Chapter 899

Trick Room + Sandstorm?

Jiang Xiangyun's soft, water-like eyes were also thoughtful; she seemed to understand why she was sent out for this match instead of others.

Zhao Yun continued, "Based on the resumes of the three opposing players, the Pokémon they send out will likely be one support Pokémon proficient in status moves, one bulky vanguard, and one attacker."

"By narrowing the scope and comparing their past lineups, I boldly guess they will send out the following lineup."

Zhao Yun swiped to another image to show the three of them.

Su Hao narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered, "Bronzong, Steelix, and Rhyperior..."

He remembered that all three of these Pokémon could set up a sandstorm, and Trick Room was likely Bronzong's task.

If it was a Trick Room Sandstorm team composed of these three Pokémon, it could indeed be called a strong team lineup in a real-world environment.

Done.

While covering each other's weaknesses, once Trick Room and Sandstorm were formed, they also possessed excellent initiative and offensive capability.

As a team lineup, the evaluation of "strong" was well-deserved.

Zhao Yun used concise language to introduce the special features of this team and the details they should pay attention to, while also sighing, "During the preliminaries, a good team lineup can be said to guarantee a point. 1+1+1 doesn't necessarily equal 3; the chemical reaction between lineups is much more terrifying than we imagine."

"To deal with such opponents, we must be cautious, cautious, and more cautious. Don't you agree, Su Hao?"

Su Hao: "?"

Why did you cue me?

However, he could roughly understand Zhao Yun's implication.

She wanted him to take the enemy seriously and send out one of his top-tier mainstays or his ace.

A team match was not a stage for one person; no matter how strong one was, it was hard to stand alone.

In previous years, it wasn't unheard of for top-10 universities to be taken down by weak teams due to lineup arrangement errors, forcing them into the repechage to struggle for another chance to qualify.

The team format of the preliminaries narrowed the gap between strong and weak schools; after all, no matter how good your team configuration was, you could only send out one Pokémon.

Only in the main tournament would there be opportunities to showcase individual strength.

However, that was only relative to ordinary players...

While Su Hao was thinking, Zhao Yun looked at Mu Yao and asked, "If it were you, how would you arrange the lineup to break the deadlock?"

Hearing this, Mu Yao didn't hesitate at all and stated the lineup she had been thinking about in her head for a long time: "The three of us not only lack coordination proficiency, but it's also difficult to form a decent team lineup."

"But, if it were me, I would have Xiangyun compete with the opponent for control of the weather, I would provide support and interference, and let Junior Su Hao launch the main attack."

"Use weather to counter weather, use Trick Room to counter Trick Room, and finally, rely on Junior Su Hao's excellent individual strength to forcibly tear apart the opponent's impenetrable team!"

When talking about battles, even Mu Yao, who had a perpetually cold face formed by her upbringing, would unconsciously reveal some warm, faint smiles.

That passion was visible to everyone.

Su Hao was slightly surprised; he didn't expect this senior, whom he was familiar with but hadn't interacted with deeply, to trust him so much.

Zhao Yun nodded with satisfaction; Mu Yao's method was almost identical to her own thoughts, and she said with a smile, "A very good approach. If I were to add anything, it would be gilding the lily."

"In this way, the lineup configuration can be concluded."

"Captain, Polteageist, no problem?"

Mu Yao nodded. "No problem."

"Xiangyun, Venusaur, okay?"

Jiang Xiangyun nodded gently. "No problem, I will do my best to use Sunny Day to stop their sandstorm coverage."

"Su Hao... besides Diancie, who are you confident in sending out?"

Zhao Yun thought for a long time but couldn't think of any suitable Pokémon in Su Hao's team besides his ace, Diancie.

She discovered with some sadness that, as the head coach, she had absolutely no concept of Su Hao's true strength.

Su Hao, who was called, froze, and his brows furrowed, which made the three of them tense up.

Then, Su Hao said with a face full of confusion, "I think, to deal with such opponents, sending out my Leafeon is enough, right?"

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Attached image, still part of the series.