"Hehe, Yun, how was that? Wasn't I great?" Lin Lin flashed her small canine teeth, her face practically begging for praise.
Bai Yun nodded, "Pachirisu was indeed excellent. The timing of the skill release was perfect."
Lin Lin looked a little dissatisfied; she had wanted Bai Yun to praise *her*... "Su Han, don't you want any popcorn?" Cheng Tian asked, holding the bucket. "No, thank you. Popcorn gives me heatiness," Su Han declined with a smile.
"Su Han, Su Han, I heard you transferred here from the Shanghai City. Is that true?" Lin Lin asked. Su Han smiled and nodded. "Yes, my father's job transferred him, so I came here."
"Is the Shanghai City really prosperous, the kind of place where handsome guys are everywhere and luxury cars are common?"
"It's not as exaggerated as you make it sound," Su Han smiled. "But the Shanghai City is definitely more developed."
"The Shanghai City is much more prosperous than Bingzhou," Cheng Tian said. "It's the city with the highest economic growth in the country. We should visit someday."
"There will definitely be a chance," Su Han said, smiling warmly at Cheng Tian. The group seemed to be enjoying their conversation immensely, causing the surrounding boys to look at Cheng Tian with increasing displeasure...
"Director Yan, it looks like the kids are doing quite well," said a middle-aged man wearing glasses, watching the feed from the gymnasium in a room on the fifth floor of the academic building.
"Yes, Principal. I didn't expect these young ones to enjoy battling so much. Although they are still beginners, they are fighting back and forth. It seems they've spent a good amount of time learning about this," Director Yan replied.
"It was the right decision for the new curriculum reform to introduce Pokémon classes early in high school. Letting these children interact with Pokémon ahead of time is beneficial for their growth."
The Principal took a sip of water. The screen then shifted, focusing the camera on the students below. Su Han could be seen chatting and laughing with Cheng Tian.
"Hmm? The little one made a new friend? And it's a boy?" The Principal put down his cup and watched the two of them with great interest, scrutinizing Cheng Tian as he ate his popcorn. A smile appeared on his lips.
"Let's see what you've got, young man."
... "093250102, 093260808."
"It's my turn," Cheng Tian stood up. "Good luck, Cheng Tian," Su Han cheered with a gentle smile.
"I will be," Cheng Tian slowly walked onto the field. To his surprise, his opponent was a girl.
The girl walked onto the field and said in a saccharine voice, "Hey classmate, you're quite handsome."
Hearing that overly sweet voice, Cheng Tian felt goosebumps rise instantly. He replied with an awkward laugh, "Thanks, I think I'm pretty handsome too."
"Then be gentle with me later, okay~" The girl winked flirtatiously. Cheng Tian was speechless.
Below the stage, although Su Han was still smiling gently, the look in her eyes towards the girl was hostile and disdainful.
Feigning allure—it's utterly meaningless.
Lin Lin subtly nudged Bai Yun with her elbow. Bai Yun immediately understood, and the two of them watched Su Han with a 'let's enjoy the drama' attitude.
The teacher frowned, "Please do not interfere with the flow of the match. Prepare to send out your Pokémon."
Cheng Tian quickly tossed out his Great Ball. With a flash of red light, Froakie appeared. "Froakie!" "I'm counting on you, Froakie."
Seeing Cheng Tian release a Froakie, the girl said with some envy, "Hottie, you must be pretty rich to afford a starter Pokémon~" Cheng Tian rolled his eyes.
Seriously, the way you talk is so annoying.
"Release your Pokémon quickly, or I'll declare you the loser," the teacher said, losing patience.
"Fine, fine, why are you so fierce?" The girl complained slightly, but still released her Pokémon.
"Smoo!" Pale yellow long skirt, fluffy hair... *Ahem*... Well, actually, the girl summoned a Smoochum.
Pokémon: Smoochum
Gender: Female
Nature: Lonely
Ability: Forewarn
Level: 9
Egg Moves: Fake Out (lv4), Wish (lv5)
Self-Learned Moves: Lick (lv4), Powder Snow (lv3), Pound (lv5), Mimic (lv3), Confusion (lv4)
Tutor Moves: None
The small Smoochum appeared, looked at Froakie, pursed its pink lips, and blew a kiss.
There it is! This is the legendary second biggest online dating killer in the Pokémon world, following the female Machamp with the Lonely Nature and No Guard Ability—Smoochum, which evolves into Jynx!
