A flash of white light streaked by, and a completely snow-colored Pokémon appeared in front of Marina.
That Pokémon looked like an ape overall, but on top of its head there was a huge ice ball shaped like a penguin.
The Galar form of Darmanitan.
"What the hell, Marina even has an Ice-type Pokémon?"
"That shouldn't be right, wasn't she always focusing on training Fire-types?"
"Even if it's to cover weaknesses, she shouldn't be raising an Ice-type Pokémon, wouldn't a Grass-type feel way better."
"No, you're all guessing wrong!", A senior wearing glasses and a white lab coat pushed up his glasses, and there was a bit of fanaticism in his eyes.
"I just happened to be researching a topic recently together with a mentor from the Galar region."
"In the Galar region, someone once witnessed flames igniting on a Darmanitan's body."
"Since Marina took out this Pokémon now, it definitely isn't normal!"
Hearing what that person said, a trace of surprise flashed in Marina's eyes.
Indeed, this Galar Darmanitan of hers wasn't a simple pure Ice-type.
To be precise, this Pokémon's hidden ability meant that it wasn't only Ice-type.
As long as its HP drops below half, Darmanitan's form will change, turning into a full-power form of Ice + Fire type.
And after unlocking the full-power form, Darmanitan's stats would be greatly enhanced, even vaguely surpassing starter Pokémon of the same level.
This trump card had never been used in any of the school battles after she captured it.
Today was the perfect day to show it off to the Elite Four Flint.
The moment it appeared, Darmanitan's HP was immediately reduced by the Stealth Rocks laid down by Nihilego, and right after that it was put into poisoned status.
Before it even launched any attack, it had already lost nearly a quarter of its HP.
On top of that, the opponent's Eternatus had already stacked Cosmic Power four times, its defenses through the roof.
Marina took a deep breath and issued a command to Darmanitan:
"Darmanitan, use Icicle Crash!"
"Wuoong~"
With a loud roar, the white ball on top of Darmanitan's head lit up with a bright blue light.
A bitter cold wind instantly swept across the entire plaza, countless ice crystals formed in the sky, taking the shape of several gigantic spikes.
The icicles fell from the sky, smashing without holding back toward the Eternatus that was still using Cosmic Power.
These icicles were extremely powerful, and even after passing through the Reflect wall they still retained an extremely fierce impact.
But Eternatus had already used Cosmic Power four times.
Although the falling icicles looked incredibly terrifying, the damage they caused wasn't as strong as Marina had imagined.
The moment they touched Eternatus's body, the icicles made crisp cracking sounds of ka-ba, ka-ba, and crumbled almost instantly.
The current Eternatus had become a monster with bottomless defenses.
In the next moment, two more upward flashes of light appeared on Eternatus's body.
Five stacks of Cosmic Power.
Marina clenched her fists tightly, calculating her chances of defeating Eternatus.
Reflect and Light Screen had lasted for quite a long time and were about to shatter.
And as for Eternatus, even if it kept boosting, six times was the limit for Pokémon stat boosts.
Without Reflect and Light Screen, even with all boosts stacked, Darmanitan's Icicle Crash would actually be able to deal even more damage.
More importantly, Eternatus had already taken quite a few hits, and its current HP was only barely above half.
'This round… I can won.'
Thinking this, Marina's fighting spirit was reignited.
"Darmanitan, since the opponent isn't moving, use Blizzard, the one with lower accuracy but a chance to freeze!"
"Wuoong!"
Seeing its trainer like this, Darmanitan also felt a flame ignite in its heart.
From the moment it entered the field, the opponent had been continuously boosting instead of attacking.
'This is simply looking down on me!'
A wave of cold surged out from Darmanitan's body, and a fierce snowstorm roared forth.
Snowflakes formed in midair and, together with the raging wind around Darmanitan, smashed toward Eternatus.
The moment the Blizzard connected, both Reflect and Light Screen reached their limits and shattered in midair with a crack.
The frigid Blizzard crashed onto Eternatus without holding anything back.
In the next instant, a thick layer of ice crystals appeared on Eternatus's body. Clearly it had taken heavy damage.
And this was despite it being a special attack type that Darmanitan wasn't even good at.
Marina had gambled right.
Even though Eternatus had completed five defense boosts,
without Reflect and Light Screen, this Blizzard still dealt almost the same amount of damage as the previous Icicle Crash.
At the same time, a purple light flashed over Darmanitan's body again, the second round of poison.
Darmanitan's HP was reduced by another one-eighth, leaving a little over two-thirds remaining.
Yet Marina wasn't flustered at all, she was even looking forward to it.
As long as Darmanitan's HP fell below half, its form would change and it would gain even more speed and attack power.
At that moment, it might even one-shot the opponent's Pokémon.
"Darmanitan, use Blizzard again!", Marina crossed her arms and eagerly watched the Eternatus in front of her.
She didn't understand why Eternatus was fighting like this. Not moving at all during the battle and using boosts like an NPC.
But she knew that after this fight, she would definitely enter Elite Four Flint's line of sight.
Marina had run the calculations in her head more than ten times already.
Even if Eternatus kept boosting, with this Blizzard and the next Icicle Crash it should still be enough to take it down.
If she was lucky and freeze took effect, then the opponent's defeat rate would go from 99% to 100%.
Thinking of this, Marina secretly glanced at Flint behind Eternatus, the corner of her mouth curving upward a little.
'Elite Four Flint, remember this Darmanitan's rampage in your heart!'
But just then, a dazzling white light suddenly appeared on Eternatus's body.
A hint of cunning flashed in its eyes, and it let out a cute roar toward the Darmanitan in front of Marina.
"roar!"
'Big snowman, I'm going to change my move now!'
In the next second, the white light on Eternatus surged upward, accompanied by some faintly life-related energy.
Its HP recovered rapidly, and in the blink of an eye it was back to being full of vigor again.
Darmanitan was completely dumbfounded, staring speechlessly at Eternatus under the Blizzard.
'You gotta be kidding me!'
'You can heal yourself too!'
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