"So he really sent out Incineroar."
Liao Xingchen raised a brow, not surprised in the slightest.
Given what he knew of Su Hao, it was only natural that he would send Incineroar out in a situation like this.
Having just received a gift from Ho-Oh that even Liao Xingchen envied, that Incineroar's strength might already be approaching Diancie's, from whom he had heard little news lately.
And just how much of that power it had absorbed over this short day would, in a sense, determine how great an advantage it could gain against Beartic.
As that thought surfaced in Liao Xingchen's mind.
Under Su Hao's command, Incineroar stepped forward. Evil Aura spread wantonly, and as it fiercely swung a tiger paw toward Beartic, rippling black waves shot out like arrows loosed from a bow.
That hulking Beartic was clearly a Pokémon specialized in physical attack. The standard all-purpose opening combination of "Intimidate" and "Fake Out" was still the best choice.
Empowered by Evil Aura, the energy ripples tore through the icy mist and rushed at Beartic. If everything went normally, that combo would definitely knock away a substantial portion of Beartic's fighting strength right from the start.
But the battle-hardened Yegor and Beartic had long been prepared for this move. He swept out a hand and shouted his command.
"Icy Wind!"
A visibly pale cold current of breath met Incineroar's opening move head-on.
To Incineroar's visibly surprised expression, the black energy mixed with Fake Out and Intimidate was frozen solid!
The frosty breath also left a long, thin trail of frost across the ground.
Wait, that could be frozen too?
What Icy Wind? This was practically a frozen world!
If the Slate Spirit's panel had not shown that Beartic had nothing to do with Kyurem, Su Hao would have thought