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The annual summer Piplup Cup was organised for rookie trainers.
Participants were mostly high school seniors and college freshmen from Pokémon Academies.
As an officially recognised Association event, excellent rankings could help in obtaining Junior Trainer Certification.
But Lu Ye didn't plan on becoming a trainer, naturally having no intention to participate.
Summer heat blazed.
In the rental apartment, the fan rotated.
Lu Ye sat before his computer, editing his next video release.
Gastly faced the fan, mouth wide open, its gas continuously drifting, voice echoing with the fan.
"Ahwooo
ooo~~~"
Regarding the Gastly Breeding Manual, Gastly's reading progress had reached the practical section: "How to Command Gastly in Real Battle."
"Gastly's temperament is quite active, often showing unexpected performance in battles..."
Gastly studied the book, nodding frequently.
"Ssssskeke!" (That makes some sense!)
"Therefore, rather than rigid training, cultivating Gastly's autonomous battle awareness is better..."
"Kekeke?" (How to cultivate?)
"Different Gastly have different personalities. Battle styles also vary. Finding the most suitable field is key."
"Kekeke!" (Got it, got it!)
Gastly floated in mid-air, proudly grinning, looking like "I've completely figured it out."
In two days, Gastly not only learned Confuse Ray but also wielded Night Shade skillfully.
The source of this knowledge: Green's authored Gastly Breeding Manual.
Gastly had licked it so tattered that even the text was blurred.
This was truly eating the book thoroughly!
Glancing at Lu Ye, finding Lu Ye still focused intently on the computer, Gastly couldn't help feeling dejected.
Opening the book, it spread it over its face.
Gastly listlessly drilled in and out of shadows.
The Moomoo Milk in the fridge was gone. The suspicious blue beverage was also empty.
That so-called "Speed Enhancer" visibly increased Gastly's black mist movement speed.
Since Gastly naturally possessed shadow-merging ability, this also enhanced Gastly's concealment somewhat.
Blowing bubbles, Gastly noticed a line in the breeding manual and perked up.
"What to do when Pokémon feel down."
"Kekeke!" (What to do!)
"First, use items and Pokémon food to increase Pokémon affection."
"Sssskah!" (Everything at home is eaten Σ(°△°|||))
"Second, engage in camping, picnics, and other activities with your Pokémon."
"Sssskeke!" (He won't pay attention to me (╬▔皿▔))
"Third, encourage Pokémon with a battle victory."
"Kekeke!" (That's it (๑´ㅂ`๑))
Gastly shook its head, pondering for ages.
Suddenly, remembering yesterday, it saw competition news on the phone.
Slowly drifting beside Lu Ye, Gastly licked Lu Ye's cheek with its tongue and blinked.
Gastly: (⊙⊙)
"Oh." Lu Ye immediately understood.
"Hungry? Take the phone and order takeout!"
Successfully obtaining the phone, Gastly accidentally laughed aloud, plan successful.
"Kekekeke!"
"...What's wrong? Why are you laughing so terrifyingly?"
Gastly chuckled, carrying the phone aside, using its tongue to scroll up and down the interface.
Nessa's photo shoot? Not this...
Skyla fashion show? Not this either...
What strange things does this guy usually watch!
Gastly's expression turned odd. Suddenly, its eyes brightened.
[Piplup Cup Rookie Trainer Tournament, sincerely inviting aspiring youth to participate!]
Filling in registration information still requires Lu Ye's ID card.
Gastly rummaged through boxes for ages, finally finding the ID card.
Using sharp fangs to painstakingly fill the registration form, after over half an hour, Gastly breathed a long sigh of relief.
[Mr. Lu Ye, your registration has been approved. Your participant ID is: 3534]
[Preliminaries begin next Wednesday. Please note the time]
Nodding with satisfaction, Gastly rallied itself, eyes seemingly ablaze.
I must win this competition for my Master!
Finally finishing video editing, Lu Ye stretched lazily.
Turning around, Gastly was hugging that breeding manual, studying diligently.
This made Lu Ye's mindset shift subtly.
"I train myself?"
Lu Ye didn't need to intervene at all. Gastly arranged its own diet, tactics, and training perfectly.
This made Lu Ye's expression strange, giving him the illusion that he was useless.
"System, can you check what moves Gastly currently knows?"
[Spend 500 BP to unlock VIP1 privilege 'Pokédex']
[Yes/No]
"Yes." Lu Ye twitched his mouth. "Don't tell me there's V8 privileges?"
[Remaining BP: 570]
[Target searching... Target confirmed!]
[Gastly]
Ability: Levitate
Mastered Moves: Confuse Ray, Lick, Mean Look, Will-O-Wisp, Curse, Night Shade
After viewing the move list, Lu Ye's first reaction was surprise.
Reality had no four-move limit, so move quantity could somewhat reflect Pokémon strength.
Of course, these six moves might include many learned through Green's breeding manual.
But this was still enough to shock Lu Ye!
"So it's this strong?"
"Yet I caught it with one ball throw!"
Lu Ye re-examined the move list, clicking his tongue in wonder.
"Dirty, truly dirty!"
"Among six moves, status conditions occupy five. It wouldn't be my Pokémon if it didn't have this moveset!"
Confuse Ray caused confusion, Lick caused paralysis, and Will-O-Wisp caused burns.
Mean Look prevented escape, Curse continuously weakened opponents' stamina.
Adding Toxic and Hypnosis...
This wave would be absolute annihilation!
Reality allowed stacking status conditions.
This was why Lu Ye's "SubToxic" was so disgusting.
Right now, Lu Ye seemed to have discovered a brand-new path to expand disgusting tactics.
"Confusion, paralysis, burn, poison... these status conditions can totally stack together!"
Gastly, god of dirty tactics!
Despite determining the breeding direction, Lu Ye was genuinely too lazy to train.
Being a trainer wasn't worth it!
Streaming for easy money wasn't better?
Stream subscribers have already reached 80,000. One more push could complete the face reveal goal.
At this critical moment, the system issued another task.
[Task "I'm Really Not Million-Level Traffic"]
[Task description: Publish a million-view video]
[Task reward: 1000 BP, random skill LV3 x1, random purple item x1]
Lu Ye had experienced the system items' benefits.
Just the enhanced Speed Enhancer significantly boosted Gastly's speed.
If he drew items worth hundreds of thousands, selling them would make him soar!
The video Lu Ye just edited was exactly what he planned to release.
Teacher Lu Teaches You Battle 04: Minimise Team.
If there was something more disgusting than SubToxic, it was undoubtedly the Minimise team led by the pink demon!
Chansey holding Eviolite had supreme special defense and continuously raised evasion with Minimise.
Can't hit, can't wear down.
Tanky as hell while dealing high damage.
How could such a cool Pokémon like Chansey exist!
Lu Ye's mouth curved into a meaningful smile.
Moving the mouse, he clicked the "upload" button.
[Video uploading... Your new video has been published.]
[Click to view Teacher Lu Teaches You Battle 04: Minimise Team!]