Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

"Hmm!" Lin Xuan nodded, then turned to Zhong Mingyi and said, "For you, it's like elementary school kids fighting, right?"

"It's not that bad~" Lin Xuan shook her head. Lin Xuan glanced at him strangely. When did this guy become so humble?

Sure enough, Zhong Mingyi added another sentence after that.

"It's at least at the junior high school level!"

Lin Xuan: ...

Sure enough, he knew this guy wouldn't be as humble as before, waiting for him here.

"Ahem, just kidding~"

[As expected of contestant Xiao Zhong]

So if the youth group is at the junior high school level, then wouldn't Mimikyu-sensei be...?

[See through it but don't say it]

【Mimi-Oki-sensei, can you tolerate this?】

I just can't stand it!

Lin Xuan directly responded to the inflammatory comments in the live stream that she couldn't tolerate.

"It's okay, I can handle it!"

There's no way around it, we wouldn't stand a chance even if it came to a fight!

"Watching the game, watching the game!"

Lin Xuan said this, and then saw the name of his battle club president, Cheng Yin, on the screen. He clicked on it and called out to Ralts outside, preparing to let him come in and watch the match.

Gallade's live battle experience was quite valuable for Ralts.

If it's the right thing to learn from, then Ralts can learn directly from it. But if it's a wrong or negative example... there's a tournament champion and his strategist sitting here. They can tell at a glance that they will never let Ralts learn it.

I apologized to my boss in my heart.

We'll use you as our teaching material today!

Surely she wouldn't get beaten up when she went to the battle club? Lin Xuan thought it was unlikely. Although she had heard from the people in the battle club that their president had a bad temper, she hadn't seen her lose her temper many times... In fact, Lin Xuan hadn't seen her much.

He seems to have failed as a member of the gaming club!

Ralts teleported directly to the table in front of Lin Xuan, seemingly already used to it.

"Ruth?"

Ralts looked at Lin Xuan with a puzzled expression. Only he could be so hardworking and conscientious. If it were Squirrel or Eevee, they would probably have started complaining about how noisy Lin Xuan was and how much trouble there was.

"Watch the match. The opponent has a Gallade, which should be of some value to you."

Lin Xuan said this.

"Ralts~" Ralts responded and immediately teleported into Lin Xuan's arms, a scene that made the viewers in the live stream very envious.

Ahhhh! I definitely want to raise a Ralts!

[So cute, but he's a boy!]

Ralts was adorable as a child, and even after evolving into Gallade, it's still incredibly cool!

It's true that Lucario's baby form, Riolu, is quite cute, but it's a completely different kind of cuteness compared to Ralts, so they can't be compared.

"Our Huada team has sent out Gallade. Don't ask me how I know, he's the president of our school's battle club."

Lin Xuan noticed that many people in the live chat were wondering why he knew the player's Pokémon and were even suspecting that he had some inside information, but the answer was obviously no.

Why didn't he just take off like that in the last competition? He's both a commentator and a player, who in the court has the audacity to accuse me?

"And the opponent's Pokémon is a Zangoose. Zangoose has two abilities: immunity and poison boost. The two are somewhat similar, but not quite. To put it simply, they are somewhat similar but not quite, only a little bit similar," Lin Xuan said.

Zhong Mingyi, sitting to the side, cast a questioning look at him. Sure enough, there was a significant difference between sitting next to Lin Xuan and watching the live stream in the studio. Sitting next to him always gave Zhong Mingyi the feeling of being in a comedy theater.

Not only Zhong Mingyi, but even the comments section started flooded with question marks.

【? ? ? 】

Can you speak like a human being?

I recognize each individual word, but I just can't understand what you mean when you put them together.

"Simply put, the Immunity ability can prevent poisoning, while the Poison Boost ability relies on being poisoned... Pokémon with the Poison Boost ability will have their Attack increased when they are poisoned, making it a completely inferior ability to Guts."

[That doesn't sound very good]

A weakened version of the Perseverance trait.

"It's not entirely without its advantages, is it?"

After thinking for a while, Zhong Ming finally said something.

Lin Xuan lowered his head and thought for a moment about what could replace perseverance in this trait. After racking his brains, he finally managed to come up with one.

"Indeed, at least the price of the Poisonous Orb is cheaper... but are there any other options?"

