Simple Tailwind Team

A handsome man with a cape, a straight posture, and red hair, is undoubtedly Lance, the leader of the Elite Four in Kanto League, and the Champion of the Johto League.

Today, Mr. Lance is still dressed like a superhero in tights.

He was standing in the lobby of a hospital, in the corner of the lobby, quietly leaning against the white wall behind him, his expression dark and uncertain.

"..."

Lance scratched his cell phone in silence.

The screen of his cell phone was full of meaningless messages.

After reading for a while, he turned off the screen with an annoyed expression and put away the phone.

"Hah."

Sighing, he raised his head and looked around the hospital's lobby aimlessly.

This was a large hospital under the Kanto League.

All the equipment was of the highest order, and the environment was very nice.

But...

The bars on the windows, the blasting forks and shields everywhere, and the security guards in every corner of the hall indicate that this hospital is not just for saving lives.

It's like a mental hospital, Lance thought.

Unfortunately, it would be great if the people being treated here were just ordinary psychiatric patients - that was Lance's second thought.

Lance came here to meet someone.

A criminal with a very special identity, who had committed a very serious crime.

Yes, this hospital is the Kanto League's special hospital for all kinds of felons.

The people who are treated here are all criminals of the highest caliber.

It's like a large prison, only with advanced medical facilities.

The felons who live here are under constant surveillance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

And... The prisoner that Interpol captured this time was so heavy that even Lance, who was busy with the League meetings in two regions, had to put aside his business and come here to visit him personally.

"That guy..."

"Mr. Lance."

The nurse's call interrupted Lance's thoughts.

"Uh-huh."

Lance put away his sentimentality, and skillfully changed into a business posture that was cold and full of majesty.

The nurse looked at Lance in this manner, her heart and eyes were full of admiration.

For someone like her, who had to deal with the felons living in this hospital all day long, and therefore understood the evils of criminals on a deeper level, someone like Lance, who was constantly active on the front lines of crime fighting, and who was constantly catching criminals and protecting the public's safety regardless of his own safety, was undoubtedly an idol worthy of respect and even admiration.

"Permission to visit is granted."

"I see."

Looking at the little nurse, Lance nodded and said, "Then, please take me to that person's hospital room."

"Yes, yes... please follow me."

The little nurse turned around and led the way for Lance.

She went ahead, and Lance followed behind.

Along the way, the two of them passed by many of the hospital's staff.

Feeling the gazes of longing, admiration, and respect from everyone towards her side - to be more precise, it should be Lance behind her, the little nurse's heart was also feeling a sense of joy.

However...

When she led Lance, turned a corner, facing a corridor where no one stopped, the little nurse couldn't help but stop in her tracks.

Inside the ward deep in the corridor, there was a person who, even in a crowd of vicious criminals, was incredibly special and outstanding.

"Uh..."

As soon as she remembered her brief interaction with that person, remembering the man's eyes, the majesty of the superior that was unexpectedly revealed, the little nurse couldn't help but feel a tremor in her calves.

That man was a legend...

Of course, it was a negative legend.

His handiwork had plunged the entire Kanto region and even half of Johto into extreme darkness.

League was annoyed...

The name of the organization he founded even replaced Officer Jenny, and became the legend of the new generation that stopped children from crying at night.

"Thank you."

Lance sighed at the nurse's reaction.

He shook his head, patted the nurse on the shoulder, and then passed her, walking into the corridor.

"Well, I'll be going then."

"Well, I'll be fine on my own for the rest of the day."

"Goodbye, Mr. Lance..."

"Bye."

After Lance's response, the nurse left the room as if she was running away.

Lance sighed again, and turned around to face the door deep in the corridor.

His eyes were complicated.

He was familiar with the people who lived there.

When he was young, Lance even suffered a lot at the hands of that person.

Now, when they met again, they met as searching officer and prisoner, and the dashing lord had fallen into the hands of someone unknown.

This contrast caused Lance to have mixed feelings.

"..."

Lance walked towards the door in silence, his footsteps echoing in the empty corridor.

Finally, he stood at the door of the hospital room, and after hesitating for a while, he reached out and pushed the door open.

In his eyes was a man lying on a hospital bed, looking out of the barred window, his body wrapped in white bandages.

The outline under the bandage, Lance could tell that this was a well-built man - a qualified trainer.

The small amount of forehead that escaped, and the flat haircut were indicative of the man's identity.

"Giovanni."

Lance pronounced the man's name in a voice devoid of warmth.

