Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

"Take a deep breath, and then repeat the key to your head with me!"

"Bui!" (☆▽☆)

Ibrahimovic followed suit and sat down with Lin Xuan.

"Recite with me: I am the strongest! I am the best! I, Emperor Yi, am invincible! Those who recite my true name, Emperor Yi, will be granted eternal life in the cycle of reincarnation."

"Bui! Bui!" ψ(｀??)ψ

Little Dot: Dandan?

The little dot, which was flying slowly with a tree fruit in its hand, was startled by the two guys and almost dropped the tree fruit from its mouth.

What's wrong with these two guys?

Chapter 138 Phantom Overlord Zoroark!

"That's the gist of it. The skill is called self-motivation, so the first thing you need to do before learning it is to have plenty of self-confidence!"

Ignoring Xiaodian's doubts, Lin Xuan continued to explain to Ibuki that she didn't know if it would work, but as long as it could build up Ibuki's confidence, it wouldn't hurt.

Ibrahimovic nodded with some skepticism, but still felt that what Lin Xuan said seemed to make some sense.

"Buy..."

Does that mean we don't need to watch it...?

"You still need to look at the manual. I'll check your practice in a couple of days."

We can't expect this guy to master the self-motivation skill without even looking at the manual, can we? Lin Xuan, like a parent, shoved the manual into Little Eevee's hands.

"Dandan~"

The little dot, who was flying in the air watching the commotion, laughed and swung his legs. This day had finally come; he wasn't the only one reading there anymore!

"And you, don't be so happy yet. The competition is over. In the next few days when you have some free time, go practice other skills. We'll check you out too!"

"Dandan!"o(￣┰￣*)ゞ

He tossed the manual to Eevee and let her figure it out herself. The manual Gu Yuan gave was very detailed, and with Lin Xuan's "little tricks," Eevee shouldn't have too much trouble learning it.

As soon as Lin Xuan returned to her room and turned on her phone, she saw that Zhong Mingyi was still chatting in the group chat, even though tomorrow was his round of 16 match.

Mimikyu: Instead of preparing for the competition, why are you just chatting in the group?

【? ? ? 】

Look what I see!

[So, the day before the competition, you must have been focusing on preparing for it and didn't do any live streams to pad your stream time, right?]

To kill someone is to destroy their spirit.

Just as he started to show his face, Zhong Mingyi sent him a message in a private message.

Zhong Mingyi: Come on, help me take a look at the opponent and think of some tactics!

Lin Xuan: ? ? ?

Lin Xuan: We're thinking about tactics today for tomorrow's game. You can't cram like this at the last minute, can you?

Zhong Mingyi: I've already thought it through. Do you have any suggestions?

After saying that, he sent over the information about the opponent. Lin Xuan glanced at it and found that it was not very complete, as some of the Pokémon's characteristics were not marked.

Iron Palm Warrior, Heavy Mud Horse, Ice Ghost Guardian, Happy Kappa, Dreamy Erosion, and Sprout Deer—the combination was rather unremarkable, and Lin Xuan didn't notice anything special about it at first glance.

Lin Xuan: We still need to be careful not to give Mengmeng Shi a chance to open Trick Room, and at the same time suppress the appearance time of Iron Palm Warrior, so as not to let him have too much of an advantage in the matchup. Otherwise, with the output ability of Iron Palm Warrior, it is entirely possible for him to take down several Pokémon by himself.

Zhong Mingyi: So which Pokémon do you think the opponent will start with?

The starting Pokémon is very important in battle. If you are at a significant disadvantage, you will be forced to switch Pokémon. However, there is a limit to the number of times you can switch Pokémon in a battle.

If you start with the wrong Pokémon, it means you'll be at a disadvantage from the very beginning.

Lin Xuan: Then where's your Pokémon? Without that, what's the point of my analysis?

Lin Xuan really wanted to tap Zhong Mingyi on the head through the internet cable to see if there was anything actually inside.

Zhong Mingyi: Oh

In just a few seconds, Zhong Mingyi sent Lin Xuan the list of Pokémon he planned to send out the next day.

Venusaur, Lucario, Dragonite, Volcarona, Blaziken, and Aegislash.

Lin Xuan: ...

Lin Xuan: Are you making fun of me? (σ｀д′)σ

With such a star-studded lineup, you're trying to talk to me about tactics? What kind of tactics are you talking about? Just go all out!

