Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

"However, to make it to the finals, this night owl must be quite strong. Although it didn't completely dodge the water cannon, it was still blasted away, barely managing to adjust its position before letting out a loud roar!"

"But Blastoise doesn't care about you, it just raises its cannon and aims at Noctowl, ugh! Take my love cannon!"

Instantly, two thick jets of water shot out from the cannons behind Blastoise, shattering Noctowl's roar. This time, Blastoise's water cannons seemed even more powerful, blasting Noctowl away.

"The Night Hawk is incapacitated!"

[Wow, Blastoise is so strong!]

[Laplace: Does a water cannon that never misses its target really exist?]

[It’s over in seconds? ]

[It didn't look as good as Mimikyu-sensei's matches...]

In reality, there are many matches where a few skills determine the winner. After all, it's not easy to find evenly matched players in every game. If Zhong Mingyi released the "Dumb King" early in the tournament, he could indeed end the match faster, but then what would Lin Xuan be doing commentating? He might as well watch the female streamer wiggle her butt...

"Thanks to Mimikyu for not being Mimikyu's SC -- [Are you planning to continue streaming after the Mimikyu-sensei's match?]" Lin Xuan felt a little guilty when she mentioned this.

"Ahem, I'll probably still broadcast it occasionally, but my main task is to take care of some business."

Why do you always have something to do?

Judging from your level of unease, you're definitely not doing research!

[Tell me, are you seeing someone cute behind your fans' backs?]

[Both eyes went black]

"What I'm doing is definitely a legitimate matter!"

While Lin Xuan was talking to the chat, the opposing player sent out another Pokémon—a Sceptile, which was obviously type-advantageous against Blastoise, but it was hard to say what would happen if they actually fought.

"This Sceptile King's strength should be close to four stars, and with the type advantage, it should be able to pose a threat to Blastoise."

Lin Xuan glanced at it and then said.

As expected, the Sceptile King took advantage of its speed from the very beginning and acted quickly, causing Blastoise's two Ice Beams to miss completely.

"Sceptile doesn't dare use Leaf Storm, it can only throw Energy Balls because its Special Attack will be greatly reduced after using it. Unless it's a desperate situation, it rarely uses it. Only Pokémon like Serperior can use it as a normal attack. Blastoise will also most likely not use Shell Smash, because lowering its own defenses under such a big advantage is just giving the opponent an opportunity, isn't it?"

Although Sceptile is very agile, Blastoise's Water Gun combined with Ice Beam froze the ground beneath its feet, making it impossible to thaw in a short time, thus directly restricting Sceptile's movements.

Chapter 218 Ibrahimovic: Bad luck!

The battlefield beneath their feet had changed from a normal battlefield to an ice surface. Even someone as agile as the Sceptile King found it difficult to adapt at first. As for Blastoise, it didn't have this problem because it didn't need to move at all; it could simply stand still and unleash its skills.

"The current situation is very unfavorable for Sceptile. Blastoise only needs to use Ice Beam in place and chase after Sceptile. However, even if Sceptile wants to exchange beams, it is impossible for it to win. After all, the difference in strength is obvious, and it can only dodge!"

Lin Xuan analyzed the current situation of the match.

"If you keep dodging at this time, it's only a matter of time before you make a mistake. Your opponent probably knows this too, but they still can't do anything about it and can only keep dodging, which is a vicious cycle."

Not long after Lin Xuan spoke, the Lizard King was indeed hit by an Ice Beam, instantly suffering very high damage. Visible ice even appeared on the arm that was hit, as it was frozen by the Ice Beam used by Blastoise.

"Hey, it seems the opponent is going all out. Sceptile ignores Blastoise's Ice Beam and charges forward, reaching Blastoise in no time. But Blastoise strikes first, unleashing another Ice Beam! However, Sceptile also uses Leaf Storm, and it's Leaf Storm with the Overgrow ability activated!"

The Lizard King's reckless charge suggests he's trying to force a blood transfusion. Even though I'm crippled, it's not so easy for you to withstand my Leaf Storm.

"Blastoise seemed to be trying to tuck its head into its shell to avoid the attack, but it was too late. Blastoise's head had only tucked in halfway when Leaf Storm hit it, sending it flying, shell and all. But Sceptile was clearly not outmatched either, taking several hits of Ice Beam and crashing to the ground, losing its ability to battle."

【? ? ? 】

What were you just about to say?

Did I almost hear something I shouldn't have?

"Ahem, you didn't hear anything, no, I haven't said anything yet! The live stream almost ended..."

Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that her live stream almost went down was all Gui Gui's fault!

Lin Xuan took a sip of water to calm herself down, and then continued watching the game.

"Blastoise suffered a heavy blow, but it wasn't completely unable to battle. It quickly got back up. The last Pokémon the opposing player sent out was Ursaring, which had both the Guts and Speed ​​abilities, but it was clearly no match for Blastoise."

Lin Xuan shook his head. The main reason was that this Ursaring was still only a three-star level, and even though Blastoise was injured, it wouldn't be so easy to deal with.

