Coordinated Control Power is most intuitively reflected in the use of combination moves, especially the combination of moves of different types.
If moves can be properly combined, they can produce unexpectedly greater effects.
Both Milotic's Water Tornado and some of the opponents Fang Yuan encountered at the National Championships had already involved the use of combination skills.
Although the concept of a Coordinating Trainer does not exist in this world, and beginners generally do not focus on coordination, as a top trainer, it is impossible not to achieve coordination using various moves to enrich tactics.
Fang Yuan tended to agree that coordination ability was positively correlated with strength.
For example, Mikkeli, the Coordination Master of the Pokémon World, was not only a top Coordinating Trainer but also served as a regional Champion, one of the top trainers.
Fang Yuan guessed that the Thousand-year Gengar in the Sun and Moon Forest Secret Territory, as a top Illusion Master controlling various uses of Shadow Energy, should be at least at this level.
The Third Stage is where physical constitution and physical strength break through their limits, at which point the Pokémon acquires the ability to fight for long periods, reflected in their stamina.
Pokémon of this stage have trained their recovery speed of both physical strength and energy to monstrous levels, extremely fast.
It is said that this stage must be reached through a lot of battle training.
For new Trainers and those Ordinary Trainers, Pokémon battles, even at equal levels, often can be settled with just two or three moves.
The physical strength, endurance, and willpower of their Pokémon are pitifully weak, unable to sustain prolonged battles.
Those Elite and Senior Trainers, with their main Pokémon, though they have been trained to be stronger, rarely can engage in battles lasting several minutes. Usually, after a few rounds of exchanges, the battle is decided in about a minute.
At the Professional and Master Levels, and among the top trainers, the duration of a battle doesn't tend to be long, even with equal strength.
In intense battles, it's usually possible to keep the fight within five minutes before one side falls due to injuries or lack of physical strength.
However, among the top-tier Pokémon that have broken through their physical strength limits, the stamina is terrifyingly strong.
At the same level, without considering injuries, one could still have robust energy even after fighting intensely for over ten minutes.
This stage reminded Fang Yuan of those Legendary Pokémon from the original stories, each capable of fighting each other for days and nights, with a special emphasis on the Two Fools of Hoenn, Groudon and Kyogre, simply because they like to fight.
If it was an Ordinary Elf against a Legendary Pokémon, the mere gap in physical strength would be enough to create an enormous disparity in power.
As for the Fourth Stage, it is said to be close to the limit of a Pokémon's normal combat power.
At this stage, Pokémon have a thorough understanding of themselves, aware of their species' limits and are able to temporarily break through those limits to reach another level of strength.
Pokémon at the Top Tier Domain Fourth Stage possess overwhelming combat abilities.
Surpassing the Fourth Stage and breaking through species limits are not unheard of; Sister Xie mentioned that the Guardian Spirits of various nations, including the Giant Dragonite Guardian Deity of Hua Nation, were at this level.
Top trainers prefer to call this level Guardian God Level.
As for anything higher, School Sister Xie Qingyi does not know, but even without knowing, one can make a guess.
Legendary Pokémon such as Groudon, Kyogre, Lugia, and Ho-Oh are certainly at a higher level.
"Eevee, no matter what form it takes now, clearly has not yet reached the top level."
"Having top-level combat power is most directly manifested by the qualitative change in the controllable Attribute Energy, as if the purity has been compressed countless times to a perfect state…"
"And there are many methods to reach the top domain; the Variation Technique Secret Book described by Sister Xie is one of the shortcuts."
Top Tier Moves Secret Book…
And it specifically requires Variable Type Techniques that enhance one's own abilities.
One example given by School Sister Xie Qingyi to Fang Yuan was the Meditative Moves.
Meditative Moves, Mental Concentration, to temporarily enhance one's Mental Power…
Using this Variable Type Technique for cultivation is also a common method among Trainers.
Ordinary meditation is something most Psychic Type Pokémon can do, but a formidable meditation method might allow a Pokémon to possess far greater strength than its peers.
And when meditative moves are developed to the extreme, they can bring tremendous benefits to the Pokémon itself, significantly strengthening its mental power.
If they have top-tier meditation techniques and use these techniques to cultivate over a long time, then it's very possible that after one year, two years, or three years, one day the Pokémon's mental power could undergo a qualitative change.
This is what Trainers refer to as reaching the Top Tier Domain.
"Eevee's mental power has improved so quickly because its meditative move is quite special... I think I roughly understand what Sister Xie meant."
Eevee's meditative move was created by Fang Yuan and the others together, different from the usual meditation methods.
The state of Mental Concentration in most meditation involves enhancing one's "perception ability" to "see" the hidden mental power within one's body and then harnessing it.
But Eevee chose another approach, allowing this latent mental power to become active on its own, and then sensing and utilizing it.
There is a reason why Sun Eevee's mental power is most vigorous on Sunny Days.
That's because the Ruby on the forehead of Sun Eevee can convert Solar Energy into Mental power and store it.
Because of Eevee's uniqueness, the Ruby and the Destruction Gene are integrated; its Ruby can store not just mental power but also Solar Energy.
Because of this special ability, when Eevee focuses on the Ruby during meditation, Sun Eevee will gain a huge amplification of mental power due to its species' characteristics.
It's as if there is a sun hidden inside Eevee.
Thus, up to this point, aside from serving as an auxiliary means for Eevee to master Life Energy and Solar Energy, the Destruction Gene is also the reason for its rapid increase in mental strength.
Eevee, being so young and yet possessing such terrifying mental power, is not because of any Energy Blocks. During Sunny Days, the key to its strong power is the cultivation method that enables the conversion between Solar Energy and mental energy through meditation.
This is the meditation method created by Fang Yuan and the others.
Fang Yuan pondered whether this Solar Meditation method could be considered a top-tier meditation method.
If they continue to train in this manner, could they reach the Top Tier Domain?
"Whatever, we'll know if we keep practicing," Fang Yuan exhaled.
Even if it doesn't, it doesn't matter.
After all, the secret books of top-tier Variable Type Techniques are just one way to enter the top tier.
Although Sister Xie didn't say much, Fang Yuan was sure that the use of life, soul, emotion, and natural energy was definitely one of several other methods.
Causing energy to undergo a qualitative change should be about the vertical strengthening of Attribute Energy.
Yet, by using the Payback Technique to enhance the move's effectiveness, isn't that also another form of strengthening?
If it weren't for Return 4.0, the usage of life and emotional energy, Eevee would currently just be a rather powerful master level spirit, not Master Level Invincible.
Besides, Mega Evolution, a kind of evolution that can enhance the level of life, would definitely allow a Pokémon to easily break through the top tier bottleneck.
Thus, the secret books of top-tier Variation Techniques are not unique.
But regardless of their usefulness, Eevee can still continue to cultivate its mental strength through meditative moves, and Fang Yuan certainly wouldn't complain about Eevee being too strong.
"I still lack experience as a Trainer..."
Fang Yuan was nearly clear about the gap; he would have a hard time surpassing people like the Four Heavenly Kings and the Champion in a short period.
"However, even if I can't reach the level of the Kings within a year, I should still be more than capable of defeating the competitors selected for the national team."
"All in all, the next step is to obtain my Professional Trainer's certificate first. With that status, I can better leverage secret locations to enhance my strength and reach a higher level..."