Shield and Spear (Revised After Half an Hour)

As the name implied, Double Battles differed from the common Single Battles in that the Pokemon on the field faced off in a 2v2 format.

However, there were not many restrictions on the number of Trainers involved.

Two people could each command two Pokemon;

one person could command two while the other two each commanded one;

or four people could each command one Pokemon and form two teams.

This relatively flexible format was mainly because Double Battles had not been widely recognized in official Pokemon battles in the past.

For a period of time, they had even been explicitly prohibited.

There were many reasons for that, which needed no further elaboration.

But as time passed,

Trainers' acceptance of Double and even Triple Battles continued to rise.

This was why twin Double Battle duos like Anabel and Greta had gained quite a reputation within certain circles.

Their coordination was so flawless that many people even suspected they shared Telepathy.

The power they could unleash in a Double Battle created an effect where one plus one was greater than two.

It was not that Tetsuya thought Norman would hold him back in such a battle.

That was simply the truth.

Given the coordination and mutual understanding between the two of them,

even if their Pokemon might be considerably stronger than Anabel and Greta's, the final result might not go as they wished.

The many powerful Double Battle pairs the twins had defeated in the past were compelling proof.

If he had to draw a comparison,

it was probably like Ryoma Echizen and Takeshi Momoshiro teaming up for doubles in The Prince of Tennis.

"As for the time—"

"This afternoon at one."

"Behind the Pokemon Center."

"There's a battle arena specially prepared for us."

"Miss Joy, who is qualified to referee,"

"will handle