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Chapter 384 The Scientific Gravity Hypnosis Team!

Just as Qingyu saw through the changes in Dandi's lineup, Dandi on the other side was also figuring out his tactics.

Because he had watched the live stream, even though Dan Di didn't stay long out of a desire for fairness, he still overheard some information and thus roughly knew Qing Yu's thoughts.

"So it seems... many of the viewers who usually target Qingyu probably already knew his tactics beforehand, right?"

Dan suddenly discovered a blind spot that he had previously overlooked.

At first, he thought that Qingyu relied on his high proficiency in developing various tactics for the first time and his style of winning by exploiting information gaps.

But now that I think about it carefully... maybe it was only at the beginning?
Later, among the ordinary viewers he was matched with, many might have been deliberately targeting his already exposed strategy.

How confident and powerful must a person be to openly reveal their tactics without any hesitation, and still maintain a high win rate even when targeted?
It seems that Qingyu is much more powerful than I imagined.

Thinking of this, Dan Di quickly smiled.

"It's a pity there's no chance for an offline match, otherwise I would really like to experience Teacher Yu's amazing skills."

However, even if he proposed such an idea, it would probably be rejected by President Rose on the grounds that "maintaining the undefeated champion persona is also an important part of the publicity"...

Although Leon himself doesn't consider himself the strongest or undefeated champion.

After all, even if he wins a Masters title, he doesn't actually have that much dominance in world competitions.

Both of the holders of the legendary battle titles, Professor Oak and his mentor Maestro, were indeed powerful figures who had suppressed an entire era.

But in order to cooperate with Lóz's publicity strategy, he can only suppress his shame and pretend to be like this now.

"Qingyu's tactics seem to be centered around hypnosis?"

"If he brings a Pokémon that can use Electric Terrain, his strategy will fall apart completely..."

Once in analytical mode, Dan quickly saw through the perfect solution to this tactic.

Unfortunately, he didn't have any Pokémon in his team that could use Electric Terrain.

"Then, we'll have to resort to another clumsy method."

After a moment's thought, Dan quickly confirmed his starting lineup.

At this point, both sides were ready.

In the blink of an eye, a magnificent royal arena appeared on the screen, with Galarian Champion Leonti, draped in a red cloak, standing opposite him and waving his hands enthusiastically.

Perhaps because of Leon's status as a champion, he also has his own unique virtual avatar and animations in Pokémon Champion, just like Cynthia.

As Dan Di moved, the advertisements covering the back of his cloak were displayed in dynamic form to Qing Yu and the audience.

[It's here! It's a unique business transaction process exclusive to the DanDi champion!]

[No wonder everyone says advertising for Mr. Leon is quite cost-effective; I didn't expect they'd even recreate this year's custom-made champion cape in the game at a 1:1 scale! The sponsors must be raking in the money!]

Speaking of which, why hasn't Teacher Yu taken any commercial orders? Is she not short of money?

【Hey! Speaking of capes, what do we do with the championship cape that Mr. Leon wore last year that's now just sitting there? Of course, we do…】

"..."

Qingyu was speechless for a moment.

Are you this dedicated even in games...?

He truly deserves to be called the most responsible and strong contender for the championship.

As for the business-related questions that viewers are curious about, Qingyu has indeed never answered them. He hasn't even looked at the private chat messages from the Pokémon TV backstage.

Because I really don't need the money right now!
Even with a whole family of Pokémon now, the stipend from the league is more than enough to live on, not to mention that his real money-making project is live streaming, which has almost no cost...

However, Qingyu didn't reply, because the match had already started.

Both sides quickly threw out four Poké Balls, and Qingyu's side naturally fielded Sableye and Psychic Rumble.

Dan Di's choice, however, is more subtle.

In theory, Leon's team should have started with Coal Turtle and Sunny Day, but in reality, he sent out Rumble King Kong and Ice Puppet as the first two players.

When the Roaring Gorilla stepped onto the field, the abundant grass-type energy rapidly expanded to the ground, quickly creating a grassy field that covered the entire area.

Clearly, its special properties have been activated.

"Similar to the previous ability of Abbott, Rumble has an ability called 'Grassmaker', which can change the field to Grassy Terrain after it enters the field."