A moment later, he revealed a mocking smile, saying, "The leader of Team Rocket, the dark emperor who ruled the underground world of two regions, now, how did you end up in such a situation, being arrested by Interpol, the one you have always despised the most?"

"...Heh."

After hearing Lance's mockery, Giovanni, who was staring out of the window without moving, was silent for a while, and then, he let out a cold laugh.

"You don't know what... what I've met... What a monster."

"Huh?"

Now, Lance was really surprised.

You know, Giovanni was a proud man.

Even after losing to Red several times, he had never shown such an expression.

It was impossible for him to call the one who defeated him a monster.

"Oh..."

Lance rubbed his chin and gave a thoughtful smile, saying, "Looks like you really kicked an iron plate this time?"

"Heh..."

At those words, Giovanni let out a bitter scoff.

Lance didn't know who he was mocking, perhaps he was mocking himself.

"That's right."

Giovanni tilted his head slightly, and his still-sharp eyes swept over Lance's body.

However, the current Lance would not be swayed by Giovanni's sight or words.

Dragon Elite Four's stance was as strong as his red hair, and so was his heart.

"Hah."

In response, Giovanni sighed.

As expected, there are so many heroes in the world.

While he was improving and studying Second Generation Mewtwo, Lance, Red, and Blue were also improving rapidly.

"I've really, really hit a brick wall."

"Hey!"

Lance gave a nasty smile.

It was an emotion he didn't often show.

Only when facing Giovanni, the man who had severely defeated and humiliated him, Lance, who had always maintained a righteous stance, would show such a nasty look.

"Tell me about it?"

"I thought that he was just a kid with some connections behind him, and at most he had some strength... I didn't realize that he was a real hidden monster." Giovanni was good-tempered at this moment, even when facing Lance who was trying to look at his own jokes, he didn't get angry, but followed Lance's will, and told his own journey, saying: "Perhaps, when I saw Sinnoh Champion was also at his side, I should have realized that that guy wasn't a simple character."

"Huh?"

Lance frowned as he listened to him.

Giovanni's narration gave him a sense of empathy.

Deeply hidden... His true strength is as terrifying as a monster, capable of killing Giovanni.

With the Sinnoh Champion by his side.

"Hiss."

Lance remembered someone.

The only one who fit the bill.

"You."

Lance looked at Giovanni with a smirk, saying, "Took a beating from Rayquaza?"

"What?"

Giovanni froze for a moment, and then, his beady eyes landed on Lance, saying, "You know about that kid?"

"Of course."

Lance spread his hands.

Now, Lance confirmed it.

At first, Lance had wondered who could beat Giovanni up and send him drifting across the ocean, only to be picked up by a passing Interpol agent.

If it was the owner of the Rayquaza, it made sense.

"So."

Lance looked at Giovanni with a smile on his face, and said, "You had a grudge against Ai-kun for ruining a lot of your plans and arresting your favorite, Carr and Proton, so you found a chance to take him on, and in the end, Ai-kun defeated you with his Rayquaza?"

"..."

Giovanni lay back on the bed, silent.

Lance looked at him, his heart bursting with joy.

"That's why Dayan couldn't find anything on him."

"Wasn't your Team Rocket's Mewtwo program done behind our backs?"

"Indeed."

"That's great."

Lance didn't bother to say anything.

Now that the person who defeated Giovanni has surfaced, his mission has been accomplished.

What reward should I give Ai-kun this time?

Hm... Why won't the boy take a Dratini with Extreme Speed in its genes?

Isn't a Dragonite good?

With that in mind, Lance pushed open the door to his room and prepared to leave.

Before he could do so, Giovanni stopped him and said, "Hey, Lance."

"What?"

"Silver, how's the kid?"

"Oh..." Lance stopped moving, and responded seriously to Giovanni, saying: "The kid got rid of the shadow of his childhood, and is living a good life nowadays, and made a friend who is a bit of a fool, but there are still some Interpol officers who want to ask him questions, and you must have a good understanding of the tactics of those guys and the degree of their difficulty, with those people's pestering, so he is not really too comfortable."

"..."

Hearing Lance's answer, Giovanni fell silent, one hand gripping the armrest beside the bed.

The force was so strong that it even left a mark on the armrest.

Lance looked at him with cold eyes.

"I recognize that you are an excellent leader, a powerful trainer."

"But." He sneered, and said, "You are not a competent father."

"What do you mean..."

Giovanni's voice was very husky and somber.

"Isn't it?"

"You let your son live like a street rat, who doesn't even dare to show up at any public event, to enjoy the rights of a citizen."

