"Here's a little trick I'll teach you, a shortcut with a 100% success rate."
"Oh no!!! Why did I fall off!"
"You think you can throw a banana peel at me? I'll hit you with a green shell!"
"I'm done for! Why did the green shell bounce back and hit me? That's so stupid!"
"When it rains, it pours. I'm already thinking about the next round."
"...Sixth place is just damage control."
After three hours of Mario Kart, Su Yuan's score finally reached 13,000 points.
"Thanks to 'I came in sixth, greedy and unlucky' for the plane!"
"Thanks to 'No thanks, thanks' for the plane!"
Su Yuan happily read out the gift messages, stretched his tired fingers, and skillfully switched games.
"I still have a little time, so I'll show you guys a few Pokémon battles."
Pokémon Battles. While it might seem like a simple "pet-raising" game, in this world, it held extraordinary significance.
Yes, Pokémon exist in this world!
Su Yuan first attracted a small following with his "Luyou" nickname. Then, in an official "6-on-4 Double Battle" tournament for the game Pokémon Battles, he successfully climbed to the rank of world number five!
The 6-on-4 Double Battle is one of the most common rulesets used in official tournaments. Based on the opponent's lineup, participants must choose four Pokémon from their own team of six to use in the battle. This ruleset heavily tests a player's understanding of team composition. A mistake in choosing your two starting Pokémon could lead to a devastating 4-0 loss.
However, this "6-on-4 Double Battle" format was Su Yuan's specialty.
After the tournament, Su Yuan's follower count saw its most explosive period of growth. Normally, a world number five wouldn't have such a massive fanbase, but Su Yuan was different. His unbelievably bad luck meant that in the round of 32 and the round of 16, he faced the current Pokémon Battles champion and one of the Elite Four members, respectively, and he eliminated both of them!
If it weren't for his Lapras missing four consecutive Hydro Pumps in the semifinals, he might have even won the championship. His impressive skill and novel tactics captured the attention of countless Pokémon fans, and his hilarious stream content turned them all into die-hard followers.
"Today, I'll be demonstrating the Chansey team," Su Yuan said, dragging a Chansey into his party.
"Oh my god, it really is a cute and cuddly team!"
"The Luyou Bible: 'What's with this disgusting Pokémon like Chansey? Oh, it's mine? Then it's really cute and cuddly!"
"Luyou-sensei: 'I never use Chansey'!"
"Luyou is a hypocrite."
Su Yuan chuckled. The use of Chansey isn't rare among professional trainers. It can be countered if you try hard enough, but that's only true for high-level pro trainers. Most regular Pokémon trainers would probably want to throw up at the sight of this Pokémon.
The title of "Pink Devil" is well-earned!
Su Yuan felt the same way. He once faced a Chansey team in the top 100 of the Master Ball tier. His team at the time couldn't pose a significant threat to the Chansey. After several rounds of missed attacks, he uttered the first part of the famous "Luyou Bible."
Luyou: "What's with this disgusting Pokémon like Chansey?!"
But if it was on his team...
"Then it's truly cute and cuddly!"
The development of this world was similar to Su Yuan's previous life, except for the existence of Pokémon. After a long period of initial hostility, the relationship between humans and Pokémon evolved into a peaceful coexistence. Now, humans can't imagine living without Pokémon.
The games, novels, comics, and animated series inspired by Pokémon are countless. The game Pokémon Battles, developed by Japan's NINTENDO, is the most representative, boasting a highly realistic combat AI. Many pro trainers use the game to experiment with new teams in their spare time. Its popularity is truly global!
"Agh! Take this! My final Seismic Toss!"
On the screen, Chansey's adorable figure charged toward the opponent's Lapras. Its pink body unleashed an incredible force, tossing the opposing Lapras high into the air before it crashed back down.
Seismic Toss: Deals a fixed amount of damage equal to the user's level. The move cannot damage Ghost-type Pokémon, but it ignores all type matchups and Same-Type Attack Bonus.
