Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Yu Zhaohua understands games!

After expressing his feelings, Xia Chen confidently clicked on the "Start Matching" button.

Perhaps because it was the beginning of the semester and there were many people, Xia Chen was matched with his first opponent in less than half a minute.

Battleground: Area E, Field 3; Opponent Information: Trainer Type: Yin Li

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Yin Li? That name sounds familiar.

Xia Chen pondered for a while before finally remembering when he had heard this name before. Wasn't it his opponent in the final of the recruitment competition more than half a year ago?

It's quite a coincidence that my first match against him in college was with him again.

Xia Chen felt quite emotional.

His Gengar, which was almost at the senior level, once suppressed Milotic on the field. It was only through his own psychological warfare, coupled with Milotic's Quiver Dance, that Xia Chen finally won the victory.

Things have changed. Milotic, who was just an amateur back then, now has the strength of a senior intermediate player. I wonder how his Gengar is doing now.

Forget it, we'll find out once we try.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Xia Chen walked into the competition venue that the system had arranged for him.

Because it needs to accommodate the needs of many students playing matches at the same time, the Kamikyo University Arena is much larger than a regular arena.

After walking around for several minutes, Xia Chen finally found the competition venue.

There, Yin Li, whom they had met once before, was already waiting on one side of the battlefield.

Judging from the complex look in his eyes, he hadn't forgotten me; on the contrary, he seemed to have a deep impression of me.

Xia Chen scratched his head, guessing as he thought.

Xia Chen strode to the other side of the battlefield and greeted his opponent, "Hi, Yin Li, long time no see."

After all, they will be classmates for the next four years. They don't necessarily have to have a great relationship, but at least they shouldn't be strained. This has always been Xia Chen's motto for maintaining good interpersonal relationships.

Yin Li was also a polite classmate. He didn't argue with anything like "People from Donghuang always say hello to you." He smiled and replied, "Yes, it's been a long time. But I've seen you on video quite often in the past six months."

Xia Chen said with a hint of helplessness, "The journey is always full of surprises. Oh well, let's finish the fight first, there are people waiting in line behind us."

In no time, a large crowd had gathered around the field.

They weren't there specifically to see any particular person; there was basically a small group of people like that around every venue.

Some were students or citizens who came to watch the Pokémon battles casually, while others were students who had been assigned to this venue and were waiting in line.

Yin Li nodded and said no more.

Seeing that both players were ready, the referee for this match, Lotom, spun over.

After confirming that both players' information was correct, a whistle blew, and Rotom signaled the official start of the match.

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"Go, sniper tree owl!"

"I choose you, Kirlia!"

After two ceremonial announcements, an ordinary yet extraordinary intra-school ranking competition began.

Two flashes of white light appeared, and the starting Pokémon of both sides appeared on the battlefield: Decidueye and Kirlia.

The ranking match rules are the most common 3v3 among young trainers, and neither side's starting Pokémon are their ace Pokémon, Gengar and Sylveon.

Undoubtedly, both sides have extreme confidence in their own strength.

Although Yin Li lost to Xia Chen in the final of the recruitment competition, he was definitely not convinced by his pride.

After all, judging from his performance in the finals, he was defeated because he didn't expect his opponent to have the Butterfly Dance skill.

In addition, he has never slacked off in training over the past six months, so Yin Li felt that this was the best opportunity for him to take revenge!

As for Xia Chen, since his goal is the Donghuang Youth Trainer Competition at the end of the year, how could a classmate become a truly important opponent for him?

However, as a great man once said, "Strategically despise the enemy, but tactically take them seriously."

Although Xia Chen did not send out Milotic or Sylveon, it does not mean that he did not fight with all his might.

His Kirlia is by no means weak!

"Kirullian, meditate!"

"Sniper Tree Owl, Sew Shadow!"

Almost simultaneously, the voices of the two trainers reached the battlefield.

The two tactically skilled Pokémon immediately responded to the trainer's command.

The Decidueye, fresh out of its Poké Ball, hadn't even had a chance to take flight yet, but it skillfully channeled its Ghost-type energy, spread its wings, and drew its bow.

In an instant, a purplish-black energy arrow appeared on Decidueye's outstretched wings. Before it could fully solidify, Decidueye released its wings, letting the Shadow Arrow whistle toward the spot where Kirlia had just emerged from its Poké Ball.

