Windswept City, the battle area on the hotel's top floor.
Under intense pressure, Ash and Charizard showed their indomitable fighting spirit.
"Pika pi!"
Although Pikachu wasn't on the field, his heart was with Ash and Charizard.
Powered by Blaze, Blast Burn displayed tremendous strength.
With this move alone, Ash and Charizard had a real chance of defeating the Articuno belonging to Noland, the head of the Battle Factory.
But against Lorelei, they were still a little too green.
At Lorelei's command to use Sheer Cold, Articuno sprang into action.
Articuno let out a long cry, dazzling blue-white light bursting from its entire body.
It spread its wings fully and unleashed the purest power of absolute cold without reservation!
A pure white beam that seemed capable of freezing time and space met the crimson flames head-on!
Ice and fire, two absolute opposites,
collided with a thunderous crash inside the enclosed arena!
"Diancie, Metagross, Light Screen."
Besides neutralizing the impact and shock waves from the explosion, Light Screen
could also fully protect their eyesight...
Dawn, Blue, and Yellow all raised their arms to shield themselves from the dazzling light.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion rang out as violent shock waves swept outward, shaking the entire arena!
The protective barrier hummed under the unbearable strain.
The hotel probably hadn't expected a Champion Tier Articuno to wreak havoc here...
Scorching heat and extreme cold, two destructive energies, intertwined.
Blast Burn's terrifying heat frantically evaporated the freezing air of Sheer Cold,
while Sheer Cold's absolute chill froze the flames!
The stalemate lasted less than a second.
Sheer Cold instantly gained the upper hand.
Wherever the pure white freezing air passed, the surging flames were forcibly frozen into sculptures of fiery ice!
The freezing spread at an astonishing speed, engulfing Charizard's entire body in an instant!
"Ugh..."