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However, due to the remote geographical location and the incredibly astonishing coldness within the Seafoam Islands, very few Trainers come to the Seafoam Islands for training.
After all, treacherous environments are everywhere, so why travel so far by boat?
And also suffer from the cold.
And at this moment, inside the cave on Seafoam Islands, a group of people were advancing towards the depths of the cave.
"It's so cold."
Marnie rubbed her hands, looked at the ice crystals around her, her face expressionless, but in reality, she was constantly complaining in her heart.
What kind of suffering was she enduring?
Originally, she should have been sleeping in her warm bed at this time, but instead, she had to come to this place to freeze.
This kind of cave is even colder than the Crown Tundra was!
"So, why did you have to come along?"
Ryuga noticed Marnie, who was shrinking her neck, took out a coat from his spatial backpack and put it on Marnie, asking with a laugh.
He had asked her twice if she wanted to come.
"I'm also a member of Team Rocket, so of course, I have to participate in the operation."
Marnie tightened her coat, stubbornly saying.
After all, she knew very well why they were coming to the Seafoam Islands—the legendary Kanto Articuno.
Of course, she had to come and see it with her own eyes.
"You're quite dedicated, put on the coat."
Ryuga smiled and took out another coat, handing it to Sabrina.
Although this girl was wearing more clothes than Marnie, her body was also tense at this moment, clearly feeling the chill.
"...Thank you." Sabrina looked at the coat, pursed her lips, but still didn't refuse.
Now was not the time to be strong.
She had seen the Seafoam Islands' data and knew that the Seafoam Islands cave was very cold, but her physique had always been good, so she hadn't paid much attention and hadn't prepared a jacket.
But clearly, she was mistaken.
The 'incredibly astonishing coldness' marked on the map guide was indeed not false.
The group continued to advance.
The interior of the Seafoam Islands was indeed a paradise for Ice-type Pokémon, and they saw many Ice-type Pokémon along the way.
But these Pokémon were also very docile and did not attack Ryuga and the others, allowing them to proceed smoothly all the way.
Until they arrived at a spacious area, on a giant ice pillar, a sky-blue divine bird was resting.
It had a crown composed of three dark blue feathers on its head, beautiful sky-blue feathers, and a tail feather as long as its body, which was extremely magnificent.
The legendary Articuno!
"It doesn't seem very pretty."
Marnie blinked, observing Articuno.
Although its appearance looked magnificent, she felt it lacked the stunning feeling she had expected.
"Chirp~"
Its vigilance was clearly very strong.
Sensing the movement, Articuno opened its eyes, flapped its wings, and let out a warning cry towards Ryuga and the others.
"It's quite sharp. It can sense that we mean no good."
Ryuga raised an eyebrow, sizing up this Articuno and clicking his tongue.
The keen senses of a legendary Pokémon were indeed not false.
They could roughly sense whether they were coming with good or ill intentions.
"Set up the barrier, don't let it escape."
Sabrina calmly instructed her subordinates to act, then threw out Alakazam and Mr. Mime.
Team Rocket members took out machines, and electromagnetic forces extended out, forming an electric wall that directly blocked the exit.
This cut off Articuno's possibility of escape.
"Chirp~!"
Articuno's eyes were icy cold, and accompanied by its cry, Articuno flapped its wings heavily.
Blizzard!
A biting storm mixed with ice and snow swept over, covering everything.
The wild Articuno has initiated an attack on you.
"Hmm?"
Retreating a distance, letting the Team Rocket members withstand the Blizzard to avoid being affected, Ryuga raised his eyebrows slightly.
He felt a Poké Ball on him move.
"Do you want to make a move?"
Ryuga took out this Poké Ball and couldn't help but ask with amusement.
The Poké Ball shook twice very spiritually.
"Psychic."
"Thunderbolt."
Sabrina's expression was calm.
After having Alakazam use Protect to block Articuno's Blizzard, she decisively began to launch an attack.
