Chapter 720: You Are Not Allowed to Play Pokémon! Chapter 370

"So, both sides ultimately chose a more cautious probing approach. Should I say it's expected of a final? The competitive level is indeed quite good!"

"Mm, so Qingyu's next choice will be the highlight."

After Champion Zhulan nodded slightly, she turned her gaze back to Qingyu below.

At such a critical moment where an on-the-spot decision could affect the direction of the entire match, it completely tests a trainer's intuition.

If it were Qingyu, what exactly would he do?

"Are you okay, Indeedee?"

"Umm!"

On the field, Qingyu looked at the Indeedee sister in front of him with concern. Only after receiving her forceful reply and seeing her small hand secretly extend a V-sign behind her back did he breathe a slight sigh of relief.

At this time, if he were to rotate, he would definitely be the one at a disadvantage.

Because the duration of the paralysis status is very long, it will not slowly heal just by returning to the Poké Ball.

Even if she retreats safely, she will still be troubled by the same problem when she enters the field again.

Therefore, she can only tough it out. He must believe in Indeedee's determination to win!

"..."

For some reason, Qingyu, who had originally been fired up, suddenly fell into a strange silence after thinking for a moment.

Wait a minute, it seems Indeedee sister was dragged here by him to compete from the very beginning. Can he really trust her competitive spirit...

No, now is not the time to think about this!

Since he can't get energy replenishment from the opponent, he can only use the most primitive method—

It's very simple, why not just let Indeedee force herself?

"Indeedee, use Shadow Ball again!"

After Qingyu made his command decisively, he immediately added in a low voice.

He originally didn't want to use this move, but it seems he must play all his cards today!

"As long as you can defeat the opponent, you can eat whatever you want when we go back. Let's go out and have a picnic with everyone in the Gym!"

"Umm?!"

Have a picnic... with everyone???

Indeedee's eyes instantly became clear, and her body, which had been subconsciously curled up due to the electric current, stood straight up in an instant.

As a reward for victory, the promise Qingyu made was indeed quite attractive to her.

Just imagining a pile of sandwiches or rice balls standing like small hills on the lawn at sunset made her subconsciously feel happiness calling to her, and her thoughts drifted far away.

Delicious food like Snorlax's, that you can never finish, is right by her side...

So happy...

Consequently, when Indeedee raised its head once more, its gaze had become incomparably firm, and even the two horns on either side of its head, which had previously drooped, gradually tilted upward; power seemed to be surging forth from within them continuously.

Soon, she reached out her hand again, enduring the twitching sensation that came from her arm from time to time, and gritted her teeth to condense a ball of pitch-black energy that expanded rapidly.

Although I don't have much combat experience, for the sake of victory (to keep my job at the Sunny Gym), I will absolutely not lose to any Pokémon in this determination!

Anyone who wants to stop me from eating my fill, all of you get out of my way!!!

"Oh oh oh! Trainer Qingyu's Indeedee has suddenly erupted with astonishing momentum. Is she the kind of reliable partner who gets even more excited in adversity?!"

"With such astonishing momentum, surely mere paralysis is nothing to her!"

In the stands, Hu Tao noticed Indeedee's determined eyes and immediately spoke up.

And as the opponent, Sabrina also noticed the change in her aura, so she subconsciously frowned slightly.

In the future fragments observed before, this scene did not seem to have appeared.

Was it Qingyu's whisper just now that worked?

To be able to stimulate a Pokémon's vigorous fighting spirit with just one sentence, should I say it's expected of Mr. Feather...

But as for the desire for victory, it is the same on my side!

Therefore, the ending will not change at all!

"Espeon..."

After a slight hesitation, Sabrina gritted her teeth and spoke.

"Use Morning Sun."

Whether it is Espeon or Umbreon, they both have their own unique recovery methods.

Before the weather changed, the sunlight, which was not considered brilliant at this time, became Espeon's strongest logistical support.

Moreover, because of the influence of Thunder Wave, her attack speed is also more than a notch faster than Indeedee's.

Espeon, bathing in the sunlight, soon showed an expression of enjoyment. As the sunlight washed over her, the scars on her body gradually dissipated, and she soon restored her physical strength to a healthy level.

Her thoughts at this time were already self-evident.

As a favorite of the sun, Espeon cannot learn any Dark-type moves, and the Shadow Ball that originally countered Psychic-types also has no effect on Indeedee.

Therefore, if she wants to defeat the opponent, she can only consume them slowly.

And by utilizing the effect of Thunder Wave, Espeon can continuously replenish her physical strength and always maintain a healthy state, so as not to be instantly killed by Indeedee.

At this time, she only needs to slowly wait for Indeedee sister to be affected by the paralysis status, and launch a sudden attack the moment her move is interrupted, to continuously consume her physical strength, thereby slowly eroding the victory.

When Espeon's physical strength was rapidly restored, just as Sabrina expected, even the Shadow Ball that Indeedee output with all her might failed to solve her in one hit.

Seeing this, Sabrina breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this style of play is a bit subtle, and she always feels like she has already lost to Mr. Feather, it is really useful.

And... inexplicably a bit satisfying?

Noticing Qingyu's tightly furrowed brows, for a moment Sabrina seemed to suddenly understand Mr. Feather—

Why is he obviously so powerful, but always loves to use all kinds of outrageous tactics to torture his opponents during live broadcasts and Gym battles?

Because it is indeed very cool!

"..."

