Chapter 211

"Hmm?"

After receiving the message, Xiang Qingyu clicked in immediately.

It was a group photo of Cynthia, Garchomp, and Jangmo-o.

In the picture, Cynthia was smiling and making a V-sign, while her other hand held a young Pokémon on all fours covered in scales of different sizes.

On top of its head, a huge golden heart-shaped scale was particularly eye-catching.

It was precisely because of this feature that it was called Jangmo-o.

(Jangmo-o, I've always thought this is the cutest dragon)

And beside Cynthia, Garchomp, with a serious expression and looking impatient, had its arms crossed, seemingly showing off to someone outside the screen.

"It shouldn't be aimed at me..."

Xiang Qingyu's mouth twitched, not paying attention to these details.

His attention was mainly focused on the Jangmo-o in Cynthia's arms.

As a "late bloomer Pokémon" that first appeared in "Pokémon Sun/Moon", Jangmo-o's breeding difficulty was much simpler than its predecessors from a few generations ago.

It could achieve its second evolution at level 45, evolving into Kommo-o, known as the "Fighting Dragon".

Although there was no level reference factor in reality, it could be roughly compared; for a Champion, the breeding cycle would naturally be very fast.

Cynthia herself was an expert in breeding pseudo-legendaries; Gible had been raised by her since birth, so it was a professional match.

However, since it was a reserve main force for the Dragon-type Master Tournament, there naturally had to be considerations in all aspects of the choice.

【Xiang Qingyu: This Jangmo-o looks pretty good, but what is its ability?】

The Kommo-o family had three abilities: Bulletproof, Soundproof, and Overcoat; overall, they were more inclined toward defense, each with its own pros and cons.

【Cynthia: It's Soundproof.】

The Soundproof ability had the effect of blocking sound-based moves.

Because sound moves could penetrate Substitute to attack the main body, this move's defensive ability was quite good.

At the same time, it could also block interference moves such as Perish Song, Sing, and Supersonic.

If the opponent's ability was this, they wouldn't be affected by his "Snarl" and "Parting Shot", which was very useful.

Next, Xiang Qingyu chatted with Cynthia via video call for a while about Kommo-o's breeding direction, as well as move selection.

Until Cynthia blinked and then asked:

"Since you know so much about Jangmo-o, why don't you just use it in the game later?"

Xiang Qingyu thought about it, and it really made sense.

With "Pokémon Champion", many things about battling could be solved directly by playing a couple of games.

"Sure, log in!"

It wasn't until the match was about to start that Xiang Qingyu realized belatedly—

Wait a minute?

Didn't I still have to edit the video? When did I agree to play games with her?

After a few games, the win rate for both sides was about fifty-fifty.

Kommo-o was a Pokémon with very distinct features, and there were many tactics that could be played.

Whether it was relying on Clangorous Soul and the Throat Spray item to achieve multi-stage buffs in one go and sweep the team, or maxing out Belly Drum and then using Drain Punch for a blood-sucking flow, it was all about being able to attack and defend, refusing to leave.

It could even assist teammates with Clangorous Soul, or use Roar and Taunt to be a pure stat-monster support.

Overall, these were very simple and crude tactics, and even Cynthia, at a Champion level, suffered quite a loss when encountering them for the first time.

It was just a pity that it was born in the wrong generation; if it were before the Fairy-type was introduced, it would definitely have been a popular Pokémon in competitions.

Its four-times weakness to Fairy was infinitely magnified in the Alola version, where the four island deities were extremely restrictive to it, causing this pseudo-legendary to have no presence instead.

However, in the Dragon-type civil war of the Dragon-type Master Tournament, it still had a lot to say.

Unless there really was a troll bringing the "Dragon Traitor" Mega Altaria.

Due to the time difference, night here for Xiang Qingyu was equivalent to early morning in Sinnoh.

Cynthia was also clearly sleepy and started yawning one after another.

Seeing that the time was about right, Xiang Qingyu was also prepared to use editing the video as an excuse to end today's gaming time.

"By the way, there is one more small thing."

Just at this moment, Cynthia spoke first.

"Because I'm coming to Paldea to participate in this month's Dragon-type Master Tournament, I should be coming over about three days early to adjust to the jet lag."

"But in the Paldea region, I seem to only know you..."

"So during the Master Tournament, can I temporarily stay at the Sunny Gym?"

???

The topic Cynthia brought up inadvertently instantly pierced the defenses of Xiang Qingyu's account.

"This..."

Although in his memories, because they were childhood sweethearts, the two of them had visited each other often, and the number of times they had slept in the same bed was not small.

But those were all old stories from when they were kids...

How could it be the same as now!

Xiang Qingyu was a bit unsure of what to say for a moment.

Should he agree, or agree immediately?

"Is it not allowed?"

Seeing Xiang Qingyu suddenly lower his head to think, and not giving a definite answer after a long while.

Cynthia spoke again suddenly, but this time there was clearly a hint of grievance in her tone, seemingly not expecting Xiang Qingyu to refuse.

"Of course no problem, stay as long as you want!"

Hearing the emotional change of the blonde girl on the other side of the video call, Xiang Qingyu didn't even think about it and almost immediately agreed to her request.

The girl, who had looked aggrieved, suddenly raised a faint smile at the corners of her mouth, and her eyes narrowed along with her smile.

"Okay, see you in a few days then~"

With a somewhat light voice, it crossed space through holographic technology.

The call was hung up quickly.