Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

If Lin Xuan saw Zhong Mingyi's appearance, he would definitely be surprised, because this guy said he had a lot of things to do at the temple and went back early after the opening ceremony that day, but now he's here again.

"how is the situation?"

"You're the president, do you really need to ask me about something like this?"

"Tsk, you're the person involved, of course we have to ask you," Chairman Su Qiming said with a smile.

"It's not very optimistic. Compared to the past few months, things seem even more unstable." Zhong Ming shook his head, then looked at Su Qiming with some helplessness. "At a time like this, you can still laugh?"

"The appearance of the Ultimate Hole is only a matter of time, and the alliances of various countries have long been prepared, so you don't need to worry too much."

"You seem to be having a very easy time. The nearest Ultra Cave is not far from the coastline of Jianghai City. As the gym leader, I'm under a lot of pressure!"

If any of the words spoken by Zhong Mingyi and Su Qiming were to be revealed, they would definitely attract the attention of countless people and cause a "tsunami" in the real world. However, there was no one else here except for the two of them, and Su Qiming's Gengar was also squatting on the side the whole time.

"Isn't there still two years? I believe that by then, your strength will be no weaker than mine, and you'll be capable of handling things on your own. Besides... didn't you find a helper?"

After saying that, Su Qiming pointed down to where Lin Xuan was.

"Lin Xuan... can be very reliable when he's reliable, but he can also be incredibly unreliable when he's unreliable!"

Zhong Mingyi said with a bitter face, "The key is that Lin Xuan has not devoted all his energy to the profession of trainer. Otherwise, he would have every reason to believe that Lin Xuan's strength after graduation might even surpass his current level."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, let's watch the game." President Su Qiming ended the topic.

"Mmm, I'm exhausted too~"

Zhong Ming stretched and leaned back in his chair, focusing intently on the game.

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"Game start!"

At the referee's signal, Lin Xuan and his opponent Yan Guang simultaneously released their Pokémon.

Lin Xuan naturally sent out Kirlia, while Yan Guang's first Pokémon was the Agile Bug, which he hadn't used yesterday.

After the broadcast ended yesterday, Lin Xuan also checked the match replay. Yan Guang's agile bug was also a two-star creature, similar to his electric umbrella lizard.

But the defining characteristic of the Agile Bug Pokémon is quite obvious—speed! Super speed!

Aside from those legendary Pokémon, only Ninjask can surpass it in speed stat. Even if we include legendary Pokémon like Reggie and Zacian, Agilebug's speed is still enough to rank sixth among all Pokémon, which is quite outrageous.

Furthermore, the Agile Bug has a hidden characteristic – it's lightly equipped!

After losing the item, the speed doubles!

However, it's important to remember that not carrying any items will not trigger the Lightweight ability. When an item is lost or used, the Pokémon will enter a special "lost item" state. Only Pokémon in this state can trigger the Lightweight ability.

Once triggered, the speed of the Agile Bug will reach an even more terrifying level.

But! Can any speed be faster than teleportation? And it's teleportation that can be used repeatedly with almost no preparation time.

This is also why Lin Xuan dared to send Kirlia into battle. As long as it doesn't face that Meowth, Kirlia has a great chance of winning. After all, there's not much to say about facing the Dry Skin ability of the Electric Rifle; just use Fire Punch.

"Flying water shuriken!"

Yan Guang was very cautious. He also knew a little about Lin Xuan's Kirlia, which was very good at teleportation and seemed to have a special talent in this area. But he was not afraid. After all, in his opinion, the speed of the Agile Bug would not be much worse than teleportation in a battle of this level.

The Water Shuriken, as a preemptive skill, was quickly condensed in the agile bug's hand, and then several shurikens flew towards Kirlia.

When people mention the Water Shuriken move, many think of Greninja, but it's not actually Greninja's exclusive move. Besides Greninja, there's another Pokémon that can master it: Agile Bug!

Without waiting for Lin Xuan's instructions, Kirlia used Teleport to appear behind the Agile Bug, flames burning on her arm.

The audience was already used to it; everyone knew that Lin Xuan's Kirlia was slightly different from the ordinary Kirlia, and was just a little too violent.

However, the opponent already knew about Kirlia's teleportation and was prepared in advance. Relying on her agile body, she turned around and opened her mouth to emit a powerful sonic wave.

The chirping of insects!

At such close range, and facing an attack like Insect Chirp, most Pokémon would have no chance of dodging it.

But Kirlia remained motionless, and the flames on her fists continued to burn. She instantly teleported behind the Agile Bug once again. This time, the Bug didn't have time to turn around and was hit directly by a Flame Fist.

As a Bug-type Pokémon, and not a Pokémon like Volcarona, its base stats naturally can't be very high. Agile Bugs are fast and have decent offensive capabilities, but the trade-off is that they are as fragile as paper.

Under normal circumstances, you can only rely on your extremely fast speed to kite your opponent, but how can you possibly outrun Kirlia's teleportation?

Lin Xuan didn't intend to hide Kirlia's Instant Transmission technique, because even if the opponent knew this, there wouldn't be any good way to deal with it, and they would still have to passively take the hits.

Furthermore, there's a significant difference between teleportation and normal speed: teleportation is unaffected by Trick Room! Even within Trick Room, Kirlia is always the fastest being!

Furthermore, the agile bug has a hidden weakness: it is afraid of fire! It's not simply because the bug type is weak to fire; more accurately, it's because of high temperatures.

Because the Agile Bug's body surface is covered with mucus, it becomes more vulnerable once it loses moisture and becomes dry. Kirlia's Flame Punch attacks, in addition to causing normal damage, also gradually dry out the Agile Bug's body.

