Chapter 553: Teacher Jinghe, a Mentor to Many?
Chapter 553: Teacher Jinghe, a Mentor to Many?
The online community went into a frenzy over Teacher Jinghe's advancement to the top 16.
It wasn't so much that anyone doubted Teacher Jinghe's strength, as his capabilities were well-known. The main topic of discussion was the form-switching between Houndoom and Scarlet Flame Armor Knight.
Houndoom, a Fire and Ghost-type Pokemon, and Scarlet Flame Armor Knight, a Fire and Psychic-type Pokemon, were at the center of attention.
If this Pokemon could freely switch forms, wouldn't it be equivalent to possessing the attributes of Fire, Ghost, and Psychic types all at once?
Houndoom is a physically-oriented Pokemon, while Scarlet Flame Armor Knight is a special attack-oriented Pokemon. With the ability to switch freely, both their physical and special attack stats are maxed out! This doesn't align with the stats calculated by the League.
For a while, Charcoal Servant, Houndoom, and Scarlet Flame Armor Knight dominated online discussions.
Especially in the Paldea Region.
After all, Charcoal Servant was first discovered in the Paldea Region, and it's primarily found there in large numbers.
Countless people wanted to capture a Charcoal Servant and allow it to evolve freely.
Not only is it handsome, but it's also strong and can switch forms. Jinghe single-handedly heightened the enthusiasm of young Trainers for Charcoal Servant.
Charcoal Servants in the Paldea Region trembled.
Regarding the online discussions, Jinghe expressed surprise.
Houndoom is just like Jiandun Jianguai.
Jiandun Jianguai, in its Shield Form, has a formidable defense stat of 140, but when it switches to Sword Form, its defense drops to only 50, while its attack stat skyrockets to a terrifying 140!
If you calculate it this way, as long as you master the rhythm and timing of Jiandun Jianguai's form-switching, doesn't that mean its attack and defense stats can be considered to have reached 140?
With a 60 HP stat and a 60 Speed stat, Jiandun Jianguai's stats theoretically add up to 680!
Comparable to a Legendary Pokemon!
However, stats are just stats, representing a Pokemon's growth direction and curve, but they don't define a Pokemon's ultimate potential.
At most, under equal training conditions, a Pokemon with higher stats might have slightly higher potential in certain aspects.
Take Sakaki's Beedrill, for example, which only has a stat total of 395.
Of course, Sakaki and his Beedrill are an exception; you probably won't find a second one in the entire Pokemon world.
But there are many instances of the weak defeating the strong and basic forms overcoming evolved forms.
If you're talking about retaining the strongest form, it's definitely Deoxys!
In Attack Form, its attack stats reach 180, in Defense Form, its defense stats reach 160, and in Speed Form, its speed stat also hits a terrifying 180.
If you calculate it this way, Deoxys' stats reach a staggering 910! That's a real bug; if it appeared on the field, Jinghe would definitely report it.
The League, being sensible, seized this opportunity to interview Jinghe after the match.
They asked him about the form-switching between Houndoom and Scarlet Flame Armor Knight.
"You know, I'm a teacher, but I also work part-time as a researcher," Jinghe explained.
"Teacher Jinghe, do you mean this is your latest discovery?" the beautiful host grasped the key point.
She quickly followed up, "So, will you publish this research?"
"Publish it? If it can be promoted... there's a chance," Jinghe smiled and gave an ambiguous answer.
Promote it?
The key lies in Houndoom's armor.
It's not difficult to make.
It just utilizes Moltres' Life Fire, Celebi's Time Power, Deoxys' leftover cosmic memory metal, and a bit of exceptional forging technique.
It's just a billion times more difficult.
The first day of the top 32 matches concluded.
Today's battles, in Jinghe's opinion, were more exciting than the previous days, with several matches being particularly interesting.
For example, Da Ye and Denji, close friends and rivals, faced off today.
They each sent out three Pokemon for a series of intense battles, and in the end, Da Ye and his Flame Monkey stood victorious.
Denji lost, but he was praised as the strongest Gym Leader in the Sinnoh Region, with potential to challenge the Four Heavenly Kings!
