You are not allowed to be a Pokémon Trainer!

Chapter 28 I, the Duck God, only play high-level games!

"66666, Chicken Bro is awesome!"

"Didn't I, Shark God, carry you? The Blaziken and the long-haired troll, who did zero damage, just lie there and that's it, stop barking!"

"No, why are you so concerned about your B-level output? It will cause the spirit's efforts to be mutated!"

"Using formulas to solve problems is fast, huh?"

"Holy crap, this tactic is amazing! Light Screen and Reflect cover Blaziken's buffs, then transitions to Garchomp to sweep the team, it's practically invincible!"

"It's obvious you haven't watched enough of Lao Shui's live streams. If a team like this encounters a player with Lao Shui's character, how would you handle a provocation?"

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Today's battles were relatively low-intensity, so Xia Chi had time to participate in the discussions in the live chat.

"[Miss Qishu's Electric Dog] looks like a good student who listens attentively in class and is familiar with the excellent skills that we often mention in our live stream."

While directing the Pokémon in the game, Xia Chi said, "The Baton Team is far less versatile than the Trick Room Team. Forget about Taunt, if we do it again, there are a million ways to counter [Baton]. Use Black Mist, Clear Fog, or Blow Away."

This is also why the baton-passing tactic is not popular in this world.

In real-world combat, there's no limit to four skills. Just provoke them a little, and they'll be blown up.

Based on this ingrained way of thinking, people tend to ignore these various strategies in the game and simply engage in direct, head-on attacks.

"But it's nice to take it out for fun occasionally."

Xia Chi said, "The environment is cyclical. When there are more people using moves like [Taunt] and [Blow Away] in the ladder environment, there won't be much room for others to shine."

In the midst of laughter and conversation, Xia Chi defeated another Sandstorm team.

He then continued queuing without stopping, chatting with the audience while continuing to compete.

At first, the audience was seriously observing and learning how to strengthen baton-receiving tactics.

But after each victory, when Psyduck still didn't appear, other voices gradually appeared in the comments.

"They put Psyduck in here as a mascot? That's a scam!"

"Geneva, return the money to the Admiral!"

The half-joking barrage of comments undoubtedly urged Xia Chi to send out Psyduck, and then, under the guidance of the duck god, they crashed and burned.

Xia Chi naturally couldn't ignore this problem, so he said, "The current rank is too low, there's no need for Psyduck to take action. I, Psyduck God, only play in high-level games!"

Finally, the audience didn't have to wait long. After a four-game winning streak, the high-level matches began.

Kanto's First Deepest Affection VS Water Boat Arena - Lurina!

Xia Chi sighed slightly, "It's the curator's turn again."

Actually, it's not really a coincidence.

The game already has an astonishing number of players; most trainers and Pokémon battle enthusiasts play it in their spare time to relax.

After all, it's a high-scoring account. It's quite rare for Xia Chi to encounter other gym owners a week after being assigned to Qibana.

In short, regardless of winning or losing, Xia Chi will definitely choose the most popular strategy when matched with the most popular trainer.
Crossed out, it means I will definitely take it seriously.

Enter the game.

Lulina's team consists entirely of Water-type Pokémon—Torreya, Pelipper, Slug, Golem, Ogre Magi, and Milotic, making it a standard rain team.

Xia Chi didn't have much to think about and quickly selected his three Pokémon.

Whimsicott, Trollius, and finally, the long-awaited Psyduck!
Instantly, the screen was filled with cheering comments.

After waiting all night, the duck god finally appeared!

Both sides selected their Pokémon, and the battle officially began!
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As expected, Lurina's starting Pokémon was Pelipper, the weather setter, while Xia Chi sent out the adorable Whimsicott. [Rain] ability activated!
A torrential downpour begins, signaling the start of rainy weather!
As soon as the battle began, Xia Chi quickly commanded, "Wind Fairy, Provoke!"

The evil energy cluster was launched instantly.

Just as the beak was about to get a tailwind, it was hit and no matter how hard it flapped its wings, it couldn't get a tailwind.

This is the confidence that my mischievous heart gives me!

Xia Chi continued to direct: "Then comes the reflective barrier!"

Although Pelipper is a special attack-oriented Pokémon, don't rush to use Light Screen.

This guy's primary role is to be a weather-controller who can take advantage of favorable winds; he doesn't deal much damage.

What's truly terrifying are the Sharp-Eyed Turtles and the Violent Devourer Turtles in the back row.

However, before the reflective barrier was even erected, the bighead gulls on the other side retreated after a flash of red light.

Instead, the very elf that Xia Chi had been worried about was Hudoujian Shuttle!
Are you so decisive?

Xia Chi's eyes narrowed, and he immediately became wary.

Lulina didn't dwell on whether the tailwind was activated or not; instead, she immediately switched to the Hunchback Spear, undoubtedly a symbol of increased speed.

Anyway, with the [Free and Easy] feature that doubles the speed in the rain, the speed of the Hulling Shuttle is more than enough.

Just as the reflective barrier in front of Whimsicott was erected, the Hudu Spike used its first move since its appearance—Sword Dance!
This is completely letting the Whimsicott, which poses no threat to it, run rampant, in an attempt to accelerate the team's push.

Helpless, Xia Chi had no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​activating Tailwind and instead commanded, "Wind Fairy, Taunt!"

If it weren't locked down from the [Sword Dance] of the Sharp Tub, it could easily replicate Garchomp's feat of taking down three opponents in one go.

Without a doubt, the Hunchback Spear, with all its stats focused on attack and speed, possesses such terrifying offensive power!

It's unclear whether it was due to fulfilling the bonus from a sword dance or anticipating the wind sprite's provocation.

Instead of using the second sword dance, Hudoujian Shuttle launched a Frozen Fang attack.

Seeing the frozen tooth, Xia Chi actually breathed a sigh of relief—

Fortunately, not many people in this world like to break walls. Lulina didn't bring [Mental Fang] or [Brick Break], which can break walls, but instead brought [Frozen Fang], which has a wider range of attacks.

Otherwise, the pressure on Xia Chi's team of Pokémon would be too great.

The terrifying power of the Blasting Spin after Sword Dance is comparable to that of top-tier attackers like Garchomp.

A single icy fang instantly reduced the Wind Fairy's health bar to more than half!
That is, Xia Chi activated the Reflection Wall in advance, otherwise the double-strength Ice Fang could have instantly killed Black Cotton!

"Wind Fairy, tailwind!"

With the help of Mischievous Heart, Whimsicott finally managed to activate Tailwind before the second Frozen Fang of the Hurricane could fall.

Please accept this; this is my last ripple!
With icy fangs clashing and a scream escaping, the Wind Fairy gave up her first blood.

Xia Chi immediately switched to his second Pokémon, Earth Dragon.

Lulina was clearly taken aback by the appearance of the Earth Dragon.

Earth Dragon Festival?

What is this thing? Is this Pokémon even in the Pokédex?
This is obviously a joke; it's impossible for Lurina, as the Gym Leader, not to recognize all the Pokémon in the Pokédex.

However, this Pokémon is indeed an unpopular one.

Because of the lack of timely command, the Hudoujianshuo only launched a sudden attack after a visibly stunned moment.

There's not much to consider against Earth Dragons with normal attributes and no elemental advantage.

Just let the Thrust Spin use its own type move to smash it in, and that's it.

Take this Water Stream Split!
(End of this chapter)