I'm not a supporting character in Pokemon

There is a bye in the third round of the doubles match.

After all, there are eighty-four teams.

then.

The situation of hoping that my own team will have a bye and hoping that the Fog City team will have a bye has appeared again.

But things went wrong, and the Wudu team's good luck was limited to the summer and autumn games. Normally, such a good thing as a bye would not wait for the seeded teams.

Of course they don't need to.

The shadow of the famous tree, the normal team was half empty just by seeing them, and the remaining half of their courage was also dissipated without a trace after being defeated by the perfect duo of Lu Shu and Zhao Jie.

Game three.

Li Xiang and Su Qian finally had a chance to play, but unfortunately their opponents played timidly, resulting in only seven points or even lower out of ten points, and they easily won without even using their trump cards.

The opponent is obviously a very strong school in doubles, and even reached the top eight last year.

Unfortunately, he was defeated ruthlessly in the third round.

From this, there was a rumor that in addition to the first-year monsters in Fog City, there was also a combination of fourth-year monsters, which was very popular for a while.

Although there are many outstanding trainers in the fourth grade, the two who have reached the top level are still worthy of this "prestige". It's just that Lu Shu and Zhao Jie don't like others calling them that.

"What a 'monster'! I like to give people random nicknames!"

"Yes da yes da!"

The two sisters kept complaining, but their eyes glanced at someone in front of them intentionally or unintentionally.

really.

"Sisters, that's not what you said when I was given various nicknames."

Li Xiang turned his head and said in a strange tone.

There were only a few people in the team who had particularly good relationships, and apart from Gong Xu and Song Jie among the boys, these were the only two people who could laugh at him unceremoniously.

"Really? Is there such a thing?"

"I don't remember, hahahahaha."

The two girls laughed to themselves. People around them either smiled in agreement or looked at them helplessly.

People who are capable can always get more tolerance, not to mention that Lu Shu and Zhao Jie are the ones who take the lead. Their victory is absolutely necessary and is the only uncertain factor in the road to the Triple Crown.

Doubles is a best-of-three game, and even if Li Xiang can play one against two, he still won't be able to get to the end.

After all, Lu Shu's team does not have the final element of super evolution, which makes other people in the team feel uneasy... The dominance of the inheritors in the youth competition is so terrible that whether they have it or not will lead to a decline in overall strength and team momentum. produce changes.

The pressure was seriously exerted on Lu Shu and Zhao Jie.

But this is the first time for everyone to participate in the global competition, so even if the final results are not so good, no one will blame them too much. At most, they will regret not being able to win the triple crown.

But Lu Shu and Zhao Jie are definitely very demanding, so even if they laugh and joke in their spare time, they are still very reliable and serious in serious competitions.

Round 4.

Sixteen to eight, at this point there is no weak team to speak of, every representative team is extremely strong.

Among many schools, Western Europe and Far North have always been strong areas for doubles competitions. The duo's coordination is the best among other school teams, and they have always occupied the top four positions, firmly blocking Zhuxia and North America.

This time too.

The Tiandu team met the Far North Heborg, and the Tianshen team met the Western European Iron Thorns. These two teams, one of the top four and the other the runner-up, tried to block Zhuxia's two strong teams from the top four again.

As for the Fog City team, they ran into the Angel City team - the team that had previously had members Du Li want to sign. They were not strong in doubles, but they still beat the duo of Bai Xiang and Shen Qing.

There's nothing I can do about it because of my limited strength. The foggy city itself doesn't pay much attention to doubles. After graduating last year, I couldn't even form a doubles combination for three teams.

Lu Shu and Zhao Jie were able to reach where they are today because of their own talents and hard work. The cultivation of Fog City can only account for 10% of the 10%.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Doubles is a team game. If you lose this time, just win it back next time!"

Susie comforted the two of them and began to warm up.

Second game.

Xu He chose her and Li Xiang to play. Although leaving the decisive game to Lu Shu's team to determine the victory would test their ability to withstand pressure, if there is pressure even against the Angel City team, there is basically no need to think about the championship.

So and so.

The extremely uneven team took the stage, amidst extremely enthusiastic cheers from the audience.

