Pokémon: Master System.

Moreover, things that can be solved with money are not really that difficult; what's difficult are things that can only be solved through connections and ability.

Chapter 292 Chen Yuze, the chuunibyou (delusional) teenager

The semi-finals.

After two days of competition, the top four teams for this year's University Cup have been determined.

Su Muzi defeated Yi Yu, Chen Yuze defeated Li Yang, and Li Shiyu defeated Zhang Zheng.

As a result, three of the four finalists were seeded players selected by official voting, with the only exception being Li Shiyu.

Li Shiyu should have been a seeded player, but because she was the runner-up in the provincial main competition, she did not meet the criteria for a seeded player and was therefore not selected as one.

This result also shows that the official predictions of the players' abilities were quite accurate.

After a short three-day break, today will see the first match of the semifinals, with Xia Yu facing off against Chen Yuze.

Tomorrow, Su Muzi will face off against Li Shiyu.

"Dear viewers, welcome to the semi-finals of the National College Cup. I'm sure you're all very familiar with the two players who will be appearing today." Li Yongzhi spoke fluent Mandarin with a broadcasting tone that was quite pleasant to listen to.

"One is Xia Yu, the strongest dark horse from Xishu Province, and the other is Chen Yuze, a genius trainer from Mingzhou City."

"Let's welcome them both to the stage with applause."

The commentary team remains the same: Li Yongzhi and Jin Yanyu.

Amid cheers from the audience, Xia Yu and Chen Yuze entered the arena from the two contestant tunnels on either side.

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Xia Yu was still wearing the Starlight City battle uniform, with the Evolution Key Stone pendant around his neck and the Evolution Key Stone ring on his hand being particularly noticeable.

Chen Yuze was wearing the Mingzhou City team uniform, and his silver hair was particularly eye-catching.

What a show-off.

Looking at his silver hair, Xia Yu secretly thought, "Why don't I dye my hair red, wear a straw hat, and start an organization called the Red-Haired Gang? I can just tell everyone I meet, 'Give me some face!'"

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Chen Yuze looked at Xia Yu with a furrowed brow.

He doesn't like Xia Yu.

With his Mega Evolution, Xia Yu reached a height that was not originally his, which was very unfair to those who relied on their own strength to enter the top eight of the College Cup finals.

If all the participants could use Mega Evolution, Xia Yu would have absolutely no chance of making it into the top four.

But they don't have Evolution Key Stones or Mega Evolution Stones, and they can't afford them.

Currently, a single Mega Evolution Stone costs hundreds of millions of dollars on the market, while Evolution Key Stones are so rare that they can't even be seen or bought.

Therefore, no one dared to express their dissatisfaction with Xia Yu; on the contrary, they all had to smile apologetically at him.

Nobody wanted to offend Xia Yu.

Xia Yu's reputation is simply too great now; his status in China far surpasses that of the average "Four Heavenly Kings." No one wants to offend such a dazzling scientific genius. Not to mention, he has several "Four Heavenly Kings" and champions standing behind him.

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"Game start!"

Chen Yuze composed himself; there wasn't much fairness in this world to begin with.

If he had a Keystone for Evolution worth hundreds of millions and Mega Evolution, he would use it without hesitation. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a Keystone for Evolution and can't afford one.

Clenching his fist, Chen Yuze stared intently at Xia Yu, his eyes resolute. So what if he didn't have Mega Evolution? As long as my strength is enough, I've already shown you how Mega Evolution works. The trump card I prepared is only used now.

Chen Yuze took out a Poké Ball and released his first Pokémon: "Go, Pelipper!"

"Enter, Lizard King."

Almost without exception, Chen Yuze always sends out the Pelipper to start the game in rainy weather.

Knowing that Chen Yuze would definitely send out Pelipper first, Xia Yu naturally took out Sceptile's Poké Ball and sent Sceptile into battle.

The Sceptile, having mastered the Thunder Punch, is a deadly threat to the Pelipper, which is four times weaker in electricity.

As soon as Pelipper appeared, its Rain ability was activated, and the water-type energy on its body spread outward like ripples. In an instant, dark clouds filled the sky, making it seem as if it was about to rain.

"Xia Yu." At this moment, Chen Yuze on the other side suddenly called out Xia Yu's name: "Show me your full strength and fight me. Don't hold back at all, or you might lose."

