After finishing one battle, Qingyu played several more in a row.
Perhaps his recent "boot camp" had finally paid off, or perhaps the Serene Grace Togekiss strategy was simply too well known. Half the Trainers chose to focus fire on his little plane.
Then the Boss entered phase two.
With a combination of Pickup, Fling, and held items, Dedenne and Ambipom tore through the Double Battle ladder, scaring off every opponent with a move that barely dealt any damage.
"Phew-good thing I was one step ahead."
After yet another opponent decided they couldn't take the humiliation and pulled the plug to escape, Qingyu let out a relieved breath.
Against Pokémon that weren't fast and had no priority moves, this phase-two combination was almost impossible to counter. It was practically a guaranteed win.
But the cost was obvious, too-
A single game could drag on for an incredibly long time.
He had only played five ranked matches in an hour, a ridiculously slow pace compared to usual.
Even in the Great Ball tier, including queue times, his average match took far less time than it did with this team. And Double Battles were supposed to move even faster than Single Battles.
[Another poor sucker tortured into pulling the plug...]
[Teacher Yu, have some humanity! Let's switch to a strategy fit for human beings!]
[A fun strategy, meaning only you get to have fun while your opponent doesn't get to play at all?]
[No wonder your students in Paldea love leaving bad reviews for the Sunshine Gym. I'm finally starting to understand!]
Qingyu leaned back in his chair, stretched, and checked the time on his computer.
It was about time to end the stream.
Just as he was about to speed through his sign-off and shut down the stream immediately, someone suddenly