Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Zhong Mingyi is a very handsome guy: [???]

[Player Xiao Zhong spent money to buy himself a buff]

I believe that Xiao Zhong can still break this curse through sheer skill.

[That's hard to say. Have you forgotten about that Venusaur?]

"Ahem, back to the main topic. In any case, Marowak still managed to shatter the Aurora Barrier on the other side. Currently, we still have a greater advantage, and now we're sending out our next Pokémon... Nidoking!"

"Everyone should be familiar with Nidoking. It's a great starter Pokémon, not weak in the early game. A Nidoking egg isn't expensive. Even eggs with forced abilities are more expensive, but they're still around the level of a typical starter Pokémon. It also has strong potential in the later stages. If there's any problem, it's probably that it's a Poison-type Pokémon, so novice trainers should be careful when raising it."

"As for the item, I'm sure you can guess without me saying it. As long as this Nidoking's ability is Force, there's a 99% chance it will carry a Life Orb!"

In other words, the three starter families.

The Life Pearl is too expensive! I can't afford it!

Actually, obtaining the Life Orb is quite simple: just get into a high school and win a championship in the university league.

That's really "simple"!

"Thanks to Slowking's adorable SC -- [I'm thinking of getting a Nidoran or Nidoqueen Pokémon egg, what's the difference?] The difference between Nidoking and Nidoqueen is actually not that big, and the moves they can learn are almost the same. The only difference is that Nidoking has higher offensive capabilities, while Nidoqueen has better durability. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages."

Nidoking and Nidoqueen can essentially be considered a type of elf, similar to the male and female distinctions of the Eidolons, except that the differences between male and female Eidolons are greater.

The Mother's Love Servant is more about protecting teammates by giving them a high-five, while the Male Love Servant can use high-fives for surprise attacks and create magic spaces, so their uses are quite different.

"And the Earth Dragon didn't back down after seeing Nidoking? Isn't it afraid of being killed by a single Ice Beam?" Lin Xuan said with some surprise.

But Garchomp immediately unleashed another Earthquake, and as for Nidoking...

"Nidoking didn't use Ice Beam, but instead defensively used Earthquake first. However, it's important to note that Earthquake has no additional effects, which means it won't benefit from the Forced ability. Also, while Life Orb can be activated, its side effects cannot be eliminated!"

【Why? 】

[Wasn't it said that you could forcibly eliminate the side effects of the Life Orb?]

[A question from a struggling student]

[Teacher Mimicry's Mini-Lesson Begins!]

"To eliminate the side effects of the Life Orb through the Forced Trait, you must use a skill with additional effects. In other words, the Forced Trait will eliminate both the side effects and additional effects of the Life Orb together, but it cannot be eliminated directly; it must be bundled together."

Lin Xuan explained that this is also a misconception in many people's minds.

"The two earthquakes are evenly matched and cancel each other out, but it's definitely not a loss for Garchomp, because there's no health deduction from Life Orb when using it. It's a battle of who can outlast whom!"

Then, when Garchomp's earthquake struck again, Nidoking did something that no one in the live stream, including Lin Xuan, expected.

Chapter 140 is passable.

"Wow, Nidoking dodged the earthquake with a single leap! Seriously, is your Nidoking that agile?"

The first impression of Nidoking is that it is clumsy, and in fact, Nidoking is more like a turret. Despite its big size, apart from its slow speed, its durability is actually very average.

To give a clear example, Nidoking's durability is actually on par with Crobat's...

When faced with a large-scale AOE skill like an earthquake, ordinary dodging methods are useless; the only way to avoid it is to jump. However, jumping means that, except for those Pokémon that are born with wings or the ability to float, their movement will be restricted.

As expected, when Garchomp saw Nidoking leap into the air, it immediately stopped Earthquake and launched a Scale Shot.

"Although Scale Shot has the side effect of lowering defense, so what? Do you think Nidoking can knock me down with one punch? You don't have that ability, you know? The best way to deal with a Pokémon with such high movement speed is to use a move like Sandstorm."

"But Nidoking's 'Forceful' ability directly eliminates this binding effect as well. In short, when your Pokémon is Nidoking, don't count on any faith or tactics. Just use your moves and bombard it. Hitting one is worth it, knocking down two is a huge win!"

Faced with Garchomp's Scale Beam, Nidoking directly used Ice Beam to hit its face, but the Scale Beam was actually deflected by the Ice Beam!

"Garuda fired its Scale Beam four times, which is quite impressive, but Nidoking still managed to forcefully suppress it, and Ice Beam hit Garuda directly! A four-fold super effective Ice Beam combined with a Life Orb, how is Garuda supposed to withstand that?"

The clash of the two skills happened in an instant, and the Ice Beam arrived in front of Garchomp in a flash.

"Garuda wasn't put back into its Poké Ball, but Earthquake was used again. Hey, switch! Nidoking's bulk isn't great, but it seems a bit difficult to just KO it with Earthquake, right?"

Nidoking landed and was hit by the earthquake precisely, suffering severe injuries and gasping for breath. However, the cost was that Garchomp was immediately unable to battle.

"Although the earthquake crippled Nidoking, it still feels like we didn't make a profit!" Lin Xuan said with a frown, mainly because he didn't know what else the opposing player had gone through in the back row.

