A Kind-Hearted Soul

Sato won, and more easily than he had imagined.

During the short journey to support George and the others, Sato had roughly analyzed the reasons.

First, Hydreigon was truly powerful! Especially in group battles, its usefulness went far beyond simply being able to use three moves at once.

As long as it wanted to, Hydreigon could stabilize its own opponent while helping any of its allies quickly gain an advantage.

As long as it was present in a team battle, none of the enemy Pokémon could focus wholeheartedly on the opponent before them. They had to remain on guard against Hydreigon launching a surprise attack at any moment.

Their opponents had already fallen behind by a large amount in terms of focus from the very beginning!

Second, although Mars was an Elite Four level Trainer, he was no longer at his peak. His strongest Pokémon was only at the Intermediate Elite Four level.

Lastly, Gardevoir's Telepathy greatly reduced the time needed to relay commands, making it even harder for Mars to predict Sato's next strategy.

Thinking of this, Sato, who had been feeling somewhat pleased with himself, immediately calmed down. He knew in his heart that no matter how carried away his partners got, he absolutely could not do the same.

After all, he had only increased to the Elite Four level through Dark Power. From here on, he still needed to move forward step by step.

By then, Sato had also arrived at George and the others' battlefield.

What surprised him was that the battle at the entrance to the hall was also nearing its end.

George and Mark had already led the people from Dark Night Gym to an absolute advantage.

For these family heads who were busy with business and social obligations and rarely trained Pokémon, every