As Baimu watched Sidney out of the corner of his eye.
A sudden uproar swept through the surrounding stands.
He quickly turned and saw a wave of startling, bone-white frost sweeping over the sea of fire Mega Salamence had unleashed.
The pale mist rolled forward like a thick white fire blanket. Flames vanished wherever it passed, cracking rang out, and countless jagged ice spikes burst from the ground!
In an instant.
A glittering forest of ice crystals rose across the vast Battle Arena, reflecting the sun's blinding light until the spectators could no longer look directly at it.
Cries of surprise rang out again.
Mega Salamence climbed high to escape the bone-chilling current. As it searched for its opponent, glints of cold light flashed into its eyes, and it instinctively looked away.
Drake, its human Trainer, was no exception.
"Gla-lie!"
Mega Glalie had been waiting among the ice spikes for just this moment. At Poppy's command, it spun like a top, an icy-blue cross-shaped star whirling around it, and charged straight at Mega Salamence in the sky!
Ice-Skin Giga Impact!
It lacked the earth-shattering aura of Ice-Skin Explosion, but it was no less formidable. Anyone watching would have thought Mega Salamence might not survive the hit.
But experience counted.
An obstructed view did not stop a Pokémon from using moves. Drake seemed to have anticipated Poppy's attack and had Mega Salamence spin in place, whipping up Heat Wave—
Baimu knew that move well. Drake had once tried to use it to break through Mega Mawile's defenses after Stockpile.
Clearly, in the hands of the veteran Elite Four, many moves could do more than switch between contact and ranged attacks. They could serve as defenses too.
Ice-Skin Giga Impact slammed into the spinning Heat Wave. Hot and cold currents churned together,