Compared to Sabrina's joyful expression, Qingyu's side was a bit of a "mask of pain."

Isn't this the standard stall team strategy? Why does every friend he meets in this Master Tournament have their own unique skills!

Now, counting on Indeedee to make Espeon use Morning Sun until she collapses is definitely unrealistic.

Continuing to drag it out is very likely to cause problems. If Indeedee relaxes for a moment and her move is interrupted by paralysis, the situation might be reversed.

To break through this Espeon who is so high-quality, he probably has no moves for a frontal breakthrough. If he had known, he would have let Mew teach her to learn Future Sight...

Then, he can only find another way.

Following this line of thought, Qingyu's eyes soon became stagnant, and he quickly thought of a method to break the impasse.

"Indeedee, Skill Swap!"

Qingyu spoke decisively.

"So that's it, wanting to use Skill Swap to break the Magic Bounce ability that Espeon is highly likely to possess?"

On the commentary stage, Lance suddenly patted the table, showing his passionate side.

"As expected of Qingyu, what a genius idea! Because the target of Skill Swap includes both the opponent and oneself, it cleverly avoids the activation conditions of the Magic Bounce status!"

"It's just a pity that it's still too late. If this move could be used before Indeedee fell into paralysis, the effect would definitely be explosive!"

After saying this, Lance suddenly froze, then immediately calmed down and shook his head.

"No, predicting the opponent's moves at the start is almost impossible, not to mention that Espeon's attack speed is still above Indeedee sister's. It seems that no matter what, she will take this Thunder Wave..."

"Perhaps Sabrina even considered this."

Regarding Lance's self-debate, the audience expressed that they didn't understand but felt it was awesome.

"Although I don't understand it, as expected of Mr. Lance!"

"Mr. Feather and Ms. Sabrina's thousand-layer game, I can only understand the first layer..."

"It's okay, being able to understand one layer is already very impressive~"

Upon hearing Qingyu's command, Sabrina, who was standing opposite, reacted immediately and subconsciously spoke:

"Protect!"

However, this reaction, which had almost become an instinct, soon made her realize that she seemed to have made a minor, harmless mistake...

Protect can only block Qingyu's move once, and her Espeon will still have to take this move hard next.

Therefore, it would be better to just use an offensive move from the beginning, which could also save a precious skill slot.

Hopefully this won't become foreshadowing...

A bad premonition suddenly arose in Sabrina's heart, and at this moment she could only force herself to comfort herself.

Just as Sabrina thought, after Espeon blocked Indeedee's first Skill Swap, Indeedee immediately repeated the same trick and used the same move again.

This time, Sabrina had to face it head-on.

Although the power is not high, it can at least consume part of Indeedee's physical strength.

After all, it is already the last move Espeon can use. If she doesn't use an offensive move, her threat will be instantly cleared.

In order to weaken the opponent as much as possible, Sabrina chose to use the Psychic Terrain that was about to dissipate on the field to launch a Wide Force with considerable power. Even if the effect was average, it still caused obviously effective damage to Indeedee.

Thunder Wave, Morning Sun, Protect, Wide Force.

At this point, all of Espeon's moves have been revealed, and at the same time, Skill Swap has allowed Indeedee to temporarily obtain the Magic Bounce ability.

Although currently, with the opponent's moves exposed, even if Indeedee sister has the Magic Bounce effect, it has no meaning, and the status moves she can use are quite limited.

But for Qingyu, his goal has already been achieved.

"Indeedee, Calm Mind!"

Noticing that the Psychic Terrain spread by Indeedee when she entered the field was gradually dissipating, Qingyu finally showed a confident smile and decisively gave Indeedee the command.

"So that's it..."

Champion Zhulan, who was watching the battle seriously, suddenly had her pupils shrink. The moment she understood Qingyu's idea, she already showed a smile.

"It really is a tactic with Qingyu's style, fooling everyone."

"Tsk, sure enough, he's a bad thing!"

Cattleya also echoed.

In this regard, the barrage in the live broadcast room was completely confused, not understanding the "encrypted communication" between them at all.

【Don't be a riddle-maker! Riddle-makers get out of the live broadcast room!!!】

【Someone translate, what does it mean?】

【Eh, I think I understand a little, but not completely...】

【Are you kidding me?】

Just as the barrage was anxious, Cattleya took the initiative to speak, finally solving the confusion in the audience's hearts.

"When everyone thought Qingyu would use Skill Swap to make a fuss, get the Magic Bounce ability, and then use quality moves to bring both sides back to the same starting line, Qingyu made a very bold choice."

"From the beginning, Skill Swap was just a cover, and the goal was very simple—to find a way to trick out all of Espeon's moves."

"Ms. Sabrina actually made a slight mistake, using Protect in advance, which wasted a skill slot, but it was harmless to the situation."

"Because no matter what, Qingyu would definitely guide Sabrina to use this move, it was just a matter of replacing it with other skills."

After finishing, Cattleya took a breath and continued to explain.

"Only after confirming Espeon's move lock did Qingyu dare to let Indeedee sister use Calm Mind to strengthen herself."

"Because although most Psychic-type Pokémon cannot learn Taunt and cannot stop the opponent from strengthening, they have a simpler and more plain solution—"

"Psych Up!"

Psych Up, a Normal-type status move, has the effect of applying a hypnotic-like suggestion effect to oneself, thereby allowing oneself to obtain the same ability changes as the opponent.