Teeter Dance and Look At Me

The next day arrived, and the team battles officially began.

With yesterday's various laughable "coordination mistakes" in the doubles event serving as a warning, the audience generally approached the four-person team battles—which tested teamwork even more—with a spectator's mindset. There would probably be even more jokes and surprises.

Yan Yang drew lots on behalf of the team. Their first-round opponents came from a school in Ecruteak City.

However, Yan Yang was not worried. After several days of intensive practice, the four of them could not claim to be the most coordinated team in the competition, but they had at least reached the point where they could smoothly execute a tactical combination throughout an entire match.

They had long prepared for the potential chaos of four people issuing commands: all tactical decisions would be relayed to Captain Yan Yang, who would serve as the main commander, directing the overall battle and issuing crucial orders.

Otherwise, with all four of them shouting commands at once, the Pokémon would have no idea whom to listen to.

The team battle arena was even broader than the doubles arena, large enough for eight Pokémon to move at once without becoming crowded. That also meant trainers needed louder voices or more precise ways of conveying commands.

Otherwise, they really might not be heard.

Unlike the doubles event, there was no such thing as a "group winner" in team battles. There was only one champion—the team still standing at the end.

That should make the competition progress much faster.

The contestants entered, and the discussions in the stands surged once more.

For the spectators who had watched the matches continuously, Yan Yang, who had shone brightly in yesterday's doubles event and become one of its winners, naturally became the center of discussion.

"Who do you think he'll