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Chapter 319 Rika: So this is how you can play with Grass-type items...

Monday, October 2.

Qingyu's latest masterpiece has been released again. As soon as the video was updated, countless viewers flocked to it, and its popularity soared to the top ten of the overall rankings.

Starting from midnight on Monday, Teacher Yu's videos consistently top the charts for at least a full day each week, bringing tactical surprises to users in the Pokémon TV battle zone. Many viewers have long been accustomed to this.

Although Aoba's update schedule is somewhat unpredictable, it's actually a good thing for viewers in regions like Kanto and Padiya who have a time difference with the update schedule.

I woke up and, while eating breakfast, turned on Pokémon TV right on time. The homepage immediately showed a video of Yu-sensei's underhanded tactics...

Yeah, just thinking about it is such a blissful thing that it makes you dizzy with happiness.

[A heads-up: Today's victim is Miss Kiku, a popular model from the Unova region. Teacher Yu has done all sorts of terrible things!]

[At the scene, Teacher Yu actually did something so outrageous to Miss Xiaoju'er... (referring to shaving her head after a 4-0 score; those who have dirty thoughts should stand in the corner as punishment~)]

[Teacher Yu's doubles lineups are getting more and more bizarre; I'm already laughing before I even start watching!]

[Since being influenced by Teacher Yu, everyone's starting to become more like a sunny and cheerful young man. Our battle environment is so sunny now! (Big lie)]

The newly refreshed video was immediately flooded with countless bullet comments.

"Let's arrange seats for the brothers on a rainy day. Dolphin Man is not bad either."

"Hello everyone, today we're going to talk about a rainy day tag team strategy centered around Dolphin Man~"

After a simple opening poem, the live chat was immediately flooded with question marks.

[Teacher Yu, you've even started to get cultured! Since you're reciting poetry, could you perhaps do something like my favorite Pokémon senryu next time?]

[Rainy Day Bro, you won't even play with my legendary Pokémon Kyogre, who can summon wind and rain, and you don't even have Pelipper! What kind of fake Rainy Day are you? Record it again and then post it!]

[Upstairs, you never know how many cards Teacher Yu has hidden in his crotch. This tactic was really interesting. I really didn't expect the Mosquito Coil Frog King to be so classy...]

The video continued playing, and even in doubles, Qingyu continued to use his understanding of the rain team from last week.

Apart from Poliwag and Dolphin, the other teammates don't seem to have much connection to the rain team.

However, even just looking at Whimsicott and Mushroom, there's a strange sense of trust in them, making it seem like the overall strength of the team might be pretty good...

This is true.

In this video, Qingyu used a lot of match footage, showing almost every possible combination of these Pokémon.

Mosquito Coil Frog King and Dolphin Warrior are the only two true rain-themed characters in the team, and they need to be rotated to showcase Dolphin Warrior's full potential.

The dual-rotation system consisting of Dolphin and Mega Thunder Beast not only rotates but also deals damage and supports teammates, making it difficult for the opponent to predict their next move.

Raichu and Amoonguss are two walls of despair, providing excellent synergy against non-Ground-type Pokémon.

When facing opponents that are really difficult to deal with in the rain, such as Kikyo's pure Electric-type team, or a nuclear-level core like Mega Salamence, paired with Amoonguss's taunt ability, it can turn into a team-sweeping machine and easily wipe out the opponent.

When the video was more than halfway through, viewers who weren't in the live stream were stunned.

How can a team come up with so many different styles?

[Teacher Yu, isn't this supposed to be a rainy day team lesson? How come so many strange things have infiltrated the rainy day team...]

[Didn't Teacher Yu mention this last time? The main feature of rain teams is their versatility; most Pokémon can be added to expand the team's depth, so including Amoonguss is perfectly normal!]

To be honest, although this Pokémon seems incredibly sleazy when you encounter it in the wild, it strangely seems reliable when its back is to you...

[It's a pity, it would have been more interesting if you had shown off your shield mushroom spores too. Teacher Yu was too conservative today. Sigh, becoming a top streamer has definitely made me concerned about my image, and I'm afraid to use any underhanded tricks anymore!]

[It's already bad enough as it is, Teacher Yu, please tone it down a bit, it's better for everyone...]

Before the words were even finished, just as the video was about to end, the famous scene from last night's live broadcast appeared.

Faced with a seemingly insurmountable 4v2 situation, Qingyu quickly got playful and chose to bring in Poliwag Queen, using her Extinction Song as a death warrant, leaving the opponent with no chance to recover.

The seemingly safe but actually absurdly ridiculous act of opening a door with a "Destroy Song" in the endgame severely shocked the audience's imagination of Pokémon battles.

