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Chapter 47 Daigo, you with thick eyebrows and big eyes, you're playing dirty tricks too?
Xia Chi and Qi Shu's starting lineups are Thunder King Kong and Electric Seagull, respectively.

When the opponent clearly doesn't have any Pokémon that can use [Trick Room], the Tailwind speed-up tactic of Electric Seagull has almost no natural counters.

The starting Pokémon for the Hoenn Champion Duo were Skarmory and Magikarp.

The former goes without saying; Steven Stone is a prime example, second only to Metagross in terms of Pokémon quality.

The reason why Mikuri is the first choice for Kingoshield is most likely because of its dual Water and Ground type, which is used as a countermeasure against the Electric-type Pokémon of the Tree of Life.

However, this Pokémon has a fatal flaw: it is four times weak to Grass.

Xia Chi happened to bring the Thunder King Kong Pokémon with him.

Miklee couldn't possibly be unaware of this; it remains to be seen how he will respond.

With Raptor's entry ability [Grasshopper] spreading out a lush green field, the battle officially begins.

Qi Shu and Xia Chi immediately issued the order.

"Big Electric Petal, tailwind!"

"Raptor, use a high five attack on Skarmory!"

The formulaic opening needs no further explanation.

The Catfish King doesn't have much attack power, so there's no need to use grass slides or anything like that to reduce its health.

On the contrary, the priority is to use the tailwind to protect the Qishu's electric sea swallow.

Snapped--

The crisp sound of a slap was enough to overwhelm even a powerful Skarmory like Steven.

Then, a strange and powerful hurricane blew up from behind the Great Electric Seagull and started moving with the wind!

Only then did the Catfish King slowly unleash its attack.

A layer of sharp, diamond-shaped energy fragments was spread at the feet of the Electric Seagull and the Thunder King Kong, which was clearly [Scattering Diamonds].

Xia Chi raised an eyebrow in surprise.

In this innocent world of Pokémon games' ranked ladder environment, have such monstrous things as "Entrapment Teams" already appeared?

Who exactly spread this?!
Oh, it's me. Never mind then.
Xia Chi did indeed use the "nail-laying team" tactic when he first started live streaming two months ago.

Back then, he wasn't that popular, and his influence wasn't that great; only a small number of people started playing with him.

After that epic battle against Qibana, many players realized the importance of teamwork and rotation in Pokémon battles.

Official data shows that in the past two weeks, the number of Pokémon carrying Rapid Return, Volt Replacement, and making bold statements has increased by several hundred percentage points.

As a result, the "sting" tactic, an important countermeasure against rapid rotation, quickly became popular.

I never expected that you, Michael, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would resort to such underhanded tactics!
But then again, isn't Steven Stones a master at setting up stun darts?
Wait, was this guy just about to use [Invisible Rock]?

Xia Chi felt that the environment of the Heavenly Ladder had been polluted into a dark forest.

Players of each class held their guns, aiming at the unknown enemy.

Terrible.

Fortunately, I was the one who spread these underhanded tactics.

Xia Chi sighed silently in his heart.

…………

Back to the battle.

Although our side of the field was covered with diamonds.

However, with the wind at its back, the tactical objective has been achieved and is perfectly acceptable.

Qishu shouted, "Electric Petrel, fly up and use Electric Ball on Skarmory!"

Xia Chi simultaneously commanded, "Bombard the King Kong Gorilla, target the Catfish King, Grass Slide!"

Upon receiving the command, the two sprites immediately sprang into action at lightning speed.

The essence of the tailwind speed-up tactic is revealed at this moment.

The effect of [Electric Ball] is that the damage is determined by the speed difference between the attacker and the victim.

The greater the speed difference between the two, the higher the damage from the electric ball.

Furthermore, Electric Petrifier's [Wind Power] ability allows it to enter a [Charge] state after using Tailwind, doubling the power of its next Electric-type move. Tailwind, Charge, STAB, plus double the effectiveness against Flying-types.

The horrific damage this [electric ball] will cause is foreseeable.

In the game's visuals, two lightning-like figures, one yellow and one green, streak across the sky and ground, rushing toward their respective targets.

Skarmory and King Catfish remained calm and composed, each laying down a layer of diamonds in a straightforward manner and continuing their own strategy.

In the previous Pokémon games, [Spirit Spikes] could not be used in double battles.

But in this world, reality is respected, and it remains unaffected.

The disgusting thing about the [Scattering Water Carpet] move is that its layers can be stacked.

The higher the level, the greater the damage.

With three layers of diamonds, even Groudon would be in serious trouble.

Xia Chi now vaguely sensed that something was wrong; this was completely unlike the fighting style of those two.

If their accounts weren't being hijacked, were these two best buddies conducting tactical experiments in the game?

Xia Chi wondered to himself.

So, what is the cost of the experiment?

A flash of lightning, and the Skarmory's health bar vanished instantly.

It was almost completely drained of blood.

It wasn't that Electro Ball's damage was insufficient, but rather that Skarmory's [Sturdy] ability activated.

When first fatally injured, you can retain a last bit of health.

(Because of the game's design, the Pokémon's HP bar has been increased, so the Sturdy ability has been strengthened, similar to Endure.)
The catfish king on the other side wasn't much better off.

Although the power of the grass slide is far inferior to that of the electric ball, it is four times more effective, plus the added benefit of the grass field!

With a powerful kick, the Thunder King Kong nearly ripped the catfish king's barbels off its line.

In an instant, almost all of the starting Pokémon of the Hoenn Double Champions were severely damaged!
In return, the opposing side's field was in a state of [Scattering Diamonds] on the third floor.

Xia Chi finally couldn't help but complain, "Seriously, who's the real 'underworld tactics' streamer here?"

The live chat erupted in laughter.

"Hilarious! Standing in front of you now is Daigo (his mentor, Mizuya, who has turned evil)."

"You have the nerve to say that? Guess who's responsible for this smog-filled environment?"

"I'm happy when I scheme against others, but when others scheme against me, I curse them out."

"I support Mizuya-sensei. Isn't it great as it is now? All sorts of tactics are flourishing, and even champion-level trainers like Steven are trying new things in the game. Isn't that the greatest meaning of this game? (15 cents, delete the part in parentheses)"

"The filial son upstairs is sorry. I almost accidentally injured a friendly force with my sixty-meter-long sword."

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Compared to the lively atmosphere of the live chat, the atmosphere on the field was very tense.

Xia Chi and Qi Shu originally intended to finish off the weakened Skarmory and Catfish King in one fell swoop.

However, the protection lights that illuminated on both screens immediately thwarted this plan.

"They're delaying our tailwind time, what should we do?"

Qi Shu couldn't help but ask.

Xia Chi replied, "Keep attacking, what else can we do? If you get greedy for upgrades, what if Skarmory blows you away with one blow?"

Qishu thought it made a lot of sense, so the electric ball blasted out again, accompanied by the grass slide.

A flash of light appeared as Daigo replaced his badly damaged Skarmory.

Xia Chi immediately sensed something was wrong.

Use the precious health of the Metagross in the back row to protect a Skarmory that is already low on health?

Daigo couldn't possibly do something like that, unless his back row wasn't Metagross at all, but...
A white light flashed as the Pokémon traded, and the Pokémon that appeared on the field was none other than Steelix!
(End of this chapter)