"Glaceon!"
Glaceon sensed the fluctuation of Inner Focus.
Glaceon immediately stood up, its gaze alert as it looked ahead.
The figures of Natsume and his group suddenly appeared.
"Glaceon!"
Natsume's gaze settled on this Glaceon.
Name: Glaceon
Type: Ice
Level: lv42
Ability: Snow Cloak
Individual Values: hp25, Attack25, Defense30, Special Attack31, Special Defense29, Speed25
Moves: Icy Wind, Take Down, Double-Edge, Calm Mind, Rest, Ice Shard, Snowscape, Freeze-Dry
Inherited Moves: Yawn
Potential: Near Champion
"The level and potential are quite high."
Natsume spoke softly to himself as he observed the Glaceon before him.
This Glaceon had above-average overall stats.
Its Special Attack value was maxed out.
Pokémon like Glaceon have the ability to rapidly lower body temperatures and freeze the surrounding air.
When hunting, Glaceon creates tiny ice crystals that sparkle and twinkle like gems.
Thus, prey targeted by Glaceon often ends up frozen without even realizing it.
"Glaceon, where did you complete your evolution?"
Natsume asked, looking at Glaceon.
"Glaceon!"
Glaceon did not answer Natsume's question but instead took a battle stance.
Natsume saw Glaceon's demeanor and said, "It looks like we need to have a battle first."
"Sirfetch'd!"
"Awooo!"
Arcanine and Sirfetch'd both stepped forward at the same time.
"Awooo!"
Arcanine barked at Sirfetch'd in dissatisfaction.
This opponent is mine to handle!
"Sirfetch'd!"
Sirfetch'd appeared eager for another battle.
"Alright, Sirfetch'd, let Arcanine take this one."
"If there are more battles, you will get the next chance."
Sirfetch'd turned to Natsume and then stepped aside.
"Speaking of my Pokémon, it seems very few of them have been caught through battle."
Natsume looked at Glaceon and said, "Glaceon, if I win this match, you will come with me."
Glaceon looked at Natsume and remained silent for a moment.
"Glaceon!"
Glaceon agreed.
At the same time, the temperature around them suddenly dropped!
It started to snow in the woods!
Snowscape, a weather-type move.
In snowy conditions, the defense of Ice-type Pokémon increases.
And this Glaceon has the ability Snow Cloak, which means its speed will also be boosted.
Natsume initially wanted Arcanine to use Sunny Day directly.
But—
"How beautiful~"
Jirachi stretched out its hand to catch a snowflake.
"Ralts~"
Ralts used psychic powers to gather the falling snowflakes together.
Seeing Ralts and Jirachi instantly captivated by Snowscape, Natsume changed his command: "Arcanine, Extreme Speed!"
"Awooo!"
Arcanine dashed toward Glaceon in an instant.
"Glaceon!"
A chilling gust of wind blew from Glaceon's mouth.
The surrounding fallen leaves instantly froze over with a layer of ice!
Arcanine's speed slowed down as a result.
Glaceon jumped toward a nearby tree and used Ice Shard against the descending Arcanine.
A large block of ice was hurled toward Arcanine.
"Awooo~"
Flames burst forth from Arcanine's mouth.
Flamethrower!
Boom!
The surging flames instantly melted the ice block.
The flames continued to spray toward Glaceon.
Seeing this, Glaceon quickly moved its body, leaping toward a nearby tree to avoid the flames aimed at it.
"Arcanine, Agility!"
Arcanine relaxed its body and approached Glaceon.
At this moment, Arcanine's body gradually became lighter.
"Extreme Speed!"
"Awooo!"
Arcanine charged toward Glaceon once again.
Glaceon turned its body and immediately jumped to the ground beneath the tree.
Arcanine leaped high, using its four paws to stomp powerfully on the trunk of the tree where Glaceon had just stood!
Thud~!
Using the trunk, Arcanine completed a turn in the air!
Glaceon's pupils slightly contracted.
Arcanine's speed was too fast!
"Glaceon!"
Glaceon used Icy Wind once more!
"Awooo!"
In mid-air, Arcanine's body erupted in flames!
Flame Wheel!
Bang!
Arcanine collided with Glaceon, sending it flying.
"Glaceon!"
Glaceon shook its head and got back up from the ground.
"Sirfetch'd!"
Sirfetch'd looked anxious.
Arcanine glanced back at Sirfetch'd.
Arcanine thought about how it would bite Sirfetch'd after defeating this Glaceon.
"Glaceon!"
Glaceon took a deep breath.
Freeze-Dry!
A beam of chilling energy shot toward Arcanine.
"Awooo!"
Arcanine no longer paid attention to Sirfetch'd.
Arcanine let out a low growl, slightly excited.
Flames erupted from Arcanine's body.
