pertwk Chapter 439 The Hard-Body Cicada: A Tactic Without Weaknesses?
Chapter 439 The Hard-Body Cicada: A Tactic Without Weaknesses?
Chapter 439 The Hard-Body Cicada: A Tactic Without Weaknesses?
On the field, a wondrous magical space enveloped the four Pokémon.
Influenced by this special power, after the long-eared rabbit used the "Find Partner" skill on its teammate, the real and fake Kangaskhan on Giovanni's side gradually approached.
First, a close-quarters battle ensued, with the two marsupials, one large and one small, putting the long-eared rabbit on Qingyu's side to sleep after they had finished their mission.
Then, the mother and baby Kangaskhan on the other side also used their Iron Tail to attack the Shedinja.
Because of Qingyu's choice to rotate, the terrifying attack that was originally four times stronger than the small diamond struck the shell-shedding ninja.
Normally, this move wouldn't hurt a ninja who has shed their skin at all.
Because its ability is Magic Guard, Steel-type moves are not super effective against it and therefore cannot cause any damage.
However, after Qingyu's series of mysterious actions, Long-eared Rabbit shared the Sturdy ability, which it had obtained from Little Diamond, with Shedinja through the "Find Partner" move.
Therefore, in theory, Ghost Chan should be able to withstand this attack.
But precisely because of this, the Ghost Cicada now seems to have become a very terrifying monster.
The attacks from the mother and daughter kangaroo beasts struck the shedding-shell ninja repeatedly, but it remained completely unmoved, with no change even in the stamina bar above its head.
Only through the small hint in the lower left corner did the audience know what had just happened.
"Mega Kangaskhan's Iron Tail hits Shedinja!"
"Fortunately, the Shedding Shell Ninja held on thanks to its sturdiness!"
[Huh? A ninja with the Sturdy ability that can shed its shell? ???]
[666, I think I suddenly understand what Teacher Yu was doing earlier ————]
What does this mean? Can someone explain it to me?
The live chat exploded instantly.
At this point, many quick-thinking viewers finally understood what Teacher Yu was thinking.
Well known.
Characteristics are a summary of the unique features of each Pokémon, and after many years of development, they have formed a relatively complete system.
For example, a Pokémon might naturally exert a strong sense of pressure on other Pokémon due to its powerful strength, thereby gaining a corresponding ability.
Although it didn't perform that well in the game, it was still relatively reasonable (probably).
However, there is also a small portion of these characteristics that are some kind of innate ability they possess.
For example, the miraculous protection of the Shedding Shell Ninja.
It is not because it possesses this characteristic that it has the effect of being immune to non-effective special moves.
The truth is exactly the opposite.
This effect was first discovered in the Shedding Skin Ninja, which then defined its characteristics.
Therefore, even though the principle of ability swapping is not very clear, it is actually impossible to make it swap abilities with other Pokémon.
After all, other Pokémon cannot master this ability.
However, temporary coverage is possible.
That's why Qingyu designed such a complicated process and ultimately achieved the ingenious operation of replacing the magical protective feature with sturdiness.
So, how effective was it?
It's absolutely amazing!
The fact that the Shedding Shell Ninja collapses at the slightest touch is not due to any special characteristic, but rather because it is inherently like that.
Even if the magical protection is washed away, it will still only have 1 point of health.
And what about the sturdiness?
When a Pokémon with this ability has plenty of health, it will not fall down even if it takes a fatal attack.
You'll have at least 1 point of stamina left.
Therefore, theoretically, this ghost cicada can no longer be dealt with by a direct attack.
The formula for Gan Qingyu's victory has now been finalized.
At the same time, it also shocked many other viewers who gradually understood his ideas after being informed by the comments.
[Holy crap, this is an invincible tactic! Doesn't that guarantee a win if it works?]
That's not quite it; it's just that it can't be breached by attacks. There are still ways to break through it.
【Uh—I can only think of one way to make an exception. Are there any other options?】
【Use a sandstorm! Teacher Yu has encountered this tactic before, and she solved the problem with a sandstorm—simple and straightforward!】
After recovering from their initial shock, the viewers in the live chat started a heated brainstorming session and quickly came up with two corresponding strategies.
