Chapter 435: Did I think of so many layers?

【My goodness, the opponent seems to have been completely read through by Teacher Qingyu, reacting instantly to every step...】

【Didn't a buddy say yesterday during the live broadcast that "as long as I'm bad enough, Teacher Qingyu can't pre-read me"? Look at this ready-made example today and you'll know the result!】

【To be honest, the streamer's pre-reading is really pleasing to the eye, completely different from other trainers, as smooth as performing on a written script...】

【The opponent switched people and he immediately added a Tailwind; Teacher Qingyu is too bad!】

Last week, through the rotation of Sableye and Lucario, Qingyu taught the students "move priority" and "co-defense," two contents that have an extremely profound impact on battles.

And this week, borrowing the move Tailwind, he pushed through the old to bring forth the new on the basis of Prankster, intending to expand on the importance of speed and first-move advantage in battles.

Real-life battles are not the turn-based style of the past life's games; being one step faster affects not only the current confrontation but also every subsequent command.

Once you can't find a breakthrough opportunity under high pressure, you will be led by the nose by a Whimsicott like the Armarouge just now, with absolutely no room for resistance.

Of course, this can't actually be said to be the Pokémon's problem; it's more of a gap in experience between trainers.

Because Qingyu's set of combo punches just now was too smooth, it was calculated long ago, directly confusing Kato, who hadn't figured out the situation yet, leaving him no chance to react.

So he naturally forgot a very important thing—

The move Tailwind doesn't need a Pokémon to exist on his side of the field as a target at all; it can be used during the gap when he recalls his Pokémon, completing the work of assisting teammates in absolute safety.

"Hiss—"

After reacting, Kato couldn't help but gasp.

How come it feels...

Like I'm already a bit dead?

Not only did Trick Room not open, but Armarouge, as the main force, was also covered in Leech Seed and could only be recalled and rotated.

And on Teacher Qingyu's side, except for the physical strength consumed by Whimsicott using Substitute, there was no loss at all, and he even grabbed the opportunity to switch pets to open Tailwind.

His previous arrangements couldn't be called a failure; it was that it had ended before it even started!

Is Teacher Qingyu giving me a lesson, telling me what is truly effective pre-reading...

Kato sighed silently in his heart.

No wonder Teacher Qingyu would say things like "don't care about winning or losing" before the battle started; the gap in command ability is really too big...

But precisely because of this, he must show his momentum and resilience next!

Kato quickly took out a Poké Ball again.

"Next one, I choose you."

"Krokorok!"

At the critical moment, I still have to send out my most trusted partner!

As the player who can best cover the bottom in my team, help me one more time, Krokorok!

Even if we lose, we have to show our drive!

A sand crocodile that looked like a rogue appeared on the opponent's half, immediately attracting Qingyu's gaze.

"Oh?"

Qingyu was stunned for a moment, and the look in his eyes toward Kato quickly added a bit of obvious appreciation.

"Not bad, you didn't lose heart because of the command failure just now, and quickly reacted to my next action?"

"If it weren't for this switch of yours, I should have immediately given a command and continued the suppression tactics just now."

"But now it seems it has become me who is embarrassed?"

"Just looking at the choice of this Pokémon, it has already added a lot of points for me!"

After Qingyu smiled slightly, he quickly gave a high evaluation.

【What does that mean??? How come Student Kato, who was just shown various pre-readings by Teacher Qingyu, is suddenly affirmed by Teacher Qingyu now; is there any inside story...】

【Could it be comforting the opponent? After all, if he really gives the student psychological trauma, it won't be easy to explain to Chairman Geeta, hahaha】

【Wait a minute, have you all forgotten the test paper we saw before the battle started? Didn't it mention Wattrel? I guess Mr. Yu originally intended to use moves like Baton Pass to rotate and bring in Wattrel to increase the pressure, right?】

After being reminded by one of the comments, the others quickly reacted.

【Oh right, I forgot if you didn't mention it!】

【... With your level, you probably won't pass Teacher Qingyu's assessment in Paldea!】

【I just checked with the Pokedex, Kilowattrel's ability is Wind Power, which can automatically enter the charging state under Tailwind, strengthening the power of Electric-type moves!】

【So that's it, no wonder the opponent would use Krokorok as a response; did he actually predict Teacher Qingyu's next move?】

【It's not that simple; besides the Ground attribute, Krokorok also has the Dark attribute, which means...】

【Whimsicott's Prankster has absolutely no way to deal with it, and the Leech Seed tactic won't be effective either!】

【Holy crap, is the idea of this switch so complex? Is he really a genius?】

【This challenger named Kato seems to have pretty good strength! Although he was beaten dizzy by Teacher Qingyu, he adjusted immediately; he has a bit of that elite trainer flavor!】

While the comments and Qingyu were praising him, Kato on the other side didn't react at all.

