Chapter 131

The dim-witted Clodsire opened its large mouth.

The energy accumulated through the moves gradually turned into a bit of pure white light, soon forming a white ball of light that expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Watching Clodsire's movements, Qingyu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Judging by the power standards in Pokémon games, the Earthquake Clodsire used earlier had a power of 100, and even ultimate moves like Hyper Beam only have a power of 150.

And the simple, unadorned beam attack this Clodsire is using now likely has an immeasurable power...

The power of a move released this way increases exponentially with the energy accumulated within the user's body; after Clodsire's continuous use of Stockpile, it has reached a terrifying category.

This isn't a game, and Qingyu himself doesn't believe that Rika's Elite-level Clodsire would have a limit of only three Stockpiles.

But even so, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Qingyu took a deep breath and calmly gave the command:

"Eevee, Baton Pass!"

With Eevee's reaction speed and the flexibility of the Bamboo-Copter, it would likely be able to dodge even without being recalled into the Poké Ball.

But precisely because this move is so powerful, the currently extremely unfavorable situation might actually see a turning point.

After all, Eevee's moves can't be said to have no effect on Clodsire, but they are essentially just scratching the surface.

The only choice left is to have Riolu give it a shot...

Upon hearing the command, Eevee's small hands immediately made a grasping motion in the air, quickly forming an energy-based baton, while a red light shot out from the Poké Ball in Qingyu's hand.

The Baton Pass tactic Qingyu previously demonstrated in the game had also been experimented with in reality.

Although Eevee didn't buff its own stats, the application of Baton Pass in reality goes far beyond that...

Eevee's figure disappeared, another Poké Ball was quickly thrown, and a serious-looking Riolu appeared on Qingyu's side of the field.

"Rio..."

Even facing such an opponent, Riolu remained calm, even beginning to think about the current situation before it had fully emerged from the ball.

Inside the Poké Ball, Riolu had been using its Aura to observe the battle outside.

Eevee's power was simply unable to break the opponent's defense, and the repeated attacks had only served to ignite its desire to fight.

This was normal; after a few days of getting along, Riolu could also feel that Eevee wasn't the type to excel in head-on combat.

However, this opponent still had a gap compared to the main powerhouses of the Big Sister.

Watching the Clodsire opposite open its mouth, the white light coalescing into a beam, it seemed it was about to unleash all its violent energy.

Since the Trainer had made the move to send it out, it meant he must have already thought of a solution...

Facing a pure energy attack, its own Counter wouldn't have a very good effect, so it definitely wasn't meant to tank the opponent's ultimate move.

As for Protect or Detect, they would definitely not have any good effect given the massive gap in strength.

Just wanting to dodge the attack wasn't that difficult, but clearly, the Trainer wasn't looking for a desperate struggle, but a magnificent counterattack!

Then...

The goal is to find a way to interrupt it.

"Riolu, Fake Out!"

Almost the moment Qingyu spoke, Riolu took a step forward.

Then, it slapped Clodsire with extreme speed.

Fake Out, seemingly just an ordinary slap, actually has the additional effect of flinching the opponent.

And what happens when someone is suddenly interrupted when Clodsire has accumulated power to its limit?

After being hit by Riolu, Clodsire was stunned for a moment.

And in that split second, the already volatile energy immediately began to spiral out of control, turning into a dazzling white light that engulfed everything around it.

After instinctively covering his eyes with his hand, Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief.

He had to admit he had taken a gamble, but now it seemed he had bet correctly.

Neither Riolu nor Eevee could deal effective damage to a Clodsire with such a massive gap in strength, so they had to use this risky method.

A classic part of RPG games: if your attacks can't even break the opponent's armor, the best solution is to make it defeat itself.

And Clodsire's current state is commonly known as—

Misfire!

The move originally intended to attack the opponent detonated prematurely inside Clodsire's own mouth.

In this situation, a powerful move would instead bring about an even more severe backlash.

The damage caused by an attack from within is much more severe than being hit directly, perhaps even comparable to using Self-Destruct.

When the white light dissipated, Clodsire's already brown, honest fish-face was covered in scorch marks, and after spitting out several rings of black smoke, it finally spiraled its eyes and collapsed to the ground.

"Rio..."

Riolu let out a sound of relief, calmly hiding its hands behind its back.

At such close range, even though it only endured the aftermath of Clodsire's explosion, the hands it used to block were instantly numbed and temporarily lost all sensation.

If it had tanked this attack head-on and still hadn't managed to finish off the opponent, it would likely have had no combat power left...

Fortunately, it lived up to the mission!

Giving it everything, barely victorious!

To prevent this from happening again, it felt it should perhaps learn from the other Bear Master and practice moves that use the feet to attack.

"So cool, Riolu!"

Nemona shouted excitedly.

As expected of Teacher Qingyu, even an Elite Four member is no match!

Geeta, standing beside Nemona, was also shocked by this sudden result, her eyes widening instantly.

Originally, in her view, Qingyu, who could spar with Rika in command level and knew how to set up battle plans before the assessment began, was already a rare talent.

But no one expected him to defeat this Clodsire in such an outrageous way...

As the League Champion, she could see that the strength of Qingyu's two Pokémon was quite average, at least not yet at the level of evolution.

But these two babies actually defeated Rika's Clodsire in Qingyu's hands.

Even if it wasn't a full-strength effort, it was enough to be marveled at.

This young Gym Leader named Qingyu might have talent that is several tiers higher than they had previously imagined...

Rika, who had previously worn a serious expression, was also stunned.

This tactic is just too...

Although she had countless complaints she wanted to voice, she ultimately held back.

If they had only used conventional moves, given Riolu and Eevee's current strength, they probably wouldn't have felt anything even after fighting Clodsire for a whole day.

So it is understandable why he would use such an outrageous move.

What Rika found even more terrifying was...

As a rookie Gym Leader, did you really think about how to win this battle from the very beginning???

With this thought in mind, Rika looked at Qingyu with a complex gaze and said:

"No need to continue the assessment; your strength is fully sufficient to pass."

"Now I'm more interested in hearing you talk about how many tactical plans you prepared before this battle?"

Only she, facing Qingyu, could perceive that from beginning to end, this kid's reaction had been calm and indifferent, as if everything had been prepared in advance.

So, was he able to be so confident because he had calculated every step that might occur in this battle?

A terrifying conjecture couldn't help but appear in Rika's mind, prompting her to ask Qingyu impatiently.

Failure Diary 5.19

3 updates today, just in time to finish this relatively important small main plot of the early stage, and soon we will upgrade from a backyard Gym to an eight-Gym lineup~

By the way, my tactical thinking for offline battles will be different from pure games, which is also to differentiate and make the battles less monotonous for readers, so don't use pure game battle modes to measure real-life battles~