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Chapter 193: The Smile-Bringing Squad Battles the Undefeated Legendary Champion of Galar! (5k)

It's hard to imagine that the return of individual anchors to broadcasting would become news.

Although it was difficult, Xia Chi did it.

Within just ten minutes, news of Xia Chi's return to broadcasting spread to every corner of the internet.

It's not that his live streams are particularly outstanding; it's just that the recent popularity of Crystallization and Paradox Pokémon has led to a surge in news about Xia Chi, making it a hot topic as well.

Xia Chi was still adjusting the camera and microphone when the number of viewers in the live stream quickly rose to over 10.

Of course, this is the limit shown in the live stream, not Xia Chi's limit.

[Holy crap, it really is Xia Chi! He's actually a streamer?!]

[Hey streamer, can you give me a Tai Crystal Bead? Or even a Tai Crystal Fragment if you can't!]

When will the time machine be developed? Can you give me a definite answer? I really love the howling tail!

Even after achieving fame and success, you haven't forgotten the brothers who stood by you through thick and thin in the livestream room, Haki Shui, you bastard.

[Rem, I can't believe I'm actually seeing a prison water livestream in my lifetime!]

[You've gained only an excellent Pokémon academic researcher, but we've lost a genius broadcaster! (Squirtle crying.gif)]

Years later, when facing Arceus, Champion Xia Chi will recall that distant afternoon when the show first aired.

The old naval officer stopped, a mixture of joy and sorrow on his face. His attitude finally became respectful, and he clearly addressed him as "General Manager Chi." Lao Shui shivered; he knew that a pitifully thick barrier had already separated them.

[Lockwater, can you perform that again?]

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Judging from the proportion of comments, it's clear that old fans are now a minority in Xia Chi's live stream today.

The vast majority of the audience were new viewers drawn by his more prestigious title of "Father of Crystallization".

Even so, Xia Chi still remembered his original intention and delivered a classic opening line.

"Hello hello? Moshi moshi? Aloha? Can you hear me?"

The live stream chat was filled with unevenly distributed comments such as "???" or "That felt good, this is a rare sight."

"Uh, for some reasons that everyone knows, I may be doing fewer and fewer live streams in the future."

Xia Chi said, "However, if I have time, I will definitely still do live streams occasionally. You don't need to send gifts, just spread my tactics."

Pure disgust, and magnificent, need I say more!

Stay true to your original aspirations and forge ahead!

I'm sorry, I really couldn't hold back when I said that in prison.

Qi Shu's voice came at just the right moment: "Are you ready? Can we choose our lineup now?"

Xia Chi steered the conversation back to the game, "Uh, GF is really quick. They updated the [Tai Crystallization] content yesterday, so we can play the new version of Tai Crystallization today."

The developer of "Road to Champions" is GEF, a company based in the Unova region, also known as GF.

Back when Taijinghua was first released, GF approached Xia Chi to buy the game rights for Taijinghua, and Xia Chi agreed.

They received a considerable copyright fee.

Unexpectedly, the efficiency was so high that the "Taijinghua version" was launched in sync with the real version in less than two months, generating another wave of popularity.

It's much better than that GF from the parallel universe next door, which is just giving up. They even outsource classics like the Black and White remake to garbage companies.

Xia Chi is too lazy to even bother criticizing.

Let's play something today.

Xia Chi glanced at the Pokémon Pool, and a Pokémon suddenly caught his eye.

Tutu Dog!
Tire Cat just learned a sketching skill these past two days, so why not reward TuTu Dog with a chance to shine in the game!
Smite has been confirmed, but it's only a support Pokémon; another Pokémon is still needed as the core.

Xia Chi continued scanning the Pokédex, when she suddenly spotted another Pokémon.

Muk Alolan Form!
Hehe, now we have work to do!

Chemistry Squad, activate!

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"Let's play a team centered around Alolan Muk and Smeargle today!"

Xia Chi concluded.

Are these two Pokémon even present in 1% of the game?

Be confident, you can still go for another zero!

[Smeargle's sketching ability is pretty good, but its base stats are too low, aren't they? If you want to play a support role, wouldn't it be better to choose a dog with higher base stats and a more suitable move pool?]

