Totem Pokémon were not as powerful as mutated Pokémon or Dynamax Pokémon, but they were born with the ability to command their entire herd.
In other words, if they wanted to defeat this Totem Tauros, they would have to face an entire herd of Tauros, not just this one Pokémon.
A Totem Pokémon held greater authority than an ordinary herd leader.
The only good news was that a Totem Pokémon was not much stronger than an ordinary Pokémon. Its increased strength came solely from its larger size.
It was nowhere near a leap as great as the one from Gym Leader Class to Elite Four Class.
After confirming that the Tauros was a Totem Pokémon, Xiao Ran wasted no time and went to find the Guard Captain.
"You mean that Tauros only looks intimidating, but it isn't actually that strong?" the Guard Captain asked doubtfully after hearing Xiao Ran's explanation. Totem Pokémon were something ordinary Pokémon Trainers like him had never even heard of.
"That's right, but I wouldn't recommend driving these Tauros away. There aren't any other plains nearby, after all. We'd be better off winning this herd over. They could help us protect the railway across these plains in the future, too," Xiao Ran said with a nod.
The idea had just occurred to him. Rather than sending large numbers of Pokémon Trainers ahead of every train to clear the route, they could simply win over the Pokémon living along key stretches of track. That way, the Pokémon would have somewhere to live, and humans could save on manpower.
"But these are wild Pokémon, aren't they? Why would they help us guard the railway across the plains?" the Guard Captain asked uncertainly. No one had ever tried using wild Pokémon this way before.
"How will we know unless