[I know how to do this. Whether to defend or not, is it okay to rely on Shield Shroom and Shield Shroom to stall until Perish Song triggers this combination...?]

[Stop! Yu-sensei, have some decency! This isn't a Pokémon battle at all! Why are you the only one playing? The other team just went AFK and can't play anymore! Yu-sensei, you've done so many bad things!!!]

[Teacher Yu, are you even human?? Is this how you use the Annihilation Song? This is too overpowered, it leaves the opponent no chance at all...]

"In doubles, Poliwag has a very special 'Song-Slaying' tactic. There are endless possibilities around this move, but it is quite difficult. Please consider it carefully."

"The kind of song-eliminating move that requires no thought, like the one just now, is only a basic understanding of the song-eliminating tactic. Of course, if it can be effective, it is still very powerful and has the ability to reliably kill the game and completely lock in the outcome."

Before the video ended, Qingyu gave a timely reminder.

"Of course, the singing Politoed Frog King also has hypnotic abilities. If the game is difficult, you might as well leave your fate to the god of luck and take a gamble."

[The last time Teacher Yu used the Extinction Song was probably when the Insect Relay Tactics were used against Mr. Adu, right? Back then, the Speaker Striker's Extinction Song was absolutely amazing. I never thought that in a similar situation this time, all I could think of was "dirty"...]

[Haha, if I'm a complete waste, I don't need to learn these tactics. My precious brain cells should be used where they matter most!]

[I initially thought, how dirty could the rain team get? Turns out I seriously underestimated Professor Yu's dirty tactics and research capabilities!]

The originally very serious explanation of the rain team took a sudden turn near the end, making countless people exclaim that it was just right, and at the same time, they silently remembered the Poliwag Pokémon.

Originally, few people might have known about these methods, but after Qingyu explained them, all sorts of strange and unusual tactics surrounding the Mosquito King will surely emerge soon.

So be extra careful if you encounter it in the future!

When Pokémon TV users are most active, it is late at night in the Padilla region.

In a guest room at the Sunshine Gym, Mewtwo was curled up in bed, using his psychic powers to sense his surroundings while silently watching Qingyu's new video with his phone volume turned down to the minimum and brightness turned down to the lowest setting.

Because of the "anti-addiction" agreement with Qingyu, Mewtwo's online time is now very limited, and it will be forced offline at the designated time and will no longer be able to play games.

However, as the saying goes, "If the feather is one foot high, the dream is ten feet high."

Even if you can't compete with "equal opponents" on the computer, Mewtwo can still use the Rotom Phone to browse Aoba's latest masterpiece and analyze Aoba's tactical ideas and personal style.

For Mewtwo, the most outstanding human trainer it has ever encountered is probably Aoba.

Therefore, if you want to become an equally excellent trainer, learning from Qingyu is obviously the best and most convenient path.

"Rainy weather team...Squirtle should be a good fit too, right?"

"And the Vine Monster too, it should have a similar effect to the Nut Dumbbell on rainy days."

While watching Qingyu's new video, Mewtwo silently pondered in his heart, trying to include the clone Pokémon that recognized him as their trainer into the rain system.

It's obviously not a good time to use a laptop in bed and write down all my thoughts.

However, for Mewtwo, who continuously develops her body through superpowers and whose memory far surpasses that of ordinary humans, storing all this information in her brain is a very easy thing.

I can just copy these contents into my notebook after I get up tomorrow.

Currently, Vulpix, Charmander, and Bulbasaur are clearly the main members of the future Sun Team, while Squirtle is more inclined towards Rain Team.

Tangela is compatible with both weather conditions, as for Casey...

It doesn't need to practice anything else; it just needs to continue improving its superpower level, just like itself, and reach the level of "one force can overcome all techniques" that Qingyu mentioned as soon as possible.

"You can also ask Qingyu for his opinion on how to train him specifically."

Mewtwo thought to itself.

With the eager-to-learn Chaomeng diligently studying, the video quickly came to an end.

Soon, a portion of the comments caught its attention.

"Dirty... does that mean Qingyu's tactical approach is very unexpected and doesn't follow the usual rules?"

"For Qingyu, this should be considered a compliment, right?"

Mewtwo nodded quickly.

Qingyu's idea is absolutely correct. The purpose of Pokémon battles is to determine a winner. As long as there are no explicit rules prohibiting it, any strategy is reasonable and legal. Even "dirty tactics" have their value.

After all, through its friendly sparring with the new trainers from Padia a few days ago, Mewtwo quickly realized one thing—

Although humans say that Qingyu's tactics are very sophisticated, they are actually very diligent in learning them. At least 90% of their opponents clearly show Qingyu's influence in terms of command and thinking.

