His partners slowly struggled to their feet, with only Steelix looking somewhat better off.
Marshtomp panted heavily, utterly drained. Since Baltoy had kept attacking from a distance, it had been caught in the fallout the least and still had some strength left.
Aron, meanwhile, had passed out outright.
Yong recalled the little one into its Pokémon Ball, and the others returned to his side, watching their opponent warily.
The bitter wind blew, and snowflakes drifted down.
Amid the freezing wind and snow, that figure slowly emerged once more!
"Just as I thought... not a scratch?"
Yong watched his opponent grimly, trying to think of a way out.
But was Glalie really in such good shape?
Even with the vast difference in levels, an attack like Rock Storm had still dealt it considerable damage. What was more, the final moves Steelix and the others had unleashed were mostly powerful Rock-type and Steel-type attacks, which dealt double damage to Ice-type Pokémon!
It was just that Glalie's ice armor already provided strong defense. Combined with the difference in levels, it could easily withstand that damage!
But it was certainly not as unscathed as Yong imagined.
"Ungyah~ gah!"
Glalie sized up Steelix and the others. On this ice field, aside from one or two rare exceptions, hardly any Pokémon could threaten it anymore!
Yet these few unremarkable little ones had proved surprisingly troublesome. Their earlier attack, in particular, had even put it under pressure!
At that thought, freezing air surged around it. It was about to attack when it noticed the human opposite it suddenly step forward.
What? Did he want a one-on-one fight?
"Glalie! You don't want to take an attack like that a few more times, do you?"
"Ung...?"
Seeing the opposing Pokémon stop, Yong spoke again.
"We were only passing through.