In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

Mei could almost feel her heart pounding in her chest, and the beating was much faster than usual.

"Crystal Chandelier Spirit, please!"

After thinking for a moment, Mei threw out a Poké Ball. Articuno is an Ice/Flying type, so she naturally had to choose a suitable Pokémon to counter it.

A flash of white light appeared, and a strange, chandelier-shaped sprite appeared in front of Mei, with a dark, eerie purple flame burning on its head.

It is Chandelure, a Ghost/Fire type spirit from the Unova region.

"Using a fire-type Pokémon? That's definitely a good choice."

After examining the Chandelure Spirit, Bakura nodded. This was a very well-bred Chandelure Spirit.

Mei's talent as a trainer is indeed outstanding, there is no doubt about that.

"The Flame-type Chandelure can effectively counter Articuno's Ice-type attacks, and even has a type advantage."

"but……"

In the audience, Yukinari Oki rested his chin on his hand, gazing at the arena and analyzing in a low voice.

Fire type is super effective against Ice type; this is the most basic type advantage/disadvantage rule, and any trainer understands this.

But this Articuno, with its immense pressure, is undoubtedly a champion-level legend.

Mei's current strength is only at the level of a Uranus.

“Attribute advantage only amplifies one’s own advantage; Mei’s strength is far inferior to that person’s.”

Qinglv frowned slightly, her eyes flickering. This Articuno was the third handheld main weapon that Bakura had revealed at this Indigo League.

Hopefully Mei can step up her game and let Articuno perform even better, so she can collect more data.

……

And at this moment on the field.

"Crystal Chandelier Spirit, Purgatory!"

Mei shouted loudly at the Crystal Chandelier Spirit, "Strike first!"

The Crystal Chandelier Spirit floated slightly, its dark purple flames burning even more fiercely. The next moment, a surging wave of blue-purple flames swept towards Articuno.

"snowstorm."

Bakura glanced at the Crystal Lamp Spirit; its attack power was indeed impressive.

The Articuno flapped its wings slightly, and flakes of ice crystals drifted down with each flap, creating a beautiful scene.

In fact, Bakura had two Articuno. One of them was the one he captured on Twin Islands after obtaining information from Giovanni.

The other one was one of the three legendary birds that Giovanni gave him after the Battle of Goldenrod City.

The two Articuno are usually kept by Bakura on the artificial island of Etherland, where they also serve as a natural air conditioning generator for their backyard...

Of course, Bakura also raises them, and this Articuno is the one that Bakura himself captured on Twin Islands.

Bakura now has quite a few main players, which can be divided into three tiers.

Hoopa, Dark Mewtwo, and others are naturally the main force of the first team, while the second team consists of Diablo, Draco, and Barto. Strictly speaking, Articuno can now be considered as the main force of Bakura's third team.

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(Please give me flowers, votes, and subscriptions. Speaking of which... Bakuyo seems to have quite a few Pokémon... Although most of them are legendary, the only new Pokémon I've acquired since the beginning of the series, besides the original veterans, are Serperior and Tyranitar... Nihilego is officially classified as legendary after all.)

Chapter 470 You've Surprised Me (Please Subscribe to All Chapters)

"Chirp~"

Articuno's high-pitched, melodious cry rang out, and its previously slowly fluttering, magnificent wings suddenly flapped violently. A violent blizzard instantly materialized, howling as it rushed towards the Chandelier Spirit's infernal attack.

A head-on clash between blizzard and purgatory!

The purple-blue flames and the icy-blue storm collided repeatedly, and powerful waves of wind rippled outwards in concentric circles.

Although the blizzard began to slowly suppress Purgatory, it did not crush it outright!

Mei's eyes lit up when she noticed this; the attribute advantage still existed after all!

As long as you're not crushed by an absolute force, it means you have a chance!

Articuno!

Seeing that Purgatory had not collapsed immediately, Bakura did not care, as this was just a probing attack.

Articuno is a legendary Pokémon, but ultimately, it is not a Pokémon known for its offensive capabilities.

Articuno's ability to suppress the Fire-type Inferno with its type disadvantage Blizzard was based on the fact that Articuno's own strength was higher than Chandelure's.

In the game, Articuno's two Attack stats don't even exceed 100...

Legendary physiques guarantee that legendary Pokémon will surpass ordinary Pokémon in terms of quality at the same level, but this does not mean that legendary Pokémon will absolutely crush ordinary Pokémon.

Legendary Pokémon, like regular Pokémon, also have their own unique characteristics and strengths. For example, the three legendary Pokémon are better at defense, while Zapdos is better at special attack.

Articuno's greatest strength lies in its well-balanced abilities. However, this balance, to some extent, means mediocrity. Articuno doesn't have any obvious weaknesses, but it also doesn't have any particularly outstanding strengths.

