Another Fairy Pokémon

In a secluded little bar somewhere along the commercial street outside Manalo Stadium.

Nanu held a bottle of liquor, his eyes drooping.

If he did not always look drunk, Xia Yan would have truly thought he was drunk.

"Mr. Nanu."

Xia Yan sat across from him and ordered a glass of mineral water.

"'Nasty Plot' is a mental and will-based action for Pokémon, while some moves are physical actions," Nanu suddenly said.

Xia Yan could not help but pause.

Then he realized Nanu was referring to what his Alolan Persian had done during their battle earlier.

"So even if Persian used 'Nasty Plot,' as long as it had not fully completed it, it would not affect 'Fake Out'?" Xia Yan asked.

Earlier, Nanu's Persian had used "Nasty Plot" first, yet "Fake Out" had still been able to make Togekiss Flinch.

"No, it had a major effect. With its will unable to focus, Togekiss remained in the Flinch state for much less time than normal."

Nanu took a sip of alcohol and calmly explained it to Xia Yan.

He continued, "Of course, that is also because Persian has not trained enough. If it were trained proficiently enough, it would not be impossible to make 'Nasty Plot' and 'Fake Out' compatible."

So could that Alolan Persian, Nanu's true main Pokémon, fully achieve that balance? Xia Yan wondered.

Nanu then felt around the old police uniform he wore.

After quite a while, he pulled out a battered notebook.

He pushed it over to Xia Yan.

"These are some notes I wrote when I trained in this area. They are useless to me now, so I'll give them to you."

The expression on his face made it seem as though he were tossing some worthless junk to Xia Yan, completely unconcerned.

But Xia Yan