Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

High emotional intelligence: Follow your heart; Low emotional intelligence: Cowardice.

The Art of Speaking

"After retrieving the Great Swellow, our player sent out the Dream Eater and immediately activated Trick Room on the spot! No matter how strong your Cinnamon is, can you really kill my Dream Eater in one hit?"

"Cinnamon didn't let this opportunity pass. Although it couldn't stop its opponent from setting up Trick Room, it went straight in and used Tail Smash. It landed three times in total. It wasn't very lucky, but with the help of a skilled player and the opponent's reaction, it's clear that the damage was still very high, even higher than the power of a normal Tail Smash with four hits."

"After the magic space was opened, the speed of the two sides reversed dramatically. Momo used Psychic, but Chinchilla used U-turn first and slipped away. Although I can't beat you, I can choose not to fight you!"

"U-turn is a Bug-type move that is effective against Psychic-type moves. The only downside is that this move cannot trigger the Mastery trait."

Lin Xuan said with some regret, "But if U-turn were reduced to 60 power, it would be a blessing for the Scyther family and a nightmare for other Pokémon, especially Incineroar, the Bug King..."

"However, a Trick Room has been created on the field at this moment. We all know that the opponent's two remaining Pokémon are Flareon and the ultimate traitor Lapras. Let's see who he chooses. In the end, he chose Lapras, which is more suitable for performance under Trick Room!"

I started laughing the moment I saw Laplace.

[A notorious traitor]

[Can we recreate the feat of missing three water cannon shots in a row today?]

[The one above, your version is outdated; you've already had four consecutive misses.]

"Facing Laplace, Momoshiki used Meditation directly. With Momoshiki's durability, Laplace's special attack was indeed difficult to damage, so Laplace chose a move - Death Song! At the same time, after Death Song, it used Aqua Ring, looking like it was going to fight a war of attrition with Momoshiki!"

Song of Destruction is a rather special skill, and Lin Xuan was worried that some people might not understand its effects, so he explained it to them.

"Song of Annihilation is a magical and domineering skill. The Pokémon that uses Song of Annihilation, as well as the Pokémon that hears Song of Annihilation, will lose their ability to fight after a period of time. At the same time, it ignores skills such as Protect and Insight. The only drawback is that it does not distinguish between friend and foe. Even teammates will fall down after hearing it."

"However, the Pokémon that heard the Perish Song will automatically cancel this state once it's returned to its Poké Ball for a while. But you should know that Trick Room has a time limit, so if you don't attack soon, the time will run out~"

Lin Xuan said calmly, "Although the effect of the Trick Space is powerful, it is also very easy to break. If you really want it to play a key role, you have to cooperate with Pokémon like Miss Goethe and Wobbuffet."

While dark eyes can achieve a similar effect in many situations, they are ultimately far less effective.

It's a pity about the Chandelure family. They were originally supposed to have the Shadow Tag ability, but before it was even unlocked, it was nerfed to Penetrate. While this ability isn't bad, it's worlds apart from Shadow Tag.

"Now it's our turn to make a decision: whether to replace Mengmengshi. Since Laplace has mastered the skills Annihilation Song and Water Ring, it's very likely that she also has the matching Tide Whirlwind. Once used, Mengmengshi will be unable to leave the field and will be forced to perish together with Laplace. In fact, if Laplace manages to leave the field at the right time, Mengmengshi will be forced to lose."

[What a disgusting skill!]

I originally thought Laplace was all about burst damage.

[Perhaps the developer of this tactic came up with it because the water cannons kept missing?]

[Perfectly reasonable, why would Laplace use a water cannon?]

"Mengmengshi didn't back down. Instead, he used Moonlight to recover his strength. After all, he had been seriously injured by the two attacks from Cinnabar. But this also sent a signal that he was going to fight Laplace to the death!"

【Ugh! I'll fight you to the death!】

I'm so hungry!

Damn, this makes me hungry!