If this Agile Bug had the Wet Body ability, it could mask this weakness, but unfortunately, this Agile Bug is the rarest Light Armor.

Chapter 211 Instant Kill!

"Get away!"

Upon seeing the Agile Bug shot down, Yan Guang immediately issued the next order: first, create some distance between yourself and Kirlia, so that you can at least be somewhat mentally prepared for the next attack.

But it was all for naught. The moment the agile bug got up, it hit him in the back with another Flame Punch. After the punch, Kirlia used Teleport to run away again.

At such close range, if the agile bug were to endure the attack and turn around to give him a bug chirp, Kirlia, who is super effective against Bug-types, would definitely be severely injured.

After all, before evolving into Gallade, Kirlia was basically an assassin with average damage output, but its speed was so high that enemies couldn't even touch it.

Even though Kirlia dodged, a small patch of flame still burned behind the Agile Bug for a while, causing him excruciating pain.

Following the burning sensation of the flames was a strong feeling of discomfort. It wasn't that he was burned, but rather that the mucus that had covered his body evaporated due to the flames, leaving his body dry and causing discomfort.

Although it did not cause any additional damage, it reduced the Agile Bug's resistance to attacks, and the dryness of its body could even affect the Agile Bug's speed.

"The Agile Bug's movements seem to have become sluggish. Kirlia has been attacking with Fire Punch since the beginning, and the intense flames have dried out the Agile Bug's body surface, even hindering its movement!"

Ren Shi, who was in the commentary booth, exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the situation on the field.

[Am I really going to lose to Mimikyu-sensei?]

What exactly is a tactical mastermind?

It must be a coincidence, right?

[Coincidence? Teacher Mimikyu's expression was practically bursting with laughter; he was clearly a cunning and calculating person.]

For agile insects, dryness does not significantly affect their normal straight-line movement; they are still very fast. However, they struggle with subtle movements such as turning their bodies.

And coincidentally, this is exactly what Lin Xuan is targeting.

"Finish him off with the final blow!"

After a brief stalemate, Lin Xuan felt that the time was about right and had Kirlia use Teleport again.

"Insect chirp!"

The moment Yan Guang saw Kirlia disappear, he hardened his heart. He knew that the Agile Bug's durability wouldn't be enough to withstand another Fire Punch, so he immediately used Bug Chirp on the ground. Instantly, Bug Chirp spread in all directions due to the reflection from the ground.

The cost of this is a significant decrease in power, and it may even cause accidental injury to oneself, but the advantage is that it is almost unavoidable.

Seeing the dark shadow appear behind the Agile Bug, Yan Guang felt that even if the weakened bug chirp was not enough to defeat Kirlia, it would definitely cause serious damage.

But Yan Guang was dumbfounded the next moment, because Kirlia did not appear behind the Agile Bug at all. It had also used Teleportation to arrive at a distance, and the black shadow that appeared behind the Agile Bug was Kirlia's shadow.

Lin Xuan rubbed his nose. He did ask Kirlia to deal with the Agile Bug, but he didn't say he would use Fire Punch! Anyway, with his meager stamina and terrible durability, a single Shadow Sneak would be enough to end the battle. Kirlia, who knew Lin Xuan's style of doing things very well, naturally chose this most cautious approach.

As a person, you should be consistent from beginning to end. The same applies to fighting. If you choose to play defensively from the start, you should play defensively to the end!

As for the Agile Bug, it's unclear whether Shadow Strike could finish him off, but the combined effect of Shadow Strike and the aftershock of his own Bug Chirp did bring him down.

After a moment of silence, enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience. Everyone was amazed by Lin Xuan's unexpected move, which turned the tables on his opponent.

"What just happened? Lin Xuan's Kirlia didn't use Fire Punch, but instead ran far away and used Shadow Sneak Attack, while making the Bug Buzz only hit itself! I can only say... as expected of you."

Even Ren Shi, who had commentated on so many matches, couldn't help but marvel at Lin Xuan's deep-rooted tactics. At the same time, the director subtly gestured to keep the camera off Yan Guang to avoid capturing any scenes that might damage the city's image.

[Holy crap, Mimikyu-sensei's move this time is a bit of a stunt!]

[Mimi no Oka is just too steady!]

The opposing player must be furious.

[Agile Bug: Did I kill myself?]

Looking at the expression on his opponent's face not far away, Lin Xuan could only silently apologize in his heart, hoping not to leave any trauma on the other party's mind.

With Agile Bug defeated, the match had to continue. Yan Guang sent out his second Pokémon, the previously featured Seraphim. Upon seeing Seraphim, Lin Xuan immediately recalled Kirlia, which surprised both the audience and Yan Guang.

Especially Yan Guang, whose Kirlia is a master of Fire Punch. Although Fire Punch isn't that effective against Seraphim, it still has some effect. And then there's Lin Xuan's Pokémon.

Emolga doesn't seem to have an advantage against Seraphim, and the same goes for Eevee. It seems there's really no reason to switch Pokémon.

In Yan Guang's opinion, the best way to deal with this troublesome Kirlia is to use wide-range skills, and his Electric Frill Lizard happens to be able to charge parabolically!

But to everyone's surprise, Lin Xuan immediately replaced Kirlia with an Eevee.

Meanwhile, Lin Xuan's order to Ibrahimovic was very simple, consisting of only one short sentence.

"Just give it your all."

"Boy!"

Ibrahimovic leaped from Lin Xuan's arms onto the field, glancing disdainfully at the electric frilled lizard not far away.