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Chapter 13 My Tactics Are Different

Throughout the history of Pokémon battles, starting from Generation II, the choice of hazard setters has been incredibly diverse, with each player employing their own unique strategies.

Among this group of players, Skarmory is also a truly explosive contender.

Not only can it simultaneously deploy Stealth Rock (invisible Rock) and Spikes (water chestnuts), its powerful combination of resistances and high physical defense also makes it an outstanding ability to stay on the field.

If you add Yuqi's terrifying regenerative abilities to that...

With three pitons and one rock studs laid down, the opponent's Sweet Cold Beauty Queen could only watch helplessly.

"Armored Bird, perch!"

Under Qingyu's command, the Skarmory in the virtual arena landed to rest, and its stamina was restored to its peak.

[The nails are scattered everywhere, and the streamer still says you're not playing the defensive team?]

[The person on the other end is really being so straightforward, just keeping doing gua sha. It cracked me up!]

[Our Poké Ball ranking system is as follows.]

[Hey streamer, can you please stop teasing us low-level guys? Hurry up and get some high-level balls and challenge the gym leaders!]

Qingyu's actions were a standard opening move using the "nail" tactic, and were naturally expected by the viewers in the chat.

So while they enjoyed watching their opponents' disastrous plays, they didn't forget to make sarcastic remarks.

So far, everything is normal.

No one in the entire live stream noticed that Qingyu's barely suppressed laughter was about to burst out.

If we follow Steven's strategy, Skarmory will start to act disgustingly at this point.

With a single blow, the opponent is sent flying into an infinite Tsukuyomi state, where they are worn down to death by the spikes beneath their feet during repeated character swaps.

Even the Heavenly King found it difficult to withstand.

However, this tactic of scattering spikes and blowing them away was still too inefficient for Qingyu.

"Armored Bird, Brave Bird Attack!"

The Skarmory, soaring through the sky, swoops down at top speed; the power of this Flying-type move should not be underestimated.

The opposing "wife team" had no choice but to abandon Sweet Cold Beauty and finally unleash a flying knee kick to fight for their lives.

Then, unsurprisingly, he died on the spot.

【What?! Are you trying to blow it away? Why aren't you playing by the rules?!】

[Is this damage fair? Skarmory shouldn't be able to one-shot Sweet Cold Queen...]

Wait a minute, you're not actually an offensive Skarmory, are you?

The viewers in the live chat quickly noticed something was wrong.

Qingyu simply smiled and ignored it.

After his opponent recalled the powerless Tsundere and threw the Poké Ball again, he immediately added the command:

"Armored Bird, keep up the Brave Bird attack!"

The long-eared rabbit will take its place.

The moment it lands, the spikes covering the opponent's field take effect.

The spikes pierced the long-eared rabbit's soft paws, and the invisible rock caused some minor abrasions upon impact. With the combined effect of these two factors, the opponent's stamina was reduced by nearly half in one go.

Before the opponent could react, the valiant bird descended from the sky and launched a fierce attack!

The long-eared rabbit didn't even have time to retaliate before collapsing to the ground, unconscious.

The viewers in the live stream were stunned.

Holy crap, Skarmory can be this violent?!

[How can a Pokémon be so powerful yet deal so much damage?!]

Three layers of spikes put immense pressure on Pokémon that cannot float, and the Stealth Rock further enhances their destructive power.

With the addition of Brave Bird, a special move from Flying Pokémon, the opponent is completely powerless to fight back.

However, while Brave Bird's Attack deals high damage, its reflected damage is also really painful; even Skarmory is struggling to withstand it.

As the comments say, powerful moves are often accompanied by risks.

Although the Brave Bird's Fierce Attack is extremely powerful, the reaction force will also reflect some of the damage back to the user.

Having taken a full-force kick from Sweetie and then suffered damage from two Brave Bird attacks, Skarmory's health was in grave danger.

That being said, the Skarmory is actually quite healthy.

