Chapter 394

"Is it okay, Kieran?"

Qingyu narrowed his eyes and looked at Kieran, who was waiting seriously, with a smile.

"Um!"

Kieran nodded heavily.

"Before the battle starts, I still have a few words to send to you."

Qingyu smiled slightly, raised his arm to show the Poké Ball, and spoke calmly.

"You are different from the students who came to challenge the gym before. You can tell from various details that your talent in Pokémon battles can definitely support you to go higher and further."

"But because of this, if you want to become an excellent trainer, you need to—"

"Stick to your original intention."

During the speech, Qingyu had already thrown the Poké Ball in his hand lightly.

As an (self-proclaimed) excellent gym leader, his opening remarks will also change according to the challenger.

In general, it is based on the flaws of the challenger he observed.

Nemona is very confident, but because of this, she is easy to ignore the thoughts of her Pokémon, so she needs to remind her of this;

Okamoto is influenced by the style of Naranja Academy, so he is a bit arrogant in his bones, but under the treatment of Teacher Yu, he has currently recovered his clear eyes;

As for Kieran...

This child is good everywhere, just a bit too unconfident, easy to get into a dead end because of some small things, and slowly move towards the extreme.

So, he needs a good "psychological treatment."

"Through this battle, let me feel your passion and power, Kieran."

"Battle start!"

Qingyu soon spoke, and at the same time, the Poké Ball he threw shot out a red light, and a purple ghost with diamonds embedded in its eye sockets appeared on his field.

【To be honest, Teacher Yu's opening remarks are quite tasteful. Is it that gym leaders are all so good at being cool?】

【So now I understand why Teacher Yu has so many negative reviews but still has such high popularity. Besides being able to learn things, it's all supported by his momentum and appearance!】

【This is the first time I've seen Teacher Yu in gym leader form, and I don't know if he will go easy on him next...】

【The test paper just now was already enough to go easy on him. Teacher Yu's style is like this. If you don't even pass the basics, it's hard to challenge successfully.】

【As expected, it's Sableye, and I don't know what tactics Teacher Yu will use next.】

"Sableye..."

Kieran looked at the ghost Pokémon that was scratching its head and smiling evilly at him, and after thinking seriously for a moment—

"It's you, Sentret!"

A Pokémon covered in brown fur with peach-colored rabbit ears appeared.

Its body has circles similar to Ursaring, and a long, fluffy tail replaces its small feet to take on the responsibility of supporting its body, making it look more imposing than it was originally short.

(Sentret)

Kieran's idea is very simple. He had already roughly understood the various data of Sableye on the Pokedex just now.

His Sentret can directly ignore its STAB Ghost-type attacks.

Although his own Normal-type attacks also have no effect on Sableye, his Sentret has learned other attribute moves through move learning machines, so there shouldn't be any problem.

Seeing his starting Pokémon, Qingyu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

At this time, Kieran was still using a baby team?

In the game, Sentret will automatically evolve into Furret at level 15. Although it cannot fully benchmark the real Pokémon, it can be seen that its evolution conditions are very loose.

Even Sentret hasn't evolved yet, Kieran's current trainer level can be imagined.

But it's also right, Kieran should have just become a trainer, and it is completely different from the "strength-first" team using Dragonite and Incineroar that he remembers.

It also shows that he hasn't turned dark yet.

After Sentret appeared, it looked at Sableye for a while, and then immediately called out softly to the back.

"Sentret, did you find the item the opponent is carrying?"

Kieran nodded, seemingly understanding its Pokémon language.

"As expected, the test paper has already given a hint. Is the Sableye Teacher Yu is using carrying a Choice Scarf?"

Qingyu was stunned for a moment, and soon reacted. This triggered the "Keen Eye" ability.

Pokémon with the Keen Eye ability have keen observation skills and will soon discover the items carried by the opponent after appearing, and tell their trainer.

Although he didn't know how Kieran understood "Sentret language," it did meet the description of the ability.

"Then, let's attack first!"

Kieran took a deep breath and spoke decisively—

"Sentret, Charge Beam!"

Charge Beam, one of the common Electric-type attack moves, besides causing a certain amount of damage, also has a high probability of increasing its own Special Attack ability through charging.

Taking into account both attack and strengthening, it sounds like a good move.

But in Qingyu's view, it is a bit tasteless, because the effect of this move is actually not as practical as Charge.

However, from this move, it can also be seen that Kieran is a steady and steady tactical style, consuming while strengthening his own combat power, and not in a hurry to attack strongly.

It's a pity that his tactics this week are very restrained against this style...

Thinking of this, Qingyu shook his head.

"Sableye, dodge and use Trick!"

Following Kieran's command, Qingyu's voice soon sounded.

"Jie!"

