Frozen World

He immediately threw out his next Poké Ball.

A completely blue Pokémon appeared on the Battle Arena.

Eichi's eyes narrowed. It was Lapras.

Lapras

Aptitude: Exceptional

Level: Peak Gym Leader (59)

Mei's Lapras had left a deep impression on him during the previous matches. Its mirror tactics in particular were truly formidable.

Many Pokémon had fallen into its trap, so he needed to be careful as well.

However, since Heracross could still fight, there was no need to switch Pokémon.

Seeing this, the referee announced, "The match continues."

"Heracross, Pin Missile." As usual, he would probe first.

Dense Light Needles instantly formed around Heracross's body before shooting toward the distant Lapras.

For a Pokémon like Lapras that lived in the sea, its movement speed became painfully slow once it was on land.

So long as one seized that weakness, defeating it would be easy.

Of course, everyone thought that way, including Mei. She knew Lapras's weakness too, so how could she possibly have no countermeasures?

"Lapras, Ice Beam."

Lapras opened its mouth as aqua-blue energy particles began gathering within it, condensing into a sphere.

Then, it shot out in a beam.

The Light Needles shattered into fragments and vanished into the air as soon as they were struck by Ice Beam.

With one sweeping blast, all the Light Needles were wiped out.

"Lapras, keep using Ice Beam. Freeze the entire field."

Lapras did not stop. It continued firing Ice Beam, targeting Heracross.

Heracross frantically beat its wings and flew to the side.

The Ice Beam missed Heracross and struck the ground instead.

Lapras then swept its beam around as it pursued Heracross. Though it failed to hit Heracross, its true goal had already been achieved: turning the entire Battle Arena into a frozen world.

Even the rocks were frozen into