My Tactics Are Different

Looking back at the history of Pokémon battles, starting from the second generation, the choices for entry hazard setters could truly be described as magical powers crossing the sea, each showing their special prowess.

Among this batch of contenders, Skarmory was also a most explosive presence.

Not only could it lay down Stealth Rock and Ground Spikes simultaneously, but the combination of powerful resistances and high physical defense also made its staying power exceptional.

If one added the terrifying recovery of Roost...

With three layers of Ground Spikes and one layer of Stealth Rock laid down, the opponent's Tsareena could only stare blankly.

"Skarmory, Roost!"

Under Qingyu's command, the Skarmory in the virtual arena landed to rest, its stamina returning to peak condition once again.

[The hazards are completely full, and the streamer still claims you aren't playing a stall team?]

[The opponent really is naive enough to keep chipping away like that, it cracked me up!]

[Our Poké Ball rank is just like this.]

[Can the streamer stop bullying us lower-three-tier bros, hurry up and climb to Great Ball to exchange blows with the Gym Leaders!]

Qingyu's operations could be considered the standard starting formula for the hazard tactic, so it was naturally within the chat's expectations.

Therefore, while appreciating the opponent's comical misplay, they did not forget to send out bantering remarks.

So far, everything was normal.

Not a single person in the entire streaming room noticed that Qingyu's heavily restrained laughter was almost impossible to suppress.

If following Steven's tactics, Skarmory would start disgusting people at this point.

It would directly use Whirlwind to force the opponent into an Infinite Tsukuyomi state, being slowly worn down to death by the hazards at their feet through repeated switching.

Even a Champion would find it hard to fend off.

However, this hazard-stacking and whirlwind tactic was still too low in efficiency for Qingyu.

"Skarmory, Brave Bird!"

Soaring into the firmament, Skarmory plunged downward at extreme speed, and the power of this Flying-type ultimate move was definitely not to be underestimated.

The opponent's "Wife Team" simply had no choice capable of defensively switching into this move, and could only abandon Tsareena, finally kicking out with a High Jump Kick in a desperate struggle.

Then, unsurprisingly, it kicked the bucket on the spot.

[??? Where is your Whirlwind? Why aren't you playing by the rules!]

[Is this damage right? Skarmory shouldn't be able to one-shot Tsareena...]

[Wait, kid, you wouldn't happen to actually be running an offensive Skarmory build, would you?]

The chat quickly discovered something was amiss.

To this, Qingyu only smiled slightly and ignored them.

When the opponent recalled the unable-to-fight Tsareena and threw out a Poké Ball once more, he immediately followed up with a command:

"Skarmory, Brave Bird again!"

Stepping up to the field in rotation was Lopunny.

The moment it landed, the hazards carpeting the opponent's side of the field took effect.

The Ground Spikes pierced into Lopunny's soft paws, and Stealth Rock caused minor abrasions upon impact; under the blessing of both, they directly shaved off close to half of the opponent's stamina in one go.

And before the opponent could react, the descending Brave Bird had already crashed down!

Lopunny didn't even have time to make a counter-attack before it collapsed straight to the ground, losing consciousness.

The viewers in the streaming room were completely dumbfounded.

[Holy crap, Skarmory can be this violent too?]

[Tanky as hell while dealing high damage, how can there be such a handsome Pokémon!]

Three layers of Ground Spikes posed immense pressure to Pokémon unable to levitate, with Stealth Rock further boosting the lethality.

Coupled with the Flying Pokémon's signature move Brave Bird, the opponent completely lacked the ability to fight back.

[Though the damage of Brave Bird is high, the recoil is also seriously painful, even Skarmory can barely take it.]

Just as the chat said, powerful moves often came with risks.

Although Brave Bird was tremendous in power, under the influence of the recoil, it would similarly bounce back a portion of the damage to the user.

Taking Tsareena's full-powered kick head-on, plus the recoil from two Brave Birds, Skarmory's health pool was already in a very dangerous state.

That being said, it was actually still considered healthy for Skarmory.

Because it could take advantage of the opponent's switching timing to recover health with Roost.

This was the shameless part of Skarmory.

However, Qingyu delayed giving commands, instead waiting until the opponent threw out their third Poké Ball before ordering Skarmory to use Brave Bird once more.

It was the same recipe.

