Pokémon, Inkaros, my starter Pokémon

In particular, his masterful use of the ability "Shadow Tag" and moves such as "Again," "Mirror Image," and "Destiny Bond" in the first match against a player who "likes Grass-type Pokémon" was highlighted.

The video's comments section was also very lively:

Congratulations on discovering the station's prized possession!

Holy crap! This is amazing how they've really mastered the art of using Wobbuffet!

[This content creator is a master of dirty tricks!]

[Recommended by Lady Cattleya!]

[+1, Recommended by Superpower King, guaranteed to be top-notch!]

"Cattleya?"

Shi Dou noticed this frequently appearing name, and his doubts deepened. Why were so many people tagging him?

The video's popularity seems to have another reason.

Shi Dou continued scrolling down the page to check the video's comment section. The top-rated comment had far more likes than any of the others, and the commenter's ID was none other than "Lazy Sleeping Beauty," with a profile picture of a cute, hand-drawn girl holding a Poké Ball and sporting long blonde hair.

Upon seeing this ID and profile picture, Shi Dou's pupils suddenly contracted!

How could he not recognize this person!

This image, this slightly languid yet sophisticated ID style... clearly points to a heavyweight figure.

The Psychic-type Elite Four member of the Unova region, a wealthy young lady with powerful psychic abilities but struggling to control her emotions and possessing a somewhat willful personality—

Cattleya!

How did this Psychic King, so far away in the Unova region, see his video? And it even seems like he... liked or retweeted it? Could those comments saying "Recommended by Lady Gadriya" be real?!

With disbelief in his eyes, Shidou clicked on the profile of the account 【Lazy Sleeping Beauty】.

Official Alliance Certified V - Cattleya, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Unova Region

A line of eye-catching certification information is prominently displayed, and next to the profile picture is a "top influencer" icon symbolizing extremely high popularity and status.

It's really her!

The Unova region's powerful psychic loli, Gadria, with a personality as delicate as a doll and a bit willful!

Shi Dou took a deep breath, returned to the video comment section, and carefully read Cattleya's top comment:

[This trainer's approach is quite interesting. Using Wobbuffet's 'Shadow Tag' ability as the core of control forces the opponent to make a difficult choice between 'attacks being reflected' and 'being locked into a stat boost,' and then uses 'Destiny Bond' as a final deterrent to ensure a high trading ratio. Wobbuffet's four move slots are given a perfect tactical loop.]

[Additional comment: This is the first time I've seen someone use Wobbuffet so skillfully! At first, I thought it was a tactical post from Kazuki, that guy who likes to act mysterious, or Gosho, that guy who's always reading. But upon closer inspection, it turns out it's someone else, and the information seems to indicate that he's the gym leader of a fighting dojo in the Kanto region?]

[A Fighter can use our Psychic-type Wobbuffet so skillfully; he must have a unique understanding of other Psychic-type Pokémon as well. I admire this unconventional thinking! (smiley face)]

The replies and comments below have gone completely crazy:

[Holy crap, it's the real Lady Cattleya!]

[The adorable blonde bombshell from the Unova region! A ten-year veteran fan showed up uninvited!]

[Dirty tricks certified by a top star!]

[Yishu and Wusong Tianwang got caught in the crossfire, hahaha!]

[A Fighting Gym Leader Playing Psychic-Type Pokémon? What a crossover genius!]

Shi Dou quickly opened the private message list and sure enough, he saw the shining verified ID "Lazy Sleeping Beauty" in the new follower list, which showed "Following you". Suppressing his excitement, he immediately clicked "Follow Back".

Mutual following successful!

Seeing the notification on the screen that "you have become mutual followers", Shi Dou's heart was pounding like a drum. He never expected that his little tutorial video would catch the eye of a world-class superhero king and receive such high praise.

"A tree...Wu Song..."

Tokito muttered the names of the other two Psychic Kings that Gatria had mentioned. The two were the Elite Four members of the Johto and Sinnoh regions, respectively. One could imagine that if they also saw this video, they would definitely find it incredibly strange.

