Chapter 258: Snover and Abomasnow of the Snowy Mountains

"What did you say?"

The Carbink Minister glared at the Carbink in front of him, his voice filled with anger. "You're saying the children have been captured?"

The Carbink standing beside the Minister nodded frantically, its expression terrified.

"Carbink?"

The Carbink nervously looked at the Minister, asking if they should head to Natsume's farm to seek help from Princess Diancie.

"No, we can't involve Princess Diancie in something this dangerous!"

The Carbink Minister sternly refused. "Protecting Princess Diancie is our duty."

"How can we turn around and ask her to save us?"

"Carbink?"

"What should we do then?"

The Carbink Minister paced back and forth, deep in thought. After a moment, he spoke with a serious expression. "In that case, we have no choice but to declare war!"

"We must take the initiative and defeat those despicable humans!"

"Carbink!"

It was clear that something major had happened in Diancie's underground world.

However, Diancie herself was unaware of these events.

At that moment, Diancie stood beside Mamoswine, gazing at the snowy mountain in front of her.

Natsume and his group had arrived at the foot of the mountain in pursuit of the Frosmoth's trail.

Looking ahead, Natsume noticed two Snover playing near the base of the mountain, chasing each other and having a snowball fight.

The snow was littered with their deep and shallow footprints.

"Snover?"

The Snover in front noticed Natsume and his group and stopped, casting a curious glance in their direction.

Bam~

The Snover chasing behind didn't stop in time.

They collided and tumbled into the snow.

"Snover."

"Snover!"

After a brief argument, the two Snover rubbed their heads and stood back up.

"Snover~"

Snover are Pokémon that live on snowy mountains.

After a heavy snowfall, they appear at the base of the mountain.

Once the snow below melts and spring arrives, the Snover return to the snow-covered peaks.

Because of this, wild Snover are rarely encountered by ordinary people, except for the occasional explorer.

"Snover?"

The Snover curiously examined Natsume.

While humans find Snover hard to encounter, to Snover, humans are equally rare life forms.

Natsume smiled at them. "Hello, Snover."

"Have you seen any Frosmoth around?"

"Snover."

The Snover nodded.

"Could you take us to them?"

"Weavile."

The Weavile standing beside Natsume bared its claws, glaring threateningly at the two Snover.

The Snover, frightened by the fierce look on Weavile's face, quickly backed away.

Natsume turned to Weavile. "Take it easy, Weavile."

"No need to scare them."

Weavile looked puzzled.

Weavile are carnivorous Pokémon.

Their years of hunting in the wild have made most of them quite aggressive.

"Natsume, look up."

Diancie suddenly pointed to the sky.

At that moment, a Frosmoth that had been resting nearby slowly flapped its nearly translucent wings and took to the air.

Frosmoth are beautiful ice-type Pokémon.

They have pure white bodies and blue eyes.

Because they actively attack those who harm the mountains, some regions worship Frosmoth as guardians of the snow.

The Frosmoth glanced at the scene below before flying up the mountain.

"Frosmoth?"

"Looks like things are going smoothly for us."

Natsume smiled as he watched the Frosmoth. "I thought it would take more time."

As Natsume spoke, a roar echoed from the mountain.

Soon, a large figure came charging down the slope, clearly furious.

It was an Abomasnow.

The Snover, meanwhile, began running up the mountain.

Gardevoir, watching the Abomasnow approach, said, "Natsume, that Abomasnow seems to think we're trying to harm the Snover. It's very angry."

"If it's a misunderstanding, we can just explain."

Natsume tried to reason with the approaching Abomasnow.

However, before Natsume could speak, the Abomasnow unleashed an Icicle Spear!

Two icicles, each as thick as a thigh, came hurtling toward Natsume and his group.

"Abomasnow!"

Seeing the icicles flying toward them, Blaziken and Greninja quickly stepped forward.

Blaze Kick!

Bang!

One icicle was shattered instantly.

Meanwhile, Greninja hurled a Water Shuriken.

Bam~

Under the barrage of Water Shuriken, the other icicle exploded as well.

"Greninja."

Greninja's expression turned serious. This Abomasnow was strong.

Natsume tried to explain. "Calm down, Abomasnow. We're just here to ask the Frosmoth some questions."

As he spoke, Natsume also checked Abomasnow's data.

Name: Abomasnow
Type: Ice/Grass
Level: 55
Ability: Snow Warning
Moves: Ice Punch, Aurora Veil, Blizzard, Wood Hammer
Potential: Near Elite Level

Abomasnow, the evolved form of Snover.

Unlike the curious Snover, Abomasnow is much more reserved.

Wild Abomasnow rarely show themselves.

They only appear during snowy seasons. Once the snow melts, Abomasnow retreats to its cave, waiting for the next snowfall.

"Abomasnow~"

The Abomasnow, hearing Natsume's explanation, didn't respond. Instead, it let out an angry roar.

Whoosh~

The sky darkened, and snow began to fall once more.

Abomasnow had activated its Snow Warning ability.

Natsume scratched his head and sighed. "Looks like talking won't work."

"Blaziken."

Blaziken stepped forward, facing the Abomasnow head-on.

"Blaziken, are you taking this one?"

"Blaziken."

Blaziken nodded.

Natsume had initially considered sending Diancie, as her level was closer to the opponent's.

But if Blaziken wanted to fight, Natsume's job was to support him in defeating the opponent.

"Blaziken, let's go."

"Blaziken!"

"Abomasnow!"

The Abomasnow glared at Blaziken, raising its fist.

Ice Punch!