Hu Bin called out directly, "Blaziken, Flare Blitz!"
Massive flames gathered around Blaziken's entire body, melting away the ice encasing its legs.
Free to move again, Blaziken charged at Darmanitan, wreathed in flames.
Darmanitan had no time to dodge before Blaziken sent it flying.
Darmanitan let out a pained cry and fell to the ground. At that moment, its Ability activated: Zen Mode, which changed its form when its HP dropped below half.
Darmanitan's body began to change. In Zen Mode, Galarian Darmanitan bounced around constantly, spewing flames from the nose on its head.
Its typing also changed from Ice-type to a dual Ice- and Fire-type.
Darmanitan kept firing flames at Blaziken.
Blaziken did not even dodge, letting the flames strike its body. The damage barely tickled anyway. Easy, effortless, no sweat!
Hu Bin waved a hand and said to Blaziken, "Go on, Blaziken. Finish it with Return!"
White light covered Blaziken's body as it charged straight at Darmanitan. Countless flames and shards of ice struck Blaziken, but it ignored them all. Its Return slammed directly into Darmanitan, sending it flying and knocking it out.
It collapsed onto the ground!
Honey's expression changed. Just as she had feared, her Darmanitan stood no chance against Hu Bin and had been defeated in an instant!
Honey sighed. It seemed she really was getting old. This was the younger generation's era now, and Hu Bin had already become unstoppable.
Honey now had only two Pokémon left that could battle, while Hu Bin still had five.
Hu Bin took a deep breath as well. Without the Super Body Enhancer the system had rewarded him with, today would probably have been a tough fight for him. He wondered whether the system would ever give him an even stronger potion.
Honey recalled Darmanitan and sent out