Chapter 629: Excadrill: What Kind of Sandstorm Brother Are You?

As the two Garchomps fell together, the first Poké Ball under the trainer avatars on both sides of the screen dimmed simultaneously.

The score became 1:1.

It looked like both sides lost a main force, which could be considered acceptable for both sides.

But in fact—

The vast majority of viewers could see that Teacher Yu definitely made a small profit here.

Even Zhulan on the other side of the screen subconsciously frowned and bit her thumb nail.

Garchomp is known for its fierce combat power, not to mention that the move used was Outrage, the well-deserved big ultimate move of the Dragon type, which is a huge threat to Dragon Pokémon.

However, who would have thought...

Xiang Qingyu's Garchomp would be a durability configuration?

Because Pokémon that are late bloomers generally possess very powerful combat power, they are generally assumed to be the core output of the team.

Only this time, Xiang Qingyu went against the grain and achieved good results.

Therefore, his Garchomp not only withstood the attack from her side without falling, but even used its own Rough Skin and carried item to suppress the opponent's HP into the kill range.

At this point, not only Zhulan, but even the audience could judge the item it was carrying based on the situation of the game.

Rocky Helmet!

In Pokémon battles, the appearance rate of Rocky Helmet is not low, and it can be considered a relatively popular item.

Its effect is very suitable for shield players, and it will cause partial damage to the opponent when hit by the opponent's contact moves.

Combined with Garchomp's Rough Skin ability, one punch from the opponent can even cause more than 1/4 HP loss.

A very special configuration, but it also fits the audience's stereotype of Teacher Yu.

Sure enough, Teacher Yu is best at the "torture king" stall team; even Garchomp can be played with his own unique flavor...

Isn't this also a kind of personal charm?

Finally, even if it looks like a 1-for-1 trade, the importance of the two Garchomps in their respective lineups is clearly different.

Zhulan's team is very balanced, and once the strongest firepower point, Garchomp, is missing, the offensive efficiency will immediately drop a level.

What's more, it is highly likely that it occupied the precious Mega slot as the team's big brother.

If it weren't for the fear of not being able to compete in speed, Garchomp's combat power after Mega Evolution would definitely be very terrifying.

Even if it just Dragon Dances once to make up for the speed defect, it could easily turn into a sweeping machine.

Oh, Garchomp can't learn Dragon Dance?

Then never mind.

As for Xiang Qingyu's side...

Although the firepower of the whole team seems a bit weak after the durability-focused Garchomp is revealed.

But because of the perfect combination of Tyranitar and Excadrill in the Sandstorm, the core combat power in the team is actually completely preserved.

Garchomp? Don't need it!

Moreover, the remaining Pokémon of Xiang Qingyu all have some self-preservation ability.

The Skarmory that Zhulan has always been wary of hasn't even entered the field yet. If it can successfully set up a layer of Stealth Rock or Spikes, this lineup will truly be complete.

As long as there is an opportunity to start a Sandstorm, Xiang Qingyu can definitely delay for a lot of time, lower the overall HP line of Zhulan's side, and gradually reach the kill range of Excadrill and Scizor.

Compared to offense, the soul of this team seems to be relying on defense to slow down the rhythm and seize the opportunity to break through the opponent's defense in one fell swoop.

"Garch..."

Beside Zhulan, Garchomp, who had watched the whole process, silently lowered its head, not daring to look at its trainer.

At this moment, it was already sweating profusely.

Feeling that after this Mega Evolution buyer's show ended, its status as the team's big brother was about to be lost...

How could there be a Pokémon whose speed decreases because of the body size change after growing up?

A question mark slowly appeared on Garchomp's pointed head.

Is this reasonable?

Which god with bad taste is making trouble? The guy who created the Mega Evolution phenomenon is too bad!

"There was a small problem, but..."

Zhulan quickly regained her composure, looked at the big screen in front of her again, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.

"It's still too early to win this battle!"

The game is still continuing, and both sides quickly threw out Poké Balls again at the same time.

On Xiang Qingyu's side, having finally seized the opportunity, he chose to send out the Sandstorm big brother, Tyranitar, without hesitation to further consolidate his advantage.

As for Zhulan, the one replaced on the field was Togekiss.

Xiang Qingyu could roughly guess her line of thought.

Since Garchomp had already fallen, there was no point in keeping her little plane, so it was better to send it out now to catch an opportunity.

Besides Aura Sphere being extremely effective against Tyranitar, it also had other interference and auxiliary moves like Thunder Wave and Encore, at least enough to stabilize the situation.

And catching Tyranitar was clearly the situation Zhulan most hoped to see.

