Chapter 113

"So-called Bug Relay, in fact, just means a Bug-type relay team, referring to a simple tactic that only uses Bug-type Pokémon to perform relay."

Qingyu began his explanation skillfully.

"As everyone knows, the individual combat power of Bug-type Pokémon is quite average, and the few big brothers among them are clearly unable to turn the tide."

"Then, if we shift to the mindset of a swarm and treat the entire team as a single entity to engage the opponent, what would the strength of this pure Bug-type team be?"

In the natural world, insects are also the weakest type of creature, yet they can occupy their own ecological niche by relying on numbers and group consciousness.

This is the power of the swarm!

【Bug-type Pokémon? Is the streamer finally willing to play Kricketune? Ten-year veteran fans of Kricketune are collectively climaxing and shedding tears of emotion!】

【No, is this thing Kricketune even fit for battle? I can't even be bothered to catch a Kricketot when I run into one on the road...】

【You should evolve it one stage higher first, evolve into some Kricketune Hero before you come back!】

【Kricketune Hero? Haha, then it's invincible!】

Hearing Qingyu put it this way, the audience immediately associated it with Kricketune.

Kricketune, Bug-type, the Cricket Pokémon.

First discovered in Sinnoh, and also has a certain distribution in Paldea.

It is a "popular" Pokémon that even young bug catchers are unwilling to cultivate as their main force.

Whether in the previous world or the Pokémon world, Kricketune is quite popular on the internet.

Of course, the logic chain on both sides is also interconnected—

Because Kricketune is really too weak, so much so that almost no trainer is willing to focus on cultivating it, but as a result, it became famous precisely because of this point...

According to the National Pokedex data compiled by "Kricketune's Number One Hater" Professor Oak, Kricketune's base stat total is only 384 points, which as a final evolution form is even lower than the second-stage evolutions of all starter Pokémon.

Logically speaking, this kind of Pokémon should indeed be able to evolve one more stage higher.

However, to this day, no one has discovered its evolution.

Perhaps Kricketune is waiting for a chance to shock the world, but it is more likely that it has truly stopped here.

"The comments are right, Kricketune is indeed a relatively weak Pokémon."

Qingyu did not deny this view; after all, this is an objective fact.

"But if we can let weak Pokémon also exert their role, doesn't that just prove that my tactics are very suitable for them?"

"So..."

"Today's main force, I choose you, Kricketune!"

Qingyu opened the team editor, and a lineup centered on Bug-type Pokémon was quickly lined up.

Kricketune, Yanmega, Scizor, Scolipede, Heracross, Drapion.

Because it was a commission from Champion Zhulan to expand the ideas for Sinnoh Elite Four Aaron, Qingyu basically chose Pokémon that he remembered Aaron having.

【Don't even say it, just looking at the other teammates, this team seems okay?】

【Wait a minute, did a traitor sneak in among us? What kind of bug are you, Drapion?】

【To the person above, Drapion also had the Bug type before evolving, so if you round it off, of course it's a Bug-type Pokémon!】

【You really dare to use Kricketune as a starter? Just for this point, I unilaterally declare that Teacher Yu is the streamer who respects Kricketune the most on the whole internet!】

As a Bug-type specialist, Aaron's lineup can almost be said to have gathered all the Bug-type Pokémon in Sinnoh that have some status.

Excluding Kricketune, the average base stat total of this team is close to five hundred points.

This is already very high for Bug-type Pokémon.

Besides Scizor, which has extremely strong defensive capabilities, and the violent output of the former Bug King Heracross, Drapion is also a Pokémon with quite high popularity in the Sinnoh region.

Of course, logically speaking, if you want to play Baton Pass tactics, starting with Yanmega, which has the Speed Boost ability, would definitely be better.

But since he is already playing Bug-type Pokémon, wouldn't it be justified to use Kricketune!

With this thought in mind, Qingyu began today's journey of "climbing the ranks."

Sinnoh League.

It was late at night, but the lights in the office were still shining.

"So sleepy..."

After sitting in his seat and stretching, Aaron yawned repeatedly while silently complaining.

"It's already past one o'clock, how much longer do we have to wait..."

"Be a little more patient, if you're really idle, help me share some of the work."

Lucian, sitting to his left, took a light sip of coffee, continued to bury his head in reviewing documents with a normal expression, and at the same time glanced to the right without changing his expression.

"Exactly, I'm even willing to stay up late with you, the person who should complain the least here is you, kid, okay!"