I caught a Pokémon

Because of the thick clouds in the sky, and with the help of Dara's Articuno, a blizzard of even greater size and power was created!

A strong wind, mixed with countless snowflakes, howled, not only covering the entire battle factory, but also blowing into the battle arena through the open ceiling, and brushing against the faces of Ash and his friends.

At such close range, wearing only thin clothes, they could not withstand such extreme weather. In the biting cold, they hugged their shoulders, shivering as they fled in panic. In the blink of an eye, they had run to a greater distance, found a few towels to wrap around themselves, and huddled together for warmth.

After doing all that, Xiaoyao looked at Xia You, who was still standing in the trainer command area, being chilled by the cold wind. She gritted her teeth, grabbed a towel, and ran back!

However, she was clearly overthinking it.

When she finally reached Xia You after enduring the fierce blizzard, she was shocked to find that a barrier had formed beside Xia You, keeping the cold winds out!

"Huh?"

Xiaoyao was taken aback, wondering why the blizzard hadn't blown over here, when she saw Gengar with a smile on its face emerge from Xia You's shadow.

"Little girl, I'm sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing~"

So it was Gengar that protected Xia You!

Yes, with it around, not to mention blizzards, even if a meteorite falls from the sky, it won't hurt it!

I'm so stupid, I didn't even think of something like that!

She felt both deeply ashamed and somewhat embarrassed. She glanced at Xia You, who was still focused on the battle, and seeing that he showed no intention of turning around, Xiao Yao was about to leave when she heard Xia You's calm voice.

"Don't leave, come stand next to me and enjoy this battle right here!"

Hearing his words, Xiao Yao stood there in astonishment, and it wasn't until two or three seconds later that she realized what Xia You had said!

Should I stand next to him?

Is it because they don't want me to go back and get caught in the blizzard? Or is there some other reason?

Despite her doubts, she nodded obediently and moved closer to Xia You, standing beside him.

Xia You turned to look at her at that moment and smiled, "Now that you've become a Pokémon Coordinator, the battle aspect is also very important. Although I don't know what to teach you while traveling with me, I hope you can see things from my perspective and learn something from my battles!"

From Xia Youge's... perspective?

Xiaoyao's heart was pounding. She didn't know what was wrong with her, but she just followed Xia You's instructions and stood in the trainer command area as well.

Fortunately, this wasn't a Pokémon League tournament. Although it was still a formal event, the requirements weren't that strict. Moreover, since everyone already knew each other, even if Dara saw May standing next to Xia You, he wouldn't say anything.

Moreover, Lada is currently trapped by the blizzard and has no time to pay attention to this situation.

Visibility during a blizzard is undoubtedly extremely low.

After placing Xiao Yao beside her, Xia You ignored her and looked up at the sky.

Even after watching for a long time, all that could be seen were two blue, ice-crystal-like figures circling and chasing each other in the blizzard, constantly darting in and out of it. As for which one was his own and which one was Dara's Articuno, he couldn't tell at all!

Looks like it'll just have to wait until the blizzard ends on its own...

Judging from the thickness of the clouds, this storm will undoubtedly last much longer than the blizzard that Articuno had just unleashed.

As a result, not only is command impossible, but even observation becomes impossible.

So now we'll see whose Articuno will be the first to take down its opponent under such adverse conditions!

Chapter 815 Habits Become Second Nature

The blizzard grew increasingly fierce, showing no signs of abating.

As the temperature on the battlefield continued to drop, the area was soon covered with a layer of snow that was neither too thick nor too thin.

At this point, not to mention Dara on the other side, even those within a dozen meters were already...

Protected by Gengar, May exhaled a breath of hot air, tightened the towel around her, and took a few steps closer to Xia You, but she still felt the chill.

She glanced at Xia You's clothes and hesitated whether to hand him the towel, but before she could speak, she saw two Articuno swooping down from the blizzard and returning to the battlefield.

The blizzard did not stop with their return, but fortunately, because they were closer, and the shockwaves they created during their battle, along with the air currents from their flapping wings, indirectly dispersed the snow that had fallen onto the battlefield.

Although it wasn't their intention, it undoubtedly allowed people to regain track of the two Articulated Birds.

Xia You also saw Dara's figure again at this moment.

I must say, he truly lives up to his reputation as a tough guy.

Even in such cold weather, and without the protection of Pokémon, Dara stood straight, as if he didn't care about the blizzard at all!

This made Xia You sigh again, realizing that the physical abilities of people in this world were indeed incomparable to those of him, an Earthling.

