The next day.
The battle for the top 32 from the top 64 officially kicked off.
On the same afternoon, the top 16 list would be directly determined, completely pushing the Little Phoenix King Cup into a feverish stage.
"The first match, Xie Ming versus..."
As long as a seeded player appeared, the atmosphere at the scene would quickly heat up, and the audience hoped to see exciting battles.
A moment later...
"Another victory within two minutes, I wonder who is stronger between Xie Ming and Zhang Huan, the seeded player from Group F."
"Scyther and Beedrill are both Bug-type Pokémon, and the key is that both of them have trained them well, especially in terms of speed, they are among the best in this competition."
"Zhang Huan... I'm a bit familiar with the battle style of his Beedrill. Is Zhang Zizheng, a Professional Trainer from our Modu, related to him?"
"Could he be Zhang Zizheng's son? I remember Zhang Zizheng's starter Pokémon was also a Weedle. He is a typical example of a grassroots Trainer's counterattack, and he is quite skilled in training Beedrill..."
The guests discussed the competition.
Of course, not only these two, but other seeded players also received a lot of attention.
"That Misdreavus's concealment skills are quite outstanding, the opponent has no way to deal with it at all."
"It would be interesting if it encountered the Mr. Mime of the seeded player from Group B. Psychic-type and Ghost-type, a pair of rivals."
"Speaking of Psychic-type, Lu Student, your junior sister's Abra really gave us a scare." The representative of the Trainer Association looked at one person and said.
"My junior sister's psychic power can very well relieve Abra's brain fatigue. Abra can learn other moves in advance thanks to her day and night efforts." The person called Lu Student said with a smile.
"No wonder this Abra looks so energetic. In my opinion, the psychic power level of the Mr. Mime of the seeded player from Group B is below this Abra."
Time passed slowly, and Fang Yuan also began his battle today.
His opponent was a Rookie Trainer with good strength.
The opponent's Buizel was also a very agile Pokémon.
However, under Fang Yuan's trash talk offensive, coupled with Eevee's more flexible movements, Buizel and its Trainer had no advantage at all.
"The Rookie Trainers nowadays are really impetuous, their rhythm is disrupted by a few words." The guest in the guest seat obviously saw Fang Yuan's tactics.
"After all, they have just become Trainers. Speaking of which, this Fang Yuan is really good at taking shortcuts, allowing him to succeed by luck." The representative of Dawn Group said.
"Actually, Fang Yuan and Eevee's own levels are also very outstanding, don't be misled by his actions." Lu Student said.
The representative of the Modu Trainer Association nodded upon hearing this and said, "The speed shown by this Eevee is already close to the Scyther of the seeded player from Group A, and the Beedrill of the seeded player from Group F. You must know that those two Pokémon themselves have innate advantages, and they must have also undergone targeted speed training. This Eevee can achieve this level, it can be said to have been trained very well. I guess his Trainer has probably invested all of his time in the past two months in speed training."
"Such a fast speed, coupled with Double Team as interference, and the trash talk to distract the opponent, can be considered a careful layout."
Before long, Fang Yuan achieved victory. Eevee once again dirtied up its opponent with a series of Quick Attack, Double Team, and Sand Attack.
"But after all, it's speculation. In the next match, when they encounter Lin Sen's Ivysaur's Sweet Scent, they should be powerless."
"Sweet Scent and Sleep Powder will interfere with Eevee's actions. Ivysaur's overall strength is not comparable to this Buizel. The most important thing is that Lin Sen, who is now off the field, should have noticed the tactics of this Trainer named Fang Yuan, and the trash talk is probably difficult to work again."
"Thinking about it that way, it's indeed true." Everyone echoed in agreement, after all, they were seeded players, how could they be easily taken down.
Fang Yuan didn't know that the guests had already judged that he wouldn't last through the next battle.
...
"Just like that, we're in the top thirty-two?!"
When Fang Yuan returned, Lin Jing still found it hard to believe.
It was one thing to enter the Main Competition, but Fang Yuan and Eevee easily entered the top thirty-two right before her eyes, which made her start to doubt the experts' opinions.
"The opponents are obviously getting harder and harder to deal with. Eevee also has the advantage of speed, but it should lose this advantage soon."
"Is that the problem..." Lin Jing said.
"I remember that in most people's eyes, Eevee isn't very suitable for battling..."
She pinched her chin and began to think.
"Well, we've also suffered a lot." Fang Yuan was mentally exhausted. In this battle, in order to interfere with the opponent, Eevee's movement speed had reached its limit. If the opponent was a little stronger, they would probably have to change to another tactic.
But until now, he and Eevee had been hiding very well. The super-strong reaction awareness brought by the Anticipation Ability, and the Counter Shield that was finally completed the day before yesterday, had not yet been shown.
These were all their trump cards.
Keeping an extra trump card before a fierce battle meant one more point of certainty. As long as the opponent was careless, it would be the moment for Fang Yuan and Eevee to decide the victory.
"Alright, Lin Sen is about to start battling." Fang Yuan's eyes lit up as he observed the field.
The competition here was in full swing. Lin Sen unexpectedly defeated his opponent again. After the eighth match, the ninth and tenth matches also began one after another.
"So far, not a single seeded player has been defeated."
"The competition organizers really have discerning eyes. It seems that there are very few people like me and Eevee who have hidden our abilities."
"I just don't know if the strength shown in the current battles is the limit of these seeded players."
Fang Yuan had already studied all the battles of the seeded players and had a good idea in his mind, but at this point, he still had to fight a real battle to know the result, so he and Eevee just had to do their best to win one match after another.
Group F battle.
Lin Jing encountered Zhang Huan, the seeded player in this group.
Zhang Huan's Beedrill had good basic qualities, especially its speed, which was even above Eevee's. It should be one of the fastest Pokémon in this Little Phoenix King Cup.
"Agility move... he actually learned it so early."
In reality, not only Fang Yuan had his own opportunities, but others also had them, especially the difference in resources brought by family background, which was difficult to catch up with through hard work.
No wonder the people in the Psychology Club were not optimistic about Eevee entering the top sixteen. Under normal circumstances, if Fang Yuan and Eevee hadn't worked so hard in the past two months, they probably wouldn't have even been able to enter the Main Competition.
"Lin Jing is going to lose."
On the field, Growlithe had already taken several hits. Several bursts of power failed to attack Beedrill, causing it to consume a lot of stamina.
"What a pity! If Growlithe's movepool could be more diverse, it would be more than enough to deal with this Beedrill." Fang Yuan regretted that Growlithe hadn't even learned Flamethrower, making it too difficult to attack the flying Beedrill.
Alright.
Next, he could consider how to comfort the female student who lost the match.
Fang Yuan picked up his phone, opened Baidu, and helplessly searched:
How to comfort others?
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