What the heck?

Did I think of so many layers just now?

I just thought about burning the bridges and switching to my trump card Krokorok; how did it become me suppressing Teacher Qingyu's pre-reading?

Can you not be a riddle-maker and say something I can understand!

Although he complained like this in his heart, Teacher Qingyu was currently watching him with appreciative eyes, and this feeling...

Seems pretty cool?

"Yes, that's right, that's exactly what I thought!"

Kato quickly revealed a bright smile, looked at Krokorok, who was also full of confusion, and decisively gave a command:

"Krokorok, use Taunt!"

The Taunt Teacher Qingyu used on Armarouge just now could be considered a reminder to him.

If this Whimsicott isn't restricted, maybe there will be other troublesome moves besides Tailwind.

Wait a minute... it seems Krokorok is a Dark-type? There's no need to be afraid of it using other messy moves at all?

While thinking, Kato suddenly realized it in hindsight.

Oh no, it seems I've done another "down-to-earth" operation!

"Ho, you're actually so cautious?"

Qingyu nodded again, not in a hurry to command.

Knowing that it's not safe to just use the Dark attribute to counter Prankster, and that it can still normally use Substitute, dual walls, and various other moves, so he specifically picked Taunt to block all the performance of this Whimsicott of mine?

A Pokémon like Whimsicott indeed has output capability, but not much.

Although the Fairy type also restrains the opponent's Krokorok, when Qingyu rented the Pokémon, he also considered the factor of just a Gym challenge, so he specifically chose a Whimsicott that was used to wandering in the wild and had only learned many status moves to serve as an examiner...

So the intensity is even lower; even using Moonblast, it's hard to cause any effective damage to Krokorok.

Auxiliary ability is deprived, and it can't stand on the field to output; this Whimsicott is just giving it away if it stays.

What a god-like move!

Being able to keep a clear head under such suffocating overwhelming disadvantage just now is already a remarkable talent.

What's more, he actually hid such a trump card that directly blocked my tactics here?

As the first challenger today, the progress of this Student Kato truly makes Qingyu feel gratified.

It seems that his week of hard work hasn't been in vain!

Regardless of the outcome, at least Kato's efforts are in his eyes, and he can be considered qualified.

However...

"It's indeed a very good tactic, but it's not enough to win the game."

Qingyu said in an understated way, and at the same time decisively gave a command:

"Whimsicott, U-turn!"

Relying on the acceleration provided by Tailwind, Whimsicott ejected almost instantly, kicking Krokorok hard in the abdomen.

Although this speed was so fast that the opponent didn't even react, with its small body, it obviously didn't have any striking power to speak of; even with the restraint effect of the Bug type on Krokorok, the damage caused was only to the extent of making Krokorok frown slightly.

"Krokorok, use Crunch to counterattack!"

But immediately after, before Krokorok could react and counterattack, Whimsicott jumped back lightly, and after being hit by a red light, it was immediately recalled into the ball.

Seeing the counterattack miss, Kato couldn't help but click his tongue.

U-turn is a very common substitution move in battles; it's very easy to use because it can rub off the opponent's physical strength while switching people.

Kato was also very familiar with the Pokémon that switched onto the field.

A bird Pokémon with a huge body and electric light in its cheek pouches appeared.

It was exactly the main force of Levincia Gym Leader Iono, Kilowattrel.

Due to the influence of Tailwind, its body was soon filled with electricity, looking very oppressive.

"Although Electric-type moves are indeed useless against Krokorok, similarly, its most proficient Ground-type moves can't do anything to Kilowattrel either."

Qingyu smiled slightly and continued.

"So, this is a very fair duel."

After speaking, the corner of Qingyu's mouth twitched slightly, and then quickly returned to normal.

Afterward—

"Kilowattrel, fly up to avoid attacks, and at the same time use Air Slash to continuously harass the opponent!"

Qingyu quickly gave a command again.

From the perspective of attributes, it might indeed be a very fair duel, but...

Krokorok is a pure physical attacker with almost no long-range means; even if Kato's really learned moves like Dark Pulse, the power wouldn't be high.

For Kilowattrel, it can completely withstand it.

【??? So there's this kind of solution?】

【There is this kind of operation. jpg】

【No wonder he wanted to build a battle field outdoors; it seems that playing like this is also quite routine, many Flying-type Gym Leaders occasionally do this...】

【To be honest, I'm still very curious about what attribute Teacher Qingyu is good at; how come it feels like there's nothing he can't do?】

【Need to ask what Teacher Qingyu is good at? Of course, it's the dirty type!】

"..."

The teasing of the comments didn't reach Kato's eyes; even if he knew, he would probably only feel noisy now. ===== CHAPTER 437 =====