As the hustle and bustle of the Fengxu Conference gradually subsided, Dawn and Xiaoyun packed their bags and embarked on their journey again.
Their target is the city located northeast of Kalos.
Anistar City.
However, the only way to get there lies across an extremely cold place called the Ice Cave.
Before actually stepping into the cave, just in the open space near the entrance, a biting cold air hit my face.
In front of us is a vast white world, with the ever-lasting snow falling like goose feathers, covering the ground with an unknown amount of snow.
"Why does this snow feel so weird?"
Dawn carefully tested it with her toes, but her whole foot sank in instantly, and the snow directly covered her knees.
Okay, okay, it's a trap, right?
As she expected, this area is extremely unfriendly to humans.
It is almost impossible for an ordinary trainer to pass through with just two feet. If you are not careful, you will get stuck in it and evolve into a giant popsicle.
However, near the entrance of the cave, there is a hut made of logs and hung with ivory signs.
Grid Mamoswine rental shop.
Trainers in the past can rent the powerful Mamoswine by paying a small fee.
With their incomparable strength and indestructible tusks, these big guys can shovel a path through deep snow like a bulldozer and reach the entrance of the cave safely.
"Hehe, luckily we don't have to rent."
Dawn smiled and patted his Poké Ball. A red light flashed.
Her Mamoswine, which was extremely large and had particularly thick ivory tusks, appeared on the snow and nuzzled her affectionately.
"It's up to you, big guy."
Xiaoyun reached out and patted Mamoswine on the back. Unexpectedly, this guy didn't give any face to him. He suddenly raised his foot and swept away the snow on his face, turning him into a snowman in an instant.
Dawn was very happy to see it. "Xiaoyun, your style is very unique. Is it a limited edition for this winter?"
Xiaoyun helplessly shook off the snow on his body. "Okay, you kid, this knot is finally tied!"
Mamoswine groaned.
Tsk, what can you do.
Immediately, the two of them quickly turned over and rode on. Mamoswine easily opened two passages and moved steadily towards the cave.
Inside the cave, the light suddenly dimmed, and only some ice crystals emitting blue light on the rock wall provided illumination.
Strange-shaped icicles and ice bamboo shoots stand everywhere, as if you have entered a crystal-carved palace.
Along the way, they can see some unique Pokémon in action.
It was a little guy with sharp edges and corners, like an unpolished ice cube.
There are no obvious arms, legs or torso, and the whole thing is just a lump of ice, eating the broken ice on the ground.
"It's Bergmite! It looks so cute."
Dawn took out Rotom Pokédex and scanned it.
Xiaoyun also looked over.
Bergmite, Kalos Region's characteristics Pokémon, after evolving into Avalugg, the size instantly increased.
Avalugg in the original book, Pressure in Yingxue Pavilion Master's Arms, and even the ace Abomasnow are stronger.
Xiaoyun Just as they were thinking this, a tall and mighty figure caught their attention on a relatively open ice field ahead.
That's a Abomasnow!
It stood there like an evergreen tree covered with snow, exuding an icy cold air.
"Abomasnow, is there such a Pokémon here?"
Xiaoyun raised his eyebrows.
Abomasnow is more common in snowy mountains. The most common ones in caves should be Pokémon such as Bergmite and Swinub.
"Yeah, Abomasnow is not common here."
Dawn is a little confused.
What surprised them even more was that there was a figure sitting on the broad shoulders of Abomasnow!
It seemed that Frisk was approaching them. The figure jumped down from Abomasnow and faced them.
When they saw each other's faces clearly, both parties were stunned for a moment.
The figure spoke first, with obvious surprise in his tone:
"It's you!"
The person who came had short brown hair and a familiar face. He was the trainer at Unova Region.
Xiu·Yuanyou·Emperor.
"Hey, can you mind Trip! Are you here too Kalos?"
Xiaoyun greeted with a smile and a familiar tone.
Hey, what the hell is that tone of your voice? It seems like we are very familiar with each other.
Trip twitched the corner of his mouth, quickly returned to his serious look, and answered concisely:
"Well, come here to practice yourself."
"Experience? Come to this place?"
Xiaoyun raised his eyebrows and pointed at the Bergmite who were still eating ice cubes in ignorance.
The experience you are referring to is using Abomasnow to bully these cuties?
"What's that look in your eyes?"
Trip felt that Xiaoyun's eyes seemed to be filled with invisible contempt, and he further explained helplessly, "Experience does not necessarily mean challenging external strong people, but more importantly, looking for opportunities to surpass one's own limits."