Flare Blitz!
Boom!
Arcanine, engulfed in roaring flames, charged through the beam of light and collided with Glaceon.
Bang!
Glaceon was once again sent tumbling away.
"Awooo~"
Arcanine proudly looked back at Sirfetch'd.
"Farfetch'd."
Sirfetch'd pointed its leek at the back of Arcanine.
Arcanine turned around to see.
This Glaceon was struggling to battle again.
"Glaceon!"
The freshly standing Glaceon looked at Natsume, panting heavily.
"Impressive."
Natsume praised, "What a tenacious spirit."
Although Glaceon managed to stand up again, battling further would be pointless in this condition.
This wasn't a must-win battle.
Natsume took out a Poké Ball: "Go, Poké Ball!"
Pop~
A red light shot out, capturing Glaceon.
Shake~ Shake~ Wiggle~
Ding!
Glaceon was successfully captured!
Natsume held up Glaceon's Poké Ball and said, "Thanks for your hard work, Arcanine."
"Awooo~"
Arcanine responded and then turned its gaze to Sirfetch'd.
"Awooo!"
Arcanine used Fire Fang!
"Sirfetch'd!"
Sirfetch'd swung its leek and charged at Arcanine.
"Attack from a distance."
"Don't bump into the Ralts playing in the snow over there."
Natsume did not stop their battle.
Both Arcanine and Sirfetch'd were full of energy.
This kind of battle wasn't a bad thing for them.
So after giving a brief reminder, Natsume let Arcanine and Sirfetch'd do as they pleased.
"Come out, Glaceon."
Natsume released Glaceon from the Poké Ball.
"Glaceon."
Glaceon looked to be in poor condition.
Arcanine's Flare Blitz was already a powerful move, especially with the type advantage.
It was impressive that Glaceon could still stand.
Of course, Glaceon could stand thanks to Snowscape support, but more importantly, Glaceon had a high defensive talent.
This Glaceon also had a strong will.
Otherwise, a typical Ice-type Pokémon would not be able to withstand Arcanine's Flare Blitz.
Natsume placed his hand on Glaceon's body.
Glaceon felt very cold, and there were bits of ice and shards on its skin.
The texture didn't feel very good.
As Natsume used his Eternity Power to heal Glaceon's body, he looked at Glaceon and said, "Glaceon, with you here this summer, it probably won't be too hot in the farm."
"Glaceon?"
Glaceon looked at Natsume curiously.
"The farm is my territory,"
Natsume explained to Glaceon. "There are many crops and berries in my farm."
"Of course, there are also many companions living there."
"Below the farm, there's a gym where challengers from all over come."
"If you like battles, you can be in charge of the gym."
As Glaceon listened to Natsume's description, it began to imagine what that place would be like.
Natsume said, "Once we take care of things here, we'll go back."
"By the way, Glaceon, where did you complete your evolution?"
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon told Natsume that not far from here, there was an underground river.
The water at the bottom of the river was very cool.
When Glaceon was still an Eevee, it once had a conflict with an Arbok.
Eevee was not a match for that Arbok.
In the battle, Eevee was pushed to the edge of the river, and one misstep caused it to fall in.
Eevee thought it was going to die.
But unexpectedly, just as Eevee sank to the bottom of the river, a powerful energy suddenly surged from the riverbed.
This energy enveloped Eevee's body.
When Eevee came to its senses, it had already evolved into Glaceon.
After evolving into Glaceon, it resurfaced and completed its counterattack.
"Glaceon, it seems you have the fate of a protagonist,"
Natsume teased as he looked at Glaceon.
"Glaceon?"
Glaceon didn't quite understand what being a protagonist meant.
Natsume explained, "It refers to those who survive great disasters."
"They always manage to find opportunities to counterattack during difficult times."
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon understood.
"Natsume, snowman~"
Jirachi floated over and tugged at Natsume's sleeve.
Looking down, Natsume saw that the snow falling from Glaceon had been piled up by Ralts and Jirachi into a snowman.
"Nice job, Jirachi and Ralts."
Just as Natsume was speaking, a figure rushed in.
Bam~
Sirfetch'd was knocked away by Arcanine, crashing into the snowman and destroying it.
The smile on Jirachi's face froze instantly.
"Awooo!"
At this moment, Arcanine still hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.
Arcanine quickly charged at Sirfetch'd again.
Sirfetch'd quickly got up and grabbed its shield.
Just as they were about to collide once more,
Jirachi looked at them angrily.
Whoosh~
Arcanine and Sirfetch'd disappeared from the spot.
Above the lake water,
Arcanine and Sirfetch'd locked eyes in mid-air.
"Awooo?"
"Sirfetch'd?"
Both Arcanine and Sirfetch'd looked a bit confused.