The Primarina making its debut this time once again ate a full set of hazards, and under the carpet bombing of the steel-bird bomber, it went down together with Skarmory in mutual destruction.

[Ah? Streamer, what kind of game are you playing? This Skarmory was just cannon fodder?]

[Although a one-for-three is already a massive profit, there was clearly still room to play, is Teacher Yu panicking?]

Skarmory's suppression was indeed maximized, claiming three early points through the assistance of hazards. If he won, it would be the undisputed MVP.

Yet regarding Qingyu's ruthless operation of selling it off decisively, the chat still couldn't quite understand.

Qingyu didn't want to over-explain either, seizing the opportunity to send out his next Pokémon simultaneously with the opponent.

His next Pokémon was the Hoenn pseudo-legendary Metagross, facing off against Hatterene, who held the title of "Witch", and the matchup advantage was still quite large.

The current score was 3:1.

With a massive advantage in Pokémon count and field presence, he would definitely win casually as long as he didn't pull any fancy stunts.

Just like the companions who had entered the field earlier, Hatterene was likewise heavily wounded by hazards upon landing, losing a considerable amount of health before the battle even began.

"Metagross, Meteor Mash!"

Qingyu let out a loud shout, issuing commands with high spirit.

Metagross utilized Magnet Pull to surge forward abruptly, a pair of iron fists sketching gorgeous silver-white arcs in mid-air.

Steel beats Fairy, an attribute counter that even elementary schoolers in this world could recite backwards and forwards.

Coupled with Metagross's terrifying output capability, Hatterene at half-health probably couldn't survive ten thousand lives against this punch.

"YA★DA★ZE!"

Seeing victory approaching, Qingyu couldn't help but clench his fists and roar in a low voice.

Yet just as Metagross's attack was about to hit, Hatterene's figure abruptly vanished on the spot.

"Nani?!"

Even a 90-accuracy Meteor Mash could miss?

[Playing shady tactics comes at a price, the streamer's luck has become something that doesn't exist!]

[Looking at it this way, the opponent should be a Psychic type user, the speed of commanding Teleport is obviously much faster than the previous few Pokémon.]

[If the streamer could show his face, his expression right now must be extremely interesting!]

Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.

"It missed, but it doesn't matter."

"If one punch doesn't hit, wouldn't I just throw another one!"

So-called insufficient quality was made up for with quantity.

"There's no way this Metagross of mine can miss Meteor Mash forever, Hatterene won't be able to take it the moment even one hits!"

Under the iron-fisted onslaught of Metagross, even with the little witch dodging with all her might, she ultimately could not escape the fate of being run down and taken out in one move.

Gardevoir, who stepped up next, was similarly unable to escape a blow.

The dying struggles of two Psychic-type Pokémon were completely painless and itchless to Metagross.

The score quickly arrived at 5:1.

Battling to this point, the opponent's mentality had completely exploded, and the final Meowscarada completely abandoned defense, actually engaging in close-quarters melee combat with Metagross.

In the end, it naturally suffered a GG without any surprises.

The total score was 6:1, an absolute steamroll match.

If Qingyu's tactics hadn't been so unrestrained, it might very well have been a shutout.

It wasn't until a large victory sign popped up on the streaming room screen that the chat members, who had been watching for amusement, snapped back to reality.

They quickly realized what Qingyu meant by "my tactics are different".

[Holy crap, so entry hazards can actually be used to wear down health and launch a strong offensive?]

[This is way too violent, I beg for the psychological trauma area of the opponent!]

[Although covering the start with hazards is really constipating, the result of a single match turned out much faster than yesterday?]

[After this match, the hazards laid down at the start accounted for almost 1/3 of the total damage, the output is definitely maxed out...]

[This is seriously viable, feels like using it to climb ranks is indeed quite efficient, right?]

[What do they mean by sharpening the axe doesn't delay the work of chopping wood! (hands on hips)]

Thanks to the tip from the 11-year novel reading freeloader

Slacker Diary, 4.20

It was originally supposed to enter the database today, not sure why it was a day early, but feels like the data is still acceptable?

Every day during the new book period is a bit anxiety-inducing, sigh...

For the upcoming Monday and Tuesday, I beg everyone to click on Following qwq, fewer and fewer authors are writing Pokémon, save the child, the child wants to get on recommendations!