Under Chu Xin's plan, each group member had to battle the other two Pokémon. Each victory earned one point, and whoever scored the most points would be crowned champion.
Xiao Wu, Kaka, and Electrike were already quite familiar with this format. Still, to help Slowpoke, Nidoran, and Carbink get acquainted with the rules of the team tournament, Chu Xin explained them carefully to all three Pokémon.
After a while, the team tournament could finally begin. First up was the group consisting of Xiao Wu, Kaka, and Electrike. They were powerful enough that managing their battles would be quite a challenge.
To make sure the powerful moves Xiao Wu, Kaka, and Electrike used in battle wouldn't catch everyone else in the crossfire, Chu Xin had specifically invited Chen Huan to referee and keep everyone safe. That way, Xiao Wu and the others could fight to their hearts' content without worrying about anyone else.
The first match was between Electrike and Xiao Wu. With a flap of its little wings, Xiao Wu landed on the battlefield and yawned as it looked at Electrike. It wasn't looking down on Electrike; even without dynamax energy, its strength was enough to overwhelm its opponent.
Electrike also walked onto the battlefield, its expression solemn as it looked at Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu was the strongest Pokémon on the team, so saying Electrike was nervous about this battle would have been nonsense. But however nervous it was, Electrike intended to give everything it had this time and defeat Xiao Wu with its strongest move.
With its current strength alone, however, Electrike had no chance of beating Xiao Wu. It would have to make clever use of the battle rules.
Electrike gave Xiao Wu a meaningful look. On the surface, forbidding Xiao Wu from using dynamax energy seemed