"Thailand may not be strong, but we mustn't underestimate the strength of Windmill Land Holland, and we need to be prepared for their team to have several top-level combatants,"
In the Thailand team, Fang Yuan wasn't too worried since he could gauge their overall strength from the Fire King's capabilities previously displayed.
That Fire King without top-level combat power, Petersburg, ranked second among the Four Heavenly Kings Team in Thailand, aside from the Champion himself, which said a lot about the level of the Thai Kings.
However, facing the national team of Holland, a highly developed capitalist country, Fang Yuan felt it was better to take them seriously.
Holland, being known as the "European Gateway," might not have many Trainers, but with strong economic power, they could have been a contender for the top 16 if they hadn't been knocked out by Russia too early in the last World Sprite Alliance Congress.
"Understood."
After Fang Yuan's reminder, China's Second Team immediately began to take it seriously and started drawing lots...
Is this what they call taking it seriously?
A few people complained.
In the end, the outcome was that the third match would be against the Thailand team, with the individual battle sequence being Mu Fan, Shang Ren, Fang Yuan, and the group battle sequence being Tang Xinlan, Zheng Hongyi.
This sequence did not entirely satisfy Fang Yuan. Having fought three individual battles in a row, he sometimes wanted to participate in group battles too.
Zheng Hongyi also felt dissatisfied as he twitched the corner of his mouth. Hmm... there's no way China could score 8:0 again, right? Surely not, surely not. He didn't want to be just a spectator the whole time.
The five of them had their joys and worries and then proceeded with the draw for the fourth match, which, without any surprises, would be against Windmill Land Holland.
Without even battling Thailand yet, they were already confident of victory. Under Fang Yuan's leadership, the whole of the second team naturally began feeling unbeatable.
This time, the draw finally presented Fang Yuan with a group battle.
Besides that, Shang Ren would lead the individual battle, followed by Tang Xinlan and Zheng Hongyi, and then the group battle would be Mu Fan and Fang Yuan.
"Let's leave it at that." After deciding on the order, Fang Yuan finally announced they could break up.
.........
On April 30th, China's Second Team had a rest day, but the attribute matches continued. Yesterday's Water Series and (Bug Series) contests ended without any awards for China First Team.
Today's Electric Series and Rock Type matches were also not looking promising; none of the five members of the first team were particularly skilled in these attributes.
The members of the first team were now looking forward to the Ghost Type, Fighting Type, Dragon Type, and Fairy Type matches. Those were their strong suits.
That day, Fang Yuan unusually chose not to watch the battles, instead staying in the athletes' village to coach the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Gear child on the Soul Heart Armament Skill.
The Armed Magnetic Monster was just too weak; all three Pokemon combined barely reached top second stage combat power. Facing three top-level combatants who excelled in group battles, the outcome was unpredictable.
Even if they encountered a champion from one of the top five nations capable of bringing forth top second stage combatants in group combat, it was almost not worth the fight, as the odds of winning were slim.
Therefore, upgrading their armament skill was of great importance. The unforeseen gain of knowledge from the mysterious science system gave Fang Yuan hope for improving the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and others in the short term.
In the exclusive training field.
Fang Yuan's voice slowly carried out: "The fourth match is a group battle, this time... who should go...?"
Between trainings, his gaze shifted between the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Positive and Negative Gear child, Monferno and Ditto, thinking about the possible combinations for the group battle system.
Although the finals were still a few days away, they could almost start preparing in advance.
Moreover, the Rain Day System constituted of the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Dragonite, and Milotic was also formidable.
After two days of syncing up ahead of time, their coordination should be much improved.
"Bwoo..." Off to the side, Venusaur murmured softly, insisting that it's okay not to include it. It wouldn't be sad; it knew it was weak and not highly regarded... Even if no one teamed up with it, it would be fine.
"..."
As Venusaur spoke up, Eevee and several other Pokemon turned their gaze to it, a shiver running through them.
"Bwoo..." Eevee twitched the corner of its mouth. Since when did Venusaur learn about tea ceremonies?
"Mhm~~~" Milotic also glanced at Venusaur, surprised at the unassuming Garlic Turtle's ability to act so coy.
"Don't even think about it," Fang Yuan said to Venusaur: "The others on the team need to get a chance as well."
