Almost at the same time, a faint gleam flowed through Gardevoir's red eyes as it created a Substitute as well.
An invisible psychic link was instantly established between its true body and its Substitute.
Xinhai rose to his feet, his sharp gaze sweeping across the battlefield as he swiftly conveyed orders through Telepathy. Gardevoir, Lock-On to the enemy with the strongest energy fluctuations ahead and synchronize its coordinates with Blaziken. Have your Substitute go to the rear and treat the injured Pokémon.
Eevee, stay with me. Use Helping Hand to prioritize boosting Gardevoir's crucial attacks. Your Substitute will go with Mightyena to help Sandile, providing mobile support and using Swift to harass the enemies on the left.
"Gardevoir!" (Understood!) Gardevoir nodded. At the same time, an almost imperceptible Psychic mark landed on Eevee's Substitute and its own Substitute.
"Eevee!" (Understood!) Both Eevee answered at once. The true body leaped onto Xinhai's shoulder, while the Substitute nimbly dashed out alongside Mightyena toward the left flank where Sandile was stationed.
With clear assignments and a solid defensive line to rely on, Xinhai and his partners threw themselves back into the battle.
Blaziken was like a crimson reaper on the battlefield. Guided by Gardevoir's Inner Focus, it specifically targeted the Elite-level Pokémon.
Every attack was swift as thunder, severely wounding or even directly defeating its target in a single blow, bringing precision strikes to their absolute limit.
Meanwhile, Gardevoir took on the dual role of a small-scale battlefield commander and firepower suppressor.
Its Inner Focus could not only warn of danger in advance and direct Blaziken toward targets, but also manipulate several Shadow Balls at once, launching covering attacks on densely packed groups of Pokémon and greatly easing the pressure on the defensive line.
Gardevoir's Substitute arrived at the rear area where the