Yong made the first move.
"Metagross! Use Rock Slide!"
During the latter half of the intensive training camp, Metagross had successfully learned Rock Slide and Rock Tomb under Steelix's guidance. Yong had also added moves such as Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, and Brick Break to broaden its coverage.
Even against a Legendary Pokémon, Yong felt no fear.
Compared with Ash's future battle against Darkrai using Sceptile, Metagross actually held an advantage in its type combination!
"Metang!"
Metagross gave a low growl. Shattered stones rapidly rose from the grass, gathering into a dense mass of rocks before hurtling toward Articuno.
Sif's voice matched Articuno perfectly at that moment, cool and clear, without a trace of emotion.
"Articuno! Dodge! Fly higher!"
"Coo~~!!!"
A shower of fluorescent light fell through the air. Articuno beat its wings and shot upward, escaping the range of Rock Slide!
"Ice Beam! Water Pulse!"
"Coo!"
Articuno let out a long cry, its wings blotting out the sky. Frigid currents surged through the air as an Ice Blue beam, cold and sharp as lightning, burst from its beak. A huge, dark-blue sphere of water followed, churning and spinning before shooting out!
Though launched later, Water Pulse caught up with Ice Beam. The entire sphere froze into a massive ball of ice, then shattered into sharp icicles that shot toward Metagross like a rain of swords!
What a brilliant combination attack!
Yong marveled inwardly, then hurriedly shouted,
"Metagross! Flash Cannon!"
"Metang!!!"
Brilliant silver light shone all over Metagross's body, then gathered before it into a huge sphere of Steel-type energy that blasted straight toward the falling icicles!
"Whoosh!"
Silver-white and Ice Blue met in midair!
Boom!!!
The two forces collided with a tremendous roar!
Yet Flash Cannon failed to stop every icicle. Amid the explosion's aftermath, shards that had skimmed