He knows Pokémon better than me.

Soon, the Rotom drone took to the air.

"Now it's the World Championship Super Ball level ranking match! Ash, ranked 136th, is facing off against Kana, ranked 123rd! Each player can use two Rotom Pokémon!"

Since these were the two highest-ranked players in the vicinity, many passersby and trainers gathered around to watch upon hearing Rotom's voice.
In other words, this is a match that will determine who qualifies for the promotion tournament!
“Interesting~”

Even Magu ran out of the dojo, put his hands in his pockets, and stood by watching the show.

After nodding in acknowledgment, the two simultaneously threw out Poké Balls.

"Bear scream—!!"

Jana's starting lineup is a burly, tall tundra bear with sharp, icy whiskers on its chin.

The opponent was clearly not weak, so Ash didn't take any chances and sent out Dragapult or Shellder this time. Instead, he sent out Cinderace directly.

The battle is on!

"Tundra Bear, use Water Spray!!"

The Tundra Bear immediately launched a Water-type attack, rushing forward while enveloped in water, which immediately alerted Ash and Cinderace.

"A flash of lightning!!"

Flame Ace immediately switched to Normal type and used a preemptive move to defend.

After a simple, tentative collision, both sides were simultaneously thrown back a few steps.

"This bear is of a high level."

Ash thought to himself that the Edelweiss next to the opponent was probably of a higher level and was the opponent's trump card.

"Tundra Bear, use Water Pulse!!"

The opponent has quite a few water-attribute moves. This time, he opened his mouth and condensed a blue water bullet, which he then launched.

This attack made Xiao Zhi's eyes light up, and he immediately said:
"Catch it!"

Flash Ace understood, held his breath and focused, and just as the water ripples were about to approach, he lifted his foot and used a skillful force to steadily stop the "water ball," and then bounced on his toes.

This ball control skill would put even professional football teams to shame.

"cowry!"

The next second, Cinderace unleashed a powerful volley, sending Water Pulse flying backward.

"Freeze punch!"

The tundra bear roared and charged forward, its fist congealing with frost as it slammed down, instantly freezing the water sphere into an ice lump that fell to the ground.

Before the action was over, Tundra Bear charged straight at Cinderace, aiming his Freeze Punch at Cinderace's rabbit head.

"Melee? Don't lose, let's use fire kicks!"

Ash wasn't going to back down, and decided to test out Cinderace's latest move.

Flame Ace raised his right foot, and with a "whoosh," it ignited into a blazing flame, delivering a merciless kick.

The Flame Kick collided with the Frozen Fist, and the two forces remained evenly matched. However, the collision of the flame and ice energy instantly caused a thick mist to fill the surrounding area.

"It can actually match my Frozen Wild Bear in strength?"

Jana looked surprised.

Then she suddenly looked up at the sky, a sly smile playing on her lips—

Xiao Zhi naturally noticed her expression and subconsciously looked up as well.

As darkness fell, light snow began to fall from the sky, turning it into a snowy day!
Snow and hail are different; the latter will cause non-Ice-type Pokémon to continuously lose HP each turn.

The former will not reduce HP, but will increase the physical defense of Ice-type Pokémon.

Moreover, as snowflakes fell on the tundra bear, the white bear's movements visibly became more agile, and it glowed with a red light indicating increased speed.

"The Snow Rush ability?" Ash immediately realized that the Snow Rush ability doubles a Pokémon's Speed ​​in snowy or haily weather.

"Hehe, I specifically checked the weather forecast before accepting the challenge."

Jia Na smiled triumphantly; she was determined to qualify for the promotion tournament today!

With the Snowsweeper ability activated, the Tundra Bear began to run wildly—

Similar to how the circle bear evolved into the moon bear, it transformed into a four-legged beast and ran at high speed on the snow.

"And then, the ice pick!!"

As it raced around the Flame Ace, the Tundra Bear twisted its neck, and the ice spikes on its chin snapped off and shot out.

Then, it quickly condenses and freezes into new ice spikes, which then break off and shoot out. The cycle repeats.

The ice spike chin had completely transformed into a missile launcher, firing sharp ice spikes at Flame Ace from all directions.

Ash's response was simple and direct: He simply shouted:

"Use the hot sandy earth!!"

Flame Ace launched a high-temperature sand ball, which exploded violently upon hitting the ground, creating a wave of heat and sand that spread throughout the entire arena.

The icicles, drenched by the sand waves, instantly turned into harmless little ice stones.

As the hot sand continued to engulf the land, Jana quickly spoke up:
"Frozen Fang!"

The tundra bear bit down on the ground in front of it, forcefully creating a thick ice wall shield to block the hot sand that was covering it from the front.

Click!

The next second, the ice wall shattered, and the Tundra Bear lunged at Cinderace, launching a surprise attack.

The gaping maw, along with the sharp, icy chin, contained a massive energy body—frozen teeth.

This power should not be much weaker than that of a strong person.

"Flame Kick!!"

Flame Ace ignited its right foot with flames and delivered a powerful side kick, slamming it into the side of the Tundra Bear's face!
*Crack!*
But Frozen Fang also bit into Cinderace, its frost-covered maw snapping shut, instantly creating a cloud of icy mist as a layer of ice quickly froze over Cinderace's chest.

"cowry!"

Forcibly suppressing the pain in his chest, Cinderace exerted force with his feet, causing flames to surge and a powerful kick shattered the Tundra Bear's balance, sending it tumbling sideways and flying away.

Outstanding effect!

The fierce battle drew the attention of passersby, who watched intently, but no one noticed that a beautiful woman with long, light blue hair and a snow-white hat was also curiously watching from the window of the nearby arena.

She is another gym leader of the Battle Arena, and also Maga's mother, Mei Rong, who is skilled in ice-type attacks.

"So this is the trainer that Leon valued. He's really amazing."

Her gaze fell on Xiaozhi, and her eyes crinkled with admiration.

Unlike other Galatians who knew nothing about Ash, she had specifically looked up his resume online and was shocked by what she found.

but
It's a good thing that my son is good friends with someone like that!

The clearing on the snow slope behind the arena.

Flame Ace rubbed his chest; the ice melted quickly, but it still hurt a little.

No problem. Ice-type moves are only half as effective against it. Even this special "Strong Forehead" Frozen Fang didn't deal much damage.

"Bear!"

On the other side, the tundra bear rubbed its head and got up in a disheveled state, looking much more disheveled.

Even with the added benefit of snow, its physical defense increases by 1.5.
But even with such powerful fiery kicks, its thick hide couldn't withstand more than a few! (End of Chapter)