Qingyu quickly settled on his leads.
Onix and Cinccino.
His opponent chose an Arcanine with Intimidate as the lead, partnered with Gastrodon.
"Looks like this opponent knows what they're doing, huh?"
Qingyu offered a compliment as he studied the opposing lead pair.
In this real world, where Double Battles were practically unheard of, someone had thought to lead with an Intimidate user like Arcanine and pair it with Gastrodon, which could absorb Water-type moves for it...
That alone made it clear that this was no beginner.
They were probably a young Trainer with some skill and plenty of creativity in battle.
Unfortunately, that setup didn't really work against his team.
After spending a few seconds figuring out what his opponent might be planning, Qingyu immediately gave his commands:
"Cinccino, use Fake Out on Gastrodon!"
"Onix, Rage!"
His opponent acted at the same time Qingyu spoke.
A pool of surging water rose beneath Gastrodon, ready to erupt toward both opposing Pokémon.
But just then, Cinccino darted in front of Gastrodon and slapped it, leaving it stunned on the spot. The flinch even stopped its move from going off.
Meanwhile, Arcanine quickly gathered a ball of fiery red energy and sent it skyward, instantly making the sky brighter and clearer.
It was clearly Sunny Day.
Right afterward, Onix wore a vicious expression as it closed in and lashed Arcanine with its tail.
The damage, however, was negligible.
[Cinccino bounced over and slapped Gastrodon so hard it forgot what was happening. I'm dying!]
[Intimidate is so useful. As long as the other side has a physical attacker, one Intimidate right off the bat cuts its damage by a huge chunk...]
[Are you giving it a massage? Does Onix really deserve to be the main damage dealer?]
[I don't get why the opponent set