Chapter 649: It's so hard to go easy on them

On the battle field, Qingyu narrowed his eyes, observing Poppy's Corviknight, which looked a bit familiar.

The last time Poppy's lead Pokémon seemed to be this big crow too.

Because it has the Mirror Armor ability that can invalidate and bounce back the opponent's stat-lowering effects, it is indeed a very stable choice as a lead.

And the Steel+Flying type combination also made it not so easy for Lucario to handle.

Even with illegal moves like Surging Strikes and Wicked Blow, it seems very difficult to chew down this true "hard bone."

Tsk, it seems I still have to take Lucario to learn more styles and expand the coverage!

But it feels like I can't find a suitable master for the time being. If Master Mustard's Urshifu had eighteen types, it would be great...

Qingyu thought silently in his heart, soon put away his drifting thoughts, and returned to the battle.

From the introduction Rika gave Poppy just now, he grasped two key points:

First, Poppy's Pokémon were not cultivated by herself; they were probably inherited directly from her parents or other elders;

Second, this child's strength has definitely improved greatly, so she could serve as his temporary examiner for this unofficial Elite Four assessment and get Rika's personal recognition.

Then, he also has to get serious.

"Lucario, Aura Sphere."

Facing an enemy in the air, Fighting-type moves are easy to miss, so as a probing opener, Qingyu chose a relatively stable Aura Sphere.

Compared to other Fighting Pokémon that only excel in fists and kicks, Lucario is naturally good at condensing aura power, so it has a certain ability to fight with waves. This consumption method is still very important in his view.

"Corviknight, fly up to dodge the attack, then use Iron Defense!"

Poppy also gave a command.

Her idea was very simple: use this sufficient space in the air to dodge the attack, and then let Corviknight, which is guaranteed to be safe, strengthen itself to establish their advantage as early as possible.

However...

Perhaps because Aura Sphere is not a very common move and Poppy's battle experience is also relatively small, she doesn't seem to know that this move locks on?

After hearing her command, Qingyu suddenly raised an eyebrow.

Although Poppy made a very wrong judgment, Corviknight's defensive ability is indeed relatively balanced, and it is not as extreme as another Skarmory in the Steel-Flying brothers.

After receiving the command, Corviknight immediately flapped its wings, soon lifting itself to a safe height, preparing to strengthen its own steel feathers in place.

"Lucario!"

However, at this moment, Lucario, which was closing its eyes and condensing power, suddenly opened its eyes, gathered a ball of blue energy in its hands, and put all its strength into throwing it towards the position where Corviknight was.

"Quick, dodge, Corviknight!"

Poppy repeated the command just now immediately.

Seeing this, Qingyu couldn't help but narrow his eyes and took the initiative to add a sentence.

"Generally speaking, if there is no special countermeasure, the Aura Sphere move will definitely hit the opponent."

While speaking, the thrown blue energy ball had already flown into the air.

And Corviknight stopped the move calmly, trying to use the vast space in the air to dodge the opponent's attack.

However...

Soon it discovered that no matter how it dodged, this Aura Sphere followed its flight trajectory closely, and there was no way to shake it off, and it was even constantly closing the distance between them.

"No, Corviknight, use Protect to defend!"

Poppy reacted quickly and changed her command anxiously.

"Boom—!"

While Corviknight reacted, the Aura Sphere had already reached a very dangerous distance.

Following a muffled sound, the energy dissipated in the air soon turned into a cloud of smoke, obscuring the line of sight.

Poppy and Rika's gazes both subconsciously raised high to look at the sky, waiting for Corviknight's figure to appear.

Only Qingyu still maintained a mysterious smile and looked at Lucario in front of him.

Lucario understood instantly—

At this very moment, it is the perfect opportunity for strengthening in place!

Facing a Pokémon like Corviknight that can fly, the effect of conventional attack methods probably won't be very good, so...

Lucario closed its eyes again, and some question mark symbols gradually condensed on its forehead with a little black energy.

Its small actions were all seen by Rika on the side, but she only smiled slightly and didn't open her mouth to remind.

After all, she is only a referee in this match, just do her job well.

However... who exactly said before that Qingyu is better at instructional battles and not good at same-level battles? The proficiency of this interference routine is clearly very high?

Could it be that he just hasn't made a move before, which gave people this illusion?

Or...

Is he just naturally good at this kind of tactic?

Rika couldn't reach a definitive conclusion, so she stopped struggling.

Compared to the outcome of the match, she is now more curious about one thing—

With the tactical level completely not on the same level, how will Qingyu end this battle?

Sometimes, as an Elite Four, one might need a little acting. If one can't give students any hope of defeating the opponent, it is very likely that they will directly break their hearts...

So, what will Qingyu do?

At the same time, Corviknight's wings appeared in the air first, and under the flapping of the wings, the exploding smoke was soon driven away, revealing its still shiny steel body.

However, perhaps because Protect was used too extremely, the few silver feathers around the wings looked a bit curled, as if even though it reacted, it still suffered a little impact.

Seeing that Corviknight was fine, Poppy breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when she came back to her senses and looked at Qingyu's side, she suddenly discovered—

Lucario had already quietly completed a strengthening while she wasn't paying attention to the opponent???

"Grabbing every opportunity in battle is also a manifestation of a trainer's level, Poppy."

Qingyu showed a smile again, but the look in his eyes when looking at Poppy had already become a bit serious.

"A true trainer will not expose such obvious mistakes that will be caught by the opponent. Please pay attention to this in the future."

"Yes, yes!"

Perhaps because Qingyu was full of momentum when speaking, Poppy actually responded seriously subconsciously, and then thought about the countermeasure with a complex expression.

This scene was still seen by Rika.

Although it was said to be a formal battle simulating the champion assessment, it always felt...

Qingyu seemed to have subconsciously entered the perspective of an examiner and was really seriously commenting on the problems Poppy exposed?

Could this be the main reason why the Sunshine Gym has always been very popular?

If this can be continued during the champion assessment, I believe the students who come to challenge should also be more motivated.

Rika silently recorded the traits Qingyu displayed invisibly in her heart.

Perhaps, Qingyu is actually very suitable to be placed at the head of the Elite Four, giving students a head start first?

No, I have to see his performance in actual combat before making a judgment.

"Next, it's my turn to make a move."

Qingyu soon spoke again.

"Lucario, use Thunder Punch!"

Although it's very stupid to suddenly hit physical attack after Swords Dance strengthening, but...

Qingyu always feels that the next Aura Sphere that can't be defended might directly pierce Corviknight, so he plans to feed Poppy some moves first, trying to show that he is not so crushing.

Otherwise, if he really makes her cry, wouldn't he become a big villain...

Using Thunder Punch, Poppy shouldn't be able to see that he is going easy, right?

"Corviknight, fly up to dodge the attack, then use Body Press!"

Poppy reacted immediately and also absorbed the mistake that appeared just now, changing the instruction for Corviknight. ===== CHAPTER 651 =====