Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

After receiving nods of approval from the two men, he lowered the flag in his hand.

"Battle begins!"

all of a sudden.

All twelve Pokémon, six from each side and a total of twelve, moved.

Commanding six Pokémon at once is too demanding for a trainer.

For the audience, there was no time to carefully discern the commands from the two men; they could only watch the situation unfold on the field.

"Hudi, a spiritual place."

For Hudi, who is exceptionally skilled at this, opening up the "spiritual field" is almost a matter of blinking an eye.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful psychic force spread rapidly outwards from Alakazam.

just.

It wasn't just Alakazam's psychic power; another wave of telekinesis swept in, and the collision of the two psychic powers instantly created a storm.

Cynthia's Gardevoir, its eyes gleaming, faced Alakazam head-on, refusing to back down.

"Gardedoll, use the Copy ability to copy Alakazam's 'Magic Guard', then use 'Swap' on Glaceon and Rockruff."

Gardevoir, with its "Copy" ability, copied Alakazam's useful "Magic Defense" ability the instant its eyes locked onto Alakazam.

"Infernape, stop it!" Xia Yan frowned.

Infernape launched the first attack.

Its figure flashed like a flame, and in the blink of an eye, it rushed in front of Gardevoir, slapping its body with both paws.

A surprise high-five!

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Xia Yan looked up and saw that Infernape's "high five" attack had ultimately failed to interrupt Gardevoir.

Lucario appeared just in time, but failed to stop Infernape. However, it did briefly slow down Infernape's speed and direction.

In the end, it was Glaceon's "Ice Beam" that successfully stopped Infernape.

Fortunately, Infernape's flames prevented it from suffering much damage.

After giving Lucario a somewhat resentful look, Infernape decisively chose to retreat, avoiding being surrounded.

Xia Yan and Cynthia's first attempt ended with Infernape retreating after being questioned.

It's obvious.

Cynthia was well aware of Infernape's abilities and had made certain preparations to deal with them.

Gardevoir successfully "copied" Alakazam's "Magic Guard" ability and transferred it to Glaceon and Rockruff via "Ability Swap".

Glaceon's ability is ineffective in Cynthia's team composition, and Rockruff's "Pressure" ability feels rather useless.

After replacing the feature...

Xia Yan glanced at Cynthia and had a guess in his mind.

"Garuda, Sandstorm!"

"Hu land, sunny day!"

really!

As Cynthia's voice rang out, Xia Yan's voice followed only a second later.

Therefore, Garchomp's "sandstorm" only stirred up a little bit of sand before it disappeared instantly.

It was replaced by the scorching sun.

Cynthia looked at Xia Yan with some surprise in her eyes.

Xia Yan happened to be looking at Xilona, ​​and couldn't help but grin, a hint of smugness in his eyes.

The main reason is that Cynthia's goals are too clear.

So many great features.

Togekiss's "Sweet Grace", Beedrill's "Sniper", and even Infernape's "Blazing Fire" are all good options.

They chose Alakazam's "Magic Defense" out of the blue.

Cynthia chose this trait even though she wasn't carrying the "Life Orb" and Xia Yan didn't have a similar "Three Pinks" crowd control tactic.

Combining the unconverted Garchomp with the Steel-type Lucario, the purpose is all too clear.

And the move "Sunny Day".

In a competition of this caliber, it's quite normal to encounter a few trainers who know how to use the weather.

Xia Yan simply had Hu Di learn the skill of "Sunny Day" so that he could seize the weather if needed.

I hadn't been able to use it before, but I didn't expect to use it when I was fighting against Cynthia.

"Another preemptive reading!! In an all-out battle, Xia Yan actually managed to preemptively read Garchomp's Sandstorm move with his Sunny Day move!"

The host shouted excitedly.

Finally, there's a topic he can understand and brag about.

The battle between Xia Yan and Cynthia, a contest involving twelve Pokémon, was far too complex for a mere host like him.

This is a typical example of trying to take advantage of the weather.

Those who act later will have the advantage of the weather.

For Xia Yan, sunny or rainy days don't matter, but he absolutely cannot let Cynthia take down the sandstorm weather.

Is this what it feels like to fight against Xia Yan...? Cynthia thought to herself.

The pressure is indeed considerable.

Xia Yan seemed to know a little about all kinds of tactics and had a good understanding of Cynthia. Even the appearance of Gardevoir did not affect his judgment.

But Cynthia felt herself getting excited.

The latent desires of a "fighting maniac" within him resurfaced.

After the first round of probing, Xia Yan and Xiluna tacitly slowed down their command speed slightly, silently considering their next move.

just.

Before Cynthia had made a complete decision, Xia Yan took the initiative.

This is the pressure that Cynthia felt.

The pressure is overwhelming, and the pressure of having limited combat experience is immense.

Infernape and Beedrill launched an attack together.

"Fire Punch" locks onto Lucario, "Cross Scissors" targets Gardevoir.

Unfortunately, Cynthia's Gardevoir arrived too late, and Xia Yan and the others were unaware of it. Otherwise, Xia Yan wouldn't mind helping it awaken its Fairy-type, although it would pose a considerable threat to him.

Well now.

Gardevoir, being a Psychic-type Gardevoir and clearly used as a core unit by Cynthia, became Xia Yan's primary target.

Gardevoir possesses a certain psychic ability called Flash.

Centered on it, invisible threads of superpowers sway.

Followed by.

After a period of spatial distortion and fluctuation, the enemy in front of Infernape became Garchomp, while the enemy in front of Beedrill became Rockruff.

Garchomp unleashes its "Dragon Claw," sending a powerful gust of wind crashing down.

A black glow emanated from the Flower Rock Monster, its entire body enveloped in a strange and cunning energy, as it silently awaited the attack from Beedrill.

Let's switch places!

This is Gardevoir's trading area.

It immediately reversed the positions of several sprites, switching their locations.

It not only defended against the attacks from Infernape and Beedrill, but also created an opportunity for itself to launch a counterattack.

The core function lies in the move configuration and effect of switching locations, "copying" traits, and trait swapping.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it functions similarly to Xia Yan's Hudi.

It really is...

Xia Yan slightly tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"Switch sides! Cynthia turns the tide..."

The host thought he understood and was about to speak up to show his presence when he suddenly saw Infernape in front of Garchomp and Beedrill in front of Rockruff. After a blur, they turned into SwordAegis with a provocative look and Togekiss with a playful appearance.

Bang! !

Garchomp's vicious "dragon claw" slammed into Aegislash's shield.

It didn't even leave a white mark; it merely repelled the Shielded Sword Monster.

Before it could even retreat for long, Garchomp noticed that Aegislash's body was unusually heavy.

But the Rockruff wasn't so lucky. Togekiss's "Moon Power" silently descended, ignoring the Rockruff's "deception" and slamming it directly to the ground.

"this......"

The host was speechless.

Du couldn't help but shake his head.

“Cynthia’s idea is good, to use a tactic similar to Xia Yan’s to limit Xia Yan, but Gardevoir is clearly not as adept at this tactic as Alakazam.”

"Have you noticed? Xia Yan didn't give any orders or use any superpowers," Daigo said in a deep voice.

“Command Core. Our academy's senior battle professors have said that the core's role is not only to connect the entire team and achieve a synergy greater than the sum of its parts, but also to take over some of the trainer's command authority,” Kona said hesitantly.

But Watari and Daigo both understood.