"Froakie!" Froakie was instantly covered in goosebumps. For a moment, it suddenly felt as if it had lost the ability to fight. But it didn't notice that Smoochum's eyes were slightly purple.
This is terrifying. Is it going to eat me?
"It's fine, Froakie! Just defeat it!" Cheng Tian encouraged Froakie. "Froakie." Froakie managed to calm down, even though the look in Smoochum's eyes remained intensely passionate.
"Oh my, hottie, Smoochum seems to really like Froakie~" Cheng Tian looked pleadingly at the teacher.
Please, just start the match!
"The m-match begins!"
"Froakie! Use Double Team and attack!"
"Froakie!" Froakie quickly ran toward Smoochum, and four copies of Froakie split off onto the field.
"Oh dear, oh dear, you want to play 'group break one' with Smoochum, do you~ How passionate," the girl said coyly.
Cheng Tian: ...Did you just hear those outrageous words?!
"Well, we can't neglect him either. Smoochum, use Mimic!" "Smoo~"
A white light shone from Smoochum, and suddenly four copies of Smoochum also appeared on the field.
Mimic: Copies the move used by the opponent. If the opponent has not yet used a move, the skill will fail.
The four Smoochum looked at the charging Froakie, their eyes shining brightly. They actually rushed directly toward the incoming Froakie, excitement clearly visible in their gaze.
"Froakie! Froakie!" Froakie quickly slammed the brakes and fled in the opposite direction.
Stay away from me!!!!
"Froakie, calm down!" Cheng Tian watched the situation on the field, utterly speechless, and called out.
Upon hearing this, Froakie was about to turn around and fight back. But seeing Smoochum's eyes glow green with desire, it started running again.
I can't calm down! Make it stop!
"Then use Bubble while running!" Cheng Tian could only give the command helplessly. Hearing this, Froakie threw bubbles while dodging Smoochum.
Finally, one blob landed on Smoochum's face, blocking its vision. It stopped. "Chum!" Smoochum quickly wiped the white foam off its face.
"Hmm~ You naughty boy, you actually shot Smoochum in the face~"
Cheng Tian was startled by this sudden vulgarity. Can you even hear what you just said?!
The teacher's already dark expression grew even darker: "If you interfere with your opponent verbally again, you will be disqualified!"
"Hehe, alright, alright. Smoochum, use Confusion!" Smoochum's Confusion was different from Psyduck's, attacking Froakie with a physical purple shockwave.
"Dodge and use Water Gun!" Froakie flashed to the side, avoiding the Confusion. It spat multiple Water Guns toward Smoochum. Smoochum's small body couldn't dodge in time and was hit by several streams. Seeing this, Froakie rushed forward to use Cut. Two water shurikens condensed in its hands and slashed toward Smoochum.
Unexpectedly, Smoochum merely tilted its body slightly and dodged the attack from both water shurikens.
Cheng Tian immediately realized that Smoochum's ability, Forewarn, had activated, predicting Froakie's Cut attack. This meant Froakie's subsequent attempts to use Cut would not hit the opponent.
Seeing that its opponent had dodged Cut, Froakie instinctively shot out its tongue and used Lick, aiming to paralyze its foe.
Once you're paralyzed, let's see you dodge!
It must be said that Froakie's idea was sound. However, while the thought was beautiful, reality was harsh. Seeing Froakie use Lick, Smoochum actually extended its own tongue and used Lick as well!
The two tongues met in mid-air, and Froakie's face instantly turned green.
Cheng Tian: !!!!
Everyone: ... Froakie: Holy crap! This mouth stinks!!!
Okay, just kidding. But Froakie's face really did turn green. It quickly pulled its tongue away, grabbed two blobs of foam from its neck, and used them to scrub its tongue.
"Smoo~" Smoochum retracted its tongue, savoring the taste in its mouth, a look of infatuation appearing in its eyes.
"It looks like you really like Froakie," the girl giggled. "Let's go again! Powder Snow!"
Fine snowflakes drifted out of Smoochum's mouth. Froakie couldn't dodge in time and was hit directly and frozen, with only its head and two hands sticking out. "Froakie!"
Cheng Tian secretly cursed. In terms of level, experience, and combat ability, Froakie could completely dominate its opponent. But now, it couldn't display its true strength and was being toyed with.
"What a cute little butt! Use Fake Out!" Although this move is only effective on the first turn, Smoochum's two small hands viciously slapped Froakie's rear. "Froakie!" Froakie was filled with impotent rage.