Qingyu had anticipated this, so he casually added, "Sandstorms and hail are useless now. Look at my Shedding Skin Ninja's face. The gadget I gave it is a dustproof goggle, specifically to protect it from the weather."
"Also—poisoning and burns can be treated with other methods."
"I've chosen you, you're perfect, little one!"
After keeping everyone in suspense, Qingyu immediately sent out her previously unseen "Almost There" doll to replace the fallen Long-Eared Rabbit 0.
He then continued to command, "Almost there, doll, use electromagnetic waves, target the Shedding Shell Ninja!"
"And there's also the Sheepshell Ninja—using Phosphor Fire on Mega Kangaskhan!"
Viewers may feel a little confused at first.
Even though there are no Shatter Armor or Rage moves on the field that can "stack stacks" by taking hits, why does Teacher Yu attack his teammates?
Moreover, why electromagnetic waves?
But the answer is actually quite simple—
"In the game, a Pokémon can only be affected by one status condition at a time. So if we apply paralysis to Shedinja first, the effects of burn or poison can be completely ignored."
Qingyu added.
Ignoring weather effects and without needing to worry about abnormal states, Giovanni's Kangaskhan army is clearly unlikely to possess any Mold Breaker abilities.
Now, Qingyu's tactics can indeed be described as "almost unsolvable".
As for why it's "almost"?
Even the strongest shield can be penetrated.
Although these are some rather outlandish and obscure moves, we cannot rule out the risks that Giovanni considered.
The game suddenly reached a stalemate.
Giovanni, who should have been the stronger party and crushed his opponent with two Mega Kangaskhan, found himself moving with restraint.
After Qingyu had finished his operation, he cautiously directed the two Mega Kangaskhan to focus fire on the Doll, causing further casualties on Qingyu's side.
Qingyu quickly lost two Pokémon, but he actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Because Kangaskhan's only move that could handle the current situation is no longer useful.
"It seems that Giovanni hasn't realized that his only chance of winning was to force the Shedinja to leave the field by shouting."
Qingyu quickly offered an explanation.
"But now, the Kangaskhan has no way to deal with it."
At this point, Qingyu only had two Pokémon left: Diamond Smash and Shedinja. Even if he roared, there was no Pokémon to replace him, so roaring would be meaningless.
"This is why a team generally doesn't choose multiple of the same Pokémon."
"A single Pokémon may have a strong suppressive effect, but its abilities are still too limited, and it will be unable to handle certain situations."
"Like now, we basically have no choice but to surrender."
After Qingyu finished speaking, he smiled and continued to casually command the Pokémon on his field.
This move is certainly not a perfect tactic. In fact, in all the years that Pokémon games have been around, there has never been a truly flawless tactic.
After all, battles rely on strategy, and an unsolvable problem is the biggest disruption to the balance of the game.
It's just that Sakaki happens to lack the ability to break the deadlock.
Five minutes passed quietly.
In those five minutes, the only surviving teammate of the Shedshell Ninja, Little Diamond, also quickly fell to the siege of the Kangaskhan army.
However, the ninja with only 1 point of strength, who seemed like he could fall over with a gust of wind, still stood firm.
Furthermore, it successfully counterattacked and killed the two Mega Kangaskhan on the other side by using Phosphorus Fire multiple times.
The remaining two Smeargles, who were substituted in and transformed into Mega Kangaskhan in turn, were clearly no match for this Shedinja.
Although Giovanni eventually realized what was happening and tried to force Shedshell Ninja out of the game by using a roar, replacing its Sturdy ability.
However, it is clear that Kangaskhan's Roar will have no effect when the opponent only has one Pokémon left on the field.
Even sandstorms, hail, and even fire fists cannot harm the Shedding Shell Ninja in the slightest.
On the contrary, his Pokémon's stamina is constantly being depleted due to the combined effects of the weather and the burns.
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Even the audience could feel the deep helplessness and despair emanating from behind the screen.
How terrifying! If I were facing such an impenetrable wall of steel, I would have given up long ago.
[That's why he's the owner; he's still trying even after all this. To be honest, his resilience is truly amazing!]
Unfortunately, the villain, Teacher Yu, is not so easy to deal with. Many gym leaders, champions, and even other top players have already experienced this firsthand.
[Teacher Yu's victim count has increased by one; it feels like she'll eventually gather all the elite trainers from the current nine regions!]