"Ah, it's like this again, staring at me so hard that I have goosebumps." Li Xiang, who was walking beside Su Qian, looked helpless.

The senior said with a smile: "You are so strong that I'm staring at you. Junior, if you always speak like this in Versailles, it will annoy people."

"No, I'm just going to tell you that you have a lot."

He responded casually and stood at the designated position, "I'm counting on you today, senior."

"You're welcome~"

The whistle sounded as the words fell.

Game start.

Both sides released their Pokémon.

Today's strategy is to use Susie as the main player and Li Xiang as the assistant, with the latter concentrating on interfering with the enemy's Pokémon so that the former can output with confidence.

This type of strategy is different from the previous dual-attacker type, the conventional pure amplification type and the semi-interference and half-amplification type. It tests the attacker's timing ability and damage, which is stressful for Susie.

However, the senior sister took the initiative to ask. As a junior student, what other options did he have besides agreeing?

Unfortunately, the opponent was not aware of this tactic. The two Pokémon kept an eye on Li Xiang's Steel-Armored Crow throughout the entire process, allowing him to complete the interference tactic effortlessly.

Susie's Togekis successfully defeated the opponent's two Pokémon, especially the double-coupled Air Blade flinching in the middle, which reduced the original possibility of counterattack to zero.

However, despite suffering a loss, his opponent still didn't learn the lesson for some reason, and continued to stare at Li Xiang's Pokémon attacks, which made him very confused.

What do you think, do you think they will change their tactics midway and replace their primary and secondary players midway?

Not impossible.

But no matter what the other party thinks, his tactics will not change, and there is no need to be so considerate for the other party.

In the end, about twenty-three minutes into the game, Susie's Mimikyu Q used its shadow claws to take down its opponent, a 12-meter-tall Alolan coconut tree. The opponent's [Dragon Hammer] was blocked by the steel armor. Crow caught it head-on.

It scared a lot of people.

Because the power of this move [Dragon Hammer] is quite exaggerated, the energy aftermath alone blasts a deep ravine on the ground, making it easy for anyone to hide.

Presumably the other party plans to use this move to take down the Steel-Armored Crow in one fell swoop, right?

Unexpectedly, while the Cuckoo Chicken is ridiculously hard, it is also particularly good at recovery skills like Yuqi, achieving the ability to stay on the sidelines for a long time.

When the opponent ends the game, there is both reluctance to fail and a sense of relief that the disaster is finally over.

It was unlucky enough to play against Li Xiang, and he was fooled around twice as much as before.

The only thing worth being happy about is that you won’t be scolded if you lose... Is this really worth being happy about?

In short, most people who have played against Li Xiang have mixed emotions. Some people look forward to the next match with him, while others hope to never meet him again in this life.

The two-level differentiation is very serious.

Under this atmosphere, the last team of the Angel City team was affected, and the mood became a little negative for some reason.

Lu Shu and Zhao Jie took advantage of this and launched a swift attack on their opponent, eventually successfully killing them, allowing the Wudu team to advance to the quarterfinals of doubles and advance to the next round.

"It's the quarterfinals. There are only three games left. After that, it's the individual competition."

Li Xiang muttered to himself.

Many people believe that the individual competition will be more competitive than the team competition because it can determine the strongest young trainer in the world. This honor is coveted by many people.

In this year's session, due to his presence, many people have already concluded that the championship belongs to him, but is there anyone among them who dares to challenge?

There must be some.

For Li Xiang, these people who dare to challenge are his Bai Yueguang in the global competition. After all, it is not particularly interesting to play against an opponent with an unbalanced mentality.

After the morning game.

In the afternoon, it was the turn of Tiandu and Kamijima. The former was upset and defeated the veteran doubles powerhouse Herborgs, cutting off the opponent's expectations of another double semi-final or even higher results.

However, the Celestials team fell in front of the Western European Iron Thorns, disappointing many expecting spectators. The alma mater of the champion is among the top 16 in singles and doubles. It’s very uncomfortable to tell people about this kind of results.

I had no choice but to have really bad luck. In singles, I met the drug-addled Xincheng team early, and in doubles, I met the championship candidate Iron Thorns.