The fixed damage sealed the deal, taking out the last of Lapras's strength. The opponent watched as the Chansey happily waddled around, grinning, and gritted their teeth as they nimbly controlled their controller.
"How can a Pokémon be so disgusting? I'm going to puke!"
Many viewers in the chat felt his pain.
"Watching this made me throw up my dinner!"
"People who use Chansey have black hearts!"
"Are you happy, Luyou-sensei, after being so gross?"
Su Yuan replied, "Yes, I'm quite happy."
"Lapras: 'I'm no longer clean!'"
"I shouldn't have missed four Hydro Pumps!"
"Waaah, I'll never betray you again."
"Thanks to 'Missed Four Hydro Pumps Lapras' for the super rocket!"
Seeing this ID, Su Yuan's face immediately darkened. "If only the RNG for that battle had been a little better, I wouldn't have missed four times in a row."
The viewers who were his "dining companions" burst into laughter again. IDs like "Leftovers Fini Triple Protect," "Kyogre Grilled by the River," and "Double Me First Surfing" all popped up.
Inside and outside the stream, an atmosphere of joy permeated.
Each of these moments was an absolute black mark on his record...
Triple Protecting with Tapu Fini on Leftovers could be attributed to bad luck, where time, place, and people just weren't on his side. Kyogre getting taken out by a Torkoal could also be blamed on a streak of bad luck.
But in a "Metronome" competition, Su Yuan's Gengar and Polteageist both used the move "Surf" at the same time.
Metronome: The user randomly selects a move from a pool of nearly 800 moves and uses it.
To randomly select the same move in a single turn was already an extremely low-probability event. What was even more ridiculous was that Gengar and Polteageist's "Surf" attacks successfully triggered their abilities—Cursed Body.
Cursed Body: When a Pokémon with this ability is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance of disabling the move that hit it.
A disabled Pokémon cannot use the same move consecutively. The rules of the Metronome competition dictate that all Pokémon can only use the "Metronome" move. This meant that after the "Double Surfing Self-Disable with Cursed Body," all Su Yuan could do was wait for his team to lose.
One of his viewers calculated the probability of this "Double Surfing Self-Disable with Cursed Body" happening and found it to be an astonishing one in four million! It was an event that was almost "impossible," yet it had happened to Luyou. This incident was the most explosive moment of his entire streaming career.
"Alright, let's start the next match."
Deciding to move on from the topic, Su Yuan clicked on the battle queue. He was playing a Double Battle, still under the standard 6-on-4 rules.
After looking at the opponent's lineup, Su Yuan let out a soft laugh and slyly swapped out the Chansey he had planned to use.
"A Chansey team with no Chansey? Perfectly logical!"
The chat filled with the word "Logical."
Su Yuan maintained his composure and eloquently analyzed the battle for his viewers before adding with a grin, "The winning formula is already written!"
Luyou's analysis and control of a battle were widely recognized as being at an extremely high level. Even the viewers who loved to see him lose couldn't deny this. Just by looking at the opposing team, Luyou could predict their entire game plan.
Predicting an opponent's strategy, known as a "read," offers a huge advantage if successful. Advanced reads go beyond simply predicting moves; they can predict the opponent's starting Pokémon and even their entire battle strategy. When your strategy is seen through, your risk of losing skyrockets.
As Su Yuan predicted, his opponent's every move was under his control. The chat was filled with "666" and "Luyou-sensei is awesome!" comments.
However, Su Yuan's smile didn't last for long...
"Wait! A double Rock Slide flinch???" Su Yuan slapped his thigh in disbelief.
"And they were both critical hits???"
"I'm going to explode!!!"
He... lost?
"Hahahaha, dinner's here! I can eat thirty more bowls!"
"Thank you, Luyou-sensei, for curing my anorexia."
"The winning formula couldn't find a solution!"
"Thanks to 'Classic Formula No Solution' for the super rocket."
After weakly thanking the gifter, Su Yuan ended his stream at lightning speed. He was mentally exhausted.
"Thanks, Luyou... What the heck, why did he end the stream?"
"I haven't even finished my food yet, now I'm going to explode too!"
"..."