After giving his commentary, Marcus smiled and shook his head.
The tactical value of the move Mimic was far greater to him than any other move.
With it, the flexibility in battle would increase geometrically.
As early as when he saw the opponent's move pool, Marcus keenly discovered the terrifying one-hit kill system of Screech + Two Moves + Last Resort.
If the opponent managed to use it successfully, Buneary wouldn't have enough lives...
So Teeter Dance was just a feint, its purpose was to force out the opponent's interrupt move and use Mimic to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.
And once in close combat, Buneary, with her richer Fighting-type moves, would have absolute dominance over the Normal-type Rattata.
This was Marcus's winning formula!
"Buneary~!" The little rabbit happily jumped into Marcus's arms, looking very excited.
This was the first time she had successfully defeated a powerful opponent.
Marcus smiled slightly, then allocated the Physical Attack Talent Value to the little rabbit, and then started the next round of simulated battles.
Pokemon League Headquarters in Sinnoh, Elite Four residential area.
Flint, the Fire-type Elite Four member, woke up, rubbing his messy hair. He got up, poured a glass of water, and went to the yard, looking up at the sky with a depressed sigh.
"Yo! Why are you sighing here so early in the morning?"
Flint looked back and saw Lucian, the Psychic-type Elite Four member, lying on a deck chair in the neighboring yard, basking in the sun.
"Nothing, just had a strange dream... It's really depressing..." Flint scratched his fiery explosion-like hair again.
"Oh? Something that can make you so agitated... Could it be that you dreamed of being crushed by Champion Cynthia? Hahaha!"
Flint pulled a long face: "If it were Cynthia, it would be fine, but the problem is being tricked by an unknown kid...
Damn, it feels like my intelligence was crushed...
Indeed, those who play tactics have dirty hearts!"
.....
After three more simulations, the Trainers matched were relatively average, and the tension of the first time was gone. Only one was an over-level battle, which earned a little Speed Talent Value, allocated to Buneary.
By the time Marcus woke up, it was already ten in the morning. He released Buneary and fed her two Pokeblocks. Marcus also packed up his tent, planning to leave.
"Ding-a-ling..." The clear phone ringtone sounded. Seeing who was calling, Marcus smiled slightly and answered.
The pink-haired, pink-eyed girl slowly appeared on the screen, her expectant expression making Marcus's smile widen a little more.
"Why are you suddenly calling me?"
"Ah... I just wanted to see if you were slacking off! And, I... can't I call you even if I have nothing to do?" Whitney found an excuse somewhat awkwardly.
"Of course you can, just right, let you see my starter Pokemon~" Marcus said with a smile, holding the little rabbit up to the screen.
"Wow! It's Buneary... So cute~!"
Whitney's eyes lit up. What she liked most were cute little guys: "Hey Marcus, why don't you give Buneary to me~ With such a cute child partnering with me, the opponent won't even need to fight, they'll just surrender!"
Hearing this, the little rabbit's two small hands tightly hugged Marcus's arm: "Buneary~! (No!)"
Marcus smiled and rubbed her head: "Don't worry, I won't give you to anyone."
Whitney frowned, sounding a little jealous: "Hey hey, Marcus, you didn't capture Buneary to satisfy some of your perverted ideas, did you? I heard that there are people in Sinnoh who marry Gardevoir..."
Marcus's mouth twitched fiercely: "....Am I that kind of person!"
"Hehe, you never know!" The little girl crossed her arms over her chest, her curves particularly eye-catching.
Marcus's throat moved. Looking at her, he suddenly said seriously: "Don't worry, when it comes to marrying someone, I've already decided on the person."
"Ah? What? How have you already decided?" Whitney quickly asked.
However, Marcus nervously hung up the phone.
"Huff..." After a long sigh, Marcus calmed down. Talking about this kind of thing, he almost couldn't hold back...
[Ding, a new main quest has been issued, please check the quest panel...]
[(Main Quest) Second Member]
Quest Requirement: Find a second suitable partner and capture it.
Reward: Random Held Item ×1.
"Here it is" Marcus grinned. Pokemon battles without held items have no soul!
He was already looking forward to all sorts of strange items...
Actually, normally, even negative items could be used by Buneary.
After all, the value of the Klutz ability itself lies in being unaffected by negative items it holds, and then using the inherited move Switcheroo to swap items with the opponent.
However, battles in this world are similar to those in the anime; other than Mega Stones, there seem to be no held items, and Buneary didn't inherit the Switcheroo move, so this strange strategy couldn't be implemented.
After packing up, Marcus put Buneary on his shoulder, took out his notebook, and began planning his next capture target.
The plane ticket Whitney gave him still had a few days before expiring, which was enough for Marcus to fly to another region.
Although he had decided to participate in the Pokemon League Conference in the Sinnoh Region, it didn't prevent him from going to other regions now to capture his desired target.
"How about... going to Alola to catch Bear God?"
Thinking of the Bewear in the anime that could fly and go anywhere, Marcus's heart stirred.
Then he shook his head again. At his level, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand one punch from Bewear...
Furthermore, the Normal + Fighting type combination is the same as Mega Lopunny, which from a team balance perspective, is not a good choice.
He thought of a few more, but Marcus still felt they were not satisfactory.
Snorlax is strong, but its role is similar to the Slaking he plans to train in the future, and its Big Eater trait's appetite is something he really can't afford...
Hisuian Zoroark can only be seen by traveling to ancient times, which requires Celebi or Dialga.
Not to mention whether he can find them, even if he does, he is not Ash, and without the protagonist's halo, it would be difficult to persuade a legendary Pokemon to help him.
Ursaring is a good choice, it is distributed in Sinnoh, but the final evolution Ursaluna requires a special item to evolve, and he doesn't know if he can find it...
And most importantly, from Teddiursa to Ursaring and then to Ursaluna, this family gets uglier with each evolution. The appearance is a bit subpar...
Its strength is also not as good as Slaking... pass.
"Catching a Starly nearby is also good..." Marcus stared blankly at the Starly flying overhead, then shook his head and muttered: "But I seem to have too many physical attackers."
"So... Mega Pidgeot can be considered? But if I can only Mega Evolve once, it conflicts..."
Marcus wrote and drew in his notebook, quickly listing the Normal-type Pokemon he liked and were powerful.
And finally, he thought of an excellent training target...
The more Marcus thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. He closed the notebook with a "snap".
"You're the one!"
"Next stop, Paldea, let's go!"
"Buneary!"
(T/N: Who do you think it is??)