Cresion Breezes
Beta Tester of Life
"Mhmm...mhm...Of course you'd get beaten by a dragon specialist with your own dragon." Vinno mumbled in-between eating her food. "Dragon Pokemon are strong, at least statistically, but they're volatile to train, especially when pitted against each other." She added while looking over at Reina. Vinno didn't want to make assumptions about someone she had just hung out with for a day, but Reina seemed like the type to have her emotions overrun her. Well, she also partially admitted to it.
"I know it seems pretty cool to like, uh, have a dragon showdown or something, but strategically that just isn't great, especially since you're up against someone who knows all about dragons. If you can't get the first-move advantage, you're just going to get steamrolled. Dragons are weak against each other afterall." Vinno suggested, that although it was a viable strategy to battle a dragon specialist with your own dragon types, it was a risky one as well due to the double-edged nature of the type. If one can't gain momentum fast, they'll wind up on the defensive, which usually spells defeat in such a match-up.
Vinno tilted her head a bit and looked at Reina, it wasn't uncommon to have trainers that disliked losing, but it was the way they handled loss that was the key. "So...you think mastering Z-moves can help you win more? Why is that? Do you have battle plans built around one?" Vinno asked, a bit more sternly this time.
"...It doesn't matter, all of it. Z crystals, terastellization orbs, mega stones, dynamax bands...if you never understand how they fit into your battle style and your battle plan, they'll wind up as shiny trinkets and pointless spectacles in the end." Vinno sighed and took a sip of lemonade as well. "I've seen plenty of trainers who'll say things like that, 'only if my Pokemon could mega evolve', 'only if I mastered Z moves', but they just sought after power, and power will only ever get you so far. Most of the time people don't lose gym battles because they lack power - the gym system isn't set up in such a way." Vinno said while quietly sipping her drink, eyes closed serenely.
"So tell me, Reina, why do you think you lost those gym battles?"
