Slowbro, following Lorelei's command, propped itself up from the ground, standing despite being scarred all over. Its movements didn't slow much, perhaps due to the Trick Room effect, or perhaps its own strong will.
As Slowbro stood, icy blue energy instantly gathered before it, and the rain falling around gradually transformed into hail in that extremely cold energy!
The powerful ice force even affected the weather!
"Lugia, use Storm Guard!" Ash's expression grew more serious. Though an Ice Type Move isn't Slowbro's native move, the speed and power with which it was used didn't fall short of its Water Type Moves—assuming the Water Type Moves weren't boosted by rain.
This alone speaks volumes about Lorelei's level of training with Slowbro. To achieve native-move effect with non-native moves is something only a few trainers are capable of, and requires the Pokemon's innate affinity with the additional move.
For instance, Slowbro is a Water Type, so using Ice Type moves is easier, leading to this prowess.
Chilling blue auroras rushed toward Lugia, whereas Lugia, with zero delay, summoned a rotating storm to its side instantly.
The gray storm created a solid wall, carrying rain and hail as it spun and roared. The wind speed on the field suddenly surged, and the hail turned to ice crystals the instant they touched the storm.
The icy blue beam blasted through, and as it struck the storm, the biting cold spread madly!
The swirling airflow froze instantly, creating layers of gleaming ice crystals on the edges of the storm. The originally wild gray wind wall was forcibly frozen halfway, forming a peculiar barrier intertwined with ice and wind.
Waterlogged and muddy ground solidified into smooth ice sheets, extending several meters, causing hail to bounce and produce crisp clashing sounds on the ice surface.
The original rainy weather had completely transformed into a hailstorm, and even the air seemed to shiver from the freezing light's impact.
When Flying Type Power meets Ice Type Power, it's naturally restrained, and further coupled with Slowbro's mastery of ice power and the level advantage suppressing Lugia—this ice beam should break through without resistance.
Yet it was stubbornly blocked by the Storm Guard move. Even with the storm freezing, the icy power hadn't harmed Lugia at all.
Regardless of being the original Lugia or the present Lugia, they possess the Flying Type attribute, and due to Yveltal's Flying Type power, Lugia's mastery of Flying exceeds its Dark Attribute!
Even when repressed by level, Lugia can rely on its physical prowess and mastery over Flying Type power to block the restraining ice beam.
"Legends are truly something, as Flying Type power managed to block the ice beam. Not bad, Ash and the rest... So, how about this move? Slowbro, use Blizzard!"
Lugia's defensive retention and Ash's trusting response prompted Lorelei's emotional comment, daring in speech and action indeed!
Yet being able to block the ice beam doesn't guarantee blocking Blizzard!
Blizzard is a more powerful move compared to the ice beam, and actually, rainy weather enhances Blizzard as well.
With Slowbro's current strength, unleashing Blizzard will certainly freeze the rain into frost. The frost mixed within Blizzard can cause it to unleash more terrifying power!
"Slow." Slowbro tilted its head, a shine appeared in its eyes, and soon bone-chilling winds stirred on the field. In less than a second, innumerable frosty snowflakes emerged, dropping the field's temperature to freezing point.
"Lugia, Aeroblast!!" Amidst watching the arena steadily turn into an icy landscape, Ash coldly commanded.
Aeroblast, Lugia's exclusive move, manipulating the airflows between heavens with its distinct power, creates explosive airflow attacks. When powerful enough, it can even tear space apart!
The black bird levitated above, its wings resembling giant hands suddenly swaying, gathering terrifying airflow at the front and detonating like a nuclear bomb!
In an instant, the entire space seemed to shatter, emitting bursts of rumbling and roaring!
In the sky, two catastrophic storms collided; one wielding pure wind force in vortex explosions, the other forged from ice and snow leaning heavily toward ice attributes.
Their powers clashed in the arena, generating deafening booms, echoing the sound of tearing winds continuously in the air!
The black vortex spun madly, attempting to rip apart the frost-laden wind and snow; countless ice crystals were shredded by the airflow, dissolving into a mist of ice; while Blizzard fought back relentlessly, shivering cold spread along the airflow, freezing vortex edges, forming ice layers on the black wind column.