"Silver." Lance emphasized the name, saying: "The boy's got no problems except for petty theft... the problem of thievery has been solved in the past few years, moreover, the reason why he was brought up with this problem is that he has no family to rely on in the world, and he can only live by this, otherwise he will be starved to death."

After that, Lance looked at Giovanni with eyes full of disdain, his tone was full of mockery, saying: "However, nowadays, after he has corrected his problem, because of you, his father, he is constantly under the intense attention of the police and Interpol, and he can't even get into the Pokémon Center to cure his own Pokémon."

"..."

Giovanni was silent for the afternoon.

Only after a long time, he smiled to himself and said, "You're right."

"I was a bad father."

"Indeed."

Lance spread his hands.

Then, he pushed the door open and walked out.

Giovanni was left alone in the room, and the silence was endless.

The silence was unbearable for Giovanni.

He was not a man unaccustomed to solitude.

On the contrary, Giovanni enjoyed solitude.

It was the privilege of being the leader of Team Rocket.

However, now that Lance had exposed him for what he had done, and had done nothing but harm to his favorite son, the loneliness was as tormenting as it could be.

"Silver..."

"Right."

Lance's voice came from outside the hospital room.

"On humanitarian grounds, I'm going to arrange for Silver to come and see you once... of course, that's if he wants to."

Giovanni immediately responded to Lance's words, saying, "And please send that Rayquaza trainer, I have just as much to say to him."

Lance didn't respond, and his footsteps were far away.

Giovanni made sure he heard him.

"Hey..."

Giovanni's sigh echoed in the hospital room.

The powerful man who had dominated two regions of the underworld had finally lost out to his family.

He wondered if he should really change.

At least... let his son not be ashamed of him.

At least, let his son live in the sunlight with honor.

"..."

As Giovanni pondered, there was a click, and the door to the hospital room was opened once more.

Lance came back, holding a cell phone.

"Huh?" Giovanni looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Anything else?"

"No, it's just that Ai-kun's broadcast is starting."

Lance pulled out a chair and sat on the edge of Giovanni's bed.

Facing Giovanni's puzzled eyes, Lance explained, saying, "I want to watch the live broadcast, but after I go back, it's all about work, I don't have time, so I'm staying here to watch the live broadcast before I leave."

Giovanni: "?"

...

Kanto area, Pallet Town.

At the Oak Research Institute, in Aisha's guest room, Instructor Ai was already sitting in front of his computer.

He turned on the game for the first time in a long time, and hooked up to the live broadcast.

At that moment, the screen was filled with pop-ups.

"Instructor Ai is finally playing the game again, grandpa's youth is back!"

"What tactics is Instructor Ai teaching today?"

"Hurry up and abuse Iono, my takeout is coming, I want to see Instructor Ai beat up Iono!"

"Brother up there, Iono is so cute, won't your conscience hurt if you let Instructor Ai beat her up?"

"Not at all, I'd rather say that when facing a female child like Iono, she should be fucked hard, so Instructor Ai should hurry up and beat her up!"

The barrage revealed the anticipation of the fans for Instructor Ai's long overdue tactical instruction.

Sitting in front of the computer, Instructor Ai smiled.

The camera was focused on his face.

Suddenly, a small head poked out.

"Ru?"

Ralts burst into the shot.

The cute little guy stared at the camera, and its eyes, hidden under long green bangs, caught the eyes of the fans.

For a moment, the barrage screen swiped even more vigorously.

"There's a new anchor? Where are Marilll and Eevee?"

"Marilll and Eevee have grown up, so Instructor Ai has a new munchkin, say it, thanks Instructor Ai!"

"That guy behind us is getting in the way, hurry up and move your chair out of the way for Anchor Ralts."

"Awsl, what a cute little loli."

"I'm still a firm believer in all of them, whether it's Ralts or Instructor Ai, they're all my treasures!"

Instructor Ai took Ralts in his lap.

The child's talent is too strong, but at this stage, there's no need to work out too hard.

The only thing that matters is to get well.

So, when Instructor Ai started broadcasting, he took it back on vacation with him.

"Everyone, Instructor Ai has been busy with some things for a while, so he's been delayed in teaching the tactics video." Aisha explained a little, saying, "As compensation, Instructor Ai is teaching you all a tactic and team that is especially fun to play, especially good to learn, and also has good combat power."

When this statement was made, the fans were abuzz with excitement.

Some time ago, when Instructor Ai defeated Blue on live stream, his reputation as a "Master Tactician" went up a notch.

Blue's fame also attracted a lot of new fans to Instructor Ai.

After watching Instructor Ai's previous tactics tutorials, most of those fans became his loyal fans, looking forward to new tactics tutorial videos.