"Chirp~"

Articuno let out a loud cry and unleashed its power once more, its blizzard attack suddenly intensifying and forcefully shattering the Infernal Attack, its remaining force still blowing towards Chandelure.

"Crystal Chandelier, heat air!"

Upon seeing this, Mei shouted at the Crystal Lamp Spirit without hesitation.

The flames atop the Crystal Chandelier Spirit's head surged once more, and a fiery red storm of heat met the blizzard.

The clash between the hot wind and the blizzard caused a direct explosion!

"Air Chop".

Bakura's lips curled slightly as he gave Articuno another order.

Articuno spread its wings and flew toward the location of the Crystal Chandelier Spirit, and on the way, it flapped its wings violently again.

Several sharp blades of air sliced ​​through the smoke and dust, hurtling towards the original location of the Crystal Chandelier Spirit at high speed.

"Crystal Chandelier Spirit, dodge! Shadow Ball~."

Mei frowned slightly as she looked at the smoke and dust that obscured her vision.

Compared to Articuno, this smoke is clearly more detrimental to Chandelure.

Birds have a keen eye; it's an innate advantage.

The Crystal Chandelier Spirit also began to move its body, but the speed at which the air slash came was simply too fast!

Or rather, because of the smoke and dust, Mei was unable to accurately determine the location of the air slash.

Before the Chandelier Spirit could retreat, one of the air slashes still grazed its body.

The Crystal Chandelier Spirit's eyes narrowed slightly in pain, but since it wasn't a direct hit, it was fortunately still within its tolerance range.

Mei breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but the next moment, Mei's expression changed drastically.

A huge shadow emerged from the smoke and dust! And it wasn't far from the Crystal Chandelier Spirit!

"You were too careless, Mei. Now is not the time to let your guard down. Let's try this."

"Brave bird, attack!"

Bakura chuckled softly and spoke slowly to Mei.

"Chirp~"

The red energy of the Brave Bird completely enveloped Articuno, which then swooped down at lightning speed toward Chandelure!

"Crystal Chandelier! Shadow Ball!"

Mei hurriedly called out to Chandelure, because she had just dodged the attack from Air Slash and hadn't expected Articuno to approach Chandelure at the same time.

Compared to Articuno, Chandelure is not good at close combat at all! Chandelure is a pure Special Attack Pokémon.

The Crystal Chandelier Spirit quickly conjured a jet-black shadow ball and shot it towards the rapidly approaching Articuno.

The Shadow Ball hit Articuno directly with a loud bang, but Articuno, protected by Brave Bird Energy, didn't care at all and continued to close the distance between them.

The Brave Bird charged forward and crashed heavily into the Crystal Chandelier Spirit, unleashing its ferocious force.

The Crystal Chandelier Spirit tightly closed its eyes as its entire body was violently blasted away, crashing heavily to the ground and instantly losing its ability to fight!

Meanwhile, as Articuno's energy slowly dissipated, streaks of red electricity flashed across its body. This was the reaction to Brave Bird's attack; when Brave Bird's attack hits its opponent, the user will also suffer counter-damage.

"As expected, it's not as practical as the divine bird."

Seeing this, Bakura shook his head helplessly. Both Divine Bird Strike and Brave Bird Attack are very powerful Flying-type moves. However, compared to them, Brave Bird Attack suffers a fatal backlash.

Although Divine Bird Strike requires charging, Flying-type Pokémon can complete it during flight with special training.

Therefore, Bakura has always been keen to teach his Flying-type Pokémon the legendary bird skill, but Articuno cannot learn the legendary bird attack...

Fortunately, Articuno has excellent stamina and defense, so this damage reflection isn't a major weakness.

"As expected, the difference in strength cannot be made up for by attribute advantages."

Seeing that Chandelure had been defeated by Articuno in the blink of an eye, Yukinari Ooki crossed his arms and slowly shook his head.

"Crystal Chandelure's strength is weak, otherwise it would not be without a fighting chance. Being suppressed by Articuno's reverse type has already determined its fate."

Upon hearing this, Qinglv pondered for a moment before speaking, "The Crystal Chandelier Spirit, which is extremely skilled in special attacks, had its Infernal Attack suppressed by the Blizzard's reverse attribute..."

That's outrageous enough.

But that's normal, considering it's a champion-level Articuno.

"But this does show that Articuno and Kyogre are not even in the same league."

Articuno's cyan eyes flickered slightly. Compared to Kyogre's despairing power suppression, Articuno was clearly much weaker.

In this way, although he currently has no way to deal with this Articuno, at least he has some psychological comfort.

Otherwise, if all of Bakura's Pokémon were on the same level as Kyogre, what would be the point of fighting?

……

On the battlefield.