Pokémon, Inkaros, my starter Pokémon

"Gyarados, come back! Switch to Feraligatr!"

Ji Xian remembered that the crocodile had learned Thunder Punch, which should be able to counter Skarmory.

However, the moment the Mighty Crocodile appeared...

First, the invisible rocks surrounding it turned into sharp rocks and smashed into Feraligatr's blue body. Then, because Feraligatr is not a Flying type, it stepped on two layers of Spikes on the ground!

"boom!!!"

The shards exploded, followed by two consecutive trap skills. Three-eighths of the crocodile's health evaporated instantly, leaving it half-crippled as soon as it entered the field!

What made Yoshino even more desperate was that Tokito seemed to have anticipated that he would change his Pokémon, and commanded, "Skewer, use Whirlwind."

In an instant, before the newly entered Feraligatr could even stand firmly, it was forcibly blown back into its Poké Ball by an invisible force. Yoshinobu's team list was forced to scroll again, and Poliwag was forced to enter the field.

The mosquito coil frog king appeared.

The damage from the Stealth Rock, combined with two stacks of Spikes damage, and the continuous damage from the previous Sandstorm, has brought Poliwag's health down to less than half!

"I'm blown up!! How am I supposed to play like this?!"

Ji Xian, witnessing this series of blows, clutched his head and wailed in despair.

The comments section was filled with uncontrollable laughter:

[I laughed so hard!]

[The opponent was crippled right from the start, streamer, your tactic is absolutely brilliant.]

[Forcing a replacement player is too much of a rip-off!]

The opposing team is completely unplayable.

The only good news is that after Poliwag appeared, its ability [Rain] activated again, and torrential rain once more gathered on the arena.

Seizing the opportunity, Ji Xian ordered without hesitation, "Mosquito Coil Frog King, now! Use hot water!"

This hot water is incredibly powerful on rainy days.

Poliwag clapped its hands, then spat out scalding hot water that hit the Skarmory, which had returned to the ground, causing considerable damage and reducing its health to yellow.

But Shi Dou remained calm and commanded, "Skirmisher, final step, Scatter Water!"

The armored bird spun around again and laid down the spikes.

The third layer of ground stakes is now in place!

On Ji Xian's field now, there are level 3 pitons and level 1 stealth rocks!

Now, any Pokémon that doesn't have the Flying/Levitate ability will directly suffer half (level 3 Spikes) + a quarter (Stealth Rock), which is equivalent to five-eighths of the terrifying damage, almost equivalent to being crippled. Even if a Flying-type Pokémon enters the battle, it will still suffer a quarter of the Stealth Rock damage.

Unfortunately, this unknown player's team had almost no Flying-type or Levitate-type Pokémon; there was only one Gyarados.

Yoshinobu instantly realized this despairing fact. Looking at the Pokémon in his team whose health was low and who would almost certainly die or be severely injured in the next battle, he let out a final lament.

It's really... about to explode!!

His water-based army hadn't even organized a proper attack yet, and was already struggling to make any progress in the quagmire of the spike-laying team's tactics, on the verge of collapse. In contrast, the opponent's sandstorm spike-laying demonstrated textbook-perfect suppressive power.

This caused Ji Xian immense suffering.

The Poké Ball level... it's so damn hard! How can there be such a strong opponent? Right now, Yoshinobu only has one thought: to go back to the beginner level with the simple "axe-clashing" battle mode...

o(╥﹏╥)o.

The culprit behind all of this was none other than the nail-spreading team's ace—

Armored Bird!!

Armored Bird: Who is making a racket outside the palace!

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.

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.

(PS: It seems everyone likes watching gym battles, so I'll write more about them later. I'm adding an extra chapter today, please vote!)

Chapter 20 suggests against playing this way, as it's easily influenced by real-life offline interactions.

Taking advantage of the rainy weather, Yoshinobu's Poliwag King used hot water again and finally took away the troublesome Skarmory.

The Skarmory is unable to fight.

Barrage:

One of them finally fell.

[The enemy team secured their first kill.]

But the sand hippo was also low on health, so it was essentially a four-on-six situation?

However, any discerning viewer could see that although Yoshinobu's team had a numerical advantage, they were all depleted and defeated. Tokito's nail-laying tactic had already secured the victory.

Shi Dou calmly dispatched the Shahema.

The sand hippopotamus made its appearance, and a sandstorm swept through the area, covering the rainy day, but the sand hippopotamus itself was already in a weakened state.

The Mosquito Coil Frog King used hot water again, and the scalding water instantly took away the bloodied hippopotamus.

[The sand hippopotamus has lost its fighting ability!]

Poliwag defeated two Pokémon in a row, making it the MVP of Yoshinobu's team, but this victory was tinged with a sense of tragedy and helplessness.

"It's time to end this childish game."

Tokito said calmly, throwing out the key Poké Ball, "I choose you, Garchomp."

A mighty pseudo-god has arrived!

During a sandstorm, Garchomp's silhouette did not become blurred, which means that its ability is not Sand Veil, but Rough Skin, an ability that reflects damage back to the opponent when attacked by contact moves.

Speed ​​determines the initiative!

Even without Dragon Dance, Garchomp's 102 Speed ​​stat gives it an advantage at this moment, especially when the opponent's Pokémon are already weakened by Spikes and Sandstorm.

Tokito: "Garuda, Earthquake!"

Garchomp slammed into the ground, and instantly a powerful wave of Ground-type energy surged toward the low-health Poliwrath.

boom!

[The Mosquito Coil Frog King has lost its ability to fight!]

