Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 548 Ghostly Ghost is Invincible! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"Time to perform, Squid King!"

The first Pokémon Nie Zi sent out was Malamar, which looked just like a squid, but had two legs and could walk upright. Its head had tentacles and it had sharp, sickle-like hands with fins.

"King Squid, the Reverse Pokémon, is a Dark/Psychic-type Pokémon. It is said to possess extremely powerful hypnosis abilities, allowing it to control and manipulate its opponents!"

The combination of the conflicting Dark and Psychic types makes Malamar's weaknesses concentrated on the Bug and Fairy types.

Squid King is known as the "Upside-Down Pokémon" not only because of its upside-down body shape, but also because of its inverted moves and its ability "Contrary," all of which are abilities that involve reversal.

Jing He hadn't anticipated that Nie Zi's first Pokémon would be Malamar, so his first Pokémon was...
"Go, Martial Arts Bear Master!"

"Hoo!"

Amidst the crimson light, Martial Arts Master Xiong appeared on the field, his fists clashing together, creating a howling wind and displaying immense power!
"The battle begins!"

With the referee's flag falling, the match officially began.

"King Squid, Trick Space!" Nie Zi seized the initiative without hesitation.

hum-

As the Squid King spread out its two thick arms, a layer of grayish-black film immediately spread outwards from its center until it covered the entire area.

Under the influence of a special power, the speeds of the Squid King and the Martial Arts Bear Master immediately switched.

"Martial Arts Bear Master, water flow hits continuously!"

Jing He seemed to be making no preparations, or rather, he was going to go all out like he did in the first match, launching a strong attack right from the start.

"Hoo!"

With a low shout, the Martial Arts Bear Master moved, and at the same time, an invisible stream of water seemed to wrap around its arms.

slam-la-

The water was gurgling.

Nie Zi's expression remained unchanged. After giving the Squid King instructions on the Trick Space, he did not pause for a moment and continued to calmly command the Martial Arts Bear Master who was charging towards him.

"King Squid, Brute Force!"

"Woo!!"

The Squid King grunted, and a dark red aura suddenly surged from its body. Its powerful tentacles seemed to tear through the air as it faced the fist thrown by the Martial Arts Bear Master head-on without hesitation.

The two sides seemed poised for a brutal, head-on collision.

boom! !

A tremendous force erupted as the martial arts bear master's fist collided with the squid king's tentacles, causing the entire arena to collapse around them and sending up a cloud of dust.

"Isn't Squid King a Psychic-type Pokémon? Why didn't it use a Psychic-type move against the Fighting-type Urshifu?"

"While the brute force technique is powerful, it's not a type-specific move."

"Moreover, the side effects of brute force techniques are also quite obvious."

boom! ! boom! !
One of the squid king's tentacles blocked the martial arts bear master's fist, and the other tentacle blocked the martial arts bear master's whip kick, but it couldn't stop the martial arts bear master's third water strike.

boom! !

Amidst the rising dust, he was punched and sent flying backwards.

hum-

The dark red aura on the Squid King, which had been smashed away, seemed to have intensified.

As for the audience's confusion, since many viewers couldn't understand the game in the first round, the United Alliance "thoughtfully" prepared commentary for the competition starting from the second round.

It answers some tactical intentions and tactics that viewers may not understand.

Today, the commentator responsible for the swamp area where Jinghe and his friends are is one of the four Elite Four of the Unova region, the Dark-type Elite Four member—Blueberry!
He casually held the microphone, and his voice echoed throughout the entire arena.

"Because Nie Zi's characteristic as a squid king is to go against the grain."

[Contrarian: When a Pokémon possesses this ability, the stat change it receives becomes the reverse of its original value. An upward stat becomes a downward stat, and a downward stat becomes an upward stat.]

That's it!

It turns out it has a contrarian nature!
So, the side effect of the brute force move, which reduces physical attack and physical defense by one level, actually becomes a positive effect?
If the Squid King can only keep going, wouldn't it become stronger the more it fights?

Furthermore, it possesses a magic space, allowing it to gain a speed advantage even when going second. If it stacks up all its buffs, it's not impossible for it to wipe out the entire team!

How will Teacher Jinghe respond?
How to deal with it?

Jinghe said, "Just fight!"

"King Squid, one more time, brute force!" Nie Zi's tactical intentions seemed to have been exposed, and he made no attempt to hide them, once again letting the King Squid, which had gained a speed advantage, launch a strong attack.

Jing He smiled slightly, then
"The water flows continuously!"

boom! boom! boom--

Almost exactly like the previous scene, the Squid King was ultimately unable to gain an advantage over the Martial Arts Bear Master in the clash, and was sent flying on the third strike.

However, unlike before, Martial Arts Bear Master could sense the Squid King's increasing power and the firmness of its muscles.

This indicates that the opponent's abilities have increased.

"If this keeps up, Teacher Jinghe is going to be in trouble."

"The Squid King has gotten stronger again! Its physical attack and physical defense have both increased by two levels, doubling!"

"Isn't Coach Jinghe planning to change his playing style?"