"Was Teacher Yu caught in a bad matchup again? Is the pressure from the Champion really that great?"

"Otherwise? Brothers who often battle Champions know that Champions come with the 'Oppression' ability~"

"There probably aren't many battles of this outrageous quality in a year. Just watch and learn!"

"Tyranitar is going to be switched out, right? Togekiss has the big killer move Aura Sphere, and its speed shouldn't be able to beat the opponent. Can only suffer a loss..."

"The slight advantage that was finally established just now seems to have been buried by a prediction error. Is this a top-tier game?"

The comments were worried for Xiang Qingyu.

However... Xiang Qingyu tilted his mouth and showed a confident smile.

He didn't choose to rotate.

When everyone, including Zhulan, thought he was going to withdraw Tyranitar, Xiang Qingyu unexpectedly used "Snarl":

"Show your true strength, Tyranitar!"

Just as Xiang Qingyu finished speaking, his trainer avatar on the screen immediately raised its arm, gripped the Key Stone necklace on his chest, and his eyes became incredibly firm.

The biting sand and dust whipped up by Tyranitar's appearance made the atmosphere even more serious.

"I don't care about this or that, Mega Evolve for me!!!"

Xiang Qingyu's roar appeared simultaneously with the light blooming from the Key Stone. White light quickly bloomed on Tyranitar, who was standing in front of the trainer, and it could erupt into a pillar of light reaching the sky at any time.

"Didn't choose to run, but came head-on??? Be rational, Teacher Yu!"

"Although this is indeed very handsome, and even feels a bit burning... but even if it Mega Evolves, the speed won't be faster than Togekiss, right?"

"It's fine, it's a matchup against a Champion anyway. It's not a loss even if this game is lost. Handsome is a lifetime thing!"

"Are you going to be a coward for a lifetime, or a hero for three seconds. jpg"

"Togekiss, Aura Sphere!"

After Zhulan was stunned for a moment, she quickly reacted and made the command without hesitation.

Although she couldn't quite understand Xiang Qingyu's thoughts, she definitely had to seize this obvious flaw.

After all, no matter how excellent Tyranitar's durability is, in the case where the item is clearly a Mega Stone, it has nothing against the 4x effective Fighting-type move—

Wait...?

Noticing the sandstorm blocking her view on the screen, a bad premonition suddenly rose in Zhulan's heart.

If she remembered correctly, besides causing continuous erosion to non-Rock, Ground, and Steel-type Pokémon, the Sandstorm weather also has the effect of increasing the Special Defense of Rock-type Pokémon.

If you count the improvement brought by Mega Evolution and Sandstorm...

Even a 4x effective Aura Sphere might not be impossible to withstand!

Realizing this, Zhulan's pupils subconsciously shrank, but soon recovered, and a clear smile appeared in her eyes.

What a bold operation, and because it's a bit counter-intuitive, it's indeed generally not something someone can react to immediately.

Even if they could react immediately, it would be too late.

Yellow sand filled the sky.

The audience held their breath. Even though it was just an ordinary ranked match, their hearts were as nervous as if they were there in person.

In the sand and dust, a white light rushed into the clouds, and Tyranitar's figure was quickly swallowed.

At the same time, Togekiss, hearing Zhulan's command, also started quickly, its pair of small white wings flapping continuously, quickly rubbing out a ball of pure energy.

It was exactly the same as Lucario's move just now.

The Aura Sphere, which was almost certain to hit the target and whose power was not to be underestimated, had already locked onto Tyranitar, who was in the middle of Mega Evolution!

The energy whistled past, drawing a pale blue arc in the air, and quickly bombarded the evolution glow that was blooming brilliantly.

With a "Boom—", the surrounding sand and dust became more and more violent, significantly reducing the visibility of the field.

Only the HP bar above Tyranitar remained clearly visible.

With the hit of Aura Sphere, its HP immediately began to drop significantly.

However.

Contrary to the instant kill expected by the audience.

Tyranitar's HP was dropping rapidly, but after just exceeding half, the momentum stopped abruptly.

Finally, this 4x effective Aura Sphere, which made the audience sweat, only managed to knock off 60% of Tyranitar's HP.

When the smoke cleared, the eye-catching white light had quietly disappeared.

In the yellow sand filling the sky, Tyranitar appeared with a slightly charred chest, but without a trace of fear on its face, calmly staring at the opponent with fierce eyes, and showed its brand-new posture.

The Sandstorm King, standing on the earth!

"??? Is Tyranitar this tough? Even if it Mega Evolves in time, it can withstand a 4x effective move? That's not scientific!"