Entrusting a Pokémon Egg

Los Platos, inside the Los Platos Gym.

Before a middle-aged man dressed like a traveler stood a towering Pokémon made entirely of rock.

Burning, red-glowing coal was piled on its back, and the air around it constantly warped from the intense heat.

Coalossal, the Coal Pokémon, a dual Fire- and Rock-type Pokémon.

For the Pokémon Kieran had sent out, the type compatibility was utterly dreadful.

"Incineroar, Fake Out!"

The moment the battle began, Kieran, fully immersed in it, raised his voice far louder than usual.

Incineroar, standing before him in a Bulk Up pose, tensed every muscle in its body. It raised its ape arm and slammed its fan-like palm forward!

In an instant.

Invisible power formed into a massive energy palm and struck Coalossal squarely just as it was about to act under its Trainer's command.

Even Coalossal's huge, sturdy body stiffened under the mysterious power of Fake Out.

The move it had been building up was directly interrupted by Fake Out.

Watching this, Luo Mu revealed a pleased smile.

That was more like it. This was the proper way to use Incineroar.

Even if this was not a Double Battle, against any opponent other than Ghost-type Pokémon immune to Normal Type moves, it just felt right to slap them first.

It could forcibly interrupt the opponent's move, disrupt their rhythm, and widen the advantage during that brief moment of stiffness.

No matter how he looked at it, it was a deal that could not lose.

However, judging from the current situation, although Fake Out had established an early advantage, Incineroar's circumstances had not changed much.

Given Coalossal's Type resistance, Incineroar's Fire-type moves were basically completely sealed off.

This Coalossal might even have an Ability like Steam Engine or Flash Fire, which used the opponent's Fire-type moves to strengthen