Chapter 167 End of the Selection Examination
"Eevee!"
In the center of the two sides, Eevee stood on the rock, launching Shadow Balls one after another.
Behind it, were moves formed from colorful Energy.
The tactic was simple and crude, but it worked.
"Wake up already..."
The students of Great Peace Middle School were suffering in silence.
In the first Team Battle, not only did their Pokémon not listen to commands, but they also Lost their minds, crashing into the opponent's moves. The psychological shadow this left on these Trainers was immense, beyond calculation.
Crack!
In the reporters' area.
As Peaceful City First High School's team bombing firepower escalated, Lu Shuang kept pressing the shutter.
A rough title had already surfaced in her mind.
"Shocking! Five Pokémon Frantically Pounce on Eevee... The Truth Behind This..."
What was the truth behind it?
Lu Shuang was secretly anxious. What move was Eevee using? After all, she wasn't a Professional Trainer, so she really didn't know.
However, even if she didn't recognize it, there were plenty of people who did.
"I've seen the Swagger move, and I've seen the Taunt move..."
"But I've never seen a Pokémon use these taunting moves so vividly..."
A school teacher said with a strange expression.
"The expressions are very rich... the movements are very expressive..."
Eevee's expressiveness was too strong. Coupled with that powerful Psychic Power-induced rage, the Pokémon it taunted would probably remember it for life.
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"All five Pokémon from Great Peace Middle School have lost their ability to battle, so the victor is Peaceful City First High School..."
In just 61 seconds.
The Referee waved the flag and announced the result of the match.
Many of those filming looked at the time displayed on their equipment and couldn't help but sigh.
"Too strong, that Eevee almost single-handedly led the team to victory."
"Otherwise, even if Peaceful City First High School could win, it wouldn't be so easy."
"Actually, the teammates cooperated very well. You can see that they practiced this tactic with care, the move transitions were quite smooth."
Amidst the heated discussions of the audience, after completing the match procedures, Fang Yuan led the Pingcheng team away from the battlefield.
This time, his role in the Team Battle was obvious to all.
Without a doubt, the key to Peaceful City First High School's victory this time was Eevee. However, even a Psychic-type Pokémon skilled in mental suggestion couldn't easily make five targets lose their minds at the same time, right?
"Damn."
"Can Eevee have such powerful Psychic Power?"
There were also Professional Trainers at the scene watching the battle. They had detailed knowledge of Pokémon moves and couldn't help but wonder.
Yang Han's old rival, Zhao Yan from the Wuzhou City Trainer Association, came to watch Peaceful City First High School's match specifically because of the deep connection between Wuzhou First High School and Peaceful City First High School.
He had some understanding of Fang Yuan's Eevee's strength a few months ago through the battle between Eevee and Magmar.
However, today he discovered that this Eevee did not display what he thought was its strong point. Instead, it led the team to victory with even more Excellent Psychic Power. This Professional Trainer immediately fell silent. MMP, this level of Psychic Power... Is Fang Yuan really a high school student and not a successor from a Psychic Power Dojo?
Aren't you good at directly charging forward and using Quick Attack to knock enemies away?
This Eevee... is too versatile, isn't it?
Zhao Yan even suspected that this might be a Dragonite in an Eevee's skin...
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"Very good!"
When the five players from Peaceful City First High School returned, Zhuang Xin personally greeted them.
In this battle, because it was a great Tailwind, none of the Peaceful City First High School members were seriously injured, only consuming a little Stamina.
This meant that they would be in good condition to face the subsequent matches and achieve better results.
"You guys take a rest, Fang Yuan, come with me."
Zhuang Xin called out to Fang Yuan. The other players, led by their teacher, either went to replenish their Stamina or adjust their condition.
"From now on, your Eevee's Psychic Power can be considered exposed." Zhuang Xin said.
"The Rotating Sand Attack and the Anticipation Ability as well, you should be clear about that, right?"
The Sand Attack Version of Counter Shield had been shown during the Little Phoenix King Cup, and the Anticipation Ability was no longer a secret. The Swagger move, which had a significant effect, would be guarded against by all schools after this battle. As the School Team Captain of Peaceful City First High School, Fang Yuan would definitely be the most targeted Trainer next.
Fang Yuan nodded.
"Remember what I said in class?" Zhuang Xin asked.
"I remember, I won't rely on them too much."
Fang Yuan knew what Zhuang Xin meant. It was good for a qualified Trainer to have many trump cards, but both Trainers and Pokémon had their limits after all. It was impossible to have an endless stream of trump cards at all times. What Trainers should pay attention to... should also include their own command skills.
After obtaining information about Eevee, opponents would definitely think of countermeasures in advance based on the information. Therefore, Zhuang Xin hoped that Fang Yuan could be adaptable and have ways to resolve the situation even if the opponent targeted him. This was the quality that an Excellent Trainer should possess.
The battlefield was ever-changing, and putting all hope on so-called trump cards would lead to losses sooner or later.
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The criteria for judging a Trainer's level were nothing more than the Pokémon's strength and the Trainer's own command ability.
Zhuang Xin and Fang Yuan were discussing the latter, because even she, a Professional Trainer, couldn't find fault with Fang Yuan's training and nurturing of Pokémon.
Eevee was nurtured too well.
So, sometimes Fang Yuan didn't even need to give "the finishing touch" type of commands, and Eevee easily defeated its opponent.
This also led to Fang Yuan looking like an ornament, with no room to perform.
The next day.
The Individual Battle Selection Examination round ended, and Fang Yuan won all three matches. In all three battles, Eevee only used Shadow Ball to solve its opponents.
If one shot didn't work, then two, and if two didn't work, then three.
Anyway, in terms of damage and reaction speed, Eevee had never lost.
Fang Yuan's side went smoothly, but the others from Peaceful City First High School weren't so lucky.
Liu Le, that guy, lost all three matches, his luck was terrifyingly bad.
Could this be the legendary "money can't change fate"?
As for Lin Jing, she had one win, one loss, and one draw in three matches. Judging from the battle results, her performance wasn't good, but because her Growlithe was undergoing Police Dog-style training, with basically no weaknesses, she received extra points in nurturing, thus successfully advancing.
If Lin Jing and Liu Le were like this, then the others were even more miserable. Losing all three matches was the norm. Some lucky people won one match, but were still eliminated in nurturing.
In the end, only Fang Yuan and Lin Jing from Peaceful City First High School advanced.
From 140 people being eliminated to 48, Peaceful City First High School had two people remaining, a result that was of medium level, but even this result made the school leaders beam with joy.
This result already made them very content. It should be known that those high schools with only one person advancing were the ones who were truly miserable.
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