What kind of Pokémon is Muk in Alola?

[Wow, it's so satisfying to have so many new viewers! It gives me a thrill of being the only one who's sober in a world of drunks!]

Do you know what these two sprites are used for?

[I don't know yet, but just hearing the names of these two elves makes me smile.]

In reality, Qishu also said, "Uh, I don't know how to play with these two Pokémon."

Xia Chi said nonchalantly, "It's okay, you'll get it in one go, anyone can do it!"

Finally, under Xia Chi's guidance, Qi Shu completed the team composition first.

[Aura Sash] Tutu Dog, [White Herb] Flamingo, and [Green Grass Seed] Windball.

Qishu looked at the three Pokémon's moveset, seemingly lost in thought.

Meanwhile, Xia Chi quickly selected his three Pokémon.

[Assault Vest] Rillaboom, [Mind Herb] Alakazam, and the last of the admirals, [Leftovers] Alolan Muk!

When veteran viewers saw that both Alolan Muk and Tadpole had the move "Shrunk," they immediately started recording.

"This tactic is easy to learn. You'll understand it once we play a real match in a bit."

After saying this, Xia Chi clicked the "Double Match Ranking" button.

Meanwhile, in the Galar region, on the Isle of Armor.

Inside Master Ma's martial arts school, Ma Shide, who was watching Xia Chi's live stream, urged, "Hurry up, let's start queuing too, don't let others take the spot."

Seeing Mastedt, who was still as mischievous as ever despite his age, Dante, who was on leave to visit his teacher, was quite helpless.

"good teacher."

As Dan Di pressed the confirm button on the controller, he asked, "But are you planning to take Xia Chi as my junior brother because you value him so much?"

Ma Shide was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "If this kid is willing, of course I am. After all, who wouldn't want a disciple who will be remembered for all time?"

"Then he really has a bright future ahead of him."

Dan Di forced a smile and replied, but felt somewhat uncomfortable inside.

Such high praise is truly the first time he's heard it after studying under Mastedt for so many years.
The highest praise he could give himself was simply, "My disciple Dan Di has the makings of a champion legend."

The difference between "lasting fame" and "championship legend," between "the bearing" and "inevitable," is obvious to everyone.

Is Xia Chi really as good as the teacher praises him for?

"Hahaha, we got matched with them in the very first game!"

Ma Shide laughed loudly, "A tactic that has never been used before? Let this old man see what it is!"

Dan Di snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the television.

The words "Match Successful" appeared prominently on the screen.

The names of their opponents are "Shui Ye" and "Qi Shu Qi Shu".

At this moment, the extremely competitive Dan Di decided to treat this online battle with the same attitude he would take for the finals of the Eight Masters!
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"Finally, it's my turn in line!"

Through the earpiece, Qi Shu's voice sounded excited: "Let's see who the first victim of today is."

The excited voice turned to surprise: "Dan Di?! He plays 'Road to Champions' too?"

[Hahaha, it makes perfect sense for a champion to play Road to the Championship, right?]

Who's Leon's teammate? Is it his brother, Hop? They should have a chance to win this match!

[Holy crap, what the heck is Martial Arts Bear Master?! When will we be able to play legendary Pokémon in this game?!]

[Just report it! This is definitely going to be allowed. Who's going to play with him if he picks a legendary Pokémon?]

[It's not cheating, it's special privileges! Leon's teammate is the ancient legend Mastedt! Because he's the only trainer to have captured Urshifu, he has special privileges to use in battles!]

[Holy crap, is that the legendary fighter who was undefeated for eighteen years and tamed the Martial Arts Bear Master?]

I thought Dan was the boss, but you're telling me the strongest champion is just a small fry.

The word "Danger" was already prominently displayed above the prison cell's entrance!

[Don't worry, Alola Muk will step in!]

[A "don't laugh" challenge? Then I admit defeat.]

【.】

This old man is definitely targeting me!
Although there was no evidence, Xia Chi's intuition told him so.

这老登又爱玩电子游戏，前几天还给自己抛下狠话要拿武道熊师揍自己。

Since I didn't have the chance in real life, I realized it in the game first.

It has to be said that Xia Chi really guessed the mind of that old rascal Ma Shide pretty well. He couldn't help but take it seriously, even though he had initially approached it with amusement.

