"Could it be... that this noble Fire Dragon of mine is really going to be trampled beneath a lousy rock forever?!"
At Origin Internet Cafe, Di Tian stared at the Charmander that had just been revived at the Pokémon Center on the screen, his golden vertical pupils filled with rare confusion.
Just now, his Ember had scratched Geodude like a tickle, while a single Rock Throw from the other side had knocked off more than half his health.
This utterly unreasonable type disadvantage let the Beast God, who had rampaged across Douluo Continent for hundreds of thousands of years, taste true frustration for the first time.
"Stop doubting your dragon life over there."
Lu Yuan lounged casually against the bar and tapped a few keys on the internet cafe's main control computer.
A colorful chart made up of grids immediately popped up in the lower-right corner of Di Tian's screen.
"This is the Pokémon type matchup chart."
Lu Yuan took a sip of cola and explained professionally, "In this world, there are seventeen different types. There's an eighteenth, Fairy, but that only appears in later games. Water beats Fire, Fire beats Grass, Grass beats Water... Every type has something that counters it. This is the natural law of the Pokémon world."
"Natural law?"
Di Tian immediately perked up and leaned close to the screen, looking as though he were studying some secret martial technique.
"Fire type... is weak to Water, Rock, and Ground. No wonder that blind old man's rocks hurt so much!" Di Tian carefully followed the chart downward, but his brow furrowed tightly.
"Rock type is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel..." Di Tian slapped his thigh in near despair. "Damn it! My Charmander is pure Fire type, and all its moves are resisted by Rock