Harvest complete!
At this moment.
Alakazam was thoroughly liberated, and Natsuhiko's dual-core system finally showcased the brilliance of this strategy.
A flurry of dazzling "Exchange Arena," leaving Gardevoir incapacitated.
This is why Alakazam can firmly sit as the primary core.
Not only because it has more experience than Latios, but because its "Instant Movement" elevated the team's mobility to another level.
All martial arts in the world are unbreakable, only speed remains unbeaten.
As long as I exchange fast enough, any Pokémon could be besieged by all Pokémon in an instant.
And as long as I react fast enough, I can endure any of the opponent's attacks at the smallest cost.
At this moment, what Hilona felt was precisely this situation.
It looked like she was engaged in a 6v6 all-out unrestricted battle with Natsuhiko.
But what she truly felt was...
Any of her Pokémon at any time needed to guard against attacks and assaults from six Pokémon, and any means she attempted to break through the opposing side's tight formations were nonchalantly handled by the defensive team, led by Aegislash.
This feeling was like...
Like...
"Like facing an army, Hilona's every Pokémon needed to invest too much effort in defense." Lance propped his chin, deep in thought.
"It's so cunning, this strategy of Senior Natsuhiko gives a very sneaky feeling." Kona felt this deeply.
"So this is the dual-core?" Flint's eyes flickered with indescribable light.
"No, an ordinary dual-core shouldn't be like this." Lance shook his head, "Though I don't know exactly what's going on, the purpose of the core is simply to maximize the team's Pokémon advantages, but Natsuhiko's lineup is no longer just maximizing those advantages."
It feels like each of his Pokémon's greatest role was brought out, I'm not sure if this is the dual-core effect."
"But I always feel it is... sneaky." Lance still voiced his true feelings.
Gaining unanimous recognition from a few.
"Core Alakazam controls the entire arena, simultaneously playing some auxiliary roles, the second core Latios accelerates lineup rationality, increases conversion depth, strong attacker Infernape, controller Togekiss, defender Aegislash, and finally the harvester Beedrill."
Kona counted on her fingers, "Even if the early advantage built isn't apparent, as long as Beedrill starts harvesting, a comeback isn't impossible."
Flint chuckled wryly, "With such a lineup construction, it's not easy to fall into a disadvantage."
They only watched for a while, unable to find a good breakthrough.
Of course.
If they took the recording back for careful study and pondering, they should still be able to find some drawbacks in Natsuhiko's system.
After all, no system is truly perfect.
Just like the relatively common Weather Team can hedge against the Weather, the Space Team can hedge against Space.
Hilona's choice to let Gardevoir entangle Alakazam was a very good choice.
If she had one more Pokémon like Gardevoir to restrain Latios, it wouldn't be without a chance to fight.
But everyone is just quietly capturing Pokémon and training them, all around the same age, who has so many backup B-team Pokémon?
This is Natsuhiko's advantage.
Others realize the lineup, prepare to construct it, discover problems, capture B-team Pokémon for adjustments, and perfect the system.
But Natsuhiko?
Realizes the system's role, constructs it.
Skipping too many steps and cumbersome processes in between.
"Hilona's Gardevoir also lost its combat capability, unable to restrain Alakazam and Latios... too hard."
Lance still refrained from saying "doomed to lose."
But anyone with sharp eyes could see it.
One side had six Pokémon, the other four.
One side had a complete dual-core system intact, the other had lost its system, lost its core.
Hilona bit her lip.
Making one last stand.
But all she could do was slightly delay the time it took for her Pokémon to fall.
Glaceon was taken away by Infernape's "Jet Flame."
Spiritomb was sent off by Togekiss's "Power of the Moon."
Lucario was jointly defeated by Beedrill and Alakazam.
The last remaining Garchomp was incredibly strong; if it had Super Evolution, it might have been able to hold on a bit longer.
But ultimately, two fists can't fight against four legs, and the gap in numbers is hard to bridge.
Never mind that it's Elite Candidate Level's Garchomp; in a fight against six, even an Elite Trainer Level Pokémon couldn't guarantee overwhelming resistance.
Allowing a few little guys to replay a match against that Hydreigon from back then probably wouldn't require aid from any Hunter Pokémon.
Boom——!!
The exhausted Garchomp fell heavily to the ground, carrying its last bit of stubbornness and perseverance.
Natsuhiko didn't even lose a single Pokémon.
This is what happens in a 6v6 all-out unrestricted battle unless both sides have very close strength, strong tactical specificity, and both sides' Pokémon fall one by one.
Otherwise, this is the most normal result.
If Hilona lost two Pokémon and Natsuhiko even had one defeated, then it would be a clear indication of his poor command.
Until the dull thud of Garchomp falling and the resulting dust stirred, only then did the audience finally react.
Wow——!!
The loudest cheer since the start of the tournament so far.
Because it's not just inside the arena.
Even the spectators watching on the large screens outside, who couldn't buy tickets, burst out with a thunderous cheer.