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Chapter 194 "The 'Nothing is Lacking' Refers to a Lack of Morality"

Chapter 194 "The 'Nothing is Lacking' Refers to a Lack of Morality (Confirmed)"

After waiting for Crimson to confirm that preparations were complete under Green's "guidance," Shirazuchi began to carefully consider and repeatedly compare the Pokémon cards he would use in this battle from the thick deck in front of him.

Crimson

Even when playing card battles, you must never be careless.

You must carefully consider deck composition, tactical coordination, and possible countermeasures, otherwise you won't even know how you got killed by this "Legendary" opponent.

This guy's learning ability and combat instincts are truly monstrous.

Bai Zhou kept his microphone muted, his voice only available to the viewers in the live stream. As he selected cards, he pulled out one depicting a Gengar with a wide-open mouth and a sly smile, showing it to the camera and explaining:

"First, our first Pokémon card will feature our signature Gengar!"

The Gengar on the card is incredibly lifelike, its purple body seemingly leaping out of the card, against a dark, surging Ghost-type energy that appears to devour light.

"Gengar's move pool is, in card terminology, extremely deep."

Bai Zhou switched between technical terms.

"It has a wide range of stats, a variety of highly functional move sets, a high Speed ​​stat, and a decent Special Attack ability, making it a great choice as a high-speed Special Attacker and a disruptive core in the team."

"Gengar can be perfectly integrated into various tactical systems, whether it's offensive, attrition, or control, making it a true all-rounder in the team! This is what we Ghost-type's last glory looks like!"

"The move cards I equipped it with are 'Substitute,' 'Protect,' 'Toxic,' and 'Trick,' and the item card I'm using is this one."

"A sophisticated scarf!"

As he spoke, he first showed the card faces of four move cards and their concise and clear effect descriptions in front of the camera in the live broadcast room.

Next, she took out a card from the stack of prop cards next to her, which featured a scarf with a blue and white design and a slightly peculiar shape, and showed it to her.

"A sophisticated scarf"

"Items - Portable"

"Effect: The Pokémon holding this item gains a Speed ​​stat by one stage, but can only use the move it last successfully used each turn (if it did not use a move or failed to use a move last turn, this restriction does not apply this turn)."

Bai Zhou pointed to the effect text on the card, a meaningful smile playing on his lips, a smile that said, "You know what I mean."

"Like I said before—how can Gengar be so perfectly cute when it hatches from its shell!"

"Don't stay in this barbershop!"

"Teacher Saltfish, please stop deliberately creating drama! Gengar's four moves—Substitute, Protect, Toxic, and Trick—none of them can directly attack! Even against a Red Legendary opponent, there's no need to slack off like this!"

"The first signs of 'Quality Team'"

"It's true that a Scarf can increase a Pokémon's Speed, but won't it restrict the use of moves? Is it really okay to have such an item and change all of your attack moves?"

"The layman sees the spectacle, the expert sees the details. You don't understand it, that's your problem, just like I'm an elite trainer, I don't understand it either (doge)."

"Oh no, Teacher Salty has become a robot!"

The comments section was filled with "betrayal," and people began to side with Crimson.

"Haste makes waste."

Ignoring the torrent of complaints and jokes in the comment section, Bai Zhou calmly drew his second Pokémon card.

"Our second Pokémon card is Arcanine!"

He showed the card depicting the majestic Arcanine to the camera.

"Its excellent Attack and Defense stats allow it to be trained in any direction. If you're interested, you can check out the replay of my previous live stream of the Rainbow Gym battle, where there's a more detailed demonstration. I won't go into too much detail here."

"It's important to note that Arcanine has three abilities to choose from, which I mentioned in a previous stream: Intimidate, Flash Fire, and the hidden ability, Righteous Heart."

"Here, we've chosen the Intimidate ability, making Arcanine our team's front-line physical attacker with Intimidate. Once it enters the battle, it will give the opponent's physical attacker a real 'shock,' lowering its Attack power."

"For moveset, we chose 'Extreme Speed' as a priority finisher and interrupt, 'Phosphorus Flare' to burn physical attackers and further weaken them, 'Morning Dawn' to provide stable sustain and recovery, and 'Roar' to force the opponent to switch out of Pokémon that might become difficult to deal with through stat boosts. As for items..."

After a moment's thought, Bai Zhou chose the more conservative approach.

"To be on the safe side, let's bring 'Pomelo Fruits.' They automatically restore stamina when it drops to a certain level, effectively increasing survivability on the battlefield."

As Bai Zhou spoke, he skillfully flipped out the corresponding Pokémon cards, move cards, and item cards, showing them to the viewers in the live stream one by one.

