At 2 PM, in a yet-to-go-live live room on Pokémon TV.
"Today, there will be a live offline battle; Iono is going to challenge the currently popular Sunlight Gym in Paldea~"
Due to an unexpected live broadcast announcement, many fans of Iono's channel have gathered here early.
Even before the screen went live, the popularity had already exceeded the usual level.
Of course, some were also redirected from another streamer after hearing the news.
[Come on in, come on in!]
[I heard Miss Iono is going to challenge the Sunlight Gym? Will we finally get to see what Teacher Azure looks like in person!]
[A dream collaboration! My favorite beauty stream and my favorite battle streamer can appear on the same screen?]
[Cough, cough, I've never liked that Aiden guy. Support Iono in her righteous gym challenge!]
[I always said those dirty tactics would catch up with him in real life sooner or later...]
Holding his Rotom Phone, silently lurking in Iono's live room, Aiden wore a complex expression.
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What's going on?
It seems all my fans are spies...
"By the way, is it really okay for you to show your face?"
While setting her portable camera Rotom to live mode, Iono quickly cast a curious glance at him.
In her memory, Aiden seemed to deliberately avoid showing his face in live streams?
But this is quite normal in the streaming industry; many streamers became hugely popular online by avoiding revealing their identities.
So she always thought this was part of this junior's streaming strategy.
"No, it's actually not a big deal..."
Aiden shook his head.
The reason he didn't turn on the camera while streaming was very simple—just one word:
Ceebs.
"Well, if you don't mind, that's great."
Iono nodded and pushed the floating camera Rotom towards Aiden.
After catching it, Aiden quickly started the live stream.
A flash of white light appeared before the eyes of the viewers who were waiting in the live room, and the previously pitch-black screen filled with only bullet comments instantly connected to the video feed.
"Hello, everyone. I am Aiden, the leader of the Sunlight Gym."
Aiden's face immediately appeared in the center of the screen.
[Iono, go for it! I've long disliked Teacher Azure... What the hell, who's this handsome guy?]
[Who are you???]
[Wait, did I enter the wrong stream? By the way, is Teacher Azure actually this handsome in person? Was his in-game character modeled after himself?]
[What? Is the intel fake?]
Aiden's appearance instantly triggered a storm of question marks in the live room's bullet comments.
Of course, the question they were most concerned about was—
[Isn't Iono supposed to challenge the gym? Why is Teacher Azure broadcasting now? Where's the defeat screen? Did you fast forward?!]
[Teacher Azure, how could you be so bad!]
(In-game defeat screen)
"Cough, cough— this is a topic we shouldn't touch!"
Aiden gently pushed, and the live Rotom's perspective began to rotate.
Soon, Iono appeared on screen, grinning mischievously and showing off her cute shark teeth.
"Capture your attention with an electric net!"
"Who's narrating? It's me, Iono! Good morning, afternoon, evening, Ciao~"
[Wow, Iono is so adorable!]
[I've long disliked Teacher Azure. Support Iono in utterly defeating Teacher Azure and avenging our Ultra Ball-rank brethren!]
[Teacher Azure, adjust the camera up five centimeters! I'll gift you a Family Bucket!]
Noticing the sudden change in the style of the live comments, Aiden couldn't help but twitch his lips.
These guys are too real...
"Alright, since we've gone live, let's start today's main event quickly!"
Iono waved her hand grandly, pointing at Aiden.
"Today's live content is—"
"Challenging the Sunlight Gym!"
"Junior, please go easy on me~"
[Oh oh oh! Iono, do your best!]
[Naturally evil Aiden brat, hurry up and die!]
[Who is Aiden? I don't know him!]
As the two walked to opposite sides of the battlefield, Nemona, who naturally took on the role of referee for this match, was responsible for the live commentary.
Seeing the overwhelmingly one-sided support for Iono in the comments, Nemona couldn't help but feel confused.
It seems like the audience in Gym Leader Iono's live room should consist of Teacher Aiden's fans, but why are they only cheering for Iono…
However, the fact that the Sunlight Gym has been promoted to one of the eight gyms hasn't spread yet.
After Aiden and Iono took their positions, they each took out a Poké Ball.
"The rules for this battle are 1v1. When one side's Pokémon loses the ability to battle, the other side wins."
Since the challenger is also a gym leader, there are no additional first-move rules for this battle, and everything depends on the tactical arrangements of both sides.
After Nemona provided a simple overview of the rules, she raised her right hand high.
"The battle begins!"
"Go, Bellibolt!"
Iono was the first to throw her Poké Ball, choosing her trusted ace Bellibolt.
Although this junior has been gaining popularity recently, Iono, who knows some inside information, understands that his combat ability might not be as strong as everyone thinks.
Perhaps because of this, Sinelli proposed that they, as gym leaders, help train Aiden.
Since this junior is willing to call me senior, I certainly can't lose face.
Hmm… There's a reason I can't lose.
So, let Senior Iono give you a proper lesson!
There's no way a senior can lose to a junior!
"Go, Riolu!"
After throwing his Poké Ball shortly after, Aiden silently observed Iono's starting Pokémon.
Bellibolt…
It should have the Electromorphosis Ability, right?
The effect is that every time it gets hit, it enters a charged state, boosting the power of its next Electric-type move.
This Pokémon's biggest advantage lies in its decent endurance and excellent synergy with its Ability, making its offensive capabilities very powerful if used well.
However, the downside is that it's quite slow.
As Aiden was thinking, Iono's Bellibolt had already appeared as data in his eyes.
[Bellibolt (Female)]
[Type: Electric]
[Ability: Electromorphosis]
As expected.
After this period of battling with challengers, Aiden quickly realized his true advantage in battles.
With years of gaming experience from his previous life, he could instinctively analyze the opponent's setup and guess possible tactics almost immediately upon seeing their Pokémon.
Currently, even among Elite Four members, few can achieve this.
"Riolu, pay attention to confirming the opponent's moves."
"Bellibolt, use Thunder Wave!"
Almost at the moment Aiden spoke, Iono immediately gave her command!
"Ri…o…"
The ever-vigilant Riolu immediately began moving around the field, dodging the incoming Thunder Wave by accelerating in advance.
Indeed!
Aiden secretly clicked his tongue.
Because of its low speed, it needs to reduce the opponent's speed or paralyze them with Thunder Wave to make its own moves hit.
But starting with Thunder Wave...
Senior Iono, I acknowledge your prowess!
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