"Grassy terrain has a strong vitality, so it can continuously restore the HP of Pokémon on the ground for a period of time. At the same time, the power of Grass-type moves will be increased, and the damage of Earthquake, Earthquake Magnitude and Stomp will be greatly reduced."

Qingyu gave a brief introduction.

He was extremely familiar with Raptor, a Pokémon that could be called the "Tiger Brothers" alongside Incineroar, so its strength was undoubtedly formidable, and it was originally one of Leon's mainstays.

Furthermore, as a Grass-type Pokémon, Raptor should be able to learn Trouble Seed.

Generally, the correct way to use Trouble Seed is to remove the opponent's Pokémon's ability and change it to Insomnia.

However, if you already know your lineup, you can also defend against your own hypnosis.

While it's quite a prank to use this move on your own Pokémon, Qingyu thinks it's unlikely that Dan would do something like that, but...

What if?
Since we cannot rule out this possibility, we should still respect it.

As for Dan's other Pokémon, Qingyu quickly understood his thoughts after a moment's thought.

"They actually chose to start with the Ice-Treading Puppet... It seems they're planning to use the Trick Space Reversal first move, right?"

The Ice-Treading Puppet can open a magic space, which is indeed troublesome for the Super Camel that can continuously accelerate, as its rhythm will be interrupted no matter what.

Therefore, we cannot let him achieve his goal so easily.

"Soul-stealing Eye, use a high-five attack on the Ice-Treading Puppet."

"Super Powerful Ostrich, use Protect."

After roughly guessing Dan Di's idea of ​​countering his tactics, Qing Yu quickly made a decision.

First, use the Soul-Hooking Eye to restrict the Ice-Treading Puppet, then use Guard to delay as much time as possible to help the Super-Powerful Ostrich trigger its acceleration characteristic and further increase its speed.

Meanwhile, Dan Di made an even more radical choice—

As the Soul-Hooking Eye vanished in an instant and reappeared in front of the Ice-Treading Doll, giving it a big pat on the back, the Thunder King Kong also slid across the grass, sliding at lightning speed to the Super-Powerful Ostrich and raising his drumstick.

Clearly, Dan Di's choice was also a surprise attack with a high-five.

Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Thunder King Kong's fierce attacks striking the barrier that the Super Elegant Ostrich had prepared.

The Soul-Hooking Eyes are not good at attacking, so the power of the high-five attack is negligible to the Ice-Treading Doll.

However, the power of the Thunder King Kong is truly high. The power of its high-five attack alone should not be underestimated. If it uses a wooden mallet, it is very likely to instantly kill its own Super Ebony.

That's why he chose a very conservative command strategy at the start, trying to ensure his side survives the first round of combat safely.

Nothing happened between the two sides, which means nothing was done...

[Well, at least neither side lost out. As expected, even Coach Yu would choose a more conservative approach when facing a champion-level opponent!]

Actually, Teacher Yu probably benefited more. Even though it was a wasted opportunity, don't forget that Super Ostrich also got a free speed boost, making it even faster now!

Judging from the results, Qingyu's idea was correct.

After both Pokémon used their moves, only Ice Golem suffered minor damage, which quickly recovered thanks to the Grassy Terrain's healing effect.

Therefore, although it seems that both sides wasted a turn, Qingyu had actually achieved his initial tactical objective.

Maintaining the speed boost isn't that important, because even without triggering the speed boost, Super Raptor is still the fastest player on the field, and can reliably gain the initiative before the Ice Puppet's Trick Space is deployed.

The real key lies in the moves that both sides just used.

After the fierce battle, both sides' Pokémon are now fully prepared, and Raptor's Fake Out attack will no longer faze his Pokémon.

In other words, Leon can no longer interrupt his combo attacks.

"Soul-stealing eyes, gravity."

"Super Powerful Ostrich, use hypnosis on Thunder King Kong!"

Qingyu made the command he had already planned before the start of the game without hesitation.

Gravity hypnosis! I didn't choose the first Soul-Stealing Eye and Super-Powerful Ostrich randomly.