Because it can recover health when the opponent switches characters.

That's what makes the Skarmory so shameless.

However, Qingyu hesitated to give any instructions until the opponent threw the Poké Ball for the third time, at which point he commanded Skarmory to use Brave Bird again.

It's the same recipe.

This time, Primarina was once again covered in spikes, and under the relentless bombardment of the Steelbird bomber, it perished along with Skarmory.

[Huh? What are you doing, streamer? This Skarmory is just cannon fodder?]

[Although a one-for-three trade is indeed a huge profit, it's clearly still achievable. Is Teacher Yu getting impatient?]

The Skarmory's dominance was truly overwhelming. With the help of Spikes, it launched three powerful attacks and took the lead by three points. If it could win, it would definitely be the MVP.

However, the comments section was still not quite able to understand Qingyu's amazing decision to sell it decisively.

Qingyu didn't want to explain further, and seized the opportunity to send out the next Pokémon at the same time as his opponent.

His next Pokémon is Metagross, a pseudo-legendary Pokémon from Hoenn, which has a significant advantage over Brimwyn, who has the title of "Witch".

The current score is 3-1.

With a huge advantage in both the number of Pokémon and the terrain, he's bound to win easily as long as he doesn't pull any dirty tricks.

Like her companions who appeared earlier, Brimwyn was also seriously injured by the spikes after landing, and lost a lot of health before the battle even started.

"Metamorphosis, Comet Punch!"

Qingyu roared loudly, giving orders with great enthusiasm.

Metagross used its magnetic force to accelerate rapidly, its pair of iron fists drawing magnificent silver-white arcs in the air.

Steel beats Fairy; even elementary school students in this world can recite the type advantage by heart.

Add to that Metagross's terrifying damage output, and Brimwyn, who's already at half health, probably wouldn't survive a hundred thousand lives after that punch.

"YA★DA★ZE!"

With victory seemingly within reach, Qingyu clenched his fist and growled.

However, just as Metagross's attack was about to hit, Brimwyn suddenly vanished from the spot.

"What?!"

Even a Comet Punch with 90% accuracy can miss?

Playing dirty tricks comes at a price; the streamer's luck is no longer an option!

[Judging from this, the opponent must be a psychic, as their teleportation speed is significantly faster than the previous Pokémon.]

[If only the streamer could show their face, their expressions would be hilarious!]

Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening.

"It's empty, but that's okay."

"If I miss with one punch, I'll just throw another!"

The saying goes, "If the quality isn't good enough, make up for it with quantity."

"My Metagross can't just miss its Comet Punch forever, can it? Even one hit from it and Brimwyn won't be able to withstand it!"

Despite the little witch's best efforts to dodge the Metagross's iron fist attacks, she ultimately could not escape being caught up and taken down in one blow.

Gardevoir, who came on next, also couldn't escape an elbow strike.

The desperate struggle of the two Psychic-type Pokémon had no effect on Metagross.

The score quickly reached 5-1.

By this point, the opposing team's mentality had completely collapsed. The last one, the Magic Masked Meow, completely abandoned its defense and actually engaged in close combat with Metagross.

Finally, unsurprisingly, he typed "GG".

The final score was 6-1, a complete and utter domination.

If Qingyu's tactics weren't so aggressive, he might even have gotten a clean sweep.

It wasn't until a large victory logo popped up on the live stream screen that the viewers who had been watching the show realized what was going on.

They quickly realized what Qingyu meant when he said, "My tactics are different."

[Holy crap, so you can use spike traps to whittle down enemy health and launch a powerful attack?]

This is way too violent! I wonder how traumatized the other side is!

[Although starting with a lot of nails was really frustrating, the game actually went much faster than yesterday?]

In this round, the spikes laid at the start accounted for about 1/3 of the total damage, the output was absolutely maxed out...

[This is really good; it seems quite efficient for ranking up, right?]

What does it mean to "sharpen your axe before chopping wood"? (Hands on hips)