I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

"Explosive Combustion!" Zhang Qiang clenched his fist and swung it forcefully.

Charizard roared and plummeted past Articuno, slamming its claws into the ground.

The ground collapsed, and flames shot out, transforming into pillars of fire that quickly converged, engulfing the still-falling Articuno.

"Holy crap! This is incredible!" Ye Feng raised his arm to block the aftershocks of the explosion and burning.

Blazing Incinerate is one of the most powerful fire-type moves, and when used by Mega Charizard Y, its power is even more exaggerated, melting all the ice and snow in the blink of an eye.

Although Gardevoir's Fireball is more powerful, its attack range is not as large, and its explosive burning attack is more impressive. Well, isn't it cool?

Articuno let out a long cry and took to the sky again, but its body was covered with marks left by the flames and many feathers were sticking up, and its face was full of anger.

It almost took a full-damage burst of burning damage, but luckily the previous attacks woke it up, allowing it to barely dodge most of the attacks.

However, before it could catch its breath, Gardevoir, Gengar, and Charizard charged forward again to continue their attack.

Chapter 324 The battle is over

Articuno flapped its wings and unleashed a powerful blizzard, but Charizard immediately opened its mouth and spewed out hot air to block the attack.

Gengar and Gardevoir seized the opportunity to attack with Shadow Ball and Fireball, leaving Articuno with no choice but to dodge.

However, it didn't expect that Gardevoir would control Fireball to collide with Shadow Ball. The two moves caused a violent explosion, and Articuno, which hadn't completely left, was immediately blown away by the aftershocks of the explosion.

The Articuno was so angry that it kept screaming; it had been so long since it had been this pathetic.

However, no matter how angry it was, there was nothing it could do. Although the three Pokémon in front of it were not as strong as it, with their combined strength and Ye Feng and Zhang Qiang's just-right command, Articuno felt that it was not fighting against three Pokémon, but against a whole bunch of Pokémon.

Moreover, all three Pokémon can fly. Although Gengar and Gardevoir can only be considered to be able to fly, except for Charizard, Articuno's ability to fly is no longer an advantage.

Besides Gengar, the other two didn't use any other moves, just kept throwing Fire-type moves at its face, showing no sportsmanship!

No, that Gengar doesn't know any martial ethics either. It suddenly unleashed a Thunderbolt. Luckily, it wasn't raining, so the accuracy of Thunderbolts is a bit low. Articuno dodged in time, but it still got grazed by the Thunderbolt.

Articuno's once handsome blue feathers are now a mess, with patches of black feathers and other feathers standing on end, making it look utterly disheveled.

Moreover, it wasn't just the Thunder that caused the Gengar to sneakily try to use Poison Impact. If Articuno hadn't reacted quickly enough to avoid getting poisoned in the face, it would now be poisoned, putting it at a real disadvantage.

Don't talk about martial arts!

Ye Feng would definitely laugh if he knew what Articuno was thinking.

What type is Articuno? It's Ice and Flying. Ice is weak to Fire, and Flying is weak to Electro. So I can't use moves that are weak to it. Am I supposed to use Ground-type moves?

Articuno is now sweating profusely. It just dodged Charizard's Flamethrower, and Gardevoir's Fireball is about to hit its face. Moreover, this Fireball is homing, so Articuno can only use moves to defend itself, otherwise getting hit by it would be quite painful.

After dealing with Fireball, Gengar's Shadow Ball comes along; sometimes when Charizard attacks too quickly, it sneakily throws Shadow Balls from the side, and if the opportunity is good enough, it will even try to use Thunder.

"Chirp—" Articuno dodged another Flamethrower, used Hurricane to force back Gengar and Gardevoir, who were chasing after it, and then confronted the three Pokémon.

"What does it want to do?" Ye Feng saw Articuno stop in its tracks and sensed that something was amiss.

Just as Zhang Qiang was about to order Charizard to give chase, Articuno let out a long cry, and the temperature in the vicinity suddenly dropped sharply.

Suddenly, a large number of ice pillars appeared, shooting up from the ground and quickly covering the entire battle area, enveloping Gardevoir, Gengar, and Charizard.

"Fire-breathing dragon, burst into flames!" Zhang Qiang shouted.

"Gengar, Shadow Ball! Gardevoir, Fireball!" Ye Feng hurriedly gave the orders.

Charizard slammed its claws into the ground, sending a pillar of fire soaring into the sky. It collided with the ice pillars at absolute zero, sending shards of ice and melting water flying everywhere.

Gengar kept firing Shadow Balls in all directions to block the approaching ice pillars, causing a large number of ice shards to explode.

Gardevoir continued to fire fireballs, and the ice pillars melted rapidly upon colliding with them, quickly covering the ground with water, which then froze again at low temperatures.

"What kind of move is this?" Zhang Qiang's eyes widened. Articuno actually had such a hidden killing move?

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be absolute zero," Ye Feng guessed.

Only absolute zero could have such a powerful and impactful effect.

Furthermore, different spirits exhibit different forms of Absolute Zero when using it.

Just like the Articuno in front of us, it creates a large number of ice pillars to attack the enemy. If you are hit by just one of the ice pillars, it will result in an instant kill.

For example, Deino can breathe out extremely cold air to freeze its opponents; another example is Glalie, which can shoot out a powerful energy beam like the Freeze Beam, which can instantly kill if it hits.

