You're not allowed to play Pokémon!

Chapter 9: A Long-Range Assist from Hoenn Champion Steven

I woke up to find my homepage had 999+ views.

Qingyu gasped, her heart pounding with excitement as she clicked the button.

It turned out to be the video I had scheduled to post at midnight last night.

"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand..."

"50 views???"

In just one night, the video's views skyrocketed to 50!
Qingyu was dumbfounded and subconsciously scratched his head.

Am I on fire?
but why?
The probability of going viral overnight with absolutely no fan base is probably lower than winning the lottery, right?
Driven by curiosity, Qingyu clicked on her own video, "Can you really dominate battles with a level 1 Pokémon?"

"Hello everyone, I'm Qunqingzhiyu, a new host."

"Today I'm going to show you a level 1 tactic. It's not really suitable for climbing the ranks, but it's still quite fun to use for entertainment."

As his own voice came through the video, in addition to the footage from yesterday's live stream, a dense barrage of comments quickly began scrolling across the screen.

Congratulations on discovering the station's prized possession!

[I would call this the most creative tactic of the year; the streamer is truly a genius!]

[Did anyone else click on this link from Daigo's Navigator video like I did?]

[Yes, brothers. Yes.]

[As expected of a tactic that even Hoenn Champion Steven praised highly; unfortunately, I'm too uncultured to comment, so all I can say is "awesome!"]

"Daigo?"

Qingyu frowned, quickly realizing that things were not so simple.

He immediately clicked into the comments section.

Sure enough, the culprit behind the video's viral success was immediately found at the top.

The user ID "Fossil Fan Daigo" has a profile picture of a young nobleman with blue hair and a black suit, exuding an aloof and arrogant aura.

In the lower right corner of his profile picture, a prominent lightning bolt certification symbolizes his identity.

Looking at the handsome face in the profile picture, Qingyu subconsciously swallowed and clicked on his homepage.

With over ten million followers and numerous official certifications, he is undoubtedly a top global influencer.

Steven Shivgeny, the Hoenn Champion, the eldest son of Devon Corporation, and currently the world's second-ranked Master Trainer!

"How did my little temple manage to disturb such a great deity?"

A few drops of cold sweat trickled down Qingyu's forehead.

Although his videos are almost entirely related to fossils and mining, he rarely shares any daily life content.

But these few certifications alone are enough to prove Daigo's high value.

Back in the comments section, Aoba suddenly became curious about Daigo's evaluation of his own video.

Posted by user "Fossil Fan Dawu" at 04:04.

Likes: 5+
Thanks for the invitation. I'm currently in a mining area and just got online. I happened to see someone recommend this video to me.

I initially thought it would be a typical beginner's strategy, but it almost completely changed my understanding of Pokémon battles...

The sturdiness and brute force gave the level 1 Cocodora the confidence to turn the tables on the stronger opponents. Coupled with the sandstorm and the divine touch of the Shell Bell, it was a perfectly seamless, artistic visual feast.

I must say, the author is truly a genius!
Its advantages are obvious, it is easy to understand, and it can be mastered quickly. Although it has the fatal flaw of being super effective against multi-hit moves and Ghost-type Pokémon, the probability of encountering it is actually not high.

While it might be difficult to use in actual combat, it demonstrates the author's dedication and is undoubtedly a highly refined and excellent tactical system!

"Really that high a rating?"

Qingyu raised an eyebrow.

He didn't seem to be unable to understand Daigo's praise.

As he said in the video, he had a clear understanding of the purpose of this tactic: it was just a fun and entertaining tactic.

It can occasionally annoy opponents and produce surprising results.

However, for this currently simple combat environment where "axe kings clash each other," it is indeed a very novel tactic.

Even the Hoenn Champion, Steven, praised it highly, which speaks volumes.

Ignoring the barrage of comments from AI users like "Master Ball!" and "A ten-year Daigo fan here uninvited," another comment from Daigo appeared before Aoba's eyes.

It was posted at 5:30, more than an hour after the first comment.

It's me again, I'm back.

