Chapter 420

Soon, Lucario sensed a Pokémon with clearly different energy in a pit about one kilometer away.

That should be the sign of Terastallization, right?

After discovering the opponent, Lucario soon determined the direction and jogged toward the next target.

If Xiang Qingyu were by its side at this time, he would probably react quickly—

Isn't this just farming Tera Raids???

That day, the wild Terastallized Pokémon that had finally escaped after accidentally entering Area Zero and were hiding near Pallet Town welcomed their lifelong enemy.

Lucario (Tera Hunter Form)!

The night grew darker.

Because it is currently winter, the sun had already set before five o'clock.

When Lucario returned to the Sunshine Gym, Xiang Qingyu subconsciously glanced at it, and then was stunned.

"Why are you covered in dirt?"

If this were some naturally restless Arcanine, or the energetic Bagon at home, Xiang Qingyu would feel it was quite normal.

But his own Lucario doesn't seem to have any hobby of going out to run wild; at most, it just goes out for a run, and then fights some wild experience babies...

With its personality, it shouldn't be this dirty, right?

"Lucario..."

Lucario scratched its head embarrassedly, showing the left hand it had been hiding behind its back to Xiang Qingyu.

A whole sack of Tera Shards of various shapes appeared in the Sunshine Gym, shining with various colors in the night.

"Tera Shards?"

Xiang Qingyu was stunned and soon reacted.

"You went to Tera Raids to battle other wild Pokémon?"

Apart from Area Zero having a bunch of them, in Paldea, you can only find these in the caves of some wild Pokémon that have mastered the power of Terastallization.

So, Lucario went to solo Tera Raids behind his back?

No wonder it was so dirty...

Xiang Qingyu shook his head helplessly, reaching out to stroke Lucario's head twice.

How did he raise Lucario into a national server wild king?

That's fine, after saving up for a while, there will be no need to order Tera Shards; the Sunshine Gym can directly achieve Terastallization freedom...

"Ogerpon?"

Ogerpon took a look and immediately took off the mask on its face.

It was indeed very similar to the gems embedded in its mask.

"Eevee!"

Sylveon had absolutely no resistance to these shining little shards, immediately stretching its ribbons to take the most shining pink shard and bringing it in front of itself to admire it carefully.

"Ying..."

Bagon also looked very interested in these Tera Shards, immediately running over in a few steps.

Then, it opened its mouth and took a bite, directly swallowing half of it.

???

Xiang Qingyu reacted instantly, just about to reach out to pry open Bagon's mouth, but was still a step too slow.

Only hearing the crunching sound of chewing, Bagon patted its stomach with satisfaction, seemingly very satisfied with the taste of the Tera Shards.

"..."

Bagon, who was only one month old, eating this stuff, will there be any problems?

Xiang Qingyu couldn't help but feel worried for Bagon.

However, Tera Shards seem to be essentially just various types of energy in physical form; it's not really eating dirt, so for Pokémon, it's equivalent to a functional drink.

And Bagon only ate one bite just now, so the amount wasn't much.

Eating a little bit occasionally should be fine, right?

Xiang Qingyu soon made a decision:

In the next few days, focus on observing whether Bagon will have any adverse effects from eating too much energy.

6:30 PM.

Xiang Qingyu's scheduled live broadcast time.

Last week, Xiang Qingyu used Skill Swap to turn Slaking into a terrifying monster in doubles.

And before ending the broadcast, he also left a preview for next week's live broadcast—

Whimsicott!

Regarding what kind of strength this Pokémon, which looks very cute and has absolutely no combat power, actually has, many viewers couldn't help but feel curious.

Therefore, before the live broadcast even started, a group of viewers had already been waiting in the live broadcast room early.

【Teacher Yu really starts and ends the broadcast on time; even one minute early won't do...】

【It's time for the best meal of the week again; without Teacher Yu's live broadcast, it always feels like something is missing!】

【Hurry, hurry, hurry, I am the super urgent Garchomp!】

【Mega Garchomp is here too; you should devolve one stage before coming back!】

Just as the comments were interacting friendly, a white light suddenly flashed in the live broadcast room, and then Xiang Qingyu's handsome face appeared in the center of countless viewers' screens.

"Good evening, students~"

【Oh oh oh, Teacher Yu, I've missed you so much!】

【Teacher Yu is indeed professional when it comes to attendance; even one second early won't do...】

【Are we going to talk about Whimsicott today?】

"That's right, just like the preview said last week, today we are going to play with the tactical system built around Whimsicott!"

Xiang Qingyu nodded, and at the same time opened the team editor, dragging the shiny black Whimsicott into the team.

"Whimsicott is an incredible Pokémon; it is also in a class of its own among Pokémon with the Prankster ability."

