"Creee—!!" The piercing cries from within the dark clouds grew increasingly frequent, a sign that Articuno's injuries were worsening with every passing moment.
By contrast, although Glaceon looked hard-pressed as it dodged the frost-forged blades, its movements actually grew more assured—and more cautious.
Because until the very last moment, no one knew what might happen!
To the spectators in the stadium, however, the scene was utterly breathtaking!
Beneath a sky thick with dark clouds, amid a world of ice and snow, the small, mysterious Glaceon kept evading the spears of ice raining down from above...
Against a legend, it had actually gained the upper hand!
"Hard work really does count for something!" someone murmured. The words struck a chord with countless others. A legend might indeed be a legend...
But!
The age they lived in as Trainers was the best of all!
One day, the partners at their sides could become new legends too—legends of a new era, written together by Trainers and Pokémon!!
"Tobias has been pushed into a difficult battle for the very first time!!" The announcer, Takeshi, wished he could remember this historic moment forever. This might well have been the fiercest match in the history of the Ever Grande Conference. "Could he actually lose the opening battle?!!"
"..." Tobias abruptly opened his eyes. He had made a difficult decision. "Articuno, Mind Reader... followed by..."
"Sheer Cold—!!"
Mind Reader would lock onto the opponent, and Sheer Cold would finish it in a single strike!
This was a move that would take them both down!
To unleash an ultimate move like Sheer Cold, even Articuno would likely have to release all the cold energy it had stored over a long time in a single instant. The price would leave it on the verge of being unable to battle,