Additionally, Lian Wu, who wanted to challenge Jinghe in Twin Dragon City, met Aselora from the Alola Region and ultimately lost.
This was unavoidable; Lian Wu is a Trainer specializing in Fighting-type Pokemon, while Aselora, though young, is a Trainer specializing in Ghost-type Pokemon.
Fighting-type vs. Ghost-type—the disadvantage was too obvious.
As it turned out, specializing in one type can indeed cultivate that type's Pokemon to a high level, but it also creates obvious weaknesses.
Aselora was slightly weaker in raw power, but her type advantage and luck prevailed, and she advanced to the top 16.
Tomorrow, Jinghe also anticipates an exciting match.
Herona vs. Ao Liu!
Da Wu vs. Bo Pi!
In Jinghe's opinion, these should be the most interesting matches tomorrow.
Herona and Ao Liu, both from the Sinnoh Region, are like a big sister and little brother facing off. Will the big sister defeat the little brother, or will she give him a beating or sweep him? It's worth looking forward to.
Both Da Wu and Bo Pi are Steel-type Pokemon Trainers, so it's a direct Steel vs. Steel battle, and it's a matter of whose metal is harder.
Additionally, Bo Pi, who is about to become Jinghe's student, and Da Wu, Jinghe's proud student who says, "If you want to challenge me, defeat my students first," make for an interesting match.
Evening fell.
"Teacher, you need metal?" Da Wu found Jinghe.
The Premier Ball at Jinghe's waist swayed slightly, with the Metagross inside getting excited.
For Metagross, metal was always irresistible, whether it was used on itself or on others.
"Yes," Jinghe said helplessly.
There was no way around it; Houndoom's armor needed to be repaired.
Actually, repairs didn't usually require much material or cost. Due to the special nature of Houndoom's armor and the Pokemon itself, the broken armor could repair itself.
Otherwise, other Pokemon with "shattered armor" would constantly need repairs after every battle, leading to a continuous drain of resources.
However, Metagross insisted that when the armor was broken, it was also the best time to reinforce it, and this opportunity shouldn't be wasted.
Given that Jinghe had ample funds and was never stingy with his Pokemon, he decided to buy the metal.
After all, wasn't earning money to spoil the little ones?
So Jinghe put on a brave face, "How much do you have?"
"Uh," Da Wu was taken aback, "How much do you need, Teacher?"
"I prepared quite a bit for this trip, and I still have some on me. If it's not enough, I have more on the plane, and I can go get them."
Jinghe's expression turned awkward.
Forget it, forget it.
"Cough, actually, we don't need that much."
The Plasma Destroyer would keep Metagross busy for a while. After repairing and reinforcing Houndoom's armor, he still needed to buy food for the little ones.
Especially Tyrogue's food.
Tyrogue, despite not evolving yet, had a voracious appetite that seemed bottomless. However, the significant resources and rare minerals Jinghe invested clearly showed in the young Pokemon's growth.
Moreover, Tyrogue didn't just have minerals; it also possessed a piece of Earth Tablet about half the size of a fist, and a Land Stone given by Mewtwo Tower.
These resources weren't something just anyone could obtain.
Additionally, there was Boss Sakaki's The Essence of the Earth.
This seemingly cute and not particularly smart proto-legendary Pokemon actually had considerable strength.
Under the influence of Jinghe and Gramps, the little one appeared clumsy but was actually quite smart.
After all, the notorious desert tyrant, Tyrantrum, was known for its ferocity, but the little one, despite being a bit cute and fierce, had a good temperament.
Influenced by Gramps and the others, the little one was quite enthusiastic about battles and training.
However, at the Master-level tournaments, it lacked opportunities to showcase its abilities.
"But if it's just about controlling the weather," Jinghe rubbed his chin.
Watching Tyrogue sit on the ground, surrounded by a pile of minerals taller than a Rapid Dragon, happily munching away and swinging its little feet, he thought about it.
Sending out a baby Pokemon in a Master-level tournament would only invite comments about a "baby cup."