"Hajifish! You bastard! You even pulled out Arcanine just to win?"

"Anyone who could come up with a Hagiwara must have a Hagiwara at home! But Teacher Salty's Arcanine is truly something else, Teacher Salty's Arcanine is truly something else, in that live stream of the battle against the Rainbow City Gym Leader, it swept through Rika's three teams in one go!"

"Phosphorus Fire, Dawn, Roar - aside from Divine Speed, these are three more moves that don't deal direct damage. Is the pressure really that great against Crimson? Salty Fish Teacher has run out of ideas."

"I'm starting to get curious about Salty Fish Teacher's last card. The previous setups weren't exactly low in offensiveness, but rather—completely lacking in offensiveness."

"Hmm... I think I understand what Salty Fish Teacher was thinking. Damn, I see! I never knew you were this kind of person, Salty Fish Teacher!"

"Egg! Disgusting!"

The barrage of comments was almost entirely filled with mockery, doubt, and condemnation.

Bai Zhou didn't say anything in rebuttal, but instead a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

He drew the last Pokémon card he had chosen.

"Alright, last Pokémon card—"

He deliberately dragged out his words to create suspense.

"We choose jelly eggs!"

On the card, a pink, round Chansey stares with a憨厚 (honest and simple) smile.

"I was lucky enough to get a Chansey when I was streaming Pokémon before, but alas—"

His tone carried a perfectly measured hint of "regret".

"I haven't found a 'suitable' opportunity to show everyone some of its rather 'unique' tactical systems."

"Now we have a chance! Let's max out our moveset! 'Shrink' to increase evasion, 'Egg Lay' to ensure survivability, and 'Thunder Wave'..."

Use the paralysis to control speed, and finish with a reliable "Ground Throw" for consistent damage!

"To compensate for its relatively low defenses, we'll equip it with an Evolution Stone to further boost its durability!"

With a wave of his hand, he declared emphatically:

My assessment is—I lack nothing now!

"Why haven't I had a chance to show everyone? Oh dear! It's so hard to guess! Oh, it turns out someone just got too lazy to do a live stream themselves~"

"Hey everyone, that's weird! Have you noticed that the three Pokémon that Teacher Salty brought have move sets that are basically all status moves? Are these 'non-damaging' moves really useful in battles?"

"I'm starting to worry about Crimson Boss. I have a feeling that Salty Fish Teacher has ulterior motives and is brewing some big move!"

"I don't know why, but seeing this lineup just feels so 'dirty' to me!"

"For some reason, this lineup makes my blood pressure rise just looking at it!"

"The phrase 'lacking nothing' refers to being immoral (certain)."

"Back to the main topic."

Bai Zhou cleared his throat and steered the discussion back to the actual battle process. "My three Pokémon cards are Gengar, Arcanine, and Chansey. After uploading the deck information by swiping the Pokédex, we can start the battle once both sides are ready."

In fact, he is fully capable of building a lineup that is almost guaranteed to win against Crimson in the current card meta, but there is absolutely no need for it.

The core purpose of this live stream was to promote the fun and tactical diversity of Pokémon card battles, rather than just defeating Red.

Choosing this more "quality-oriented" lineup might not guarantee a perfect win.

But the show's impact and buzz are absolutely top-notch, making it easier for viewers to discuss, spread, and even inspire their own interest in forming their own lineups.

At this moment, Crimson on the other end of the live stream channel also finished uploading his Pokémon card configuration.

The Pokédex screen flashed, and the battle officially began screen popped up!

Both sides simultaneously revealed their first Pokémon cards!

On the White Boat side, the card back flips over, and a ghostly purple shadow appears—Gengar!

On the crimson side, the card back is flipped over, and the orange-yellow electric mouse leaps onto the paper—Pikachu!

Seeing this, Bai Zhou couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, revealing his signature "crooked-mouthed dragon king" smile.

"A yellow-skinned mouse? Ha, I laughed, family!"

His tone was exaggeratedly sarcastic and contained a hint of "disdain".

"What can Pikachu do? He can't do anything! Get off at the side of the road!"

"I don't even need to think about what moves it has."

Bai Zhou adopted an attitude of "I have seen through everything".

"Pikachu can't handle Gengar! Just spam the 'Trick' and 'Choice Scarf' combo! Use the Choice Scarf's effect to lock Pikachu's move selection!"

"My turn! Draw a card! Use the move—'Trick'!"

"A yellow-skinned rat? Hahaha, that's hilarious, but not at all!"