A warrior can be killed but not humiliated! If you have the guts, let me out! What kind of ninja way is hitting someone's butt?!
"Hehe, still angry. Let's cool him down. Lick!" Smoochum extended its tongue, slowly moving toward Froakie's face. Froakie struggled even more violently.
"Froakie, calm down! Use Water Pulse to break the ice!" Hearing this, Froakie quickly used its two movable hands to start condensing a Water Pulse, which it slammed hard against the ice surrounding itself.
"Crack---" The ice successfully shattered. Froakie quickly fell backward, dodging Smoochum's Lick. At the same time, it began condensing another Water Pulse in its hands.
This time, the Water Pulse was not the ordinary one used for breaking the ice, but the Rasengan-style Water Pulse that Froakie had been training for the past two weeks!
The Water Pulse wildly tore at the surrounding air. Froakie seized the moment and slammed it fiercely into Smoochum's body.
"Chum!" The Water Pulse struck Smoochum's body, attacking continuously. Smoochum took massive damage!
"Why is that Water Pulse so strange?" Not just the teacher, but everyone watching had never seen a Water Pulse like that before.
Bai Yun explained to Lin Lin and Su Han, "That's a unique way Ah Tian's Froakie figured out to use Water Pulse; it allows for continuous attacks on the opponent."
The match on the field continued. Froakie gave Smoochum no opportunity this time, immediately using Power-Up Punch and smashing it into Smoochum's face.
Smoochum shrieked. Froakie showed no mercy, wanting only to end the match quickly.
"Froakie, use Mind's Eye!" Cheng Tian commanded.
"What? Mind's Eye?"
Everyone, including the teacher, was stunned. They had never heard of any Froakie knowing that move!
Froakie stood still, its gaze rapidly turning sharp, as if it could pierce through the air.
"Cut!" Froakie condensed two water shurikens again and slashed fiercely toward Smoochum's body.
This time, both water shurikens hit Smoochum directly, unaffected by Forewarn!
Mind's Eye: Senses the opponent's actions with the heart, guaranteeing the next attack will hit.
Thanks to the Mind's Eye move, Froakie successfully hit Smoochum. "Chu!" Smoochum fell to the ground, unable to battle.
Su Han stood up in surprise, then sat back down with a smile.
"This is getting more and more interesting~"
Meanwhile, in the principal's office, the Principal and Director Yan also witnessed the scene. The Principal was quite surprised: "Can Froakie learn Mind's Eye?"
Director Yan shook his head in astonishment. "No, I have never heard of any Froakie knowing that move."
The Principal pondered for a moment and nodded. "Keep a close eye on that young man." "Understood."
Cheng Tian on the field was unaware of this. Despite his astonishment, the teacher still announced, "The winner is Froakie!"
"You worked hard, Froakie." Cheng Tian walked over and patted Froakie's head. Froakie still looked a little frightened, as if asking: Are the next opponents going to be as terrifying as this one?
"No, there won't be opponents like that again," Cheng Tian reassured it.
The girl also walked over and recalled Smoochum. She pouted coquettishly at Cheng Tian, "Can't you show a little pity for the fairer sex?"
Cheng Tian quickly shook his head. "I don't know how. I'm a 24K pure straight man." Seeing this, the girl chuckled. "Hottie, you're quite amusing. Let's get acquainted. My name is Chu Jiao."
Although he really didn't want to reply, Cheng Tian told her his name was Cheng Tian to maintain politeness.
"Cheng Tian? I'll remember that name. Do you have a girlfriend?" Chu Jiao continued to tease. However, the teacher immediately scolded, "The match is over. Go treat your Pokémon and stop obstructing the next match!"
Hearing this, Cheng Tian quickly left the field. He didn't want to deal with that woman for another second.
After treating Froakie, Cheng Tian returned to the viewing area and sat down. Bai Yun grinned mischievously, "You're quite popular with the girls, aren't you?"
"Scram, scram. If you want her, you go for it," Cheng Tian snapped.
"Congratulations, Cheng Tian," Su Han said. "Thank you. Good luck to you too!" Cheng Tian replied politely.
"But I really didn't expect Froakie to know a rare move like Mind's Eye."
"Yeah, me neither, Tian. I didn't know Froakie had a move like that," Bai Yun agreed.
Cheng Tian scratched his head. "This move must have been inherited by Froakie; it didn't learn it on its own."
"Well, it still knows it. Sigh, I wish Pachirisu knew a move like that too," Lin Lin said enviously...