The next moment, they felt weightlessness.
Bam~
The two Pokémon fell into the river water simultaneously.
Natsume looked at the annoyed Jirachi and comforted, "Alright, we can just build another one."
After saying this, Natsume used the snow on the ground to make a snowman resembling Jirachi.
"How's this?"
Natsume placed the snowman beside Jirachi.
"It's the same height as Jirachi."
Seeing the snowman Natsume made, Jirachi immediately cheered up.
Jirachi happily used Icy Wind to completely freeze the snowman.
"Natsume, I want to take it back to the farm~"
"Sure thing."
Natsume put the fully frozen snowman into his space backpack.
"Awooo~"
At that moment, Arcanine and Sirfetch'd also ran back.
Arcanine was drying its body with flames.
Sirfetch'd had it worse.
It looked like a drenched chicken.
Natsume took out a towel and dried off Sirfetch'd, saying, "Sirfetch'd, when you battle, you need to be aware of your surroundings."
"You can't cause trouble for others."
"Farfetch'd."
Sirfetch'd nodded.
"Awooo~"
Arcanine looked at the scene happily.
You got scolded, huh~
Natsume affectionately ruffled Arcanine's big head: "You're the same."
"Apologize to the snowman and Jirachi that you crashed into."
"Farfetch'd~"
"Awooo~"
Jirachi didn't plan to forgive them right now.
Jirachi said it would wait until dinner time to forgive them.
"Ralts~"
Ralts agreed.
Glaceon stood to the side, silently watching this scene.
Glaceon thought that everyone had such a good relationship.
"Alright, let's all come in."
Natsume recalled Arcanine and Sirfetch'd into their Poké Balls.
"Glaceon, take us to that underground river you mentioned."
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon turned around and walked into the forest.
"By the way, Glaceon."
Natsume walked alongside Glaceon and asked, "Do you know about the ruler of the water?"
Glaceon shook its head.
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon hadn't heard of it.
However, Glaceon thought that Oranguru living in the forest might know.
"Oranguru?"
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon told Natsume that there was an Oranguru living in this forest.
It had a treehouse.
Many injured Pokémon would go there to seek help.
Glaceon also said that even humans sometimes visited there.
"Wow, that sounds interesting."
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon told Natsume that it had once been cared for by that Oranguru.
"Well, we should go thank them properly."
"Glaceon~"
Oranguru is a Normal and Psychic-type Pokémon.
While Oranguru is friendly towards Pokémon of other species, its relationships with its own kind are quite poor.
This is because each Oranguru believes it is the smartest one.
Additionally, interestingly, some have even witnessed Oranguru in the wilderness using Poké Balls and commanding their Pokémon to battle.
Those Pokémon willingly followed Oranguru's commands.
This shows just how high Oranguru's intelligence really is.
It is said that long ago, people even believed that Oranguru were actually humans living deep in the forest.
Natsume chatted with Glaceon and soon arrived at a small tunnel entrance.
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon was the first to walk inside.
Natsume took out a flashlight and followed Glaceon in.
The cave wasn't large.
But it was astonishingly cold.
Seeing this, Jirachi lifted Natsume's short sleeve and quickly burrowed inside his clothing.
Jirachi pressed against Natsume's back, poking its little head out from behind Natsume's neck and wrapping its arms around Natsume's neck.
"Natsume, are you still cold?"
Jirachi's body was warm, dispelling the chill from the cave.
Natsume looked at Jirachi and felt warm all over.
"Not cold anymore."
"Thank you, Jirachi."
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon turned its head to glance at Natsume and Jirachi before continuing to move forward.
Not long after following Glaceon, Natsume saw a rushing underground river appear ahead.
Natsume looked at Ralts beside him and asked, "Ralts, can you sense anything peculiar at the bottom of the river?"
Ralts used Inner Focus to probe the river water's depths.
"Natsume, there's a huge ice block down there!"
Natsume immediately said, "Pull it up!"
Swish~
A massive Ice Rock was pulled out from the bottom of the river using Ralts's Inner Focus.
"Sure enough, it's an Ice Rock."
Natsume smiled at Glaceon, saying, "Looks like you've found the reason for your evolution."
Jirachi chimed in happily, "We really found something great~"
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon curiously examined the Ice Rock and gently touched it.
"Glaceon~"
Glaceon felt very comfortable.
Natsume said, "We can take this Ice Rock back with us."
"We can build a natural ice cellar underground."
"If we want to raise Ice-type Pokémon on the farm in the future, they'll have a place to stay."
Ice Rock: A miraculous treasure that is naturally formed, capable of enabling certain Pokémon to evolve.
The presence of Ice Rock will affect the surrounding environment.
Notice: Task 1, completed.
Quest Reward: Three rewards issued.
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