Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

This move, like Dig, Fly, and Spirit Strike, is an offensive and defensive move that allows you to dodge first and then launch a surprise attack. However, it appears rather infrequently.

It's not that there aren't many Pokémon that can learn it; on the contrary, most Water-type Pokémon can learn it. It's just that the area restrictions for its use are much greater than those of the other similar moves, and now it has a perfect opportunity to prove its worth.

The brilliance of the gem between its eyebrows changed from grayish-white to azure. With a flash of lightning, Sylveon, who had just started, immediately dived into the water like a Vaporeon and swam against the current towards Slowking.

Sylveon's speed slowed down considerably after losing the power of Quick Attack, but the two Pokémon were not far apart to begin with, and the previous Quick Attack had also given them a short burst of speed.

Before long, Sylvanas had swum against the current to the end of the stream, where Slowking was standing.

Just as Xianbu was about to leap out and unleash a powerful whip, he suddenly received a new instruction from Xia Chen: "Xianbu, trick her and launch a surprise attack instead!"

Sudden Attack – A Dark-type physical move. If the opponent also uses an offensive move at the same time, Sudden Attack will always have the first strike!

Having spent over a decade with Xia Chen, Xianbu immediately understood his intentions.

wow——

With a burst of water, Sylveon leaped out of the water against the current. The silk that had disappeared after Mega Evolution condensed again through energy, and a faint green light emanated from its forehead, as if it were about to unleash a powerful whip.

Slowking's eyes snapped open, and a burst of pale blue psychic energy shot out instantly.

Just as Xia Chen had guessed, Sabrina did the opposite and, taking advantage of Sylveon's use of Power Whip, commanded Slowking to use the Psychic-type move Psychic!

Mega Sylveon wore a sly smile, and the jewel between its brows changed its brilliance once again, this time revealing a dark brown color that represented the Dark type!

…………

"A surprise attack! Sylveon used a surprise attack! Xia Chen anticipated Sabrina's prediction. On the surface, he was going to use Grass-type Power Whip, but in reality, he was going to use a surprise attack. This surprise attack not only made Sylveon instantly accelerate and rush to Slowking, but also used Dark-type immunity to Psychic-type to nullify Psychic!"

The narrator was excited and spoke at an extremely fast pace, almost roaring as he recited the long string of explanations.

It's no wonder he was so excited. In the battle between Slowking and Zoroark, the latter was almost completely suppressed, while Mega Sylvanas made his debut and contributed such a wonderful prediction and counter-prediction.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected, Sylveon truly deserves to be Xia Chen's absolute ace!"

Geji Hua nodded and said, "The two psychics were using telepathy to command their Pokémon almost the entire time, which is why they gave us such a thrilling and exciting battle with a very tense pace and constant strategic maneuvering. After Sylveon Mega Evolved, her ability to transform made the battle even more exciting."

At the same time, the number of comments in the live stream suddenly increased by a whole level.

It's not that all the viewers were Xia Chen's fans, cheering for his comeback.

Firstly, the reading just now was indeed excellent; secondly, compared to a crushing victory for the strong over the weak, people prefer to see a reversal where the weak triumph over the strong.

However, whether it will be a crushing defeat or a comeback, a single surprise attack is far from enough to determine the outcome; the real contest has only just begun.

On the battlefield, the fighting continues.

Sylvanas's surprise attack only startled Natsume for a moment before she regained her composure.

That's really impressive, but can you guess right every time?

Her mental energy covering the battlefield was strengthened again, ensuring that the attributes of the next move used by Slowking would never be detected.

Then, he used telepathy to command, "Lightning Fist!"

In the magic space, the agile Dazed King immediately charged towards Sylvanas, white light gathering on his right fist, clearly intending to use a fist-type move, but under his extremely strong control, he managed not to emit the light unique to his attribute.

This is the test question that Naz gave to Xia Chen. Don't you like to read first? Read it and tell me what this move is.

Slowking has a very wide skill pool. It has mastered at least four kinds of punching moves, including the Fire Punch, Lightning Punch, and Ice Punch, which are jokingly called the "Farmer's Three Punches," as well as the Fighting-type Drain Punch.

Sabrina chose the Thunder Fist!

However, facing the imminent lightning fist, Xia Chen commanded without hesitation, "Xianbu, earthquake!"

boom--

With unstoppable momentum, Slowking slammed his right fist, crackling with bright yellow electricity, into Sylvanas. However, Sylvanas stood firm, unmoved as a mountain.

The ochre-colored gem between his brows shone brightly.

Naz was stunned again.

…………

"What's going on? Sabrina can use Lightning Fist? Wouldn't it be better to use Ice Fist or Fire Fist, which have a wider range of attacks?"

Many viewers were surprised by Sabrina's choice, and some even began to question it.

"Yeah, even if it's resisted twice as much, it's still better than being directly immune to a Ground-type Thunder Punch!"

"What is Nazja thinking? Is she going to hold back?"

The live chat was immediately filled with criticisms of Sabrina's move choices, or a string of question marks.

Amidst the chaotic barrage of comments, a few long explanatory comments stood out conspicuously.

“Sarcasm’s choice is normal. Although on the surface, Thunder Punch has a fatal flaw: it is immune to Ground-type moves. However, this is exactly the little trap that Sabrina set.”

