"Roserade! Sunny Day!"
"Rosa~!"
Seizing control of the weather at the start was crucial for Grass-type Pokémon. Although Cynthia's team wasn't a sun team, changing the weather to harsh sunlight allowed Roserade to fire Solar Beam quickly, even instantly! Synthesis would also remain continuously effective.
Roserade launched the green-and-gold energy ball in its hands into the sky. With a powerful surge of energy, the sunlight in the already clear sky grew fiercer, and the air gradually warmed.
One thing needed to be clarified: weather moves could fail.
The first situation was when the natural weather conflicted with the weather changes produced by a Pokémon's move or Ability. In that case, the weather effect of the Pokémon's move had a high chance of failing!
For instance, using Sunny Day or Sandstorm during heavy or torrential rain, or using Rain Dance amid a sandstorm in a desert, could all fail.
For weather setters with Drought, Drizzle, Sand Stream, or Snow Warning, however, the chance of failure was much lower!
At the very least, their success rate was higher than that of weather moves.
This was why Yong's sandstorm team would only be complete once he had Tyranitar or Hippopotas. The team also needed a second Pokémon with Sandstorm.
It was all to prevent an opponent from stealing control of the weather afterward!
That led to the second situation, the so-called "order of taking hits."
How to put it? Weather moves themselves had nothing to do with Speed, but using them did!
Back to the match.
Under the scorching sunlight, Roserade swayed contentedly, looking perfectly comfortable.
"Aerodactyl! Agility!"
"Roa!"
Aerodactyl had gone down in the previous match before even getting a chance to show his strength. For such a proud Pokémon, that had been deeply frustrating, and he had entered this battle carrying