You're not allowed to play Pokémon!

Teacher Yu's Mini-Classroom is now open for Chapter 225!

The next day, the sun rose as usual.

The Sunshine Dojo had only been open for a short time when it already welcomed three challengers.

In short, ever since he decided to broadcast gym battles live to his students, allowing them to experience the true skill level of the challengers in their eyes...

Qingyu originally expected that many students would wait in the live stream room, waiting for others to verify the standard answer before taking the challenge.

Commonly known as stealing chickens.

But things seem to have developed in a way that... exceeded his expectations?

After the difficulty of the gym increased, he thought that the number of challengers would temporarily decrease, but instead, it seemed to have aroused the students' fighting spirit even more, and they were all determined to be the first to clear the Sunny Gym.

Therefore, in just over a day since the start of the championship road, Sunshine Dojo has already sent away more than ten challengers.

Although there is the excellent example of Qiuming who has already completed the game, his command skills and Pokémon selection are clearly not something that other students can learn.

Therefore, the Pokémon that the students who came to challenge the gym pulled out were incredibly diverse.

You can tell they've put a lot of effort into it, but it's still a bit lacking.

This should have been a good thing, indicating that the dojo is becoming more popular and that students are more willing to challenge themselves.

but……

Aren't the things you pulled out a bit too outrageous?
"I lost……"

The third challenger of the day shook his head helplessly after retrieving the fallen electric firefly.

Is it really too difficult to beat the Sunny Gym in one go?

"Teacher Yu, I'll challenge you again next time!"

"Wait a minute, don't leave yet."

Seeing that the young student was about to leave the battlefield and give his spot to someone else, Qingyu immediately stopped him.

"This classmate, what is your name?"

Qingyu raised an eyebrow and looked at the challenger who turned around with a puzzled expression, and couldn't help but ask.

During the battle just now, Qingyu vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

"Teacher Yu, my name is Kato!"

The student named Kato was stunned for a moment, then suddenly felt flattered and quickly gave his name.

Teacher Yu actually asked me my name.
Could it be that my impressive command just now has won over Teacher Yu and earned his approval?
Yay! I knew I was a genius!

Just as a thousand thoughts were racing through Kato's mind, Aoba sighed with a complicated expression, then posed a profound question:
"Well then, Kato-kun..."

"Did you know that besides making it easier to use status moves, the Prankster ability also has a note about it?"

As she spoke, Qingyu herself was almost unable to hold back, about to be so angry at this guy that she laughed.

Use the mischievous electric firefly to hit the Soul-Snatching Eye?
Don't be ridiculous!

Which little genius taught you to play like this? Tell us the truth!

"what?"

Kato was stunned for a moment, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

Oh no, what should I do?
It seems he doesn't see himself as a genius; instead, he's torturing himself!
Does this mean I'm going to leave my name in Teacher Yu's live stream in this special way?
Don’t do this!
Without the slightest hesitation, Kato decisively betrayed his "comrades," immediately offering an explanation:

"I saw a post on the school forum this morning about how to challenge the Sunny Gym. It mentioned that you might be able to use the Prankster ability to fight poison with poison, so I came to try my luck..."

?

A question mark slowly rose above Qingyu's head, and then she sighed again.

"I don't know what to say to you guys..."

"Since you know you're not very bright, why don't you look at the encyclopedia more often!"

"Look at what the effect of 'Heart of Mischief' says!"

Aoba covered his face helplessly, and Kato, noticing the change in his expression, immediately dared not speak again.

When Kato silently took out his Rotom phone, opened the Pokédex, and searched for the "Mischievous Heart" trait, he was completely dumbfounded.

Mischievous Heart: Pokémon with this ability can use a status move first (priority +1).

This is something most people are already aware of, but there's a line of small print below the illustration—

Because Dark-type Pokémon are naturally more sensitive to energy changes, status moves used under this trait will become ineffective when used against Dark-type Pokémon.

Special attention is needed in actual combat!
"hiss--"

Kato gasped, his fingers trembling as he tapped the screen, and his face instantly turned rosy and radiant.

Steam even started rising from the top of their heads.

These damn idiots haven't even figured out the special effects yet, and they're already making guides!
What attribute does Teacher Yu's captivating eyes possess?
Evil and ghosts!
It would be a miracle if the mischievous intent even worked!

No wonder the electric firefly's provocation had no effect on Soul Hook Eyes earlier; he thought Teacher Yu had prepared some special prop.

It turns out I was too stupid; I had no idea there was this part...

Thinking of this, Kato's face turned even redder.

Sure enough, I shouldn't have trusted these noobs who didn't even pass Teacher Yu's test. What do they know about Pokémon battles?

Being with these kinds of insects, we probably wouldn't be able to get past the Sunny Gym even after a year of discussion!

"Teacher Yu, I'll use my own tactics to challenge Sunny Gym again next time!"

After taking a deep breath and leaving behind what seemed like a pretty cool message, Kato fled from the Sunshine Gym as if he were running away.

Qingyu was left alone, scratching his head helplessly.

"Wouldn't this be the worst class I've ever taught?"

"Oh, I think I only taught this one class before. Never mind then." [This sounds familiar; I feel like I've heard a teacher say something like this at Pokémon School before...]

