Sidney's expression was grave. That Blizzard was incredibly powerful!
Sidney kept calling Scrafty's name, but received no response. His brow furrowed. Could Scrafty already have been frozen solid by Blizzard?
Hu Bin smiled faintly. "Ninetales, charge in and use Return!"
Snow filled the air, and a thick layer had already accumulated across the battlefield. Ninetales charged toward Scrafty.
The impact sent Scrafty flying straight out of the snowdrift. The bond between Ninetales and Hu Bin ensured that this Return was anything but ordinary.
Scrafty hit the ground, unable to battle. Ninetales's Blizzard had encased Scrafty in ice, leaving no way to move, and now Ninetales had delivered the finishing blow!
Sidney recalled Scrafty. The battlefield was still a sea of white, covered in thick snow, and Hu Bin showed no intention of switching Ninetales out!
Sidney gritted his teeth, took out a Poké Ball, and sent his second Pokémon into battle.
"Go, Shiftry!"
Shiftry was a large, fierce-looking brown Pokémon. A long, shaggy white mane covered most of its face, looking somewhat like a spiderweb. It had long ears, a long, pointed nose, and a large mouth full of perpetually clenched teeth. Its eyes were a cloudy yellow, with black sclerae and pupils. Each hand consisted of three broad leaves with brown "spokes," and Shiftry could generate powerful winds.
Shiftry was both a Grass-type and a Dark-type.
Sidney gave a decisive command. "Go, Shiftry! Use Sunny Day!"
At the same time, Hu Bin told Ninetales, "Ninetales, use Hail!"
Both Elite Four-level Pokémon had turned to weather tactics. Hu Bin was now even more certain that Sidney's Shiftry had the ability Chlorophyll!
Chlorophyll increased speed in sunny weather.
The battle for the weather began. Sunlight appeared in one half of the sky while hail started falling in the other, as though