Chapter 642: You Are Not Allowed to Play Pokémon! Chapter 322

Should they play it safe and recall Tauros first, or risk the sleep and try to make Teacher Yu lose a member first?

The match didn't allow for careful thought, and soon this challenger made a judgment—

Can't take it anymore, going all out against Teacher Yu!

"Tauros, use Raging Bull again!"

Under the blowing sand, Tauros was once again ready to go, prepared to erupt and launch a second round of attacks at any time.

Regarding the judgment made by the opponent, Qingyu actually seemed a bit surprised, to the point that he subconsciously raised an eyebrow and looked at this challenger who felt a bit reckless.

Tauros's move indeed counters Hippowdon, and it has a speed advantage, but...

Hippowdon isn't a Pokémon like Tyranitar that has a 4x weakness, and plus the life-saving Sitrus Berry, that move just now wasn't fatal to it at all.

Therefore, Qingyu was certain it could at least withstand one more hit.

"Hippowdon, Stockpile."

Qingyu then gave the command nonchalantly.

The actions of the Pokémon on both sides were exactly the same as before, and soon they collided head-on again, forming a wrestling stance.

But clearly, Tauros, which had been hit by Yawn, lacked follow-through. This time it didn't even last until the chance to retreat and pull away, and soon it couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell directly to the ground.

As for Hippowdon...

Although it had encountered two full-force charges, its huge size advantage allowed it to still stand tall on the ground, using the Stockpile move while the opponent was asleep.

Theoretically, Hippowdon cannot learn this move on its own, but Qingyu discovered when renting it that its father was actually a Greedent, so he boldly used it and achieved good results.

Just as Qingyu mentioned in the video before, the firepower of the Sandstorm Brothers is generally quite abundant, but for a sandstorm team, a defensive-oriented tactic is also very important.

Especially for weather-setters, one must find a way to keep oneself alive.

Like Eject Pack Torkoal or U-turn Pelipper, the logic is similar.

And when a sandstorm team uses Hippowdon as a lead, because of its own excellent physical strength and various other moves, it can use Yawn and its own durability to forcibly interfere with the opponent's tactical layout.

What if the opponent is stubborn like this little student?

Very simple—

"Hippowdon, Slack Off!"

Of course, if it could only rely on trading health for Yawn to discourage the opponent, then Hippowdon would clearly not be a very qualified weather-setter.

After all, only by maintaining healthy stamina can there be a possibility of repeatedly entering the field to start the sandstorm weather. If it is severely damaged by the opponent at the beginning, it will have a huge impact on the subsequent operation of the sandstorm team.

Therefore, Slack Off, which has a similar effect to Recover, became Hippowdon's important recovery means.

Because Tauros fell asleep, it also had a safe recovery timing, and its originally quite dangerous stamina quickly recovered quite a bit.

Plus the durability improvement brought by one Stockpile move, dealing with this Hippowdon will become even more difficult next.

【Such a classy tactic... I can only say, as expected of you, Teacher Yu. You can even make a sandstorm team feel like a dirty trick!】

【What are you talking about? This is called Teacher Yu's own unique personal style. How can it be called dirty~】

【Actually, I'm also quite curious. Where does Teacher Yu get so many heaven-defying ideas? It feels like he can play new tricks every week without repeating...】

【If the opponent hadn't been greedy just now, would there have been so much trouble if they had rotated out?】

【It would also be difficult. If Tauros had rotated out, Teacher Yu's Hippowdon could still pull its stamina back after strengthening. It just depends on whether the opponent's backline has anything that can break the impasse...】

【Another examiner who kills on first sight. Thanks to this big brother for the contribution to the strategy group. All members of Team Star will not forget your sacrifice! (Tears)】

After two simple exchanges, both the audience on-site and online were "full of praise" for Teacher Yu's sandstorm team this week.

"Come back, Tauros."

The little student standing opposite Qingyu had a complex expression and helplessly recalled Tauros, which had already lost its combat ability.

Actually, at this point, their plan had already completely failed.

Originally, they thought that with the typing and strength of their Tauros, they should be able to severely damage or even solve one Pokémon against most of the sandstorm team's Pokémon.

After all, the Sunshine Gym's main assessment mode is 2v2. As long as they can make Teacher Yu lose a member, they can slowly think of a way for the other Pokémon.

However, looking at it now, it seems they were indeed a bit overconfident...

Tauros's combat power seems to be far from reaching the level of being able to handle Hippowdon.

So, did they overthink it by one layer, and didn't expect Teacher Yu's ideas to be so plain and unadorned, which led to the current situation?

The challenger suddenly felt like crying.

Damn it, who can actually clear this Sunshine Gym!

Failure caused by thinking too little will likely be used by Teacher Yu as a negative example, and thinking too much doesn't work either; they can even break their own defense.

They don't have psychic powers, so how can they read what Teacher Yu is thinking, hey!

Things having reached this point, they had to bite the bullet and continue this battle that seemed to have almost no suspense.

However...

Actually, they really did prepare a backup plan, and in this current occasion, it could just come in handy.

"Next one... I choose you, Meowscarada!"

One of the Paldean starters, the highly popular grass cat, appeared.

Seeing this humanoid Pokémon that looked a bit mischievous but inexplicably made people feel very cute, Qingyu subconsciously raised an eyebrow.

If we talk about the most popular Pokémon when "Scarlet/Violet" was just released, it would have to be this Meowscarada, which is regarded as the "new era waifu Pokémon," right?

(Meowscarada)

As a student of Naranja Academy, it is indeed very normal to receive a grass cat upon enrollment.

However...

Watching this little guy that looked cute and had a hint of disdain in its expression, Qingyu had a vague feeling.

It seems to be male, right?

