Being the producer of the games since the first Duel Monster title, Satoshi was one of the regular team members during the period when Konami was most experimental with the IP
Nintendos first headquarters in Kyoto, 1889
Another strategy is to use Pokemon that are immune to confusion, such as those with the ability Inner Focus or the attack Clear Smog
I'm hesitant to say much more about him because his questline is real real good, and I'd recommend you at least look up a video of it or just go play New Vegas like, now
Each "Number" monster has a corresponding natural number included at the start of its name after "Number" (and occasionally a letter, such as "C"), with the exceptions of "Number XX: Utopic Dark Infinity" (which is used by Eve in the Yu-Gi-Oh
All you had to do was fall for it