???

Xia Yu looked puzzled as she listened to Chen Yuze's words.

Is this the confidence of a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) teenager?

You think you can lose? Are you sure that even Mega Sceptile and Mega Charizard could lose? What trump card do you have to be so confident?

Could Chen Yuze really have some secret weapon? Xia Yu couldn't help but wonder, should he send out his Iron Warrior?

"Strength isn't something you can just talk about, Chen Yuze. Let me see what your true abilities are." Xia Yu was still a bit cautious, and said, "Lizard King, use Thunder Fist!"

Upon hearing Xia Yu's command, the Lizard King's fists crackled with lightning, its emerald green body enveloped in electric energy as it charged towards the Pelipper.

"boom!"

Thunder rumbled, like a symphony of rain, and the sound of raindrops pattered down.

It's raining.

"Come back, peacock!"

Chen Yuze made ample preparations for this match, simulating countless times. The result showed that his winning percentage was less than 10%, but still 10%.

He will never give up as long as his win rate isn't zero!

Thunder Fist?

Everything is going as I expected. Chen Yuze smiled and said, "I've seen through your tactics."

Xia Yu frowned slightly at Chen Yuze's substitution. At this moment, Chen Yuze was most likely switching to his ace Pokémon, the Nut Dumbbell.

As for Swampert, it's highly unlikely. Although the Ground-type Swampert is immune to Electric-type attacks, it's four times weak to Grass for Water and Ground types, so switching it in to fight Sceptile would be tantamount to suicide.

Chen Yuze took out a Poké Ball and threw it.

"boom!"

Before the newly arrived Pokémon could react, Sceptile's Thunder Punch landed on it.

"This is……"

The Lizard King's Thunder Punch struck the dark green Pokémon in front of it, causing negligible damage. Instead, it was injured by the bumpy helmet the Pokémon was wearing.

This is an electric frog!

At the same time, the Electric Belly Frog shimmered with brilliant electric light, its Electricity Conversion ability activated, and it entered a charging state after being damaged.

When charged, the power of the next Electric-type move is doubled.

A frog with an electric belly, worthy of being a museum curator?!

Xia Yu frowned, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes. Up until now, Chen Yuze had never used the Pokémon Froakie. Was this his trump card?

Just then, water-based energy suddenly surged from the Electric Belly Frog that had just appeared, splashing a large amount of water onto the Lizard King.

The electric frog didn't use its skill at Chen Yuze's command!

This is a water-based skill that does no damage.

Xia Yu frowned, his brain working at lightning speed. Of all the water-type moves that the Electric Belly Frog could learn, only Rain Dance and Immerse were not harmful.

The skill at hand is obviously not rainmaking, so it can only be soaking.

Soaking your opponent in water will change their attribute to water!

As a result, Sceptile's type changed from being twice resistant to Electric (Grass) to twice weak to Electric (Water). Combined with the double damage from Electric-type moves while charged, it would take four times the damage if hit by an Electric-type move!

The most crucial point is that even if Xia Yu switches to Charizard, it won't make a difference, because Charizard is also twice weak to Electric and will still take a hit of four times Electric damage.

If the Electric Belly Frog uses the Thunderbolt attack, which is guaranteed to hit in the rain, neither Charizard nor Sceptile will likely be able to withstand it!

The only way for Xia Yu to stop it now is to switch to Noivern! Or he can Mega Evolve Sceptile!

Because after its Sceptile Mega Evolution, its ability changes to Lightning Rod. When hit by an Electric-type move, it not only takes no damage but also gains a stage of Special Attack.

Chapter 293 Dolphin Man

Although he had a way to deal with the electric frog, Xia Yu still lost his initial contempt and realized that he had really underestimated this boy.

If someone is weak and dyes their hair silver, they do look like a chuunibyou clown. But if someone is strong and dyes their hair silver, then they're considered cool.

If it weren't for Mega Sceptile's lightning rod ability, it might have really crashed and burned.

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"Electric Frog, Thunder!"

Hearing Chen Yuze's instructions, Xia Yu did not hesitate at all. He knew that now was the best time for the Lizard King to Mega Evolve.

"Mega Evolution, Sceptile! Use Swords Dance!"