With Togekiss as the core, along with Talonflame and a few other Pokémon (Dudunsparce, Indeedee, Dedenne, and Ambipom) as substitutes, a lineup was quickly assembled.
"Our main star today is Togekiss, primarily designed around the Serene Grace ability."
After Aiden finished speaking, he directly entered the double ladder.
"I've already talked about how to use this ability several times when discussing strategies for Chansey/Chansey and Dudunsparce. There's really nothing much to say."
"So let's jump straight into the actual battle!"
The effect of the Serene Grace ability is to double the probability of triggering additional effects of moves, making it an excellent pairing with some powerful-effect moves.
For example, if you love chasing dreams, you can go all in on Ancient Power to unlock a Pokémon's potential, greatly enhancing its overall strength.
More commonly, damage-dealing moves are used to cause various status conditions.
And the most important status change today—
Flinching!
[Yo, why isn't the streamer bringing Chansey? Is it because he's afraid the title of the "Pink Demon" will become more deeply ingrained?]
[Who would have thought that an angel-like Chansey has now become the representative of dirty tactics...]
[All thanks to Teacher Azure, you've committed too much evil!]
[Hardworking Joy: Don't talk nonsense. Since Teacher Azure taught the "Minimize" strategy, Pokémon Centers in the Paldea region have become much more peaceful~]
[Pewter City Nurse Joy: Support Teacher Azure to continue popularizing strategies that Chansey can also learn!]
"Why not use Chansey?"
While waiting for the match to start, Aiden quickly noticed several Nurse Joys appearing in the barrage.
His viewers truly come from all walks of life. Could there possibly be quite a few Officer Jennies too?
"Chansey is too slow. This tactic doesn't quite match with Chansey."
"Of course, in actual battles, you can combine it with the Minimize tactic. The specifics depend on your own comprehension and application!"
Among all status changes, flinching is one of the most common. As long as the attacked Pokémon falls into a flinching state, it will temporarily interrupt its move usage out of fear.
From the description alone, you can see that there's a prerequisite to make the opponent flinch—
Your Pokémon must act faster than the opponent to interrupt their move before they use it.
This was also the main reason why, when introducing Chansey, Aiden didn't choose the Rock Slide with Serene Grace as the primary tactic.
Chansey is just too slow. Unless Trick Room is activated, it's almost impossible to pull off a preemptive Rock Slide.
Among Pokémon with the Serene Grace ability, besides a few Mythical Pokémon whose Pokédex entries are still almost blank (Shaymin, Jirachi), the small airplane (Togekiss) should be considered the strongest fighter.
Although the Deerling line is faster, it can't learn Rock Slide or Air Slash.
Therefore, Aiden preferred to choose Dudunsparce as a substitute.
As he continued interacting with the barrage, the first opponent of today was quickly matched.
After a five-second countdown, the opponent's trainer card popped up, and the image and lineup immediately invigorated Aiden—
Wearing a light pink coat, even her hair is an adorable pink hue, with hair clips shining above her ears;
Standing with hands crossed in front of her, a signature pose that looks absolutely cute.
Trainer ID: I think this isn't good!
Aiden's eyebrows raised, and a name escaped his mind:
Damn, Senior Lacey is so cute!
…
Unova region, Driftveil City.
As a region isolated on a continent far from other areas, there is a thirteen-hour time difference between Unova and Sinnoh.
Thus, while it was already night where Aiden was, Driftveil City was still in the drowsy morning.
"Yawn—"
A pink-haired girl with sleepy eyes walked out of her bedroom.
"Dad, is breakfast not ready yet?"
After looking around, Lacey didn't find the reliable middle-aged male figure and was momentarily stunned.
Then, she suddenly remembered—
Because of her father's work, the entire holiday period, she would be home alone.
Lacey's father, the respected Gym Leader Clay of Driftveil City, was also in charge of most of the regional development work for the Unova League.
For example, the Twist Mountain development plan, and the recently established Blueberry Academy built alongside underwater resource development factories.
As the largest project in the Unova region over the past decade, filling that massive ecological dome took a lot of effort.
So, during this vacation, her father Clay had to complete the final stages of work.
"So boring..."
After washing up and simply dealing with breakfast, Lacey lay drowsily on the couch and started scrolling through PokéTV.
Besides a few short videos related to Pokémon, everything else was overwhelmingly about Blueberry Academy.
The power of big data was too strong—it seemed to know she would enroll in Blueberry Academy after the New Year and relentlessly pushed relevant content.
While complaining, Lacey opened a few of the more viral videos.
Although at its founding, Blueberry Academy was referred to as the "sister school" of Naranja Academy in the Paldea region, their philosophies were actually very different.
Naranja Academy encourages students to explore outside, and the entire region's Victory Road mainly serves these students.
Blueberry Academy, on the other hand, transforms the school into an independent ecological pod, allowing students to try capturing Pokémon in various zones, and even establishing an independent league system separate from the Unova League within the school.
Namely, the Blueberry League.
If she enrolls, she might try challenging the rankings within the school.
But...
It seems the rule of the Blueberry League is double battles?
Thinking about this, Lacey quickly got up and returned to her room, opening her computer.
Double battles are a relatively niche rule, completely different from the single battles specified in most events.
Thus, it requires some practice to get the hang of it.
Since she was home alone anyway, why not try doubles in the game?
As the daughter of a Gym Leader, Lacey had a certain talent in Pokémon training and battling, especially liking cute Pokémon.
Therefore, her chosen lineup prioritized cuteness, and strength didn't matter much.
As long as the bond with Pokémon was strong enough, any opponent could be fought!
With such thoughts, Lacey began her ranked journey.
Soon, her opponent appeared before her.
Trainer ID: Azure Wings.
"???"
Lacey was instantly dumbfounded.
As someone who frequently watches PokéTV and is a fan of Teacher Azure, how could she not recognize this name...
I'm fighting Teacher Azure?
Really?
Am I lucky or unlucky...
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