Frosmoth.
When Ice Phoenix saw the man on Charizard's back, her ice-blue pupils suddenly shrank.
Rage burned through her as she gritted her teeth and said, "Damn it... it's you again!"
Ice Phoenix recognized that bastard Aaron at a single glance.
The last time she had hunted Treecko, he had ruined everything, destroying her perfect mission record. After that, she had even been punished by the organization and sent to train in the secret zone for a long time.
Now she had finally returned, and this was her first mission back.
She had thought it was a sure thing.
But at the final moment, that bastard had shown up again and ruined her operation.
This was more than she could tolerate.
Ice Phoenix snapped.
"Open the hatch!"
A bone-chilling cold poured from Ice Phoenix's body as she ordered the burly man.
"O-okay, Captain!"
The burly man swallowed hard and hurriedly replied, then quickly opened the hatch.
Ice Phoenix leaped straight out of the aircraft.
A flash of light followed.
A snow-white Pokémon resembling a snow moth appeared in the air and caught her.
"Moth!"
The snow moth Pokémon let out an eager cry, then flew opposite Aaron and Charizard.
Ice Phoenix stared coldly at Aaron with her ice-blue eyes.
The moment Aaron saw this snow moth Pokémon, his eyes lit up.
This was a Pokémon that only appeared in extremely cold regions.
Its name was Frosmoth!
A glint flashed through Aaron's eyes, and Frosmoth's information panel instantly appeared before him.
[Name: Frosmoth]
[Gender: Female]
[Nature: Rash]
[Types: Ice / Bug]
[Ability: Ice Scales (Hidden Ability): Protected by ice scales, damage from special attacks is halved...]
[Base Stats Total: 476]
[Level: Elite Peak]
[Potential: Champion]
[Moves: Aurora Beam (Perfect), Stun Spore (Mastery), Bug Buzz (Mastery), Feather Dance (Mastery), Powder Snow (Proficient), Tailwind (Proficient), Quiver Dance (Proficient), Blizzard (Proficient), Defog (Proficient), Mist (Proficient), Attract (Proficient), Protect (Proficient), Reflect (Proficient), Light Screen (Proficient)...]
[Description: Frosmoth, the Frost Moth Pokémon and the evolved form of Snom. The temperature of its wings is minus 180 degrees Celsius, cold enough to freeze someone solid on the spot.]
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Aaron was slightly surprised.
It actually had the Hidden Ability Ice Scales.
That was an amazing ability.
It was somewhat similar to his Charizard's Dragon Scales, but Dragon Scales was clearly the upgraded version.
It halved all incoming damage, both physical and special.
"You bastard... it's you again!"
"You really do keep showing up like a ghost. Today, I'll wipe you off the face of this world."
At that moment, Ice Phoenix, standing behind Frosmoth, spoke to Aaron in an icy voice.
"Hm?"
Only then did Aaron turn his attention to Ice Phoenix.
After hearing her words, he was a little stunned.
The woman in front of him looked somewhat familiar, but he could not immediately remember who she was.
Aaron asked in confusion, "Do we know each other?"
"Who are you again?"
Ice Phoenix was already burning with anger.
After hearing that, she could no longer hold it in.
She roared at Aaron:
"I'm the one who's going to end you!"
"Frosmoth, use Aurora Beam!"
"Moth!"
Frosmoth let out a sharp cry.
An ice-blue beam instantly gathered in its mouth and shot toward Charizard.
"Holy crap..."
Aaron cursed out loud and immediately gave Charizard an order.
"Charizard, use Heat Wave!"
"ROOOAR!"
Charizard roared, opened its mouth, and spat out a scorching blast of air.
A searing gale swept toward Frosmoth's Aurora Beam.
BOOOOM!
The scorching gale collided with the icy beam.
An explosion rang out.
Thick steam instantly filled the sky, spreading so densely it nearly covered everything.
"Frosmoth, use Quiver Dance!"
Ice Phoenix's cold voice rang out from within the steam.
Aaron's vision was blocked, and he could not see where Frosmoth was.
Aaron frowned and said to Charizard, "Charizard, keep using Heat Wave. Blow away the steam."
"ROOOAR!"
Charizard took a deep breath, then opened its mouth and breathed out another blast of scorching air.
The dense steam in front of them was instantly swept away.
Just in time, Aaron saw Frosmoth finish its awkward dance as a green glow surfaced around its body.
"Frosmoth, use Blizzard!"
Ice Phoenix gave the order with an icy expression.
"Moth!"
Frosmoth let out a sharp cry.
Snow-white energy surged from its body, and a terrifying Blizzard immediately formed around it.
Like a swirling storm of ice and snow, it swept toward Charizard.
A glint flashed through Aaron's eyes, and he said calmly to Charizard:
"Charizard... don't let them look down on you."
"Use Flamethrower!"
"ROOOAR!"
Charizard let out a furious roar.
It opened its huge maw, and a massive stream of blazing golden flame burst out like a golden dragon soaring into the sky, shooting straight toward the blizzard.
The terrifying heat melted the snowflakes several meters away in an instant.
When the golden flames collided with Blizzard, they pierced straight through it.
The snowflakes melted instantly.
Even the storm itself scattered with them, as if it had never existed at all.
The sight left Ice Phoenix, standing behind Frosmoth, completely stunned.
"How is this possible?"
Charizard's golden flames had not stopped.
After tearing through Blizzard, they surged fiercely toward Frosmoth in the air.
Only then did Ice Phoenix react, and she immediately shouted:
"Frosmoth, dodge!"
But it was too late.
Apotheosis-level Flamethrower was already an instant-release move, and its speed was terrifying.
Frosmoth was struck directly by Charizard's Flamethrower.
At the critical moment, Ice Phoenix leaped down and landed on the ground.
But Frosmoth was not so lucky.
It was swallowed directly by the golden flames.
BOOOOM!
A huge explosion rang out in the sky.
Thick smoke billowed, and a charred figure fell from the air.