Playing against champions and legends, even just in the game, is an invaluable experience.

Qi Shu's somewhat nervous voice came through: "Xia Chi, who should I start?"

They were already unfamiliar with the Pokémon and tactics, and then they were paired with this freakish master and apprentice.

Qishu is now in a panic.

Xia Chi quickly glanced at the opposing team's lineup—Dragon Baloo, Rillaboom, Charizard, Master Itachi, Kommo-o, and Urshifu.

The good news is that there are no Pokémon that counter Team Formation, such as the [Mist] Pokémon that can remove all boosting moves, or the Pokémon with the [Simple] ability that can ignore boosting.

The bad news is, this team's strength is a bit outrageous—

Two high-quality starter Pokémon, two pseudo-legendary Pokémon, and even one legendary Pokémon!
It's worth mentioning that, out of respect for legendary Pokémon, and also considering that there's generally no chance for a Martial Arts Urshifu to disrupt the ladder environment, this was done.

In this game, the base stats of Ursa are not just 550, but are designed to be a staggering 650, surpassing even pseudo-legendary characters!

Even Xia Chi couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

If they can actually beat Alola Muk and Zombie in this match, they'll truly be considered a legend.

Pulling himself back to reality, Xia Chi said, "Don't panic, it's a minor issue. Start with Smeargle, give the opponent's most threatening Pokémon [Fake Out] at the beginning, and then try to put them to sleep with [Spore].

He added, "If he dies, then we'll switch to entwining flamingos."

After giving his instructions, he locked in his two Pokémon: Alakazam in the back row and his lead Pokémon, Alolan Muk!

The scene changes, and the battle officially begins!
The starting Pokémon for both sides are: Raptor and Kommo-o; Smeargle and Alolan Muk!

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"TuTu Dog, use Fake Out on Kommo-o!"

"Smelly mud, get smaller!"

As soon as the battle began, Kiju issued commands according to the original plan.

Xia Chi also began her own "shrinking and strengthening" process.

Shrink: A type-changing move that greatly increases a Pokémon's evasion rate!

The enhancement of evasion rate is slightly different from the improvement of other physical attack and physical defense abilities.

Simply put, all other things being equal, the two-layer increase in evasion rate will reduce the opponent's hit rate against you to 60%.

Although Victory Road is not a turn-based game, Pokémon can move freely on the battlefield.

But after you shrink, even if Muk stands there and lets you hit it, there's a 40% chance you'll miss!

At the same time, the Thunder King Kong and the Staff-tailed Kommo-o also began their operation—

The former's [Grass Slide] targets the Tutu Dog, while the latter's [Scale Noise] also targets the Tutu Dog.

The goal is to reduce Xia Chi's team's numbers right at the start of the game!
After all, they are two legendary champions. Alola Muk didn't understand their intentions for the time being. But Smeargle's [Sketch] move alone was enough to make them feel a great threat.

Although the Smite isn't very fast, its [High Five] has a higher priority than the [Grass Slide] under the Grass Field, hitting Kommo-o first!

The latter suddenly flinched, and naturally failed to produce the [scale noise].

Then the grass slide came from behind and directly reduced Tutu Dog's health to the brink of death!

Tapu Raptor has high strength, which is one thing, but Doggo's durability is really low.
With a base stat total of only 250, including 75 points in speed, its fragility is self-evident.

Even though the health bar in this game is twice as thick as in the game of my previous life, this slide tackle still managed to force out Dog Brother's [Aura Sash].

Meanwhile, in a deserted corner of the battlefield, Alola Muk quietly shrunk for the first time while the others were busy fighting.

The details in "Road to Champions" are very well done; the shrunken Muk is only about half the size of its original size.

If the [Shrink] effect is maxed out three times, players might not even notice Muk's presence unless they look closely.

At the same time, Smite's ability [Unpredictable] is activated!

Unstable Mood: At the end of each round, one of the sprite's random abilities is greatly increased, while another random ability is decreased.

Instead of rounds, "Road to Champions" now activates once every ten seconds.

Qishu's Tsutsumi has received a significant boost to its Special Attack and a slight decrease to its Physical Defense!