But then I thought, I can stay underwater for much longer now than most people, so I don't seem to be an ordinary human being anymore.

Looking at it this way, I'm being assimilated by this world little by little...

My thoughts returned to the competition.

Compared to before, Dara's Articuno undoubtedly had more wounds on its body. However, Xia You's Articuno was not unscathed either, as it also had several scratches on its body, obviously caused by fierce battle in the blizzard!

Although most of the battles between the two Pokémon take place in places that people can't see, everyone has realized by now that it's time to decide the winner.

With command back in their hands, Xia You and Dala issued orders for a fierce attack.

This allowed Xiao Yao, who was standing next to him, to more directly and clearly perceive Xia You's fighting style. It also made her pay close attention, carefully observing Xia You's every move and trying her best to put herself in Xia You's shoes.

On the other side, Dara naturally saw Haruka as well.

But just as Xia You had expected, he only glanced at it briefly before looking away without saying a word.

Of course, it's also very possible that he simply doesn't have the extra energy to deal with this matter right now.

Glancing at his own Articuno, which was already panting heavily, and then at Xia You's Articuno, which had more stamina, he knew that the disadvantage was now on his side, and he had to make one last desperate attempt!

Thinking of this, he shouted, "Articuno, use Ice Beam!"

Using Ice-type moves to deal with Articuno is unavoidable, since they share the same type.

The Steel Wing and other moves that Articuno just used were all the other types of moves it knew, but obviously, none of them had achieved very good results. So, now it can only switch to its best attack method, Ice-type!

Fortunately, because they were of the same type, the Articuno on the other side didn't seem to have many good attack methods.

This is why Dara, despite knowing the situation was unfavorable to him, was not overly anxious.

Of course, as his physical strength declined, he also knew that the outcome might be decided in the next moment!

Facing Articuno's freezing beam, Xia You smiled slightly and gave the same command.

In an instant, two identical blue-green energy beams shot out from the mouths of the two Articuno birds, one after the other, carrying immense energy as they flew toward each other!

boom!

Two beams of frozen light collided in mid-air, instantly generating enormous energy. This energy exploded, and as the dazzling light flashed, the shockwave blew away all the nearby blizzard, creating a spherical snow-free zone!

Even after the shockwave blew out of the arena, across the trainer command area, and reached Ash and his friends in the stands, it spread outwards for a long distance before gradually weakening!

Xiao Yao exclaimed in surprise, her hair fluttering in the wind, almost blowing her headscarf off. Because she was light, she had to hide behind Xia You to avoid the strong wind.

The legendary Pokémon possess terrifying power!

At this moment, the two ice beams were still melting and fighting each other, but in the end, Xia You Articuno's ice beam was superior, breaking through Dara Articuno's ice beam and hitting it backwards!

This also greatly puzzled Xiaozhi.

"Why did Xia You's Articuno win with the same move?"

Xiao Sheng and Yashida naturally didn't know how to answer him, but Xiao Gang answered without hesitation: "It's because of that collar."

A collar!?

Upon hearing his words, Ash and the others immediately focused their attention on the collar around Articuno's neck.

"What's wrong with that collar? What's its purpose?"

Stroking his chin, Xiao Gang said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be made of non-melting ice. Wearing such a thing will greatly enhance one's ice-type moves, which is why Mr. Xia You's Articuno won the battle just now."

"What?! Isn't this cheating?!" Ash frowned immediately. "Wearing that kind of thing, what's the point of fairness? Isn't this bullying?"

“That’s not quite right,” Brock shook his head. “Just like Farfetch’d’s green onion, Groudon’s bone club, Machamp’s belt, and the twig that Sceptile carries in its mouth, they are all items. The Pokémon League tacitly approves of these items, as long as they are not too outrageous.”

"But……"

Ash initially thought that branches and belts wouldn't increase the power of moves and were more like decorations, but then he thought that if Farfetch'd didn't have a leek and Marowak didn't have a bone club, their strength would also drop significantly. From this perspective, it seems to have the same effect as not melting ice.

Even so, he felt that Xia You's Articuno wearing the Unmelt Ice set was still a bit unfair.

Seemingly sensing his thoughts, Ashida laughed and said, "Actually, from another perspective, Mr. Xia You was able to obtain this unmelting ice ornament because of his ability. What's unfair about obtaining an item through one's ability?"

Seeing that Ash was about to argue, Ash waved his hand and continued, "In the end, Pokémon battles are not about the process, but about the result. Even in a Pokémon tournament, even if you win by sheer luck or because your opponent forfeits, you still win. People don't care how you won; they only remember the winner!"

