Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 440 Crossing: Whose strength did you just say you were testing?

The rematch between the two former champions of the Kanto region begins in the Dragon's Lair in Ensume City.

"Go, Kingdra and Gyarados!"

"Fire Fox, Smart Gorilla, prepare for battle."

Why send out two Water-type trainers when they are Flying-type? Link glanced at the lakes around the dojo, which were full of moisture. Sure enough, trainers from Blacksmith City naturally know how to take advantage of their location.

Unsurprisingly.

The Gyarados roared angrily as it landed on the battlefield, while the Charizard and Oranguru seemed unconcerned.

Oranguru, the Sage Pokémon, Normal/Psychic type, with "Inner Focus"/"Telepathy" and "Symbiotic".

Known for its exceptional intelligence, it looks down on inexperienced trainers and is a Pokémon geared towards seasoned trainers.

This Oranguru is the same type of Pokémon that taught Fennekin how to make tools, and is one of the Normal-type Pokémon in the Ripple Gym.

The Pokédex entry is somewhat brief, but overall it describes this clever but troublesome Pokémon that struggles to utilize its full potential.

Adu didn't know about the Pokémon Orangutan, but judging from its calm demeanor, with its leaf fan in hand and cloak, it must be a Psychic-type Pokémon that ignored Gyarados's roar thanks to its powerful "spirit power".

The tactic of trying to gain the upper hand by "intimidation" did not work on Link, which did not surprise Lance.

During this time, Kingdra jumped off the dojo without hesitation, blending into the lake water around the island with its camouflage. It then performed a rain-praying dance in the water, unleashing the surging and violent power in the genes of Dragon-type Pokémon through the "Dragon Dance" while praying for rain.

One uses physical moves on land, while the other utilizes its "sniper" ability in the water. Presumably, this Kingdra's reaction speed will be even better after the rain.

Link didn't take it seriously, but the Fire Fox wasn't idle either.

The moment it arrived on the field, it exuded a mysterious aura.

In the blink of an eye, the pink aura spread rapidly, filling the dojo, the water, and the sky.

"Psychic Field" releases one's superpowers into the surrounding area, interfering with the minds of those within it and enhancing the power of superpower-related moves.

Generally speaking, one should choose a "foggy venue" rather than a "spiritual venue".
Not entirely. Although the Fairy-type "Mist Terrain" can reduce the power of Dragon-type moves, Link knows that Dragon-type moves are not particularly offensive.

Foxy's "Psychic Terrain" is the best way to prevent opponents from using their speed advantage to disrupt the Pokémon's rhythm.

Moreover, while casually releasing "Psychic Field", Fire Fox also created an even more troublesome "Trick Space" by integrating (connecting) her moves into it.

The combination of "spiritual field" and "trick space" makes it difficult to break through even at the fastest speed!
Du frowned, vaguely sensing this. In this way, the slower-reacting elves could move without hindrance.

This is bad. The well-rounded Kingdra is only bad at dealing with this kind of situation. Fortunately, it jumped into the water immediately.

On the other hand, despite being a Water/Flying type, Gyarados's Reflect ability is quite ordinary and is generally unaffected by spatial interference.

It's not a big problem, you can just blow it off!
But he felt something was off, as if he had missed something...

But amidst the mist, the wise gorilla remained calm and composed, pointing its leaf fan at the fire fox—

"After you"!
Originally a move in the game that allows the target to immediately use their attack, in reality, it's similar to a dancer's dance, giving people vitality and energy, allowing them to ignore energy consumption and the backlash from the move, and to quickly connect to the next move.

The Fire Fox itself doesn't need the energy provided by the Orangutan, but the correction of its posture, the assistance of its movements, the dissipation of energy, and the connection of moves still benefit its actions. Even if it just used "Trick Room" a second ago, it still uses the next move with incredible skill.

"Imitation" means to imitate a move, and the object that Fire Fox imitated was the Zhihui Ape that had just used "Please go first".

This move was also aimed at Zhihui Xing, who was standing next to him.

Du: "?"

What are those two doing?

Three years have allowed Wataru, who once only knew how to break through with brute force, to learn many strategies and tactics, and to understand all kinds of moves and characteristics.

He could roughly tell that the move Gorilla used was "Please go first," a move that Lorelei's Slowking knew.

At the same time, he could roughly see that the move the fire fox used was "imitation", but what exactly was the meaning of "please go first" followed by "imitation" to imitate "please go first"?
It's hard to imagine that Link's elf would be so negligent, especially with that extra move.

In that case, try Gyarados's powerful "Crunch"!

However, even this short time was not enough for Gyarados, which was in the "Trick Room," to react.

The next move that Zhihui Xing made only made things more confusing.

It remained calm and composed, gently waving its leaf fan, and used the same "Please go first" gesture on the fire fox...

No, this is not a "please go first" gesture to make the opponent act immediately, but rather a way to guide the opponent's internal energy so that the opponent can directly use the exact same move as the previous one.

The signature move of the Gorilla is "Command".

Lance thought that Fennekin and Oranguru would keep attacking each other until Gyarados realized what was happening and rushed up to interrupt them with Crunch.

However, this time Oranguru's actions were different. While using "Command", it also guided the free electric energy in the atmosphere and used Kingdra's "Rain Dance" to unleash "Thunder"!
1. "Command" is linked to "Thunder";
A thick bolt of lightning struck the Gyarados not far away, causing minor damage.

The move that the fire fox, which was "commanded" by it, used was obviously the same move it "imitated" last time, but this time the move it "imitated" was the move that the gorilla "commanded".

2. "Imitate" means to imitate "commands";
The intelligent ape, whose energy had been drawn into its body by the fire fox, did not remain idle and used the exact same move again.

3. "Command" is linked to "Thunder";
Based on props: an infinite loop (pseudo) formed by connecting boxes.

If reality were a turn-based game, Link would have already achieved the condition of "it's always my turn," meaning he could "instantly kill" any opponent, no matter how powerful, as long as they weren't immune to electric attacks.

Fortunately, reality is not a game. Whether it's connecting boxes, "imitating," "you go first," or "commanding," it all takes time to learn. Under normal circumstances, this approach will not yield any benefits.

However, the characteristic of super-powered elves lies in their intelligence and ability to multitask, which allows them to gain a time advantage through this "cycle".

The Water/Flying type Gyarados struggles to withstand the pursuit of Electric-type moves in the rain.

as a result--

"Gyarados...incapacitated."

(End of this chapter)