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Ash's knowledge of Pokémon was still very limited. Although he had experienced mentors, the total time he had been traveling was less than a month. Expecting him to have a well-developed understanding of Pokémon knowledge would be too much to ask.
He was currently having trouble recognizing all the Pokémon in Kanto, let alone those from other regions.
The reason he was able to assemble this team was because Tactician Ash in the group chat had thoroughly explained the appearance, name, ability, held item, and moves of these specific Pokémon when giving examples.
For Tactician Ash, assembling this team was, at most, an acrobatic team. But using it against people who hadn't seen this strategy before, or against AI, was incredibly simple.
This acrobatic team could not only annoy others and entertain himself, but it also had a high probability of achieving a first-encounter kill achievement. As long as the opponent's team wasn't a fluke that happened to hit this team's weak point, then this team could basically only be described in four words: utterly dominant!
So Ash also memorized this acrobatic team, which is why he was so proficient in selecting it the first time he used the 'Pokémon Simulation Battle' game.
He hadn't even finished familiarizing himself with Kanto Pokémon, yet he chose Pokémon from the Sinnoh and Hoenn regions. Fortunately, this game contained data for almost all discovered Pokémon except for Legendaries, as well as most Pokémon items. If the game's version had been Kanto-exclusive, Ash would have only been able to choose a Gyarados at most.
After Ash clicked 'Start,' Joe's idea of persuading Ash to change the difficulty could only be suppressed. Although the Pokémon Ash chose were all unfamiliar or even unknown to him, with four Level 1 Pokémon, Joe didn't believe Ash could defeat an Elite Trainer whose six Pokémon were all Level 70.
With the triple disparity in Pokémon quantity, level, and Trainer, he didn't even know how to win!
You couldn't even get a Champion to win against a full-health, full-team Elite with these six Pokémon!
Misty and Brock also gathered around, looking at the clear screen on the computer with some novelty, curious about what Ash intended to do.
If it were a normal Trainer, even if they were challenging Elite difficulty, they would definitely max out their Pokémon's levels. But Ash doing this surely had his own reasons.
Judging by Ash's imaginative thinking displayed in previous battles, he must have another trick up his sleeve.
What also puzzled them was how Ash, who couldn't even recognize some Kanto Pokémon, managed to choose these few Pokémon that don't inhabit Kanto at all?
Pikachu and Ralts also jumped onto Ash's shoulders, curiously watching the screen.
On the computer, the system began to randomly select Elites from various regions. A moment later, a beautiful and charming woman with sexy attire and light blue hair appeared on the screen.
"What a beautiful lady, this must be Johto Elite Karen!" A questioning sentence, a confident tone. Brock instantly recognized who the person on the screen was.
Johto's Dark-type Elite, the goddess-like Karen, with her sexy figure and beautiful face!
In Brock's heart, she was easily in the top ten of the older sisters he most wanted to meet!
"Johto Elite Karen, huh? I wonder what kind of Pokémon she'll use." Ash mused, his actions not slowing down.
His lead Pokémon was Hippopotas, and Karen's lead Pokémon was Umbreon.
As soon as Hippopotas entered the battle, it activated Sandstorm. Ash then casually clicked Tackle, and then Hippopotas, without even moving, was directly knocked out by Umbreon's Dark Pulse.
Ash's face showed no change, and he immediately sent out Aron.
A Level 1 Aron had only a dozen HP. Against a Level 70 Umbreon, it could be said to have no power to fight back at all.
"What are you doing? Isn't this just sending your Pokémon to their deaths?" Joe asked, greatly puzzled by Ash's actions.
He had originally thought Ash might have some strategy, but he just directly exposed a Level 1 Pokémon to the opponent's Level 70 Pokémon, and it was instantly knocked out!
Then he sent out another Level 1 Pokémon to die. What was he playing at? Was he trying to experience how strong the Elite difficulty was?
But these few Level 1 Pokémon couldn't even experience the difficulty brought by an Elite. Any attack move could take out Ash's Level 1 Pokémon. What good was that?
However, when Umbreon's Dark Pulse hit Aron, Aron didn't fall immediately but held on with just a sliver of HP remaining.
Then Aron used Endeavor, and Umbreon's HP rapidly decreased, instantly leaving only an invisible sliver of health!
As the sand swirled on the field, Umbreon's last bit of HP also disappeared, and it finally fell!
Misty, Brock, and Joe all stared dumbfounded at the result on the computer, their brains temporarily crashing.
This… what the hell kind of strategy is this? Cheating?
Why would a Level 1 Pokémon have such damage? Why did this Pokémon survive a hit from a Level 70 Umbreon? All sorts of questions rose in Joe's mind.
Brock, on the other hand, showed a thoughtful expression. He had seen everything Ash did, from choosing the Pokémon to its Ability and moves. Although he wasn't familiar with Aron, he knew the effects of the move Endeavor and the Sturdy Ability.
"Sturdy: When a Pokémon is at full HP, no matter how powerful the attack, even a one-hit KO move, it will forcibly leave one HP. This is why Aron didn't faint."
"Endeavor: A move with no power. As long as it hits the opponent, it can forcibly make the opponent's HP equal to its own. This is why a Level 1 Aron can have such terrifying damage."
"Finally, combined with the fact that Sandstorm doesn't damage Steel-type Pokémon, it takes away the opponent's last bit of HP. This is the entire process of this strategy, isn't it?" Brock, as an experienced Gym Leader, was indeed quicker than Misty to see the core of Ash's strategy.
By combining Sandstorm, Sturdy, Endeavor, and weather-based Ability moves, he forcibly flattened the impossible level difference.
But then the problem arose… "After defeating one of the opponent's Pokémon, what will you do with the next one? The Sturdy Ability, when not at full HP, cannot forcibly… What?" Brock hadn't finished speaking when he saw Aron's HP instantly restore to full!
This now entered his blind spot of knowledge. How was this done?