Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
The battle between Zeraora and Lapras was still raging.
Using Blizzard and Ice Beam, Lorelei had turned the arena into an ice field and gained the upper hand.
As Li Wei directed Zeraora to destroy the ice field, Kela had Lapras harass Zeraora with Ice Beam again.
Zeraora struggled to leap through the gaps between Ice Beams, dodging desperately as the situation grew dire.
Mustard said, "Trouble, eh~ They're making and reinforcing the ice faster than you can break it! Gotta find a way to get close~"
Cynthia murmured softly,
"The key is closing that distance..."
The problem Li Wei now faced
was the same one Steven had faced against Red.
Against an artillery platform like Lapras,
he needed to get close and settle things with Close-Quarters Combat.
Especially Close Combat and Plasma Fists.
If Zeraora could get close,
then victory would be possible.
"Ice Beam!"
Cold energy gathered in Lapras's mouth again, the ice field allowing it to charge even faster!
Li Wei called out, "Zeraora, Wild Charge! Use the raised ice as a springboard!"
While Zeraora had been destroying the field, Lapras had kept patching it up with Ice Beam.
But the field had already been damaged, and Ice Beam had left protruding chunks of ice across it.
Zeraora understood instantly.
Zeraora poured all that electrical energy into both feet and stomped hard on the raised ice!
Boom-
A terrifying thunderous blast erupted around Zeraora!
The explosion blasted a massive crater into the ice,
and the tremendous recoil launched Zeraora toward Lapras like a cannonball!
At that speed, Lapras had no chance to react, and neither did Lorelei.
Lorelei's pupils abruptly contracted. "What?!"
Yuka exclaimed, "Using the recoil from the rock, Zeraora's moving even faster!"
Ice Beam narrowly missed Zeraora as Zeraora became a