Chapter 593: Thickening the Ice
Arthur knew very well that Little Lapras was currently no match for a captain-level Azumarill.
Moreover, the opponent had a deep move pool and didn't lack Fighting-type moves to counter her.
But his choice of starter for the first round had a purpose.
"Little Lapras, use Roar to push them back, then retreat and use Ice Beam!"
Roar is a knockback move that deals almost no damage, a weaker version of Dragon Tail.
This move was merely to stall Azumarill.
Azumarill had short legs and wasn't fast, and the opponent's half of the field was ice, so she couldn't swim.
In contrast, Arthur's half was a water pool. After roaring out a shockwave, Little Lapras retreated immediately, flapping her fins and moving swiftly.
As a true aquatic Pokémon, Lapras moved much faster in water than sliding on land!
Meanwhile, the commentators were rapidly deconstructing the situation on the field.
"Player Arthur chose to use the forced knockback of Roar to create distance. Player Yudan still hasn't used a move; Azumarill is moving very slowly on the ice!
"Oh!! We see Player Yudan reacts quickly too! She had Azumarill use Defense Curl, followed by Rollout! Azumarill is rolling directly on the ice!
"Getting faster and faster!
"A very smart move!
"Arthur's Lapras strikes again!
"Ice Beam!
"It's Ice Beam!
"Huh? This shot missed!
"Although the condensed ice pillars blocked Azumarill's rolling path, the trajectory of the Ice Beam itself seems a bit off?"
At this point, most foreign commentators had directly asserted that Little Lapras's move was a mistake. Only within the Kubfu Alliance, where people were more tolerant of Arthur, did The Oracle euphemistically say it was "a bit off."
Many local spectators laughed unceremoniously.
"That miss is ridiculous."
"Is this the number one player of Kubfu?"
But Arthur's teammates, who knew him well, didn't panic.
They knew Arthur wasn't a careless player, and his Pokémon weren't the type to get nervous facing strong enemies.
Even if they were nervous at first, they would have been disciplined long ago in daily sparring.
"Arthur must have done it on purpose. Blocking the ice surface? Or reinforcing the ice layer?"
As a genuine Ice-type trainer, Bianca grasped the intent of this Ice Beam more accurately.
But Bianca couldn't figure it out either.
"But what's the point? Most of his Pokémon don't need an ice environment, right?"
Aaron stroked his chin and made a reasonable assumption.
"He might not need an ice environment, but he might not want to lose his footing. His half was originally a water pool. If the ice melts, the whole field will be water."
But this still didn't make much sense.
"The initial ice layer on the Ice Field is several meters thick. Is it necessary to worry about the glacier melting now?"
But then, after two Ice Beams, Arthur switched Little Lapras out directly.
It seemed his purpose really was just to reinforce the ice layer.
At this time, in the player hotel, other teams from Kubfu were also watching the live broadcast in their rooms, and someone expressed doubts.
"Is it really necessary? What Pokémon does he have that requires two Ice Beams to raise the ice layer before entering the field?"
"Is it that Charizard? Is Arthur worried that his Mega Charizard X's firepower will melt through the ice?"
"Unlikely, right? How could it melt through so easily? That's nearly five meters of ice!
"And isn't his ace Charizard more adept at Dragon-type moves and melee combat?"
While everyone was guessing blankly, Arthur's second Pokémon entered the field.
Sure enough, it was a Charizard!
Now the live audience laughed, and commentators from other alliances chuckled one after another.
"Arthur from Kubfu brought out a Charizard in a Water + Ice environment, facing the opponent's ace Water-type Pokémon Azumarill. What kind of thinking is this?"
Foreign commentators laughed, and the live audience watched the fun.
Only the Kubfu audience and commentators saw something wrong at a glance!
The Oracle suddenly raised his voice. "Wait, something's wrong! This Charizard is very young! And her figure is slender, her facial lines soft. This isn't Arthur's ace Charizard! It's another female Charizard named Lina!
"What exactly is he planning? Facing the opponent's ace Pokémon, he hasn't sent out his own ace twice in a row. What does Player Arthur want to do?
"Wait!
"What's going on?!
"We see Arthur raising his hand to signal the referee on the screen!
"The opponent, Player Yudan, is using an item!!
"Am I seeing things?!
"Why does Arthur's Charizard also—"
As his emotions escalated, The Oracle's volume got higher and higher, until he stood up in the studio.
But before he could hit the high note, the match started, and Arthur ended all discussions right from the start!
"Lina, evolve! Form Y first!"
White light shone!
The local audience, who had been laughing at Arthur, instantly fell silent.
Mega Evolution!
This was something!
At this moment, Arthur revealed a faint smile.
This is just the beginning!
It could only be said that everyone except Arthur, including his teammates in Starlight and Frost, knew nothing about Lina's firepower!
They didn't understand why Arthur insisted on thickening the ice surface twice first.
Soon, Arthur would make them understand!
First evolution, Lina turned into Mega Charizard Y!
Because everyone's impression of Mega Charizard Y was a mage-type Pokémon more adept at ranged energy moves, Yudan didn't dare act rashly at first, guarding against Lina's ranged attacks.
However, no attack appeared...
Lina's evolution wasn't for offense, but to raise a light source!
Mega Charizard Y's ability—Drought!
The moment she entered battle, an energy light source equivalent to the move Sunny Day automatically rose!
The surrounding temperature began to rise rapidly!
At first, Yudan didn't care.
But soon she would realize her shallowness.
Lina's Drought now wasn't an ordinary Drought!
This was a Drought ability enhanced by a wisp of Groudon's origin energy!
At first glance, it seemed no different from an ordinary Sunny Day, but if the opponent wanted to snatch back the weather on the field, don't expect to overpower this light source without using moves three or four times in a row!
This was already a Drought ability with a hint of Desolate Land!
And this was just the first card Arthur played.
Others didn't know that Lina had a total of three cards on her right now!
"Fall back, re-evolve into X!"
Then, with Arthur's command, white light shone on Lina again!
"What?!"
Now the audience and foreign commentators were all confused.
Only the Kubfu commentator vaguely realized something.
The Oracle slammed the table excitedly.
"Double evolution forms!! Player Arthur has revealed another Pokémon with double evolution forms!"
Then—
"Lina, Flare Blitz!"
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