Of course, for students who purely aim for battles, there is definitely no problem.

But whenever Qingyu thinks that the male-to-female ratio of this fluffy cutie in the game is actually 7:1, he feels it's very absurd.

"Meowscarada, use Flower Trick!"

The opponent immediately gave a command loudly.

Flower Trick, Meowscarada's signature move.

Although the power is relatively average, it has two very powerful additional effects.

First, because the thrown explosive bouquet is actually part of its body, once the move is used successfully, it will definitely hit the opponent according to its thoughts.

Second, this move will precisely attack the opponent's weak points, so it will definitely land a critical hit.

Hippowdon did indeed use Stockpile to strengthen itself before, but attacking weak points can completely ignore its stat changes.

And the combat power of this Meowscarada of theirs is even higher than that Tauros just now!

The facts were indeed as they thought.

Just as the explosive bouquet inserted into the ground was about to break through and attack Hippowdon's most vulnerable abdomen, Qingyu raised an eyebrow and decisively reached out to pull the trigger of the Poké Ball.

"Good idea. The fact that you thought of the correct countermeasure so quickly earns you extra points with me."

Qingyu nodded, while putting Hippowdon's Poké Ball back into his pocket.

Because he has to accept multiple challenges a day, these borrowed Pokémon should be avoided from getting injured as much as possible.

This can also be considered a tacit understanding formed between him and the students.

【I see, using Meowscarada can counter this sandstorm team? Then isn't it simple? About one-third of the people in the academy chose Sprigatito as their initial partner, right?】

【I don't think so. It seems that there are many girls who like Sprigatito's cute appearance, so the actual holding rate might even be much higher...】

【Fuecoco fans cry in the toilet. How come no one is like me, obsessed with Skeledirge?】

【You're acting suspicious!】

With Hippowdon's exit, the sandstorm also gradually had a trend of dissipating.

Both sides only had their last Pokémon left, and Qingyu didn't hesitate anymore, immediately throwing out the Poké Ball he had already prepared.

"My next Pokémon is this child."

While Qingyu spoke, red light shot out wantonly from the popped-open Poké Ball, and soon a snake Pokémon that looked like a croissant with a donut on top and looked a bit funny appeared on the field.

【Isn't this Sandaconda? It seems its ability is also related to sandstorm weather, right? Teacher Yu actually brought two weather-setters?】

【Two Ground-type Pokémon, as long as there is a Grass or Water type in the team, do you feel like you can easily clear this week's gym assessment?】

【2v2 with two weather-setters, is Teacher Yu going easy on them? Is he finally going to be merciful for once...】

【Teacher Yu, you are so gentle. I'll give you a good review after I finish the challenge!】

(Sandaconda)

After sending out this Sandaconda that looked a bit bizarre, Qingyu's expression was a little complex.

Because—

Although normally Sandaconda's ability is mostly Sand Spit, being able to spit out countless sand and gravel with terrifying momentum after being attacked to forcibly create sandstorm weather, it can be considered a relatively common sandstorm weather-setter in Paldea.

But this one of his is a little different.

Qingyu specially chose a Pokémon with the Sand Veil ability, intending to let the students review the Minimize tactic he had shown to Nurse Joys in the game before.

Due to the effect of the Sand Veil ability, Sandaconda's figure will become more difficult to capture with the naked eye in sandstorm weather, and the accuracy of moves will also become low.

Plus Sandaconda's special body structure, it is exceptionally handy at using the Minimize move, and it is also one of the few Pokémon that can master both Minimize and Coil moves.

Once it secretly uses Minimize in a sandstorm, the consequences will be very terrifying.

It might even be that by the time the opponent finally discovers it, Sandaconda has already completed strengthening and used terrifying power to sweep the team.

Originally, that's what Qingyu thought.

But in this first battle, he encountered a small problem—

Meowscarada's Flower Trick move has a certain sensing ability, so Sand Veil and Minimize have no meaning at all.

And the Ground-type Sandaconda is countered to death by it.

Then there is only one answer—

"Meowscarada, use Flower Trick again!"

Seeing that the Pokémon Qingyu sent out was Sandaconda, the little trainer opposite showed ecstasy and immediately chose to press the advantage.

As for Qingyu, after clicking his tongue secretly, he took another heavy sphere out of his pocket.

In front of so many viewers in the broadcast room, he certainly couldn't recall the Pokémon again and choose to admit defeat.

So, what he is going to do is also very obvious.

"Use Terastal armor to protect yourself, Sandaconda."

While Qingyu spoke nonchalantly, he slammed the heavy iron ball in his hand into the air.

That's right, actually, after coming up with this slightly unusual sandstorm tactic, he also quickly discovered the problem.

The typing is too single, which inevitably leads to difficulty in operating when facing certain types.

However, fortunately, Paldea has a magical mechanism called Terastallization, which can temporarily change a Pokémon's type.

And in the gym assessment requirements set by Chairwoman Geeta, trying to use Terastallization as much as possible to demonstrate to students who are not yet familiar with this special phenomenon is also one of the main tasks of a Gym Leader.

Compared to other Gym Leaders who use Terastal Orbs in almost every match, Qingyu actually uses them relatively rarely.

The weaknesses of the Ground type are Grass, Water, and Ice types, and what type can possess excellent resistance to these types of moves while also fitting the sandstorm?

That's right, the answer is of course—

Tera Steel!

After the Tera Orb drew a trajectory in the air, it instantly shattered above Sandaconda's head, and countless silvery-white fragments quickly covered Sandaconda's whole body, soon forming a thick layer of armor.

And Meowscarada's Flower Trick, repeating the same trick, also attacked the opponent a step late at this time.

Originally, for the Ground-type Sandaconda, this move would have been absolutely fatal. ===== CHAPTER 644 =====