Pokémon from Galar

Ignoring the firelight and smoke, Mary quickly took a step forward, looked up at the direction where Xiao Mo was retreating, and ran over with her arms outstretched!

bang——

"Well--!"

Still wreathed in embers and smoke, Little Mo crashed headfirst into Mary's chest, staggering a couple of steps before collapsing to the ground. Mary quickly raised her hand and brushed away the last remaining sparks from his fur.

Although she looked disheveled, aside from some burns, Xiao Mo was actually in pretty good condition.

"Yay! (We won!)"

Raising her little arms, Xiao Mo patted Mary's chest and met Mary's gaze with pride and confidence.

"Yes, we won. The final response was excellent."

The flames in the center of the arena dissipated, and the Damo baboon, unsurprisingly, lost consciousness and collapsed among the rubble.

Somewhat apologetically, Mary picked up Mo and ran back to her spot, then retrieved the Poké Ball and recalled Mo as well.

For the third Pokémon to enter the field, Marnie didn't hesitate to remove the Dive Ball and place Hime, who had evolved into Primarina, onto the field.

Mei Rong's third Pokémon was an Ice Goose whose head was frozen in a square block of ice.

A rather cute Pokémon that also has no evolved forms, but has good defensive abilities and can switch forms, which adds a lot of tactical flexibility.

"Please let it rain!"

At the start of the third battle, Mary asked Hime-chan to set the weather. The hail in the sky had already dissipated when the aurora curtain disappeared, and the absence of other weather interference made Hime-chan's rainmaking attempt even more successful.

"Ice pick!"

It seems that Goosebumps wasn't trained as a weather setter; Melia completely abandoned the idea of ​​competing for the weather and instead launched an attack.

However, the Ice Goose's movements were a bit strange. It created four ice spikes in one go. The first three were aimed at the West Lion Sea People opposite it, but the last one was aimed at the ice block on its own head!

As for Hime-chan, she didn't pay too much attention to her opponent's strange behavior. She looked down at the three ice spikes shooting towards her from the front and back, without any intention of dodging. In a place without water and without creating a suitable battlefield herself, Hime-chan's mobility was actually quite limited.

This is why Mary had Hime pray for rain at the start of the game. Without doing so, Hime would just be a turret that is difficult to move. It might not be a problem in doubles, but it would be very passive in singles.

Ice Goose's attack power is not strong, and Ice Spike itself is not a high-powered special move.

Hime-chan gritted her teeth and endured the pain of the ice spike hitting her, quickly letting the rain cover the field!

After being struck by its own icicle, the heavy block of ice on the Ice Goose's head quickly crumbled, revealing its tiny head.

"An Aria of the Bubble!"

Sensing the abundant water around them, Mary quickly gave the order to attack, and Mei Rong did the same.

"Headbutt!"

The Ice Goose's movements were no longer clumsy. Taking advantage of the rapidly gathering water, it lunged forward, padded its belly, and slid quickly towards Hime-chan!

Meanwhile, Hime-chan opened her mouth, staring at her opponent approaching her, and began her performance!

Bubbles emerged from Hime-chan's body, seemingly fragile yet dancing nimbly in mid-air to Hime-chan's rhythm despite the torrential rain.

Just as the ice-crusted goose was about to reach Hime-chan, she calmly pressed down with her palm, causing bubbles to fall with the song before bursting.

bang -- bang -- bang --

The sound was not loud, as if it were just a bubble bursting, but the energy released with the bursting of the bubble exploded mercilessly around the ice goose!

Countless raindrops transformed into Hime-chan's soldiers, dancing and twirling to the song, wave after wave, as energy vortexes swept over the ice-clad goose's body.

"Instant amnesia!"

Mei Rong's voice pierced through the rain and landed in the icy goose ear, and she quickly abandoned her previous offensive and began to defend.

Chapter 298 The Third Battle Ends Quickly

Ice Goose's speed did not decrease. Although the torrential rain turned the entire field into Hime-chan's home ground, it also allowed Ice Goose to better utilize its enhanced speed.

The significant boost to Special Defense from the momentary amnesia allowed Ice Goose to break through Hime-chan's attack range at high speed, minimizing the damage.

Hime-chan's unique fighting style is somewhat difficult for Ice Goose, who lacks sufficiently good attack methods. Even though Ice Goose is stronger than Hime-chan in terms of pure strength, Hime-chan's method of attacking by manipulating water flow with sound is very difficult to dodge.

But if Mei Rong chose to send out the Ice Goose, then there must be some special means that would give the Ice Goose an advantage.

Simply switching to the thaw head mode and maximizing the speed isn't enough. Even if Hime-chan's attacks don't hit her head-on every time, after a few more hits, the Ice Goose's weak defense after switching forms, even with the boost of momentary amnesia, won't last long.

Freeze-drying!

"Hold on!"

Mary frowned slightly and quickly chose a way to deal with it. Hime-chan nimbly roamed the field and raised her hand to create a light barrier to block the oncoming beam of light.

Large amounts of rain fell, but were frozen and dried along the way and on the light screen, as if building an ice wall passage.

Thud—crash—!

As the light curtain shattered, the ice block, having lost its support, fell to the ground and broke into pieces. At this moment, the Ice Goose had cleverly hidden in the blind spot and approached Hime-chan!

"Mind Hammer!"

"Tide Whirlwind!"

The movement of the ice goose startled both Mary and Hime-chan. It seems that freeze-drying is not simply about freezing Hime-chan, but also about using the piled-up ice walls to block their vision and senses.

Rainwater cannot escape Hime-chan's perception, but if it is frozen into an ice block, it will naturally be out of Hime-chan's control.