“That’s all,” Zhong Mingyi said coldly.

Flame Orbs are basically only used by Pokémon with the Guts ability, so they are much cheaper than general items like Life Orbs. Pokémon with the Poison Boost ability are even rarer, with only Zangoose being one of them. Even Pokémon with the Poison Heal ability are few, which makes Poison Orbs even cheaper, generally around five figures.

However, the price of the Flame Orb is almost several times that of the Toxic Orb, since there are too many Pokémon with the Guts ability.

"And Pokémon with the Guts ability can also use the Toxic Orb, right?"

This is the most crucial point: the Guts ability requires being in a status ailment, including poison. Therefore, many poorer trainers who can't afford the Flame Orb end up buying the Toxic Orb instead.

The advantage of the Flame Orb over the Poison Orb is that it causes less damage to Pokémon through burns, while the damage from poison increases over time.

"What about Flareon?" Zhong Mingyi suddenly thought of an unusual existence with the Guts ability: Flareon.

"Let's just think of this thing as Poisoning Boost 2.0," Lin Xuan said helplessly.

It's just that Flareon's abilities are really infuriating. The Guts ability is good in itself, but the key is that Flareon is a Fire-type! This guy can't get burned, which means he can't use Flame Orb and is forced to use Toxic Orb. What's the essential difference between that and Poison Boost? It seems like there isn't.

After all, very few people would paralyze you knowing you have a strong willpower trait; if they did, there would definitely be countermeasures.

Why does it feel like I'm listening to a stand-up comedy routine?

[From solo crosstalk to duo crosstalk]

[Let's invite Brother Guai Li over sometime; I want to hear a group performance.]

[That's easy, all Mimikyu-sensei needs to do is find someone cute.]

Do you think Mimikyu-sensei can be found?

[Attention ahead: Do not answer calls from Jianghai City]

Ralts didn't seem to care much about what Lin Xuan and Zhong Mingyi said; she was just watching the screen and waiting for the match to start.

"Let's make a bet. Guess who will win. If I guess right, you'll owe me a meal. If you're right and I'm wrong, I'll treat you to a meal," Lin Xuan suddenly said, turning to Zhong Mingyi.

"Of course, but let me guess first!" Zhong Mingyi was quite confident; he couldn't possibly be wrong about this kind of battle question.

“Okay.” Lin Xuan nodded, just waiting for Zhong Ming to fall into the trap so he could get a free meal.

【? ? ? 】

[Zhong, shut up!]

Don't agree to his request!

[Sigh, this champion doesn't seem very bright.]

Is there really such a legendary "stupidity-enhancing spray"?

However, there is a delay in the barrage comments, so Zhong Mingyi didn't see them immediately and instead answered Lin Xuan's question directly.

I guess Gallade!

Even disregarding pure strength, Gallade has a comprehensive advantage in terms of attributes alone.

Not to mention, in his opinion, this Gallade is not weak among three-star monsters, but this Zangoose is still a bit short of three-star, completely overwhelming him in strength.

Zhong Mingyi even suspected that Lin Xuan might have deliberately brought him food... Wait, why would Lin Xuan be so kind?

As soon as Zhong Ming realized that something might be wrong, he turned around and saw Lin Xuan's sly smile, along with a notification from the live chat.

"Well said, I also guessed Gallade!"

"I guessed Gallade first!"

"I didn't say we couldn't guess the same thing..." Lin Xuan pouted. "I just said if I guessed right, you'd owe me a meal."

"That makes two meals in total, you have to remember that."

Lin Xuan still remembered what Zhong Mingyi said after she sent him to the dojo the day before yesterday.

"No way, no way, such a big world champion wouldn't be planning to breach his contract, would he?"

"You... fine!" Zhong Ming gritted his teeth and accepted the offer, but what could he do if he really wanted to beat this guy up?

As for Ralts on the side, it simply lowered its head slightly. Its master was too shameless. Was there any way to save him?

Waiting online, very anxious.

"Alright, the match begins! Since the Poison Orb wasn't activated immediately, Zangoose Slash tried to avoid Gallade's line of sight with Quick Attack, but Gallade locked onto him with its psychic powers. Gallade then used Teleport to appear behind Zangoose Slash!"