Chapter 515

And then, they were collectively dumbfounded.

【Holy crap, isn't this Grusha from the Glaseado Gym? Why did he run to Teacher Yu's place?】

【Could it be that he's here to kick the Gym? Did he also get disgusted by Teacher Yu's dirty tactics, so he came to settle it offline...】

【Rather, I heard recently that a few rookies with fast progress have already cleared the Glaseado Gym; they wouldn't all be "high-achieving students" taught by Teacher Yu, right?】

【Damn it, why is Teacher Yu so bad!】

【Does this count as a battle for the strongest Gym Leader? Which of the two young people who don't talk about martial arts will be more powerful?】

【Regardless, fighting on home turf, the advantage is with Teacher Yu!】

"Ahem—, today, little brother Grusha from the Glaseado Gym is visiting our Sunny Gym, so we'll spar a bit while we're at it."

After Qingyu spoke briefly, Grusha opposite also waved his hand as a way of greeting.

【??? Little brother Grusha? So he's a boy? I can't accept this!】

【Broken, now I can't tell the gender either?】

【Hiss—, brother, you smell so good...】

"Without further ado, let's start today's main thread directly!"

After glancing at the comments, Qingyu waved his hand and looked at Grusha, who was quietly waiting for the battle to begin on the other side.

"Today's live stream content—"

"A full-force battle between two Gym Leaders!"

"The battle rules are 3v3; when one side's Pokémon all lose their ability to battle, the other side is considered the winner."

"No problem, right?"

After Qingyu quickly stated the rules of this battle, Grusha also nodded along quickly.

As fellow Gym Leaders, no other additional rules were needed; only the strength of both sides would affect the outcome.

"Then..."

"Battle start!"

Because the Gym apprentice Nemona was away traveling, Qingyu guest-starred as the referee, raising his right hand high and then quickly dropping it.

"Go, Ninetales!"

Grusha threw the Poké Ball first.

Because it was a battle between Gym Leaders, he wouldn't use only Pokémon with relatively average strength from his team like he did for Gym assessments.

Right from the start, he went all out.

Under the flickering red light, an auspicious beast with a snow-white body, nine long tails held high behind it, and an aura of nobility appeared in front of Qingyu.

At the first sight of this Pokémon, Qingyu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

【Ninetales (Alolan Form) (Male)】

【Type: Ice + Fairy】

【Ability: Snow Warning】

Good fellow, even Alolan Ninetales is here...

It seems he can give Lorelei a demonstration in advance, letting her see what kind of role this Pokémon can play in a snow team.

【Wait a minute... the color of this Ninetales is wrong, right?】

【Right, right, brother, Teacher Yu specifically introduced before that this is a special form of Ninetales in the Alola region.】

【According to Teacher Yu, this one is the snow team captain, with the Ability directly changed from Drought to Snow Warning!】

Because he had already introduced this "relatively niche" Pokémon to Lorelei before, the audience was still quite familiar with it.

"I choose you, Lucario!"

Qingyu quickly smiled.

Question: What are the weaknesses of the Ice + Fairy type?

Anyone who hesitates for a second, go back and rewrite the type chart ten times!

This type combination is actually quite good, but the fatal problem of being 4x weak to Steel is hard to solve.

It just so happens that one of the big generals in Qingyu's hand is very effective against it.

Because it was a battle between Gym Leaders, Qingyu couldn't continue to use rented Pokémon with limited strength to fight like in Gym assessments.

It just so happened that because he hadn't been under much pressure lately, he hadn't commanded his main Pokémon to battle for a while.

Grusha's arrival just gave him this opportunity to test the current strength of the Pokémon on his team.

"Luca..."

Lucario, with its steel-like body, quickly entered the field, squinting its eyes to stare at the Pokémon opposite, while making a defensive posture.

It's a Pokémon it hasn't seen before.

Therefore, it must be more careful!

With the appearance of the two Pokémon, a few snowflakes suddenly drifted from the clear blue sky, quickly forming a certain scale.

Alolan Ninetales's Snow Warning Ability was triggered quietly, and the weather quickly changed to snow.

At this time, people in other regions were suddenly puzzled—

【??? Why is Alolan Ninetales's snow so gentle? When Abomasnow appears, it's a crackling hail, making people's heads hurt!】

【Perhaps... because Paldea's climate is relatively warmer, so hail can't fall?】

【How is that possible? Summer is the easiest time for hail; don't think I don't know!】

In the ninth generation, the common hail weather was replaced by snow, and this much softer snow weather would no longer indiscriminately hit Pokémon on both sides, but instead would increase the Defense of Ice-type Pokémon.

As for the principle...

Actually, Qingyu didn't know either.

No explanation is convincing; how about I ask Arceus what he says when I have the chance?

The fine snow blew past, and the weather instantly cooled by a few degrees, making Qingyu sneeze subconsciously, while looking at Grusha, who was fully armed and kept warm to the max, muttering to himself—

No wonder he was dressed so strictly even after coming down from Glaseado Mountain; it turns out it's because he plays a snow team?

"Ninetales, use Aurora Veil!"

Grusha spoke first and gave the command.

"Mi!"

Because Alolan Ninetales's speed is quite fast, as soon as Grusha's voice fell, it began to act, and soon a transparent barrier shining like an aurora appeared near the center line of the field.

【??? What move is this again?】

【Looks a bit like Light Screen? Is it some kind of exclusive move?】

【Why haven't I seen Grusha use this move when challenging the Gym?】

The comments kept asking questions, and Qingyu didn't have time to pay attention to them.

At this moment, only sighs about Grusha's proficiency with snow teams remained in his heart.

It must be said that being able to become the last Gym Leader on the Victory Road as a rookie, Grusha is still very capable.

Alolan Ninetales's standard combo has already been used.

Qingyu had complained before that Alolan Ninetales could basically be considered the snow team captain.

Moreover, its position as the top dog can basically be welded shut; even Torkoal in the Sun system isn't as indispensable as it.

The reason is also very simple—

It is both a weather setter, a support, and an attacker, and its speed is also very excellent, able to stably take the initiative.

Aurora Veil, a move that can only be used in snow, has the effects of both Light Screen and Reflect, and its support ability is very powerful.

Opening with Snow + Dual Screens, the advantage it can create is basically unrivaled, directly maxing out the durability of the snow team and forcibly bringing some presence to the bottom of the four weather types.

In other words, more than half of the strength of the snow team is concentrated in these three moves of Alolan Ninetales.

However...

It's not difficult to break Aurora Veil.

Qingyu smiled and spoke easily:

"Lucario, use Brick Break!"

"Luca!"

Lucario had already been ready to go, stepped out instantly, raised its right hand high, and turned it into a hand blade to chop at the transparent wall created by Alolan Ninetales.

Brick Break, using superb fighting techniques to gather all power in one place, the instantly erupted power can break through any obstacle.

Sure enough, the moment the palm touched it, the colorful Aurora Veil shattered with a bang.

At the same time, Lucario's offensive didn't slow down at all, attacking straight toward Alolan Ninetales!