Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Lin Xuan tugged at her lips, indicating that she would not speak again until the battle was over, and only then did Long Xing feel at ease to continue the battle.

【Ha ha ha ha! 】

[Teacher Qiu's skill in mimicking riddles shows no signs of waning.]

All I can say is, as expected of you.

Although Çalhanoğlu caught Garchomp off guard with a sudden Ice Punch, it was prepared afterward. Ultimately, Ryūsei was stronger and managed to pass the trial without any major incident.

"I've truly experienced the power of the number one 'poisonous milk' now!"

After winning the match, Long Xing stood there in a daze for a while, muttering to himself, until Lin Xuan raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.

"It was just an accident!"

Lin Xuan argued, "Who knew the other side could hide so well? They had Ice Punch, the most effective counter to Garchomp, but they just didn't use it."

Chapter 261 You're not a jinx, are you?

"Brother Lin, we need to discuss something. If I have any matches to play, I'd appreciate it if you could put in a good word for me. I'll treat you to a meal."

But Long Xing didn't care about any of that. He just patted Lin Xuan on the shoulder and said that Lin Xuan's words were too accurate. It was better to believe in such things than not. Long Xing thought that it was a good thing to give the other side a debuff.

"We can arrange for a meal."

Lin Xuan originally intended to refuse, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, she felt that she could consider it a little. Of course, the extent of the milk would depend on what Long Xing would treat her to.

Shameless

[Teacher Mimikyu got another free meal]

I'm going to report your backroom deal to the alliance!

[League! Come and do something about this!]

"Hey! Are you next going to take the trial?"

Zhao Fang, who was watching from the side, couldn't wait any longer. He crossed his arms and asked Lin Xuan.

"Yes!" Lin Xuan nodded first, then after thinking for a moment, asked, "Uncle, are you a Psychic-type trainer or a Fighting-type trainer?"

Zhao Fang was taken aback for a moment, then showed off his muscles to Lin Xuan with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Look at this, can't you see it?"

Muscles! That's the best sign of combat training!

Even the seemingly frail Master Ma in the game might just pull out a lightning five-hit whip for you!

"The main reason is that a superpowered master I know looks a bit stronger than you."

"Superpowered individuals? Aren't those guys all skinny as chicks? Which one of them can compare to me?"

Zhao Fang seemed quite dissatisfied with Lin Xuan's comparison. After all, most superpowers have relatively average physical abilities. They need to meditate frequently. Even though the flow of superpowers can have a certain training effect on the body, it is still somewhat lacking.

Therefore, among superpowered individuals, it is already rare for their physical abilities to reach the level of ordinary people. However, in theory, the stronger the superpowered individual, the better their physical abilities should be, which would also help them better utilize their superpowers.

“Master Zhang Qiming from Chuanfu City,” Lin Xuan said directly.

"..."

Zhao Fang immediately shut up. He had originally thought that Lin Xuan's "master" was just an exaggerated title, but who knew that he really was a master!

The main reason was that he still had some impression of Zhang Qiming. It seemed that... that guy was indeed a bit stronger than him, and he wondered how he trained.

[Holy crap, I just looked at Master Zhang Qiming's picture... Is he a superhuman?]

That fist, one punch solves a mystery, making Teacher Qiu no problem.

[Mimi Qiu Teacher: Are you polite?]

[The examiner was completely dumbfounded]

"Ahem, let's begin the battle." Zhao Fang coughed twice, forcibly covering up his earlier embarrassment, and then explained the rules to Lin Xuan.

"You can use a total of two Pokémon. As for whether to battle singles or doubles... that's up to you!"

Should I choose?

Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow. As a former doubles game player, Lin Xuan obviously knew more about doubles, and some viewers in the live stream also knew this.

Although Lin Xuan usually commentates on singles matches, that's actually because the rules of matches in this world are basically singles. If there are no matches, what would Lin Xuan commentate on?

Therefore, most viewers who know Lin Xuan well guessed that he would choose doubles.

[Mimikyu-sensei is probably better at doubles!]

【Our Mimikyu teacher is all-around amazing!】

But after thinking it over for a while, Lin Xuan still chose to play one-on-one.

"Let's play one-on-one."

Lin Xuan's goal was simple: to use the recent trials to help Gallade train, just as Gallade had requested.

Zhao Fang nodded, after all, he didn't know much about Lin Xuan, and then threw out a Poké Ball—Infernape!

The Infernape is predominantly reddish-brown, with white fur on its head, chest, lower legs, and feet. Its shoulders, chest, back of hands, and knees are covered in golden, swirling scales, and it has a perpetually burning flame on its head.