It is a rule that the summers in North America are strong in singles, while the extreme north of Western Europe is strong in doubles. Last year and this year, the Hanbao team ranked among the top four team singles teams in North America, Huadu and Angel City.

For teams participating in the global competition, results are everything. If the Tianshen team wants to avenge their past humiliation, they can only rely on their results in the individual competition.

If you take a few more of the top ones, you will naturally be forgiven.

…

Doubles eight into four.

The Wudu team met an acquaintance - the Xincheng team, while the Tiandu team next door met the Iron Thorns team that failed to win the doubles last year.

Such a shitty fate makes people don’t know what to say.

And because they have been scolded so harshly recently, the Xincheng team plans to regain face in the doubles. Anyway, Li Xiang's victory is only one game. He can also win by killing the other two groups.

With this idea in mind, the eight-to-four semi-finals began.

Once on the field.

Li Xiang and Su Qian could feel a sense of war weariness. Although they were very restrained on the surface, the elf's combat performance once again proved this.

Throughout the whole process, it is wrong to say that the other party did not fight hard, and it is wrong to say that the other party worked hard.

Besides...is it too quick to accept defeat? Not to mention other teams, it is unusual for the New City team to accept defeat so easily. You must know that the opponent's stalking fighting style is famous.

After thinking about it, the only possibility is to invest your chips in the other two games. If you can't win, I will give it to you, and then take down your teammates?

Good guy, you are looked down upon!

The two of them were a little angry for no reason. They felt that their teammates had been underestimated, but the opponent's choice was normal, and they had no right to criticize them. They could only give the other two groups a "beat them up" speech buff after they got off the field.

certainly.

Buff is just a psychological effect. It can improve the combat effectiveness of Pokémon to a certain extent, but it is very limited and cannot turn a battle with a gap from the beginning into a victory.

The Baixiang group lost once again.

The two of them had not won since the third round, and they semi-forced to increase the appearance rate of Li Xiang's team. This result made the two of them blame themselves unusually, and once again understood the limitations of their own strength.

Obviously older.

What's interesting is that their defeat not only did not affect Lu Shu and Zhao Jie, but actually made them even more excited.

Before going on stage, Lu Shu and Li wanted to say that she really likes Pokémon like Formation Soldier.

Because when they are pushed to the extreme, they not only do not run away, but they also actively give up their retreat and improve their abilities to bravely fight their opponents.

People call it their exclusive move - [The Last Stand].

At this moment.

Including the future semi-finals and finals, it will be her and Zhao Jie's [last stand]!

After saying that, she walked up with Zhao Jie.

The two men's firm steps that never wavered in the face of danger were far more shocking than the cheers on the field, and deeply attracted him.

He believes that even if they fail to win this game, it will not be too late for the Fog City team to win the doubles championship.

And in the end, it was natural to win, and it was so natural to win that even the Xincheng team, which was trying to use the game to repair its reputation, was convinced.

If the annual highlights of the youth doubles tournament could be submitted by individuals, Li Xiang would definitely vote for this game.

At the same time, he also firmly believes that Lu Shu and Zhao Jie will continue to win, become the mainstay of the Wudu team's doubles, and leave an indelible mark in the history of the school.

Unfortunately, some families are happy and some are sad.

The bad news of defeat came from the Tiandu team next door, and the Iron Thorns successfully defeated them.

If there is no Wudu team, Zhu Xia will not be in this year's doubles semi-finals.

thus.

The remaining four teams on the field are the Zhuxia Wudu team, the Western European Iron Thorns team, the Far North Cold Castle team and the Western European Huadu team.

Aurora's Yebao team fell in front of the Huadu team, otherwise they would have had a chance to meet Li Xiang.

It's a pity that I didn't meet any singles or doubles.

This also caused the Wudu team's opponent to become the Western European Huadu team, and on the other side was the match between the last championship and runner-up.

The opponents in Western Europe and the Far North have obviously changed in their doubles intensity, which Li Xiang can easily feel.

I believe the same is true for Lu Shu and others.

A school that doesn't pay much attention to this competition system meets a school that pays special attention to it. It can only be said to be a miracle that it can win.

This semi-final is also the most difficult match they have played in the youth competition.

