Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

"No, even through the screen, I can vaguely sense some aura traces from that Gengar. Something's not right."

The more the three talked, the more they felt there was something wrong with this Gengar. It was during this process that the Cinderace finally fell down.

Chapter 498 Artificial Pokémon

At this point, the situation is clearly very unfavorable for Tom, because based on Lin Xuan's current understanding, it seems there is absolutely no way for him to turn the tide.

"Although Gengar is injured, it's not in serious condition overall and can still fight. It should still have about 80% of its fighting ability."

Bai Yao pulled out a bag of potato chips from somewhere and started eating, but judging from Xiao Dian's resentful look, Lin Xuan felt that he must have snatched them from Bai Yao's hand, which was very much in line with Bai Yao's style.

Lin Xuan's analysis of Bai Yao this time is quite convincing and reliable, because normally, in this situation, what method should Tom use to turn the tide?

Lin Xuan thought for a moment. If she wasn't mistaken, Tom's last Pokémon was Charizard, which seemed a bit insufficient to face Gengar's attack.

Lin Xuan had watched the competition before, so he knew the strength of that Charizard. Although it was considered pretty good among four-star dragons, it was only just good.

However, the camera focused on Tom, who seemed completely calm and composed, while Lin Xuan casually snatched some food from Bai Yao.

"To win at this point, we basically can't send out that Charizard anymore. We need to bring out a five-star Pokémon that can also shroud the opponent. Otherwise, we'll be the ones who get shrouded."

Just as Lin Xuan finished speaking, as if in response, Tom threw a Poké Ball up, but the Pokémon that came out of it was not the Charizard that everyone expected, but a Woodpecker!

Moreover, it's a five-star level Wood Demon.

Lin Xuan was stunned by what she saw. Even Bai Yao and Zhong Mingyi, who were standing to the side, were taken aback for a moment before turning to look at Lin Xuan.

They were both increasingly convinced; how could someone predict the outcome of a prediction like that?

But Lin Xuan felt completely unwell.

Seriously, can you be a little more logical? How could you possibly have a five-star Pokémon? You almost lost in the semifinals and didn't even bring out this Woodpecker. If Mismagius had performed a little worse, you might not have had a chance in the finals!

"Since you have a five-star Wood Sprite, why didn't you use it then?" Lin Xuan didn't understand, and in fact, this was the reason why no one believed he possessed a five-star Pokémon.

In most people's view, the fact that they weren't deployed in such a dangerous situation suggests that they didn't want to use them, right? Of course not, so it just means they didn't have them.

But how come it can suddenly reappear now?

Moreover, Lin Xuan could sense that the strength of this Wood Demon was definitely a genuine five-star level, and unlike the Gengar, it didn't have any problems; it was perfectly normal.

But this gave Lin Xuan a somewhat awkward feeling.

If you have this ability, why didn't you show it earlier? Why didn't you use it in the semifinals?

Lin Xuan expressed complete incomprehension, wondering if there was some hidden story behind this.

Lin Xuan tried to come up with some reasons in his mind, but he still couldn't understand why such an abstract thing would happen at such an important tournament.

At this moment, it wasn't just the three of them who were a little confused; question marks were also being spammed in the live stream chat.

A lot of people expressed strong bewilderment at these actions. To what extent? Even the number of comments criticizing Lin Xuan for her "poisonous prediction" has decreased significantly!

While Lin Xuan felt somewhat gratified, a sense of helplessness also appeared in her eyes as she watched the match.

So why is this?

"I don't quite understand."

Zhong Ming said those words directly.

"Me too."

"Seconded."

The three nodded in agreement. This was a live stream featuring two tournament champions and a runner-up, so it was quite rare to see such a scene. But even so, Lin Xuan felt that he still needed to maintain his professional duties as a commentator.

"Ahem, although there was a little hiccup, the competition must continue. It seems that our Tom still has a good chance. As for the Pokémon Woodfolk... I think most of you don't know much about it. But that's okay, I don't know much about it either. You can judge for yourselves."

【? ? ? 】

You're the champion, how could we possibly know if you didn't?

[Isn't your championship title a bit undeserved?]

[Just a casual observer, is this the legendary champion's livestream room? Why does the streamer look so clumsy?]

[You didn't go to the wrong place. Did you see the two people next to the streamer? One is the runner-up and the other is the champion.]

