Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

While Lin Xuan and Lin Yuan were chatting, Yang Yongzhong and the others quickly returned with the dishes. After finishing their meal, they went straight back to their dormitory.

"What a waste, I should have filmed another lifestyle vlog to fill the gaps..."

The moment Lin Xuan stepped into the dormitory, she thought of this matter. It was really a shame. She hadn't updated her videos in a long time, and she had missed a rare opportunity to make a casual video. It was really wrong of her!

The group arrived at the dormitory yesterday and had obviously cleaned it. Lin Xuan's desk didn't have many of his own things, but it looked very clean. The main reason was that the group knew he rarely came to the dormitory, so his desk naturally became a storage table.

"Didn't anything get stolen from our dorm?" Lin Xuan asked curiously again after seeing the notice posted downstairs. It seemed that many dorm rooms had lost something to varying degrees.

"No, not even the underwear I forgot to take down from the balcony was lost." Lin Yuan shook his head.

Lin Xuan: ...

Even if someone wanted to throw this away, it would be quite difficult. Who would steal something like this?

After learning about it, Lin Xuan didn't pay much attention and simply took out her key to open the locker she hadn't opened in a long time.

"Oh, right, I still have some food in my cupboard, it's going to expire if I don't eat it soon, do you guys want to..."

"Dandan!"

"Boy!"

Before Lin Xuan could finish speaking, Xiao Dian and Eevee rushed over upon hearing that there were snacks to eat. However, the two Pokémon were stunned when they saw the scene inside the locker.

Where are all my snacks?

Lin Xuan took two steps back and glanced at the label on the headboard. It was indeed her closet, and she had the key to the chain... So how did the things inside get lost?

"Wow, they stole it so cleanly."

"Indeed, not a single thing was left."

Lin Xuan's roommates immediately gathered around to watch the spectacle, and Lin Yuan even reached out and touched it with his finger.

"There's not even a speck of dust. This thief really has professional ethics; he even cleaned up the mess for you."

Lin Xuan would open the storage box and distribute food almost every time he returned to the dormitory, so everyone knew how outrageous his supplies were. What should have been half a locker of snacks was now completely empty, which was quite astonishing.

Lin Xuan: ...

Don't let me catch you!!!

"Ibu, little one, sniff around! Let's see if we can find that thief!"

Lin Xuan gritted her teeth and said, "It's a bit much that so much of my food reserves were stolen, not a single bag left! At least leave some!"

But as soon as Lin Xuan said that, Xiao Dian and Yi Bu both rolled their eyes at him. Did he really think they were dogs? And even if they were real dogs, it wouldn't matter. It seems that someone from the school sent a Growlithe before, and they still couldn't find anything.

"Is it really that clean?"

Lin Xuan stuck his head into the cabinet, almost wanting to crawl inside to check it out. He found it was indeed ridiculously clean, a level of cleanliness he couldn't achieve even if he cleaned it himself. Even the hard-to-reach corners were spotless.

"Are thieves nowadays capable of being germaphobes?"

Lin Xuan felt that her worldview had been somewhat shaken.

"And how did he get in without unlocking my door? Can he teleport like Kirlia?"

But not many Pokémon can learn Teleport, and it seems unnecessary for anyone to do so. Wouldn't it be better to just Teleport to the cafeteria and eat there?

After a day trip to the dormitory, Lin Xuan's identity suddenly changed from a bystander to one of the victims, while Lin Yuan and the others looked like they were having a hard time suppressing their laughter.

"Tell me if you hear anything. How dare they steal my snacks!"

Even after the afternoon classes ended, Lin Xuan still couldn't get it out of her mind, and when she left the school, she reminded Lin Yuan and the others through gritted teeth.

However, the thief didn't reappear in the following days, seemingly because the students had all returned to school. Lin Xuan also didn't get any new information from Lin Yuan. He probably had already eaten and drunk his fill and made a run for it. If this didn't happen again, the incident would likely gradually lose its popularity and at most become just a topic of conversation for later generations.

Lin Xuan has had a rather leisurely few days. With nothing to do at the research institute, he trains the little ones and makes some videos, such as the previous Pokémon breeding videos, which have already reached their sixteenth episode.

Although it's a tiny bit different from what I initially said, "one issue per week," it's still not that far off... right?

It's just that there's been an occasional month without an update, it doesn't make a difference.

As for Lin Xuan's video content this time, it's the turn of the much-anticipated Cross Bat.

Crobat is quite popular because this Pokémon has three evolutionary stages, and its final evolution is even more powerful. If it is raised well, it is in no way inferior to the starter Pokémon.

And most importantly, the first form of Crobat, Zubat, is not much rarer than Pikachu, the electric rat. You can often find a lot of Zubats in any cave, making it a very common Pokémon.

The only problem might be its type. Poison is not a very beginner-friendly type and requires some attention, but this flaw does not overshadow Zubat's popularity.

Especially in the early days, the evolution conditions of Crobat were always a mystery. Many people's Zubats were very strong but did not evolve for a long time, while some Zubats could evolve very early. This was because in the past, many people's evolution could only be determined by fate.

It wasn't until a few months ago, with the introduction of the affinity system, that people realized that the evolution of these Pokémon requires the joint efforts and bond between the Pokémon and its trainer.