Goodness, not a single Pokémon in the entire team has a base stat total of 500 or less, not to mention Aegislash, which has an absurdly high base stat total.

Even after being slashed in sword and shield mode, Aegislash still has a base stat total of 50 and can freely switch between sword and shield modes.

For example, in sword form, both attack stats reach 140 points, while in shield form, both defense stats reach 140 points, similar to the alien Deoxys. However, Aegislash's form switching is due to its unique characteristics.

Deoxys's form transformation can only be attributed to the special talent of this Pokémon, just like the Origin Form of the Chrono Dragons.

Zhong Mingyi: I think we still need to be cautious...

Lin Xuan: Volcano Moth, dance, dance, dance, dance, then ultimate absorption, insect chirp, fire dance, game over! Get lost!

Lin Xuan logged out of QQ as soon as he finished speaking. He figured it out: Zhong Ming either had some kind of brain structure problem or was just trying to show off. He figured he should just ignore him.

noon the next day

"Hey, hey, can you hear me?"

Lin Xuan adjusted the equipment, turned on the live broadcast room on time, and began to commentate on today's match.

I heard you, I heard you.

[A little small]

[A wonderful day ended with seeing Teacher Mimikyuu.]

Lin Xuan saw the comments in the live stream saying the sound was a bit low, so she immediately turned up the volume.

"Can you hear me now!?"

Oh my god, I'm deaf.

Luckily, I was playing it out loud in my room.

[Will they start by yelling loudly?]

"Ahem, today is the round of 16 in the tournament, it's sure to be very exciting, let's see what amazing performances these players might bring us... Hmm, I'm so used to reading commercials, I still can't seem to shake this habit?"

As Lin Xuan spoke, he realized that this seemed to be the opening line of an advertisement he had used for a previous college league match, and he couldn't change it back immediately. Such a polite commentary was also not in line with his style.

"Never mind, let's watch the first match of the day. It's quite a coincidence that both of them are familiar faces in our live stream. We just watched their doubles match video on Xiao Zhong's channel not long ago, which ended with the Nine-Tails trainer winning by a small margin. Let's see if today's result will be different."

It can only be said that enemies meet on a narrow road. The first match today was between the two people in Zhong Mingyi's video before. Lin Xuan even remembered their Pokémon.

From our perspective at the time, we had Weezing, Marowak, Milotic, and Heracross, while our opponents had Garchomp, Ice Ninetales, Arcanine, and Zoroark.

Last time, the opposing player won, but today it's a singles match, and after entering the round of 16, the rules change to a full 6V6 battle, so there are still many variables.

"Thanks to Tubiaoke and Tutuquan for the Super Score—[Which Pokémon do you think will be the starting Pokémon for both sides, Mimikyu-sensei?]"

"Let me make a prediction first. If we have to choose from these four Pokémon, our player will most likely be Milotic, while our opponent will probably be Zoroark or Ninetales."

Lin Xuan recalled the lineups of both sides and then spoke.

"First of all, the opposing team can't send out Arcanine, otherwise, if it comes out and intimidates us and we send out Milotic, it will just explode on the spot. If we want to play it safe, Milotic is naturally the best choice. And among these Pokémon, the most suitable to deal with Milotic are Ice Ninetales and Zoroark."

As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, two red lights appeared on the field, and Milotic and Ninetales appeared on both sides of the field.

【666】

Absolutely right

[The Ice Nine-Tails can be freeze-dried to deal with Milotic]

But just as the comments section was filled with praise for Lin Xuan's uncanny foresight, he spoke up again.

"It's hard to say. How do you know if this Nine-Tails is the real Nine-Tails, or if it's Zoroark in disguise?"

Lin Xuan said calmly.

Holy crap, is that even possible?!

[That's right, Zoroark's ability allows it to change its appearance.]

I've completely forgotten about it.

"That's the intimidating power of Zoroark in the team. Even without being on the field, just being in its Poké Ball can bring immense pressure to the opponent. No matter what Pokémon the opponent sends out, you have to consider one thing—could this Pokémon be a Zoroark in disguise? That's the power of the Phantom Master!"

Even before he transmigrated, Lin Xuan would find it annoying to see a Zoroark on the opposing team every time he played a game, because you never know if there is one of these creatures in the opponent's starting lineup, and it might suddenly appear and ambush you.

But isn't Nine-Tails' ability Snowfall?

[Yeah, it wasn't snowing when this one appeared, so it must be fake.]

[Did Teacher Mimikyu also make a misjudgment?]