All of this had already happened in the two seconds that Rotom blew the whistle to start the match.

Undoubtedly, such a hastily executed move can hardly gather much energy and cannot deal any damage.

Yin Lirang's purpose in firing the arrow at the Tree Owl was simply to utilize another effect of the Shadow Stitch, preventing the elves hit by the Shadow Stitch from leaving the field!

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As soon as the arrow was fired, a commotion arose from the battlefield below.

"This junior named Yin Li has a very clear mind. He knows that sniping Decidueye against Kirlia is an advantageous matchup, so he uses Shadow Stitch as quickly as possible to keep his opponent on the field."

"Didn't Kirlia's trainer read this? That's a bit unreasonable. Even if she evolved into Gardevoir, it wouldn't be easy for her to take down Decidueye."

"Perhaps they're not very familiar with the Decidueye Pokémon. After all, Shadow Strike is a signature move, but using Calm Mind... like that is just greedy?"

"Holy crap, does he even know how to play Kirlia? If he doesn't, let me play! This is a Shiny Kirlia!"

"Hey, wait a minute, this Odd-colored Kirlia, why does this junior named Xia Chen look kind of familiar?"

In the first round of the clash between the two teams' starting lineups, almost no one thought that Xia Chen had the upper hand.

Although this shadowy attack doesn't deal much damage due to its short charging time, once it hits, Kirlia won't be able to escape.

The Ghost type's double super weakness against Kirlia is no joke.

The Special Defense boost from Meditation is ineffective against Decidueye, as Decidueye can directly target Kirlia's weak Physical Defense, whether it's Shadow Strike or Phantom Strike.

Therefore, the effect of meditation is nothing more than adding some insignificant special attacks.

In comparison, Yin Li and the Sniper Tree Owl perfectly achieved their strategic objectives, while Xia Chen and Kirullian only managed to use a meditation that was only half effective.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes to see which is better or worse.

But is this really the case?

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Xia Chen smiled slightly as he watched the purplish-black arrow hurtling towards him.

Doesn't he know the strategic role of the Tree Owl's signature move, Shadow Stitch?

of course I know.

While he boasted about being an "encyclopedia of Pokémon," his knowledge of Pokémon is genuine.

Did he anticipate this Shadow Stitch move?

Undoubtedly, he read it too.

It can control the field, has double the advantage, and is also a physical move that Kirlia is weak against, Shadow Strike. Only a fool wouldn't fight it.

But Xia Chen didn't care about the shadowy slit.

To be precise, it's about not caring about this, not seeking to cause harm, but only wanting to preserve Kirlia's shadow.

If the opponent's Shadow Stitch also has offensive capabilities, Xia Chen would be a little worried, because the damage of this move is really not bad.

However, if that's the case, there are ways to deal with it.

Such a slit shadow would inevitably take a long time to build up, and during the arrow's flight, Kirlia would have enough time to use [Teleport] to create distance and escape.

Although it consumes a lot of energy, it's worth it if you can avoid the damage from the Shadow Stitch.

Fortunately, this assumption was not true; the shadow was only meant to create the effect of "unreplaceable spirit".

Would I be afraid of that?

Xia Chen scoffed inwardly.

Since he made Kirlia use Meditation, it means that he has absolutely no intention of replacing the Pokémon!

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On the battlefield.

Just as the Shadow Arrow was about to strike Kirlia, a strange energy fluctuation permeated the air.

Kirullian suddenly opened her eyes, exuding a chilling aura.

Meditation enhancement is now complete.

The hunt is about to begin!

I went to bed at five o'clock, and sure enough, I woke up in the afternoon.

So that's all for today.

Let's try harder tomorrow!

I'd like to recommend a friend's new book, "Elves: Starting from Becoming a Legendary Pokémon's Beloved".

The author is a very cute and adorable girl! Everyone, go and tease her in the book review section!

Chapter 190: Kill him when he thinks he's at his most handsome!

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As a unique and signature move, Sniper Tree Owl's Shadow Stitch is highly proficient.

The Arrow of Shadows traveled at incredible speed; in the blink of an eye, the purplish-black energy arrow struck Kirlia, who made no attempt to dodge.