Actually, Yong really wanted to ask Muren Under the Moon how exactly he had concluded that Miss Diantha was a Trainer who specialized in Psychic-type Pokémon.
Just because she had a Gardevoir?
Yes, Gardevoir was incredibly strong, and was indeed Miss Diantha's ace...
But no one had ever said that Miss Diantha specialized in Pokémon of a single type!
Yong shook his head with a smile.
This guy had already lost some of his most basic composure...
Besides, even if Miss Diantha really did specialize in Psychic types, would Dark-type Pokémon be guaranteed to win?
If one compared Dark and Psychic types alone, Dark-type Pokémon did indeed have an overwhelming advantage over Psychic-type Pokémon! But that was only when both sides were equally strong.
When there was a gap in strength between the two sides, type advantages and disadvantages were no longer the deciding factor in victory or defeat.
No Pokémon restricted itself to using only moves of its own type in battle.
Add in a Trainer's commands, tactics, environmental influences, and mindset, and uncertainty entered Pokémon battles.
Of course, Trainers like Yong and Cynthia, who stood out among their peers and held absolute dominance, had long since passed the stage where outside factors could affect them.
This was also what made battles completely different once a Trainer's strength truly reached the Elite Four tier.
Just as at the perfected Gym Class, Trainers could manifest their own "Battle Will" and apply it to their Pokémon, creating a more harmonious chemistry that set them apart from ordinary Gym Class Trainers.
And that gap became even more pronounced at the Elite Four level...
"Force Domain Power"!
"Origin Power"!
"The pinnacle of origin"!
The path had no end; all that mattered was whether one had ventured far enough along it.
Thus, type advantages