With Togekiss as the core and Talonflame and several other Pokémon-Dudunsparce, Indeedee, Dedenne, and Ambipom-as backups, the team quickly came together.
"Our star today is Togekiss. We're mainly building around its Serene Grace Ability."
With that, Qingyu queued up for ranked Double Battles.
"I've already explained how to use this Ability several times while discussing Chansey and Dudunsparce strategies, so there really isn't much left to say."
"So let's jump straight into a battle!"
Serene Grace doubled the chance of a move's secondary effect activating, making it an excellent match for moves with powerful effects.
For instance, anyone chasing the dream could gamble on Ancient Power unlocking a Pokémon's potential and dramatically boosting its overall strength.
A more common approach was to use damaging moves to inflict various status conditions.
Then there was the most important volatile status for today-
Flinching!
[You there, streamer? Why aren't you bringing Chansey? Afraid the Pink Demon nickname will stick even harder?]
[Who could've imagined that an angel like Chansey would become the poster child for dirty tactics...]
[It's all Teacher Yu's fault. Your crimes know no bounds!]
[Hardworking Nurse Joy: Now, don't say that. Ever since Teacher Yu taught us the Minimize strategy, the Pokémon Centers in the Paldea Region have been much more peaceful~]
[Pewter City's Nurse Joy: I support Teacher Yu teaching us more strategies Chansey can learn!]
"Why aren't I using Chansey?"
While waiting for a match, Qingyu soon noticed the several Nurse Joys in his chat.
His audience really did include all sorts of people. Could there actually be quite a few Officer Jennys watching too?
"Chansey is too slow. This strategy isn't a great fit for it."
"Of course, you can combine it with the Minimize strategy in an actual battle. The details will depend on how