"Wood Hammer!"
Candice could only attack and counterattack now. The distance between the two sides was too close, and Abomasnow didn't have enough time to use other moves.
Abomasnow used Wood Hammer again, swinging its arm and colliding directly with Weavile's fist. In an instant, Abomasnow felt an irresistible force coming from its arm, and its arm was bounced back.
However, Weavile was not repelled.
"Weavile!!"
Weavile stared at Abomasnow with a fierce look, its right fist already drawn back and ready, and then it drove its fist straight into Abomasnow's stomach.
Bang!!
Abomasnow's body was blasted backward more than ten meters.
"...!"
Abomasnow closed one eye and half-opened the other, its face full of pain, and it soon fell into confusion.
"Weavile, Ice Punch!"
"Weavile!"
Weavile slid across the ice toward Abomasnow.
"Abomasnow, use Blizzard!"
Candice was still struggling desperately, but Abomasnow had no reaction in its confused state. It could only watch as Weavile approached and knocked it down with one punch.
Abomasnow fell to the ground and couldn't get back up.
"Abomasnow is unable to battle. Weavile wins."
Candice's students all looked stunned. They couldn't believe that their teacher's Pokémon was so vulnerable.
Candice looked calm. It was hard to tell whether she was really calm herself, or whether she was pretending to stay calm to keep up appearances as a teacher in front of her students.
Gary was curious about what Candice's third Pokémon would be. In this world, when Candice battled Ash, the Pokémon she used were Sneasel, Snover, and Abomasnow.
Now that Snover and Abomasnow were both defeated, Candice's third Pokémon definitely wouldn't be Sneasel. Its level would likely be between 40 and 49.
"Let your pride show, Froslass, please." Candice sent out her third Pokémon.
Go!
[Lv.49 Froslass / Gym]
Froslass looked very much like the legendary monster Snow Woman, like a monster wearing a kimono.
"Weavile, come back." Gary immediately took out his Poké Ball and recalled Weavile.
Candice was slightly stunned.
Just now Gary had clearly wanted to sweep her in one go and get a three-to-zero win, so why would he switch Pokémon now after seeing Froslass?
Gary didn't want to either, but Froslass could float. Weavile had no reliable way to target opponents in the air. Although Weavile was an Ice-type Pokémon, its special attack was too low. It probably wouldn't be a match for Froslass, and the battle would just be dragged out.
"Magnezone, you're up!" Gary sent out Magnezone.
Go!
[Lv.59 Magnezone / Gym]
"Magnezone, use Gravity." Gary ordered.
Magnezone's body burst out with magnetic force, using it to alter the gravity around the battlefield and forcing Froslass to land on the ground.
"Froslass, use Shadow Ball." Candice ordered.
"Fros...!"
Froslass quickly condensed dark energy between her hands and fired it out.
"Mirror Coat." Gary immediately countered.
Magnezone's body suddenly became extremely smooth, as if it was covered in mirrors. The Shadow Ball hit Magnezone and didn't explode, but was bounced straight back.
Boom!!
Froslass couldn't dodge and was hit by her own reflected Shadow Ball.
It's super effective!
Ghost-type Pokémon are also weak to Ghost-type moves.
"What was that?"
"Why can Magnezone bounce back Froslass's move?"
"So amazing."
These kids had never seen such varied moves before, and they were all shocked.
Gary looked at Froslass, who was already at the end of her strength, and ordered indifferently, "Thunderbolt."
Magnezone immediately fired a Thunderbolt.
"Froslass, use Ice Beam, quickly." Candice fought back.
Froslass endured the pain and condensed ice energy between her hands, firing off Ice Beams.
The Ice Beam and Thunderbolt collided. The Thunderbolt tore straight through the Ice Beam, landed on Froslass, and blasted her to the ground.
"Froslass is unable to battle." The referee announced, "All three Pokémon of Gym Leader Candice are unable to battle. The winner of this Gym Battle is Gary."
The Gym Battle was over.
Candice had lost completely.
"So amazing. Your strength is completely beyond that of a normal challenger. At this rate, you may well become the champion of the Lily of the Valley Conference." Candice said.
"You're too kind, Gym Leader Candice." Gary said politely.
It wasn't that Gary wanted to be polite, but there was an unpredictable variable like Tobias at the Lily of the Valley Conference, so it was better to be modest. If he failed later, it wouldn't look good.
"This is the Icicle Badge. Take it." Candice handed her Gym Badge to Gary.
"Thank you."
Gary took the Badge.
[Ding! Task completed. The reward has been distributed to the space backpack.]
After getting the Badge, Gary said goodbye and left.
After leaving the Snowpoint Gym, Gary didn't go to the Pokémon Center. He released Articuno, left Snowpoint City, returned to Veilstone City, and planned to wait for Ash and the others to arrive there.
Gary also checked what the reward item was this time.
[Best Icy Rock: When a Pokémon holding this item uses a weather move, the duration of the weather is doubled, and the power of Ice-type moves is increased by 30%.]
"This...is okay."
Gary was a little confused. He hadn't expected the random item to be an Icy Rock. In addition to extending weather, it also increased the power of Ice-type moves. That was pretty good.
"System, redeem a permanent Ice-type move learner for Ice Beam," Gary said.
[Ding! Skill redemption was successful.]
For Ice-type move learners, Gary already had Ice Punch, but he still needed a special Ice-type attack. Ice Beam was very good. Although its power wasn't as high as Blizzard's, its accuracy was much higher than Blizzard's.
...!
Snowpoint City wasn't very far from Veilstone City. Gary switched to Garchomp and flew off, arriving in Veilstone City before lunch.
Gary planned to wait for Ash and the others to arrive in Veilstone City during this period.
While staying in Veilstone City, Gary trained his Pokémon the whole time, and at the same time investigated the situation around the Gracidea Fields.
Learning that there was a village called Transfer Village near the Gracidea Fields, Gary decided to wait for Ash and the others to arrive in Veilstone City and then go to the Gracidea Fields to take a look. If he could find Shaymin, he could try to catch one.
Although Shaymin was a Mythical Pokémon, it wasn't very scarce in terms of numbers and its population was quite considerable. In addition, Shaymin had a habit of migrating, so it was difficult for the League to protect them.
Even if Gary caught a Shaymin, he believed it wouldn't have much of an impact. If it really wasn't allowed, the worst that would happen was that it would be confiscated.