He knows Pokémon better than me.

"A Galar-like Articuno?"

Ash quickly made a judgment, noticing that some parts of their bodies were identical to Articuno's, such as their long, ribbon-like tail feathers.

However, the Articuno in front of me had an unusually sinister appearance. The three ridged feathers that were originally standing upright on its forehead, making it look majestic and imposing, were now bent backward, like it had a slicked-back hairstyle.

His eyes, which were originally narrowed to slits, were now covered by a strange black eye patch.

Is there only one?

Despite the presence of three Articuno circling in the sky, the Aura Force confirms that there is only one Pokémon in the main body.

The other "two" are similar to shadow clones.

This reminded Ash of what Maga had mentioned before, that he had seen Galar Articuno once every year. It seems that this is their regular migration route.
What great luck!
We didn't see any wild snow moths or ice geese deep in the snow-capped mountains, but we did encounter arthropods!
Soon, the purple Articuno noticed Ash approaching and spread its wings to greet him.

Upon closer inspection, it does indeed possess the elegant and noble temperament of Articuno, but in addition, it also exudes a sense of aloofness and disdain.

"Fuwu?"

It looked down at Ash with sharp eyes, a hint of coldness in its gaze—

It wasn't a physical chill, but rather the coldness emanating from the eyes.

In previous years, no one ever came to his "secret base," but this year, an iron bird inexplicably flew in and even tried to fly higher than him.

Seconds!
As for the humans before us.
Galar Articuno tilted its head. Why did the human in front of it feel so familiar?

The "scent" on its body is somewhat similar to that of the frozen bird from another region that came to the Crown Snowfield to train before.

As a divine bird with superpowers, its squinty eyes allow it to see the unique "spiritual scent" of every living being.

Besides the Articuno scent, this human also seems to have an even more dangerous odor!?

"Fuwu.?"

It suddenly shivered, and a horrific scene inexplicably flashed into its mind—

(picture)

A humanoid Pokémon appeared out of nowhere, possessing psychic powers far surpassing their own, yet it used only its hands, feet, and fists to brutally beat up the three legendary Galar birds.
No, that humanoid Pokémon didn't have a trainer; it must have just been my imagination!

Compared to Articuno's wild thoughts, Ash's ideas were much simpler.

"Articuno, let's have a battle!!"

He pulled out a Poké Ball, his blood boiling with excitement as he challenged the opponent to a duel.

The opponent's Corviknight, which could instantly kill him, was definitely not weak. It was rare to encounter a legendary Pokémon he had never seen before, so there was no reason for him to let it go.

Articuno squinted its eyes, raised its head and let out a loud, long cry, its momentum rising.

"Foooo——!!"

Let's teach this human a lesson, as a way of venting our anger from the past six months!
"Superpowers and flight attributes?"

The opponent's surging mental power caused faint ripples in the air around him. Ash quickly determined the type combination and threw out a Poké Ball.

"First, it's you, Flame Ace! Use Fireball!!"

Cinderace makes its appearance, immediately launching a powerful fireball aimed at Articuno's face.

The latter quickly spread its wings and took off, then flapped its wings forward sharply.

It wasn't an air blade, but rather countless black and purple energy slashes that flew out, the air along the way seemingly distorted by its own powerful psychic force.

"Mental Blade!" However, Ash was prepared for this and immediately commanded:
"Throw it!"

Flame Ace understood, took out a grapefruit from his pocket, and kicked it out.

Of course, the grapefruit was cleaved into pieces by the mental blade halfway there, without suffering any damage.

However, the purpose of this move is simply to transform Cinderace into a Dark attribute that is completely immune to psychic attacks.

"Beep!"

The bristles on his forehead turned blackish-gray, and Flame Ace grinned, neither dodging nor flinching, letting the mental blades slash at him.

But the next second, Cinderace's expression changed.

Whoosh! Whoosh!
The mental blade sliced ​​through the body, sending waves of stinging pain and causing injury.

"This is.?"

Ash looked down and discovered that after the energy coating on the surface of the "Psychic Blade" dissipated, its true form was actually a series of sharp feathers embedded in the snow.

At this moment, it seemed that the three-fold Rotomo had finally connected to the internet, and sent a belated notification sound:
"Beep beep! Articuno (Galarian form), Psychic/Flying type, can easily slice through iron plates like paper by wrapping its feathers with psychic power, and the psychic beams shot from its eyes can freeze the opponent's body, causing them to lose their freedom!"

Tell me earlier!
Does this mean the opponent's "Mental Blade" is a move that combines superpowers and flight attributes?

And the beams of light shooting from its eyes—judging from the description, those are the symptoms of the Corviknight from earlier, right?
But this put him in a bit of a predicament.

Cinderace's Dark-type moves are only "Throw" and "Sucker Punch," and since it has run out of Biscuits, the former cannot deal any damage.

A surprise attack would require the other side to take the initiative.

"Foooo——!!"

Galar Articuno didn't rush to attack, gracefully creating a transparent light wall in front of it—

It seems that this Pokémon does not fly with wings, but rather levitates using psychic powers, with its wings always crossed and folded in front of it.

"In that case, let's use ice hockey!"

Cinderace attempted to build up an ice ball, but before it could even kick it out, Articuno swooped down and closed in, its squinting eyes gleaming with a strange, dazzling light.

Whoosh!
Two beams of pale purple energy burst forth instantly, easily shattering the ice puck in the first round.

With its extremely fast firing rate, even the Blazing Ace couldn't dodge in time and was hit by the beam on the spot, its body retreating rapidly in the snow.

Besides the damage, after regaining her footing, Flame Ace suddenly felt like she couldn't control her body; her whole body was stiff and she couldn't move.

But to the naked eye, there was nothing unusual about his body.

"Beep beep! Icy Gaze, Galar Articuno's signature move, attacks by firing psychic energy from its eyes, sometimes freezing the opponent~!"

Rotom automatically reminded him.

It's not an ice-type move, but it can cause a quick-freeze effect.

This is similar to Galarian Moltres, which releases Dark-type energy, but can also cause burns.

"cowry"

Flame Ace struggled desperately in place, but its limbs moved very slowly, and it was the first time it had ever experienced such a strange feeling.

Meanwhile, Galarian Articuno charged up in mid-air, and then, as if its soul had left its body, a ghostly figure shot out and pounced on Cinderace.

This is not mentioned in the encyclopedia.
The target struck by that icy gaze is vulnerable to the Dream Eater's ultimate attack! (End of Chapter)