These words were undoubtedly a bit profound for Ash at this point, but Ashda obviously didn't expect him to understand them right now. She just hoped that Ash would remember that Pokémon battles were not as simple as he imagined.

At this moment in the battlefield, Dara's Articuno was hit by the Ice Beam, let out a mournful cry, and fell to the ground.

Although Ice-type moves only deal half the damage to Ice-type Pokémon, Articuno's damage is already high, and with the added bonus of not melting ice, even with the damage halved, its base damage is still considerable.

As Dara's Articuno fell to the ground, before it could get up, Xia You's Articuno had already rushed to its side.

With a sudden pounce, Xia You's Articuno extended its two sharp claws and viciously grabbed at Dara's Articuno.

Perhaps it was because it had fought too many of those fierce legendary Pokémon that its wildness was awakened. Although it could use all sorts of powerful moves, Xia You's Articuno also preferred this most primitive way of fighting!

Dara's Articuno had clearly never encountered such a brutal fighting style before.

Normally, weaker Pokémon would have succumbed to its powerful ice and snow; when have they ever been bullied like this?

It is only when facing Pokémon of the same level that it is so weak.

It was in pain from being scratched, and it tried to retaliate with its claws, but it was already pinned down, so how could it possibly cause any effective damage in such a hasty situation?

Its once beautiful feathers were torn and fell to the ground, and even its flowing long tail looked like it was all ruffled. Looking at Articuno now, where was its beautiful and noble appearance from before?

It looks more like a hen in distress!

Almost instinctively, Dara's Articuno unleashed Absolute Zero in an attempt to launch a desperate counterattack, but at the same moment it did, Xia You's Articuno also spread its wings and unleashed an even more powerful Absolute Zero!

Two bursts of absolute zero erupted, freezing everything around them instantly and spreading rapidly outwards from the two Pokémon!

"careful!"

Gengar yelled and quickly used its power to protect Xia You and Xiao Yao, while Dara on the other side released another Pokémon to protect himself.

Under the onslaught of absolute zero, everything around was frozen solid, and ice spikes sprouted out, like a giant ice flower!

That wasn't the end of it. The ice spikes continued to spread towards the audience, eventually reaching Ash and his friends. Fortunately, Pikachu intervened, using electricity to shatter the ice spikes and prevent them from being affected.

Once absolute zero stopped spreading, the entire battlefield had changed its appearance, with crystal-clear ice crystals everywhere, and snowflakes still falling continuously, making it look like an ice and snow world!

Looking at the very center of the battlefield, the core of this giant ice flower is completely frozen, making it impossible to see what's inside!

Just as people were wondering, a cracking sound came from the ice. The next second, the huge ice flower shattered completely, and an Articuno wearing a necklace flapped its wings and flew into the air!

After soaring high into the sky, Articuno spread its wings and let out a triumphant cry as if declaring its victory!

Looking down at the ground, I saw another Articuno, lying there motionless, as if it had lost consciousness!

Huh? The match has already been decided?

Sugio, who had just hidden somewhere, cautiously ran over, glanced down at the bird, and then shouted, "Articuno is unable to battle! The winner of this challenge is Mr. Natsuyu!"

Upon hearing Sugio's voice, Dara paused for a moment before shaking his head helplessly.

We lost...

We've lost completely...

After all, he could see that Xia You's Articuno was superior to his own Articuno in both strength and experience. This was a difference in raw power, and there was nothing more to say about it.

but……

It's so cold here!

Without the fighting spirit that had sustained him, Dara finally felt the biting cold. He shivered uncontrollably and, after instructing Sugio to treat Articuno urgently, he quickly traversed the layers of ice spikes and ran towards Xia You.

When he came closer, Xiaoyao hurriedly handed him the towel.

After wrapping the towel around his body several times, Dara finally felt alive again and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Finally warm..." He stomped his feet a few times, then looked up at the Articuno still soaring in the air, and then looked at Xia You, and said with a wry smile, "I really didn't expect that you were so powerful not only with those ordinary Pokémon, but also with legendary Pokémon. I really don't know how you did it."

What could Xia You say? She simply repeated her well-practiced explanation.

At this moment, his Articuno landed beside Xia You. Standing at 1.7 meters tall, it was only a head shorter than Xia You. After landing, it began to preen its feathers, as if it hadn't just been fighting.

Touching its still-cold body, Xia You said nothing more and walked towards the audience seats with Xiao Yao and Dara.