It's impossible for Lin Xuan to be completely unfamiliar with Pokémon like Woodpecker, but it's also not accurate to say he knows a lot about it.

Lin Xuan probably encountered the Wood Demon most often when playing cards, where he would punch you and shuffle back your two cards in the process.

However, in reality, Woodpecker isn't a particularly powerful Pokémon. First, its type is Ghost and Grass, which, while not bad, isn't a particularly good type combination either.

Secondly, the Pokémon Woodfolk's racial traits aren't particularly outstanding.

While being a physical attacker, its durability is not outstanding, and its speed is relatively slow.

Secondly, there are the characteristics.

Of the three features, the one that's somewhat usable is barely usable; the others, like natural recovery and awareness, aren't very useful.

Compared to Gengar, a super popular Ghost-type Pokémon, it's simply incomparable.

"Alright, let's begin. The final battle to determine the ultimate victory in this tournament is between Woodfolk and Gengar! It's an internal battle between Ghost-types. I still favor Woodfolk this time, no doubt about it."

Lin Xuan said with considerable certainty.

【? ? ? 】

No, you'd better not say anything.

Can your mouth give you a little rest?

"This time it's absolutely professional, there's no way it can be wrong. Can you trust my credentials as a professional commentator and champion player?"

Lin Xuan shook her head and said somewhat unhappily, "Can't we just choose to believe in one option?"

As it turns out, he can still be quite professional.

When Gengar faced the Woodpecker, its only advantage was its speed. But it relaxed for a moment and Woodpecker seized the opportunity, launching a Shadow Claw attack.

After that, Woodpecker gave Gengar no chance at all, launching a continuous barrage of attacks that left Gengar with no room to defend itself.

"Type your expertise in the chat!!"

Lin Xuan took a deep breath and said with a smile, "After so long, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

If another accident happens this time, he really doesn't want to live anymore.

"See, we still won, didn't we? I told you the Wood Demon could win, didn't I?"

"Excuse me for interrupting."

Just as Lin Xuan was boasting to the viewers, Bai Yao couldn't help but interject.

"what's up?"

Lin Xuan was in a good mood, so she didn't hold it against her.

"Um... why do I feel like you're even happier than the champion?"

"Eh?"

Lin Xuan's somewhat unrestrained smile froze for a moment, then quickly disappeared as she looked at Tom on the screen.

Just as Bai Yao said, although he won the game, his facial expression didn't change much. When the camera focused on him again, he gave a somewhat professional smile.

What Bai Yao said... seems to be true.

"Ahem, I just accidentally got caught up in the players' immersive commentary. I was just happy for the players!"

Lin Xuan forced an explanation, saying that it was absolutely not because her "poisonous milk" had finally failed to work and she wanted to celebrate with champagne; there was no such thing at all.

[Great, great, great, great! Even though the contestant won the match, Teacher Mimiqiu isn't happy at all!]

Has Teacher Mimikyu's "poisonous milk" finally turned into fresh milk?

[A rare treat of fresh milk!]

There's only one match today. After the match, there will be a rather long awards ceremony, but Lin Xuan and Bai Yao aren't really interested in that.

After all, they are people who have personally gone on stage to receive awards.

After the broadcast ended, she naturally didn't need to be so careful with her words. Bai Yao stretched and said:

"So, are the newcomers in the Unova League really that strong now? There are even two trainers with five-star Pokémon?"

"To be precise, it's one and a half."

Zhong Mingyi corrected him, saying that the Gengar trainer's strength was clearly inferior to the other one, but it was with that Gengar that he dominated the semi-finals and won the runner-up position.

Otherwise it would have been gone long ago, and that Gengar has some issues.

Lin Xuan, feeling bored, sent screenshots of today's match and some of her own thoughts to the professor, wondering what his opinion would be.

Sun Siming had just returned home and was about to leave work when he saw Lin Xuan's message. Based on his understanding of Lin Xuan, he knew that she would never contact him unless there was something important to discuss.

Although somewhat dissatisfied, Dr. Sun Siming quickly glanced at the message and then frowned.

"This Gengar..."

He could see far more than Lin Xuan, so he immediately sat up from the stool, but still seemed somewhat incredulous as he picked up the photos and looked at them again and again.

"Those guys succeeded? Well, you could say they succeeded, it's still a work in progress, but even so, it's terrifying."