He knows Pokémon better than me.

"Huh? This Pokémon?"

Pushing through the crowd, Xiao Zhi finally saw the true face of the white horse—

It is about three meters tall, significantly larger than ordinary Pokémon, and belongs to the category of "leader".

Its body is covered with short, soft white fur, but its head, limbs, and tail are frozen solid, forming a pale blue hard shell like an icicle.

The icicles overhead stood tall, resembling a majestic single horn.

At this moment, the white icy horse was chewing on its own, and its icicle-shaped hooves naturally released visible cold air, freezing the ground into a layer of ice.

Click!

It lowered its head, bit the grass blade, and with a little effort, pulled an ice-blue radish from the ground.

He took a bite and began to devour it, with ice crystals constantly falling from his mouth.

Ash's brows were furrowed deeply, and the scene had a strong sense of déjà vu.

I think I've seen this on Poni Island in Alola as well!

The difference is that the picky Lingyou horse back then only took the first bite of every radish, while this white horse uprooted it and stuffed the radish leaves at the top into its mouth.

"Damn it, those ice radishes that I finally managed to grow!!"

Pearl Shell couldn't take it anymore and waved her hand:
"Flare, use Flamethrower!!"

"Eevee, use Magic Fire!"

Ignoring the heat, he unleashed two fire-attribute moves that countered the white horse, attempting to scare it away.

However, the Ice Spike White Horse continued chewing on the radish without any restraint. With the scorching pillar of fire and several balls of will-o'-the-wisps swirling around it, it simply turned around.

It wasn't running away, but rather lifting its hind legs like Keldeo.

Splash! Splash!

In an instant, a blizzard began to rage wildly from the center of the horse's hoof, as if it were an ice cave that had existed for millions of years, ravaging the entire field.

Everyone present, even the extremely cold-resistant pearl oysters, couldn't help but shiver.

Squeak!

Even the scorching hot pillars of fire were completely frozen into long, thin ice pillars by the blizzard halfway through their journey, losing their momentum and falling from mid-air.

Along with the small ice ball frozen by magical flames, it shattered like glass on the ground.

"Wow, this cooling effect is amazing!"

Ash was secretly amazed. Could it even freeze flames instantly?

He had only ever seen such a scene with Kyurem, the third dragon of the Unova!

"As expected, this is a legendary Pokémon!"

Ash recognized it the instant the Snowstorm lifted its leg. It had a strangely similar aura to the Spirithorn.

Is this the other "king" that Lingyouma mentioned before, the one who competed and fought against it on the Crown Snowfield back then?

Of course, in the end they were all tamed by a being called "Crowned King".

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Isn't this the Xicui region? How did the horses from the Galar region end up here?

"Wait a minute, the Spirit Horse also drifted to the Alola region inexplicably back then."

Ash thought to himself, he had even asked Lymbra about it, but Lymbra herself didn't know how it got to the Alola region.

"Speaking of which, have the Spirit Horse and this white horse on the Crown Snowfield become kings in this era?"

The myths and legends of various regions don't actually have a precise timeframe, making it difficult to determine their chronological order. He had heard in Shenhe Town that the history of the Xicui region dates back approximately 500 to 1000 years. He wondered which came first, the myths of the Xicui region or the Galer region?

Compared to Ash's interested expression, Team Pearl was on high alert.

"Damn it, why do I feel like I've gotten even stronger?!"

Zhu Bei cursed under her breath. Last time, she was able to barely repel the enemy with her double fire attack, but in the end, only 1/10 of her ice radish was ruined.

Bang Chi Bang Chi!

This time, however, after unleashing its fierce blizzard, the white ice horse remained calm and continued to eat the ice carrot on its own.

At this rate, half of the frozen radishes in the field will be eaten!
At this moment, Ash put one hand on Tidehunter's shoulder, indicating not to worry, and with the other hand, he took out his phone, Rotom.
"Beep beep! Snowstorm Horse, Ice type, with a rough personality, will forcibly take away what it likes, and its hooves can release terrifying cold air. The King of Horses possesses extremely strong physical strength, and the ice mask on its face is even 100 times harder than diamond, Loto~!"

Rotom provided a very detailed explanation.

"Is it called Snowstorm Horse?"

Ash stepped forward and stood in front of Shellder.

Based on the description, it should be a physical attack-oriented Pokémon, and like Grimmsnarl, it also has special abilities.

"Whoa!"

Upon noticing Ash, the Snowstorm finally stopped chewing, and its eyes beneath the ice mask became more aggressive.

There's something very familiar, yet very repulsive, about this human.
boom!
Before Ash could even make a move, the Poké Ball on his waist opened automatically, and Grimmsnarl appeared in everyone's sight.

Its size is almost identical to that of the Snowstorm Horse, both being nearly three meters tall wild horses, much larger than the ordinary Flame Horse, reaching the size of a leader.

However, it had a completely opposite black coat, with a bunch of flamboyant purple hair on its head, and its hooves were almost invisible like a ghost, with a sinister purple mist drifting behind it.

It looks even scarier than the Snowstorm Horse!

The Pearl Team's expressions changed drastically. How come another horse that looks even more dangerous has arrived!
Zhubei raised her hand, signaling everyone not to make any moves; she completely trusted Xiaozhi.

"That's strange. Wasn't Ash's riding partner a boss, Rapidash? How did it become this black horse?"

She was secretly puzzled; she had seen Ash release Rapidash before.

The moment the Spirit Horse and the Snowstorm Horse locked eyes, their manes stood on end and their hooves pounded the ground.

"Whoa—Wow!!!"

"Whoa—Wow!!!"

Two screech sounds echoed across the frozen earth, like the beating of war drums, as if vying for sovereignty over this place.

In an instant, everyone present felt as if one half of their body was in the polar winds, while the other half was in a chilling hell.
"It seems that the myths and legends of the Crown Snowfield are even older than those of the Xicui region!"

Xiao Zhi also got the answer immediately.

Clearly, the two Pokémon know each other.

And it wasn't just his Spirit Horse; the Snowstorm Horse opposite him also exuded a strong aura of royalty.

This aura is generally present in Pokémon such as Nidoking, Hippowdon, and Kingdra.

Of course, none of them can compare to the kingly aura emanating from the Spirit Horse and the Snowstorm Horse at this moment!
"Whoa!!"

Without Ash's command, the Spirit Horse raised its head and released three Shadow Balls from its mouth.

"Whoa!!"

The Snowstorm Horse roared in response, and three sharp ice spikes materialized out of thin air and shot out at the same speed!

boom! boom! boom!
Three explosions rang out simultaneously, triggering a violent blast in the center of the battlefield. The power of the falling ice pillars and the shadow orbs was evenly matched! (End of Chapter)