That's right, what humans say is not important, what matters is what they do.

Since everyone is willing to learn, it means that Qingyu's approach is correct, and I can't fall behind.

After yawning, Mewtwo snuggled back into bed, intending to review Qingyu's video one more time.

……

Kanto region, Tamagotomi City.

Early in the morning, Ms. Lijia, the new headmaster of Yuhong Dojo, finished her flower arrangement and tea ceremony training. She was sitting on the wooden floor in a standard kneeling posture, elegantly sipping a freshly brewed hot tea.

"Since Team Rocket's problem was resolved, the gym leaders' jobs have become much easier."

After exhaling a breath of hot air, Lijia murmured a sigh.

When Ms. Naz first contacted her, although she was wary of this somewhat aloof and seemingly unfriendly superhuman, Rika ultimately made a bold choice.

Like other gym leaders, he trusted Sabrina's judgment, accepted Team Rocket's invitation, and infiltrated their ranks to ascertain the locations of Team Rocket's bases in various cities before launching a coordinated attack.

As it turned out, Naz's judgment was correct.

After all, no one would have thought before that Giovanni, the Gym Leader who had always been at odds with Team Rocket and had wiped them out of Viridian City, would actually be the deeply hidden leader of Team Rocket... The decapitation operation, centered around her, Mr. Lance, and Mr. Aoba who had come all the way from Padia, was ultimately a complete success.

These gym leaders were also able to take the opportunity to wipe out Team Rocket teams from various cities.

After Team Rocket was eliminated, the Kanto region finally enjoyed a long-awaited period of peace.

only……

"With so much extra rest time suddenly, I don't know how to spend it."

Thinking of this, Lijia couldn't help but show a troubled expression.

Besides being the gym leader, she actually has many other identities.

A guest lecturer at Yuhong University, a teacher of aristocratic courses such as flower arranging and tea ceremony, a city ambassador for Yuhong City, and a partner of a nearby perfume shop.

She doesn't usually have any free time, so naturally she doesn't know how to pass the time.

Just as Lijia was fretting about this, her phone suddenly vibrated.

The information on the navigator is that the contact person is Ami, the gym leader of the Johto region, who is also one of her few friends.

[Ami: I saw a really funny video today, so I'm forwarding it to you!]

This was followed by a video link.

A smile involuntarily crept onto Lijia's lips, and she immediately clicked on the button.

As expected, the video was indeed from "Qunqing Zhiyu," who is Mr. Qingyu, who has a good relationship with Mr. Adu.

Regarding this person who is rumored to be "an old schemer created from the ashes left over from Arceus's creation of humans", "a destroyer of the Pokémon battle ecosystem", and "a supreme teacher who can save newcomers twenty years of detours", Rika has actually been quietly following him for some time.

The reason is simple: like other gym leaders, Rika actually quite admires this popular Padiya gym leader.

Although she hasn't specifically learned any tactics around Grass-type Pokémon, her previous experience with Sunny Team and even earlier with Breloom has given her some insights.

To be honest, rather than the tired battle strategies that revolve around Team Sunny and Chlorophyll, she actually appreciates Qingyu's unconventional use of Grass-type Pokémon more.

Paralysis Powder, Poison, Sleep Powder, and Leech Seed are mostly special moves that only Grass-type Pokémon can learn.

On this point, her understanding was in complete agreement with Qingyu's.

After all, most Grass-type moves are tied to Poison-type moves, and they have various powder-type moves, which is a unique characteristic of the Grass-type.

Since the creator god Arceus designed it this way, I certainly won't have any psychological burden using it.
That's right, this is Rika's main style when she's a gym leader and accepting challenges from newcomers.

As her best friend, Ami understands this very well.

Despite her seemingly gentle and polite demeanor, resembling a modern-day Yamato Nadeshiko, Ms. Rika is actually quite cunning and manipulative...

She often tells terrifying urban legends in a joking tone, causing the timid Ami to suffer greatly and become unable to extricate herself from them.

Her performance was even more evident during battles.

The venomous Vinegar and the Hypnotic Flower, which start with a dose of hypnotic powder, leave a deep impression on the opponent regardless of whether they are actually affected. It is a very insidious tactic.

Even if you win by chance, there's no sense of accomplishment; it just seems like you were lucky enough not to be bothered by the dust.

Therefore, Rika became the Gym Leader just last year, and quickly became the opponent that trainers in the Kanto region least wanted to face, without exception!

It even contributed an urban legend to Yuhong City:
Before challenging the Yuhong Dojo, it's best to try your luck and see if you can still buy dust goggles at the department store.

