You are not allowed to be a Pokémon Trainer!

Chapter 74 Sakaki: Mizuya-sensei, I'm your fan!

Xia Chi, who was taking a break to drink water, noticed one of the comments and retorted, "This student is wrong. Every Pokémon is unique, and there's no such thing as just filling up a Pokédex."

"The same goes for items. There are no useless items, only useless trainers."

Hmm, this sentence sounds familiar.

Regardless of this absurd idea, Xia Chi continued, "Each item can be effective against a specific Pokémon or in a specific match."

As expected, the comments section started to rebel.

"Is that really true? Leftovers can restore 5% of your health every ten seconds. What's the use of a red card? It just gets you sent off?"

"The person upstairs clearly hasn't been beaten up by the nail-spreading team. The nail-spreading team with the red card is invincible, okay? If we're talking about useless, the black iron ball is the truly useless one."

"Indeed, halving one's speed and losing the ability to fly or float is no longer a question of whether it's useful or not; it's a pure side effect!"

"The side effects are a bit of an overstatement. The black iron ball can slow down the attackers in the space team, but it's not very useful. The escape button is the only real piece of trash. What's the point of being eliminated after being hit once? Is it just to harm your teammates?"

"Can we play a round of the escape button? It's not that we don't trust the streamer, it's just that we guys want to see something new."

Xia Chi was also tired of talking, and he saw so many newcomers to the live stream questioning the function of certain props.

He then went along with it, saying, "Okay, let's move on to the practical part and see how to use the universally acknowledged useless props."

As he spoke, Xia Chi began to form a team.

Mosquito Coil Frog, King Spiny Dragon, Incineroar, Mushroom, Gothic Lady, and Aluminum Bridge Dragon.

It still leaves most viewers saying they don't understand it.

It's not a problem with the elves.

Tiger God and Shield Girl are already frequent guests in Xia Chi's live broadcast room.

Viewers jokingly called it "the most reliable back view in the world".

Mosquito King and Spiny Dragon King are also classic rainy-day buddies.

It could be called a rain team, as apart from Poliwag and Kingdra, there are no water-type Pokémon, and even Tiger God, a fire-type Pokémon.

Miss Goth's appearance also has some unclear significance.

Open a space?

Does this team have any strong space attackers?

The exposed mushroom did acquire the controversial [Escape Button] item, but its usefulness remains unclear.

Amidst the audience's heated questions and discussions, Xia Chi pressed the matchmaking button for the doubles ranked game.

Xia Chi's rank is in the top ten of the ladder, and it usually takes several minutes to queue for a single game.

However, perhaps because the game just had a major update today, there are quite a few skilled players online.

Before long, Xia Chi was matched with an equally matched opponent—ID [Tokiwa Dojo - Sakaki]!

Xia Chi: "?"

No way, you, the great boss of Team Rocket and the underground emperor of Kanto, play video games?

Well, that might sound a bit stereotypical, but aren't these important people usually very busy?
Just as Xia Chi was pondering his doubts, a line of text that appeared on the screen made his pupils dilate in shock.

[Sakaki, Tokiwa Dojo]: "Mizuya-sensei? I'm your fan!"

Xia Chi: "."

Am I being too dramatic? Just now, Giovanni called me "Water Teacher" and said he was my fan.

How could I have such a dream?

at the same time.

Inside a luxurious manor in Viridian City, Kanto Region.

A boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old, with short red hair and a rebellious air, sat on the sofa, looking at the screen with excitement.

He actually got to be ranked by his favorite streamer, Mizuya! Unlike the special episode, in this world, Sakaki didn't lose his son.

However, the relationship between father and son was not very good either.

While it wasn't quite the same level of filial piety as depicted in the special episode, Gin was never close to Sakaki.

The reasons are nothing more than Sakaki's strong and cold personality, and his past, which was so busy that it rarely appeared in his childhood.

Children who are not short of money but lack love usually like unconventional individuals.

After watching "Shuiye's" live streams early on, Xiaoyin was drawn in by Xia Chi's unique gaming style and became a fan.

The underage Xiao Yin registered a game account using his father Sakaki's identity.

From then on, he roamed the game under the name of [Sakaki of the Tokiwa Dojo].

Although Sakaki knew this, he didn't care about it.

Firstly, this game does indeed have educational and entertaining value, and can cultivate command skills.

He is Giovanni's son and the future leader of Team Rocket, so he must be a powerful trainer!
Secondly, Sakaki, who appears cold on the surface but actually cares about his son, can use this opportunity to ease the conflict between himself and Gin.

And you know what? Little Silver, who grew up surrounded by elves, has a real talent for tactical command.

In less than six months, he climbed all the way to the top 100 of the Masters level!
Besides his own talent, "Shuiye's" tactical videos also played a significant supporting role.

So, having encountered his "mentor" today, Xiao Yin decided he absolutely had to perform well this time.

Then, after the match, I asked Teacher Shuiye for a friend spot!
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Xia Chi was unaware that the "Sakaki" on the other side was his son, Xiao Yin.

After carefully considering his words, he replied with "Thank you for your kind words, sir," and then began selecting his Pokémon.

What else could they do? If they acted too strangely, it might alert "Sakaki".

After all, his public identity remains that of the powerful gym leader, and he has absolutely no connection with the dark organization Team Rocket.

Xia Chi didn't want to get into trouble with the Rockets, at least not while he was still developing.

"Sakaki" didn't use his usual Beedrill, Rhyperior, Nidoking, or Nidoqueen.

The Pokémon used were Charizard, Gengar, Garchomp, Incineroar, Torkoal, and Jumpluff.

A team that combines good looks and strength, as well as a bit of sportsmanship, which is very unlike Sakaki's style.

Xia Chi didn't hesitate and selected four Pokémon: Poliwag, Kingdra, Gothic, and Breloom.

Enter the game.

Xia Chi's starting Pokémon are Kingdra and Lady Gothia.

"Sakaki's" starting lineup consisted of Torkoal and Charizard.

Coal Torkoal's [Sunlight] ability activates first, instantly turning the field into a blazing sun.

Xia Chi chuckled: "Have you all learned how to read the weather so easily?"

Poliwag and Coal Tortoise have the ability to activate sunny and rainy weather, respectively.

The fastest Pokémon are given priority in activating weather conditions, giving Torkoal, which is inherently at a disadvantage in terms of speed, an advantage in weather control.

Having anticipated this, Xia Chi decisively placed the Mosquito Coil Frog King in the back row, waiting to seize the opportunity to take advantage of the weather.

"Come back, Miss Goth, go, Poliwag King, Kingdra, use Muddy Current!"

Amidst a series of commands, the situation in the game scene changed instantly.

The appearance of the Mosquito Coil Frog King caused a sudden downpour from the originally clear sky.

Kingdra, with its [Easy Swim] ability, can instantly activate its powers like a fish in water.

In an instant, a turbid and surging torrent of water rushed toward the Coal Turtle and Charizard under the rain curtain!

(End of this chapter)