"And after Garchomp fell, the opponent sent out—Electrile? And Electrile immediately used Charged Flame." Lin Xuan's brows furrowed even more deeply. "Even if Nidoking's injuries were severe enough to be finished off by this Charged Flame, Nidoking only needs one Earth Power. Wait, is it possible that this Electrile... hiss~"

Lin Xuan suddenly thought of a possibility and gasped.

Stop inhaling and talk to me!

[Say the lyrics, say the lyrics!]

【Urgent, urgent, urgent! 】

“I suspect that the item this lightning zebra is carrying is most likely a waistwood fruit!” Lin Xuan said seriously.

Cashew nuts? What are those?

【I remember seeing it in the supermarket!】

[Supermarket?]

"The Waistwood Fruit isn't a particularly rare tree fruit, and you might not recognize the name, but it has a more common and easy-to-understand nickname—the Ground-Resistant Fruit. After consuming it, the first Ground-type move you receive will reduce the damage for a period of time."

"There are many similar berries, such as the 'Hippy Berry' which reduces Flying-type damage and the 'Spicy Berry' which reduces Dark-type damage. However, the effects of these berries cannot be accumulated and will conflict with each other. Only one berry's effect can be active at a time. Also, Pokémon that have consumed these types of berries before the match cannot carry items."

[This sounds pretty useless]

[But what if the opponent doesn't use these skills? They're useless, aren't they?]

I checked online, and one of these tree fruits only costs a few dozen yuan...

This isn't exactly cheap, is it?

The price of one Life Orb is enough for an elf to eat this berry every day until it dies.

"These kinds of tree fruits have little nutritional value, and eating too much can even have side effects on Pokémon. Only a very small number of energy cube recipes require them, and their main use is in battle. In addition, the yield is quite high, so the price is not expensive."

Lin Xuan explained it this way.

"But in certain situations, it can play an important role. For example, if Garchomp had the Ice Resistance Berry, it might have been able to withstand an Ice Beam and defeat Nidoking!"

As if to confirm Lin Xuan's words, when Nidoking used Earth Power on the feet of Dynamax, an energy enveloped Dynamax, forcibly blocking some of the damage.

【666】

[It really is an anti-earth fruit!]

[Teacher Qiu's predictions are truly prophetic!]

"Thank you so much, Captain of Gardevoir! You're so generous! Hope to see you here again next month!"

"Thank you so much, Captain Gardevoir! Uh, no thanks, boss! You're so generous, thank you!"

"Thanks to Gardevoir for the amazing SC—[Thanks to Mimikyu for the knowledge class, this is the tuition fee, aba aba~] Hmm, with this mental state, you'd better not say you're my student after we go out." Lin Xuan said, stroking his chin after reading the SC.

"It's a pity that the aurora screen was cleaved in two, otherwise this earth power would have been like scraping the lightning zebra."

"The opposing team's objective is now very clear: to use Flame Charge to boost the speed of Dynamax. Our backline members, Milotic and Heracross, are struggling against Dynamax, while Marowak, which counters Dynamax, is already out of combat. Nidoking is also on its last legs and has lost its chance to attack!"

"So far, the situation is entirely under the control of the opposing player. It remains to be seen whether Nidoking can seize the last opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Zebra."

For Dynamax to have the ability to sweep the enemy team, it must use Charged Flame to enhance its power. This is Nidoking's last chance: withstand this attack and then use Earth Power to finish it off.

"Can Nidoking hold on? Nidoking is holding on! Nidoking is holding on... he's not holding on at all, he can't hold on anymore!"

Lin Xuan had just waved excitedly when she saw Nidoking tumble to the ground.

Zephyr used Flareon to ram into Nidoking. Since it wasn't a STAB move and had low power, Nidoking actually withstood it. But Zephyr followed up with another Flareon.

[Nidoking: Can you please be quiet?]

If you don't say anything, you might just hold out.

This is a game for three people.

"With Nidoking down, Zephyr is probably going to be invincible!"

Lin Xuan had just finished speaking when Heracross appeared on the field.

"Let's see if our Insect King Heracross can restore the glory of the Insect type. After all, he's a Pokémon that I awarded!"

[Even though he collapsed, he took an award with him!]

[So, Mr. Mimikyu, do you even remember the name of that award you received?]

Heracross: What bad luck!

"Facing Heracross, Zephyr also used Thunderbolt directly, but Heracross nimbly dodged it. At the same time, the Flame Orb effect activated, triggering the Guts ability! To restore the glory of Bug-types, it is my duty, Heracross!"

【It’s on fire! 】

It's exciting, but...

[I have a feeling that these words coming from Teacher Mimikyu can't be anything good.]

"Heracross closed in on Zephyr and unleashed a close-range attack! My Bug King's close-range attack, with Guts activated, how can Zephyr possibly withstand that? But Zephyr simply leaped into the air—that's—Bouncy!"

"Get out of the way! What are you standing there for! Sigh, that's all~"

The Thunder Zebra didn't use its Bounce ability until Heracross was very close to it. Heracross missed its target and lost sight of it for a moment. By the time it reacted and tried to dodge the ability, it was too late.

"Heracross attempted to use Super Corner Kick to meet the attack, but Zebra controlled its body to tilt to one side and dodged it with a very tight move. At the same time, it stepped on Heracross with one hoof and called GG."