Just as the audience was worried about Jing He and Martial Arts Master Xiong, and thought the advantage was gradually shifting to Nie Zi's side, Nie Zi couldn't help but frown.

The Martial Arts Bear Master's attack is so powerful!

His Squid King, under his tutelage, was primarily trained to improve its defensive capabilities; in simpler terms, all its effort points were put into defense.

In addition to the reverse boost from "contrarianism" and brute force, the Squid King's defense is definitely not weak, and can even be said to be very strong.

But even though he only took two punches from Martial Arts Master Bear, he felt that his Squid King was about to collapse!

This differed considerably from his initial assumptions and judgments.

As a Galar, Nie Zi was no stranger to the Pokémon Urshifu.

As Master Mash's signature Pokémon, it is divided into two styles: Combo Style and One-Hit Style. The Combo Style emphasizes continuous attacks, while the One-Hit Style emphasizes a burst of power that kills in one hit.

But this martial arts bear master...
Even with the Squid King's two-level physical defense boost, he wasn't sure he could withstand another punch.

but.
Nie Zi gritted her teeth, her eyes becoming increasingly determined.

Beat a fight, bike change bike!
"King Squid, Brute Force!"

The third instance of brute force!
Upon hearing this, Jing He raised an eyebrow.

Nie Zi had an assessment of the Squid King's abilities and stamina, and Jing He naturally did as well.

Is this a gamble?
Jinghe then understood the subsequent tactics.

With the help of the Trick Space, the Squid King's speed advantage was already obvious, and it seemed to have adapted somewhat to the rhythm of the Martial Arts Ursa's attacks. So after being knocked away again, it charged towards the Martial Arts Ursa at an even faster speed.

Swish-

The two tentacles waved as if to tear the martial arts bear master apart.

This time, Martial Arts Master Xiong didn't need Jing He's command; he already knew how to deal with it.

Since the choice has been made to confront each other head-on, then this punch...
boom!
The moment the two sides made contact, a tremendous force collided, and Nie Zi's urgent voice rang out immediately.

"King Squid, take the baton!"

hum-

He didn't give them a chance to continue colliding, because after just the first punch, Nie Zi judged that they couldn't withstand it.

Fortunately, the side effects of brute force have already occurred, and the "contrarian" characteristic has come into play again, giving the Squid King a level 3 boost to physical attack and physical defense.

Pass the baton!

Give all the bonuses to the Pokémon that follow.

That's good enough!

Nie Zi held the Poké Ball that had been retrieved from the Squid King and thought to himself.

At the same time, a beam of red light shot out swiftly, taking the place of the Squid King.

but.

To Nie Zi's surprise, when the Squid King used Baton Pass to recall, Jing He also took out a Poké Ball and recalled Urshifu.

Ok?
In the red light, the two Pokémon appeared together once again.

Nie Zi summoned the bandana thug who received the Squid King's buff!

Its appearance resembles a bipedal lizard, its comb-like hair is more like a mohawk, and it holds up its shorts as if they might fall off at any moment, its aura rising wildly.

"Roto, the bandana thug, a villainous Pokémon, is a Dark/Fighting type. Its seemingly listless kicks actually possess the destructive power to shatter concrete in the hands of a master builder!"

The bandana thug has received triple blessings!

After Jinghe took back the martial arts master Xiong, the one who replaced him was...
"Giggle~(▼O▼)/"

Gengar, wearing sunglasses, waves!

Looking at the bandana-wearing thug and then at the sunglasses-wearing Gengar, it was hard to tell for a moment which one was the real villainous Pokémon.

"Holy crap! I actually saw Teacher Jinghe summon Gengar in the second round of a competition!"

"Is Teacher Jinghe serious? Gengar has even made an appearance!" "Gengar! Mom will always love you!"

"."

Jinghe's Gengar is considered his signature product, and he has a decent fan base.

Of course, this is on the premise that they don't encounter Gengar, otherwise...
"Hmm, it seems that Jing He predicted Nie Zi's tactics," Yueju, the commentator, said lazily.

Predicted?
But judging from the attributes, the bandana thug is clearly twice as weak as the fighting class, so the martial arts bear master shouldn't be considered at a disadvantage, right?

Although Gengar, as a Ghost-type Pokémon, is immune to Fighting-type moves, Bandana is still a Dark-type Pokémon.

Could it be that Teacher Jinghe only anticipated the tactics but failed to anticipate Nie Zi's choice of Pokémon?

Yueju continued her commentary: "Most likely, Nie Zi's bandana hooligan trait is 'overconfidence'."

[Overconfidence: A Pokémon with this ability gains its Attack rank by 1 after defeating any Pokémon.]

This is a typical characteristic of a pusher!
A-Du's Gyarados once used this ability to sweep through teams like crazy.

So, Teacher Jinghe replaced Martial Arts Master Xiong in order to prevent Martial Arts Master Xiong, who was not in his best condition, from being harvested by the bandana thug who had received a lot of buffs.
That's it
Got it!

Nie Zi's expression remained unchanged.

Although Jinghe replaced the Pokémon, seemingly anticipating his tactics, the Bandana Brawler might not actually be at a disadvantage against Gengar.

What's more, the bandana thug now has three additional advantages.

