Snowpoint City lay at Sinnoh's northernmost tip, at the foot of Mt. Coronet.
People hailed it as the city where ice and snow sparkled.
It was also home to Lake Acuity, where one of the Lake Guardians, Uxie of wisdom, resided.
During the original Sinnoh crisis, Uxie had even connected telepathically with Brock to ask for his help.
However, Gary strongly suspected that Uxie had chosen Brock purely because they both had perpetually narrowed eyes...
Snowpoint Gym stood north of Snowpoint City, near the mountains, facing Snowpoint Temple from afar.
Dense coniferous forests and pristine snow surrounded the area, and the cold weather almost let people feel the majesty of Mt. Coronet.
Candice wore a youthful school-uniform skirt, her bare legs paired with loose socks, looking young and lovely.
Breathing a small cloud of white mist into her hands, Candice wrapped her scarf around her neck once more. "Classes have already been suspended, Mr. Brandon."
"Good~" Brandon stared gravely at the distant Snowpoint Temple. "If Regigigas starts rampaging, we won't be able to spare the attention to protect the students here.
"Also... Gym Leader Candice... dressing like that will give you aching knees when you're older..."
Candice froze, then scratched her head awkwardly. "Well, I've always dressed this way."
"You should drink more hot water, too..." Brandon blurted out tactlessly.
Candice smiled unconcernedly, then grew worried again. "Will it really be all right not to evacuate the nearby residents? With just you and me, I'm afraid we won't be able to soothe Regigigas's anger."
"It won't be a problem." Brandon folded his arms and looked into the distance. "I've already found reliable help."
"I've reported it to the Pokémon League, too, but everyone is currently hunting down Poacher groups across the region. Miss Cynthia said only Lucian could make the