Alakazam raised the spoon in its hand, deep blue light filled its eyes, and powerful Psychic energy instantly permeated out.
And Mr. Mime, like a doll, was flickering with golden electric arcs.
A layer of blue light instantly appeared on Articuno, flying in the air.
This was Alakazam's Psychic.
Articuno struggled violently.
Alakazam's Psychic could not fully control it.
Mr. Mime's Thunderbolt completed, a huge bolt of lightning shot towards Articuno.
"Chirp!"
Articuno forcefully broke free from the Psychic, and a beam of ice light quickly condensed in its mouth.
The twisting ice light met the Thunderbolt.
Icebeam!
Icebeam and Thunderbolt collided violently in mid-air, then exploded heavily.
The first wave of offense failed, Sabrina's face remained calm.
After all, it was a legendary Pokémon, even if it was wild, its strength should absolutely not be underestimated.
No big problem, there's plenty of time, take it slow, no rush.
She brought a lot of Potions.
Aven if it was a war of attrition, she could exhaust this Articuno!
"It seems quite strong."
And seeing Articuno forcefully 1vs2, Marnie commented.
"Strong? The legendary's physique is there. Even if it doesn't train and just relies on time, Articuno can naturally grow to Elite level."
Ryuga raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
In his opinion, most legendaries that haven't reached Champion level are actually just lazy.
They simply squander the talent bestowed upon them by heaven.
Oh, those Ultra Beasts don't count, as by official classification, Ultra Beasts are also considered legendaries.
"But look at this strength. Living in this paradise for Ice-type Pokémon, in such an environment, this Articuno hasn't even reached Champion level."
"Too much of a small fry."
Ryuga was extremely disdainful.
He truly admired these low-level legendaries, not knowing how they ended up like this.
But that's right, the innate excellent talent and outstanding species level of legendaries mean they have no natural predators.
Even if they don't work hard, their strength can slowly increase with time, and the lifespan of legends is extremely long, so there's even less to worry about.
Isn't being a lazy bum good? Why bother working hard?
Marnie: "..."
Sabrina: "..."
Team Rocket members: "..."
Sabrina felt somewhat offended.
Ryuga was clearly saying this Articuno was weak, but she couldn't even take down this Articuno herself right now.
Isn't this indirectly saying I'm weak?
Sabrina's delicate face stiffened slightly.
She was at a loss for how to retort...
"Don't compare it to your own position."
Marnie covered her face helplessly, muttering, "What the hell, not even Champion level yet? Is Champion level really that low in your eyes, you bastard?"
I'm not even Elite yet!
But Ryuga, unable to bear it, helplessly threw out a Poké Ball.
"Chirp~"
A sharp, piercing cry rang out, and a black-red giant bird landed opposite Articuno, its keen bird eyes fixed on Articuno.
Galarian Moltres!
"Chirp???"
Articuno looked at Galar Moltres with a bewildered bird face, its head tilted very human-like, expressing its current confused and bewildered emotions.
Moltres?
That's not right, when did Moltres get dyed?
But it could indeed sense the aura of the Moltres species, yet it was also a little different.
Articuno looked bewildered, it didn't even know what this bird opposite it was.
"Chirp!"
Galarian Moltres was full of vigor, its neck held high, full of arrogance.
This bird is invincible and domineering!
Articuno? Trash!
"Chirp chirp?" Articuno was still bewildered.
"Chirp chirp!" Galarian Moltres's cry was getting a bit heated.
"Chirp chirp chirp?"
"Chirp!" Galarian Moltres was exasperated.
Well, the general translation is as follows.
Articuno: "What kind of bird are you?"
Galarian Moltres: "I am Moltres!"
Articuno: "Are you a relative of Moltres?"
Galarian Moltres: "I really am Moltres!"
Articuno: "What kind of bird are you, really?"
Galarian Moltres: "I am your father!"
Yes, the friendly exchange between the two birds was probably like this.