Through countless battles in previous Pokémon games, it has been proven that these two are indeed the optimal solution for this tactic.

What is the most important thing when using hypnosis?
Of course, the speed must be fast enough, and it must be able to consistently hit the opponent.

The combination of the alluring eyes and the super-powered ostrich perfectly addresses these two pain points.

The speed of the Super Camel is already excellent, and the longer the time drags on, the more terrifying its speed can be gained from its special ability.

The right to make a move should be discussed separately for those with the Soul-Stealing Eye.

Relying on its mischievous nature, it can not only strike before Psychic Rumblebee, but also has the ability to apply gravity as a key move.

Once gravity is applied, the hypnotic spell that Super Ebony will cast next will almost certainly hit its opponent.

This is also where hypnosis has an advantage over mushroom spores under gravity.

Mushroom Spores do guarantee a hit most of the time, but the mushroom-type Pokémon that can use it are not very fast. Except for Tentacruel, they all need to be paired with Trick Room to reliably hypnotize the opponent first.

At the same time, spore-type moves have obvious blind spots. Grass-type Pokémon like Raptor can completely ignore their effects. Alternatively, the Dustproof ability or wearing Dustproof Goggles can effectively prevent inhaling spores and falling asleep.

Hypnosis, however, is different.

Except for a few special cases, status moves can ignore the effects of type changes; even Dark-type Pokémon will fall asleep when hit by Hypnosis.

In addition, Psychic Cameroon is already very fast, and with its Speed ​​Boost ability constantly increasing its speed, almost no Pokémon can compete with it for the right to attack.

This is the scientific gravity hypnosis team!
Of course, the better choice is actually Dark Hole, the exclusive move of a certain Darkrai before it was nerfed. The Dark type not only has no blind spots, but it can also put two of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep at the same time.

However, as the biggest victim of the Teddy Dog, it hadn't even had a chance to really enjoy this move before Dark Hole was nerfed to a point where its hit rate was lower than Hypnosis, and even with the gravity boost, it couldn't hit 100% of the time...

Tutu dogs are extremely wicked!
Just as Qingyu's thoughts began to drift away, the Pill Emperor's command instantly pulled him back to reality.

"Boom! King Kong! Grass Slide!"

"Ice-Treading Puppet, Magic Space!"

In Qingyu's view, it was indeed a very safe command.

Knowing he would do that, the Thunder King Kong didn't dare use the wooden mallet. To be on the safe side, he wanted to use the grass slide to deplete the Super Ostrich's health as much as possible.

As for the ice-walking doll...

I certainly wouldn't choose to hypnotize it first, because the suppressive power of the Thunder King Kong is obviously much higher.

Even if it were to open up a magic space, the Ice-Treading Puppet alone wouldn't pose much of a threat while its teammates are hypnotized.

Therefore, Dan's strategy was to put the Thunder King Kong to sleep in exchange for the Super-Powerful Ostrich's stamina.

Because the grass slide on the grass field gives a priority bonus, before Soul Reaver could make his move, Thunder King Kong preemptively used a slide tackle again.

This move was quite powerful; a single flying kick consumed more than half of the Super Elegant Ostrich's stamina.

If used again, Qingyu's Super-Powered Ostrich would absolutely not be able to withstand it.

but……

It may no longer have the chance to make a move.

After Raptor's attack, Sableye immediately used its Prankster ability to create a gravity field that put immense pressure on Pokémon on the ground, making it difficult for them to move.

Following closely behind, the Super-Powered Ostrich, which had been poised to strike, finally took action.

Its eyes shone with a distinct light blue light, and at the same time, a hypnotic psychic wave quietly seeped into the body of the Thunder King Kong.

It, which had been full of energy, suddenly became listless and quickly fell asleep, showing no response to the trainer's voice.

Only after all the other Pokémon had finished their actions did Ice Slide, which had been accumulating energy for half a day, finally release Trick Room, enveloping the field in a strange psychic energy.

At this moment, the effect of speed will reverse, and the super-powered ostrich, after accelerating again, becomes the only victim, making even movement difficult.

I don't know why, but I think I've developed a condition where I want to laugh whenever I see Yu-sensei using a variation technique...