"Forget it, no rush for it to evolve," Jinghe abandoned some thoughts in his mind.
Once Tyrogue evolves into Tyrantrum, it will enter a period of stabilization, reducing the pressure of feeding but also limiting its mobility to some extent.
A
The appetite, just thinking about it was terrifying.
Suppress its evolution! It must be suppressed!
In the Pokemon world, trainers generally have three attitudes towards evolution.
One is to evolve early, which allows Pokemon to quickly form combat capabilities to meet the needs of a certain period. However, the downside is that Pokemon might miss some key moves.
It's not that these moves can't be learned after evolution; it's just that what was once a natural learning process becomes a later one, consuming a lot of time and resources.
A classic example is the anime's Ash's Raichu.
Additionally, rapid evolution can lead to insufficient stabilization and drastic changes in temperament, like Ash's Charizard.
The second is to let it evolve naturally, which is the attitude of most trainers and doesn't need much explanation.
The third is to suppress evolution.
The benefit of suppressing evolution is that Pokemon can learn some moves that are difficult to learn after evolution, and it allows for a deep accumulation of strength for the final form.
Items like Everstones are primarily used for this purpose, aside from their use with specific Pokemon.
However, it's worth noting that, regardless of whether evolution is accelerated, allowed to occur naturally, or suppressed, the ultimate potential of a Pokemon won't differ much.
It's just a matter of the trainer's and Pokemon's choices.
For example, Ash's Charizard, which rapidly evolved from a Charmander to a Charizard, underwent significant temperament changes and became indifferent to Ash.
Part of this was due to Ash's lack of skill at the time, and the other part was due to the rapid evolution.
In the end, Charizard became one of Ash's ace Pokemon, with its abilities ranking among the top three of all his Pokemon.
The most common phenomenon is that new trainers eagerly want their Pokemon to evolve quickly, while more experienced and accomplished trainers tend to suppress evolution to allow for stabilization.
Since Tyrogue's evolution into Tyrantrum is meant for stabilization, it might as well start from the Tyrogue stage.
"Oh, right, Teacher," Da Wu said, seeing Jinghe deep in thought.
"Hmm?"
"Didn't I mention wanting to go to the Carlos Region to find an extremely rare pink diamond?"
A pink diamond?
The eternal crystal of the legendary Pokemon Togekiss?
"And then?"
Jing He looked at Da Wu.
Don't tell me you've already found it?
"I went right after the 'Spring Festival' break, but I didn't have enough time, so I rushed back to participate in the competition without finding it," Da Wu said with a hint of regret.
Jing He breathed a slight sigh of relief.
It's good that you didn't find it.
Finding the Eternal Diamond of Jirachi is as good as finding Jirachi, isn't it?
Finding Jirachi is as good as... the revival of the God of Life, Jirachi?
The revival of the God of Life, Jirachi... that means the awakening of the God of Destruction, Deity Arceus, is not far off.
"But I found a batch of diamonds that are said to be the product of small shattered diamonds. Teacher, do you want some?"
Pffft—
Diamonds?
"Yo, Jiki?"
Tyrogue, who was crunching away, perked up its ears, and Jing He noticed its subtle gaze.
Whoever says our little Tyrogue is a fool, I'll get mad at them!
"Do you have enough for yourself?"
"I don't have a high demand for diamonds," Da Wu said with a smile.
Then why did you go looking for them? Jing He gently squeezed his eyebrows and clenched his teeth, "Alright, give me a little."
Tyrogue's eyes lit up with joy.
More delicious treats~~
"Sure, no problem!" Da Wu readily agreed, feeling happy to be able to help his teacher.
That's fine too.
At least, what Da Wu found was only diamonds, not the Eternal Diamond, nor Tyrantrum's Mega Stone.
"There's one more thing," Jing He remembered that Da Wu would be battling Bo Pi tomorrow.
Bo Pi is young but strong, but there's still a gap between her and Da Wu.
"How much do you know about Dynamax in the Paldea Region?"
But as the youngest Master in the Paldea Region, Jing He knew that Bo Pi possessed the Dynamax Band.