According to experts, the nature of this flame may be similar to the flames on the tails of Charmander's family. It is the life flame of the Fire Monkey. A strong flame represents their strong energy, and if the flame goes out... that may be the time of their death.

Before Lin Xuan could speak, Gallade used Teleport to arrive on the battlefield, staring directly at the Infernape in front of it.

"Brother Lin, I'm going to cheer you on from the sidelines!"

Seeing that Lin Xuan's match was about to begin, Long Xing smiled and walked to the side, saying...

"Row!"

Lin Xuan nodded, then felt something was off. He had almost ruined Long Xing's chances by cheering him on. Was he going to get his comeuppance now?

Lin Xuan thought about it and felt that it shouldn't be that bad; Long Xing shouldn't have the potential to be a "poisonous milk" (a term used to describe someone who is good at predicting the future).

"Susu!"

"Boy!"

"Dandan!"

Upon hearing Ryusei's words, the other little ones were not to be outdone and cheered for Gallade from the sidelines.

Especially the pair of rats, although they are considered a single Pokémon and can be captured in a Poké Ball, their efficiency in refueling is equivalent to that of two!

Although I'm only eating two meals... I don't know if it's a profit or a loss.

"Gallade... I caught a Ralts by chance in the wild, but it was female and didn't meet my requirements, so I gave it to a junior."

Zhao Fang said this with a hint of regret, but the viewers in the live stream all wanted to punch him.

A female Ralts isn't good enough? We want one, but we don't have one yet!

What a straight man! Isn't Gardevoir better than Gallade?

Lin Xuan's lips twitched. Although she could understand to some extent, after all, this was a Fighting-type trainer, she still wanted to say... you're really hopeless.

"Let the battle begin!"

After seeing that Gallade was ready, Zhao Fang spoke directly.

"Spiritual Blade!"

"Spray flames!"

Lin Xuan immediately had Gallade use the move Psychic Blade, which was extremely effective against a Fighting-type Pokémon like Infernape. However, Infernape immediately retaliated with a Flamethrower.

Meanwhile, Lin Xuan wasn't idle either. He stared at the Infernape's fists for a while and figured that the Infernape probably had the Iron Fist ability.

After all, given Zhao Fang's reputation as a Fighting-type trainer, Iron Fist is clearly more suitable. Although Lin Xuan felt that Iron Fist wasn't particularly strong, since it only provides a 20% boost to punching skills, while Strong Jaw and Sharpness both directly increase by 50%!

It seems somewhat useless, but in actual combat, the Iron Fist still has some special effects. After all, the Iron Fist, as the name suggests, is hard!

Even without any bonuses, this sheer toughness is still quite beneficial in combat.

Having roughly learned that this Infernape's ability is Iron Fist, Lin Xuan knew that if Gallade were to engage in a direct confrontation with Infernape, it would likely suffer a great loss. After all, in terms of raw strength, his Gallade was probably no match for this Infernape.

Not to mention it has the Iron Fist ability; if Gallade had Sharpness, maybe I could consider it...

Unfortunately, this world doesn't seem to have any special ability patches or capsules, otherwise Lin Xuan wouldn't have made Pikachu cling to Static like Ash did, and would have changed Gallade to Sharpness in no time!

However, Gallade is not without its advantages. Although it may not be faster than Infernape in terms of speed, it has a unique skill that makes it very effective. Its Teleport ability alone is not easy to deal with.

Seeing that Gallade's Psychic Blade could actually block his Infernape's Flamethrower, even Zhao Fang was somewhat surprised, after all, Lin Xuan's Gallade didn't seem to have reached the three-star level yet.

This should also be considered a characteristic of Gallade. Although it has fewer psychic powers, which means that it can't use its signature move, Psychic Blade, very often, the quality of its psychic powers is higher, and the power of its single-hit moves is also higher.

Gallade instantly appeared behind Infernape, its arm blades opening up and a large amount of water swirling rapidly on them... Water Blade!

The moment the blade was swung, the pressurized water flow cut towards Infernape like a sharp blade.

"Teleport?"

The Medicham he was raising was also a Psychic-type Pokémon. Although it didn't have the Teleport move, it still knew about it.

They were caught off guard, but not to the point of completely losing their composure.

Infernape immediately used Mach Punch to turn and meet the attack from the Water Blade. Although it was Mach Punch, its fist was instantly covered in a large amount of flames, and some of the water from the Water Blade was evaporated before it could hit Infernape.