Are Ninetales and Mimikyu powerful?
Of course they are.
Among them, Mimikyu could even be considered one of the most powerful Pokémon on the team.
Mimikyu had mastered the unique abilities of Ghost-type Pokémon before, enough to surprise anyone unfamiliar with it on the battlefield.
Not to mention that after arriving in the Alola region, it had learned all about Aura inheritance.
That was like a fish in water, like adding wings to a tiger.
In daily practice, even Lucario would sometimes lose to it.
Needless to say, Ninetales had a unique charm that gave it a distinct advantage.
No matter how powerful the enemy was, when they saw this smooth and beautiful fur, they might hesitate to strike with full force.
Even when Ninetales was still a Vulpix, it was already proficient in some Ice-type moves, which showed how strong Ninetales was.
After arriving in the Alola spiritual realm and returning to its familiar homeland, the gift from the guardian deities had elevated Ninetales' abilities to a higher level.
Although it hadn't been much time since Ninetales successfully manifested its psychic powers clearly, Ninetales seemed deeply fascinated by this feeling.
The amount of time it could maintain its psychic abilities was constantly increasing each day.
If things continued this way, then one day, even before they left the Alola spiritual realm, Ninetales would be able to master psychic power proficiently.
At that time, Ninetales, combined with its Ice-type moves, would surely be a very powerful force.
Even after using an Ice-type move, it could surprise opponents with a psychic attack.
"It's almost unfair to think about it," Roy said.
Roy shook his head—this was what he expected even without considering Ninetales' charm bonus.
He imagined a scenario where Ninetales' opponent was working hard to counter its Ice-type moves, only to turn around and find that its psychic power was also terrifyingly strong.
Stay in or retreat?
How would they even handle that?
Roy chuckled twice. "I like it."
Although it didn't understand what Roy was laughing about, Ninetales, who was close to Roy, could feel the pleasant atmosphere around him.
As long as Roy was happy, Ninetales was happy.
Ninetales rubbed against Roy's head affectionately, then turned to face the 3v3 battle that was about to start.
Electivire wanted to discuss strategies with its two partners before the fight began, but it didn't know how to start the conversation.
Roy wasn't just watching idly—he was using his Aura powers to constantly sense the Pokémon's emotions.
And right now, Electivire's awkward emotions were being transmitted to Roy through his Aura.
Roy frowned, looking thoughtfully between the three Pokémon.
Well, Ninetales and Mimikyu were fine. They usually liked to play together or discuss things about moves and abilities.
When it came to coordination, there was naturally a high level of understanding between these two Pokémon.
But Electivire was different. Even though all three Pokémon stood in a row with Electivire on the far right, you could still feel the awkward emotions emanating from it.
In team battles, the strength of team members was naturally a major factor for victory.
For example, an Elite-level Pokémon, although already very powerful in everyone's eyes, would be impossible to defeat a Legendary-level Pokémon in a head-to-head confrontation.
Strength was the first element of battle.
The second was coordination. Although coordination seemed very abstract, it played a vital role in team battles.
A Pokémon's fighting power could be very strong, but if all that power wasn't directed toward the same goal, or if there was no proper planning, it was equivalent to dispersing the team's strength and cutting off your own arm.
This way, it would be easy to be defeated one by one by the opposing team.
Just like the oldest fable from China: one chopstick is easy to break, but ten chopsticks bound together are not.
Since it was a team battle, the best outcome would be to make one plus one greater than two.
Based on these reasons, Roy thought about the source of Electivire's emotions.
Electivire worked very hard in normal training, sometimes even reaching the point where it forgot to eat and sleep.
But such dedication also had disadvantages.
Except for the lively Blastoise and Lucario, who was in charge as the big brother, Electivire didn't communicate much with the other Pokémon.
Without communication, there would naturally be no bond.
Without bonds, how could they cultivate coordination?
Roy usually hadn't taken this matter seriously, but now that he suddenly realized this problem, he kept it in mind.
"Should I organize some team-building activities?" Roy muttered to himself.
Meanwhile, the Lycanroc on the other side launched their attack the moment the battle started.
This time, all the Lycanroc who came for the 3v3 were in their Midday Form.
So their characteristics were quite unified.
On a battlefield that wasn't too large, the Lycanroc's speed advantage wouldn't be fully utilized.
But it was enough to make Ninetales and the others dizzy.
The division of labor among the Lycanroc was very clear. It seemed they had gone through many battles together to cultivate such synchronized thinking.
The Lycanroc on the far left launched its attack one step ahead of its two companions, and its target was Ninetales.
There was no helping it—Ninetales seemed like it would be easy to bully.
Facing the Lycanroc rushing toward it, Ninetales panicked a little and quickly summoned a Blizzard to slow down the Lycanroc.
If Ninetales' strategy were applied to a single Pokémon battle, there would be no problem. The most important thing for a ranged attacker was self-protection, so it could continue fighting and find the enemy's weaknesses to finish them with one strike.
Therefore, Ninetales' biggest goal in single Pokémon battles was to stall. Ninetales' stamina was deep enough to drag opponents until they became impatient and exposed their weaknesses.
At that point, it would be time for Ninetales to reap the fruits of victory.
So the moment Blizzard was summoned, the field in front of Ninetales was filled with fierce wind and snow, which successfully obscured the Lycanroc's vision, making it unable to find Ninetales' location.
But what was more awkward was that Ninetales' Blizzard not only brought a snowstorm but also triggered its Snow Warning Ability, and a huge chunk of hail accidentally fell on Electivire's head as it tried to come help.
Electivire really didn't expect to be hit like this all of a sudden. Even its "Thunder Armor" didn't have the function of protecting the top of its head.
Caught off guard by the large hailstone, Electivire's vision went white, and it couldn't tell where anything was.