A Fighting Gym Leader demonstrated a Champion-level strategic understanding using a Psychic-type Wobbuffet, which is incredibly newsworthy.

Riding on the massive traffic brought by Gaderia, Shi Dou glanced at his Bogarman TV homepage and saw that his number of fans had skyrocketed from a few hundred to more than eight thousand.

He's just one step away from his goal of 10,000 followers!

This growth rate is terrifying, but Shi Dou knows that he must strike while the iron is hot and stabilize this traffic.

Without hesitation, I immediately opened the live streaming app and clicked "Start Live Stream".

The moment the live stream started, the chat exploded with viewers who had been waiting or had joined due to recommendations:

[Here it comes, the Speaker Hero himself!]

[Cooked Wave is finally here! We've been waiting for you for so long!]

[I came here after hearing so much about Lady Cattleya.]

[Is this the fighting gym leader who uses Wobbuffet? He's so young!]

[Hey, has Queen Catharia really been following you?]

Are you playing Wobbuffet again today? Or will you continue with a random team to climb the ranks?

[Let's get started! I can't wait to see the new, outrageous tricks!]

Seeing the flood of comments and the rapidly increasing number of online users, Shi Dou was very satisfied. The reputation of the Golden City Fighting Dojo was spreading at an unprecedented speed, riding on the "tailwind" of this super king.

His opportunity has officially arrived.

After calming his excitement, Shi Dou greeted the audience with a smile: "Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, everyone! Welcome to the live stream."

The live chat immediately started asking questions:

[Hey streamer, I came here because of your Wobbuffet tutorials! I watched them over a dozen times, but I still find that this Pokémon is too skill-intensive! Do you have any simpler, easier-to-use, yet powerful Pokémon recommendations?]

When Shi Dou saw this comment, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Of course, there are some, bro. I recommend you go to the Kalos region and find a Pokémon called Talonflame. Remember, its ability must be [Whirlwind Wing]. That guy is simple yet powerful. Even my eighty-year-old grandma can use it to dominate in the game and get a Master Ball. It's practically a wheelchair-bound monster."

Is this for real?

"Of course, but today we'll stick to the usual random lineup. I'll give you a live tutorial when I get the Arrowhawk. Now, let's see what cards the system gives me today."

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My assessment of Chapter 17 is that it's inferior to the giant salamander.

The live chat was immediately filled with groans and doubts:

[Still random? Aren't we using Wobbuffet anymore?]

[Waiting for the streamer to mess up.]

[My account's already at the Poké Ball rank, so my opponents aren't that bad anymore. Random matches are a sure way to lose!]

[Exactly, it was okay to smurf in lower-ranked games, but it's not that easy anymore.]

Shi Dou ignored these pessimistic comments, confidently opened the team editor, and clicked on [Random Team Generation].

Swish!

A flash of light, and six Pokémon appeared in the team panel:

Skarmory, Hippowdon, Cocoyar, Swampert, Garchomp, and the last one... Tokito stared intently, a meaningful smile playing on his lips—Lucario.

The comments section immediately began to analyze:

Skarmory, Hippowdon, Akagi, Swampert, Garchomp, Lucario? This looks like a Sandstorm team!

[When Hippowdon activates a sandstorm, Skarmory and Garchomp will benefit, while the rest of the Pokémon, being Steel or Ground types, will not be affected.]

Isn't this Big Brother's lineup??

[Wait a minute, why is there a Cocodora mixed in? Shouldn't it be the evolved form Aggron? Its durability and attack power are so different, this doesn't make sense, does it?]

[Besides, Swampert isn't a common member of sandstorm teams.]

[This is the downside of random team compositions: the system is incomplete. It's understandable that Hippowdon is the weather setter, but what's with this Sand Hippowdon? Later on, Fighting-type characters are relegated, and Acodra is a joke. It seems like only Garchomp and Lucario are reliable damage dealers.]

