Snowman Snorlax's marvelous ability was not something Xia You had deliberately trained.
Rather, through everyday observation and contact, he had discovered that Snowman Snorlax constantly gave off cold air. That had given him the idea to have it practice consciously, until it could form ice in a short time and run across water.
This was also Snowman Snorlax's first time putting it to use in an actual battle.
So far, the results were surprisingly good.
As mentioned before, Snowman Snorlax was an incredibly agile heavyweight. In a flash, it had already run right up to Empoleon.
It really was fast!
At that moment, Crasher Wake also realized that this Snowman Snorlax had to be Ice-type.
Fortunately, once he and Empoleon recovered from their surprise, they reacted quickly.
Judging by its abilities, Empoleon was neither an agility-oriented nor a strength-oriented Pokémon. Its specialties were Special Attack and Special Defense, so keeping its distance from Snowman Snorlax and fighting at medium to long range seemed the wise choice.
But a Pokémon Trainer's style also deeply influenced a Pokémon's development.
With a professional wrestler like Crasher Wake as its Trainer, Empoleon was destined not to obediently follow the "artillery turret" approach.
One thing was predictable: it had to be good at close combat, too!
Sure enough, just as Xia You had guessed, when Snowman Snorlax charged up to Empoleon, the latter's first reaction was not to pull away and deny its opponent a chance to get in close. Instead, it raised its two sharp wings and fought back.
Good. That also fit a professional wrestler's style of meeting challenges head-on in battle.
Under Crasher Wake's commands, Empoleon launched a fierce assault on the huge opponent before it.
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