Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

[Where did you catch that one? I want one too!]

Bulbasaur is a relatively rare Pokémon in reality. It's hard to find wild Bulbasaur outside of breeding centers. After all, as one of the starter Pokémon, these three Pokémon have relatively strong potential.

Of course, while it is relatively rare, it is not to that extreme degree.

In a normal breeding center, the price of a starter Pokémon egg ranges from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan, which is the price that many families can afford if they grit their teeth.

In reality, if we're talking about truly rare Pokémon, it's probably only pseudo-legendary Pokémon and Dragon-type Pokémon, as well as some extremely rare Pokémon like Lucario and Volcarona. After all, these Pokémon generally have one problem... they're difficult to breed and have long incubation periods.

In addition, the evolution cycle of pseudo-legendary Pokémon is so absurd that even if an average person manages to catch one, they might be sent away before it evolves.

"First, we need to understand Venusaur's abilities, namely Overgrow and Chlorophyll. At this point, many people might say in the comments, 'Mimikyu, what's so special about Overgrow, such a common ability?' Actually, it's not. While Overgrow isn't considered strong, it's definitely not as weak as most people imagine."

Lin Xuan's words only made things worse. The live chat was flooded with copied and pasted quotes, the screen practically overflowing with comments like, "Mimikyu-sensei, what's so special about the common 'Overgrow' trait?"

"The Overgrowth ability is familiar to everyone as it is the ability of all Grass-type starter Pokémon in all countries and regions. When the Pokémon is exhausted or seriously injured, it will unleash its physical potential and increase the power of Grass-type moves. The increase is generally about half of the original power based on testing."

"This is definitely not a small number; in many cases, it can allow the elves to launch an absolute counterattack."

Wow, that's a huge improvement?

I thought the improvement would be minimal.

So, is this like a lock-on technique used by the main character in a comic book, something you can't use unless you're almost dead?

"The biggest problem with Lush is its usage conditions. It's a characteristic that you can't play it unless you're at your lowest health. Even if you manage to unleash its full potential, you might think you're about to run out of health and then get instantly killed by the opponent."

At this point, Lin Xuan thoughtfully attached a video showing a Venusaur entering its Lush state under the opponent's attack, radiating a strong green light, making one wonder if it had experienced some special story.

Then... the other side didn't say much, and Charizard unleashed a massive attack, turning the green light into flames, almost turning him into a charcoal-roasted garlic turtle.

Venusaur — (x_x)

I got up, I fell down, what's there to say?

[Hilarious, it's completely useless]

Is this some kind of staged accident scam?

"What did you all learn from this video? This trainer uses his own experience to tell us not to think about using Venusaur to fight Charizard, it's easy to end up unlucky."

【? ? ? 】

[I waited all this time and this is what you tell me?]

【rnm, refund my money!】

After her antics, Lin Xuan quickly switched the video back to the original PPT slides.

"Ahem, to be serious, whether it's Overgrowth or similar skills like Blaze, Torrent, or even Bug Sense, they all really test the teamwork between the trainer and the Pokémon. After all, locking in HP isn't an easy thing."

"But locking HP is difficult for other Pokémon, but Venusaur is the most likely to succeed, after all, it has moves like Leech Seed and Photosynthesis, so locking HP is still feasible."

Then came another video clip. Compared to its sibling that was burned to ashes, this Venusaur was like a god descending to earth. It was in a lush state from the beginning and frantically applied status effects to its opponent, such as Leech Seed and Sleep Powder, while occasionally using Photosynthesis to heal itself.

Despite being at low health, it managed to take down three of the opponent's Pokémon. This Venusaur was as strong as a war god.

【66666】

[Truly, you won't play until you're almost dead.]

Is this Venusaur using some kind of invincibility cheat?

[Hilarious, turning it on is like cheating?]

To be honest, even Lin Xuan, let alone the audience, felt that this Venusaur must have activated something special. It was just one breath away from collapsing, and its opponent was probably going to vomit blood by the end.

They might even report him to the league; this guy is definitely cheating!

"This technique of locking in health is very difficult, because if you don't control it well, you're done for... Please refer to the first material for details, so this is a high-risk, but also high-reward tactic if it succeeds."

Lin Xuan then laid out the main skills that needed to be practiced for this tactic, which were nothing more than healing skills such as photosynthesis, parasitic seeds, and rooting. Skills like instant amnesia and curses would be even better.

Especially after taking root, since they can't move around anyway, why bother with speed? They might as well just stay in place and act as a turret.

I suddenly realized something: the content creator really wanted to teach me these things.

[Brain: I've got it! Hands: You've got it?!]

[Well said, so where can I get Venusaur?]

Although we've talked a lot about the Overgrow ability, Venusaur's strongest ability is still Chlorophyll. Not only can it synergize with the Sunny Day pairing, but Venusaur can also activate Sunny Day itself, essentially giving itself a buff.

However, the problem is that everyone knows that Venusaur with chlorophyll is very strong, so Venusaur with chlorophyll is also more valuable. Generally speaking, it is not a problem to be more than 50%, which is not a small amount.

