He knows Pokémon better than me.

"What is that?"

Ash squinted and looked closely, discovering that behind the curtain on the inside of the stage were five Snow Children huddled together.

Whenever the ice-treading puppet is about to perform a move, the snow children will take turns clapping, and invisible streams of light will emerge from their bodies and land on the ice-treading puppet.

Therefore, the moves the latter used were all surprisingly powerful.

"Is this a secret weapon?"

Ash recognized this as blatant cheating, right?

On the stage, the Ice-Treading Puppet repeatedly thrust out ice staffs, unleashing a torrent of blazing flames. Even with the damage reduction from the Light Wall, the Mr. Mime dared not take the blows head-on and could only dodge in a sorry state.

"Heh, exactly the same as before? No match for my Ice-Treading Puppet!"

Xun Shi stroked his beard and gave a cold smile.

Ash quickly used his Aura to inform the latter of the matter.

With flames streaking across his cheeks, the Mr. Mime lay sprawled on the ground, looking disheveled.

"Bari!"

Upon hearing Ash's telepathic message, it wiped its cheek, stood up, and revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."

It was confident that its strength would never be inferior to its opponent's, and it was impossible for it to be suppressed. Sure enough, it had external assistance!
Last time, I had absolutely no idea what was going on, and I didn't even know what had happened by the end.

But this time it was different. Now that he knew who was behind it all, Mr. Mime flicked his finger toward the curtain while dodging.

Whoosh!
The psychic pebbles gathered at their fingertips shot out in unison, striking the curtain and immediately eliciting a series of screams.

This caused the Ice-Treading Puppet and Xun Shi to exchange a glance, their faces showing doubt. Was the mental shock just now an accident, or was it deliberately targeted?

Of course, to the audience, all they saw was that Mr. Mime's attack missed.

Xun Shi hesitated. Those snow children were timid by nature and had probably already run away in fright. Without their help...
"Step on the coin!"

The ice-walking puppet gave a low shout, signaling not to panic.

As an evolved form, even without any helpful assistance, I can easily defeat the "juvenile" form before me.

The top 50 in the senior ball category at the last World Championships made it in through sheer skill!

Xunshi: "."

The worry on his face didn't lessen much.
Is it possible that you're not smart enough, which is why they have to resort to such methods?

Sure enough, the power of the flames released by the Ice-Treading Doll was significantly reduced this time.

The Mr. Mime used the Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger to shoot forward, instantly launching countless psychic pebbles that collided with the flames.

Boom!

The two forces were evenly matched, and their moves exploded in the middle of the stage.

As a Pokémon with enough intelligence to communicate normally with humans, the strength of its psychic moves goes without saying.

"Bari!"

When Ash asked if he wanted to help with the power of bonds, Mr. Mime stared at him and shook his head.

It was just a mindless ice-walking puppet; it didn't consider it a major enemy.

Moreover, seeing the Ice-Treading Doll's comical tap-dance-like appearance all day long strengthened its belief.

I won't evolve into that!

However, the ice staff the other person is holding is quite cool. I can ask Lucario to make me a similar ice staff someday.

Without Yukidouji's interference, the subsequent battles were no longer so one-sided.

The Ice Puppet pointed its ice staff forward, unleashing a beam of icy energy, while the Mr. Mime on the other side continued with its psychic attack. The attacks collided, the icy beam shattering under the psychic shockwave, and a chilling aura spread.

"Step on the coin!!"

The ice-walking puppet angrily pointed its ice staff at the sky, and as if casting a spell, countless huge ice blocks fell from the horizon in an instant.

avalanche!

The Mr. Mime remained calm, spreading its palms forward. A pinkish-purple arc of light emanated from its body, then suddenly expanded outwards.

Clang!
The avalanche rocks were instantly blasted away by the psychic force, completely escaping damage to its body.

This technique was developed in the Galar region; it's a wide-area combat power!
This area-of-effect (AOE) move is even more powerful when used within a mental field.

"So, the opponent is more skilled with ice-type attacks?"

Xiao Zhi, sitting in the audience, could roughly figure it out as well.

As an evolved form, Icewalker's ice-attribute moves are more powerful. However, due to its lack of intelligence, its psychic abilities are not as good as those of its "juvenile" Mr. Mime.

"Bari~!"

The Mr. Mime grinned, raised a finger and bent it forward, instantly unleashing a surge of immense psychic power—

Despite not having participated in Ash's Galar team's special training for the past few months, it still has a lot to offer.

However, superpowers are mainly enhanced through meditation.

Every day, I think about how to plan the development path of the castle, how to make a lot of money, and all sorts of problems with the Pokémon in the castle. This is also a kind of training for mental strength.

The next second, the avalanche rocks scattered around floated up and surrounded the ice-walking doll.

With a thought, the Mr. Mime unleashed a flurry of psychic snowflakes at its target.

This scene made Xun Shi, who was sitting in the audience, a little anxious.

"Step on the coin!!"

But after all, it was an "elite Pokémon" that had scored a high-level ball. With a low shout, the Ice Puppet abandoned its attempt to cast a spell with the Ice Staff and instead began to glide across the stage.

Boo hoo hoo-!
The faster and faster they glided, the smoother their movements became, until finally they even inverted their bodies and lifted their feet, which were frozen in thick ice, into the air.

Bang bang!

Clang!
The first kick, the second kick, sent the surrounding snow and rocks flying.

Then, he suddenly flew towards Mr. Mime, turned his body, and his third kick, covered in ice and snow, aimed straight for Mr. Mime's forehead.

Triple spin!

This is also a newly developed signature skill in the Galar region, and the power of each strike will be multiplied!

After evolving, Ice Golem doesn't just know special attack moves.
He has also mastered several close-combat physical attack moves, which are quite powerful.

However, watching his opponent spinning rapidly as he approached, Mr. Mime suddenly had a fun idea.

Just do it!

It immediately raised its finger and used the Imitation Move, and a Pikachu-like iron tail instantly extended from its fingertip.

Instead of directly confronting the opponent with its blunt, heavy, and powerful iron tail, the Mr. Mime slightly turned its body, and the iron tail at its fingertips extended into a shape resembling a metal whip.
*Sizzle!*

Without any hesitation, he lashed out with an iron whip at the Ice-Treading Puppet who was using the Triple Spin Strike, striking the latter in the middle of its waist.

Outstanding effect!

As the ice-walking doll felt pain in its side, its triple spin attack was interrupted.

His entire body became uncontrollable for a moment, spinning faster and faster like a top, before finally flying out of control! (End of Chapter)