Today, Instructor Ai once again pulled out his stock, how can this not make the fans excited?

"What dirty moves is Instructor Ai teaching today?"

"Thank you, I've already gone to Gym Leader with 'Toxic-Protect-Substitute' and the Small Tactic, if Instructor Ai still has a conscience, he should bring a bag of fruits and visit me in the hospital."

"How many times have I told you, the only way to play dirty is to be able to fight yourself, look at Instructor Ai playing dirty, who dares to fight him in real life?"

"Nidoking's gold, Instructor Ai, the purity is too high!"

"I realized, the idea of dirty tactics is to use dirty tactics to nauseate the opposite side first, and then use brute force to suppress him when the opposite side is ready to fight in real life!"

Looking at the screen full of barrage, Instructor Ai smiled.

"We're not playing dirty tricks today, we're playing honorable tactics."

The screen was filled with a series of question marks.

The fans were shocked.

Instructor Ai doesn't play dirty tricks anymore?

What's wrong with the world?

Instructor Ai himself ignored the questioning and doubtful pop-ups, and simply opened the game's interface.

He skillfully opened the team editor, pulled out a Pokémon, and joined the team.

Some fans who were familiar with Pokémon battles saw this Pokémon and took in a breath of cold air.

"This is the protagonist of today's battle, and the best representative Pokémon of today's teaching tactics."

On the game screen, a cute little guy was dancing happily.

It had a small black body, yellow eyes, and green leaves on either side of its head that curved like the horns of a goat, and on its back it carried a mass of white cotton that was larger than its size.

"Whimsicott!"

Instructor Ai pronounced the name of the Pokémon.

Of course, in his mind, he'd said the nickname "Nasty Cotton" a hundred times.

"As we all know, the most important thing in a fast attacking team, besides the output, is the speed of the Pokémon, commonly known as the right to strike." Instructor Ai was talking to the camera, saying, "Without speed, even if a Pokémon's output is incredibly high when it meets a Pokémon with the same level of output, the only thing that will happen is that the Pokémon won't even be able to perform its moves, and will be killed by the opponent in seconds."

"Therefore, only a speed attack team that combines powerful output with speed that is faster than the opponent's is a good speed attack team!"

"However, some output-type Pokémon don't have much speed, so what should we do?" Instructor Ai asked to the barrage screen, while he deployed Whimsicott's configuration and answered his own question, saying, "The answer is Whimsicott's Tailwind move."

"This move can increase the speed of our Pokémon within a few turns."

Instructor Ai emphasized this move, saying, "As long as a Pokémon is not too slow, after enjoying the effects of Tailwind's move, it basically stabilizes the advantage of being able to strike first... Of course, slow Pokémon have another method of play called Trick Room Team, so today we'll talk about Tailwind first, and then we'll talk about Trick Room Team, which is an opposite tactic, when we have the chance."

In the middle of the conversation, Instructor Ai dug a new hole.

"So, a good Tailwind player is essential for the Tailwind team."

"I choose Nasty Cotton... Uh, Whimsicott as my Tailwind user." Instructor Ai looked at Whimsicott in the screen.

"At this point, it's time for some of you to ask: 'Yikes, Instructor Ai, why did you choose this Pokémon?'"

The pop-ups were very much in line with Instructor Ai's play, with many people typing this on the public screen.

"Hey, you've hit the nail on the head there!"

Instructor Ai clapped his hands and said, "For Whimsicott's trait, we chose Prankster, the function of this trait is that when a Pokémon uses a Change Class move, the Priority System is +1, which guarantees that Whimsicott will be able to go first with Tailwind in most cases."

"The same goes for Murkrow, so if you don't have Whimsicott, you can use Murkrow as a lower replacement Tailwind user."

"In addition, with the addition of Taunt, Encore, Defog, and Memento variations, Whimsicott is the perfect Tailwind user." Instructor Ai praised the functionality of this Pokémon and said, "That's why choosing Whimsicott as a Tailwind Hand for a normal Tailwind team is definitely the right choice."

"After choosing the Tailwind hand, we can choose the output hand."

Instructor Ai thought for a moment and picked out Nidoking and Arcanine as the output hands.

These two Pokémon were used by Blue to snipe him during the Evergreen Gym Challenge.

Instructor Ai is also interested in Mad Dog and the First-Generation Wizard, so he's going to use them today.

Nidoking's setup is Thunderbolt, Flamethrower, Earth Power, and Sludge Wave, and its traits and items are the classic Sheer Force and Life Orb.

