Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

After entering the room, Lin Xuan plopped down in a chair and quickly turned on her computer to start a live stream.

After several days, the preliminary rounds of the China Championship are coming to an end, and today is the final round.

【I'm coming】

[Am I still doing commentary today?]

Whose match are you commentating on?

As soon as Lin Xuan started her live stream, a large number of viewers flocked to her channel. Over the past few days, seemingly thanks to the tournament, the number of viewers in Lin Xuan's live stream has skyrocketed, and her fan count has jumped from 200,000 a few days ago to 250,000.

On average, each post gains more than 10,000 followers, which is terrifying.

Lin Xuan estimated that things would slow down soon, but even so, he was already very satisfied.

"Today we will be commentating on player Zhong Mingyi's match."

Lin Xuan glanced at the schedule on the side and said, "This is a super popular player. The reason I didn't commentate on his matches before was mainly because there was no suspense. Lin Xuan isn't the kind of person who has to ride on someone's popularity."

But today is a little different. After all, it's the end of the qualifiers, and the opponents are a bit stronger. I guess Zhong Mingyi will be able to show some of his strength. So we can give it a try.

"Thanks to Evil King's True Eye is the Strongest for the SC - [Yay, dream collaboration] Cough cough, does a one-sided collaboration even count as a collaboration?"

[He was forced to leave because Zhong Mingyi wasn't playing, but he's back now!]

[I just hope that contestant Xiao Zhong will go easy on us, otherwise we won't have anything to watch.]

[I guess there won't be any good content today?]

【Then we'll see if Mimikyu-sensei's jinx skill can affect Xiao Zhong (￣▽￣)“】

[This doesn't seem likely unless Mimikyu can evolve again.]

In fact, even Lin Xuan felt that there would be no suspense in this match, because although Lin Xuan did not commentate on the previous few days' matches, he still paid some attention to them. Zhong Mingyi's record was almost always one win against his entire family.

Just like the legendary Pokémon Ash encountered in the Sinnoh League, he swept through everything in his path.

We can only hope that our opponents will be a bit stronger today.

While Lin Xuan was chatting with the viewers in the live chat, the match began.

From the audience's perspective, the trainers are not visible; otherwise, Lin Xuan estimated that the comments section would have gone crazy the moment Zhong Ming appeared.

However, Lin Xuan also admitted that the guy named Zhong Mingyi was indeed quite handsome. Although he was not as handsome as himself, he could still be considered a heartthrob. Coupled with his super strong fighting ability, it was no wonder that he was so popular.

"Zhong Mingyi is using Venusaur! But... is this his main Pokémon?"

When Lin Xuan saw Venusaur, he couldn't help but ask this question, because according to the information he had found before, all of Zhong Mingyi's main Pokémon seemed to be above four stars. Although this Venusaur was also quite strong, it didn't seem to be that strong.

After all, the simplest way to judge the strength of a Pokémon like Venusaur is by its size. While it's not 100% accurate, it's pretty close.

Not a main Pokémon

[It seems to have been recently developed; it was just used for a preliminary round as a practice match.]

[However, it seems like this Venusaur was the only one to dominate the previous rounds!]

The chat was explaining to Lin Xuan that this Venusaur wasn't Zhong Mingyi's main Pokémon, but even so, none of the previous contestants had defeated him, which showed his strength.

Even the qualification for the preliminary rounds requires having three or more three-star Pokémon, each with considerable strength.

"As for the opposing Pokémon... Alakazam! A very rare and powerful Psychic-type Pokémon, and it even has a type advantage over Venusaur. It seems the opposing player has come well-prepared!"

On the other side of Zhong Mingyi at the competition venue, Alakazam's trainer was gasping for breath, his face filled with frustration.

His name is Shi Fan, and he is 29 years old this year. The championship is only open to players under the age of 30, which means this year is the last time he will participate in the competition.

In previous years, he had participated in several competitions, but he failed to even pass the preliminary rounds. This year was his last chance.

Last year, by chance, he caught a Kadabra and bred it to evolve into Alakazam. In reality, Psychic-type Pokémon are as rare as Dragon-type Pokémon, so this was a great stroke of luck. Therefore, he felt that he should have no problem passing the preliminaries this year.

If we can get through the qualifiers, then the trip will have been worthwhile, and that would be an honor to say.

And then... how did I end up running into that freak, Zhong Mingyi?

Although there will be a revival round later, the revival round is more difficult, and the probability of him passing it is very low.

Shi Fan gritted his teeth. He knew that it was almost impossible for him to defeat Zhong Mingyi tonight, so he might as well go all out. As long as he could defeat this Venusaur, it wouldn't be a loss.

If Zhong Ming wins the championship later, he might be able to brag about it.

"I'm a Pokémon that defeated the champion!"

Lin Xuan had no idea that Shi Fan's inner thoughts were so complex; she simply explained things according to the normal procedure.

