In the battle screen, seeing the opponent send out that pink egg-shaped Pokémon again, Caitlin almost bit through her silver teeth.
Fortunately, this time she sent out the faster Gothitelle; she definitely had to make her opponent feel the pain.
With a desire for revenge, Caitlin began to command:
"Gothitelle, use Psychic."
On the game screen, a huge pink-purple Psychic wave struck Chansey, stirring up clouds of dust.
Chansey, however, patted the dust off her belly and remained cheerful.
Psychic dealt extremely little damage to Chansey!
Under Zhou Yuan's command, Chansey also used Minimize, and on the game screen, Chansey clasped her hands together and shrunk by half with a "ber" sound.
Caitlin then remembered that Chansey's Special Defense was extremely high, and using Gothitelle was undoubtedly like scratching an itch, so she decisively chose to switch out:
"Go, Gallade."
Taking advantage of the opponent's switch, Chansey, under Zhou Yuan's command, shrunk by half again.
"Gallade, use Brick Break!"
Gallade's right arm condensed a blade of light, striking down towards Chansey. Given Chansey's weak Physical Defense, a direct hit would almost certainly be an instant knockout.
Before she could react, the blade of light slid right off Chansey's belly. After two Minimizes, Chansey's evasion had reached a very high level.
And because this Brick Break missed, Chansey was able to use Minimize three times at almost full health, maxing out her evasion.
Why almost full health? Because she had previously taken a 'scratching an itch' Psychic.
"It's okay, it's okay, it doesn't matter if you miss once. With Chansey's Physical Defense, she'll be knocked out with one hit." Wan Long began to comfort her good friend, telling her not to rush.
Caitlin didn't speak, just bit her silver teeth and nodded.
Zhou Yuan also explained the essence of this tactic:
"The most important part of this tactic is Minimize. Minimize can greatly increase a Pokémon's evasion ability. After all, when you become smaller, it's indeed harder for others to hit you."
"This tactic also has drawbacks. That is, when the opponent uses area-of-effect Skills like Earthquake or Surf, it cannot be dodged. If it hits, the entire field will be flooded, and shrinking wouldn't help much. Another weakness is Chansey's very low Physical Resistance. Once hit by a Physical Skill, she might be instantly knocked out."
"Now the opponent should not switch out Gallade, but will continue to use Brick Break to attack our Chansey. Although Chansey's evasion has increased a lot, it's not completely impossible to hit. And as long as the opponent hits once, all the previous Minimizes will be in vain."
"But! Gallade's stamina and resistance are relatively low. As long as we can defeat him before he hits us, we won't have such worries."
"But the problem comes again. Everyone knows that Chansey's output ability is very weak. How can we defeat the opponent's Pokémon as quickly as possible?"
"And the answer lies in this Skill: Chansey, use Seismic Toss!"
Gallade seemed to be grasped by a pair of invisible hands, pulled into the sky, and then violently thrown down, landing on the Ground and raising a cloud of dust.
"Given Gallade's resistance, he will fall after taking at most three Seismic Tosses from us. As long as we can last through this period, victory will be ours."
In the time that followed, Zhou Yuan commanded Chansey to dodge several attacks, and also took the opportunity to land two Seismic Tosses on Gallade. Finally, after Gallade fell from a high altitude once more, he was unable to get up again.
"Calm down, calm down, Caitlin, you must remain calm, don't rush." Wan Long looked at Caitlin, whose face was growing increasingly somber beside her, and comforted her:
"It's just a game, it's all just a game, don't take it too seriously, they're all minor issues. Is Gallade the only Pokémon in your team that primarily uses Physical Skills for output? There are others, you'll always be able to take down the opponent's Chansey."
Hearing Wan Long's words, Caitlin's expression improved significantly, and she sent out the sole remaining physical attacker in her team.
Metagross landed on all four limbs with a "Kang Jin" sound, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Oh oh! The opponent chose to use Metagross. I wonder if this Metagross has the Skill Earthquake. If it does, this battle is probably going to be a tough one."
And in Unova, although Caitlin also wanted Metagross to use Earthquake, she did not choose this Skill during the pre-match preparation phase. She could only helplessly command Metagross to use Iron Head, a same-type attack, to maximize damage.
On the game screen, Metagross retracted its four limbs, its head glowed with flowing light, and it slammed into Chansey's belly, knocking Chansey head over heels.
"It hit?!" / "It actually hit me?!"
The former was spoken by Caitlin with a hint of surprise, the latter by Zhou Yuan with a trace of astonishment.
But the next moment, Zhou Yuan regained his composure. On the game screen, Chansey patted her belly and got up from the Ground.
"It's Eviolite! I gave Chansey Eviolite, an item that effectively boosts the defensive stats of a Pokémon that hasn't reached its final evolution. Metagross's Iron Head alone won't knock out my Chansey. Chansey, use Soft-Boiled!"
On the game screen, Chansey ate the egg she produced, restoring her HP to a safe level.
In the subsequent battle, Metagross was never able to touch Chansey even slightly. After taking four Seismic Tosses, his eyes spun in circles.
Metagross is unable to battle!
The moment Metagross fell, the second computer in Caitlin's house also failed to survive, following in its brother's footsteps.
"The opponent disconnected again?" Zhou Yuan was a little surprised, "This opponent's mental fortitude isn't good. How far into the game are we for them to disconnect already?"
"Let's not talk about the opponent. Let me introduce this tactic to the audience again. The entire tactic revolves around Minimize as the core Skill, increasing one's evasion ability through Minimize, and then dealing damage through various Skills. In addition to Seismic Toss, it can also cause a lot of damage through continuous damage-over-time Skills like Toxic."