Lin Xuan's video was viewed by countless people the moment it was released.

Holy crap, this brings back so many memories!

[It's amazing that Mimikyu-sensei still remembers this series!]

It's been almost a month since Fat Cat's video, hasn't it?

The great Mimikyu teacher will arrive at his loyal little station today!

Chapter 238 Little Divine Child

"Ahem, today we're going to talk about Crobat, which is also a very popular Pokémon!"

The video begins with Lin Xuan's soulful yet irritating voice.

This isn't just idle talk; it's a conclusion reached by viewers after reviewing many of his videos, and it's been agreed upon by most of his fans.

[It's been so long since I've heard Mimikyu-sensei's soulful yet irritating voice; I even miss it a little.]

[Those who read this clearly didn't watch Mimikyu's live stream.]

[There is a difference. When Mimikyu is doing commentary, her voice has lost all its emotion; it's just plain annoying.]

【Agree! 】

"Let's start by talking about Crobat's two characteristics: Penetration and Psychic, both of which are quite good characteristics."

"First of all, it's this mental power that makes Crobat unafraid of intimidation and prevents it from becoming cowardly due to skills. Forget about Togekiss's double lockout; it's not afraid of your Air Slash at all."

"Then there's the Transcendence ability. Pokémon with this ability are immune to the opponent's Reflect, Light Screen, Safeguard, Haze, Substitute, and Aurora Veil. No matter how many walls are set up, it's useless; I can just pass right through them."

However, what no one knew was that when Lin Xuan thought of the Penetration ability, the first Pokémon that came to mind was Chandelure. Why would Chandelure have the Penetration ability?

Originally, the Crystal Chandelier's ability should have been Shadow Step, but the developers thought it was too strong and changed it to Penetration without even having a chance to unlock it. The difference between the two abilities is like night and day.

"But look at this Crobat, it has two pairs of wings. And look at Talonflame, it only has one team. If we're talking about speed, Crobat is faster than Talonflame. So my suggestion is that all the Crobat trainers unite and send Arceus a dream, asking him to help change Crobat's ability. We don't need anything like Strongman, just give it Gale Wings will do."

[Wings of the Gale?]

Is it passable?

Arceus: You're dreaming.

It's important to know that the real-life Gale Wings is the fully-healthed version of Gale Wings, without the health limit in the game. This is an extremely powerful characteristic, far surpassing abilities like Spirit Power or Penetration.

"Aside from its special ability, Crobat's most important strength is its speed. Even among all Pokémon, Crobat is among the fastest. At the same level of strength, few Pokémon can keep up with it. Among the few Pokémon that can rival it, such as Agility Bug and Ninjazu, Crobat is even countered by it."

Then the video showed a clip of a match, a battle between a Crobat and a Rockbiter.

"Giant Rockruff should have the advantage in this match, given its type advantage and unparalleled physical defense. Crobat's physical attack would have been difficult to overcome. But is that really the case?"

In the video, Crobat immediately applied Toxic to Rockruff after entering the battle, then started flying around, occasionally firing an Air Slash. When hit, it would immediately Roost, and even reduced the power of Rock-type attacks it received because it no longer had a Flying-type.

"Ahem, that's right, this is the first tactic I recommend for Crobat... Although it's a tiny bit disgusting, it's actually quite effective in actual combat!"

You call this a tiny bit?

[Damn it, every Pokémon seems to become disgusting in Mimikyu's hands.]

I still can't forget the hypnotic powder and the substitute butterfly dance tactic used by the compound-eyed butterfly.

[One dirty thing a day]

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

While viewers were watching Lin Xuan's videos, he was at the Pokémon Center training the three Pokémon.

Little Dot started trying a new strategy... charging!

That's right, Lin Xuan is preparing to officially let Xiao Dian develop its own special feature—the electric engine!

The electric engine is immune to damage from electric-type attacks and instead gains a speed boost. While it's not as powerful as a lightning rod, it still has its uses: it's used to start the engine!

The skill that matches this method is called Charge, which raises your Special Defense and doubles the power of your next Electric-type move!

If charging could be combined with an electric engine, it would be equivalent to increasing special defense and speed simultaneously, and even slightly doubling the power output of electric-type attacks—Lin Xuan found it hard to imagine how terrifying this would be.

However, achieving this is not easy. The first step is to fully master one's own electrical current and direct it to where it should go when using skills.

For most Electric-type Pokémon, this isn't a huge hurdle; with diligent practice, they can always master it. But for Little Spot, it was an impossible task because his electric current was too violent, making it difficult to control even for perfect offensive purposes, let alone accomplish something as difficult as self-charging.

However, since Xiaodian has been taking the medicine given by the doctor, she should be considered to have barely reached this point.

"It's a pity it's not in Suyun City, otherwise I might have thought of taking advantage of their charging stations for free..."

Lin Xuan looked at the charging device in front of him and said, "As Xiao Dian's strength increases, the cost of each charge is also increasing. It's still more cost-effective to go to Su Yun University and get it for free."

Lin Xuan skillfully connected the device interface to the small dot. What he needed to do now was not to charge himself, but to stimulate the electric motor's characteristics by receiving external current.