Tetsuya could hardly suppress the excitement in his heart. Piloswine could almost ignore ordinary Ice-type Pokémon. This was undoubtedly equivalent to occupying a supreme position in one Type.
However, hearing that Sheila had directly gone to inform Pryce of his changes still made him feel somewhat uneasy. Although he tried his best to comfort himself, if he did not destroy the only piece of evidence left in the valley, he feared he would not even be able to sleep well.
Taking advantage of Sheila's absence, Tetsuya instructed Haunter to go down into the valley and use Will-O-Wisp to burn that bundle of nylon rope. After all, Haunter was the only one who could go down now.
After making sure to tell Haunter that it must watch until the rope was completely burned before coming back up, he then ate lunch together with Piloswine and Ditto.
Before the meal was even finished, Sheila hurried over.
Tetsuya was stunned.
Sheila caught her breath and said, "Te… pant… pant… T-Tetsuyaaa! I just spoke with Pryce on the phone. Even he did not dare to believe that this Swinub raised this time would be so successful!
He was extremely excited~ Now your Piloswine is almost immune to Ice-type moves, and your battle level does not resemble that of a seven-year-old child at all!
Such meticulousness… sigh. I no longer have complete confidence that I can defeat you."
"You are thinking too much-"
Sheila waved her hand and then said, "Now Pryce's intention is for me to help you with training for a few more days, and then I will take you to a Battle Park that Pryce operates in the neighboring city.
There are all kinds of Pokémon there for you to challenge. It is definitely the best place to raise a Pokémon's level! And when it is time for the Elite Four Challenge, there will even be a special vehicle to take you to Mt. Silver. Would that not be killing two Delibird with one stone~?"
Tetsuya nodded and said, "Mm. That would be excellent!"
Battle Park was definitely a good place. It could quickly raise one's strength to the standard of the League main tournament. The Pokémon there were of many varieties, sufficient for accumulating enough experience to deal with different types of Pokémon.
It seemed that Pryce also had his own enterprise. The investment required for a Battle Park was considerable. First, there had to be enough Pokémon, as well as dedicated caretakers and Trainers responsible for battles.
But the profits were also considerable. Especially before the League carried out unified planning of the wilderness, the danger of the wilderness was too high. Many wealthy people would rather let their descendants improve their strength in Battle Park and would never allow them to enter the wilderness to take risks.
The price for each entry into Battle Park was also not low and was not something ordinary families could afford.
However, training there could at most reach the level of the League main tournament. At best, one could reach the top sixteen of the League. After all, the Pokémon there could only reach that level, and the hired Trainers were also only at the level outside the top sixteen of the League. Any Trainer of a higher level would not choose to work in such a place.
For him now, however, it was the most suitable option. Haunter and Ditto had handled Gym Challengers at Ecruteak Gym with him for over a month and had seen all kinds of Pokémon. But since Piloswine was born, it had only seen Ice-type Pokémon. Therefore, it needed to see different Pokémon and experience different battles to enrich itself.
"Then lets begin now. This time I will use my strongest Pokémon, Cloyster! And according to Pryce's battle philosophy, let Piloswine and Cloyster battle on the surface of the lake beneath glacier falls," Sheila said.
"On the surface of the lake…? Are we going to freeze it over!?" Tetsuya asked in surprise.
"Heh~ That depends on you! Cloyster is very adept at water battles." After speaking, Sheila had Cloyster jump into the water.
"Piloswine, freeze the lake surface. Use Freeze-Dry!" Tetsuya could be said to have full confidence in Piloswine's "cold" now.
Two streams of cold air shot out from its nostrils. As soon as they touched the lake water, the surface began to freeze.
Tetsuya stared fixedly at the lake surface. Cloyster was very likely to burst out of the lake for a surprise attack.
Soon the entire lake surface turned into a crystal-clear sheet of ice, yet Cloyster never leaped out from the lake.
'This...'
Sheila clearly knew how powerful his Piloswine's Ice-type energy was. How could she possibly let Cloyster remain in the lake waiting to be sealed by the ice?
Just as Tetsuya was puzzled…
"Cloyster, Spike Cannon!"
Sheila's command left Tetsuya somewhat at a loss. Could it be that this Cloyster possessed the ability to break through the thick ice layer?
In an instant!
Hundreds of white beams shot toward Piloswine like a torrential downpour.
Cloyster was already within glacier falls itself, launching its move toward Piloswine. Using the glacier falls as a barrier, Cloyster continuously opened and closed its shells, looking completely at ease within the waterfall.
"This Cloyster actually possesses such a strong ability," Tetsuya could not help but marvel.
His own Pokémon had only used glacier falls for physical training, relying on its powerful impact to train stamina and endurance. He had never considered that such a waterfall could be "climbed". Yet this Cloyster had such an ability.
Using the waterfall as a barrier meant that he would have to break through the impact of the falling water.
Flowing water was the most difficult to freeze. This Eternal Ice had been absorbed in a single instance, his Piloswine clearly could not yet unleash the full power of it, nor did it have the ability to freeze the entire waterfall like Pryce's Swinub.
"Piloswine, use Icy Wind together with Freeze-Dry to break Spike Cannon."
Tetsuya made thorough preparations. He still could not determine how strong this Cloyster's attack power was, so he could only resist Spike Cannon with the strongest move combination.
The waterfall's current was swift, crashing against the frozen lake surface. Water splashed in all directions and flowed downstream along the lake.
Piloswine let out a muffled grunt. Two streams of cold air burst forth. Icy Wind roared out, carrying the chill of Freeze-Dry as it met Spike Cannon head-on.
Tetsuya focused entirely on the collision of the moves, as it would determine his next command.
What he did not expect was that Spike Cannon was not as overpowering as imagined. Once struck by the combination of Freeze-Dry and Icy Wind, it immediately dispersed.
However, Cloyster's Spike Cannon continued to shoot out from the waterfall in an endless stream. Though the power was not outstanding, its quantity was overwhelming.
Tetsuya observed carefully and finally understood. When Spike Cannon shot out from the waterfall, part of its force had already been reduced by the water's current, which was why its power had greatly diminished.
They were now in a stalemate. However, Piloswine's Freeze-Dry was gradually gaining the upper hand. It was just that Piloswine's current strength was still unable to do anything to Cloyster within the waterfall.
At this moment, Sheila could be said to stand in an undefeated position. Although Spike Cannon was temporarily at a disadvantage, she was very clear in her mind.
"Shehaha~ Cloyster, Hydro Pump!"
Sheila laughed, looking completely confident.
Tetsuya gritted his teeth. Now that Sheila was using Hydro Pump, he had no effective way to deal with it. If they were on land, Piloswine could directly freeze the move with Freeze-Dry, and if the opponent did not withdraw in time, it would even directly injure them.
But now Cloyster was inside glacier falls. A Hydro Pump used in this environment would not only remain unaffected by the water current, but would even gain momentum from the waterfall's torrential flow. At present, Piloswine's Freeze-Dry simply could not freeze a Hydro Pump of such overwhelming force.
A water stream as thick as a washbasin burst forth from within the waterfall!