Lin Xuan glanced at the comments and wondered why someone was stealing her lines.

"As expected, Laplace followed up his Song of Annihilation with the Tidal Wave skill. Before Laplace leaves the field, Dream Eclipse cannot leave, but Dream Eclipse clearly has no intention of leaving. I've already meditated once, do you think I'm afraid of you? Watch me... meditate again~"

"Ahem, this player is surprisingly cautious, but that makes sense. With the Water Ring, if the burst damage isn't high enough, it won't be enough to defeat Laplace."

"Laplace also directly used the Foam Aria, without using the most powerful Water Cannon skill. Obviously, this player may have watched my video and knows that the Water Cannon skill is unreliable!"

"My suggestion is to go and pray to Palukia and ask him to bless you so that your water cannons will always hit."

[Rascal's Head Mystic Hill, never dreams of Palkia]

[What if I play Diaghalica?]

[If it's Baitialuka, Palkia will come to your dream that night and send you a water cannon shot.]

Even in the mythology of this world, Dialga and Palkia's relationship isn't exactly friendly; they often have minor squabbles. But nothing serious, never to the point of life or death.

Similar to Kyogre and Groudon, Ho-Oh and Lugia are the ones that can truly coexist harmoniously.

"Dream Eclipse has no intention of avoiding the aria of bubbles. I am Dream Eclipse, who has meditated twice. You think you can kill me? Then you shouldn't be called Laplace, you should be called Gyokka."

"Mengmengshi launched an energy ball directly at Laplace, who tried to dodge, but his speed in the Trick Space was far slower than Mengmengshi's, and he was hit directly. Although he did not lose his ability to fight, you must know that this was an energy ball created after two meditations! Its power was extremely terrifying."

As an Ice-type Pokémon, one of the biggest regrets about Lapras is that it can't learn Aurora Veil; otherwise, if it could activate Aurora Veil, its opponents would be even less able to damage it.

Eternatus doesn't seem to have fallen from the sky yet, nor does it have a Dynamax form; otherwise, Gigantamax Lapras would be a very popular Pokémon.

Attack while activating the Aurora Screen, are you scared yet?

As Lin Xuan's thoughts wandered, she saw flashes of white light on Laplace's body, which, combined with the water ring around his body, continuously helped him recover his strength.

"This Lapras is carrying leftovers, it's incredibly succulent, but... it seems a bit slow to recover!"

Lin Xuan said with some worry.

After meditating twice, Dream Eclipse's output power is no joke.

"Seemingly aware of Laplace's current predicament, the opponent directly used... Dragon Dance! That's right, Laplace can learn the Dragon Dance skill, so who else doesn't know Dragon Dance?"

Laplace can also perform dragon dances.

[A Dragon-type Pokémon walked out of the live stream, grumbling and cursing.]

[Garuda lowered its head slightly, sensing something was wrong, walked back, and smacked the streamer with its claws.]

[Garuda: This streamer mentioning Garchomp is basically mocking me!]

"Laplace used Dragon Dance because the effect of Trick Room was about to disappear, and at the same time, he charged straight in and used Super Horn Strike! And this is a dual-wielding Laplace, amazing!"

That's right, the Trick Room is almost over, but the effect of Annihilation Song hasn't even been shown yet. This is one of the reasons why this skill isn't that powerful. The preparation time required for it to take effect is too long. Many times, it's not Annihilation Song that takes down the opponent, but rather the opponent is killed directly by the skill.

Manually turning off the song is correct.

"For Mengmengshi, this is also a good opportunity. If Laplace were to drag things out with him like this, forcibly holding out until the Song of Annihilation takes effect, it wouldn't be entirely impossible. In that case, there would still be some suspense. But in this head-on confrontation, Mengmengshi won't back down. He'll just unleash a... True Qi Bomb!"

"Mengmengshi actually had a True Qi Bullet that she hadn't used yet. At such close range, Laplace couldn't dodge it at the root, so she could only grit her teeth and keep going."

boom!