Ji Xian gritted his teeth and sent out the snorkeling weasel.

As soon as the ace snorkeling weasel appeared, it was immediately hit by a level 3 spike and a stealth rock, and its health was instantly reduced to about three-eighths.

The Floating Weasel barely managed to use its priority move, Water Jet, which barely scratched Garchomp. Instead, it triggered Rough Skin, causing the Weasel to lose a little more health.

However, even more despair was yet to come!

Garchomp's Red Card has been activated again!

The red card has taken effect.

The Floating Weasel had only attacked once before being forcibly substituted...

As Yoshihiro's team list scrolled, Blastoise was forced to enter the fray. As usual, Blastoise stepped on a stinger as soon as it entered the fray, instantly reducing its health to half.

Shidou originally planned to have Garchomp use Dragon Tail to continue forcing a switch, but after glancing at the speed tiers of the opponent's remaining Pokémon, he realized that in the sandstorm weather, and after the damage from the spikes and sandstorm, none of the opponent's Pokémon were faster than his Garchomp.

"In that case, let's just push the team. Garchomp, Earthquake!"

The following scene became a solo showcase for Garchomp:

An earthquake took away a Blastoise with remaining blood!

Ji Xian switched to the Mighty Crocodile, and upon entering the arena, he was nearly crippled by the nails he stepped on, only to be taken away by an earthquake.

Switch to Lucky Kappa, and he still manages to get low on health after stepping on the nails, then finishes him off with Dragon Claw!

Finally, they brought on the Floating Weasel, who had just been sent off with a red card. It was already on its last legs and was immediately eliminated.

As for Gyarados, it had already been worn down to its last bit of health by Stealth Rock and Sandstorm in the previous battles, and it was destined to be eliminated as soon as it appeared.

Gyarados is unable to battle.

【The battle is over! 】

Winner: Speaker Slimming Fan AG!

The final score was 6:2.

Shidou only sent out three Pokémon: Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Garchomp, and almost effortlessly wiped out the opponent's six Water-type Pokémon. Garchomp even accomplished the feat of defeating four opponents at once!

The live stream chat exploded with excitement:

[Awesome!!!]

[Garuda swept the team like that.]

[So that's how the nail-spreading team plays—boiling the ball, boiling the ball, I get it now.]

This tactic is terrifying; the spikes account for at least 70% of the damage output.

[The streamer is a tactical genius.]

[Blown away, yelled at, red card, please, have some humanity!!!]

[I've followed this, I absolutely must follow it.]

[A tip is a must.]

Various gift effects instantly flooded the screen, and the popularity of the live stream skyrocketed, breaking through the 10,000 mark and continuing to rise! The [Dojo Popularity Points] in the system backend also experienced another surge!

Meanwhile, in Marshland City in the Sinnoh region, Yoshino, looking at the "failure" sign on the screen and his annihilated team, slumped in his chair, his face filled with utter despair.

"This bastard... lost so badly... utterly powerless... Who on earth is this [Speaker Squeeze Hero AG]? How can he be so strong?!"

Yoshinobu's passionate battle ultimately turned into a one-sided teaching session in the face of Tokito's precise and ruthless nail-laying tactics.

Looking at the screen filled with "666" and various gift effects, Shi Dou calmly said:

"Basic operation, everyone sit down."

But deep down, he was overjoyed.

Simple and stress-free.

This team with spike traps hadn't even fully unleashed its power yet. Cocoyar, Swampert, and Lucario didn't even get a chance to enter the field before the opponent was defeated. The opponent was just too weak.

In the following matches, Shi Dou's momentum was unstoppable.

With the stable attrition power of their entry steerable team and the powerful sweeping ability of their Garchomp, they easily secured another nine-game winning streak, a truly astonishing record. Often, simply relying on their first three Pokémon—Skewer, Hippowdon, and Garchomp—was enough to end the match.

The comments were full of exclamations:

Dude, you're really amazing!

This record is simply amazing!

[I noticed that Garchomp got all the kills; Garchomp was the MVP. Hippowdon and Skarmory barely got any kills, so they were just carried to victory!]

Seeing these kinds of comments, Shi Tou shook his head and explained seriously, "You can't say that. Pokémon battles are a team game. Garchomp can easily sweep the team because Hippowdon and Skarmory painstakingly set up entry hazards, using Roar and Red Card to force the opponent to switch constantly, depleting the opponent's HP and securing crucial weather conditions. Without the offensive environment they created, Garchomp wouldn't have been able to fight so comfortably. Every Pokémon has its own role; some are attackers, some are support, and cooperation is essential to victory."

"If used properly, they can all play a huge role. Our responsibility as trainers is to discover their characteristics and maximize their potential."

The comments section was filled with agreement:

The host is right!

There are no useless Pokémon, only useless trainers. SpeakerKing is right.

[I've learned something! I'll never discriminate against certain Pokémon again. I'm going to train my beloved Amoonguss, Eggicatcher, Bauhinia, and Woopoo now, hoping they can evolve into powerful Pokémon.]

"My friend, I advise you not to. Using these Pokémon online won't cause any problems, but it's easy to be fooled by real-life situations."

Shi Dou offered words of encouragement.

Chapter 21 New Challenger, No information available in the character guide (3/3)

When it was time to end the broadcast, Shi Dou yawned and said to the camera, "Alright, that's all for today's broadcast. See you all tomorrow."

Amidst a barrage of reluctant farewell messages like "Goodbye, streamer" and "Come early tomorrow," Shi Dou ended his live stream for the day.