An even colder aura gathered around Swampert's other fist!
The ice-blue gauntlet radiated the piercing chill Unfezant hated most! Yet the earlier Icy Wind had frozen one of his legs to Swampert's arm. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not break free!
The Ice Punch rapidly grew larger in his vision!
Bang!!!
Before everyone's eyes, Swampert's heavy fist slammed into Unfezant's head!
His opponent shot away like a cannonball! Only scattered ice crystals remained in the air, glittering beneath the neon lights...
Thud!
With a dull impact, Unfezant landed far away at the edge of the stage.
Akiya stared blankly at her Pokémon, giving the impression that... her thoughts were somewhere else entirely...
Only when the referee's voice rang out did she react.
"Unfezant is unable to battle! Swampert wins!"
Akiya suddenly snapped out of her daze as though waking from a dream! With a soft sigh, she recalled Unfezant. She turned to give Yong a complicated look, forced a faint smile, and said quietly,
"Congratulations! You have to... keep going!"
With that, she turned and left.
Yong gave her a long look, then recalled Swampert.
"Ding! Swampert won an official battle! Gained 120 training points! Gained a large amount of experience!" "Ding! Proficiency increased for Rock Throw, Rock Slide, Icy Wind, and Ice Punch!"
The fourth round was finally over.
He had to admit that, despite a difference of only five levels, the challenge had become considerably harder, putting significant pressure on both Swampert and Yong!
Especially after Unfezant used Focus Energy, Night Slash combined with his Super Luck ability... that incredibly high critical-hit rate had nearly been too much for Swampert!
Fortunately, Icy Wind, which he had learned during their earlier special training, proved unexpectedly effective. It successfully slowed the opponent's attacks, giving Swampert