The only shortcoming might be that the bandana thug failed to take down the martial arts master and gain another boost.

That's right, the bandana thug's characteristic is indeed "overconfidence," which is why he let the bandana thug take over from the Squid King.

"Headscarf thug!" Nie Zi shouted.

"Slippery! Slippery!!" The hooded thug's lazy, drooping eyes instantly brightened, and his emotions surged.

But then Jinghe and Gengar both laughed at the same time.

Jing He further stated:

"Gengar, use 'Give it to me'."

Give it to me, please?

What kind of weird move is this?

But see.

"Genga~~"

Gengar playfully and provocatively stuck out its tongue at the charging bandana-wearing thug, a mocking expression on its face. At the same time, a wisp of black mist emanated from the thug's body, transforming into four or five bat-like creatures.
It burrowed back into Gengar's body.

at the same time.

The thug with the turban's aggressive demeanor vanished instantly. He stumbled, as if he had stepped on his own underwear, and fell to the ground.

A powerful aura emanated from Gengar.

Gengar even mischievously used its black mist to mimic the appearance of muscle bulges, showing off its muscles in front of the bandana thug!
Ok?
See this scene.

Nie Zi was stunned, Yue Ju was stunned, and the entire audience was stunned.

The bandana thug received triple physical attack and physical defense buffs from the Squid King.
It was stolen by Gengar's "Give it to me!"
???

The live stream chat was instantly flooded with question marks.

Gengar can learn moves like this?
This Gengar is unreasonable, referee!
and many more!

As a special attacker, Gengar received a physical attack bonus?

Physical Attack Gengar?

Gengar is overjoyed!

"Giggle~ Giggle giggle~"

It stood there with its hands on its hips, laughing wildly, just like those melodramatic villains in movies.

Even our Gui Gui has gotten her day!
Gengar felt its fists were itching for a punch!

Regardless of why Gengar was able to "steal" the buffs from Bandana, Nie Zi decided to let Bandana and Gengar clash.

Even if you steal the bonus, your Gengar still needs physical attack. Can it really turn the tide?

"Headscarf thug, crush it!"

"Slippery!!"

The bandana-wearing thug, who didn't look fierce at all, roared and charged at Gengar again, grabbing his underwear.

The magic space is still there, and the speed advantage remains!

Jinghe smiled.

The Attack Boost might be useless to someone else's Gengar, but it's useful to our Gengar.
"Split the tiles!"

"叏Ga! (▼ Pan ▼)"

Gengar charged at the bandana-wearing thug, transforming its palm into a blade and slashing down.

boom! !

The hooded thug felt a tremendous force slam down on his head, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground again.

However, it also successfully encountered Gengar.

But.
"Genga~~"

Gengar clapped his hands, causing his sunglasses to shake.

Hey, it doesn't hurt!

It really doesn't hurt.

It provides a level 3 physical defense bonus.

Nie Zi: "."

Headscarf thug: "."

audience:"."

Good heavens! This Gengar is actually punching!

And he was punching a Fighting-type Pokémon!

Gengar's Boxing Lessons - Online!
Nie Zi felt a tightness in her chest and a bit of shortness of breath.

However, he immediately took out the Poké Ball again, shot out a red light, and recalled the bandana thug.

Can't be provoked or can't hide?
"Please, Squid King!"

He summoned the Squid King once again.

However, the Squid King was clearly in poor condition, panting heavily and covered in sweat.

But the role of the Squid King is crucial.

“King Squid, turn it upside down!” Nie Zi said in a deep voice.

[Invert: Reverses all numerical changes in the target's abilities.]

If the Squid King is used as a support, this is one of its most important moves, reversing the stat boosts its opponent receives.

To be honest, Squid King enhances itself with its "contrarian" ability and then reduces the opponent's boosts with "reverse". If anyone were to compete with Squid King in terms of buffs, they would definitely lose so badly that they would lose everything.

hum-

A strange ray of light shot out from the Squid King, attempting to convert the bonuses Gengar received.

However, Jinghe made a prediction about this once again.

"Gengar, stealth attack."

"Genga~~"

Gengar slashed through the air, opening a dark path leading to an unknown, pitch-black place, and then vanished from the arena.

"You predicted it again and read it first." Yueju's expression gradually became serious, and she put away her lazy demeanor.

Coach Jinghe felt pressured by the opponent's tactics and control of the rhythm of the battle.

Is this the level of a "tactical mastermind"?
While the battle appears casual, Gengar displays its mischievous and playful nature on the field, yet this combination of Gengar's personality and the battle itself is quite effective.

It gives you a feeling of "I'm so angry, but I just can't hit them."

The Squid King's attack was reversed and missed completely.

Not only did it miss, but Gengar also popped out from behind Malamar and gave it a big headbutt.

boom! !

"The Squid King is unable to fight!" the referee announced.

"Damn, this Gengar really knows how to use physical attacks?!"

"That was just Brick Breaker, now it's a physical attack move called Spirit Strike."

"This Gengar is unreasonable! I suggest banning it! Ban it!"

"Who else?! Gui Gui is invincible!"

(End of this chapter)