"Huh?"
Cries of confusion rose one after another. From the Pokémon High School contingent to the spectator stands, no one understood why Ledian had been banned.
Not only that, quite a few people in the Yangbeila Branch School contingent were gaping too, unable to understand what their own student was doing...
"What are you doing?!"
The members of the Yangbeila Branch School team were bewildered.
"Captain, why did you ban that one?!"
"I'd only heard of that Pokémon. I never thought I'd see one myself..."
The captain's gaze was grave. "Orbeetle, one of the big names among Bug-type Pokémon."
"That's a Ledian!!!"
"Huh?! Their chibi pictures look way too alike, don't they?"
"How do they look alike?!"
An argument seemed to have broken out over at Yangbeila Branch School...
Shen Qi could see the opposing team and the people in their team seats jumping around, reacting strongly, but he couldn't tell what they were saying.
Putting himself in their shoes, if someone on his side banned a Ledian when they had no obvious weakness to it, that would certainly spark an argument too.
Taichi, who was last to take his turn in the ban/pick phase, had a clear idea of what to do.
The first opposing Pokémon Trainer seemed to have a rain team, followed by a sandstorm team rarely seen in the Archipelago.
Keep Cloyster hidden.
Leafeon, Cloyster, and Sigilyph were all suitable.
Sigilyph could set up Tailwind and dual screens, and could contest the weather;
Cloyster had Water and Ice typing, both excellent against a sandstorm team, and its physical defense was high enough. It was the first definite choice.
With Leafeon and Sigilyph displayed, Taichi would simply choose whichever one the opponent didn't ban.
The displayed Pokémon were still his solo match lineup: Eevee, Flareon, Leafeon, and