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Chapter 129 Want to remove the nail? Go talk to my Earth Power!

After confirming that his opponent was Mikoli, Qingyu knew that he had to take this match seriously.

Thinking about it carefully, apart from Zhu Lan, with whom I often play games together on voice chat at night, this seems to be the first time I've been matched with a champion-level opponent.

As the sole representative of a region, the title of champion signifies the pinnacle of power within that region.

Even Gibana, who was known as the "strongest Gym Leader" and "the number one person after Leon" in Galar, did not dare to claim that he had the strength of a champion before he actually defeated Leon.

Mikoli is different.

Although he is only the Water-type Gym Leader of the Hoenn League, he is almost on par with Steven in terms of strength, and even took over the Champion position in a certain timeline (Emerald).

Even though he's not a superstar yet, if someone asks him "What championship are you?", Mikkelsen has something to say:

"I am a world-class triple crown winner in the Grand Contest!"

"Do all the champions from your nine regions combined have as many Master-level trophies as I have from the Grand Contest?"

Having been matched with such an opponent, Qingyu dared not joke around with the chat anymore. She quickly found her rhythm and devoted herself wholeheartedly to the battle.

He was actually quite curious about this:

If we only consider command ability, how much of a gap is there between myself and the world champion?

Qingyu turned her gaze to Mikoli's lineup.

Milotic, Gyarados, Goldfish, Ludicolo, Tentacruel, Poliwag.

A very standard rain team, although generally it should also include some Electric-type attackers and Grass-resistant Pokémon.

However, it is indeed much more scientific than Lulina's lineup.

"Is having all Water-type Pokémon a good thing for my team...?"

In theory, the Salt Giants pose a great threat to them, but more than half of the Pokémon in the team are weak to Water, making it easy for their defenses to be breached.

His lineup is still a bit weak; if he doesn't handle it well and gets broken through, he will lose very badly.

Although losing to Mikoto Aoba is somewhat acceptable, but...

To assume you'll lose before even having a chance to compete is just too spineless!

After making his own plans, Qingyu decided on his starting position.

Supervillain!
If I could bring a Grass/Steel type (Falcon Dumbbell) to the opposing team's lineup, I could definitely make Mikuri feel what despair is.

Unfortunately, since he wasn't playing a rain team, he didn't bring this item and could only use Supercell to stay on the field.

Mikoli's starting lineup is a very standard one: Mosquito King.

Mosquito King, as the main character of the Rainy Day Brothers, the same as the Pelipper, also has the special skill of starting the scene with rain.

The rain effect was triggered instantly, and a light rain began to fall over the field in the game.

[Similar to Ms. Lulina's rain team, right? All Water-type Gym Leaders only know this one move, don't they!]

Supervillain can even take advantage of rainy days, not bad.

[Same Rain-Dredging ability as Pelipper? Which of these two Pokémon is better, Yu-sensei?]

"Although both are weather operators in the rain team, Pelipper and Poliwag have slightly different functions."

"The Pelipper has a stronger offensive capability. Whether it's dealing damage with a whirlwind or helping other teammates speed up with a tailwind, the benefits are very obvious."

"As for Poliwag King, its skill ceiling is extremely high because the moves it can learn are more demanding in terms of skill."

Its main strength lies in its ability to eliminate songs, making it more suitable for doubles and theoretically possessing unlimited potential.

In the past, there was a professional player who was good at the "Song of Annihilation" system. Even when the game was out of sync with the meta, he was still able to win the championship by relying on his secret weapon, the "Song of Annihilation in the Rain".

As Qingyu explained, she immediately gave instructions:
"Megamind, Poison Spikes!"

"Mosquito Coil Frog King, Weather Balloon!"

The two voices fell at the same time. Poliwag, relying on its speed advantage, successfully gained the first move and fired a Weather Ball full of water-type energy.

Toxapex caught the attack on its face, only losing about a quarter of its health, barely feeling any damage. Then, the first poison spike was thrown, and the area around Poliwag's feet was quickly covered with poison-soaked spikes.

At the same time, the effect of the black sludge item carried by Superbad Star was triggered, quickly restoring some of its health.

[This is too much! You can even use a weather balloon for gua sha in the rain?]

[After watching too many live streams, I thought the opposing team would be rude and aggressive from the start!]

[Fun fact: Supervillains can regenerate. Even with Poliwag's current relentless attack, you could beat it for ten years and it still wouldn't die...]

"So, shouldn't we replace him?"

Qingyu muttered to himself as he pondered Mikoli's next move.

The opponent's best friend, Daigo, is a master at removing nails, so it's impossible for Mikuri not to know the importance of removing nails in singles.

"In that case, who will be substituted in..."

"Stinging jellyfish!"

"Come back, Supervillain."

Qingyu decisively retrieved the Supervillain first and deployed the same Crystal Flower as the Padia Champion, Yeci.

Mikoli's command was a step behind, and he also made a rotation adjustment.

And following closely behind, just as Qingyu predicted, was the stinging jellyfish that was not afraid of stepping on poison!

Are you there? Are you open?

[666, they're not even acting anymore! When will Teacher Yu publish a textbook on combat psychology? I'll definitely buy it!]

[That makes sense, since the only creatures on Wallace's side that aren't afraid of Toxic Spikes are Gyarados and Tentacruel.]

Gyarados has the Flying type, so it won't step on spikes even when it appears.

As for the Tentacruel, it naturally has no effect on the Poison Spikes, which are also poisonous, and some of them are even absorbed by the Tentacruel.

However, for Qingyu, the purpose of this poison dart had already been achieved.

"They caught them after all."

A mysterious smile involuntarily appeared on Qingyu's lips.

It's one thing if the viewers in the live chat don't know, but surely they themselves know what Mikoli is thinking when she's on the Tentacles jellyfish.

"Tentacled jellyfish, spin at high speed!"

Mikoli quickly gave instructions.

The stinging jellyfish quickly began to spin in place, leaving afterimages in its wake.

As its tentacles extended, the spikes in its own half of the court were quickly lifted up by the continuous rotational force.

High-speed rotation is a very common method for removing nails.

This is the real purpose behind Mikkelsen's sending of the stinging jellyfish.

And because he knew that the Poison Sprite of Yeji's Crystal Flower was very troublesome, Mikoli's Tentacruel did not attack, but instead focused on clearing the spikes on his own field.

However, since Qingyu had anticipated this move, he had naturally already devised a countermeasure.

At the same time, Qingyu decisively spoke up:
"Crystal Flower—"

"The power of the earth!"

Upon hearing the command, the Crystal Flower immediately sprang into action, channeling its accumulated energy into the ground.

In an instant, the ground began to rumble and explode.

Since the attack covered almost the entire field, the Tentacruel had no chance to dodge and was instantly engulfed by the earth's power!
Want to remove the nails?
Speak to my earth power!

(End of this chapter)