"It's the Monado's power," Pinkie replied. "It lets him see visions of the future, especially if that future involves him taking a particularly painful hit, so that he can change the future in his favor. Even my unpredictable actions aren't immune to that power. The only drawback, though, is that he can't use it several times in a row, and if he tries to, the visions will gradually get weaker and weaker."