"SubProtect Toxic refers to three moves: Substitute, Protect, and Toxic. It's a strategy that all but abandons offense, winning through defensive attrition."
After that brief explanation, Qingyu changed tack-
"Now, I'm sure someone's going to ask."
'Come on, Teacher Yu, I get the theory, but how are you supposed to win a game just by defending?'
"You'll understand the answer once you've watched me work."
"Sometimes, winning a battle doesn't mean you have to fight to the death. Once you broaden your thinking, there are all sorts of ways to win."
As Qingyu finished speaking, the corners of his mouth curled up almost involuntarily.
After he dragged Gliscor, the poster child for SubProtect Toxic, into the team editor, the chat quickly caught up with him.
[Hello? Why are you predicting the chat again?]
[Teacher Yu's Ability really must be Contrary. Interesting...]
[I get the theory, but how are you supposed to win a game just by defending?]
Trading occasional remarks with the chat, Qingyu soon finished setting up a team, clicked matchmaking, and began his ranked climb for the day.
After several minutes of hilariously awful play in the "Electrode Sweeper" minigame, the whole livestream was filled with laughter.
[This gameplay goes so well with rice, I just wolfed down three huge bowls. Even cured my anorexia!]
[How can a streamer who calculates so well in battles fail at one plus one?]
[Teacher Yu, if they sent you to the battlefield, I don't think you'd survive three episodes...]
Just before Qingyu could turn red and lose his cool, a timely pop-up appeared on the matchmaking screen.
"Oh, hey, we found a match! That means this one doesn't count as a loss!"
Qingyu closed the minigame window at lightning speed, dove straight into Pokémon Champions, and examined his opponent for this