As a trainer, he has the rain trait

The next morning.

Zhilin yawned and rubbed his temples.

He drank quite a bit last night, which made him feel dizzy after waking up. Xu Wu drank much more than him, but he didn't seem to be affected. He got up early in the morning to do warm-up training with Gastly. Zhu Yu seemed to be up early as well and ran to find Yu Huan.

It was already nine o'clock when she came back. Zhilin had just gotten up at this time. After washing up, he listlessly joined the chat between Xu Wu and Zhu Yu.

"How much did you drink?" Zhu Yu frowned and looked at Zhilin.

"It's almost halfway done! The two northern guys kept chasing me and trying to get me to drink. I did drink a bit too much!" Zhilin sighed.

"Hey! We didn't keep trying to persuade you. It was you who said you wanted to stand up for the people of the South, and then you insisted on drinking!" Xu Wu felt Zhu Yu's dangerous gaze and hurriedly explained.

"Oh~ All men are bad!"

Zhilin and Xu Wu didn't dare to say anything, so they ended the topic and returned to the discussion of the assessment.

"How is today's game scheduled?"

"The rules for the 30-to-20 and 20-to-10 competitions are the same. Three singles matches, one point for each win, two doubles matches, two points for each win. The team with the highest points advances to the next round."

"If we enter the final round and add a three-on-one match, it will be counted as 4 points!" Zhilin added.

Xu Wu scratched his head, "This is so complicated!"

Hearing this, Zhilin rolled his eyes and complained:

"The Phoenix Cup is even more complicated! 3 singles matches, 3 doubles matches, a triples match, and even a 3v3 elimination match!"

"What's the difference between three-on-three and 3v3?" Xu Wu asked again.

Zhu Yu sighed, feeling that joining this team was a bit hasty. Without waiting for Zhilin to explain, he answered first.

"Three vs. Three means all three Pokémon are on the field together. 3v3 means only one Pokémon is on the field at a time. If it loses, another one is added until all three Pokémon on one side are defeated."

"Oh!" Xu Wu understood. "Then shouldn't we only have three Pokémon? Why would anyone bother to train a second one?"

"Increase your tolerance to avoid encountering opponents with attribute restraints!"

"You don't know anything, right?" Zhilin complained.

Xu Wu spread his hands, "You guys are here! I just have to go out there and kill people!"

"You'd better kill indiscriminately!"

"Students please report your student ID and name and wait in the designated area!"

"Student number, Zhilin, please go to venue 3 and wait."

"Student number, Zhu Yu, please go to venue 3 and wait."

"Student number, Xu Wu, please go to venue 3 and wait."

"Student ID, Li..."

Zhilin turned around and said, "It's our turn, come on!"

Xu Wu chuckled and said, "Watch my performance first!"

.......

"Dear students, welcome to the Phoenix Cup School Elimination Tournament. This is Field 3. Please look forward to the exciting match between the 'Wuhu Takeoff Team' and the 'Hey, What Are You Doing Team'!"

That’s right, the elimination rounds are not only watched by students and teachers, but also by a host who provides commentary.

"The first player to appear on the Wuhu Takeoff Team is Xu Wu, who sent out a Ghost-type, Poison-type Gas Pokémon: Gastly!"

"And Team Ouch, What Are You Doing? is facing Li Fei, and their Pokémon is the Fighting-type pig-monkey Pokémon: Thing!"

As expected of a professional Pokémon battle commentator, he can tell the attributes and categories of Pokémon without thinking.

"The match started. Gastly provoked his opponent and instantly unleashed a Will-O-Wisp. Monkey King had no time to react and was directly hit, unfortunately triggering the Burning Status."

The monkey monster, known for its violent temper, couldn't stand this. He jumped hard and moved closer, extending his sharp claws.

"Monkey Monster got angry and used Crazy Grab! Wow~ Gastly was so fast, he dodged it effortlessly."

Monkey King's trainer, Li Fei, called out, "Monkey King, calm down and stomp your feet!"

"Monkeymon isn't calm, but his trainer is. He commands Monkeymon to use the double-effect 'Stomp'!"

"Garsis was also very clever. He took advantage of the opponent's initial stomp and used 'Tit for Tat', successfully triggering the effect and greatly increasing the power."

Gastly floated up to avoid the attack, while Monkey Monster was injured and fell to the ground. Li Fei quickly shouted: "Monkey Monster, stand up!"

Zhilin in the audience raised his eyebrows. This guy learned from Xiaozhi?

"Monkey Monster felt the trainer's call and took the attack. This is the power of bond!"

"Oh my god~ This monkey monster has learned to 'vent anger'. Its evil-attributed moves are a huge threat to Gastly!"

"Look, Gastly used his 'Stand' to successfully avert the dangerous situation. He also used his speed advantage to perform a 'Lick' attack, which also triggered the paralysis effect. What kind of luck is that!"