Having Venusaur in a group battle... unless it was paired with Eevee and MEGA Gengar, it would be at high risk of flipping the battle.
"Bulbasaur!" Venusaur smiled goofily, "Alright, alright."
"Wah," at this moment, on the other side, Monferno clenched his fists, volunteering eagerly.
"Bwoo bwoo bwoo!" Following closely, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster also volunteered spontaneously.
"Bwoo!" "Over here!" "Bowoo!!"
A bunch of Pokémon, all were very eager to be chosen.
Ditto and Gear child also wanted to play, but seeing Venusaur being disregarded, they shivered and dared not speak...
The junior group didn't have Pokémon rights, they could only rely on the divine seniors to lead, so the decision wasn't theirs to make.
"Why not draw straws!"
Fang Yuan also thought about it for a long time, weighing his options, and eventually decided to resolve it through drawing straws.
Aside from Venusaur, Eevee and the other five drew straws, randomly selecting three Pokémon. Anyway, any three of those six were a strong combination. As for the Electromagnetic Armament Tactics and the Lightning Flame Turbine Tactics, Fang Yuan planned to use them in the finals, no need to rush.
Having a variety of tactics was indeed a luxury.
To prevent those Pokémon with Psychic attributes from cheating, Fang Yuan chose to have Rotom draw for them.
The final result...
Was beyond Fang Yuan's expectations.
As Rotom projected the results of the draw, Monferno was overjoyed.
The first Pokémon, Monferno!
"Wah," Monferno nodded in satisfaction, finally getting a chance to participate, and it was even in the regional finals, not bad at all.
The second Pokémon, Milotic.
"Menaah~" Milotic, seeing itself included, was also very pleased.
At the same time, Monferno nodded towards Milotic.
Seeing Milotic as a teammate, Monferno felt that although it wasn't as suitable as Ditto for him, thinking of Milotic's healing ability, it was not unacceptable.
When the time came, Milotic would handle the healing, and it would take on three at once!
"What a lousy combination," Fang Yuan muttered as Rotom drew, Monferno and Milotic had completely incompatible tactics. Oil and water, replacing Monferno with Dragonite would have been better.
As Rotom drew the third Pokémon, Fang Yuan felt even more like replacing Monferno with Dragonite.
"Magnemite!" Seeing its own image, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster's eyes lit up.
Monferno, Milotic, and the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster were the team system that Fang Yuan's team drew for the regional battle group competition.
Fang Yuan said, "Haha, it's still too forced, drawing straws really isn't reliable. Monferno, why not give your spot to Dragonite? You can have the next..."
"Bowoo!!" Dragonite showed pleasure, glancing at Milotic, nice, he could fight alongside Milotic again.
"Wah!!" Monferno shook its head fiercely and doubted Fang Yuan was underestimating it, in what way was it inferior to the Goofy Dragon? It could take on three!
The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Milotic just needed to watch the fight!
"Mainly the tactical systems aren't compatible, Rotom..." Rotom noticed the problem too.
"Bwoo bwoo bwoo bwoo!!!~!!" But suddenly, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster spoke up, indicating it was ready to battle, it had a strategy.
It conveyed with kindness and gentleness that Monferno could enter Thunder Flame Mode, where lightning could enhance its flames, and flames could enhance the lightning, the intersected forces being incredibly powerful. And it, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, mastered the Electrotherapy Skill. Coupled with blue lightning, it could definitely push Monferno's Thunder Flame Mode to new heights. Just as Monferno mentioned, by then, as a top-level combat power, Monferno could handle taking on three without being weaker than any opponent.
If they really couldn't overpower the opponents, they could use Spacial Moves to recall Monferno and let Milotic heal it, then return to the battle... Definitely the strongest tactic for Brother Monkey.
"Super Electromagnetic Monkey?" Fang Yuan paused, recalling this long-forgotten strategical concept.
"Magnemite!" The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster roared, exactly, the Super Electromagnetic Monkey! It had also long wanted to use Monferno as ammunition, a top-grade ammunition, simply thrilling to think about.
"Menaah?" Milotic frowned slightly, it wanted to fight, not just heal, but if it was this tactic, it could consider it, it sounded quite intriguing.
Monferno: ◑▽◐ ???