Although she could only use it once, it was highly likely that Bo Pi would use it in her battle against Da Wu.
"Dynamax..." Da Wu looked thoughtful, "I know a bit, but not much."
Jing He nodded.
"Just be a little cautious."
Bo Pi has Dynamax, and Da Wu has Mega Juigonguai.
The next day.
On the second day of the Round of 32, the first battle was between Herona and Ao Liu.
In this battle, Ao Liu fought with all his might but was ultimately suppressed by Herona's 'Blood Pressure' and lost. Herona advanced to the Round of 16.
To be honest, the result was not at all surprising, especially for Da Ye and Wu Song, who not only didn't feel sorry for Ao Liu but were gleefully mocking him.
In fact, Ao Liu himself wasn't too discouraged.
Losing to Herona?
It's not embarrassing.
It's not like he hadn't lost before.
But the progress Ao Liu displayed made him feel quite satisfied, and Herona also expressed her appreciation.
As for the battle between Da Wu and Bo Pi, the result was also as expected.
However, the process of their battle made Jing He feel like laughing and crying at the same time.
Bo Pi didn't use Dynamax, so Da Wu didn't use Mega Evolution, and instead of just battling, they were actually chatting.
And the topic of their conversation was Jing He.
For example, Bo Pi asked about Jing He's teaching style, what he teaches, and so on.
Then Da Wu honestly answered all her questions.
They were truly fearless in asking and answering.
Even though it was a Master's tournament, by the end, it had turned into a 'family reunion' between a senior and his junior.
By the time it ended, the little girl Bo Pi was calling Da Wu 'Senior' so much that he felt embarrassed, having eliminated his junior.
Jing He just wanted to say...
Even if Bo Pi had joined the Cana Pokemon Academy, he was only a Pokemon Psychology Mentor, not their main teacher.
But through this battle, Jing He gained a new nickname—
The teacher with a vast network of students, Jing He!
Not to mention his own student, Da Wu, and now the youngest Master, Bo Pi, he was undoubtedly a top-notch teacher! Not to mention others like Du Juan, Ya Sha, and Mudan.
Regarding this, Jing He just wanted to say, you guys can call me whatever you like, oh well, I'm not one to argue over titles anyway.
As the day's events came to a close, the Round of 16 for the Young Master World Championship was officially decided! Simultaneously, the draw for the Round of 16 matchups was displayed on the big screen in the arena.
Jing He immediately found his own matchup.
It was the last battle of the Round of 16, "The Teacher with a Vast Network of Students" Jing He vs. "Weather Child" Kibana!
Whoa!
He's up against Kibana.
And the first battle of the Round of 16 tomorrow... Herona vs. Wu Song!
"Damn!"
Wu Song, who had been teasing Ao Liu earlier, immediately cursed.
Are you kidding me?!
"Hahaha!" Da Ye laughed heartily.
Every time he challenged the big sis, Wu Song and the others would laugh, and this time, it was finally his turn to watch Ao Liu and Wu Song challenge Herona.
"What are you laughing at?" Jing He glanced at him, "Your opponent is Miss Sin Li."
Da Ye's laughter instantly vanished, or rather, it just moved to Jing He's face.
Da Ye clenched his teeth, "So what if she's a Ground-type? Watch how I beat her!"
There's nothing to be afraid of!
Herona is strong, right?
He still challenged her over a hundred times, didn't he?
The other matchups were Ado vs. Miko Li, Konna vs. Kaluna, Danti vs. Pachira, Gardelia vs. Aselora, and Da Wu vs. Pachira.
Each match was filled with exciting moments.
The only thing Jing He found regrettable was that Ado didn't get to face Konna, and Da Wu didn't get to face Miko Li.
It was a pity that these pairs of rivals and best friends didn't get to battle each other.
But each match was exciting in its own way.
In the Round of 16, the contestants were either familiar to Jing He or recognizable, and each one would become a renowned figure in their respective regions in the future.
"If we're talking about renowned figures... do we count as having crashed the party?"
(End of Chapter)
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