Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

Ultimately, as long as no one intentionally harms Articuno, it will not attack Icecrown City at the foot of Mt. Icefeather.

Meanwhile, Articuno, in order to show that it had no intention of starting a war, specially created an ice field that would not melt for Zhao Xuecheng's Ice Gym.

And so, Articuno and Crest City have lived in peace to this day.

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flame bird

Chapter 67 vs. Snow Team! Little Diamond: I'll support, you carry.

On the ice field, Su Hao and Zhao Xuecheng stood facing each other.

Dai Wu and Mu Xia both insisted that Su Hao go first, and Su Hao, who was also in a hurry, smiled and said that he would be honored to accept.

Since the Arctic Gym has always been inhabited by Zhao Xuecheng and his Pokémon alone, there is no referee.

It just so happens that Roger was frequently conscripted by Zhao Xuecheng during his stay at the hotel, and since he was there this time, he was put to work.

Roger cleared his throat, walked to the side, and slowly began to speak.

"First of all, the Shenzhou Alliance hereby recognizes the official status of this beginner dojo challenge! Next, I will announce the battle rules!"

"This competition is a 2vs2 doubles Pokémon battle. Gym leaders need to send out their Pokémon in advance!"

"The challenger chooses their Pokémon second! The challenger wins by rendering both of the opponent's Pokémon unable to battle!"

"Then, Gym Leader Zhao Xuecheng, please release your two Pokémon!"

After the rules were read aloud, Zhao Xuecheng simultaneously released the Pokémon he had prepared.

"Go on, children."

Pokémon: Ninetales (Alolan Form)

Attributes: [Ice + Fairy]

Gender: [♀]

Feature: [Snowfall]

Level: [43]

Item: [Icy Rock] (Extends the duration of hail weather)

Moves: [Ice Beam, Blizzard, Aurora Veil, Magic Dazzling Light, Protect...]

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Pokémon: Whaleon

Attribute: [Ice]

Gender: [♂]

Feature: [Snow Removal]

Level: [48]

Item: [Ice That Doesn't Melt] (Increases the power of Ice-type moves)

Moves: [Ice Shards, Ice Spin, Self-Sacrificing Charge, Frozen Fang, Water Burst, Ice Pillar Slam...]

Ice Nine-Tailed Fox and Great Whale make a classic snowy doubles team: snowfall and snow removal.

Ice Nine-Tails is a subspecies of Nine-Tails, or regional form.

Unlike the usual fire-type Nine-Tails with its smooth and neat fur, the ice-type Nine-Tails has blue and white fur covering its nine tails, as beautiful and soft as clouds.

The massive whale resembles a whale with legs. Its enormous body, over 4 meters long and weighing up to 700 kg, makes its physical attacks extremely powerful due to its muscular weight.

After a moment's thought, Su Hao decided to send out these two.

"Go, Little Diamond Smash, Blazing Roaring Tiger!"

A flash of red light appeared, and a slightly dejected Little Diamond and a posing Fiery Roaring Tiger appeared on the ice field.

"Crack!!"

The Fiery Roaring Tiger struck a pose and roared loudly upon its entrance, while Little Diamond... in contrast.

"Na na na..."

[Waaaaah... My head... My head is gone...]

Ah this...

The impact of that anime from the day before yesterday on Little Diamond hasn't subsided even after two days. To be honest, Su Hao didn't expect that the anime would be so "healing". He must go back and personally recommend Li Hua who recommended the anime another day!

Mu Xia nudged Dai Wu with her elbow, signaling that the match was about to begin. Today, she wanted to see if Su Hao could defeat Master Zhao Xuecheng with the attribute affinity of his trump card, the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

"Both sides are ready, let the match begin!"

As Roger whistled, both sides moved simultaneously.

"Nine-Tailed Fox, the snow has begun to fall, along with massive whale-shaped ice fragments!"

“kou~”

Nine-Tailed Fox instantly unleashed a dense blizzard, while at the same time, ice energy gathered on the horn of the Great Whale's upper jaw to create five ice stones that shot towards the Blazing Roaring Tiger!

"Little Diamond, get your act together! We're going to tie the score!"

"Fiery Roaring Tiger, Bodybuilding!"

Since Su Hao's own team couldn't form various routines, after thinking it over, he decided to focus on the coordination of moves.