Thanks to the powerful [Last Fight] effect of Lu Shu and Zhao Jie, when they were on the verge of despair, the deadly poison of King Slow of Galar was able to take down the opponent's Pokémon first.

The plot twists so quickly that people are stunned and don’t know what to say.

Everyone in the Fog City team held their breath tightly and were released at this moment.

This one.

It is known on the Internet as one of the most exciting flips in the youth competition, and it also became the basis for Lu Shu and Zhao Jie to become famous overseas. It also proves to the world that it is possible for Zhuxia people to play in doubles!

Zhu Xia was excited about it.

finals.

Also comes quietly.

The night before, Li Xiang finally saw the sprouts emerging from the soil in the dream world. More than a week of careful care paid off.

In his excitement, he thought this was a good omen, which meant that if you put in the effort, you will get something.

However.

The previous champion Coldcastle team.

They come from one of the coldest areas in the Far North. The Wudu team had met in team singles before and successfully defeated them. Li Xiang also crushed their captain and commented on his wave with Song Jie. Scodora.

But singles Hanbao and doubles Hanbao belong to two different schools.

Before Team Fogdo appeared on the global stage, he had been dominating the tag team competition for a long, long time, including the previous captains who were all doubles players.

It's just that they recently wanted to enter singles, so they gave singles players a chance.

——Dimensionality reduction attack.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with calling it this way.

Standing on the same court, the Hanbao team gave people a different feeling. That kind of absolute self-confidence cannot be established overnight, it must rely on long-term victory.

Although Li Xiang and Su Qian won in the end with the help of the Shield Sword Monster, Blazing Roaring Tiger and Mega Gardevoir, it still did not help the overall situation.

Lu Shu and Zhao Jie were defeated.

The scene of defeat is not ugly, but it is enough to make people feel unsatisfied.

After all, they have all come this far, with the glorious scene right in front of them, but they have not been able to capture it.

There is no reason why I should be able to swallow this breath.

It’s not a question of whether your ability to withstand stress is bad or not, but rather the pain that comes from the unwillingness in your heart when the thing you pursue is right in front of you, only to find that others have taken it one step ahead.

If the top four or even the top eight lose, it will be acceptable.

Lost in the final...

Compared to losing to a younger junior like Li Xiang, the pain is a thousand times or ten thousand times more painful.

When Lu Shu and Zhao Jie came off the stage, they said nothing, no tears and no sound.

But extremely heavy.

The comforting words had no effect at all, but only made me feel worse.

Since Li wanted to join.

The Fog City team suffered a heavy blow for the first time.

The Triple Crown champion in the outside world was shouting enthusiastically, as if they could easily get it, which made them subconsciously think that they could really get it. After all, there are juniors here, right?

The entire youth competition players are afraid of juniors. Juniors can bring good luck. We will never lose and will create a new legend.

But in fact.

The Triple Crown is just an illusory dream. It looks real, but it breaks when you get closer.

Everyone in the Wudu team was once again deeply aware of the fact that the youth competition was not an individual show, but a team competition.

Crying has no effect but can only vent emotions. Everyone knows this truth, but when others comfort them with the words "You tried your best, your grades are very good."

The tears are hard to stop.

Did they really try their best? Only you know the answer to this.

That night.

Lu Shu and Zhao Jie, inseparable friends, had a big fight, and the noise spread throughout the apartment. But when everyone went to look for them, they found that both of them had disappeared without a trace.

It wasn't until Song Jie sent a message in the group that everyone knew their whereabouts.

At that time, they lay on their backs on the deserted lawn and touched their heads, without wiping away the tears on their faces, staring at the stars.

After a long time.

"Next year, I won't lose again."

"Um."

The conversation is like a declaration, as if speaking to the other party, but also as speaking to oneself.

far away.

Li Xiang, who was hiding under the tree, watched them silently, and suddenly felt in his heart that the good omen brought by the fruit sprouting was not the so-called reward for hard work.

But [new life].

They were once just seeds, and finally they have the qualifications to become big trees in the sky.

The road has just begun.

ps: After struggling for a long time, I decided to write this. After all, Li Xiang reached the end of the youth competition, and others did not.