Lilligant

Lu Ze nodded after listening, then turned to Tang Yunqin and asked,

"What about you? Is there anything we need to watch out for?"

Tang Yunqin nodded. "Yes, there's a Lilligant. Its Ability should be [Chlorophyll], because it used [Sunny Day] as soon as it came out, and its speed increased noticeably."

"As for moves, [Sunny Day], [Growth], [Ingrain], [Leech Seed], [Mega Drain], [Synthesis], [Teeter Dance], [Quiver Dance], and [Solar Beam] make it very difficult to fight. It has recovery moves, status moves, and [Solar Beam] that doesn't need to charge under Sunny Day."

"And its Trainer was very good at commanding it too. I had a really hard time, even with the type advantage. If I hadn't gotten lucky at the end and landed two critical hits out of five [Icicle Spear] attacks, we'd still be stuck fighting it."

"But luckily, it's Grass-type, and all of our Pokémon have a considerable advantage over it. As long as we don't get worn down to death, it should be manageable. Still, Munchlax is relatively slow, so we need to watch out for status moves. We also need to pay attention to the opposing Trainer."

Tang Yunqin spread her hands and tilted her head. The opposing Trainer really was strong. He had forced Shellder into desperate situations several times. If Shellder hadn't inherited [Life Dew] and [Aqua Ring], it might have lost long ago.

Lu Ze folded his arms and nodded. "Indeed. Going by what you said, my Munchlax would have a tough time against it. Munchlax is still too slow and is especially afraid of status moves. Against something whose main offense is ranged attacks, it can only use [Earthquake] or tough it out with [Metronome]."

Sui Yan asked curiously, "I remember Munchlax can learn ranged moves, right? Its Special Attack isn't bad either. It can learn things like [Thunderbolt], [Flamethrower], and [Ice Beam]."

Lu Ze said helplessly, "There's no time, man. Look at how many moves Munchlax has already learned lately. Its physical attack is strong, so of course I had to prioritize physical moves. After this Baby Cup, I'm definitely making Munchlax learn ranged attacks. Otherwise, it's way too passive."

Sui Yan stood up, stretched, and asked,

"Alright, then do your best. Is the meeting over? I'm heading back to sleep first. I got up way too early this morning. I'm sleepy."

Lu Ze laughed. "You bastard. You're the last one here every time, and you still have the nerve to say you got up too early? Fine, meeting adjourned. Everyone go home."

The three of them teased Sui Yan as they walked out. After seeing them off, Lu Ze went back to wait for Lu Ba and Lu Ma to get off work so they could go home together.

Nothing happened that night.

The main tournament began the next day. Lu Ze came to the Baby Cup venue with Lu Ba and Lu Ma. He had promised Lu Ba that if he made it into the main tournament, he would come watch his matches.

There was also one other person. He had not come with Lu Ze's family, but he had arrived outside the venue early as well.

"Grandpa Mo, you're here so early?"

When Lu Ze saw the old man waiting outside, he hurried over to greet him, feeling a little embarrassed.

Mo Anguo smiled and rubbed Lu Ze's head.

"When you get old, you need less sleep. I got up early, so I came early. Come on, let Grandpa see what you can do."

Lu Ze nodded obediently. "Mm, okay. Just watch."

"Alright, Lu Wu, let's go in first. He's a competitor, so it's fine for him, but we still need to find seats."

Grandpa Mo waved to Lu Ba.

Lu Ba quickly stepped forward. He knew Lu Ze had to wait here for his friends, so he did not say much. As he passed Lu Ze, he simply said, "Good luck."

When Lu Ma passed by afterward, she also gave him a "Good luck," and the three of them entered the venue first.

Lu Ze had not waited outside for long before all four of them arrived. Sure enough, Sui Yan was still the last one there.

After entering the contestants' lounge, Yin Hanling spotted Lu Ze and the others at once. She quickly stood up and waved at him.

"Lu Ze, over here!"

Lu Ze waved back and walked toward her. Tang Yunqin asked curiously,

"Is she the Ghost-type Trainer you mentioned yesterday? Are you two close?"

Lu Ze found the question a little strange. "Hm? Not really. We met once yesterday, then added each other on Fetion."

Tang Yunqin cried out, "You even added each other on WeChat?"

Lu Ze looked puzzled. "Hm? What's wrong? Why are you acting so weird today?"

Tang Yunqin ground her little canine teeth and said angrily, "Nothing!"

Lu Ze gave an "Oh" and continued walking toward Youyu You and Yin Hanling.

Behind Lu Ze, Tang Yunqin made a threatening gesture with her tiny fist, while Sui Yan and Su Tingxi beside her were nearly laughing themselves silly.

Back at the Love Pokémon Flagship Store, Su Tingxi had not understood why Sui Yan had been trying so hard to hold back his laughter. On the day they returned, he asked Sui Yan over Fetion what was going on, and Sui Yan dutifully told him every detail of the love-hate saga between Lu Ze and Tang Yunqin.

Thus, what had started as Sui Yan trying to hold back his laughter alone had now become the two of them doing it together.

Lu Ze walked up to Youyu You and Yin Hanling and introduced the others.

"Well, you met Sui Yan yesterday. This is Tang Yunqin, and this is Su Tingxi. They're both my friends."

Tang Yunqin said, "Hello."

Su Tingxi said, "Hello."

Yin Hanling was a little confused by Tang Yunqin, who kept staring at her, but she still said warmly,

"Hello, I'm Yin Hanling. This is my child husband, Youyu You."

Youyu You blushed slightly and said, "Hello, I'm Youyu You, Yin Hanling's older brother."

"Child husband!?"

Tang Yunqin looked at Lu Ze in surprise, but Lu Ze was confused.

"Hm? Why are you looking at me? Didn't I tell you?"

Tang Yunqin punched Lu Ze. "You tell me. When did you ever tell me?"

Lu Ze scratched his head. "Alright, then I probably forgot."

Youyu You and Yin Hanling laughed at the same time. Yin Hanling noticed the smile on Youyu You's face and could not help feeling happy.

She had noticed it when they went home yesterday. Youyu You had not only taken the initiative to speak with someone, but had also revealed a smile he had not shown outsiders in a long time. When he mentioned Lu Ze after getting home, he had been full of enthusiasm, completely unlike his usual uninterested self.

So Yin Hanling had decided to spend more time with Lu Ze and the others today. If she confirmed that Lu Ze was a good person, then Youyu You might have his first human friend since birth. Yin Hanling was his wife, so she did not count. His first friend was Gengar.

"Oh, right, Lu Ze, you still haven't told me your address. I bought a lot of things according to the list you sent me last night. It should be enough to feed them for a while, but there was too much, so I wanted them to deliver it directly. Unfortunately, I didn't have your address."

Lu Ze slapped his forehead. "Oh, I forgot about that. It's fine, fill it in now. Just have it delivered to the Pokémon store in the south of the city. That's my family's store, and I usually make Pokémon food there."

"Mm-hm, okay."

As she spoke, Yin Hanling took out her phone and started entering the information. After a while, she looked up at Lu Ze somewhat embarrassedly.

"Hm? What's wrong?"

"Um, well... I bought it from your store. (σ'ω')σ"

There's another chapter coming, so stay tuned.

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