Having already used it, Mary and Hime reacted in unison to the headbutt that was now almost within reach!

Countless raindrops quickly converged in front of Hime-chan, and a sufficiently large vortex of water was quickly constructed by Hime-chan. With the power of the high-speed water flow, she deflected the opponent's attack as much as possible.

However, Mary and Hime underestimated the Ice Goose's attack. The Mind Hammer broke through the Tide Whirlpool's blockade with great force, unstoppable. The direction of the attack did not deviate completely, but instead crashed heavily into Hime's right shoulder, unleashing the expected damage!

Freeze-drying!

Before the Ice Goose even landed, after hitting Hime-chan, Mei-rong's command followed closely, seemingly intending to fully utilize her high-speed advantage.

"A tremendous sound!"

"Ow—!"

The pain from the wound made Hime-chan's voice sound somewhat pitiful and melodious, but the burst of energy was not reduced in the slightest. Swinging her tail to steady her almost falling body, Hime-chan quickly found the body of the frozen and dried ice goose.

boom--!!

The Ice Goose's attack erupted first, striking Hime-chan's body at close range, and large chunks of ice crystals began to spread.

Hime-chan's attack followed closely behind, the sound carrying immense water energy, and the raindrops in mid-air suddenly changed direction! Instantly engulfing the figure of the Ice Goose.

Cold and dryness is an extremely effective form of damage even against water-type attacks, so this attack is not something that Hime-chan can easily ignore.

But what made Mary's face turn even worse than the injury was the frozen state.

Mei Rong used Freeze-Dry twice in a row, which was definitely a deliberate training to achieve the probability-based freezing effect. If an ordinary trainer were to use Freeze-Dry and gamble on probability, then Mei Rong's Freeze-Dry would undoubtedly freeze the target 100%.

The only saving grace is that once the Ice Goose reaches its maximum speed, its defensive capabilities become negligible. Hit by Hime-chan's loud noise, its movements have become noticeably more labored and sluggish.

Mary even suspected that the Ice Goose was now relying solely on willpower to sustain its body.

"Ice Goose, hold on! You're back to life!"

"Hime-chan! Do your best! Hot water!"

Both Pokémon heard their trainers' voices, but their physical condition wasn't good enough for them to respond quickly to the commands. Goose was swaying and trying to adjust itself to launch a final attack, while Hime was trying to break free of the ice engulfing her as quickly as possible.

A wisp of heat emanated from Hime-chan's body and was quickly washed away by the rain. The heated water rapidly melted the solid ice, allowing her to move around more and more.

Seeing the Ice Goose gradually regain its footing and begin to unleash an unusually strong Fighting-type energy, Hime-chan couldn't sit still any longer. Instead of melting the ice around her, the hot water quickly swirled into a single stream, boiling it directly! Completely disregarding the possibility of being burned herself, she unleashed all her power towards the Ice Goose!

At this moment, the Ice Goose once again mustered its strength and charged towards Hime-chan, who was still trapped.

boom--!!

The boiling water shattered the solid ice and enveloped the Ice Goose's body, but the Ice Goose twisted its body and slid along the ground, narrowly avoiding the boiling water jet. Then, it stepped on the ice and pounced towards Hime-chan!

Hime-chan, whose attack was dodged, continued to exert her strength, twisting her body and causing the water column to sweep straight across. Using the trajectory of her opponent outlined by the rain, she seized the moment when the Ice Goose took off!

The moment the ice-crusted goose touched their bodies, the hot water finally submerged both the opponent and Hime-chan!

Bang——! !

The powerful Fighting-type energy blasted the water and the remaining ice together, knocking both Pokémon back and sending them sliding along the ground in a sorry state, splashing up large amounts of water.

Both sides have lost their ability to fight!

In the third match, Mary and Beauty drew.

The rain, having lost its creator, gradually stopped as its energy was depleted.

Mary lifted the diving ball and retrieved Hime-chan, then looked towards Gym Leader Mei-rong from afar.

"Well done. It seems I underestimated your abilities."

Mei Rong held the last Poké Ball. It seemed that the previous ordinary challenges had not revealed Marie's full strength, or perhaps she had made a relatively considerable improvement in just a few days?

Having fought so far, Mei Rong has only managed to defeat one of Marie's Pokémon. She doesn't think that her poor predictions or the weakness of her Pokémon caused this situation.

Because of her lack of raw strength, it is the trainer's job to win against the odds. Mei Rong will only reflect on what she lacks as a trainer.

"However, I still want to thank you for creating this arena at the last minute. In return, I will fight you with all my might!"

After saying that, Mei Rong threw out her fourth Poké Ball with all her might, and a Lapras appeared on the field.

P.S.: While writing this today, I suddenly realized that I haven't made the Priscilla Seaman character card yet! I'm scratching my head frantically; I've completely forgotten which skills I assigned to her...

PPS: A long-awaited post from a veteran gamer: "Reincarnated as a Flower"

Author: Orange Charm~

Synopsis: Guided by the system, Geng Ling was reborn as a crystal orchid? There was nothing he could do but live like this, except...

"So, why did you choose me?"

Looking at the pure white flower that had been transplanted onto his right shoulder, Wuming felt utterly helpless.

It can transform and flow infinitely.

World order: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Madoka Magica, TBD

Chapter 299 When to go to Mary's house?

In the final battle, Mei Rong sent out Laplace, which was actually her most frequently used, ace Laplace.

The combination of water and ice moves was executed with unparalleled skill. Midway through, Marnie even had to temporarily bring out Succubus to Dynamax in order to deal with Lapras's terrifying control ability after Gigantamaxing, which ultimately allowed Illya to win the battle in a thrilling manner.