Soon, another Kangaskhan transformed from a Tutu was burned and its strength was depleted.
Currently, both sides have only one Pokémon left on the field.
On Aoba's side, there was only a little stamina left; he would collapse instantly if any effective damage was inflicted. On Sakaki's side, there was a Mega Kangaskhan with burns and only a quarter of its stamina remaining.
Although the score was tied at 3-3, which was about to determine the winner, all the comments knew that all the efforts made by the opponent were in vain.
After all, Giovanni's opponent was a monster who had practically memorized the entire Pokédex and would suddenly start analyzing his opponent's Pokémon moves while they were fighting.
Even though Giovanni is indeed a veteran, can he really surpass Yu-sensei in his understanding of the Pokédex?
Even Teacher Yu said that Kangaskhan has run out of tricks, so this game is probably really over.
Even so, Giovanni continued to explore various possibilities.
Immobilization spells, thieves, and even desperate, self-destructive charges in the final moments.
However, he still failed to break through the impenetrable defenses of the Shedding Shell Ninja, which were enhanced by the sturdiness attribute.
Until the last kangaroo was drained of its last bit of strength by the flames and collapsed with a thud—
The final score was 4-3, and the screen perspective immediately changed.
A striking blue "Victory" logo simultaneously appeared on the screens of all viewers, announcing that Qingyu had finally emerged victorious in this "battle".
[Teacher Yu, you're truly unbeatable! Is such an invincible tactic even something a human could come up with?!]
[Teacher Yu: Am I even human? Am I even human?!]
[While it may not seem as sinister as previous tactics, it's still quite terrifying. Once it's fully developed, the opposing team can simply surrender and run away.]
[Where's the hell if it's not that bad? I think even the gym leader across the street, Giovanni, is being tortured to the point of near unconsciousness!]
The comments section started scrolling wildly again.
It seemed as if they were happy for Qingyu's victory, but also as if they were denouncing Teacher Yu's inhuman behavior.
"That's why I said you only need to see this tactic once to understand it, right?"
Qingyu didn't seem to mind. After letting out a long sigh, she smiled and continued to explain.
"Actually, the core principle is very simple. As long as you think about how the sturdy nature makes the Shedding Ninja almost impossible to deal with, you will naturally think of the steps we just went through."
"That's why 'imagination' is so important in Pokémon battles!"
"If Sakaki can react immediately and use a roar to send the Shedka Ninja back to the back field, then his imagination is even better than Yu-sensei's."
"Unfortunately, we still won the game in the end."
Qingyu didn't plan to do an in-depth review, but Guan Gan's tactics did have a good question, which could be used to test the students' combat thinking after a long time.
"Well then, after watching the match just now, Teacher Yu is going to assign some homework to my cutest and smartest students~"
"Ask a question!"
Qingyu's voice suddenly became serious, and the sudden burst of sound even startled many viewers.
"Teacher Yu's 'Sturdy Cicada' strategy is indeed very troublesome once it's fully developed. So, what methods are there to break this 'invincible' Pokémon?"
"There are actually many ways, but Teacher Yu won't go into detail here. You can figure them out yourselves."
"I will reveal the answer in the newly released video, so please look forward to it~"
After saying that, Qingyu stopped paying attention to the comments and quickly set off again to continue her ranked journey.
but----
His words prompted many viewers to start thinking about it.
【Sturdy Ghoul — Besides abilities like Mold Breaker to remove the effects of abilities, are there any other methods?】
Weather and dust-based attacks are ineffective against the Shell-Escape Ninja protected by dust goggles, and electromagnetic waves will prematurely inflict paralysis.
This question was so difficult!
To be honest, it seems like we could take out the teammate who applied the electromagnetic wave to the Shedding Shell Ninja first, then as long as we can inflict the poison effect, we'll be fine, right?
[Actually, could we work around with the ability? If we also have moves like Ability Swap or Trouble Seed, we should be able to remove the Sturdy ability?]
[Swatting it off seems like that would work too! If you swat the dust goggles off, it'll be useless!]
Thinking about it this way—it seems there are actually quite a few ways to deal with it, but it's just that there's nothing that can be done with the Kangaskhan?
[As expected, mechanics are more valuable than numbers!]