Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Actually, the so-called salary for commentators in this competition is not high, because Lin Xuan is not an official commentator for the competition, but only a broadcaster. Even without a contract, Lin Xuan will most likely still broadcast, but it's hard to say when he might slack off.

We should try to earn as much as we can, as we still have three mouths to feed at home. Even if we exclude Eevee, which is covered by insurance, we still have Tiny and Ralts left. Raising Psychic-type Pokémon is no easy task.

As Lin Xuan chatted with the viewers in the live stream, the competition was about to officially begin.

First of all, there's the opening ceremony of the competition. In a typical competition, they might just randomly pick someone to say something, which would be very boring. Lin Xuan also hates this kind of formalism.

But the organizers of this opening ceremony clearly put a lot of effort into it, and the focus was on Pokémon.

In the center is a Altaria, surrounded by countless Flying-type Pokémon dancing around it. The organizers even specially brought in several Alola region's signature Pokémon—Floario.

Flowerbird has four forms: Hot Hot Style, Sizzling Sizzling Style, Hula Hula Style, and Light and Graceful Style, each corresponding to the Fire, Electric, Psychic, and Ghost types, respectively.

The colors are all different, accompanied by different dance steps, which is truly amazing.

So beautiful!

What kind of sprite is this? And why does it come in four colors?

【Is it a flower-and-bird dance?】

After seeing the comments, Lin Xuan quickly explained:

"This is a unique Pokémon from the Alola region, Floridon. It is a natural dancer, a Pokémon born for dancing. Its ability, Dancer, allows it to mimic the effects of all dance-related moves. In terms of dancing talent, it is comparable to Chatot's status in the world of insults."

Hahaha, what a noisy bird!

[You noisy bird; I bet you've never been criticized before.]

Then, while watching the performance, Lin Xuan couldn't help but click her tongue and say:

"The organizers are biased! Why didn't we have such a great opening ceremony when we were in the junior group?"

[Is Teacher Mimikyu also a teenager?]

Are you a teenager too?

[Don't talk nonsense, a man is a boy until he dies.]

The performance was excellent, but the organizers were clearly aware of the appropriate level of restraint. Everyone was there to watch the competition, so the performances were just a token gesture.

Lin Xuan quickly navigated to the official competition page to search for information.

"Let's see if any of the players from Huada University, including the mystery player, will be playing today."

Perhaps it's just a matter of habit, but even though everyone knows that the mysterious contestant is Lin Xuan himself, he still can't help but call him that.

After looking around, Lin Xuan didn't see the name of his battle club president in the first round of group matches held at noon today. Otherwise, he would have called Ralts over to take a look as well, since their battle club president's Pokémon was also Gallade.

In the first round of the group stage, because of the restriction of using only one Pokémon, Cheng Yin's Pokémon was almost limited to her strongest Pokémon, Gallade.

These are the only two trainers Lin Xuan has ever encountered in real life who use Gallade; the other is the one who captured Eevee and Tiny at the abandoned power plant...

Lin Xuan was deeply impressed, after all, she had never been so close to the police station in her life.

However, among the six members of the school team, Lin Xuan still spotted two of them and randomly clicked on one to enter.

"Ahem, as a school with a mysterious contestant, we can still have some hope. Their strength shouldn't be weak either," Lin Xuan said, blatantly lying.

Do you even believe what you're saying?

[Mimic Hill: Just a task assigned by the school leaders]

[Mimikyu: What's wrong with me bragging about my school?]

[What kind of mysterious hill is this? It should be called a respectful title: Mysterious Contestant!]

It was already widely acknowledged that Huada University's combat system was relatively weak, but after Lin Xuan won the championship... this news became known to even more people, because the biggest meme about Lin Xuan was that "this player is an evolutionary type."

This has led to the professors at Huada University's combat department now having mixed feelings of love and hate towards Lin Xuan.

It's not easy to find a strong student, but it might actually make recruitment more difficult. How can this be?

"Alright, the match begins. Our Huada player has sent out a Ravenhead Pokémon, while the opponent has sent out a Glalie, putting them at a slight type disadvantage. And Ravenhead is a Pokémon..."

Lin Xuan seemed to have thought of something, but instead of saying it outright, she started asking the audience.

"Do you think Crowhead or Crobat has higher durability?"

[Could it be a cross-bat?]

[Hmph, if that's the question from Mimikyu-sensei, then it must be Crossbat.]

[No, I guess Teacher Qiu is just subverting my expectations. I'll guess Crow Leader next!]

[The crow's head looks so strong, how can the crossbat compare?]

There were two guesses in the live stream. Some people thought the leader of the crows was more likely to be wrong because they had been fooled by Lin Xuan so many times and felt that he was going against their expectations. But at least this time Lin Xuan was really innocent!