[As expected of Teacher Yu, she's adapted to her "teacher" role so quickly?]

To be honest, the overall level of the students from Padia seems rather low. They're all here to challenge for the championship; shouldn't they at least have some basic skills?

[Teacher Yu's mini-class is in session! Today I learned something new, and I bet not many viewers in the live stream knew this before, right?]

[No, no, I definitely know! (Looks away, looking guilty)]

After these two days of live-streamed gym challenges, many viewers have gradually noticed—

It's really not fair to blame Qingyu for being too strict. Even with a test that's clearly lenient and only uses Sableye to assess a trainer's basic skills, the pass rate is less than 20%...

The Soul-Stealing Eye has almost no practical combat ability; it can only rely on various dirty tricks to annoy its opponents. It's easy to deal with!
Of course, this is the perspective of an observer.

Only a few Orange Academy students who had actually challenged the Sunshine Gym and were looking for inspiration in the live stream room suddenly blushed a little when they saw Kato's blood pressure-raising move.

In a sense, when they went to challenge the Sunshine Dojo with full confidence, the effect presented in the live broadcast room might not have been much better than Kato's.

and so……

I need to seriously reflect on why I was able to get stuck by a single, alluring eye!

After their mischievousness was quickly stifled by the "fight fire with fire" approach, the "clever" students soon came up with a new idea.

Yes, that's right!
Since Teacher Yu's captivating eyes can nullify the opponent's changing moves, can't we do the same?
All you need is one Dark-type Pokémon, right?
If the interference of changing moves is ineffective, then Soul Reaper is just a piece of trash!

After some guidance from Teacher Yu, the students finally discovered the breakthrough point for the Soul-Hooking Eye and felt confident that they could do it again.

Then, one of the challengers in the afternoon finally pulled out a Pokémon that caught Qingyu's eye.

Fierce-legged locust!
(The Rider kick of the fierce-legged locust!)
Razorfed is a Bug Pokémon found only in Padia with a very wide distribution. It evolves from Cricket.

Although it is a weak bug Pokémon, it is not as timid as other bugs; on the contrary, it is very brave and good at fighting.

As the battle reaches its climax, the Fierce-Leg Locust will lower its third pair of legs folded behind its back, using its strong muscles to gain even greater explosive power, thereby further suppressing the enemy.

This posture is also known by scholars as the "decisive battle mode" of the scaly locust.

However, although this bug Pokémon is very good at fighting and can learn various flying kick techniques...

However, its attributes are insect + evil.

Therefore, all the variations of the moves that Sableye used with his mischievous heart were ineffective against it.

When he saw the Pokémon appear on the field, Qingyu nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.

It's amazing that it took so long for someone to finally understand something so simple...

Why didn't you just bring out these Dark-type Pokémon sooner?
Seeing Qingyu's actions, the students on the other side seemed to think they had a great chance of winning, and immediately started grinning foolishly.

Unfortunately……

"Yes, using a Dark-type Pokémon to counter the Prankster ability is indeed a good choice."

"At least on this point, I admit you've put in a lot of effort."

As he spoke, Qingyu couldn't help but smile, and at the same time showed off the Poké Ball in his hand.

If only Sableye is used as the test subject, students will start using Dark-type Pokémon to challenge it as soon as they get the hang of it.

Qingyu certainly wouldn't go that far and let them directly obtain badges based on their attribute advantages.

Therefore, apart from Qiuming, who initially broke through the impasse with his brilliant ideas, the other trainers will have to undergo further testing.

"So, let's use this match as an example to give you all a second lesson."

"The topic of this lesson is: Joint Defense!"

As Qingyu spoke, the student opposite him suddenly froze, a bad premonition rising in his heart...

Could it be that--

"The Dark type is indeed a good choice for breaking through Sableye, so using Sableye when facing Pokémon of this type is obviously an unwise choice."

"So, this brings us to an important idea about how to build your own team."

"How to minimize the blind spots in one's team and maximize the strengths of each Pokémon, that is, to improve the team's defensive capabilities, is also something that an excellent trainer needs to constantly think about."

"Victory can certainly be achieved through bonds and the power of belief, but the prerequisite is..."

"You can really achieve a state of oneness with your Pokémon."

"And that's really difficult."

In other words, bonds can be considered a blatant form of cheating...

Qingyu paused, then smiled and spoke again:
"So, what types have a natural advantage when facing Dark-type Pokémon?"

The answer is simple—

"The natural enemy of Dark-type is Fighting-type!"

After saying that, Qingyu gently tossed out the Poké Ball.

Soon, a Pokémon that looked like a child, with blue fur all over its body and only black legs and upper body appeared on the battlefield.

Its red eyes slowly opened, contrasting sharply with the black mask-like markings on its face.

At the same time, an invisible waveguide force quickly covered the entire area.

It was Qingyu's Riolu!

"road!"

Riolu opened its eyes, looked at the challenger opposite it who seemed to be startled by its appearance, and slowly revealed a wicked smile.

It's finally my turn to shine!

In addition to the borrowed Sableye, Riolu also possesses the Mischievous ability!
(End of this chapter)