"The trick involves hiding a combo in a scarf! I see! That's quite a daring disruption tactic!"

"This tactic has actually appeared in actual battles, but it's very rare because the items and timing are so difficult to master!"

"It is indeed rare. The main reason is that props like 'exquisite scarves' are not only expensive to make, but also have limited effects. They have never been very popular, and not many people have studied them in depth, which has led to this situation."

"Yellow-skinned rat? The Pikachu Fan Club strongly condemns this!"

Ignoring the comments, Shirazuki drew the "Trick" move card from his hand and placed it in front of the Gengar card to indicate its use.

Then check the Pokédex to end your turn.

Both parties work together to settle the score by flipping over the cards.

first round.

Gengar uses "Trick".

Gengar loses the item "Careful Scarf" and gains the item "Aura Sash".

Pikachu loses the item "Charm Sash" and gains the item "Style Scarf".

Pikachu uses "electromagnetic waves".

Pikachu's locked move is "Thunder Wave".

"Electromagnetic Wave" hit detection: Gengar successfully dodges!

Electromagnetic waves missed!

The round is over.

"No way! You managed to dodge that?! My electromagnetic wave has a 90% hit rate, this can't be real!"

The crimson roar almost shattered the communication channel, and seeing the clear "Miss" feedback on the encyclopedia, this battle legend instantly broke down.

He has completely lost all his composure.

He had originally planned to use the high accuracy of "electromagnetic waves" to paralyze Gengar, which would directly halve Gengar's speed and render it unable to move.

Then Gengar's role as a core high-speed disruptor is half wasted.

He had anticipated various countermeasures, but he never expected that this "electromagnetic wave," with its 90% hit rate, would miss in the very first round.

It's dead!

He was playing cards with Qinglu privately yesterday.

The Azure-Green Super Armored Rhinoceros almost never missed its one-hit kill move, "Horn Drill," which has a hit rate of only 30%!

This is not scientific!!!

To make matters worse, Gengar has now used "Trick" to swap the annoying "Elegant Coin" for Pikachu.

This means that in the next round, his Pikachu can only continue to use "Thunder Wave," or he can choose to switch to another Pokémon.

No wonder he suddenly lost his temper.

As for Bai Zhou...

"Holy crap! Electromagnetic waves! We're doomed! If this paralyzes our Gengar, we'll be half-dead!"

Bai Zhou instantly switched into his "drama queen" persona, feigning "panic," but after the judgment result came out, his expression immediately changed, and he smiled brightly, "Huh!? Judgment! Evasion judgment successful! What a coincidence! Hey! The electromagnetic wave missed! A huge advantage right from the start, a huge advantage indeed!"

He was also surprised by this unexpected joy, his mouth practically stretched from ear to ear in a wide grin, but he tried to suppress his overly expressive emotions and continued his explanation:

"Tactical objective initially achieved! Red now faces two choices: one is to continue having Pikachu use the already locked 'Thunder Wave,' and the other is to directly replace it with the next Pokémon card to avoid the negative effects of the Choice Scarf, but this will result in a loss of one turn's output or tempo."

"But it's okay~"

Bai Zhou spoke in a relaxed tone, with a hint of confident shrewdness.

"Regardless of which choice he makes, our core tactical approach remains unchanged—utilizing 'substitutes,' 'defense,' and 'poison.'"

These three moves form the "Substitute Defense Poison" attrition strategy.

He began to explain this "infamous" tactic to the audience.

"The essence of the 'Substitute, Guard, Poison' tactic lies in attrition. Simply put, it's about finding a way to inflict the 'poison' status on the opponent, and then using 'Substitute' to block attacks and 'Guard' to avoid damage."

"Use alternating attacks to prolong the rounds, allowing your opponent to continuously lose health under the constant damage of the poison until you finally win."

He even described the scene with a slightly seductive tone.

"Imagine this: you successfully defend! Your Stand is set up! You successfully defend again in the next turn! Your opponent can't hit you, and even if they do, it might still be a Stand, leaving them helpless as their stamina slowly dwindles."

"Just ask him if he can keep his composure? Can he stay calm without blushing, getting excited, or having a meltdown? If he can keep that up, then come find me!"

I'll make it up to you!

With Bai Zhou's almost "feeding" style of detailed explanation, the audience, who were originally confused about the lineup and had only a vague understanding of these configurations, seemed to understand everything.

Trainers with some battle experience and who had already analyzed the previous combinations to some extent found their thinking to be much clearer.

They immediately thought of the specific application scenarios and terrifying aspects of this tactic in various combat environments.

The barrage of comments came flooding in.