Pryce has been very depressed lately.
Originally, his plans in Galar were running very well, but ever since he went to Aurient once, it seems like everything has changed.
First, he ran into Raihan in Aurient, and right after that he was brought trouble by Team Rocket's Giovanni.
When he went back to Aurient to take revenge, he even met that monster, Leon.
And the more outrageous things were still to come.
The Entei released by Rocket Team lured Leon to Galar, causing Pryce's plans during this period to almost come to a halt.
He originally thought that would be the end of it, but just a few days ago a group of people from the Unova region even came to the Galar region, also wanting to tear down his gym.
'Do they really think anyone can just tear down my gym?'
At that time, Pryce switched to his Masked Man account and intercepted those people outside Mahogany Gym, giving them a good beating.
But when Pryce returned home, he discovered that his house had been robbed. The feathers he had collected from Lugia were actually gone.
Lugia's feather and Ho-Oh's feather were an important part of capturing Celebi, absolutely cannot fall into someone else's hands.
So Pryce didn't hesitate in the slightest and came to the Unova region, choosing to go head-to-head with the Plasma Team.
If his luck was good, he might even get a look at whether Glastrier had been subdued by Raihan and Flint or not.
———
Looking at the Masked Man in the sky riding a Delibird, Axel grinned.
The last time Pryce fought against Leon, Axel had seen an extremely powerful entry on Pryce.
[Lifelike as Ice (Supreme): the power of Ice-type moves is increased by 50% for Ice-type Pokémon under him, and he can use the abilities of Ice-type Pokémon to create lifelike puppets.]
The moment he saw this entry, Axel knew that this entry was the source of Pryce's strength.
Unfortunately, at that time the only Pokémon he had that could fight Pryce was Mewtwo, so it was impossible to make it his main and take Pryce's entry.
'But today is different!'
Compared to last time, his Mewtwo has gotten a bit stronger, and Gardevoir has even unlocked the Fairy Queen form.
More importantly, Axel also brought Flint's ace, Infernape.
Pryce's Pokémon are indeed very strong, even surpassing most Champions, practically crushing all the Elite Fours.
'But Flint is different.'
Even though his overall combat strength can only rank upper tier among Elite Fours, Infernape's typing is a huge counter to Ice-types.
Even without bringing Eternatus out, today they can definitely fight.
———
Delibird landed, and a howling cold wind swept across the ground, a thin layer of frost forming.
The Masked Man was unbelievably tall, with an indescribable sense of oppression emanating from him.
Having experienced a battle with the Plasma Team last time, he knew very well that these people were nothing but a bunch of scrubs, completely incomparable to Rocket Team in strength, not even worth speaking politely to.
"People of the Plasma Team, get over here!"
"Get over here~"
"Come here~"
His roar echoed through the snow, crashing into Dragonspiral Tower and reverberating with a massive echo.
The nearby Plasma Team members carrying out their task immediately released their Pokémon and all ran toward the place where Pryce landed.
"Let's go, we'll follow too."
Axel kicked the white-robed man who was still trembling and took the lead, walking toward Pryce.
"Ah~ what in the world is this?"
The white-robed man slapped his thigh hard and helplessly followed Axel over.
The instant he saw Axel, the Masked Man's pupils shrank sharply.
"Axel!"
"It's me. Mr. Pryce, why did you come to the Unova region? There's no Ho-Oh or Lugia for you to catch here."
"Hmph!", The Masked Man snorted coldly, "I don't know what Pryce you're talking about, but why did you Rocket Team people come to the Unova region? Don't tell me you bugs are planning to cooperate with the Plasma Team?"
"After developing for so many years, Rocket Team is really going backward more and more. Clearly you already have a powerful mythical Pokémon like Mewtwo, yet you still want to cooperate with trash like the Plasma Team."
The other Plasma Team members all had dumbfounded looks on their faces. Even the squad leader who had just wanted to go up and say a few polite words to Pryce froze in place and began to tremble.
Rocket Team that possesses a mythical Pokémon. And someone who wants to catch Ho-Oh and Lugia.
'No matter how you hear it, these are two big bosses.'
'What are such monsters doing at Unova's Dragonspiral Tower?'
'They can't be here to snatch the legendary dragon of Unova, right?'
Thinking of this, the squad leader instantly felt weak all over.
They were just here to do an early-stage ritual, none of the Seven Sages had even come.
How are they supposed to fight such monsters?
The only thing to be thankful for was that these two big bosses seem to have some sort of grudge between them.
Pryce completely ignored those small fries of the Plasma Team. Compared to Lugia's feathers, the priority of Dynamax is obviously higher.
As long as he obtained the secret of Dynamax, catching Lugia would be a piece of cake later, no?
Thinking this, Pryce's gaze swept across Axel, and in his mind he was also calculating Axel's combat power.
Very soon, he reached a conclusion.
He can fight.
In order to give the Plasma Team a head-on strike, Pryce had done thorough homework before coming to the Unova region.
Right now the Unova Champion Alder is missing, and the only ones who might pose any threat to him are Raihan and Flint.
And those two are currently at Blueberry Academy, it's impossible for them to be at Dragonspiral Tower.
Even if Axel brought Mewtwo today, he could still successfully capture Axel and take him back.
Thinking this, Pryce's eyes narrowed slightly, and without hesitation he threw out Piloswine's Pokéball.
"Piloswine, turn him into an ice statue!"
A flash of white light, and a Piloswine appeared from the Pokéball.
Extreme cold erupted from Piloswine as the center, and hard ice quickly spread outward, soon turning all the Plasma Team members present into ice statues.
The Infernape behind Axel didn't hesitate for a second. Fierce flames burst forth from its body, and it moved in front of Axel.
The spreading ice instantly stopped, halting between Infernape and Piloswine.
Pryce took a deep breath, his fist creaking as he clenched it.
'How many days has it been?'
'Axel is already mixed together with Flint?'
'He even lent Infernape to Axel, this relationship clearly isn't normal.'
'You little brat, are you a succubus or what?'
'If left alone, next time Rocket Team attacks Mahogany Gym it won't even need Giovanni to show up.'
Axel himself could bring people and get it done.
Thinking of this, Pryce no longer intended to hold back.
Today Axel must be kept here, otherwise the consequences later will be unimaginable.
"Delibird, move!"
"Kree!", Delibird let out a cry, and the moment its wings spread, a special chill swept out.
In the next moment, all the ice crystals that Piloswine had formed on the ground turned into Pokémon shapes and charged toward Axel and the others.
Axel grinned and excitedly licked his lips.
"A group battle, huh?"
"In that case, Pheromosa, protect Iono, everyone else come out!"
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