"Good! 'Misfortunes never come singly' was a perfectly correct choice. The monkey monster couldn't handle it and fell down this time, unable to get back up. Let's congratulate the 'Wuhu Takeoff Team' for scoring the first point!"

Zhilin sighed, "Garsis is such a dirty Pokémon to play with! Who do you think researched this?"

Xu Wu stepped down from the stage and said proudly, "Well, I'm awesome, right?"

"He even put it in a baby cup!"

Xu Wu didn't care at all, "Isn't it normal for a newbie like me to play the baby cup?"

Zhilin didn't bother to watch Xu Wu's tail curled up in the air anymore, and encouraged Zhu Yu who was entering the arena, "Keep going!"

Zhu Yu nodded and put out the kapok ball.

"Okay, in the second match, Team Wuhu's Zhu Yu will play the Grass-and-Fairy-type Cotton Ball Pokémon: Cotton Ball. Team Ni Gan Xi's Gan Xi will play the Fire-type Blaziken, which has stats that suppress Cotton Ball!"

Zhilin was a little worried because Kapok Ball lost to a Fire Dinosaur in the selection competition and did not show any method to deal with attribute restraint.

But Zhu Yu didn't seem worried.

"Both sides are in position, the game begins!"

"We can see that Kapok used 'Fairy Wind' to blow out a large cloud of dust, while Flamemonkey used 'Trickery' to strengthen itself and then used 'Spark' to attack!"

The pink breeze didn't seem to have any lethal power, but the incoming sparks were also dodged by the Kapok Ball. It seemed like both sides' efforts were in vain, but the commentator close to the field noticed something. "Wow! Zhu Yu has a little trick up his sleeve. The 'Fairy Wind' blew not only 'Paralysis Powder', but also 'Poison Powder'! Although the paralysis wasn't triggered, the poison did manage to infect the little flame monkey. This will put some pressure on Gan Xi's attack!"

Under Zhu Yu's command, Kapok Ball used Parasitic Seeds again. Although the effect was not good, it made Gan Xi eager for success. He used Sparks, Scratches, and Flame Wheels repeatedly, but unfortunately they were either dodged or guarded and the damage was blocked by a substitute, and the little flame monkey was worn down.

"Congratulations to player Zhu Yu for defeating his opponent with his brilliant 'Substitute Poison' tactic and earning another point."

Zhilin was surprised. Both of them were good at command and tactics, which put pressure on him. But he didn't seem to know any tactics!

After the game, you must ask them where they learned their tactics!

Zhilin encouraged himself mentally as he walked onto the competition field. Hearing Xu Wu and Zhu Yu cheering him on, he couldn't help but say to Meliyang, "Meliyang, we have to cheer too!"

"Mee-li-mee-li!"

'I kill indiscriminately!'

"The third singles match will be between 'Wuhu Team' Zhilin's' Mieliyang and 'Ni Ganshe Team' Ma Huateng's' Explosive Ape!"

"There's no mutual restraint between Electric and Fire types, but the Explosive Ape has evolved once, so it has a significant advantage!"

"The three players on Team What Are You Doing all have monkey-type Pokémon! It seems they teamed up because of a shared interest. And the first two players on Team Wuhu both displayed some pretty dirty... uh... powerful tactics. I wonder what new tactics Zhilin will come up with for us!"

Ma Huateng couldn't help but become alert when he heard the commentary;

Zhilin, who had no tactics, touched his nose awkwardly and quickly interrupted the host, signaling that they could begin.

"Alright! Both players are ready, so let the game begin!"

"The Explosive Ape took advantage of its speed and attacked first. The 'Flame Vortex' trapped the Sheep, and flames covered its entire body. This is the 'Flame Wheel'!"

"Facing the exceptionally skilled Dual Blade Explosive Ape, Zhilin decisively chose to use his Substitute. Given Meliyang's physique, it's highly likely he wouldn't be able to withstand Explosive Ape's continuous attacks."

Zhilin's face was solemn. The opponent was obviously the strongest among the three. His moves were very smooth. Once the substitute was used, the defensive pressure suddenly increased.

"But you can't avoid the fifteenth day if you dodge it on the first day. After the Exploding Ape gets close and breaks the Stand, it uses the 'random grab' move again."

Meliyang took the damage from the vortex of fire, and a layer of lightning appeared on his body.

"What's this? 'Charge'. With its special defense boosted, the Maeli is no longer as afraid of the continuous damage from 'Flame Vortex'. It's choosing to fight!"

A fierce electric shock was spit out from Meliyang's mouth, repelling the Explosive Ape that had already broken through in front of it, allowing Meliyang to catch its breath.

Zhilin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Meliyang had mastered the charging technique yesterday, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to fight back.