Xiaoyun blinked.
Ice cave, Abomasnow, surpass yourself.
Xiaoyun made a fist with his right hand and punched it in the palm of his left hand as if he suddenly understood:
"I understand! Find Mega Stone from Abomasnow! If you have a discerning eye, the energy of this place is pure. Maybe there is something left behind."
Trip was choked and his eyes widened:
"You, you heard it?"
Damn, what he said is so obscure, how did you think of it?
"Um, is it difficult?"
Xiaoyun has a weird expression. Isn't this the same as showing off?
Or are you just trying to bluff a fool? Even if you think about it, you won't be drooling.
Trip's expression became solemn. Since the other party had guessed it, he probably had the same purpose.
He asked tentatively, "Could it be that you came here because of..."
Damn it, what if this person robs him?
Xiaoyun grinned. "Hey, guess what, what a coincidence!"
Dawn helplessly raised his forehead. "Xiaoyun started teasing people again..."
Trip understood it instantly and automatically defaulted.
His eyes immediately became sharp, a fighting spirit rose from him, and he said in a deep voice:
"Since the goals are the same, there is bound to be competition. Why don't we decide who belongs now."
"By the way, you haven't found it yet..."
Xiaoyun couldn't help but add.
However, he didn't think there was any problem against Trip.
Trip paused and continued:
"Tell me, what's your tournament ranking?"
He remembered that Xiaoyun was the champion before, so his ranking must be high.
Xiaoyun said calmly:
"Great Ball, tenth place."
"Take... take less?!"
Trip's voice was raised a bit.
Great Ball ranked tenth?! He knew Xiaoyun was strong, but he didn't expect it to be this strong!
He is still outside the five hundred ranks.
Oh, he's swimming around.
After the shock, Trip's eyes were instantly replaced by a fiery fighting spirit.
If he can defeat, the tenth-ranked Great Ball trainer here... then his ranking will experience a terrifying surge!
Maybe you can enter Great Ball directly.
This is simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Xiaoyun was a little frightened by Trip's eyes, which seemed to be looking at a golden mountain. He waved his hand and said:
"If you want to hit me, hit me. Don't look at me like that. It's scary."
Trip also realized that he had lost his composure and coughed lightly. "I lost my composure."
He solemnly issued a challenge to Xiaoyun:
"Then, Xiaoyun, I want to challenge you!"
"Yo west, leave the refereeing work to Rotom!"
Rotom flew out in time, and the battle rules interface was displayed on the screen.
The information of both parties was clearly reported by Rotom:
The information of both parties was clearly reported by Rotom:
"Challenger, Trip, Great Ball level, No. 586 Rotom!"
"Challenge, Xiaoyun, Great Ball level, 10th place Rotom!"
This huge ranking gap made Dawn, who was watching, slightly stunned.
If Xiaoyun hadn't accepted the challenge on his own, according to the matching mechanism of Pokémon World Championships, Trip might not have been ranked as high as Xiaoyun.
"Ah, you are only number 586."
Dawn blurted out subconsciously.
She had seen Trip's performance in Unova Region and thought he was quite capable, but she didn't expect the ranking gap to be so big.
"I..."
Trip was speechless for a moment, his face a little confused.
What could he do? What could he do if he was picked by the guy named Paul right after the game started?
I can't beat it again and again, and it's hard to say, so I have no choice but to come to Kalos to mine.
He couldn't help but ask Dawn, trying to regain his position. "What about you? What's your name?"
Dawn blinked. "108."
Trip:"..."
I knew I would pick you earlier, it wouldn't be much easier than hitting the wall hanging in front of me!
"The rules of the competition are 1V1, until one party Pokémon loses the ability to fight, Rotom!"
Rotom announced.
Just Great Ball, so we can only play 1V1.
"Abomasnow!"
Trip looked at Abomasnow next to him. Abomasnow took a step forward and let out a low roar, with chills spreading all over his body.
Ability Snow Warning, start!
The already low temperature environment in the cave was now filled with dense snowflakes, and visibility began to decrease.
Xiaoyun looked at the flying snow in the sky, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Greninja, prepare to fight!"
A blue light flashed, and Greninja appeared on the ice in a handsome half-crouching posture.
The main color is black, and the scarf around the neck is bright magenta, making it more mysterious than the ordinary Greninja.
"Greninja of Shiny!"
Trip was surprised again, and at the same time his brain was running rapidly.
Shiny individuals often have special characteristics in some aspects that cannot be measured by common sense.
"Preemptive strike, Abomasnow, Blizzard!"
