Pokémon: Master System.

An exciting match is about to begin.

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"Jie Hui sent out her signature Pokémon, Toxapex. In the previous rounds, Toxapex performed exceptionally well, even managing to sweep three opponents at once."

"On the other side, Xia Yu sent out Haxorus."

"This is the first time we've seen Haxorus appear, and we don't know how strong it is. However, judging from its appearance, it's very well-developed. As for its true strength, let's wait and see."

"The game is about to begin!"

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"Superbug, use Stand!" Jie Hui's voice rang out, calmly directing Superbug to use its Stand ability.

As a Pokémon that is purely defensive, Toxapex's tactical setup is very simple.

Strengthen your physical and special defense against different types of Pokémon, and then wear down your opponent with overpowered moves like Toxic, Substitute, and Recover.

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Of course, while Supervillain is cunning, it's not without its weaknesses.

Pokémon like Toxapex are actually very afraid of opponents with the Taunt move.

Since almost all of Superbug's core moves are transformation attacks, a single taunt move is enough to disable it.

Speaking of taunt skills, Xia Yu once again thought of a certain Pokémon that was training hard in the Spiral Tower of Dragons.

Day N of missing Noivern.

Although Noivern is absent, Haxorus can learn the Taunt skill by improving its strength, and can temporarily replace Noivern in Xia Yu's team.

This is why Xia Yu sent out Double Axe Dragon as the first opponent.

"Double Axe Dragon, Provoke!" Xia Yu gave the order almost simultaneously with Jie Hui.

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As Xia Yu's voice rang out, the host also sighed, "What a pity."

"I was a little surprised that Jiehui didn't choose to replace her Pokémon."

"You should know that although Supervillain is powerful, it is very afraid of taunt skills."

"Haxorus is one of the few Pokémon that can learn the Taunt move directly through its own strength without needing a TM."

"As a professional Pokémon Trainer, Jiehui must know this."

"Given that she knew the opponent would definitely use the Taunt skill, and that she was slower than the opponent, she still chose to let Supervillain use the Taunt skill, which was an extremely risky move."

"She's betting that Xia Yu won't let Haxorus use Taunt immediately, or that Haxorus is slower than Supermata."

"But she clearly underestimated Xia Yu. Although many people believe that Xia Yu won the college cup championship by relying on Mega Evolution, we can see that if we look back at his performance in the provincial competition."

"During the provincial competition in the first half of the University Cup, Xia Yu was known for his tactics and his ability to win against stronger opponents. How could Xia Yu not see through Xie Hui's little tricks?"

"Moreover, Xia Yu's decision to start with the Double Axe Dragon might be because he guessed Xie Hui's tactics."

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As the host explained, the Dark-type energy on Haxorus began to gather and surged towards Toxapex, instantly blocking all of Toxapex's status moves.

"Come back, Supervillain."

Jie Hui watched the scene unfold before her with a flicker in her eyes. She seemed to have anticipated this, and upon hearing Xia Yu order Haxorus to use Taunt, she immediately recalled her Pokémon.

"Double-Hammer Dragon, Dragon Dance!"

Xia Yu reacted extremely quickly. Seeing Jie Hui switch Pokémon, he decisively ordered his Haxorus to use the Dragon Dance move to boost its power.

With increased speed and physical attack, it's time for Haxorus to dominate the team.

"Go, Soul Reaper."

Jiehui immediately recalled Toxapex and sent out her second Pokémon, Sableye.

The mischievous heart trait of the Soul-Stealing Eyes.

Looking at the Soul-Stealing Eyes that had appeared, Xia Yu was filled with vigilance and hesitation.

No Pokémon with the Mischievous Mind ability should be underestimated.

Xia Yu now has two choices. One is to let the enhanced Double Axe Dragon continue to attack, but in this case, it will face the Soul Eye's Fake Out attack skill plus another attack.

At that time, the Double-Haxed Dragon will be unable to use its attacks.

Secondly, decisively replace the Pokémon.

Xia Yu hesitated for only a moment before making his decision: "Come back, Twin Axe Dragon."