These two ability changes are completely useless. In fact, when you're low on health, it's best to increase your speed.

Only when Smeargle's speed is behind the opponent's two Pokémon can it have one last turn.

However, the impact won't be significant.

[Mushroom Spore] is useful, but the opponent's Pokémon is either a Grass-type Raptor or a Kommo-o that may have the [Dustproof] ability.

None of them will work.

Realizing this, Qishu immediately shouted, "TuTu Dog, look at me!"

[Look at me] is also a move that can ignore speed and strike first.

This is undoubtedly the optimal solution at this moment.

Tutu Dog is already dead; at most, it can eat one more grass slide.

This means that Kommo-o will definitely unleash its full power on Alolan Muk without restraint.

And [Look at me] is the magic touch that changes the situation!

"Good commander, Kiju-sama!"

After praising him, Xia Chi decisively said, "Stinky Mud, shrink!"

With four layers of evasion rate increase, even if you have a fully accurate attack, your hit rate will only be 43%!

Xia Chi didn't know if Masted's Kommo-o had a move like [Aura Sphere] that was guaranteed to hit.

Regardless of whether he brought them or not, he'd already played the squad game, and Xia Chi had no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end.

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Dog Brother flicked its paintbrush-like tail and made the first move, [Watch me!]

The "all eyes are on it" state caused its opponents' grassy slides and scale noises to hit it.

Without a doubt, even three more health bars wouldn't be enough for Tutu Dog to hold its own.

After a pitiful cry, Tutu Dog died.

Looking at it this way, what did Twitch do? A high-five surprise attack, "Watch me!"—it seems less effective than Patchwerk.

The doubts in the comments section have only just begun to surface.

But then a sentence appeared in the battle log at the bottom of the screen.

"Muk Alolan has activated its ability [Chemical Power] and inherited Smeargle's [Mood]!"

Has Muk's characteristic become [unpredictable]?

Most of the viewers in the live stream were stunned.

Due to its appearance and smell, Muk was originally a relatively unpopular Pokémon.

The Alola form, located in a remote area, is even more obscure.

In addition, [Chemical Power] is a hidden trait.

Most viewers in the live stream are still casual trainers or even casual gamers.
With so many buffs stacked up, it's no wonder the comments section was shocked.

Holy crap, there's this amazing synergy between our features?!

Where is the person who just criticized TuTu Dog? Come out and apologize!

[Shrinking to increase evasion, and mood swings boosting other basic abilities—are they trying to create a boss?]

[Stop broadcasting that prison scene! I don't want anyone else to see it. Let's go play ranked games right now!]

Don't go! Their "black mist," "provocation," and "blowing" tactics are extremely cruel!

However, to everyone's surprise, this was only the first layer of the tactic.

With Tutu Dog down, Qishu took the opportunity to switch to the back row of elves and entangle the Red Crane.

In the battle log, a line of text appeared again.

"Blanc activates its ability [Synergy Blend], copying Muk's ability changes!"

[Holy crap! The four-stack dodge boost that shrunk twice has been copied!]

[It's just that Muk's [Unpredictable Mood] didn't activate in time, otherwise it could have copied even more!]

At this moment, even the most clueless viewers understood the essence of this team-up strategy—

By utilizing the [Power of Chemistry] to inherit Tutu Dog's [Unpredictable Mood], and combining it with shrinking, you can raise a monster that's difficult to handle!

The [Same Stage Performance] of Flamingo and the other Alakazam with the [Self-Suggestion] move both copy the abilities of their teammates!
The tactics are all interconnected, and even the fragile nature of the Teddy Dog becomes an advantage in this system.

Whether you live or die, just unleash the high-five surprise attack, and then randomly throw out a [Look at me] or [Mushroom Spore].

Cover up for Muk through the toughest early stages, and then it's just a tool to send [Mood Unstable] to.

The advantages and disadvantages of this tactic are very obvious.

When the opponent's Pokémon has moves like [Mist] or [Wind Blow] that boost their stats, or [Pure] that ignores boosts, or moves like [Aura Sphere] that guarantee a hit, the entire strategy falls apart.

Conversely, if not.

For example, this one.

That's the stage for Alola Muk to perform!

(End of this chapter)