"Oh? He actually surrendered?"
When his opponent failed to respond for a long while and the victory icon popped up on-screen, Qingyu raised an eyebrow.
[Another Elite Four member falls victim to Teacher Yu. How is he this professional at Double Battles, too...?]
[The streamer's dirty tactics scared him senseless. Using Skill Swap to give the opponent a Speed boost-what outstanding sportsmanship!]
[But this strategy was actually pretty straightforward. Huge Power Slaking just slapped each opposing Pokémon down in one hit. He didn't torture his opponent at all...]
[It's a bit like that Cinccino and Onix strategy from last time. Teacher Yu really likes using adorable Pokémon as supports.]
[After watching today's stream, do you still think Raichu is adorable?]
[Sooner or later, Teacher Yu will turn every Pokémon into some nightmare version of itself!]
The chat offered "glowing praise" for the Huge Power Slaking strategy Qingyu had used today.
But to be fair, Lucian was actually quite skilled.
Qingyu could tell that he had put plenty of thought into his approach.
At the very least, before the battle even started, he had quickly assessed Qingyu's lineup and stayed focused on concentrating his attacks on its core, Slaking, throughout the match.
After being hit with Taunt at the start, he had decisively abandoned further Speed boosts and switched to using Bronzong to set up Trick Room and seize the initiative. That was a commendable decision, too.
Qingyu had met quite a few Elite Four members and Gym Leaders lately. Nothing about Lucian suggested he was a newcomer who had held his position for less than six months. His style was already quite mature.
As expected of the Sinnoh Elite Four's most dependable Grind King, he was far steadier than Flint, whom Qingyu had met before.
Still...
"You've got more training