"Generally speaking, when faced with this kind of rock-paper-scissors game, a normal person would first rule out the Thunder Fist, a move that the opponent has an absolute defense against, because from the perspective of the rock-paper-scissors player, the risk of the opponent doing so is the greatest."

"Besides, Sabrina and Slowking were just outplayed by Sylveon. Even if they were protected by some kind of attribute that could reduce their resistance by twice the amount, it would still be better than being completely immune. That's normal human psychology."

"But is Xia Chen a normal person?"

The series of explanations seemed reasonable and well-founded, but they could not convince everyone.

"Really? Is it that far-fetched?"

"Isn't this... a bit of an overinterpretation?"

"Naza: How come I didn't know I thought that way? (laughs)"

Of course, some Watsons also discovered blind spots.

"Wait, don't rush to criticize, look at his nickname!"

Curious, everyone scrolled up and was surprised to find that the username of the few comments that had provided the explanation was—Gadriya!

These celebrity nicknames on Pixiv are definitely reserved for the real people and cannot be faked, so the comments section instantly became hilarious.

"Welcome, Superpowered Queen!"

"Wow, I never knew Gadriya could talk so much! I've learned something new!"

"Me online.jpg"

"In real life I'm timid and submissive, but online I'm a ruthless fighter! (laughs)"

"Pass it on: Gadriya says Xia Chen isn't a normal person!"

"..."

…………

The minor incident of Gadalia appearing in the live stream had no impact on the battle.

Seeing that Sylveon had used Earthquake to dodge Thunder Punch and then used Earthquake to inflict significant damage on Slowking, he let out a long sigh of relief.

I guessed right again...

In games of strategy, it's important to consider the other person's personality.

If he were to gamble against a normal person, he would definitely make Sylveon use Water-type moves to become Water-type moves that can resist both Fire Punch and Ice Punch.

But who is Naz?

A super-powered girl with an eccentric temper and a proud and arrogant personality.

Gadriya commented that Xia Chen was not a normal person, but the problem is that Nazi isn't exactly a normal person either.

It can be said that the contest between two abnormal individuals created another classic scene on the battlefield.

Over there, Naz showed no signs of impatience or annoyance at being shown up twice in a row; instead, she wore a rather amused smile.

After a moment's hesitation, she revealed the necklace hidden beneath her long neck and chest.

On it was a bright and dazzling crystal bead.

Driven by mental energy, the luster emitted by the Tai Crystal Bead suddenly shone brightly, and the injection of special energy activated the Tai Crystal energy that was originally hidden in Dazed King's body.

The crystal covering the forehead revealed an attribute mark, which, unsurprisingly, was a simplified six-pointed star representing the super-powerful type.

Given Sabrina's obsession with psychic powers, it's not impossible that all her Pokémon have the Psychic attribute.

Just as Sabrina was getting Slowking to complete the crystallization, Xia Chen wasn't idle either. Under his command, Sylvanas took the initiative to attack, and a ball of dark energy condensed in front of her, which was clearly the Evil Wave.

The success of two consecutive battles has given Sylveon a significant advantage in terms of health and stamina. In addition, Zoroark's attacks have also caused considerable damage to Slowking. Sylveon now has the confidence to suppress Sylveon head-on.

If they fight head-on, the first one to fall will definitely be the Dumb King.

Therefore, Xia Chen was somewhat puzzled by Sabrina's choice to choose the crystallized Slowking.

Sylveon can fight Slowking without switching types right now, so what's the point of Crystal's Psychic powers?

No one knows the answer to this question, because after the crystallization, Sabrina recalled Slowking and instead sent out her second Pokémon, a powerful Gallade.

This perplexing move surprised the audience. If the goal was to replace Slowking, what was the point of the crystallization just now?

Are you showing off that you have crystal beads?

Xia Chen couldn't understand Sabrina's thoughts either, and could only guess that of the three Pokémon she brought, only Slowking could crystallize, and that she was crystallizing them now so that they could be used directly later.

Regardless, Sabrina's decision to switch to Gallade means that she will have to use this Pokémon in battle for the next five minutes.

There's a high probability that this Gallade will Mega Evolve!

…………

This conjecture was immediately verified. Sabrina then crystallized the recently departed Daddy King and raised the ring in her hand, which revealed a keystone of excellent quality!

The light of the Key Stone mingled with the Mega Stone attached to Gallade, and the light of Mega Evolution shone on the battlefield for the second time.

Having anticipated this, Xia Chen instructed Sylveon to use Self-Improvement before Gallade's Mega Evolution even began.

Mega Gallade is definitely a level stronger than Slowking. Only by strengthening itself now can it face off against it head-on.

Actually, Bulk Up would be a better boosting move against Gallade, but unfortunately Sylveon doesn't know it.

Because Sylveon had read about Gallade's Mega Evolution first, when Sylveon's self-motivation was complete, Gallade's Mega Evolution glow had not yet completely dissipated.

Xia Chen did not hesitate and immediately commanded Xianbu to launch an attack.

"Senbu, charge over and use Play Rough!"

Sylveon suddenly leaped up and flew towards Gallade, which was shrouded in white light.

Slowking's fate completely unleashed her speed—Galledo's speed was already quite high, and after Mega Evolution, it even seemed to surpass Mega Sylveon.