Chapter 663: A Wealthy but Stale Team
Before the match started, on the Kubfu official livestream channel, a young commentator asked The Oracle seriously.
"Commentator Oracle, the age gap between the players in this round is huge, almost like a battle between two generations. Which side do you favor more?"
The Oracle glanced sideways at his young partner, thinking: Kid, you think I don't see your little scheme?
So The Oracle's answer was also very skillful.
"I am naturally more inclined towards the players from our own alliance, but the experience of the veterans also deserves respect."
His words were smooth, while secretly warning his young partner not to cause trouble and to respect the seniors more.
As for favoring another team?
That wasn't a problem at all!
Didn't you see the comments filled with "Thanks, Oracle!" and "This match is in the bag!"?
The Oracle himself was quite tired.
Actually, I really am a professional commentator!
But recently, he had slowly started getting used to it.
There is a saying that once a person accepts their jinx, they might just be—invincible!
"I think the Royal Rapidash Team might bring us a surprise in this round!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, Aaron's Milotic successfully put Decidueye to sleep with a Hypnosis!
This made The Oracle himself awkward for a moment.
No way, is my jinx this accurate?
Even when I'm being so utilitarian?
Am I really a jinx?
Of course, the jinx was mostly a joke. In reality, behind this successful Hypnosis in the arena, there were actually multiple layers of strategy.
For example, Aaron ordered Milotic to use Coil at the start.
And the veteran opponent naturally couldn't let him buff up so brazenly.
With Decidueye having the type advantage, Grass beating Water naturally, the Royal Rapidash player had no reason to be cowardly, so he naturally chose to interrupt up close.
Then came the key calculation!
Aaron's Milotic instantly made a fake sliding tail whip motion.
After so many previous matches, everyone had subconsciously assumed that Aaron's Milotic was a rare close-combat blade-wielder type Pokémon!
Her tail whip was like a slash, her most commonly used and sharpest attack method.
So the opponent naturally issued a command based on countering close combat: "Decidueye, use Leaf Blade!"
Unexpectedly, in this round, Aaron played a surprising trick.
In an instant, he had Milotic abandon Coil and unexpectedly use Hypnosis!
Decidueye was unprepared, careless, didn't dodge, and was hypnotized on the spot.
Aaron used buffing and type disadvantage to lure the opponent closer, used his usual tactical style for deception, and most importantly, used the critical information that the opponent didn't know Milotic had learned Hypnosis to set up the trap!
It could be said that although this Hypnosis looked simple to land, the underlying setup was brilliant.
And this setup was almost a one-time thing.
It just happened to coincide with The Oracle's golden prediction, once again cementing his jinx record!
Maybe The Oracle was just a commentator loved by this world...
At this moment, as Hypnosis hit, the Royal Rapidash veteran panicked.
"What, how could this happen?"
Facing his surprise, the entire Starlight and Frost team, including Aaron, appeared exceptionally calm.
Because this wasn't just a spur-of-the-moment plan by Aaron alone, but a tactical arrangement made by the whole team after a day of discussion yesterday!
Targeting the characteristics of the Royal Rapidash Team—
This team had been famous for too long, but correspondingly, they were too conservative.
The head coach pushed up her glasses, the light reflecting off the lenses looking incredibly sharp at this moment.
Like a sword piercing straight into Royal Rapidash's chest!
"Royal Rapidash is a team with a long-standing reputation internationally. They have a long history, glorious achievements, and abundant funds. However, since their establishment, they have always had a very conservative tradition.
"They tend to buy already established star players directly, but don't pay enough attention to the cultivation of their own rookies.
"They are very rich. The starting players in every tournament are all stars and big names, but this invisibly squeezes the living space of rookies.
"Without new blood, the team has no vitality.
"Similarly, because the team has ample funds, rotation and player replacement are too frequent, forcing the starting players in the team to dare not easily try risky tactical innovations most of the time.
"Little do they know that returns and risks are always equal. How can one win high returns without daring to take risks?"
These were all deciphered by the head coach and the team's analysts in just a few days!
Pokémon competition is never just a personal contest between players, but a team game between two clubs.
In the past, when Arthur was in the Sea Carp Team, he often felt that the team's coaches and analysts were useless, less useful than the logistics guy who ordered takeout for the players. But after coming to Starlight and Frost, especially to the Champions Cup, his perception was finally forcefully reversed.
The head coach gradually proved with her ability that there were no shortcomings in their team, including the coach!
She was the first to see through Royal Rapidash's conservatism and staleness!
And gave Aaron targeted advice.
Hypnosis is a high-risk tactic because this skill requires eye contact to hit, and is easily dodged in the arena, allowing the opponent to seize the opportunity to counterattack.
But facing Royal Rapidash, the head coach judged this risk was worth taking!
Because these old guys opposite were too conservative!
Royal Rapidash was rich.
Very rich!
while other teams were trying their best to require singles players to be comprehensive and versatile to cope with different tactical systems, Royal Rapidash could already afford to buy different players for different tactics!
However, this made their players increasingly rigid.
Each player stuck to playing their best tactics on the field. When encountering an opponent difficult for their tactic, the team would directly choose to substitute rather than asking the player to find a countermeasure themselves.
Such wealth, over time, made their players rigid instead.
Plus frequent rotation, many players dared not take risks after going on stage, because once they made a mistake, they might have to go back to the bench for a long time, or even be traded directly.
Players dared not take risks, and the team lacked vitality.
As a result, although these old players were all top-tier in Sinnoh in terms of individual strength, their handling of brand-new tactics was often more immature than rookies!
In this round, rather than saying they lost to Hypnosis.
It would be better to say they lost to the head coach's judgment!
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