Sentai is a term that was never mentioned in the original anime, but is a household name in this world.

The concept of "clans" was coined more than twenty years ago by the then Alliance's chief search officer. A clan is a small team of 10 to 20 people, each of whom is proficient in one or more combat methods, such as assault, strategy, reconnaissance, and essential medical treatment. Different from the regular squad, this form of team has comprehensive capabilities and strong mobility, plus most of the people who joined the team at that time were elites, and the overall strength was quite strong.

In general, the military divides personnel according to different functions, such as auxiliary teams, stormtroopers, or medical teams, and mobilizes various units to cooperate with the command of the commander. But the warbands do the opposite, merging people of all functions into the same team - warbands, so to speak, are shrunken miniature armies.

In large-scale battles, warbands can often play a completely different role than ordinary armies. Ever since the former Chief Search Officer Bai Ye led his first team, the Doji [Japanese: クロス_スター, English: Cross_Star]", which destroyed one of Team Rocket's main divisions with just ten men, the concept of a team has become widespread, and various large and small warbands modeled after the Doji have sprung up.

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As you may have heard, the Pokémon Alliance has received dozens of applications for the formation of teams in the past month. If six months ago I was worried about this phenomenon, now I can look at these applications from the most optimistic perspective.

Last August, the first team "Doji", led by the young chief investigator, destroyed an important branch of Team Rocket in Rainbow City, Kanto region, which is contrary to the calculations of our strategists. But since it's a fact, we have to accept it and use it, no matter how counterintuitive it is.

As we learned in the PES Fundamentals course, the optimal number of players in a team is five. And for a team of more than 10 elite soldiers, it is no problem to form a perfect coordination like an ordinary soldier, and anyone who has served as a commander will deeply understand this. But once this alliance is formed, the power that erupts is also obvious to all. If Doji's record is not accidental, there will be new success stories to come, and we will continue to explore and build teams to try to replicate the miracle of Doji.

Perhaps I, and everyone here, are witnessing the advent of a new era that belongs to the alliance and belongs to the team.

— "The Age of Senta", an excerpt from a speech by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Pokémon Alliance's Central General Headquarters [Ryunosuke Goto] at a large-scale year-end strategy seminar in Mihara City, Kanto Region, January 3, 978 in the Elven calendar

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Of course, it is not easy to make a team as complex as a clan exert its combat effectiveness, and most people's blind imitation will end in failure. And there are a few successful ones who have excelled in the fight against evil organizations and are still active around the world. For example, the Pokémon Alliance's military-affiliated team Iron Blade, or the dragon's tooth written on the billboard in front of you.

As one of the most famous elite teams, the vast majority of the members of the Dragon's Tooth basically have the strength of the Heavenly King. It's no wonder that the onlookers were so excited, a king-level battle is rare, even if it's just an exhibition match.

Clans use pseudonyms when they appear in public, obscuring their faces with items such as masks or sunglasses to prevent information from leaking - after all, every powerful clan has a lot of enemies, and revealing their true identity can cause too much trouble. The huge LED poster also only has a few blurry black shadows printed on the back of the text.

Maybe the mystery of the team is one of the reasons why people are so enthusiastic about it?

Xiao Ye stepped forward and looked at the date on the billboard: January 8th. In other words, in a week's time, this well-known team will be in the city of Tokiwa.

After thinking about it, Saya decisively decided to ignore the news. It would be a waste of time to wait for a week, but seven days is enough time to cross the Tokiwa Forest and challenge the Nibi Gym.

The Heavenly King-level master is too far away from himself who is still a newcomer, so it is better to continue to travel at his own pace. As for exhibition matches, it's okay to watch them live on TV a week later.

"Let's go, little fire dragon. Saya called out to the little fire dragon staring at the huge billboard and walked towards the exit of Tokiwa City.

Perhaps because the news of the upcoming arrival of the Canglong Fang Clan was so strong that the entire city of Tokiwa was ignited by this, and many trainers who heard the news came from all over the world. The trail leading to Tokiwa Forest is also rarely bustling, but most people are hurrying towards the city center, and there are very few pedestrians in the same direction as Koya.

"Hurry up, hurry up, the billboard is ahead!" a teenager in a baseball cap excitedly pulled his companion to run, as if the bulletin would disappear if it was too late. And young trainers doing the same are not uncommon on this path.

The juvenile period is the age of enthusiastic and worshipping the strong, and it is normal to be difficult to calm down in the face of the news of the coming king-level master.

At the edge of the Tokiwa Forest, four young people walked out of the forest side by side, looking at the bustling city and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Well, there are so many people. When we used to come here, it was very quiet. The man who was talking was as slender as a teenager, and he shook the red hair on his forehead in confusion, and looked at the people in the street.

"Needless to say. That's the thing's fault. The short-haired young man pointed to the huge billboard and the growing crowd in the distance.

Usually Tokiwa City is not so noisy. The current general scene of the vegetable market is entirely because of the reputation of the dragon's teeth.

The young man in military uniform, who walked on the far left, sighed and complained helplessly, "So we came here a week in advance just to watch the crowds? ”

"Don't say that, it's a rare opportunity to get together. A light smile rose on his handsome face, and his moonlit silver hair rose in the breeze, "Just take it as a vacation and enjoy it." ”

The little fire dragon who was following Xiao Ye looked up at the four people who were coming towards him, blinked, and continued to look left and right curiously.

"Once you're in the forest, you'll have to be ready for battle, no problem, right?"

"Ahh

The purple-haired girl smiled and talked to the little fire dragon as she walked against the crowd and passed by the four people walking side by side.

Seven days later, there will be a big exhibition match. But that's not Night's concern anymore.

Walk straight along the trail out of town, and the lush jungle soon comes into view. Tokiwa Forest [Japanese: トキワのもり, Tokiwa_no_Mori, English: Viridian_Forest] is a vast forest located between Tokiwa City and Nibi City, with a wide variety of trees that form a natural labyrinth. The leafy canopy makes it difficult to see through the light, and the entire interior of the forest is a little dim and difficult to discern.

However, modern people have electronic maps as auxiliary tools, and as long as they do not have a hopelessly poor sense of direction, they will not get lost in the forest.

There are many insect and flying Pokémon in the Tokiwa Forest, for example, in the anime, a large swarm of needle bees that attacked Ash appeared. As a result, Sayo also bought a large number of antidotes and anti-anesthetics in case of emergency.

Most Pokémon in the forest are not very dangerous, as long as they don't provoke a large group of wild Pokémon at every turn like Ash, they are basically not life-threatening.

"Ahh

The area of the Tokiwa Forest is much larger than the forest between Shinshin Town and Tokiwa City, and the variety of Pokémon is much more abundant - especially the various bugs. If it was a girl who was afraid of insects, such as Xiaoxia, she would probably want to escape from this dim forest immediately.

Saya and the fire dragon make their way to the depths of Tokiwa Forest, and along the way, they meet the samurai boy who uses the bug-based Pokémon in the anime. However, in front of the fire-based little fire dragon, the insect-based Pokémon were too fragile, and they were soon defeated.

According to the samurai boy, the trainer who used the Wonderful Frog Seed and Jenny Turtle passed by yesterday, and it can be seen that Shigeru and Xiaoyun are still moving quickly as always.

Presumably, Ash will soon come here with Xiaoxia.

If you don't get lost.

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Small Theatre:

After thinking about it, Saya decisively decided to ignore the news. Waiting for a week is a waste of time.

Karma (frustration): being ignored is so thorough......

Shi Zhu (dissatisfied): Hey, we're really the former protagonist group?