The next moment, the ice moon radiated endless light, as if it had been given life by Vulpix. With a flick of its six tails, countless beams shot out, and the ice moon swiftly swallowed them, then reflected them back out again!
The giant ice moon absorbed the power of the beams and then reflected them back even faster and more skillfully. In an instant, countless multicolored beams launched an intense, indiscriminate attack across the stage.
Beams of rainbow, blue, and pink light beams formed the main melody, and in the blink of an eye, they covered the entire stage. Under their illumination, only the place where Terrance and Vulpix stood remained untouched by the light.
Under this power, the rainbow and blue beams first froze the entire stage. Then the pink beams quickly thawed it, shattering the ice layers across the stage completely and transforming them into snowflake-like patterns.
At that very moment, with the countless beams of light as backdrop, Terrance and Vulpix became the focal point of the entire stage.
The multicolored light made Vulpix shine brilliantly, turning it into the protagonist of this performance. As the beams illuminated the stage, countless snowflake-like patterns formed from light rose endlessly from the ground. The combination of multicolored light beams and snowflake-like patterns marked Vulpix's performance as a perfect success.
The audience, including some Coordinators, could only see the dazzling ice moon, the endless multicolored light beams, and the snowflake-like patterns produced by the light's effect on the stage. Even so, they were deeply shocked.
Very few people could see the true hidden power behind this performance.
Raoul Contesta's hands trembled slightly. After understanding the true power of this combo move, his heart was filled with shock.
Nurse Joy was equally stunned.
Just this single display was no less impressive than the "Wind Domain" technique displayed by Beautifly at that festival.
Outsiders only saw the brilliance of the ice moon, the splendor of the light beams, and the beauty of the final snowflake-like patterns, but very few perceived the power and skill contained within.
"That ice moon was shaped using Hail weather, and with a mysterious power mixed in, it became a medium for absorbing and reflecting light." Raoul Contesta stared fixedly at the giant ice moon.
It was precisely thanks to this giant ice moon that Vulpix succeeded in controlling Aurora Beam, Ice Beam, and Moonblast simultaneously.
The beams from the three moves converged into the ice moon, were absorbed, and then reflected, becoming Vulpix's strongest weapon, which is capable of dealing indiscriminate attacks across the entire field. Moreover, the effect of Aurora Beam and Moonblast reducing the power of opponents' moves, combined with Ice Beam's ability to slow enemies and potentially freeze them, were perfectly fused together. Faced with this multi-powered attack, anyone would find it a headache.
Since this was only a performance, Raoul Contesta could tell that Vulpix hadn't shown its full strength. The final snowflake-like patterns were proof; every move's power had been infinitely dispersed within the ice moon by Vulpix. If the power hadn't been restrained, the entire stage would likely have been riddled with holes.
At that point, Vulpix, able to perfectly control the ice moon's reflection angles, would essentially be wielding a colossal weapon—endlessly amplifying the power and speed of light-based moves.
This was a combo move integrating offense and debuff, a terrifying killer move even in actual combat.
Compared to the flashy but low-combat-value techniques Terrance had shown three years ago in Pokémon Contests, his rate of improvement left Raoul Contesta immensely pleased.
A performance possessing both real combat value and gorgeous effects. Without a doubt, this was a hugely successful performance. In the first round of any Pokémon Contest, this would be an overwhelming display against any opponent.
With the light beams and snowflake-like patterns as backdrop, Vulpix's natural charm was displayed brilliantly, leaving the contestants and audience with no flaws to point out. Yet without understanding the true power hidden behind this performance, they could only enjoy the spectacle.
The layman watches for the spectacle; the expert sees the craft.
This combo move was, in fact, something Terrance had prepared for his own team battle system.
Raoul Contesta's guess was correct, but the value of the ice moon went far beyond that.
Formed around Snow Warning Ability, the move Hail, and Blizzard as its core, and combined with psychic powers to create the giant ice moon, this was Vulpix's special trump card for serving as a core member of the team in the future.
At present, this combo move was still only a prototype. Mr. Raoul Contesta's conclusion about its integrated offense and debuff effects was not wrong, but once Vulpix evolved and learned the move Aurora Veil, it would also gain defensive capability, laying the perfect foundation for the ice moon's stability and for the team's defense in the future.
So to be precise, it should be called a combo move that integrates offense, defense, and debuff.
Currently, the giant ice moon could only absorb light-based moves cast by Vulpix itself, amplifying their power and accelerating their reflection. But Terrance's original concept was that the giant ice moon was not just Vulpix's personal weapon.
It was the ultimate weapon of the entire team.
When Mega Altaria was on the field, under the adjustment of Fairy Aura, any Fairy-type light-based moves could be steadily absorbed by the ice moon and even fused together.
Just imagine, when Terrance's entire team of six Pokémon simultaneously used Dazzling Gleam, with the ice moon absorbing the light beams, merging their power, and finally releasing them as indiscriminate beams—then under the dual amplification of the ice moon and Fairy Aura, how powerful would that indiscriminate attack be? And what if it were merged into a single strike?
Once Vulpix evolved, the ice moon it created would become even more stable. If Vulpix eventually reached Castform's strength, then with the whole team casting Dazzling Gleam, combined with the ice moon's reflection and aura support, it could even directly destroy a town, using its destructive force to suppress Legendary Pokémon.
The move Moonblast worked the same way and could also have its power amplified by the ice moon.
Thus, even with just Altaria and the future Ninetales paired together, they could demonstrate a synergy where one plus one exceeds two, something random Pokémon teams could never achieve.
Altaria and Ninetales could perfectly bring out the charm of coordinated teamwork. If Altaria and Ninetales formed the core, any Fairy-type Pokémon could seamlessly integrate into the team. This could be said to be a core capability of Terrance's future team battle system.
Although Vulpix's strength was still immature, Terrance looked forward to the day when it could perfectly control the ice moon and become the core of the team.
With the silence in the venue followed by an explosive roar of support, Terrance and Vulpix's performance unsurprisingly became the first perfect-score performance.
No one could question it.
Even if Wallace himself were present, it would not be easy to deliver a performance that combined tactical value, combat value, and dazzling splendor all in one. And as for other Top Coordinators, faced with such a stunning combo move, they could only look in admiration.
Drawing on the techniques of Champion Diantha and Kalos' Elite Four candidate Blue, and then creating a combo move with his own top-tier Snowy Weather secret technique as its core, Terrance believed its potential was extraordinary.
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