There was nothing he could do. It was downright bullying—a nonstop barrage of Water Guns, as though Charizard were nothing more than a target.
Then those ice arrows would melt back into water, cooling Charizard down all over again.
A single Milotic had already taken out two of his Gym Leader Class Pokémon. At this rate, that one Milotic might sweep his entire team.
At that thought, Honda looked up at the sky with a headache. Damn it, it's been so long already. Why isn't the snow showing any sign of stopping?
Feeling miserable, he could only summon his third Pokémon.
This time, it was no longer a Gym Leader Class Pokémon, but merely a late-stage Elite Class Gabite.
Everyone was surprised to see it. Even a late-stage Gym Leader Class Charizard had been no match for Milotic. What could this Gabite possibly do?
They soon got their answer.
"Gabite, Dig!" Honda shouted as soon as he finished summoning it.
If I can't go through the sky, I'll go underground. I refuse to believe you can seal off everything down there too!
Yet when Xiao Ran saw what Gabite was doing, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at his opponent in surprise.
"Mr. Honda, have you ever heard an old saying from China?"
"What?"
"A timely snowfall promises a good harvest!"
As Xiao Ran finished speaking, Milotic had already begun gathering water element energy. It conjured a towering wave with ease, sending it rushing across the battlefield.
Gabite huddled underground, trembling and too afraid to show its head, while the wave washed over the thick snow covering the ground.
Then Blizzard swept through again, rapidly freezing the water that was gradually seeping underground.
To keep from freezing to death, Gabite had no choice but to burrow deeper.
But it