If they're sold out, it means today isn't a good day to challenge the gym; be sure to come back the next day!
However, Rika herself did not react to these rumors, but simply increased the difficulty of the challenge.

"The fact that Ami willingly shared the video must have something to do with the Grass element, right?"

Filled with curiosity, Lijia quickly started playing the video.

Soon, her eyes cleared up considerably, and she stood there stunned.

The Floothie in Qingyu's team left a very deep impression on her, and even made her feel the unique charm of Grass-type Pokémon again.

"Excellent durability, along with regenerative properties and photosynthetic energy to enhance endurance..."

"It can learn almost all kinds of disruptive moves, and even Bug-type Rage Powder, and Mushroom Spore, which can only be learned by 'Mushroom-type Pokémon'..."

"So this is how you can play with Grass-type items..."

Lijia muttered to herself unconsciously.

"It has almost no weaknesses and perfectly showcases the charm of Grass-type Pokémon!"

The term "Fountain-type Pokémon" was a classification method proposed by Aoba when he introduced Breloom. At the time, Rika thought he was just joking.

Unexpectedly... does "Mushroom-type Pokémon" refer to Pokémon that can learn to use mushroom spores?
Unfortunately, the Mushroom doesn't seem to be found near Kanto, so catching it might require a long journey.

So, we can only wait and see if there will be another opportunity in the future...

Lijia quickly sighed.

Although capturing a Mushroom might be difficult for the time being, Qingyu's idea is quite interesting.

It is especially effective for trainers in the Kanto region.

After all, doubles is a very unpopular battle mode in other regions, but it's a basic operation in Kanto.

Let alone doubles, even 7v7 battles with trainers personally participating are the most popular battle format.

In this situation, a Pokémon that can continuously harass the opponent by spraying mushroom spores, causing temporary losses, and can also attract aggro with Rage Powder, has become far more significant in actual battles than Amoonguss in doubles...

Such Pokémon also exist in the Kanto region, namely—

Paraster!

After being parasitized by a mushroom, the academic community has been debating whether the body is controlled by the worm below or the mushroom above, and there is still no accurate answer.

However, because of the mushroom on its head, Paraster can also use mushroom spores.

It perfectly matches the ideas presented by Qingyu.

Thinking of this, Lijia's lips unconsciously curled up slightly.

Her gym battle style seems to have changed again because of this video.

only……

Is it a bit too much to use this method to deal with a new trainer?
Lijia couldn't help but ponder this question.

Just then, the door of the Rainbow Gym was suddenly pushed open, and a boy with light brown spiky hair and dressed as a trainer quickly appeared in front of her.

"You are……"

Lijia had some recollection of this boy.

At the time, they were squatting outside the Jade Rainbow Game City, preparing to challenge the entire Rocket Team division's greenhorns with the strength of two newcomers.

However, Ms. Naz seemed to have a very high opinion of the two of them, and even made a prediction that "this year's champion will definitely be one of them."

Although it sounded unreliable, the words of a superpowered person still carried weight, so Rika couldn't help but become a little curious about this spiky-haired youth and silently sized him up a few times.

"Hello, I'm here to challenge the gym."

As Lijia watched him, Qinglu quickly smiled and openly explained her purpose.

After the little incident with Team Rocket, he and Red rested and sparred in Pallet Town for a while before embarking on their journeys again.

It was also because of the sense of crimson's growth that cyan felt a distinct sense of crisis.

If I don't speed up, Crimson might get ahead of me on the Champion Road and challenge the Elite Four first!
Therefore, Qinglu rushed to Yuhong City to continue her journey.

"I understand."

Lijia nodded.

For the average trainer, the tactical difficulty they just simulated was indeed a bit too high.

But... what if the challenger's goal is the championship?

This little test shouldn't be difficult for him at all, right?
After finishing her thought, Lijia immediately suppressed the slight upturn of her lips and turned to Qinglu, saying again:
"Today's gym challenge might be a bit too difficult. Should we lower the difficulty?"

"No need! I'm going to be a champion. If I can't even get past the dojo challenge, there's no chance of me becoming a champion."

Qinglu patted her chest confidently, seemingly oblivious to the implication in Lijia's words.

"Then... come with me."

Lijia nodded slightly, bowed, and then walked gracefully into the arena, quietly waiting for Qinglu to enter.

……

After half an hour.

When Qinglu regained consciousness, he was lying on the lawn outside the Yuhong Dojo, his memories in his mind were also blurry.

His main Pokémon, lying haphazardly around him and still not fully recovered, seemed to be reminding him that something had definitely happened.

"Didn't I come here to challenge the Jade Rainbow Gym...? How did I end up sleeping here?"

Qinglu scratched her head, looking somewhat confused.

(End of this chapter)