Dirty Tactics
"Did you record it?"
After the battle, Fang Yuan returned to the platform and found Lin Jing looking at him blankly.
"I recorded it, but what were you saying to your opponent the whole time?"
"Just asking a few questions." Fang Yuan explained his trash talk strategy.
"In the end, it's because the opponent didn't have a balanced mindset. I'm giving the young Trainer a lesson, which will benefit them in the future."
Fang Yuan had already accepted Du Ai's explanation.
Battles aren't just about the Pokémon; the Trainer also bears half the responsibility.
Calm judgment, decisive reactions, correct commands, keen observation skills, deep knowledge, forward-looking vision, and a strong mental fortitude are all qualities a qualified Trainer should possess.
Fang Yuan himself needed to be vigilant and work on his mental fortitude.
"I don't believe a word you're saying." Lin Jing said.
"I hope my future opponents are like you..."
"Why?" Fang Yuan asked, puzzled.
"Because villains die from talking too much."
Fang Yuan: "..."
That made some sense too; talking too much depends on the situation.
Speaking of making opponents lose their composure and make wrong judgments, Fang Yuan remembered a certain Pokémon, which could be said to be the ancestor of trash talk.
That was Chatot.
It had an exclusive move called Chatter, which used extremely annoying, incessant sound waves to attack the opponent, causing confusion and driving listeners crazy.
At one point, game players could use Chatter to record uncomfortable remarks and play them during battles. Before the recording function was removed, Chatot was banned from the Global Battle League and other battle tournaments, showing the terror of trash talk.
However, the battle competitions in this world hadn't yet suffered the fear of being dominated by Chatot... This was interesting.
After Lin Jing sent over the video of Eevee's battle just now, Fang Yuan began to review the battle.
Using Quick Attack for rapid movement, and then using Double Team during the movement, made the afterimages more deceptive.
This was also the tactic Fang Yuan and Eevee had agreed on before the match.
"Judging from the video, the deceptiveness of the four afterimages is still too low."
Fang Yuan's mind raced. He wondered when Eevee could create a dozen clones, which, combined with Sand Attack sneak attacks, would definitely be even dirtier.
Speaking of dirty...
The last battle of Group D began, and Fang Yuan also saw the battle of Lin Sen, the Seed Player of this group.
His beginner Pokémon, Ivysaur, as the evolved form of Bulbasaur, and one of the starter Pokémon in the game, had absolutely top-notch growth potential among Grass-type Pokémon.
As soon as the battle started, the Ivysaur's flower bud emitted a fragrance, using Sweet Scent.
This Sweet Scent, when inhaled, could affect the opponent's perception to a certain extent, making them dizzy.
Faced with this unavoidable Sweet Scent, Ivysaur's opponent was quickly affected, and then immediately bound by the Vine Whip swung by Ivysaur, becoming a fixed target to endure the subsequent Leech Seed and Sleep Powder.
"Sleep Powder plus Leech Seed, it already has the beginnings of dirty tactics."
Fang Yuan said subconsciously.
"You're one to talk, but that Sweet Scent of Ivysaur seems hard to deal with, what are you going to do?" Lin Jing revealed a worried expression.
"If it were a Flying-type Pokémon, it could just blow away the Sweet Scent..."
"You don't have to worry about that," Fang Yuan said.
"I already have a strategy."
...
After a few more matches.
Fang Yuan turned to look at Lin Jing and said,
"Group E is over, you should prepare too."
"Okay." Lin Jing nodded, feeling a little nervous.
In the preliminaries, there were only the referee and a few scattered people around, so it wasn't too nerve-wracking.
But in the upcoming battle, the surroundings were filled with spectators, and battling under the gaze of so many eyes was frightening to think about.
"Um..." Lin Jing suddenly said, "Can I borrow your hat for a while?"
"What's wrong?" Fang Yuan was taken aback.
"I saw you doing well, maybe wearing a hat can really relieve tension," Lin Jing said.
Silly child, I was just saying that casually...
Our main purpose is to get exposure, to facilitate advertising in the future.
"Forget it, here you go."
Fang Yuan handed over the hat and said, "Wear it a little lower, focus on the battlefield, and you won't feel the audience's gaze."
"Thanks." Lin Jing took it and put it on her head.
In the twenty-third battle, Lin Jing entered the field. Her opponent's Pokémon was an Ekans, whose type matchup with Growlithe was fifty-fifty, with neither side having a significant advantage.
"Whoa..."
Right from the start of the battle, Lin Jing's Growlithe made Fang Yuan look at it in a new light.
It looked like a very wild Pokémon, its instantaneous explosive power was definitely among the top Pokémon Fang Yuan had ever seen, as expected of one specially trained in the Police Dog Training Camp.
After about two minutes of back-and-forth battling, Growlithe successfully used Flame Wheel to knock Ekans away. The sizzling flames charred the snake's skin, causing Ekans to give up struggling.
However, Growlithe didn't come out unscathed. It must have been hit by Ekans's Acid, its expression was pained, and its fur had shrunk.
One used fire to burn, the other used strong acid to splash, the two Pokémon successfully harmed each other.
"I'll take Growlithe to get treatment first."
After the battle, Lin Jing sent Fang Yuan a message.
"Go and take a look."
Fang Yuan replied, but he always felt something was wrong.
"Big problem, my hat was swiped by Lin Jing." Fang Yuan fell into contemplation.
"Never mind, I'll ask her for it in the afternoon."
After reaching Group H, the morning's matches concluded. The guests briefly summarized the morning's battles, and the audience also left to have lunch.
Fang Yuan was a participant, so the competition provided a nutritious lunch. The boxed lunch he received contained four vegetarian dishes, two meatballs, and a fried egg. Although the taste was average, it was enough to fill him up.
Even Eevee received a portion of Pokémon Food.
In the afternoon, Lin Jing returned, planning to continue watching the day's matches with Fang Yuan.
"After you entered the top 64, the class group has become much more active," Fang Yuan said.
"If I expose you, the group will definitely be even more active," Lin Jing said.
"No need..."
"I've decided, once I'm eliminated, I'll sell you off. It should be tomorrow. My next opponent is the Seed Player from Group F..." Lin Jing said with a bitter face, clearly lacking confidence.
Fang Yuan remained silent.
The Group F Seed Player's Pokémon had already evolved to its final form, a Bug-type Beedrill.
Although Growlithe had a type advantage, that Beedrill didn't seem like it could be dealt with by type alone.
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