return to their original forms.

The Land of the End and the Sea of ​​Origin will completely suppress water and fire attribute spirits, so Link must also split into two teams.

The team that Xiaoyou battles consists of Fennekin, Incineroar, Arcanine, Mischievous, Porygon, and Dragonite. They can use rotation to take advantage of Groudon's Sunny Day team in the End of the World.

The team that May will face is Fennekin, Grimmsnarl, Porygon, Dolphin, Grimmsnarl, and Dragonite. They can rotate their team to take advantage of Kyogre's Origin Sea Rain Team.

From any perspective, it can only be described as "barely acceptable".

With the current training level, you need to leave at least 3-4 Pokémon, including the Fathead Fish and the Flying Pokémon, for a battle of attrition to have a chance of winning.

That being the case...

The only thing we can do is to push forward the progress of the Dream Sky Alliance within this month!
　Rule I was released on May 1st.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)