"Given that wild Chansey are relatively rare in reality, I'd like to recommend its common version here: Muk."
"Although Muk isn't the only Pokémon that can learn Minimize, its defensive stats are excellent, its stamina is also high, and it has relatively high physical attack power. It's also weak to fewer types. Although it doesn't have the Soft-Boiled Skill for healing, it can achieve item healing by holding Black Sludge. The key is that it's widely distributed. Now, if you, the audience, go to the sewers, you might even see a few Grimer. The training cost is also low; it can survive by eating trash, making it extremely cost-effective. Furthermore, Grimer can also implement the Substitute Toxic tactic. I've already talked about this tactic in my last video. One Pokémon, two tactics—it's a win-win no matter how you look at it."
"Today's video ends here. Two matches for material are enough. After all, this entertainment lineup is still a bit difficult to play at the current ranking."
"The original intention of making this video was to reduce the pressure on our medical staff and to give them a certain degree of self-protection when facing danger. At the same time, I also hope that viewers who watch this video will be polite to medical staff when seeking treatment for their Pokémon at the Pokémon Center in the future, and not add to their workload. I'm A Yuan, and I'll see you in the next video. Also, I'm planning to start a live stream soon, probably in the next few days. Please keep an eye on my updates if you want to watch. Thank you."
After finishing the recording and uploading the video, Zhou Yuan found that it was still early, not even seven o'clock. So he decided to start researching the two matches he was about to face. Why two? Because Zhou Yuan was confident that he would definitely make it to the top eight of the Warm Pig Cup, and then directly qualify for the top sixty-four of the Little Fire Emperor Cup.
As Zhou Yuan burned the midnight oil researching the tournament rules and thinking about how to further improve Growlithe's strength, Meng Boguang received a push notification from A Station: Your followed blogger has updated: Chansey Also Has Spring 【Pokémon Tactics 04】
He looked around and found nothing to do, so he clicked on A Yuan's video. At this moment, only half an hour after the video was released, it already had over fifty thousand views, and thousands of bullet comments and reviews.
As soon as the video loaded, a bullet comment appeared:
"Grandpa, the UP you follow has finally updated!"
Followed by other bullet comments:
"Chansey Also Has Spring? What can Chansey do? If he can make a tactical video centered on Chansey today, I'll eat my computer."
"Brother in front, don't run! You were there last time for 'Bugs as Dragons'! You haven't eaten your last promise yet!"
The video began with A Yuan's introduction, which was a traditional art form for him.
As A Yuan's introduction continued, bullet comments cooperated with his words, asking, "What's the use of your Chansey?"
Below, a neat row of "Bullet comments are too early."
As the battle unfolded and deepened, the bullet comments evolved from the initial "???" to "Hiss...", and finally uniformly returned to "???".
"A Yuan, please be a human, this is too dirty."
"The opponent disconnected because of you, aren't you going to realize? Real Trainers don't battle like this, hey!"
"This is better than giving the opponent a quick defeat. After smashing for so long, disconnecting is understandable."
Meng Boguang watched the battle, feeling his gums ache. This was just too dirty.
"How can it be this dirty? How did Growlithe end up with such a Trainer? He won't raise a Growlithe whose core tactical system is based on dirtiness, will he? He shouldn't, right?" As he thought about it, Meng Boguang shivered.
Immediately after was the second tactic. When the second person was matched, the bullet comments were a uniform "Hahahahahahaha."
"Why is it this person again? Too miserable. They've run into a hellish system again. I bet the opponent wants to bang their head against a wall."
"A Yuan, please be a human. You can't just shear wool from one sheep."
After the battle began, as Gothitelle's Psychic scratched Chansey, the bullet comments became increasingly joyful.
"Made my day."
"Scratching an itch here."
When Chansey used Seismic Toss, the bullet comments again unanimously complained that A Yuan's heart was truly too dirty.
Until the opponent disconnected again, the bullet comments completely turned into an ocean of joy.
"Hahahahaha, I'm dying of laughter."
"The opponent is already self-isolating."
"Disconnected twice, do you know how much damage that does to a Trainer?"
There were still some rational bullet comments:
"Everyone, don't just laugh. A Yuan's virtual battle ranking was already in the top fifty at the beginning of the video recording. At this rank, besides those few big names who live-stream for a living, almost all are Gym Leaders and Elite-level Trainers. The fact that this tactic can make Trainers of this level disconnect is enough to prove its strength."
"To be honest, indeed. Is A Yuan a Gym Leader?"
"Be bolder, he might be an Elite."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Which Elite is proficient in both Bug and Poison types?"
"Koga of Kanto? Doesn't he have a Venomoth? Could it be his alternate account?"
Seeing these bullet comments, Meng Boguang laughed out loud. "You guys can guess all you want, you can rack your brains, but you'll never guess that he's just a high school student, not even an adult." Thinking that only he knew this information, Meng Boguang even felt a little proud.
Amidst the heated discussion in the bullet comments, Zhou Yuan recommended Grimer as a lower-tier Substitute.
"Thanks for the blogger's suggestion, I'm going to catch Grimer in the sewers now."
"Don't go, that smell is unbearable for humans. I just got smoked out."
"Brother, your taste doesn't have to be that heavy."
"The blogger's video is for medical staff, don't derail the topic, hey!"
Finally, amidst a flurry of "Ah, empty..." bullet comments, the video ended.
Meng Boguang finished watching the video and then checked the comment section, finding that some people were indeed tagging Koga in the comments. He shook his head and stopped paying attention to these, instead beginning to ponder whether his own team could also include Pokémon similar to Minimize or Substitute Toxic.