"As far as I know, the Venusaur used a violent sweeping strategy in the last game, which doesn't really suit Venusaur's characteristics. When using a Pokémon like Venusaur, you have to play dirty! Use everything like Sleep Powder, Poison Powder, and Leech Seed."

A sinister smile crept onto Lin Xuan's lips. He believed that this was the general opinion of most people regarding Grass-type and Poison-type Pokémon—in a word: despicable!

They'll casually apply a status effect to you and also plant a parasitic seed. If you don't have any countermeasures, you can easily be killed by this kind of attack.

[Mr. Mimiqiu, please stop laughing, I'm getting goosebumps.]

[This kind of fighting style is disgusting to even think about!!]

This approach might lead to victory in the competition, but you must be prepared for real-life offline matches.

However, after saying that, Lin Xuan continued to comment to the viewers:

"What I just described is the most conventional strategy. Although it's a bit underhanded, it's definitely effective. However, we definitely won't see it in this match, since the opponent has Alakazam. Without switching Pokémon, we basically have no choice but to go all out."

Huh? Why?

[Because of its characteristics?]

[It's time for our daily battle mini-lesson again!]

"Yes, that's the ability. Alakazam's ability is Magic Defense, which makes it immune to most non-offensive moves, such as weather effects, Spikes that reflect damage, poison, burn, and even Leech Seed, as well as Life Orb, which we just talked about recently."

Chapter 17 My Dragon King Brother

"However, this characteristic sounds quite powerful, but it is not used very often in practice. It is mainly used in conjunction with the Life Orb. After all, the strongest characteristics generally have one feature: they can be actively triggered. This kind of defensive characteristic is ultimately limited."

But after saying that, Lin Xuan thought for a moment and then added something.

"Of course, for defensive properties like fur coats and painted skins, one is almost equivalent to doubling physical defense and the other is directly immune to an attack skill, you can disregard what I said before as nonsense."

【hhhhh】

[The streamer has a strong survival instinct!]

[Is "Painted Skin" a characteristic of Mimikyu?]

Yes, that's the streamer's characteristic; actually, what's hidden behind the computer is a Mimikyu.

"Actually, there's another ability similar to Fur Coat called Ice Scale Powder. The effect is simple: it doubles Special Defense, essentially a modified version of Fur Coat. But the Pokémon with this ability... I'll just say one thing and you'll understand: Ice and Bug types."

【understood】

Even with its high special defense, can this thing withstand a single jet of flame?

All the viewers felt that when God created this elf, He thought that this characteristic should be able to turn his life around, but unfortunately, it still couldn't quite make a difference.

As Lin Xuan spoke, she realized that the topic was getting further and further off track, and just then the battle began, so she quickly turned the focus back on the topic.

"Alright, the match has started. Venusaur didn't say a word and immediately used Sunny Day! It seems that its ability is Chlorophyll. Its speed doubles under Sunny Day. Even if its opponent is Alakazam, it will probably have a hard time keeping up."

"And don't let Venusaur's bulky appearance fool you, it's actually quite agile."

"The opposing trainer is also very decisive, not giving you any chance to use Sunny Day at all, and directly using... Shadow Ball? The damage of this thing is probably not enough, right?" Lin Xuan said that he couldn't understand the opponent's operation.

Sure enough, after seeing that the opponent was using Shadow Ball, Venusaur just glanced at it and ignored it, continuing to use its Sunny Day. Although it was hit by a few Shadow Balls, the damage was negligible.

"The sunny weather has arrived, and now it's Venusaur's turn to shine. Venusaur immediately shakes its plump body, scattering Sleep Powder. Look at the way it scatters Sleep Powder, isn't it incredibly cute?"

【? ? ? 】

[Mr. Mimiqiu, is there something wrong with your XP system?]

Is this thing really cute?

Lin Xuan shook her head as she looked at the comments.

"You guys are still too young. You only care about a Pokémon's appearance. I'm different; I go straight to the heart of the matter. Imagine, in a tense and exciting battle, your Venusaur uses Sleep Powder to put the opponent's Pokémon to sleep. At that moment, only one thought comes to mind... Venusaur is so cute!!"

【…】

The true nature of the opposing players was revealed.

Isn't that straw mushroom even cuter?

【I, TuTu the dog, disagree!】

"Thanks to user 114514 for the SC -- [What if the expedited request doesn't go through?] Well, if it does go through, then we'll talk about it again, we'll talk about it again."

However, the Sleep Powder move isn't very effective against Pokémon like Alakazam. Alakazam simply created a Psychic Barrier in front of itself, blocking all the Sleep Powder from entering.

"Tsk... Venusaur doesn't seem so cute anymore?"

Lin Xuan clicked her tongue in amazement; her change of attitude was as swift as Reggie Ellery's.

【? ? ? 】

[Venusaur: Where's the cuteness I was promised?]

Isn't your change of attitude a bit too fast?