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"What's happening here?"

"Xia Yu actually chose to let the Double Axe Dragon leave the field after Dragon Dance once. He's too cautious."

"Why is Xia Yu being so cowardly today? Just do it! What Pokémon is afraid of a Haxorus that can use Dragon Dance once? Just use Outrage!"

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Xia Yu's actions puzzled most people present, but surprised Xie Hui on the other side, who smiled faintly.

Did he figure out his own tactics?

Heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river, and Xia Yu's victory in the University Cup truly lives up to his reputation.

Jie Hui's plan was just as Xia Yu had guessed.

After Soul-Stealing Eyes appears, you can launch a surprise attack with a high-five, first slapping the target and then immediately using the skill to strike again!

Thanks to the mischievous nature of Sableye, the second move will be the first to strike, forcing Haxorus to use its last move three times in a row.

The final move Haxorus uses is Dragon Dance, which forces it to perform Dragon Dance three times in a row and prevents it from attacking.

During this time, Sableye could unleash a series of disgusting skills such as electromagnetic waves, flattery, and will-o'-the-wisp, which would be enough to establish an advantage, gain the initiative, and force Xia Yu to replace his Pokémon.

Jie Hui hadn't expected Xia Yu to be so prudent, abandoning the current favorable situation and directly recalling the Twin Axe Dragons.

As expected, his reputation was well-deserved; he truly deserved the title of champion of the university cup.

Is this the keen insight of a university cup champion?

So which Pokémon will Xia Yu send out next?

It must be the Attendant! Because the Attendant's characteristics perfectly counter the Soul-Stealing Eye.

In this case.

"Soul-Stealing Eye, use the Light Wall!"

"Go, Attendant!"

Xia Yu's voice rang out, and just as Jie Hui had guessed, his second Pokémon was indeed Absolute.

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"Xia Yu performed very steadily. Faced with Jie Hui's Sableye, he decisively chose to switch Pokémon, giving up a great opportunity, and directly recalled the Haxorus that had used Dragon Dance once, choosing to send out Indeedee."

"This is something none of us expected. A Haxorus with Dragon Dance should have completely overwhelmed Sableye, so why did Xia Yu choose to replace his Pokémon?"

The two hosts looked at Xia Yu as he replaced the Pokémon, their eyes filled with confusion as they frowned, wondering why Xia Yu would do such a thing.

"I understand!" After thinking for a few seconds, the male host's eyes lit up and he said, "Xia Yu is probably on guard against the Soul Hook Eye's high-five surprise attack and another skill combination."

"A high-five surprise attack followed by another round?" The other host also came to his senses: "Yes, if that's really the routine, Xia Yu really has no way to break it."

"Maybe this is what a master is like, thinking three steps ahead for every one step they take. No wonder they are the champions of the university cup."

"Getting back to the main point, although Xia Yu's chosen servant is type-countered by Sableye, it is immune to Normal-type moves in Ghost-type and Psychic-type moves in Dark-type."

"However, the Mind Creator trait of Easiest also perfectly restrains the Mischievousness trait that Sableye is most proud of."

"The match has only been going on for a few minutes, and both sides are frequently switching Pokémon, being very cautious."

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Assassin appears, activates his Psychic ability, and raises Psychic-type energy, transforming the arena into a Psychic Field.

Under Psychic Terrain, all ground-based Pokémon are unaffected by the opponent's priority moves, while Sableye's Prankster effect increases the priority of all status moves, turning them into priority moves.

In this way, under the influence of the Spirit Field, Aikon will not be affected by the transformation moves of Sableye.

At the same time, Soul Reaper had already unleashed the Light Wall skill according to Jie Hui's instructions.

For the next period of time, the special damage received will be halved.

"Soul Hook, keep using the Reflective Barrier!"

“Ai Guan’s stand-in.”

Both sides have now entered a peaceful phase. After creating a light wall, Sableye created a reflective wall, while on the other side, Xia Yu had Ai Guan Shi use his Substitute skill.

A Stand can block most attacks for Aigumi, making it an excellent choice for dealing with transformation attacks.