Sableye smiled evilly, easily dodged the beam move shot by Sentret, and soon rubbed a group of energy with both hands, pointing at the opponent.

Through the small amount of psychic power it was born with, Sableye seized the gap when it used the move, making the Oran Berry carried by Sentret lose control and fly toward itself.

At the same time, it also threw out the Choice Scarf it was carrying, which wrapped around Sentret's big tail.

And to be safe, it even used psychic power to hold it firmly, for fear that it would fall to the ground.

The viewers who saw this scene were stunned.

【Damn, Teacher Yu, can you be a human? Trick to exchange items, lock the opponent with Choice Scarf, it's too perverted...】

【Just now he was such a cool anchor, and in a blink of an eye he used such dirty moves on a newcomer. No wonder there are so many negative reviews!】

【Teacher Yu is like this. Our Naranja Academy students all grew up under this tactical torture...】

【Is that so? Then you guys are really hard-working, hahahaha!】

Of course, there were also barrages that paid more attention to details that noticed more fatal problems—

【Speaking of which, did the test paper just now mention Disable?】

【Indeed, Teacher Yu always takes out some strange moves. I remember the effect of Disable seems to be... Damn???】

【Teacher Yu, be a human, he is still a child!】

The barrage soon discovered that something was wrong, but obviously the messages on the screen could not affect the two people who were in the battle.

Kieran's face sank, and he soon realized the power of this Trick:

If what he used just now was not Charge Beam, but a strengthening behavior that looked down on the opponent, he would have to replace it now!

Unless he throws the item away after replacing it, even if he replaces it, he only has the right to choose a move once.

In battle, he will lose almost all possibilities directly.

For an excellent trainer like Teacher Yu, it is simply too easy to seize such an opportunity.

However...

"Sentret, I believe in you!"

"Continue to use Charge Beam!"

Kieran made up his mind and spoke firmly.

In order to show that he is no longer the weak self, he decided to use momentum to drive Sentret's fighting spirit, so that it can break through Sableye head-on!

"Mi!"

Sentret nodded and prepared to start accumulating power again.

"Sableye, Disable."

Just then, Qingyu also said the next command lightly.

"Jie~"

After letting out a strange laugh, Sableye moved its body under Sentret's gaze, and with an eerie speed, shot out an energy light ball that was hard to believe, hitting Sentret's abdomen squarely.

The Prankster ability took effect quietly.

Sableye itself is a master of pranks and is notorious in the human world.

It's really not that humans have strange eyes for Dark-type Pokémon; in fact, many Pokémon make it themselves...

Although it doesn't represent all, liking to tease people is also a feature of the Dark attribute.

Therefore, the Prankster ability is infinitely compatible with Sableye, making its attack speed so fast that the naked eye can hardly see through it.

"Mi?"

Sentret closed its eyes subconsciously, but didn't feel any damage.

However, when it reacted quickly and opened its eyes again to prepare to use Charge Beam, it discovered something wrong—

Why couldn't it accumulate power?

Clearly, it could easily use Electric-type energy just now, but suddenly it was like a misfire, and it couldn't feel it at all...

Sentret felt a trace of panic in its heart.

Also feeling fear was Kieran, who was standing behind it.

"Choice Scarf and Disable...?"

Kieran muttered to himself while thinking about the moves Qingyu used.

Use Trick to exchange items, let Sentret be unable to use other moves, and can only repeat the Charge Beam used just now. This is the first layer.

Then, the Disable just now...

Although it is a Normal-type move, the use of Disable is actually very related to psychic power.

By observing the energy fluctuations of the opponent's previous moves, it temporarily blocks the move it used just now, so it cannot be used again in a short time.

This is the second layer.

At the same time, a situation that is mutually exclusive but theoretically possible has quietly occurred in reality—

What will happen if the Choice Scarf item that forces move locking and the Disable move that doesn't let the opponent use the same move take effect at the same time?

Kieran suddenly felt a chill, and looked at Sentret, who was standing with its back to him.

"Sentret, stop!"

He soon made a panicked command, however...

Perhaps because of the invisible influence of the Choice Scarf, Sentret, who had already become stubborn, couldn't even listen to the trainer's command and still tried to use Charge Beam again.

Seeing this, Qingyu couldn't help but shake his head silently.

As expected, he is still too young. At this time, he should have decisively recovered it.

According to his current understanding of the Pokémon world, almost all moves used by Pokémon need the support of energy to be used normally.

Using energy seems to be the natural instinct of Pokémon as a creature.

Whether it is moves classified as special attack light or wave moves, physical moves mainly based on close combat, or status moves that are more inclined to assist or interfere, none of them can be separated from the transformation of energy.

This is also the premise for various attributes to restrain and immunize each other.