The Battle to Clear Their Names

There was also Ninetales...

To be honest, Yu Hai had originally planned to keep it as a support Pokémon, using it to spar with the others.

But Luo Ke had said she would train Ninetales properly before leaving. He had no idea what the two foxes were training, and he stopped asking too many questions. He could only let them whisper secrets to each other, sometimes even running off into the forest. He had no idea what they did there.

If Ninetales could break through to the Elite Four level with Luo Ke's help, he would reserve a main-team slot for it. If it could not, then it would remain support.

As an Old Fox who had lived for centuries, Luo Ke should have some secrets that others did not know. That was perfectly normal.

Next was Magmar. It feared Ground-types, Rock-types, and Water-types...

When facing Ground-type Pokémon, Magmar had no good way to counter them. It could not use Water-type moves, Grass-type moves, or Ice-type moves. It was completely countered, with no means of retaliation at all.

Rock-types were still manageable. Magmar could learn Fighting-type and Steel-type moves to counter them, so it could barely put up a fight. However, most Rock-type Pokémon were proficient in Ground-type moves, so it was still at a huge disadvantage.

There were also Water-types. Thunder Punch could barely suppress them, but Magmar was truly in a bad position when facing opponents with unfavorable type matchups.

Magmar should avoid unfavorable type matchups whenever possible in the future. Besides practicing the moves mentioned above, it was more important to continue focusing on Flame Body. With Rock Armor covering its body, aside from a few long-range moves like Earthquake, it was still difficult for opponents to take down Magmar.

Then there was Lucario, which was countered