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Latios seized the opportunity Xia Yan created, suddenly drawing on its second-core role to link the entire team together and catch Cynthia off guard.

Xia Yan's purpose had always been clear.

From the moment Latios appeared and demonstrated a certain level of ability, he had decided to cultivate it as a second core.

And while there was still a gap in strength between Latios and Infernape, Beedrill, and the others, Xia Yan had already begun training their coordination and synergy together.

So, even though Alakazam had been restrained by Gardevoir, the "brain" among Xia Yan's remaining five Pokémon was still there.

They could still perfectly manage the links between the Pokémon.

The only difference was this.

Previously, Latios had always acted under Alakazam's lead.

But today, Latios had completely taken over the authority of the tactical core, organizing its partners in battle for the first time.

The effects of Xia Yan's long-term deliberate training now showed themselves.

Though Latios still lacked Alakazam's experience, it performed quite well.

And the Pokémon that had long developed sufficient rapport through training were all willing to trust Latios's abilities.

Xia Yan's so-called "Infinite Rotation Defense" system, this chess-like style of battling, focused on targeted defense.

When attacking, however, the most important step was finding the opponent's weak point.

A point that had been overlooked—or one they had never realized might be dangerous.

Lucario and Garchomp were the offensive spearheads, so those two Pokémon certainly would not become the primary targets.

Spiritomb's typing ensured that it had excellent resistances, making it difficult to take down in an instant.

Glaceon was a very good choice. Infernape had perfect type advantage over it, making it the easiest point to break through.

As for Togetic, its agility and aerial advantage meant that it should have had relatively little