Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Because this is the only elf he has recognized so far.

It's quite rare to see Beedrill appear in a competition at this level.

But now, the Beedrill in the arena is flying around wildly, showing its strong aggression and suppressing its opponent so much that it can hardly breathe and is about to be defeated.

Xiao Mao zoomed back on the screen and began explaining the scene to the three of them.

“This is the Pokémon of a contestant named ‘Xia Yan,’ and his opponent is a contestant from ‘Enoka City’ named ‘Mitsubo,’” Gary said.

"This Beedrill is amazing."

Although Ash is still completely clueless about these Pokémon battles, the situation on the spot made it easy for him to see the advantage of Xia Yan's Beedrill.

While keeping an eye on the venue, Xiao Mao updated the files on his computer and said:

"He is very strong. He makes excellent use of the Sniper ability. During the group stage, he always used Togepi and even defeated the Electric player from Binhai City. He is now considered to be in the upper-middle tier among the top 64 players."

Because Xia Yan and Nanami were in the same group, Xiao Shi was paying close attention to the four people who advanced from Nanami's group, and he also knew a bit about Xia Yan.

"What about Nanami-neechan?" Ash asked curiously.

Xia Yan is only in the upper-middle range, and Xiao Zhi is very curious about what kind of evaluation Xiao Mao would give his sister.

Xiao Mao remained calm and said without changing his expression, "Downstream."

Xiao Zhi's eyes widened.

If he hadn't grown up with Shigeru, he would have seriously doubted whether Shigeru and Nanami were actually siblings.

Xiao Mao said helplessly, "I know my sister too well. She is not suitable to be a trainer. She doesn't have enough tactical reserves and doesn't have a deep understanding of Pokémon battles. To be honest, I was very surprised that she made it into the top 64."

Professor Oak, standing nearby, smiled awkwardly, looked up, and gazed at the sky.

Gary was unaware that Professor Oak had entrusted his Chansey to Nanami.

Let's return our attention to the competition.

Ash counted on his fingers, slightly excited, and said, "Two! This Beedrill has already defeated two of its opponent's Pokémon. Is Beedrill really that strong?"

Ash gained a completely new understanding of Beedrill.

However, it's estimated that when he travels on his own, he'll have a completely new understanding of Beedrill.

"No, it's just that Xia Yan trained it very well. He really did an excellent job training this Beedrill and knows how to make good use of Beedrill's characteristics and advantages, right, Grandpa?"

"Hahaha—I don't know anything about battles, hahaha—" Professor Oak did not answer Gary's question.

However, his eyes swept over Xia Yan and Beedrill.

This person reminded Professor Oak of someone...

Xiao Mao knew his grandfather quite well and couldn't help but purse his lips.

Pretending not to understand again.

"How strange, why is this bee carrying an electric charge?" After observing it, Xiao Mao raised his question.

"Is Beedrill an Electric-type Pokémon?" Ash blinked.

Xiao Mao rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay him any attention.

He simply said to himself, "This Beedrill's Deadly Sting is now fully stacked with buffs. Its opponent is in for a lot of trouble."

A few minutes later.

A loud cheer erupted from the audience as the second player to advance to the top 32 was Xia Yan, who used Beedrill to replicate Cynthia's feat of defeating three opponents in a row.

With the help of the Beedrill that has stacked deadly stings on the first two Pokémon, the sudden burst of attack power is too strong. In addition, with the Sniper ability, once an opportunity is found to hit the target, no Pokémon of the same level can withstand it.

This highly anticipated debut, and an exceptionally brilliant one at that, earned Xia Yan a considerable number of supporters.

His name also entered the public eye for the first time.

Although she can't compare to the likes of Wataru and Cynthia, she has at least begun to show her talent.

"One won against three! Is Gary only a mid-to-upper-tier player?" Ash couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Mao pursed his lips.

no answer.

But undeniably, he developed a considerable interest in the giant bee and Xia Yan.

The knockout stage is still in full swing.

The top 32 contestants are also emerging one by one.

Wataru, Daigo, Kona, Daiya, Cattleya, Shimi, and other players all qualified without a doubt.

And then.

It was the match that Shigeru had been waiting for for so long—his sister Nanami's match.

As for Nanami's competitors, Shigeru has also done some research on them. They are quite strong and should be considered to be at the middle level in this competition.

In other words, Nanami is going to lose.

"Shigeru, it's Nanami-neechan!" Ash exclaimed.

"I know."

Xiao Mao was also watching the game intently.

But when he saw the Chansey that Nanami had summoned, he suddenly turned his head to look at Professor Oak.

Professor Oak continued to look up at the sky.

"I was wondering how my sister made it to the elimination rounds..."

Even after seeing this Chansey, Shigeru didn't think Nanami could advance.

After all, this is a three-on-three battle. Chansey, which is not good at head-on combat, will find it difficult to exert the same fierce offensive power as Cynthia Lucario and Beedrill, and will not be able to play a decisive role.

But soon, his worldview was completely overturned.

Not just him, but the entire arena fell into a rare silence, like a library.

goo-dong-

Shigeru swallowed hard and looked at Professor Oak again. "Grandpa, did you teach me that?"

Even the experienced Professor Oak was somewhat taken aback and shook his head at Gary's question.

The tactics that Nanami used were naturally the ones that Natsuhiko had taught her before.

Although it's not as easy to use as Xia Yan, once Chansey enters its shrunken state, the outcome is essentially already decided, given that the opponent doesn't know much about it.

Nanami also accomplished the "feat" of defeating three opponents in a row.

However, she blushed throughout the entire battle, and after the battle, she put away her Chansey and ran into the player tunnel as if fleeing, leaving behind her truly disgusted opponent and a completely silent arena.

this day.

All the spectators who watched the match expressed that...

learnt!

But the ones who actually benefited the most were Ms. Joey and the others who were responsible for medical work on the sidelines of the competition.

This moment.

Their eyes changed when they looked at Chansey beside them.

Who knew you could play with Chansey eggs like this?!

Once Nanami had completely disappeared from the arena, the audience erupted in heated discussion once again.

This is destined to be the most eye-catching event in this round of competition.

It's Nanami and her Chansey.

With its outstanding appearance and "high-quality" tactics, it has successfully gone viral!

Xia Yan, the "mastermind," stated: Put down the gun; this has nothing to do with him.

...

...

"Nanami withdrew?"

Inside the villa.

The group of people standing at the door of a room looked at each other in bewilderment.

In the end, it all fell on Xia Yan, who was standing by the wall with an embarrassed expression.

Noticing everyone's gaze, Xia Yan lowered his head and touched his nose.

Indeed, having a shy young girl use such a tactic is quite a test of her self-confidence.

But abstaining is not necessarily a bad thing.

In the next round, 32 teams will advance to the round of 16.

Not only are the competitors stronger, but after a day of fighting, they must have also collected a lot of information and data about the competitors.

There's bound to be someone who can come up with the idea of ​​"provoking" Chansey to counter this tactic, making Nanami's upcoming battles tough.

Rather than going up there and getting bullied, it's better to give up early.

Hidden strength and name.

But now, ashamed, Nanami has locked herself in her room, something Xia Yan hadn't anticipated.

If he had a Chansey, he would definitely use this tactic without hesitation.

But not everyone has skin as thick as his.

Moreover, she's just a young girl making her debut on the competition field.

"You're in the mess, so take the blame." Du patted Xia Yan on the shoulder with a hint of schadenfreude.

If we really want to talk about who is the first "victim" of Xia Yan's tactic, it is undoubtedly him.

“I reckon only you can comfort Nanami right now,” Daigo said.

The others all gave him approving looks.