Chapter 274

Fortunately, the next battle started quickly, causing the viewers' attention to shift rapidly.

"The field has been changed, and next up is the battle between the Johto Dragon-type Gym Leader Clair and our Paldea Elite Four Hassel!"

Qingyu also quickly returned to his previous livestream commentary state, waiting quietly for the upcoming battle.

The two contestants soon walked out of the player tunnel.

"Judging from their states, Mr. Hassel looks more relaxed, while Gym Leader Clair, who is participating in a major tournament for the first time, is clearly a bit nervous."

Qingyu only glanced at them before roughly deducing their mental states.

Psychological factors can also seriously affect one's own strength.

When a trainer is nervous, not only is it likely they won't be able to make effective commands in time, but this mood might even be transmitted to their partners.

However, what the states of both sides are really like will only be known after the match begins.

Under the host's enthusiastic opening, both sides quickly stood their ground, and with a whistle, sent out their respective Pokémon.

"Clair's starter is Kingdra!"

While Qingyu was commentating, he silently muttered to himself:

Why do I feel like she's really going to use my 'Sniper Kingdra' tactic...

When he released that video, Lance had tagged Clair in the comments section, telling her to come learn the tactics.

When Lance came to visit a few days ago, he also explicitly said that the Bagon egg also carried Clair's good intentions.

So, could Clair also be someone from his livestream?

Qingyu raised an eyebrow.

Currently, two contestants in the Dragon-type Masters Tournament already had some connection to him; if Lance were included, it would be almost half.

How did this Masters Tournament turn into my fan match?

Honestly, this feeling isn't half bad...

"Mr. Hassel's choice here is... Duraludon?"

Qingyu continued commentating, but his voice paused for a moment.

"Although this Pokémon is generally regarded as the ace of Gym Leader Raihan in Galar, and the Paldea region itself doesn't have a habitat for Duraludon, however..."

"Because Naranja Academy and the Blueberry Academy in the Unova region often have friendly exchanges, it's quite reasonable for Mr. Hassel to have gone to Unova and caught a Duraludon, right?"

【Sure, that's very reasonable!】

【I'm a student at Naranja Academy; it's said that as long as your battle strength is sufficient, you can apply to be an exchange student in Unova!】

【Good guy, sending him over to crush noobs, right?】

Actually, in terms of geography, Paldea is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the isolated Unova region, which is obviously a bit too far.

It would obviously be more appropriate for it to be the closer Galar or Kalos.

But perhaps it's precisely because there are many Pokémon there that don't exist in Paldea that Geeta made the final decision?

After all, although the Blueberry Academy was built relatively recently, because of the Terarium, it does indeed have many Pokémon that are rarely seen outside.

However, hasn't Duraludon's evolution been discovered yet at this time...

It seems one has to wait for that lucky guy Drayton to accidentally give Duraludon a Composite Metal for the "late bloomer" Archaludon to appear in the public eye for the first time.

Just as Qingyu's thoughts were gradually drifting, the two on the field had already begun their first round of confrontation.

"The type combinations of these two Pokémon are both top-tier, especially Duraludon, which can even overcome the Dragon-type weakness through its steel body."

"And for Kingdra, the threat of the Draco Meteor that the opponent might unleash at any time is not small."

Qingyu thought for a moment and added another sentence.

"Even for a Sniper Kingdra, it needs to focus energy once to find the opponent's weakness, so Clair should be choosing to rotate here."

As soon as the words fell, it was indeed exactly as he had predicted.

Hassel immediately commanded Duraludon to unleash a Draco Meteor to force a retreat, and Clair also chose to rotate without hesitation.

The one replacing it on the field was Gyarados.

Although it has 'Dragon' in its name, like Charizard and Aerodactyl, it is actually not a Dragon-type.

A certain unnamed bird-keeper still has a rare red Gyarados, which is another one of his aces besides Dragonite.

However, recently due to public opinion, he seems to have deliberately reduced the number of times he uses this Gyarados.

The Draco Meteor smashed into Gyarados's face, but it didn't cause very effective damage; instead, it ignited Gyarados's fury, making its eyes turn scarlet quickly.

"Gyarados has an invisible benefit in defensive synergy, which is that it's truly brave after getting beaten up; it might really be able to fight Mr. Hassel."

Just after Qingyu finished explaining, Cynthia, who was listening silently on the side, suddenly added:

"Gyarados can learn Earthquake, which is a significant threat to Duraludon, which is weakened after Draco Meteor."

Qingyu certainly knew this point, and he believed Clair and Hassel were equally aware of it.

After one Draco Meteor, even the steel-bodied Duraludon withered quite a bit, so it was decisively recalled by Hassel.

At the same time, Clair seized the opportunity and commanded Gyarados to use Dragon Dance!

"Although she was a bit nervous at first, her adjustment speed is quite fast; after one Dragon Dance, Gyarados's threat will be quite terrifying."

"Now, it depends on whether Mr. Hassel has prepared a backup plan."

Qingyu's gaze focused on the Poké Ball in the hands of the dashing man.

Soon the answer was revealed—

After a flash of red light, the overlord of the snowy mountains in the Paldea region, the late-blooming Pokémon, Baxcalibur, appeared on the field.

Clair probably hadn't seen this Dragon-type Pokémon that is only distributed in Paldea, so she didn't think much of it.

And Qingyu also quickly discovered this and immediately made a judgment:

"Clair's Gyarados is going to be a freebie."

The reason he said this was very simple—

Although Baxcalibur can't learn the "three elemental punches" like Dragonite, it knows Thunder Fang!

And Gyarados's biggest weakness is the Electric-type move that is four times super-effective against it.

The situation was exactly as he had rehearsed in his mind.

Without any understanding of Baxcalibur, Clair decisively commanded the Dragon-Danced Gyarados to use Outrage.

As one of the ultimate Dragon-type moves, Outrage is indeed powerful, but she clearly underestimated Baxcalibur's resilience...

After tanking Gyarados's fury, Baxcalibur's eyes narrowed, and it instantly launched a counterattack with a Thunder Fang surging with electric light, killing Clair's Gyarados on the spot.

And after losing the Gyarados that could limit Duraludon, facing the Duraludon standing on the opponent's field like a city wall, Clair no longer had any effective means.

Finally, the score was a bleak 3:0, ending in Clair's rapid collapse.

"The Sniper Kingdra tactic really isn't very suitable for actual combat..."

Qingyu sighed helplessly.

When everyone is a Master-level trainer, almost no one will give Kingdra a chance to strengthen its focus.

Clair was still a bit too wishful.

With this, Cynthia's next opponent was determined—

Paldea's Dragon-type Elite Four, Hassel!

Still the same, the next chapter will be late, eating a meal first -. -