Little Diamond's high defense stats allow her to make Blazing Roar Tiger more durable with the [Defense Shard] move. Also, Little Diamond seemed a bit down during this battle; Su Hao chatted with her in the team chat, and Little Diamond expressed her desire to play support.

.

So this battle will be centered around the Blazing Roaring Tiger!

A strange light flashed, and the Blazing Roaring Tiger clearly felt that its ability to withstand attacks had been greatly enhanced after the defensive split and the Bodybuilding upgrade!

Because both sides used their moves simultaneously, as Little Diamond and Blazing Roaring Tiger completed their skill releases, Ice Shard also struck Blazing Roaring Tiger, which was blocking Little Diamond's path.

"A good idea. Using that elite-level Sparkling Diamondback as a support to help his ace Incineroar, even if they can't form a team for all weather conditions, they'll still be a force to be reckoned with in doubles matches," Daigo commented with admiration as he watched the match.

"We underestimated him. We didn't expect him to have an elite-level support Pokémon, Little Diamond." Mu Xia looked surprised. Su Hao, a high school senior who had only received his Pokémon three months ago, was really beyond their imagination.

Because Incineroar uses its Intimidate ability along with its roar when it enters the battlefield, it completely ignores the Ice Shards released by Wailord.

"Interesting. Then, Nine-Tailed Aurora Curtain, Vast Whale Ice Whirlwind, attack the small diamonds!"

Zhao Xuecheng, the gym leader, seems to be using Nine-Tailed Fox as a support and Whale as the main attacker.

As the colorful aurora curtain fell on the Nine-Tailed Fox and the Great Whale, the Great Whale burst forth with a speed completely disproportionate to its massive body as it slid toward the Little Diamond!

The Blazing Roaring Tiger naturally wouldn't allow the Great Whale to attack the Little Diamond just like that, so it directly spewed out a huge pillar of fire from its Flame Belt to block the Great Whale.

The flames clashed fiercely with the ice blades formed from the massive whale, resulting in a stalemate!

"Nine-Tailed Fox, Blizzard!"

Seeing that the Great Whale and the Blazing Roaring Tiger were locked in a stalemate, Zhao Xuecheng decided to let the Nine-Tailed Fox lend a hand in breaking through the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

Su Hao had anticipated this and used the team channel to call on Little Drill to create a huge rock barrier to separate the Blazing Roaring Tiger and the Vast Whale.

Nine-Tailed Fox's control skills are extremely precise. It seems that the blizzard is raging and attacking people indiscriminately, but in reality, the blizzard is as if it has eyes and completely avoids the Great Whale, only attacking Little Diamond and Blazing Roaring Tiger.

The Fiery Roaring Tiger was protected by a stone wall made of small diamonds. Due to the time constraints, the small diamonds only formed a stone wall in front of the Fiery Roaring Tiger, while the tiger itself was completely hit by the blizzard.

As the raging torrents of ice gradually subsided, the unscathed Blazing Roaring Tiger stood in stark contrast to the little diamond covered in a thick layer of ice.

Little Diamond's stamina isn't as low as the official Pokédex stats suggest. Even though her defenses are split between Incineroar and Blazing Roar, she still takes Blizzard without any trouble.

"Thankfully, we held on... It seems we'll have to rely on the Blazing Roaring Tiger to break this deadlock."

It's possible that Little Diamond's low mood led to a misunderstanding between Dai Wu and Mu Xia, who felt that Little Diamond was almost at its last gasp.

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Articuno

Chapter 68 Little Diamond: Hey, it's going to clear up now!

The weather team, now freed from the limitations of the game, would receive epic enhancements in reality.

This is reflected in the fact that as long as no one is competing with you for the weather, and with sufficient energy and a weather operator present, any weather can continuously cover the entire battle.

With weather-related advantages throughout the game, the Sandstorm Team, Sunny Team, Snowy Team, and Rainy Team essentially gain an extra boost to their overall strength.

The Weather team has consistently maintained its dominant position in both singles and doubles matches during the ranking tournament.

Su Hao's father, Su Xu, was a master at playing the Sunny Day team. Su Hao once asked him how to counter the Weather team, and Su Xu's answer was:

We must fight magic with magic!

To deal with the weather, you have to use the weather itself!

As long as the weather you release next won't negatively impact your team or buff the opponent, you can release weather-related moves to compete with the opponent for weather control.

What's amazing is that DiamondClear is one of the very few Pokémon that can learn four different weather moves at the same time.