Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

"Chocolate!"

Keep it up! Don't embarrass the general studies department!

Who do you think will win?

Sometime later, Gelwin, who had greeted Xia Yan in the cabin earlier, reappeared beside Xia Yan.

Xia Yan was not surprised by her appearance.

He had already seen Gelwin when he was looking for a spot, but he didn't go up to greet him.

Gelwin had obviously seen Xia Yan as well, and given her previous overly familiar manner of greeting him, she took the initiative to come over.

After all, we might become neighbors in the future, so there's no need to make things too awkward.

“Let’s make a big statement,” Xia Yan said casually.

It's an elf handpicked by Teacher Bo, after all.

“Oh? The situation for Ootengu is quite unfavorable now.” Gerwin raised an eyebrow.

"Maybe." Xia Yan shrugged, without explaining his reasoning.

Normal-type Pokémon, if trained with intention, often have a wider range of attacks than some Pokémon that focus on training their own type.

While Big Tail Stand may seem to be at a disadvantage, it is very fast and its escape ability makes good use of dodging attacks. If Jumpluff keeps attacking, it will expose many weaknesses as the frequency of its attacks increases.

The key point is the performance of the two Pokémon's trainers. The trainer of Jumpluff seems to be more impulsive and hot-tempered, while the trainer of Apex is much calmer and often makes reasonable judgments at crucial moments.

They're a bit like Ash and Gary in the future, one impulsive and the other calm.

But not everyone can become Ash Ketchum.

If you don't have Xiao Zhi's life, don't try to be like him.

"coming."

Xia Yan's eyes flashed.

Then we saw that Jumpluff's attack failed, and the trainer of Big Tail seized the opportunity when Jumpluff got too close to attack, showing good timing.

"Now! Tail Stand, Ice Fist!"

Just as Xia Yan had predicted, Oo Tail had mastered a move that could turn the tide of the battle in one strike, and the Jumpluff, which was four times weaker to ice, simply couldn't withstand such an attack.

A single Frozen Punch hit and the battle was over.

"Chocolate!"

Togepi jumped up excitedly and said that Tail wouldn't lose.

I don't know why.

Gelwin looked at Xia Yan, whose expression remained indifferent, with surprise.

It is often said that those involved are often confused while bystanders see things clearly, but that requires the bystander to be able to understand a lot of things, or even understand more things.

Gelwin became interested in Xia Yan, "How did you determine that Daiwei Li had mastered the Ice Fist technique?"

"I guessed," Xia Yan said calmly.

Xia Yan's reluctance to say more did not deter Gelwin; instead, it piqued her interest.

"Want to have a battle? I think you must be a powerful trainer!" he said excitedly.

Battle...

Xia Yan picked up Togepi and shook his head. "Sorry, I don't like battling."

Having experienced several life-or-death battles, Xia Yan wasn't really interested in this kind of playful combat.

Of course, if the reward is generous, that might be a different story.

Congratulations to Gelwin for achieving the milestone: equal to the champion!

Because two future champions, like her, were rejected without hesitation by Xia Yan.

Rounding, equivalent exchange, and the nesting doll principle—the conclusion is that Gelwin is on par with the champion!

Chapter Seven: Consumption as Knowledge

"You don't like fighting? But your assessment of Ootauri was very accurate just now..."

Gerwin was somewhat skeptical.

"I just really like elves, and I occasionally look at some tactics and analyze them," Xia Yan said casually.

In the world of Pokémon, in addition to the main professions such as trainers, breeders, and coordinators, many other jobs related to Pokémon have emerged, such as researchers like Sakuragi, Pokémon bartenders, tactical analysts, and a whole host of other jobs and professions closely related to Pokémon.

"So you're an elven tactical analyst?" Gelwin asked in surprise.

If having seen and thoroughly understood all the strategies in Pokémon battle games qualifies someone as a tactical analyst, then Xia Yan certainly does.

However, this only makes him a "king of verbal sparring"; in a real fight, his actual ability on the spot will be crucial.

"Just take it as that."

Gerwin looked enlightened.

If explained this way, then Xia Yan's accurate judgment on the outcome of the battle between Jianzihua and Daiwei Li can be clearly explained.

“No wonder. No wonder you were able to judge the outcome so accurately and see the best counterattack point. In that case, Shuttlecock Flower’s loss was not unjust.” Gerwin gave up the idea of ​​continuing to challenge Xia Yan.

