Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

The Magmar's eyes flashed with a cold light, and its blazing "Flame Jet," carrying a billowing gust of hot air, shot straight toward Beedrill.

A shower of psychic threads shot out, grabbing Beedrill's body. Alakazam's delicate psychic control allowed it to drag Beedrill, giving it a speed boost.

The Beedrill remained calm in the face of the attack, simply flapping its wings and using "High-Altitude Movement" and "Tailwind" almost simultaneously.

With a loud bang.

The Duckbill Flame Beast's attack missed.

Once the flames subsided, Beedrill changed its expression and began using "Swords Dance" to strengthen itself.

It has a very clear understanding of its own positioning.

Assassin and reaper are its duties; direct confrontation is not what it should be doing in this kind of battle.

Since Beedrill didn't make a move, Aerodactyl, unable to stand by and watch, took action. With a roar, it controlled countless rocks to shoot out, sweeping towards all the Pokémon on the other side.

But then the standing, walking Fire Beast took a step forward, its back flames surging wildly, and its most powerful "fire breath" met the attack of the fossil pterosaur.

Not only did it evaporate and vaporize the fossil pterosaur's attack, it even had enough power to sweep towards the fossil pterosaur.

But next second.

The spiritual threads spreading across Alakazam showed no sign of abating, connecting the fossil aeroda and the dragonite.

"Field Exchange" initiated!

The fossil pterosaur, whose old strength had faded and whose new strength had not yet risen, swapped positions with the poised and ready dragon.

A breath of blue-purple flame was exhaled from Dragonite's mouth, sweeping away the remaining power of Typhlosion's "fire breath".

The Dragonite was even covered in Dragon-type energy, and "Dragon Dive" locked onto Torkoal from top to bottom.

Defeat Torkoal, then free Gyarados!

This is the goal.

Camerupt took a sidestep, blocking Torkoal's path, and unleashed a waving flame at the oncoming Dragonite.

At this time.

A bright white arc of light arrived behind the Baird elf without anyone noticing.

It's Pokémon's "Godspeed".

Its wings flapped continuously, and milky white, arc-shaped blades shot out from its wings, slashing through the air towards the fire-breathing camel with an "air slash".

Do not!

It's a coal turtle!

"Roar--!!"

A dark figure leaped into the air.

With its teeth gleaming black, Houndoom shattered one of the "Air Slashes" as it appeared just in time.

Just as the Duckbill Flame Beast recovered its energy from the attack, it raised its hand and fired another "Air Slash".

The two "air slashes" were destroyed before they could even take effect.

however.

This is just the beginning.

hum!

Alakazam's form suddenly switched with Togekiss's, and they kept switching back and forth, using the same technique repeatedly.

This time, the animals being traded are... Dragonite!

The Dragonite that was blocked by Camerupt was ambushed from the front, and thanks to Alakazam's "Try Switch" ability, it ended up right behind Torkoal!

This!

This is the system that Xia Yan constructed for the Hu lands and for his own spirits.

The "infinite switching" system means you never know where the real attack will come from.

At that moment, Baird finally understood.

The most troublesome opponent wasn't the Water-type Gyarados, the pseudo-legendary Dragonite, or the highly threatening Togekiss, but rather that calm and collected Pokémon that, while not launching any attacks, controlled the entire rhythm of the battle...

Alakazam!

This is the core, and the role it should play.

Its existence allows partners to achieve a result greater than the sum of its parts through cooperation!

Xia Yan spent so much time and effort building the "unlimited switching" system.

The outline is beginning to appear!

Baird's face was gloomy.

With a gritted teeth.

Coal Turtle, here you go!

but!

Leave this Alakazam for me!

Houndoom, having intercepted Togekiss's "Air Slash" just as it landed, leaped up again.

It just so happened to pass by a Dragonite that was falling from the sky.

This is a forced one-for-one exchange.

But can it do that?

Xia Yan smiled.

The next moment.

Hudi's figure disappeared once again.

What appeared before Houndoom was a Beedrill with its crimson compound eyes flashing and its crossed needles forming a cross, charging straight at Houndoom's Crunch.

The assassin Beedrill avoids direct confrontation, but this isn't limited to situations where it has an energy advantage.

Although Houndoom is not afraid of Bug-type moves, its current Dark-type move "Crunch" is countered by Beedrill's Bug-type "Cut".

Beedrill has the advantage in this move type clash, so it can fight!

This is also a characteristic of the system; it can be fought.

boom!

Boom! Boom!

Beedrill collides with Houndoom, Dragonite's "Dragon Dive" slams into Torkoal, and Togekiss's "Triple Attack" blocks Camerupt's "Flamethrower".

These ones.

All of this was accomplished in an instant.

and this.

For Xia Yan and Du, this is still just the beginning.

The Dragonite that crashed into Torkoal's body blurred for a moment, and when it reappeared, it was in the air, facing the exhausted Houndoom that had to fall from the sky.

Its place was taken by the beetle, which was always ready to harvest.

Torkoal, which has survived Dragonite's "Dragon Dive" but hasn't completely lost its fighting ability, is the best "nourishment" for Beedrill.

What's wrong with the center position (C position) getting a kill?

Deadly needle prick!

After repeated exchanges, not only Baird's elves, but even Baird himself was somewhat unsure of the situation.

It seems that each elf faces its own opponent.

But it also seems that each elf could be facing any of the other elves.

This is the essence of "unlimited switching".

The enemy you face is never known.

But your opponent knows who will be the one to suffer its attack.

This is the end.

The core Torkoal in "Sunlight" is unable to fight, and the water-type Gyarados is freed.

Even though the opponent had a near-Elite Four level Magmortar, Xia Yan could tell that the Magmortar hadn't been evolved for long and probably only evolved after arriving here. It didn't have enough control over him and couldn't unleash the true power that a near-Elite Four level Pokémon should have.

the most important.

Baird looked very imposing, but a researcher is still just a researcher.

A researcher should just focus on doing research.

The world of trainers is too complex for you to navigate.

Chapter 40 seems like the dominant one, but he's actually the submissive one.

In fact, not only Baird, but even Wataru was dazzled by Natsuhiko's actions.

It's definitely not a case of "a flurry of activity followed by nothing but nothing to show for it."

If it weren't for Wataru's exceptionally well-trained Pokémon and his excellent synergy with Natsuhiko, he might have ended up just as disoriented as his opponent after all that.

But don't say it.

Watari really thought Xia Yan's tactic was brilliant.

However, to master this tactic, you not only need a control core like Alakazam, but also all the Pokémon need to be united, know each other well, have a thorough understanding of the tactic, and be proficient enough.

The three Pokémon that Wataru had managed to integrate into his system only under Natsuhiko's guidance, but they did not truly bring out their full potential.

If all six Pokémon were Xia Yan's Pokémon, the battle just now would probably have been even more exciting.

Simultaneously.