However, based on Lin Xuan's tone, more people guessed it was the cross-shaped bat.

"Ahem, the answer is revealed: Crow's durability is a whole level lower than Crobat's."

Despite his large size, Crow Leader has pitifully low defense, with only 50 points in both defense and magic resistance, making him extremely fragile. He's also not fast, putting him in a rather awkward position.

Does that mean we have to send it?

[This durability, coupled with the elemental weakness]

[It feels like I'm going to get cold]

[Professor Mimi Qiu, how about we change our perspective? Maybe our Huada team can win.]

The truth behind the previous points has been revealed.

"Ahem, don't worry. Although you can't trust the Raven's durability, please don't trust the Ice Ghost's offensive capabilities either."

Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "Ice Ghost Guardian's abilities are all very average, all at eighty points. Although Arceus also allocates them in the same way, can Ice Ghost Guardian compare to Arceus?"

Someone with an average racial stat of 720 points is considered all-around, while someone with an average racial stat of 480 points is considered completely incapable.

What truly saved Glalie was Mega Evolution, which gave it the S-rank ability Ice Skin, allowing it to convert Normal-type moves into Ice-type moves with increased power. Moreover, Glalie can also learn a move called Explosion!

With a power of 250 points, combined with the Frozen Skin, Z-Moves are nothing compared to it.

Of course, an Ice Spirit without Mega Evolution is basically useless...

Lin Xuan believes that there is still considerable suspense in this match, and it depends on the actual strength of both players.

"Ravenleader used electromagnetic waves first, trying to paralyze Glalie, but Glalie dodged it! It's a real shame, considering that Ravenleader's pre-evolution form had the Prankster ability, but it lost it after evolving. I can only say it's incredibly frustrating!"

Lin Xuan angrily denounced the two elves for their unreasonable behavior.

Similarly, Lucario, who also had a mischievous heart during its Riolu era, underwent a complete 180-degree turn after evolution and became a righteous one.

While your Justice trait isn't exactly a blank slate, how can it compare to Mischief?

What Lin Xuan finds most annoying is his sense of justice and his indomitable spirit. These two traits are like a bundled sale, inextricably linked and impossible to separate.

"Ahh~"

Ralts, who was watching TV with Little Point and Eevee in the living room, suddenly sneezed, as if she felt someone talking about her.

"Dandan?"

Have you caught a cold?

Xiao Dian asked with concern.

"Russ~"

Ralts shook its head, and then the three Pokémon continued watching the anime.

"After dodging the Raven Leader's electromagnetic waves, Ice Ghost Guardian used Ice Shards directly. Although the power was not high, the speed made up for it, and it hit the Raven Leader directly, causing a minor but serious injury."

"After being hit, Crow Head fell from mid-air. Glalie immediately used another Ice Pillar to try and press its advantage, but Crow Head's trainer used Roost during the landing! Losing its Flying type for a short time greatly reduced the power of the Ice Pillar!"

Lin Xuan nodded upon seeing this. Given that the crow leader was injured and unable to avoid the falling ice pillar, this was clearly the optimal solution.

Once it landed, the crow leader seemed to stay on the ground.

"As long as I don't get up, I'm not a flying type, and your skills can't kill me!"

Why do perfectly good tactics sound so smug when they come out of Mimikyu-sensei's mouth?

【Same feeling】

【So what if it can't fly? Even Dudu can't fly!】

Groudon: I feel much better after hearing what you all said.

"After using Feather Perch, Crow Leader quickly got up and flew away. After all, using Feather Perch alone is not a good idea. You know, the Ice Pillar Fall skill has a chance to cause a flinch. If you accidentally cause a flinch or hit a vital point, our player can then call 'gg'. The longer it drags on, the easier it is to fall into a passive position."

In Pokémon battles, there is a very puzzling mechanic called "hitting a vital point".

Even if you've strengthened yourself countless times, you can still be taken down by a single fatal hit from your opponent, which has led many to complain about the irrationality of the "hit the vitals" mechanism.

But in reality, whether it's hitting a vital point or using this cowardly skill, the ultimate goal is the same—to punish the victim.

Don't you like strengthening? Strengthening takes time, and during that time, the opponent can unleash multiple skills to gamble on hitting a vital point or flinching, which effectively limits the target team's performance.

Even if you stack 108,000 layers of physical defense, you still can't withstand one well-controlled hit to a vital point from me, right?

It balances the benefits and risks of enhancement.

"The crow leader seems to have been frightened by the falling ice pillars earlier. He immediately flew close to the Ice Ghost Guardian. If you dare to attack me, and I can't dodge, I'll just use my Feather Perch technique."

"The Ice Ghost Guardian also used ice beams to try to stop the Raven Leader from getting closer, but all of them missed and landed on the ground."