Of course, while absolute zero has the special effect of instantly killing opponents, it is not absolute.

First of all, the instant kill effect will fail when the opponent's strength surpasses one's own; otherwise, wouldn't it be possible to easily kill opponents of a higher level? Impossible.

Secondly, the instant kill effect is ineffective against Pokémon that are also Ice-type or have the Sturdy ability, even if the user is stronger.

Finally, this move is considered one of the ultimate Ice-type moves, and it consumes a lot of stamina. Otherwise, Articuno wouldn't use it when it's at a disadvantage, hoping to turn the tide with Absolute Zero.

Of course, absolute zero itself also causes considerable damage, and even if the instant kill fails or is ineffective, this damage still has to be taken.

With the combined efforts of the three Pokémon, they managed to withstand the attack of absolute zero. None of the Pokémon touched the ice pillar, thus avoiding being instantly killed.

If the attack misses, the instant kill effect will not take effect.

"That was close." Ye Feng and Zhang Qiang both breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, this will also deplete Articuno's stamina. With a little more effort, it can win," Zhang Qiang said.

Ye Feng nodded in agreement.

The two continued to direct the Pokémon to attack Articuno.

Articuno was already quite exhausted, and with the addition of Absolute Zero, it quickly lost its ability to battle under the combined attack of the three Pokémon, its eyes rolling as it collapsed to the ground.

As the battle ended, Charizard and Gardevoir also withdrew from their Mega Evolution and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Gardevoir is a bit better off; it has fully mastered and become accustomed to Mega Evolution. Although the energy expenditure is considerable, it can still hold on.

Charizard, however, couldn't keep up; after sitting for a while, it collapsed on the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

"At first, Mega Evolution takes a lot of stamina, but once you get used to it, it won't be like that anymore," Ye Feng said.

Zhang Qiang, who had been on tenterhooks, breathed a sigh of relief.

"So... what should we do with Articuno?" Ye Feng asked as the two walked up to Articuno.

“You can subdue it,” Zhang Qiang said without hesitation.

"Is it possible? We can defeat it together."

"You saved me and gave me such a powerful trump card as Mega Evolution. I don't have the face to catch Articuno. Besides, my Pokémon breeding is not as diverse as yours... cough, comprehensive. Articuno and my team can't work together." Zhang Qiang rolled his eyes.

"Rotom doesn't count, I already have seven Pokémon." Ye Feng scratched his cheek. Although legendary Pokémon were very tempting, wouldn't catching Articuno be too many?

Ye Feng was more worried that even if he captured the Articuno, which had near-legendary strength, would it obey his commands?

"Forget it, we'll deal with the rest later." Ye Feng shook his head, took out a Pokémon, and threw it at Articuno.

Articuno was immediately sucked into a red light, the Poké Ball landed on the ground and shook a few times before finally coming to a stop with a "thud".

"I caught Articuno!" Ye Feng said excitedly as he picked up the Pokémon.

Although this Articuno isn't one of the three legendary birds and its strength is only near-legendary, it's still a legendary Pokémon, and taking it out will definitely make you look good!

After resting for a while, the elves' injuries were treated and their strength was almost fully restored.

Ye Feng released Articuno, intending to treat it as well.

"Chirp!" Articuno had already woken up. As soon as it came out, it glared at Ye Feng, then turned its head away and turned its back to Ye Feng.

"Ah, I knew it would be like this." Ye Feng scratched his head helplessly, it seemed that Articuno really wouldn't pay any attention to him.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Qiang walked over, puzzled.

"See?" Ye Feng shrugged.

Zhang Qiang glanced at the Articuno with its rear end facing this way, and said with a gloating smile, "I can't help you with this. You'll have to figure it out yourself."

Chapter 325 Temporary Subjugation

Ye Feng sighed, took the medicine, and walked over to Articuno.

"Articuno, let me treat your wounds first..."

"Chirp!" Articuno turned around again, its long tail feathers behind it—Ye Feng caught a glimpse of the dark and bristly feathers on it and almost burst out laughing, but before he could hold back his laughter, he was swept headfirst into a snowdrift with a wide grin.

The result was that I ate a mouthful of snow.

"Pfft! Spit!" Ye Feng forcefully spat out the snow in his mouth, scratching his head. "You can't be injured like this. I know you're resentful that I subdued you, but my current strength is indeed insufficient..."

Articuno is not only powerful, but also the most beautiful of the three birds, so Ye Feng is reluctant to let it go.

"How about this, once I'm a bit stronger, we'll have a fair fight. If I lose, I'll let you go; if I win, you'll stay with me. How about that?" Ye Feng thought for a moment and said.

Ye Feng clearly anticipated that Articuno wouldn't obey his commands, so why did he still choose to capture it? Naturally, he had a plan.

Once Gardevoir, Gyarados, or Aggron cross the Master level threshold, they should be able to fight against near-legendary Pokémon through Mega Evolution.

If you're lucky enough to get Gengar's Mega Stone before that, you can catch Articuno even earlier.

Ye Feng's Pokémon have all reached the advanced level, and they are only one opportunity away from becoming masters, which will likely take quite some time.

"Chirp?" Articuno was defeated by the combined efforts of three Pokémon, and as a legendary Pokémon, it was naturally not going to accept defeat.

After considering Ye Feng's statement, it felt that it wasn't entirely unacceptable.