I have noticed that with just abou every battle, whether online events, story mode, or just wandering the islands that the opponent monsters ALWAYS attacxk first, and it’s freaking FRUSTRATING. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING ? Also, team cost limit is disproportionate. I evolve a monster to help me, but then I can’t freaking use it because it costs too much. And why is it that I am facing AI opponents with whole teams of legendary and Super Epics? You need to make it easier to get them. It also seems like opponents are ridiculously strong. The AI has gone from difficult but enjoyable to OMFG this the 27th attempt at this battle and now I’m pissed and uninstalling this damn game
Don’t get frustrated, be patient. Your maximum team cost will get higher and you’ll get better monsters in time. Be sure to get 4 starter monsters (four guardian beasts) and six trials monsters (light and electric type are very usefull). Where you can choose friend monster, choose godfeather or dragaia. Summon them just before your about to lose your own last monsters and skip his turns untill he’s the last on the field. You can clear whole teams with their last bite.
About the first turns: this is decided by the speed (percentage) in the monsters stats, with a small variability.