"Moreover, props are not allowed in provincial competitions under normal circumstances. Neither the Perseverance nor the Speedy Legs of the Circle Bear can be triggered. As for the remaining tension... I can only say it's completely useless."

The Tension ability can restrict the opponent from using berries, but in a match without items, where would you get berries? It's like all three abilities are useless.

"This Ursaring is incredibly fast, I think it's probably got the Speed ​​ability, but before we actually set off, no matter how you look at it, it's not as fast as Blastoise!"

Even if the Speed ​​ability isn't triggered, Pokémon with it will still be faster than regular Pokémon, which is an advantage. Similarly, Iron Fist makes the fist harder during battle, which has some effect on most non-fist-type melee moves, although not much.

Soon after, Blastoise accomplished the feat of defeating three opponents in a row in the final round.

"Congratulations to Fan Yuanheng from Yunnan University for achieving a remarkable three-game winning streak in the finals and securing victory in this provincial competition!"

Although he had already lost, Lin Xuan still offered his blessings, considering that he had been spending money at Yunda University for free these past few days.

"Thanks to Takanashi's Super Score - [February 13, 2023, Mimikyu was forced to offer her blessing while watching the trophy she had been longing for in the live stream, 0 days ago, please be aware], please be aware my foot!"

Lin Xuan's face darkened. These guys were jumping on his nerves as soon as they saw he had lost the game.

Support the righteous historian!

[A constant reminder!]

[Wrong! Mimikyu-sensei doesn't want the championship, she wants the prize money!]

[The one in front, you understand Teacher Mimikyu]

"Hmph, I'm ending the stream. I'm going to watch Gardevoir wiggle its butt!"

Lin Xuan angrily pressed the broadcast button and then headed straight for the dance section, completely oblivious to the storm of question marks flooding the live stream.

【? ? ? 】

[No longer watching female live streamers?]

[The live stream is ending now, aren't you going to watch it with your buddies?]

So you want to eat alone, huh?

But none of these words could change Lin Xuan's determination to end the broadcast; she needed to vent her pain in the dance section today.

"Did they change to the long-eared rabbit today? Oh well, it's fine then..."

As Lin Xuan started the live stream, Ibu next to him took his phone and tugged at him with his superpowers.

"what happened?"

"Boy!"

Ibrahimovic picked up his phone and faced it directly at Lin Xuan. It was a call from Dr. Sun Siming. Lin Xuan didn't answer immediately; instead, he turned off the computer's sound first, and then pressed the answer button.

"Hey, Doctor, what's up?"

"Is Espeon doing well with you?"

"Hmm, but she seems to prefer staying in the Poké Ball to being outside."

Lin Xuan glanced at the Espeon Poké Ball not far away. She probably thought that the Eevee guys were too noisy, so she spent most of her time inside the Poké Ball except for mealtimes.

However, occasionally, after getting enough sleep, he will play with Ibu and the others.

"Ah, that's just how Espeon is. Are you still in Suyun City?"

"Well, I'm planning to go to the new product exhibition of the Dawn Group in a couple of days. After my duel with Crowley, the young master of the Dawn Group, a few days ago, that guy gave me an invitation. After that, I'll be going to Sichuan Province," Lin Xuan said directly to Dr. Sun Siming.

"Zhang family?"

After a brief moment of thought, Dr. Sun Siming reached a conclusion.

"How did you know?" Lin Xuan asked, slightly surprised.

“It seems that Zhong Mingyi has been staying in Suyun City recently. Two of your three Pokémon are related to psychic powers. Apart from that, I can’t think of what you’re doing in Tianfu Province. You can’t have gone there to raise giant pandas, can you?”

Dr. Sun Siming said with a smile, and for some reason, he could hear a crackling sound from the glass instruments.

"What are you doing? Demolition?"

"Oh, it's new equipment I just bought." After saying that, Dr. Sun Siming held the phone a little further away and shouted to the group of eccentrics in the distance, "Be careful!"

After shouting, he went to talk to Lin Xuan about serious business.

"There's another reason I'm here with you. Gu Yuan will also be heading to Suyun City tomorrow."

"Brother Gu is coming over?" Lin Xuan was taken aback. "For that exhibition? I heard from Crowley that there might be something that interests me there."

"Yes, as one of the major conglomerates in the elf item industry, Dawn Group is indeed very powerful. There is a new product at this exhibition that I am also very interested in."

Dr. Sun Siming's direct statement piqued Lin Xuan's curiosity.

If there's something that can interest Dr. Sun Siming, and even prompted Gu Yuan to come over in person, then it must be related to something like evolution.

"Among the new products from Dawn Group this time is a newly developed evolution item that seems to be able to evolve Electabuzz. I was originally going to ask you if you wanted to go and take a look with Gu Yuan, but I didn't expect you to have received an invitation in advance."

The evolution item for Electabuzz? The Power Amplifier?

Lin Xuan had some suspicions before, but she was still somewhat surprised when it was confirmed.

Electabuzz and Magmar were previously thought to have no evolutionary form. Although Lin Xuan knew that there were Electivire and Magmar above them, inventing such evolution items would obviously take more time, so it would be better to focus on other Pokémon.

As it turned out, it actually got manufactured by someone else.