For this reason, Lin Xuan actually focused on the Overgrowth ability in his writing. Because of the difficulty in breeding Bulbasaur with Chlorophyll, more than 90% of the Bulbasaur in the hands of trainers actually have the Overgrowth ability.

"The properties of chlorophyll are quite simple; it boils down to one word—fast!"

Lin Xuan said with great enthusiasm, but when he was dubbing the video, he never expected the comments to go so far as to go off-topic.

[Pass this on, Teacher Mimikyu likes speed!]

[Pass this on, Teacher Mimic will be here soon!]

[The mimicry of Teacher Qiu lasted less than three seconds!]

"Chlorophyll's effect is simple, but the simpler the characteristic, the stronger it often is. Under sunny skies, the speed increases dramatically, almost doubling. What does doubling the speed mean? Doubling is twice the original speed. Do you understand now?"

Wow! So that's what doubling means! I never knew that before!

What are you doing here?

“Compared to the Lushness ability, Chlorophyll offers more options. Increased speed means it’s harder for your opponent to hit you. Do I need to tell you what you can do then? Hehe~” Lin Xuan made a slightly lewd sound.

"The most disgusting tactics are things like Sleep Powder, Toxic, and Leech Seed. Photosynthesis also has a significantly increased recovery effect under sunny weather. If there's any downside to this tactic, besides the fact that it's not good against certain types of Pokémon, such as Grass, Poison, and Steel, it's probably that it's easy to end up in a real-time battle."

Lin Xuan paused for a moment when she said this, and then continued.

"Another point to note is that this tactic should not be used on acquaintances, otherwise this content creator will not be responsible for any consequences."

Try it and you'll die.

[Here comes the disclaimer]

It's too late, I've already made plans with a friend.

I just paused to play against a friend for a bit, and apart from being in pain all over, I'm not seriously hurt.

Lin Xuan remembered that before she transmigrated, she had played Pokémon battles offline with Li Yuan, but Li Yuan's entire legendary team was defeated by Lin Xuan's Venusaur.

After that... well, Lin Xuan didn't want to say anything more.

Chapter 20 is over!

Lin Xuan's video is half an hour long. This short time is obviously not enough to cover all the content, but even so, it is rich enough.

Especially in the middle section, Lin Xuan mentioned Zhong Mingyi's Venusaur's characteristics in previous battles: direct, aggressive attacks, without resorting to underhanded tactics.

Venusaur isn't just about playing dirty tricks. Thanks to the speed boost from its Chlorophyll ability, few Pokémon can keep up with its speed in sunny weather. When it unleashes a series of moves, its opponent will indeed have a hard time dealing with it.

When Zhong Mingyi saw this part, he nodded. It wasn't that he disliked skills like Leech Seed and Toxic. In fact, he also had skills like Venusaur, but he used them relatively rarely.

He mostly treats these skills as auxiliary, using them only in specific situations, but he relies more on the inherent strength of his Venusaur.

After the video ended, Zhong Mingyi realized that half an hour had already passed.

The main reason was that Lin Xuan's video content was indeed very well explained, and even gave him some inspiration in some aspects, so Zhong Mingyi decisively chose to give a coin and forward it, and also added a sentence.

[If you're a Venusaur trainer, you should check out this video; it gave me a lot of inspiration.]

Although Venusaur is not his main Pokémon yet, and can only be considered as part of his second team, Zhong Mingyi is still quite dedicated to it. The Weather Ball Venusaur that Lin Xuan mentioned in the video just now gave him inspiration.

In Lin Xuan's original words, Weather Ball is a very important skill for Venusaur, especially for Venusaur with the Chlorophyll ability.

Because chlorophyll properties are mostly activated in only two situations: one is when it is sunny, and the other is when the weather is disrupted, such as sandstorms, snow, or rain. But in any case, the weather will eventually exist.

This can greatly expand the coverage of Venusaur's moves.

After thinking about it, Zhong Mingyi realized that Weather Ball was a skill that few people paid attention to because of its demanding requirements and the limited number of Pokémon that could learn it.

But for Venusaur, it seems to be a really good weapon; if used well, it can deliver a fatal blow to the opponent unexpectedly.

Zhong Mingyi redirected the chat page to the chat group.

[@MimiQiuIsNotMimiQ: The new video is awesome!]

【catch!】

[Master Ball!]

[Xiao Zhong actually showed up?]

After posting the video, Lin Xuan took a shower and was about to lie back in bed for a long nap when she saw that someone had tagged her in the group chat.

This is his fan group. He joined a few days ago after chatting with Zhong Mingyi in private, but he hasn't said much. Today, he actually popped up on his own initiative.

Lin Xuan: [So-so~ (shy smile)]

[Shocking! When was the last time Teacher Mimiqiu was active in the group chat?]

[Probably the last time]

The new video is really good, it makes me want to get a Bulbasaur!

Lin Xuan originally wanted to chat in the group for a while before going to bed, but then she saw a private message from Zhong Mingyi.