Because the question the author left at the end of the video was so intriguing, I spent an hour researching online before finally arriving at a definitive conclusion, even before the answer was revealed. The Pokémon the author referred to as "more suited to brute force tactics" is the Ground-type Pokémon Donphan, right?
While the process of deciphering the mystery was certainly enjoyable, what impressed me even more was the author's solid knowledge base and creativity.

The author can even calculate the inherited move Ice Shard; it seems they are definitely a very skilled trainer!

Qingyu slowly typed out a question mark.

"Is this problem really that difficult that even Daigo needed an hour to research it?"

However, in this real world where people can only look up information using the Pokédex and the internet, and whose understanding of Pokémon is far less comprehensive than that of gamers in their previous lives, it seems surprisingly reasonable.

After all, it is precisely because it is a game that everything can be thoroughly studied.

In reality, understanding all the moves a Pokémon can learn is not so simple.

Even a champion cannot memorize the entire illustrated guide.

Daigo's answer is undoubtedly correct.

Donphan is a Ground-type Pokémon that, like Cocoyar, is immune to sandstorms. It also has the Sturdy ability and can learn the Brute Force move.

It can do everything that CocoDora can do.

However, one easily overlooked aspect makes it the perfect fit for brute force tactics.

Don Armor can inherit the Ice Shard move.

In the classification of Pokémon moves, Ice Shard is on par with Quick Attack and Bullet Punch, a priority move with extremely fast execution speed.

Even when facing opponents that Sandstorm can't defeat, Ice Shard can quickly finish them off.

Aoba suddenly felt a bit of admiration for this Hoenn champion.

Prior to this, he should have had absolutely no knowledge of brute force tactics, yet he managed to find the optimal solution by filtering the Pokémon in the Pokédex and using the process of elimination...

Awesome! No wonder you're known as Daigo the Hardcore Gamer!
This long-range assist from the Hoenn champion clearly brought him far more benefits than he expected.

Overnight, his account went from having over a thousand followers after the live stream ended to over 1.

This speed is already outrageous, and the upward trend is not decreasing but increasing instead.

Upon noticing this, Qingyu's mood improved.

After liking Daigo and several other popular comments, he pinned the correct answer to the top of the comments section and also gave a preview of tonight's live stream.

"No moles tonight, let's give the enemy a shocking surprise!"

After dealing with the minor online incident, Qingyu quickly washed up and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Eevee and herself.

According to Green's training notes, while portable dishes and energy cubes are convenient, dishes that reflect the trainer's own heart are more likely to move their companions.

To become an excellent breeder, one must also excel in culinary skills.

"Although I've never cooked before, I'm just following the steps in the notes, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

Yesterday, to save time, he and Ibrahimovic ate ​​all sorts of Padmati dishes that they had stocked up on before. It really was time for a change.

Qingyu felt that she shouldn't have any talent for making terrible dishes.

Actually it is not.

Only one hour had passed.

When Eevee had already woken up naturally and was groggily walking into the kitchen...

"Forget it, I guess I'm really not suited for this."

Qingyu sighed and poured yet another pot of bizarre food, which, although the color was correct, had turned into a complete mess, down the drain.

Even though the proportions are precise and the cooking time should be just right, why does the shape always turn out wrong and the taste always seem a bit off?

I didn't add Ganges water either.

Forget it, let someone else make that money.

"To celebrate reaching 10,000 followers, I'll take Eevee to Pinstreet for a big meal today."

You can't force a relationship to be sweet; sometimes, giving up decisively is a good choice.

He ultimately chose to accept his shortcomings.

Blindly believing everything in books is worse than having no books at all; even Qinglu's theories aren't necessarily all correct.

I want to prove that even without a talent for cooking, you can still become an excellent trainer!

"Buy?"

Watching the trainer suddenly become so engrossed, a question mark slowly rose above Eevee's round head.

Brothers, I'm so bold as to ask you guys for some comments again, please! ()
Besides following the book closely, reading time and comments are also very important metrics during the new book launch period. I read all the comments!
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(End of this chapter)