If you want to win now, you have to abandon defense and attack. After all, attack is the best defense, and the most famous label of Pokémon like Meereen is turret!

Under Zhilin's command, he alternated between lightning strikes and high-speed stars, keeping the Explosive Ape at bay. He had no choice but to engage in a head-on attack, but unfortunately, Meliyang was on the right. Since ancient times, the left side of a head-on attack has always lost, and Meliyang won miserably. If this were in a game, he'd probably be left with only a sliver of life.

The school's medical staff was quite responsible. Before Zhilin could carry the sheep down to find someone to treat it, they split into two groups and rushed onto the stage to treat the two Pokémon.

After the host confirmed it, he announced loudly, "Great! 'Wuhu Takeoff Team' won all three singles matches, taking the lead in three points and advancing to the next round. Let's congratulate them, and we also hope 'Aiyo Ni Suo Ni' can rally and fight their way out of the loser's bracket."

The medical staff were very professional, and after a while Zhilin took back the Poké Ball containing the Meerew from them and left the stage.

The two people who were waiting anxiously in the audience hurried over to greet him.

"So? Is Meliyang okay? Is it necessary to fight so hard?" Zhu Yu was worried with a hint of anger.

Zhilin shook his head, "Fortunately, nothing serious!"

Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something when Xu Wu complained, "The other side is in a pretty bad spot too. Sparks and lightning are everywhere, and it takes a while for them to recover."

Zhu Yu rolled his eyes at Xu Wu, then continued his interrupted words, "We still have two doubles matches left. We have an 80% chance of winning them. Why are you so impulsive?"

Zhilin smiled sheepishly, noticing his teammates' concern, and quickly assured them, "Seeing you guys were playing so well, you got a little carried away. I won't do that again next time!"

Xu Wu raised an eyebrow, seemingly adding fuel to the fire. "Will there be a next time?"

Zhilin pretended to be angry and kicked him lightly, but Xu Wu dodged it nimbly.

"Yoho~ Still got a temper?"

Zhu Yu looked at the two childish ghosts helplessly. After being interrupted by them, the slight anger in his heart also dissipated, but he still warned them, "Don't do it next time!"

"Ok!"

"By the way, I see you've already started building your tactics. Where did you learn that?"

"You don't know? There's a TikTok host on Bilibili called Mr. Lu, a master of Pokémon battles, ranked seventh in the world! He's made a lot of tutorial videos. That shouldn't be the case, aren't you also a Pokémon master? Haven't you met him?"

Zhilin sighed and reiterated, "I'm not a big shot!!! I just have some experience with the training there!"

"Oh~ Then you have to watch Teacher Lu's video carefully!"

"Zhu Yu, did you also learn from that teacher Lu?"

Zhu Yu nodded, "Almost the same. I learned the art of 'guarding poison' from him!"

"Almost? So you have another strategy?"

"Actually, I have one too. According to Mr. Lu, Kamaboko and Gastly are both Pokémon with incredibly dirty tactics! They're suitable for a variety of tactics, but Maelstrom doesn't have many tactical options!"

Zhilin sighed, "It's good to have one. After all this time, I'm the weakest one!"

Zhu Yu comforted him, "You're not bad at all. Just work on your weaknesses and you'll be fine!"

"Well, I'll watch Teacher Lu's video when I get back!"

......

Back in the dorm, Zhilin watched the livestream on his phone and couldn't help but grumble, "Seventeen cards can be dealt in seconds? Is he really the Charitable God of Gamblers?"

Xu Wu understood and shrugged, "That's normal. Teacher Lu has always had bad luck! No, it's very bad!"

In the live broadcast room of "Mr. Lu, have you eaten today?" on Bilibili, a handsome young man was playing Landlord with dead eyes. Millions of happy beans were lost in a short time, and the show was a blast!

At this time, Teacher Lu did not choose to receive the subsidy of 3,000 happy beans, but closed the Landlord page, because the game match he had been waiting for for a long time finally matched his opponent.

The opponent in the battle is Xiao Qian, the gym leader of Manjin City in the Johto region. She is a very powerful opponent and also a game character that left a deep impression on Zhilin in his previous life!

As Zhilin watched attentively, Mr. Lu demonstrated his abilities in prediction and pre-reading, which broadened his horizons and benefited him greatly.

He smacked his lips and also posted a comment: "See~ this is called professionalism!" He followed a wave of people and then released Meliyang.

Marely seemed to have just woken up and looked at its trainer with sleepy eyes.

Zhilin glared at it and said, "How can you sleep at your age? Keep training and keep fighting!"

Meliyang hung her face and reluctantly followed Zhilin to the training ground in the yard.

Fortunately, Zhilin still had some humanity. He only trained Meely Sheep for more than ten minutes, tested his idea, and then let it go back to sleep.