Watching a route-one mouse absolutely brutalize Metagross was genuinely shocking.
After all, Metagross is a rare example of a Hoenn-region Pokémon that's known as a "late bloomer"—once it reaches its final evolution, its combat power becomes downright terrifying.
Compared to Maushold, they should've been worlds apart.
And yet—
Such a powerful Pokémon had almost been one-shot by a bunch of mice?
"Tch… honestly, it's only because this game doesn't have Terastallization yet. Otherwise Metagross would've been straight-up sent off the stage."
Qingyu clicked his tongue quietly.
It wasn't that the mice weren't trying hard—the opponent was just way too bulky!
"My Maushold setup is Technician + Wide Lens. After two Tidy Ups, you can do the damage math yourselves. If this were any other Pokémon, it'd already be lying flat, okay?!"
As soon as he said that, viewers who actually understood the game immediately started doing calculations at lightning speed.
[Technician boosts low–base-power moves, right? That really does synergize perfectly with multi-hit attacks.][I know Population Bomb—if it doesn't miss, it just keeps hitting up to ten times. With Wide Lens boosting accuracy…?][HOLY—each hit is 99% accurate? Round it up and that's basically full hits every time?!][Ten guaranteed hits, Technician boost, AND two stages of boosts… yeah, that damage honestly isn't exaggerated at all.][If you also factor in STAB and Terastallization, Metagross really wouldn't survive one turn.]
Pokémon battlers generally aren't bad at math, and the chat quickly confirmed that Qingyu wasn't overselling it.
This was way too violent.Is this really the kind of output a route-one mouse is supposed to have?!
Under Maushold's relentless biting assault, the opponent was completely miserable.
They couldn't win the damage race,and every command they gave was permanently within Qingyu's predictions.
In the end, thoroughly humiliated, the opponent typed GG at lightspeed and surrendered after Maushold carved out a perfect 4–0 sweep.
On Qingyu's field, Maushold still stood proudly upon the battlefield.
The wounds on their bodies were nothing more than traces of dust and wind.
[Master Mouse is invincible—why didn't the streamer bring this out earlier?!][Wide Lens is actually god-tier here. The damage becomes insanely stable—unless you're cursed by the RNG gods, it always hits full. This is way too satisfying!][Learned it. Tomorrow I'm catching a mouse in the wild, and once I'm done training it, I'm challenging the streamer in Poco Path Town!][Then I'll just bring a Rocky Helmet—won't you explode on the spot?]
It had to be said—once the audience got bigger, the talent density in chat also rose noticeably.
While most people were still thinking about copying the homework, someone had already figured out how to counter Master Mouse's "parental love" offense.
Qingyu immediately laughed.
"Yeah, that comment's absolutely right. Rocky Helmet and the Rough Skin Ability are both hard counters to multi-hit contact moves like Population Bomb."
"Whether you hit Rocky Helmet or Rough Skin, you might just KO yourself."
"Of course, the best solution is simply not letting Maushold set up in the first place. That applies to almost all setup sweepers."
The opponent had lost so badly mainly because of information asymmetry.
They didn't know Maushold had Tidy Up—a move that perfectly counters hazard teams—so they gave it a free opportunity to set up and ended up raising a monster.
That kind of situation was actually very common.
Due to regional limitations, before technology really took off in the past decade, interregional communication was extremely limited.
Even now, most people knew very little about Pokémon from other regions.
Let alone understanding this many Pokémon across that many regions.
Seen that way, his educational streams were actually pretty meaningful.
Not only did they attract local viewers to challenge his Gym,they also introduced Paldea Pokémon to Trainers all over the world.
And his knowledge of Pokémon from other regions was nothing to scoff at either.
That was his unique natural advantage—even regional Professors might not understand Pokémon battle applications as comprehensively as he did.
If he kept outputting content like this in the future, his influence might rival that of Professor Oak, the man who proposed the National Dex?
What do you mean Godfather of Competitive Battling?!(arms crossed .jpg)
...
During the rest of the stream, Qingyu repeatedly pulled off full team sweeps using just Master Mouse alone.
Of course, that was largely because he ran into several hazard-team variants.
The lineup or tactics might differ, but the core of a hazard team never changes—set hazards.
And that gave Master Mouse plenty of room to operate.
As long as he caught Skarmory or another hazard setter, Maushold could safely set up on the spot and bulldoze the entire team at lightspeed.
Even when Normal typing forced occasional switches against Ghost-types, Maushold's terrifying biting pressure still left a deep impression on viewers.
Under Master Mouse's brutal carry, Qingyu's record stayed green all the way, smoothly reaching the threshold of Ultra Ball tier.
However—
If not for that final match where Population Bomb missed at the very start, everything would've been perfect.
[??? A 99% accuracy move missed right at the start?!][So Pokémon battling really is a game of luck— even someone as cracked as Teacher Yu gets judged by the RNG goddess LOL][Promotion match curse kicking in. Who would've thought the streamer's first loss would be this sloppy—and why am I laughing so hard…][Playing tactics is morally corrupt, so getting punished is only fair, right?]
Facing the chat's mockery, Qingyu stared at the glaring red DEFEAT on screen and could only scratch his head awkwardly.
"Even a 1% chance will happen eventually if you play enough… it shouldn't mean my luck is bad, right?"
He muttered strange things like "losing once resets karma" and "hitting the 1% is also a kind of luck".
The chat burst into laughter, and the stream was instantly filled with joy.
Happy times always pass quickly.
"Looks like today's not a good day to climb. I'll save it for next time?"
Seeing the promotion fail, Qingyu felt it was about time and prepared to skillfully cut the stream—ending on a classic shame logout.
[Truly the fastest man in the world—only streams one hour a day, unmatched…][Wait! Before you go, Teacher Yu, can you tell us what Pokémon are good at dealing with Maushold? Since everyone's gonna learn it eventually, I might as well learn how to counter it now~][HOLY—this guy's a genius. You're on the second floor!][Nah, this is already a thousand-layer pancake!]
"How to counter Maushold?"
Qingyu raised an eyebrow after seeing the comment.
Does that even need teaching?Just grab a Fighting-type and punch it once, isn't that enough?
…Though, if it's slower than Maushold, that is a bit risky.
Is there a simpler option?
After thinking for a moment, Qingyu came up with an answer.
"How about Garchomp? Rough Skin plus Rocky Helmet—not only does Maushold hate it, most melee attackers find it disgusting too."
"Sure, the land shark can't learn Dragon Dance, so it's far less noble than our Maushold who can use Mouse Dance—but it's still very solid~"
After casually dropping a Garchomp joke, Qingyu waited with interest for the chat's reaction.
[¿How dare you—me, a pseudo-legendary Dragon-type, do I have no dignity?!][Hater detected. You finally exposed yourself, huh?!]
Ever since he noticed chat playing Doduo memes last time, he'd already guessed people in this world enjoyed their memes too.
As expected.
Qingyu's mood after the loss gradually recovered.
And then—
A gold-bordered, dazzling paid message appeared dead center on his screen.
[Myth Scholar Cynthia: If Garchomp heard that, it would probably be very angry, wouldn't it? (/covers mouth laughing)]
?
Noticing the small lightning icon beneath the username and avatar, Qingyu frowned.
Something felt… very wrong.
He instinctively clicked the user profile.
A seven-digit follower count immediately showcased this viewer's absurd popularity.
The bio contained only a single line:
New Sinnoh League Champion — Cynthia.
So what do you dowhen you tell a Garchomp joke on streamand Cynthia herself hears it?
Online help needed.Very urgent.
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