In his past life, someone once joked that ten slots wouldn't be enough for Whimsicott to carry moves.

Xiang Qingyu wants to clarify one point: he wasn't joking.

Just looking at Whimsicott's typing and ability, you know that this little guy with a cute appearance is definitely not ordinary.

Grass + Fairy typing, primary ability Prankster.

Generally speaking, having Prankster also means it is basically bound to be a support Pokémon.

And the Grass type itself has a very exaggerated pool of status moves, not to mention that because of Whimsicott's prank-loving personality, it both fits the characteristics of the Fairy type and can learn some Dark-type moves.

With this back and forth, Whimsicott's move pool is simply dirty to the point of being terrifying.

The difference between Fairy and Dark types is perhaps that the Fairy type is generally forgiven for its pranks because it looks cute, while the Dark type is disliked because it looks fierce...

Even for Whimsicott, whose crimes are too numerous to record and who is full of evil, people generally tend to be more accommodating.

At the end of the day, no matter what world it is, looks are justice!

"There are many tactics that can be built around Whimsicott; today we are going to play with a Beat Up team that is very simple to operate and as brutal and powerful as the Slaking tactic!"

【Beat Up team? Is it the Beat Up I'm thinking of?】

【It should be the Dark-type move "Beat Up"; this is also my first time seeing someone use this move...】

【Teacher Yu, is this tactic of yours really going to work?】

"When has Teacher Yu ever lied to you? The tactics I can pull out are all absolutely easy to use, okay~"

Xiang Qingyu smiled slightly and explained briefly.

"Beat Up team, a very classic system in Pokémon doubles tactics."

"As the name suggests, the core of this tactic is to use the Dark-type move 'Beat Up' to fiercely attack your own teammates."

"It looks very abstract, but it is actually very easy to use."

"Because when the team configuration is complete, Beat Up can attack teammates six times in one breath."

"And because Beat Up is a Dark-type move, every attack from the user can make a Pokémon teammate with the 'Justified' ability feel offended, thereby raising its combat power to the maximum in one breath."

"Sounds very simple, right?"

【Hiss..., "Pokémon Champion" should charge Teacher Yu; how can he think of such abstract tactics!】

【Sounds similar to the last Onix & Cinccino; this time, won't we be recreating the classic five-kill scene again...】

【Then the question comes, what Pokémon has the Justified ability?】

"Pokémon with the Justified ability are not common; only Arcanine, Absol, Lucario, and Gallade have this choice."

While speaking, Xiang Qingyu dragged Arcanine into the team.

Actually, the best configuration for a Beat Up team should be Terrakion, one of the Swords of Justice in Unova.

(Terrakion)

But clearly, people in this world have very little understanding of legendary Pokémon; let alone the abilities of the Swords of Justice, they probably don't even know that there are actually four Swords of Justice...

So naturally, there is no way to use it in the game.

Compared to Arcanine, the advantages of Terrakion are its fast speed and wide coverage; priority Rock Slide can occasionally make the opponent flinch.

However, Arcanine also has the advantage of Extreme Speed for stable finishing, which is also not bad.

"Of course, as a Paldean Gym Leader, when playing tactics, of course, we can't be without our local Paldean Pokémon!"

"Besides the Justified ability, the Beat Up tactic also has miraculous effects on a Pokémon that might be a bit unfamiliar to viewers from other regions."

While speaking, Xiang Qingyu had already found a light gray figure in the team editor and immediately dragged it into the team.

"Ta-da, it's this one, Annihilape!"

(Annihilape)

【I really haven't seen it, but I always feel it looks a bit familiar...】

【Wait a minute? Why does this Pokémon look a bit like Mankey?】

【The person above guessed right; Annihilape is the evolved form of Primeape~】

While the comments were discussing, Xiang Qingyu also soon spoke:

"Annihilape, a Pokémon that was only discovered in Paldea in the last ten years or so, so I said it's normal that other regions don't know it!"

"To get an Annihilape, first you need to let Primeape learn Rage Fist, and after repeated practice to bring its anger to the maximum value, it is possible for Primeape to evolve."

"And this move seems to only circulate among some Mankey groups in Paldea, so it has never been discovered by humans."

After Xiang Qingyu finished speaking, he suddenly changed the subject and added in a gloomy tone in a low voice:

"So in a sense, Annihilape might have been so angry that it literally angered itself to death, which is why it has this unique evolved form..."

"Haha, just kidding~"

【??? Why did Teacher Yu suddenly start doing a paranormal show? Did I enter the wrong channel?】

【To be honest, it seems it's really possible, hahahahaha; after all, Ghost-type Pokémon are basically souls...】

【Is there such a possibility that Annihilape is actually already dead, and what controls its body is the anger that still hasn't subsided even after death...】

【Stop it, the more you say, the more terrifying it gets, hey!】