Arcanine is more simple and brutal, with Flare Blitz, Extreme Speed, and Close Combat.

"He really loves Blue so much, I'm crying!"

"Instructor Ai and Blue, what kind of evil couple is this?"

"Doing everything will only hurt you!"

"Doing everything will only make me balanced!"

"Hm... This team is also inter-solar, has Instructor Ai really changed his mind?"

A lot of fans saw the reason why Instructor Ai chose Nidoking and Arcanine, and happily got high on CP.

Some of the veteran fans who were familiar with Instructor Ai were skeptical - after all, Instructor Ai was the number one dirty laner, and they didn't believe him when he said that he had given up being dirty altogether!

"OK."

After editing the team, Instructor Ai opened the match.

"Please welcome the first victim of the day!"

The match loading was fast.

In less than ten seconds, another player's avatar appeared on Instructor Ai's computer.

It was an old white-haired man with a long mouth and a very happy smile.

"Wattson?"

"Is this old man playing games again?"

"The king of laziness is here."

"You know, the old man's got something, the last time I challenged him to a Mauville Gym, I was on the grid for two hours."

"Suggest Instructor Ai put a wave of intensity on the old man."

Wattson's account was too recognizable, so much so that fans in the booth recognized the old man for what he was.

With Gym Leader as his first opponent, Instructor Ai was also interested.

"Well, let's get tonight's broadcast off to a great start!"

The battle begins.

The first Pokémon that Mr. Wattson sent out was Magnezone.

On Instructor Ai's side was Whimsicott.

"First, Tailwind."

Instructor Ai's Whimsicott used Tailwind with Prankster's power.

On the opposite side, Magnezone had no mercy, and fired a Flash Cannon without mercy.

"Woo!"

The lovely Whimsicott wailed as it was hit by the Flash Cannon, and the cotton on its back was scorched and blackened.

This was obviously more damage than it could withstand.

However, Whimsicott was able to survive.

"Whimsicott's durability is too low, and it's very easy to get hit in a second, so we're giving it the Focus Sash."

Instructor Ai added in a short cut, and then chose the next move, saying, "Now, it's time for Whimsicott to go down."

"Woo!"

Whimsicott, who was already at the end of its rope, screamed, used U-turn, scratched Magnezone a little bit, and returned to the Pokéball.

The replacement Pokémon was Nidoking.

At that moment, Magnezone's Plus Flash Cannon also roared out and hit Nidoking's body.

"Roar!"

Nidoking roared and held on.

Magnezone's output was high, but it was nothing to Nidoking.

"Master Wattson's Magnezone's damage, well, it's probably carrying the eye of truth, whatever."

Next turn, Nidoking roared and used Earth Power, killing Wattson's Magnezone in seconds.

"Damn, that output!"

"Sheer Force hits Nidoking, blasting Tailwind!"

"Uppermost!"

"Nastiest!"

"I go, grandpa's youth is real, Instructor Ai really don't play dirty tricks."

Accompanied by the marveling of the pop-ups, Instructor Ai ended the matchup with a clean finish.

Wattson's last two Pokémon were Manectric and Raichu - a very mindless electric team.

Instructor Ai's maneuver is just as mindless, and that is to press Earth Power.

One at a time, without a moment's hesitation.

"In the end, that's what Tailwind's team is all about, it's either me killing the others, or the others killing me." Instructor Ai summarized the tactic, saying: "Tailwind lets the high-firepower Pokémon get the right to strike, and since that's the case, the task ahead is to bombard them, very simple, but cool!"

On the screen, Mr. Wattson typed "GG".

Instructor Ai ignored him and started the next round of battle.

"One thing's for sure, just because it's simple and brutal, Tailwind teams also have their weak points... for example, Trick Room Team is Tailwind's biggest nemesis, and since a Tailwind only lasts four rounds, it would be a bad thing for us if someone were to use a hold or something to drag out the Tailwind, so use Whimsicott with Taunt," Aisha spoke of some of Tailwind's problems and remedies.

"If, by some stroke of luck, I meet a Trick Room Team player tonight, I can demonstrate how Whimsicott can kill a Trick Room Team."

As soon as the words left his mouth, the matched opponent appeared on the game screen.

The trainer's avatar was a pretty girl with a pink hat and blonde hair, and she was overly beautiful.

[Caitlin] was her ID.

As soon as this player appeared, Instructor Ai's live stream was in an uproar.

She was matched with Unova Elite Four... Now that's something to watch.

In response, Instructor Ai didn't panic at all.

"Huh?" Even, after seeing Caitlin's team, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Now there's a case."