[Speaking of which, the streamer got Garchomp twice in random draws, what a coincidence!]

Garchomp is strong, a pseudo-legendary!

[My assessment is that it's inferior to Salamence; Garchomp can't even use Dragon Dance!]

[↑That's incredibly presumptuous of you. If the Garchomp trainer hears you say that, you'll get a beating.]

……

Shi Dou ignored the comments and carefully examined the lineup. As time went on, the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

While the viewers in the live chat were still debating whether this was a sandstorm team, Shi Dou had already seen something deeper.

This is hardly a sandstorm team.

This is clearly a set of traps!

As the name suggests, "spreading spikes" refers to terrain trap skills such as scattering spikes, invisible rocks, and poison spikes.

The core idea of ​​this lineup is not to attack aggressively, but to continuously lay out traps such as Stealth Rock, so that the opponent will step on the spikes and lose health every time they enter the field, thus depleting their stamina. As for Garchomp and Lucario, they are aggressive sweepers. Once the opponent has been worn down by the spikes, they can then go in and finish them off!

It's fun and engaging!

Shi Dou confidently confirmed the random lineup, "Today's goal remains the same: ten consecutive wins before ending the stream. If we lose even one game, I'll give out red envelopes and give away gifts to everyone."

【6666! 】

[How confident you are!]

A battle for dignity, with red envelopes at stake!

[Go for it! I love watching streamers use these kinds of unconventional tactics!]

Seeing Shi Dou's confidence, many viewers showed their support by giving him gifts, instantly igniting the atmosphere in the live stream. Everyone wanted to see what kind of waves this seemingly cobbled-together strange team could make in the Pokémon Ball rank.

Toki quickly adjusted his team, placing Hippowdon at the front and reconfiguring the movesets and items for the Pokémon in his team.

With everything ready, since it was the Nail-Spreading Team, Tokito chose a 6 vs 6 singles match.

Barrage:

[Huh? Why is it a 6-choose-6 battle mode? Shouldn't you have chosen 6-choose-3 like yesterday? Streamer.]

【Yeah, you're even bringing CocoDora along? Isn't this just a pure 5 vs. 6? What can CocoDora do? CocoDora can't do anything.】

[Yeah, the Sand Hippopotamus can even use weather as a shield, but what can the Cocoyado do? Just give it away?]

Still hoping for a ten-game winning streak? This one looks like a losing start for them.

Shi Dou didn't explain and simply clicked "Start Matching".

The screen flickered, and the pairing was successful almost instantly.

Opponent ID: [Water-type Pokémon Wrestling Soul!]

The team preview screen shows the opponent's lineup: Poliwag, Feraligatr, Snorkeling Weasel, Ludicolo, Gyarados, Blastoise.

A typical water system team.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sinnoh region, Nohara City.

Gym Leader Yoshinobu is proficient in Water-type Pokémon, holds the Wetland Badge, is friendly, lively, energetic, and talkative. He refers to himself as "I am the Great One" in the first person. Mr. Yoshinobu is generous and will use the prize money he wins in battles to help the poor.

A few days ago, Yoshinobu successfully got into Pokémon Masters based on recommendations from other Gym Leaders in the Sinnoh region.

Based on his understanding of Water-type Pokémon in the real world, Yoshino casually assembled a "Rainy Day - Wetland Crocodile Overlord Team" and reached the Poké Ball rank in just two or three days.

As a professional wrestler and gym leader, Yoshino loves intense battles. After finishing a day of gym challenges, he opened Pokémon Masters as he had done the previous days. After winning four consecutive matches, he couldn't help but laugh when he saw that his opponent's ID was 【音箱趩侠迷AG】.

"A Speaker Krypton? There are still trainers who like this little guy these days? Interesting. I'll show you what I'm made of with a torrential downpour of enthusiasm!"

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Back in the live stream, upon seeing the opposing team's lineup, the chat was immediately filled with pessimism:

[Wow, streamer, the opposing team is a rain team! They completely counter your sandstorm team!]