[It doesn't really feel like a worthwhile investment. Going through all this trouble just to ensure a consistent hit rate with hypnosis? What if I just gambled my life to guarantee a 100% hit rate? Wouldn't that be disastrous?]

[I have a feeling that using Phosphorus Fire to limit the Thunder King Kong's output would be more effective at this point?]

At first glance, it seems that Qingyu's side is indeed not making a profit.

Since Dan Di's side didn't suffer any physical losses, he only needed to rotate out the Thunder King Kong Ape. The Ice-Stepping Puppet also opened the crucial Trick Space, and the Super Powerful Ostrich's acceleration effect became a complete burden at this moment.

However... the current situation was actually within Qingyu's expectations.

"It seems that the students have already guessed what Dan Di is going to do next."

“That’s right. Now that it’s confirmed that the Thunder King Kong doesn’t have the Zero Fruit that can cancel sleep, he will most likely switch Thunder King Kong out.”

Qingyu spoke slowly.

From the game just now, it's clear that Dan Di's style is quite calm and composed, so it's almost certain that he won't gamble on when the Thunder King Kong will wake up.

So, this lull in the rotation is when it's his turn to exert his strength.

For him, there are actually many ways to manipulate the magic space.

The simplest method is of course—

Use the other person's way to repay the other person's body!
"Come back and blast the King Kong Ape."

"Ice-Treading Doll, use hypnosis on Super-Powered Ostrich!"

When Dan Di's voice rang out, Qing Yu also gave his own command in sync.

"Soul-Stealing Eye, use 'One More Time' on the Ice-Treading Doll."

"Super-powered Ostrich, take the baton."

It wasn't until Qingyu's decisive command fell that the audience suddenly realized what was happening.

[Holy crap?! Teacher Yu, have some humanity! Trying to lock the space again is just too insane...]

[Because consecutive uses of the Trick Space technique will cancel each other out, meaning that if this move hits, the Ice-Treading Puppet will have essentially wasted two opportunities!]

To be fair, Mr. Dan seems to be quite something; he actually plans to use the gravity field created by Teacher Yu to hypnotize the Super-Powered Ethereal Ostrich...

Is this what a championship-level match is like? Are these two fighting in the underworld? It's truly mind-blowing!

[Still not as cunning as Teacher Yu. It's obvious he doesn't have much time to watch live streams. Teacher Yu uses "let's do it again" to annoy people quite a few times!]

To be fair, Dan Di's hypnosis technique was indeed a bit unexpected for Qing Yu.

However, since Trick Room cannot affect the speed of using preemptive moves, Sableye, with its mischievous nature, will definitely be faster.

After Leon's Rumble Raptor was recalled, the replacement was, unsurprisingly, Team Sunny's weather setter, Torkoal.

As soon as Coal Tortoise appeared, the sunlight above the field quickly became scorching.

The characteristics of sunlight quietly take effect.

But just as the Ice-Treading Puppet was about to unleash its hypnotic spell, it suddenly noticed the eerie gaze of the Soul-Hooking Eye before it could use its technique. Then, it was drawn by a strange force and involuntarily reused the Trick Space technique that it had already used once before.

The effects of the two magic spaces conflicted with each other, and under their mutual compression, the special psychic field surrounding the entire area quickly disappeared.

At this moment, the speed of the Psychic Rumblebee suddenly returned to normal. After quickly using Baton Pass, it was decisively recalled by Qingyu and replaced by the cute purple chubby Gengar, which inherited the speed boost accumulated by the Psychic Rumblebee due to Baton Pass.

When Gengar appeared, Qingyu's virtual image suddenly reached out and showed the Evolution Key Stone he was wearing on his wristband.

After instantly understanding what Qingyu was about to do, Dan Di felt a chill run down his spine, but he was powerless to stop him from taking further action.

Gengar, like its ace Charizard, has the potential for Mega Evolution.

And its evolved characteristics...

It's a Shadow Step that prevents you from rotating again!
Just as Dan Di had predicted, Qing Yu's voice rang out the next second—

"Let's prepare to bring this battle to a close."

"Gengard, Mega Evolution!"

(End of this chapter)