"How could that happen?" He was not the only one confused; everyone present wondered the same thing. Inferno Overdrive and Overheat were powerful, but they should not have defeated Altaria so easily. After all, Delphox was only at gym leader class.
"It was Future Sight!"
"And the boosts from Blaze and Calm Mind!"
Xuan Yuan Tianyu and Xiao Ran spoke one after another, but Bai Tingjiao and the others still looked bewildered.
"Future Sight is a Psychic-type move. Aside from a handful of Pokémon like Gardevoir that can actually glimpse the future, this move has a practical application in combat."
"It predicts a point in space where the enemy is likely to go, then stores energy there in advance. Once the enemy arrives, that energy detonates."
"The power of the explosion varies depending on the energy stored there, but if it lands, it certainly won't be any weaker than Inferno Overdrive!"
Xuan Yuan Tianyu explained that Future Sight was like a land mine planted in advance, waiting to explode when someone stepped on it.
"So Altaria effectively took three rounds of attacks even fiercer than Inferno Overdrive!" Bai Tingjiao and the others exclaimed. Put that way, Altaria's defeat was only to be expected.
An early Gym Leader-class Pokémon could withstand two attacks from a Peak Elite Class Pokémon, but surviving three was a tall order!
"Exactly, and their power was amplified! First came Calm Mind, then Delphox's ability, Blaze."
"It's an ability most Fire-type starter Pokémon have. When their stamina drops too low, it rouses their fighting spirit and makes their flames even fiercer."
"The Substitute and Double Team earlier were meant to drain Delphox's own stamina and activate Blaze!"
"If I'm right, the real Delphox was among those three duplicates. It simply escaped with another Substitute at the end,