Team Battle Victory

The finals stage welcomed their final opponents—the team from Elite School No. 2.

The four opposing contestants were all unfamiliar faces, none of whom they had encountered in the previous doubles events.

It seemed this school's strategy had been to spread its top combat power across the individual singles events.

That was good news for Yan Yang—if he faced them in singles, at least they would be opponents whose strengths and weaknesses he knew.

To put it bluntly, that might just be a one-sided stomp. The thought crossed Yan Yang's mind, but for now, he had to focus all his attention on the team battle finals before him.

They could decide who to send for singles after this match was over.

Both sides revealed their lineups. The opposing side had sent out Tyranitar, Mascot Dog, Rock-type, and Ferrothorn.

"Sandstorm Team." Yan Yang's gaze sharpened. When they had studied their opponents earlier, they had watched recordings of this team's matches. It was indeed a tactical system built around sandstorm weather.

After all, knowing yourself and your enemy was the key to winning every battle. Entering a battlefield without any understanding of the opponent's lineup or specialties was a grave mistake.

In the final seconds before the match began, Yan Yang's mind raced as he adjusted the finer details of their strategy.

They had no Pokémon capable of actively changing the weather, so they could not seize the initiative there. That meant they had to fight under the opponent's favorable conditions.

Yan Yang gave the viewers in the cloud a quick explanation: this was a typical Sandstorm Team, centered around Pokémon with the Sand Stream Ability.

At present, only three Pokémon possessed such an advanced Ability: Tyranitar, Gigalith, and Hippowdon.

Under sandstorm weather, every Pokémon that was not Rock-, Ground-, or Steel-type