The two divine birds chirped in mid-air.
Although they couldn't understand what they were communicating, the anger in Galarian Moltres's cry was simply too obvious.
"Moltres, Dark Pulse."
Ryuga didn't waste any time and gave the command to Galarian Moltres.
Even with a coat on, he felt cold in this ghostly place.
The sooner they finished, the sooner they could go back.
"Moltres?"
As Ryuga made his move, Sabrina naturally stopped her actions, but then she was startled when she heard Ryuga's words.
Her clear eyes sized up Galarian Moltres a few times.
Was this Moltres?
"Chirp~"
Galarian Moltres let out a wicked, sharp, and piercing cry, and purple-black energy swirled in front of it.
The next moment, a huge energy wave shot towards Articuno.
Articuno retaliated without hesitation with Icebeam.
Dark Pulse and Icebeam collided violently in mid-air, but the next moment, Dark Pulse directly pushed Icebeam forward rapidly.
Boom!
Dark Pulse exploded on Articuno!
"The strength gap is very large."
Seeing this, Sabrina's eyes narrowed slightly.
Such a direct suppression could only mean that the Pokémon Ryuga called Moltres was significantly stronger than Articuno.
"Chirp!"
Feeling the pain on its body, Articuno roared in anger, flapping its wings heavily.
A violent Blizzard swept in.
"Sucker Punch."
Ryuga's expression remained unchanged.
He didn't put this Articuno in his mind at all.
Sucker Punch, a Dark-type priority move.
Galarian Moltres was enveloped in a black light, its black-red wings flapped heavily, and its entire body rapidly attacked Articuno.
The Blizzard swept in quickly, but Galarian Moltres was even faster!
Almost in the blink of an eye, Galarian Moltres had already arrived above Articuno, its wings, imbued with black light, heavily striking Articuno's back.
Under the terrifying force, Articuno's entire body plummeted heavily, crashing onto the ground.
"Fiery Wrath!"
Galarian Moltres shrieked, and a black-red evil aura burned like flames, constantly overflowing, evil and flamboyant.
Articuno had just barely propped itself up with its wings when the ground beneath it suddenly glowed with an eerie black-red light.
The black-red energy transformed into strange runes, almost completely enveloping Articuno.
"Chirp?"
Articuno's eyes widened, instantly sensing something was amiss, and it tried to flap its wings to fly away, but…
Boom!
A surging, majestic black-red energy, like a pillar of water, gushed from the ground, completely engulfing Articuno.
As it was violently assailed by the Fiery Wrath energy, Articuno continuously let out cries of pain.
Galarian Moltres, seeing this, its narrow, pointed beak slightly parted, like a human smile—evil and eerie.
The Fiery Wrath energy completely exploded, and the black-red 'flames' slowly dissipated, leaving Articuno lying weakly on the ground, covered in injuries.
Galarian Moltres folded its wings and landed, walking around Articuno's 'corpse' like a ground-dwelling chicken.
Its head was held high in a victor's pose, clearly excited that it had defeated Articuno.
"It's handled. Have someone retrieve it."
Ryuga said to Sabrina, who was nearby, after Articuno was defeated.
As for Galarian Moltres, Ryuga glanced at it and then didn't bother to look anymore.
This black Pokémon's bullying of the weak, fear of the strong, and arrogance weren't new.
He was used to it.
As for Articuno, Ryuga himself wasn't particularly interested in it, and this Articuno was material Team Rocket used to synthesize the Three Birds as One.
If Ryuga captured it, where would Team Rocket find another Articuno in such a short time?
Furthermore…
After the inevitable great battle in the future, whether they win or lose, the Legendary Birds collected by Team Rocket would no longer be of much use.
If Team Rocket lost, Ryuga would step in to take over and retrieve them.
If they won, and Ryuga was interested, he could also ask Giovanni for them.
Giovanni would likely not be stingy, so it wouldn't be a big problem.
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