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Chapter 55 Sir, times have changed!
True Qi Fist.

This is an undisputed killer move in the fighting style, with an astonishing power of 150, but due to its special mechanism, few people use it.

Pokémon that uses this move will quickly enter a charging state within one turn, and then release the energy all at once once it is fully charged.

At first glance, it seems similar to special moves like the Sunbeam, but it has a fatal flaw—

If attacked during the process, the Pokémon's attention will inevitably be distracted, which will lead to the interruption of its move.

Therefore, its usage conditions are extremely demanding, making it a "useless move" that even elite trainers would not choose to use.

However, with the carefully prepared setup that Qingyu provided for the Mushroom, unleashing this ultimate move became less difficult.

The principle is very simple: by creating a substitute in advance to block an attack, Breloom can safely charge up its power while the opponent attacks, and then unleash a super-powerful STAB move.

The physical strength consumed by the Stand was replenished by poison healing and the Poison Orb, allowing it to operate without damage.

Of course, this approach has a rather fatal flaw...

[Holy crap, this is the first time I've ever seen a streamer use this move online...]

[No wonder the streamer put the opponent to sleep right at the start of the game; it was all a setup for this! That's so creepy!]

[How could a Pokémon as dirty as Breloom exist? I strongly condemn this!]

[It's not the Pokémon that's dirty, it's a certain trainer with a dark heart!]

Breloom isn't very fast, so if you need to control the pace and summon a substitute with minimal losses, Spore is the best choice.

Back to the live stream screen.

"Mussel, Chi Fist!"

As Qingyu gave the order, Mushroom was already prepared and immediately hid behind his Stand to begin accumulating power.

Meanwhile, Lurina's next Pokémon has already appeared on the field.

A blue-purple marine creature resembling a starfish flew out from the red light and immediately met the incredibly resolute gaze of the Hata Mushroom upon landing.

"what!"

The mushroom immediately threw a powerful punch, the attack as fast as a blur, drawing a white arc in the air!
The iron fist, brimming with the power of 100,000 horsepower, struck the Supervillain before it could react, sending it flying backwards until it barely managed to regain its footing at the edge of the arena.

Wow, that punch looked like it had special effects! Was it really that exaggerated?

What's the use of being handsome? Look at the damage! It's like you're just getting scratched...

[Really? Your cool punch only took away so little health from the opponent? I thought it was an instant kill!]

The audience only came to their senses after being reminded by the comments, and when they turned around, they saw that the Supervillain had only lost about 1/3 of its health.

It's not even enough for it to regenerate itself.

"This……"

This time it was Qingyu's turn to be embarrassed.

He could roughly guess that Lulina would bring Supervillain to form a defensive zone.

After all, they've reached the level of the club master. Unless they're stunned by his tactics like the previous ones, they'll quickly be able to react and counterattack.

Lurina, this Devilsaur, looks like she's built as a defensive champion, and might even have the Regenerator ability...

Judging from its current output capacity, it would take half a year to kill it.

The trick is that if you encounter a Ghost-type or a physical wall that can withstand your attacks, you're likely to find yourself in a stalemate.

But Supervillain can't really do anything about himself.

After all, Breloom is already poisoned, and it has a Stand as a barrier, so its defensive capabilities are basically maxed out.

If both sides insist on playing, they can fight until the main road is completely destroyed, at which point the system will automatically declare them the losers.

Therefore, Qingyu decisively changed her approach.

"Parasol mushroom, mushroom spores!"

Your poison has no effect on me, but I can still sleep with you!
Supervillain spewed out a mouthful of venom, which was completely blocked by his Stand. He then quickly inhaled the mushroom spores that the Breeze mushroom was spreading around him and began to doze off.

That hypnosis move was incredibly skillful, momentarily paralyzing the opponent's actions, who seemed to be strategizing how to counter it. Of course, it's also possible they were simply stunned.

[Why is the streamer tricking the viewers again? Is this supposed to be One-Punch Man?]

[I get it now, so when the streamer said the 'powerful' mushroom was referring to its mushroom spores?]

[One Punch, Refers to the Stunning Punch (Mushroom Type Only)]

[If the streamer wants to play the hypnosis team, they can just say so directly, no need to hide it...]

"Is this human language?"

Seeing the barrage of comments criticizing him for being overly polite, Qingyu chuckled.

"Does Mushroom Hata not want to be One-Punch Man? It's just that the other side isn't giving me a chance. I can't help it if I can't break through head-on!"

"Then let me ask you again, are Sleep Powder and Mushroom Spore Grass-type moves? What's wrong with me using Breloom?"

"Since our creator god Arceus designed it this way, then changing moves is naturally an integral part of Pokémon battles, right?"

"Sir, times have changed. Who still uses fancy but ineffective moves these days!"

For victory, I can even abandon the dignity of a fighter!

Oh, so I wasn't a fighter from the start.

That's fine.

[Hiss—I actually think you're right?]

Although I'm very annoyed, I can't seem to find a reason to refute it. I can't just use offensive moves, that would be even more boring...

Oh no, after watching this streamer's livestreams for a few days, I'm not clean anymore either!

Seeing how cooperative the comments were, Qingyu couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

If a Breloom is this bad, what will happen when we encounter a Shield-shroom? Will we be scared to death?
While arguing with the comments, Lulina on the other side finally finished thinking.

She made another substitution, this time bringing on Hudoujianshuo, which was incredibly fast in the rain.

And it also only has one chance to make a move.

After appearing and biting through the Stand with a Frozen Fang, Hurricane immediately followed in the footsteps of its two companions and fell into a deep sleep.

It's quite a coincidence, really. Lulina's rain team has a very slow overall pace, which is why Qingyu keeps getting the first move.

The only fast enough speed of the Spiral Spinner is that it doesn't put much pressure on the Mushroom.

Logically, a rain team would not fail to defend against Grass-type Pokémon that pose a great threat to them, but Luna obviously did not think of this, which is why she gave him the opportunity to use Dragon.

The other side has clearly figured this out as well.

After her final attempt failed, Lulina decisively chose to surrender.

The viewers in the live chat fell silent for a moment.

[Stop! This isn't a battle!]

This is too grueling. If I were your opponent, I would have completely lost it...

[Speaking of which, the streamer seemed to have mentioned using Breloom as a gym challenge question... Are you sure you won't get beaten up by your viewers offline?!]

"Don't worry, the Breloom in the gym exam isn't as strong as you think. If you're really scared, just put some dust goggles on your Pokémon."

After easily securing a victory, Qingyu stretched in her seat.

"And it was just good luck that we ran into a Gym Leader who didn't seem to know how to deal with Grass-types. If it were someone else, it might not have been so effective."

After making a small play at Versailles, Qingyu was preparing to continue her ranked climb.

Just then, a striking red message appeared on the screen.

[Lurina: The streamer is right, I'm really not good at dealing with Grass-type Pokémon. Do you have any advice? This is really important to me!]

(End of this chapter)