To be honest, Dragon Dance and Gible didn't produce their maximum possible chemical reaction.
After all, even though Gible carried the title of a pseudo-legendary,
the phrase late bloomer existed for a reason.
It meant that—
At the starter Pokémon stage,
Gible wasn't dramatically stronger than other baby Pokémon.
To put it plainly—
Most common Fire-, Water-, and Grass-type starters
had base stat totals around 310–320.
Gible had 300.
Among starter Pokémon,
the offspring of pseudo-legendaries simply didn't stand out in raw power.
Compared to monsters like Sneasel,
which had a base stat total of 430 at a ridiculously early stage
and was infamous as the "kindergarten tyrant,"
Gible wasn't even in the same league.
Only after enduring years of growth
and evolving into Garchomp
could it truly make its Dragon King return.
That was the normal development path for late-blooming Pokémon.
However—
Serena's command ability and understanding of Pokémon battles
were anything but rookie-level.
She hadn't instantly become the strongest Trainer in the world after transmigrating—
But she was far beyond the standards of a beginner.
The movesets she designed for Gible,
the way she piloted it in battle,
and her real-time decision-making
all demonstrated tactical depth well above novice Trainers.
On top of that—
Dragon Dance itself was a high-tier buff move.
Under normal circumstances,
it wasn't a move starter Pokémon could learn at all.
Lower-tier buff moves raise one stat stage.
Higher-tier buff moves raise two.
There were even god-tier buffs with extremely limited distribution
that could raise three stats or three stages at once—
such as Quiver Dance, Cotton Guard, or Tail Glow.
Because of all this,
Serena was able to dominate beginner pools
using nothing but Gible.
It wasn't just that Dragon Dance Gible was strong.
It was that the Pokémon was strong, and the Trainer was strong as well.
When the strong joined forces with the strong—
invincibility followed.
That said…
"…Damn it.
The traffic boost from Dragon Dance + Gible
isn't nearly as insane as I imagined."
Serena continued clicking the matchmaking button,
queueing into more Pokémon Masters EX battles.
At the same time,
she glanced at the other half of her screen,
watching the livestream data for her PokéTV room.
MilceryIsCute entered the room.
MyLickitungYourFlabébé entered the room.
DrawingWaterWithABasket entered the room.
…
It wasn't true that nobody was watching.
At least some system messages confirmed
that viewers were wandering into her stream by accident.
But the chat activity was pitifully low.
No interaction.
No free glow sticks.
No gifts.
To be fair, Serena understood this perfectly.
If she were a casual viewer,
she probably wouldn't chat either.
Typing messages was tiring.
Most of the time, she watched streams silently—
a nameless passerby.
People watched streams to relax,
to avoid dealing with rage-inducing matches themselves.
Naturally, they didn't feel like chatting.
In truth, the majority of viewers rarely spoke.
Those willing to type even a single supportive line
for a new streamer
were already hardcore viewers.
As for people willing to send free gifts?
Those were beyond hardcore.
That kind of loyalty required
ten years of dedication
and possibly shared blood.
"Making a living as a PokéTV streamer
is way harder than I thought…"
Serena's face screamed ORZ.
Why couldn't she be like those transmigrator seniors—
launching straight into fame,
viewer counts maxed out,
donations pouring in nonstop?
"Looks like I need more time…
time to build rapport and accumulate popularity."
"When will I be able to casually start a stream like Iono or Raihan,
and instantly have ten-year veterans flood the room
and push viewership into the hundreds of thousands or millions?"
As a brand-new streamer,
Serena didn't even know how to create "stream moments."
She felt like she was just playing games for herself,
head down, no flair.
If she were a viewer,
she'd probably think her own stream
wasn't nearly as interesting as she'd imagined.
DrawingWaterWithABasket:
Does the streamer's Gible really know Dragon Dance?
MyLickitungYourFlabébé:
That's definitely illegal magic, my friend. You didn't graduate from Hogwarts, did you?
After a long stretch of silence,
a few white-text messages finally drifted across the screen.
Serena let out a deep sigh of relief.
At least there were real people now.
She had started to worry
she was watching an offline version of PokéTV.
"If my Dragon Dance Gible were fake," Serena explained calmly,
"it wouldn't pass the official verification tools of Pokémon Masters EX,
and it wouldn't be allowed in public online battles."
"Precisely because my Gible genuinely knows Dragon Dance,
and because this was confirmed through Rotom Pokédex-assisted scanning,
I can bring my real Pokémon into the game
and participate in virtual network battles."
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