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"An unfamiliar Pokémon, somewhat resembling Vulpix. Is it an unknown variant?" The cold-faced boy murmured to himself, watching the cold wind gradually rising in the arena.

"Never mind, as long as it's an Ice-type Pokémon, it's weak to Fire, so I'll just use Fire-type moves!"

Thinking it over, the boy shouted, "Fire Spirit, charge! Use Fire Fang!"

"Pfft!!"

The fire spirit obeyed the command, and fire-attribute energy surged rapidly within her body. A blazing flame began to emerge from her mouth, forming a sharp flame that flickered and illuminated her fiery red fur.

However, just as she finished gathering her strength and was preparing to unleash her speed to get closer, the cool breeze that had been faint suddenly became fierce.

A storm mixed with hail suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the battlefield, centered on Bingbing.

The storm, mixed with hail, seemed like a loyal guard protecting the queen, sheltering Bingbing from every angle.

As the storm raged, the biting cold blew along with the wind, assaulting the fire spirit's body. Although she was a fire-attribute spirit and shouldn't be afraid of wind and snow, she still felt her energy flow slow down slightly in this cold wind.

She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she even felt that the flame fangs formed from raging flames in her mouth had become weaker under the sweeping ice storm.

If Mu Yun could hear her thoughts, he would definitely tell her that this was not an illusion.

Ice's new ability, Extreme Cold Territory, once activated, reduces the power of all of the opponent's attribute moves by 10%, so Flame Fang will naturally become a bit weaker.

"Holy crap, is this a blizzard?"

The boy, who had never seen an extremely cold region before, was dumbfounded when he saw the ice storm that enveloped the entire area.

No, aren't we all high school students? How come someone knows an ice-type ultimate move like Blizzard?

The referee at the edge of the field was also a little confused.

It's supposed to have characteristics similar to snowfall, but why does it seem a bit different?

Is this a unique characteristic of the new breed of Pokémon?

The referee's lack of understanding can only be attributed to his own insufficient knowledge.

"The effect of the extreme cold territory trait is pretty good, somewhat like a combination of blizzard and snowfall."

On the red field, looking at the raging hailstorm, Mu Yun thought to himself.

Although the extreme cold regions are not derived from the characteristics of snowfall, they share a similarity.

These are all small-scale changes to the natural environment.

However, compared to simple snowfall, the effect of the extreme cold is more domineering, directly causing an incredibly powerful ice storm.

While its power and effect are not as great as a blizzard, its energy consumption is also much lower!

Because it's an inherent feature, Ice doesn't need to consume any extra energy to maintain itself until its stored energy is depleted, making it far more cost-effective than Blizzard.

If we have to point out any drawback to this characteristic, it's that it's difficult to command.

For example, right now, with the howling wind, Mu Yun's voice couldn't penetrate at all.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this and had spoken with Bingbing before the competition began.

Once the referee announces the start of the match, immediately activate your domain, then use Freezing Wind first, followed by Aurora Beam, and finally Blizzard.

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[Icy Wind: An Ice-type Special Attack move that generates a blast of cold air, lowering the opponent's Speed.]

[Aurora Beam: An Ice-type Special Attack move that fires a rainbow beam of light and has a chance to lower the opponent's Attack.]

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Although Ice Wind and Aurora Beam are not particularly powerful on their own, with the added power of 120% Ice-type move power, 50% STAB move power, and the ability's 30% move power boost, their power is still quite impressive.

In addition, the storm interference in the extreme cold territory may prevent opponents from even seeing Bingbing's shadow.

Bingbing, as the lord of the territory, can use the storm to observe her opponents.

Mu Yun had already tested this after Bingbing's special ability was enhanced.

That special ice storm, in addition to continuously causing damage and interfering with vision, also has a fairly good perception effect, allowing Bingbing to use the wind and snow to perceive every figure in the storm.

It can only be said that the name of the territory is truly well-deserved!

Meanwhile, the boy with the stern face looked extremely conflicted.

He couldn't quite identify what the ice storm was, so he didn't dare let the fire sprite rush in.

After all, with such heavy snow, he wouldn't be able to control the fire spirits once they rushed in.

After a moment's thought, he shouted, "Fire Spirit, test the waters with a spark!"

As we all know, fire overcomes ice, and ice is weak to fire.

No matter what kind of move the ice storm is, as long as it is an ice-attribute move, it will always be countered by fire-attribute moves.

If you can use Spark to weaken the storm and make him see the opponent's Shiny Vulpix, the Flareon will have a chance to get close and use Flame Fang.

"Pfft!!"

The fire spirit dispersed, then gathered its flame teeth, and instead formed a ball of flame in its mouth.

However, at that moment, the continuously swirling ice storm suddenly surged, and a cold wind mixed with hail blew fiercely from within the storm.

The Flareon, who was charging up its power, seemed to have not expected the opponent to attack, since it had not heard the other trainer's commands.

Caught off guard, a fierce gust of cold wind suddenly enveloped the fire spirit.

In an instant, the biting cold penetrated the fire spirit's thick fur and invaded its body, interrupting the fireball that it was just preparing to condense.

Hailstones of varying sizes pelted her heavily in the cold wind.

She tried to dodge, but the cold wind made her lithe body stiffen and become numb, greatly reducing her speed of movement.

Fortunately, she was a fire-type spirit, so even though hailstones pelted her and the cold wind assaulted her, she still had some resistance and managed to escape the cold wind.

However, just as she left the cold wind, another rainbow-colored beam of light, carrying hail, suddenly struck.

Its speed was so fast that even a fire spirit in its prime couldn't react in time, let alone now that its body was somewhat stiff and its limbs were somewhat numb.

"Pfft!!"

Guided by the ice storm, Bingbing's aurora beam struck the fire spirit with perfect accuracy.

The chill, more terrifying than the freezing wind, seemed to freeze the soul, causing the fire spirit to tremble uncontrollably.

The forelimbs that were hit froze instantly, and ice blocks soon appeared on their surfaces.

It was clearly frozen.

This left the already exhausted fire sprite unable to dodge, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The terrifying ice storm, which had just been relatively calm, seemed to have found its opportunity and pressed forward at this moment, with ice and hail mercilessly lashing at the fire spirit.

In just a short while, the fiery red figure disappeared into the vast expanse of ice and snow.

"this......"

The referee was dumbfounded by what he saw.

A key indicator of whether a Pokémon has lost its ability to fight is whether its eyes have turned into mosquito coils.

But now, the fire spirit is completely covered by snow and wind, and you can't even see its body, let alone its eyes.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a scene in his refereeing career.

Fortunately, although he was a little confused, the elf beside him was not.

One of the requirements for serving as a referee in the provincial battle arena is having a Pokémon with the Psychic type.

This is because most Psychic-type Pokémon have keen senses and can accurately perceive the fluctuations in the aura of both Pokémon during a battle.

The referee's Pokémon is a Moonstone with a Psychic-type ability.

A rare creature that resembles the moon in appearance and is the color of lunar soil.

"Yueyue!!"

The elite-level peak Moonstone's pale red eyes gleamed slightly, and then a fiery red figure, frozen in ice, floated out from the wind and snow.

It was a fire spirit whose entire body was frozen and had lost its ability to fight.

Seeing this, the referee quickly waved his flag and announced, "The Fire Spirit is unable to battle. The winner is the red team's... Vulpix!"