Fog Island, Mirror Lake.
That night, the relentless snow had sent temperatures plummeting, but it did nothing to disturb Dragonite's rest here.
Even though Dragonite had not agreed to Lance's proposal, it had no intention of staying here any longer.
It would set off in search of a warmer island.
Hoenn, farther to the south, was clearly a better choice than this place.
Recently, the Pokémon League had placed increasing importance on hunting down Pokémon Hunters, and quite a few had already been caught.
Lance's expansion of the Chief Investigator ranks was a blunt approach, but undeniably effective.
If not for weather like this, the Pokémon Hunters would never have chosen to strike at such a time.
A battle quietly began at Mirror Lake, in the center of this isolated island at sea.
When Lance arrived at Mirror Lake on Dragonite's back,
Mirror Lake was almost entirely frozen over. The giant Dragonite's legs were trapped in the ice, and a specially made capture net glinting with a cold sheen covered its body, severely restricting its movements.
But the capture net could not stop Dragonite from using moves. Its Hyper Beam swept across the battlefield like a laser.
The earth shook, and the giant Dragonite's furious roar reverberated across the entire island.
Not a single Pokémon or hunter dared to take it head-on.
The Pokémon that had already been knocked out were proof enough.
Even Protect could not withstand the giant Dragonite's Hyper Beam. Its Hyper Beam simply defied all conventional understanding.
Surrounding the giant Dragonite were well-equipped, ruthless Pokémon Hunters.
One of them was an Ice-type Pokémon expert whom Lance had personally captured before, only for the man to escape-Hunter Z!
With silver hair and a white mask, Hunter Z stood out among the figures.
"Surrender!"
Riding Dragonite, Lance