Battling Alakazam.
Beedrill had already collapsed, Golett could not help much, and Ditto needed to protect him…
Now Haunter and Houndoom were fighting Alakazam together. After just using Calm Mind, Alakazam's Special Attack and Special Defense had both increased.
Piloswine also had to join the battle.
"Piloswine, Icicle Crash!"
Tetsuya was thinking about how to coordinate the attack. Icicle Crash had a wide impact range and could successfully restrain Alakazam.
One icicle after another descended from the sky, directly pressing toward Alakazam.
Alakazam was just preparing to use Teleport, but it had already been afflicted with Mean Look by Haunter.
At this moment, although Alakazam had still not fallen into a disadvantageous position, a change had already appeared psychologically. Earlier, Alakazam had maintained a completely relaxed battle posture. Even if it could not win, a single Teleport would allow it to disappear without a trace.
Now that Teleport had been "sealed", this meant it had to defeat these Pokémon. It already had no way out!
Icicle Crash was directly above its head, so Alakazam could only use Psychic to control the icicles, preparing to throw them back toward Piloswine.
However, the force of Icicle Crash was still extremely fierce, and Alakazam also had to concentrate fully. This gave Tetsuya an opportunity to exploit.
"Haunter, Shadow Ball. Houndoom, [Blazing Howl]."
Haunter and Houndoom were also invigorated. Shadow Ball attacks bombarded it, while the roaring sound waves of the howl enveloped Alakazam.
A psychic shield had actually naturally formed around Alakazam's body. The first two Shadow Ball unexpectedly failed to damage it.
Only after the third Shadow Ball did Alakazam reveal a painful expression. The dual damage from Shadow Ball and Snarl caused Alakazam to grit its teeth in pain.
Originally, it had intended to throw the icicles toward the farthest Piloswine. However, under the pain, its abilities greatly weakened, and it could only hurl them toward the nearest Houndoom.
Houndoom, which was using [Blazing Howl], suddenly saw the enormous icicles and immediately retracted its attack, leaping backward.
With one attacking force suddenly gone, Alakazam instantly felt much more relaxed.
The Psycho Cut from the two spoons flew toward Haunter, while at the same time it used Confusion this time to control the icicles in pursuit of Houndoom.
"Fire Blast!"
The icicles controlled by Confusion had practically come alive. Escaping was completely impossible, so the only option was a frontal attack. Houndoom opened its jaws and fired a Fire Blast. However, it only destroyed three icicles. Fortunately, its recent strength had increased rapidly. At the critical moment, it used Fire Blast once again, only then avoiding this fatal injury.
At this moment, Piloswine also began approaching Alakazam.
Now Alakazam had already begun to panic. It had already suffered considerable damage, and these three Pokémon were all ruthless opponents.
Once distracted, the power of a Psychic-type Pokémon would greatly decline.
At this moment, Piloswine's Blizzard roared outward. Extreme cold had already begun to envelop the entire mountain hollow. Alakazam naturally sensed the power of this move. Driven by Psychic, it escaped the sweeping range of Blizzard.
"Piloswine, Icicle Spear. Haunter, Shadow Ball. Houndoom, Inferno. Seal off Alakazam's movements!" Tetsuya had already noticed the psychological change in Alakazam.
Piloswine was directly in front of Alakazam, with one Icicle Spear after another shooting out like sharp Honedge.
Haunter was at Alakazam's rear flank, continuously smashing out Shadow Ball attacks.
Houndoom was below Alakazam, opening its mouth and firing out a massive fireball.
Under attack from three sides, Alakazam was already unable to manage both front and rear at the same time.
Without any better option, Alakazam once again used Protect.
Under the enhancement of psychic power, Alakazam's Protect became even more solid. A red circular energy shield protected Alakazam within it.
The moves of Piloswine, Haunter, and Houndoom unexpectedly could not advance even a bit further.
Tetsuya was becoming anxious. If this continued, the outcome truly remained uncertain. Although Alakazam was currently injured, once it found an opportunity it would definitely use Recover. At that point, the situation would become passive for them.
Just as he was feeling troubled, Houndoom shot forward directly toward Alakazam!
Alakazam also noticed Houndoom charging over, but with Protect blocking the way, it was not worried. Unexpectedly, Houndoom's figure flashed, and it directly rushed into the Protect barrier from the side, knocking Alakazam out from within it.
Tetsuya was overjoyed.
Feint.
It could attack opponents currently using moves such as Protect or Detect, remove their protective effects, and could cancel the effects of Protect, Wide Guard, Quick Guard, Crafty Shield, and Mat Block. Although its power was not high, when facing these abnormal moves, it could produce unexpectedly effective results.
Houndoom actually knew Feint. This Egg move had revealed its value at a critical moment. It seemed today truly was the death day of this Alakazam!
"Piloswine, Haunter, attack!"
Alakazam, knocked to the ground by Houndoom, still wore a confused expression when Haunter's Shadow Ball had already smashed toward it. Alakazam flicked its hand, and the two spoons once again flew out with Psycho Cut. The Shadow Ball was once again sliced into halves.
However, at this moment, Piloswine's Blizzard had already arrived!
Amid the roaring winds, Alakazam was successfully swept into it. The two spoons Alakazam had used to attack Haunter were also seized by Haunter using psychic power, and a Shadow Ball shattered them into fragments.
At this moment, Haunter, Houndoom, Golett, and Tetsuya all stood beside Piloswine.
They all clearly understood the power of Piloswine's Blizzard. Since Alakazam had already been swept inside, it was absolutely impossible for it to emerge unharmed.
However, it could still be seen that Alakazam was resisting within using psychic power, though this instead excited Piloswine's fighting spirit.
It continuously sprayed Freeze-Dry into the Blizzard. Gradually, even Tetsuya and the other Pokémon no longer dared approach Piloswine…
It was too cold. Houndoom was still warmer~
The temperature within the mountain hollow had completely dropped to around minus forty or fifty degrees. Heavy snow filled the sky. If it were not already the middle of winter, people might have thought some great grievance had appeared somewhere.
Looking at Alakazam within the Blizzard, its figure had already become unstable. Although psychic power could still resist the Blizzard move, this piercing cold was not something psychic energy could resist. That required willpower, and clearly this Alakazam did not possess such strong willpower.
Now the Alakazam inside the Blizzard had already curled into a ball. Gradually, it had already formed into a block of ice.
"That's enough, Piloswine."
Tetsuya called out, and Piloswine stopped using Blizzard. It still could not be allowed to die yet. It still had value.
Tetsuya directly recalled Piloswine, and only then did the temperature slowly begin to rise again. Now the entire mountain hollow had become covered in white snow, and walking across the ground produced squeaking sounds.
At this moment, Tetsuya walked over to the Alakazam ice sculpture. Although it had already lost consciousness, remembering the earlier scene still made Tetsuya unable to resist wanting to slap it hard a couple of times…
'I, Tetsuya-kun, after being a human for three lifetimes, can still maintain a pure heart toward that aspect.
And you, a Pokémon, actually…
You… you truly deserve to die!'