The True Qi Bullet of Dream Eclipse and Laplace's Super Horn Strike collided powerfully, unleashing a violent roar.

"It's a real pity. The power of the True Qi Bomb is far greater than that of the Energy Ball. Laplace lost his ability to fight directly, but he also severely injured Dream Eclipse."

"Moreover, Mengmengshi dared not stay on the field any longer, as the effect of the Song of Annihilation was about to activate, so she had to be substituted."

"The opposing player has sent out Flareon, while our player has sent out Swellow. It's a battle of willpower!"

[Shocking! Laplace wasn't the mole this time?]

But I feel like Laplace would have been better off just playing it safe.

[There are traitors, but not many; only a tiny number.]

"But if both have the Guts ability, Flareon is clearly at a disadvantage. You were poisoned while it was burned; the stamina loss is completely incomparable."

Lin Xuan stroked his chin and said, "Even if Flareon can achieve some immunity to poison through training and its ability, the longer the poison lasts, the greater the damage to the Pokémon."

"Unlike previous protracted battles, the opposing player must finish this battle quickly, otherwise he himself may be the one who gets dragged out and killed."

"But in addition to protection, the Great Swallow also has the skill of roosting. How can your One King compare?"

At the beginning, both Pokémon made tentative moves in perfect unison. Swellow used Hurricane, while Flareon charged up Flare to try and increase its speed, but failed to break through due to the interference of Hurricane.

But soon, burn marks appeared on Swellow's body, and Flareon's face turned purple. Guts ability activated!

"Swellow showed no mercy and directly used its most powerful STAB move—Endurance! This move can reach a terrifying double power under the Guts ability!"

[Twice as strong? Add the Guts trait, and isn't that even stronger than a Hercules?]

[Perfectly matched traits and skills]

Lin Xuan shook her head upon seeing some of the comments on the screen.

"While Guts is also a strong ability, it can't compare to Huge Power. Researchers have experimented with using ability swapping moves and found that the Guts-based Sudden Impact move isn't much more powerful than the Huge Power move Tackle. If the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon reaches its maximum power and Return is used, the power of the two moves is almost identical. Not to mention that Huge Power works on all physical moves, so there's no comparison between the two."

Many people think that having the willpower to persevere is no less than that of a strongman, but they completely forget another thing - Pokémon with the strongman ability don't need the "Persevere" move at all!

"Faced with Swellow's stubborn resistance, Flareon didn't dare to use its previous Flame Charge move. Instead, it directly used Flare Rush to push forward. As for the result... it seems to be a draw."

After a violent physical collision, both elves were forced back a considerable distance.

In terms of pure strength, Flareon is much stronger than Swellow, but because its own power is higher and it doesn't have any counter-damage, Flareon has a slight advantage, but it's very small, so overall it's a draw.

Both Pokémon possess the Guts ability, so neither of them intended to stop. After all, they were both high school students, and neither of them believed that their Pokémon was inferior to the other's. The two players were getting a little red-eyed as they fought to this point.

"Flame Eevee and Swellow are both unable to battle!"

Soon after, under another fierce attack from Brave Bird and a collision with Flare Blitz, the two Pokémon fell to the ground.

Wow, that's amazing!

I love watching these kinds of matches.

However, it seems that Teacher Mimikyu isn't very satisfied.

"The players from Imperial Capital University are getting a bit carried away."

Lin Xuan said with a frown.

"The students from Shanghai University have a fully-equipped Magneton and a Momonga, which is seriously injured but still has a fighting chance. With Flareon down, Cinnabar is no match for Magneton."

"The moves Tail Smash, Triple Smash, Rock Blast, and Seed Shot all have a fatal blind spot: Steel-type. The students from Imperial University probably knew this, which is why they chose Flareon. But... you're just giving Flareon away like that. How are you going to fight Magneton?"