In terms of practical value in battle, the order from greatest to least is: Light Screen is better than Ice Mirror, which is better than Reflect.
"It looks like I can try shaping the domain of my fairy army with Ice Moon and Light Screen."
At that moment, Terrance imagined a scene in his mind: a place surrounded by Fairy Aura, enclosed by a Light Screen, creating a vast, unique space. Within this space, an Ice Moon hung in the sky.
Within this domain, Terrance's fairy army was invincible, sweeping away all opponents. Wherever Terrance pointed, a beam of Fairy Light would shoot out, dazzlingly beautiful.
Moreover, since Fairy Light was now endowed with flexibility, it could not only attack, but also defend and disrupt the enemy. In short, it was extremely powerful.
"Not bad, not bad." As Terrance was picturing a Fairy Domain formed by Light Screen and Ice Moon, a sudden pain in his toe snapped him back to reality.
"Car~bink!!"
Carbink had suddenly crashed into him, seemingly to remind Terrance of its own presence.
"That's right, Carbink can also use Light Screen, and its talent in using Light Screen even surpasses Kirlia!"
With that thought, Terrance was just about to ask Carbink for help, but the little fellow suddenly shook its head vigorously and released a special move.
Looking at this move, which was not much different in form from Light Screen or Reflect, Terrance was momentarily stunned.
Magic Coat?
"You mean to say, we could try Magic Bounce as well?" Terrance was surprised after a brief pause. How had he not thought of that!
Carbink had thought of a move Terrance hadn't considered: Magic Coat!
Magic Coat is a special move that nullifies certain status moves targeting the user and reflects them back at the opponent.
This move can also take the form of a mirror.
Magic Bounce is another name for Magic Coat. It's just that Magic Coat is a move, while Magic Bounce is an Ability. There's a distinction, but the difference isn't that great.
Carbink's reminder made Terrance pause for a moment before quickly praising it. What if Magic Bounce were used as a carrier for Fairy Light? What would the effect be?
Faced with the eager Carbink, Terrance nodded, granting it a chance to show off.
The next moment, Carbink condensed the move Magic Coat, shaping it into Magic Bounce!
Terrance quickly instructed Altaria and Ninetales, and the two of them released a Fairy Light of the same scale as before. The next instant, the Fairy Light entered the Magic Bounce, and Carbink then controlled the Magic Bounce, reflecting the beam outward. Seeing the Fairy Light instantly bounce away, Terrance frowned. Judging by eye alone, he couldn't tell much, so he asked Rotom Pokédex.
"How is it?"
With anticipation, Terrance asked, but seeing Rotom Pokédex frantically calculating left him momentarily stunned.
"Based on the calculations for absorption efficiency and reflection efficiency, if the actual combat value of Reflect is 1, then Ice Mirror is 1.2, Light Screen is 1.3, and this Magic Bounce can already be considered 1.5, Roto!!" When the calculations were done, Rotom Pokédex exclaimed in shock.
"Moreover, in terms of both absorption and reflection efficiency, Magic Bounce is more perfect than any of the aforementioned carriers. This is the one!"
"This is the one?!" Terrance double-checked, and upon getting Rotom Pokédex's confirmation, he instantly broke into a delighted smile.
The absorption and reflection efficiency of Fairy energy by the Magic Bounce created from Magic Coat was far beyond Terrance's expectations. Faced with this result, Terrance couldn't help but laugh and almost wanted to pick up Carbink and kiss it a few times.
"Magic Bounce and Ice Moon, huh? Interesting. Rotom Pokédex, let's give it a try and see if we can create a Fairy Domain that is suitable for use in actual battle." Terrance suggested, as this idea had been on his mind since just now.
Now that he had discovered the powerful effects of Magic Bounce, Terrance looked forward to it even more.
"Sounds pretty interesting, Roto." Rotom Pokédex said excitedly after pondering for a moment.
Based on Ice Moon and Magic Bounce, Rotom Pokédex quickly constructed a template for a domain...
However, this template would still need Terrance and the others to perfect it through repeated practice and actual battles in the future.
Having settled on the concept of the Fairy Domain, Terrance not only looked forward to it but also explained the idea to his Pokémon.
At the same time, Ice Moon, which was no longer of any use, was dispersed by Ninetales, and the Fairy Light within it shot straight into the sky, transforming into a dazzling pillar of light that pierced the clouds above. The Destruction Light lingered atop Mt. Chimney for a full hour before it slowly faded away...
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After staying on Mt. Chimney for a while longer, Terrance and his Pokémon finally, though reluctantly, returned to Fallarbor Town.
However, just that one hour of discussion about the Fairy Domain left Terrance and his Pokémon highly enthusiastic about the idea.
What embarrassed Terrance most was that Altaria's mom actually wanted to join the process of building the Fairy Domain as well...
Terrance wasn't sure whether Altaria's mom had fallen in love with Altaria's Fairy Aura, or was genuinely interested in the Fairy Domain, but...
A mother-daughter duo fighting together?
Although Terrance felt it was a bit strange, he was also quite looking forward to it. Altaria's mom was no slouch; as the boss of Mt. Chimney, her combat strength was absolutely formidable, and ordinary Trainers would have a hard time dealing with her.
From this point of view, Terrance couldn't lose out.
Besides, all of his Altaria's Fairy-type moves were taught by her, after all.
As a self-taught Altaria who had mastered Fairy-type moves, Altaria's mom's talent and strength in the Fairy-type were definitely not weak. If her power and talent were lacking, Master Victor wouldn't have set his sights on her in the first place.
There was something a bit odd about the situation, and Terrance couldn't quite put it into words—maybe the unfamiliarity was due to their identities—but considering this would give Altaria and its mother more time to reunite, Terrance was more than happy to see it. If the Pokémon were happy, then so was he.
And so, after several rounds of discussion, Mt. Chimney became Terrance's main base for future training. For a long time to come, Terrance planned to remain on Mt. Chimney, continuing to refine and perfect the Fairy Domain.
But before that, Terrance finally had to go to Kanto.
Sensing his fairy army growing stronger and stronger, Terrance was now impatient to complete the Flame of Life project in order to deal with the Fairy-type's natural enemy - Steel-type Pokémon!
"Terrance, just finished your training?"
As soon as he entered Fallarbor Town, an old granny waved with a smile and looked at Terrance and the Cutiefly behind him.
"Yes." Terrance replied with a smile, and then ran into several more Fallarbor Town residents who greeted him. By now, as Terrance walked through the small Fallarbor Town toward Fallarbor Gym, basically everyone would greet him...
Though it was a good thing, every time Terrance returned to Fallarbor Town and walked to Fallarbor Gym, he always ended up feeling emotionally exhausted.
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