Trip launched a strong attack without hesitation.
With the blessing of snowy weather, Blizzard is a sure winner!
Abomasnow opened its mouth, and a mixture of crazy Blizzard energy spurted out, like a white frost dragon, roaring and sweeping towards Greninja.
"Greninja, Water Pulse!"
The instruction Xiaoyun follows.
Greninja quickly closed his hands in front of his chest, condensing a violently vibrating high-pressure water ball.
But it didn't shoot the water ball directly towards Blizzard, but slammed it into the ground in front of it!
Poof!
The water ball burst and a large amount of water poured out, but under the extreme low temperature brought by Blizzard.
These water flows quickly froze almost as soon as they emerged, forming a thick arc-shaped ice shield in front of Greninja!
Boom--!
Blizzard Tackle violently hit the ice shield, ice shards flew, and the surface of the ice shield was instantly covered with cracks.
"Double Team, then Water Shuriken!"
Bang!
The moment the ice shield shattered, Greninja's figure blurred for a while, splitting into more than a dozen clones, and at the same time Fling fired his shuriken.
Whoosh!
Under the snowy sky, the shurikens quickly condensed and turned into countless shurikens of ice that shone with cold light!
Combination skills, Yanchuixue!
Trip's face changed slightly. He didn't expect that the other party could take advantage of his weather, so he immediately responded:
"Abomasnow, don't panic, use Aurora Veil!"
"Violent!"
Abomasnow roared, and a colorful, aurora-like light curtain unfolded around it.
Although it could not completely resist all attacks, it greatly weakened the power. There were only a few Infiltrator light screens, leaving a few shallow marks on Abomasnow's body.
"Keep up! Aerial Ace!"
The voice of Xiaoyun sounded again.
I saw that Greninja's main body had used the cover of the clone at some point to get behind Abomasnow.
Both feet glowed with white light, and he kicked Abomasnow's relatively fragile back hard!
Bang bang!
Abomasnow was kicked so hard that he retreated repeatedly.
"Come again!"
Greninja's arms and legs glowed with dazzling white light at the same time, and they were beating at Abomasnow as if they were equipped with motors.
Euler Euler Euler Euler!
His punches hit the flesh and his feet were deadly.
Abomasnow was beaten so hard that he was unable to fight back and kept retreating.
Trip frowned and shouted loudly, "Abomasnow, hold on! Use Wood Hammer to counterattack!"
"Roaring...!"
Abomasnow was kicked back and was completely angered. He roared and turned around suddenly.
The arm as thick as a tree trunk was instantly wrapped in the emerald green Grass-type Energy, turning into a huge heavy hammer, and was swung backwards!
Boom bang!!
Aerial Ace and Wood Hammer collide violently!
Tackle waves of energy spread around, blowing away the floating snow on the ground.
Greninja deftly used Abomasnow's thick arms to somersault backwards.
And Abomasnow, because of the side effects of Wood Hammer, shook its body and let out a muffled groan.
"Continue, don't give it a chance to breathe!"
Kill him while he's sick!
Greninja's figure became erratic again, like the god of death blending into the wind and snow.
I saw two sharp black sword energies flashing across the field.
Stab!
Abomasnow's body once again burst out with new wounds.
"Abomasnow, hold on! Use Blizzard to block its movement!"
Trip tried to turn the situation around.
Abomasnow spits out extremely cold air, trying to freeze Greninja and its surroundings.
"Iai Slash, cut through the wind and snow!"
Xiaoyun chose a frontal breakthrough!
"Knock!"
Greninja's figure flashed next to an icicle, and sharp energy condensed on the short blade, turning into a sparring exercise of Sharpness, slashing forward!
He actually cut a short passage through the Blizzard that was sweeping in!
"Found you! Abomasnow, Sheer Cold!"
Trip saw the opportunity for Greninja to appear, his eyes flashed, and he gave the final order!
He couldn't beat him head-on, so Trip could only pin his hopes on Sheer Cold's sure-fire blow.
"Violent-!!"
Abomasnow burst out with all its power, opened its huge mouth, and a pure white cold light condensed to the extreme suddenly erupted!
Almost instantly, it crossed the location of Greninja and completely engulfed it!
The cold air filled the air and instantly turned Greninja into an ice sculpture, even maintaining a chopping posture.
"Yes, I got it!"
Trip excitedly raised the camera, wanting to record this moment of victory.
However, when the camera focused on the ice sculpture, it was discovered that Greninja had long since disappeared.
Xiaoyun came a faint voice.
"What gave you the illusion that you could defeat Greninja?"