"No, quite the opposite, the shuttlecock flower lost very unjustly," Xia Yan said.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Gerwin's curiosity was gradually piqued.

After a moment's thought and hesitation, Xia Yan spoke again slowly, "This Jumpluff's ability is chlorophyll. On such a sunny afternoon, its speed can reach its maximum, which is the fundamental reason why it can overpower Oolong from the very beginning. If Jumpluff's trainer can play steadily, Oolong has almost no chance of winning."

Both Pokémon are of the Excellent rank, but even among Excellent rank Pokémon, there will still be differences in strength.

Shuten-dōji's strength is only slightly stronger than Ōo-dōji's.

In the end, they still lost.

The trainer of the shuttlecock should take the blame for this.

"Why?" Gerwin asked immediately.

"Actually, if the trainer of Jumpluff doesn't rush to attack when the speed advantage is greatest at the beginning, but instead keeps harassing it with Sleep Powder and Stun Powder, even if Ape-Take is not in a status condition, it will still be very uncomfortable."

"But this makes it hard for Kaneko to withstand Oo-Tachi's attacks. She has to keep attacking to force Oo-Tachi to defend."

"On the contrary, when attacking, Big Tail's escape ability cannot be used, which will inevitably give Jumpluff more time to kite and prepare. In fact, as long as the damage taken in the early stage is not too great, Jumpluff can withstand one Ice Punch from Big Tail, since it is not Big Tail's STAB move."

"As long as the shuttlecock flower can withstand the next attack, things will be easier afterwards; it can recover its condition through photosynthesis."

Before Gelwin could speak again, Xia Yan continued, "With the addition of Leech Seed and Mega Drain, Big Tail can't outlast Jumpluff."

Gerwin remained silent.

As a trainer, she could naturally simulate in her mind the course and outcome of the battle if Xia Yan's predictions were true.

It's okay if I don't think about it, but once I do, I shudder.

Paralysis powder + hypnotic powder + photosynthesis + parasitic seeds and super absorption?

"this......"

This isn't a fight!

Is this some kind of disgusting joke?

Why would such dirty tactics be used?

Xia Yan glanced at her and slowly shook his head.

Is this naive girl, who has never experienced more disgusting tactics, so easily frightened?

“I call this tactic ‘wearing down the enemy’, or more simply, ‘If you can’t kill me, I will wear you down.’”

Anyone can talk the talk but not walk the walk.

It's just a matter of starting with a mouth and making things up afterwards; there's no way they could ask two people to verify it.

Even if it's verified, Xia Yan believes that with his current tactics, the chances of Shuttlecock Flower winning will undoubtedly be much higher.

I've said so much all at once because I'm in the mood.

At the same time, it was also to dispel the possibility of Gelwin constantly challenging him in the future, as he had no interest in engaging in meaningless battles.

Xia Yan did achieve this goal.

Regardless of whether Xia Yan's statement that he "doesn't like fighting" is true or not, she would refuse to fight if she were to actually fight Xia Yan and face such tactics.

Seeing that Gerwin remained silent for a long time, Xia Yan also gave up the idea of ​​continuing to watch the battle.

Holding the still somewhat excited Togepi, they walked into the cabin.

This luxury cruise ship is very large; the deck is just one part of it. I hope to get a general understanding of its various facilities before setting sail tomorrow.

It was only after Xia Yan left that Gerwin slowly came to his senses.

"This person... is he really a tactical analyst?"

It has to be said that Xia Yan's tactics had a rather "disgusting" impact on her.

But her opinion of Xia Yan, which she had initially thought was similar to her own, has now changed.

She had a vague feeling that she might not be as good as Xia Yan.

In fact, most trainers in the Pokémon world are similar to the trainer who used Jumpluff earlier.

Although there are elf schools that provide systematic education, not everyone loves learning and can become a top student like Lorelei.

Moreover, many trainers start their journey immediately after obtaining their Pokémon.

This will undoubtedly reduce their opportunities to acquire knowledge.

Furthermore, the younger the age at which one travels, the less comprehensive this knowledge may be.

The alliance is currently divided into two factions.

One is the academic school, which insists on systematic teaching, and meticulous tactical combinations and Pokémon training.