The Sevii Isnds are an archipego located to the south of Kanto.

  It is also the hometown of one of Kanto's Elite Four members, the Ice-type specialist Lorelei.

  Ihe Icefall Cave on Four Isnd, a Lapras let out a loud cry.

  A beam of icy-blue light shot horizontally across the r waterfall, freezing everything it touched into solid ice!

  "Crack—"

  Large ks of ice fell with a ctter, and the frozen waterfall resumed its flow, eg with a chilling sound.

  A tall, slender woman with red hair, wearing high heels, glossy bck stogs, a bck skirt that reached her hips, and a pair of frameless gsses, patted Lapras's hard shell and smiled. "Well done, Lapras!"

  "Lapras~!" Lapras affeately nuzzled the woman's pale cheek.

  In the dimly lit cave, flickering with a faint icy glow, the woman's unicator lit up.

  "This is Lorelei."

  A cheerful girl's voice came through the unicator: "Lorelei! Check out the video I just shared on YouTube!"

  "Oh, Misty," Lorelei said, crossing her arms and holding her phoh one hand, smiling. "Is it another drama you've been big tely?"

  "No, it's a tutorial video about the Perish Song Strategy!"

  Lorelei paused for a moment. "Perish Song Strategy?"

  "I was thinking the same thing! I thought it was just a gimmick, but it turns out there's some real substao it!"

  Lorelei chuckled softly. "There 't be that much substance. I don't even dare use that strategy in the Master tier anymore."

  "It's not using Lapras as the core—it's Gengar!"

  Lorelei was taken aback.

  A Perish Song Strategy with Gengar?

  With Gengar's fragile build, could it really st until the oppo pletely loses the will to fight?

  Curious, Lorelei returned Lapras to its Poké Ball and headed back to her residen Four Isnd.

  Lorelei's room was surprisingly girly, with pink aper, a fluffy carpet covered in plush toys and pilloosters of movie stars on the walls.

  Though her exterior was as cold as ice, Lorelei shared many on is with girls Misty's age, from the shoujo manga they read to the idol dramas they followed.

  Turning on her puter, Lorelei clicked on the link Misty had sent her.

  "Natsume-sensei's Battle Tutorial 05: Perish Song Team."

  "A Trainer from the Touran Region?" Lorelei was surprised.

  In Lorelei's memory, Touran didn't have any Trainers famous for the Perish Song Strategy.

  But when she saw the two Pokémon battling, Lorelei's attention was immediately captivated.

  Gengar vs. Garp—both were on sights in the Master tier.

  The ands from both sides were highly skilled, befitting the Master tier's reputation.

  Lorelei even noticed something familiar in the way the Garoved.

  Her pupils narrowed. "thia?"

  As the battle progressed, Lorelei became more vinced of her guess.

  She had faced thia several times in Master tier battles.

  The Champion's anding style and battle tactics had left a deep impression on Lorelei.

  Her ferocity and precision were unlike anything Lorelei had seen from other female Trainers.

  This aggressive, wide-open style was something Lorelei had only ever seen from thia's Garp!

  But what surprised Lorelei even more was yet to e.

  In the video, it was Gengar that was sistently suppressing Garp's rhythm!

  Lorelei couldn't help but focus orainer from the Touran Region.

  Who oh was this person, able to hold their own against thia?

  After a moment of ption, Lorelei adjusted her gsses and murmured, "So that's how it is..."

  By sacrifig offensive power and using Perish Song in the first round, the strategy forced the oppoo un all-out attack.

  Using Protect to stall, any mistake in the oppo's ands would allow Perish Song to py a decisive role.

  This meant that the key to victory wasn't otlefield itself, but in the mind games outside of it.

  If the oppo hadn't been Champion thia, they likely would have lost their posure and made a critical mistake.

  A slight smile crept onto Lorelei's lips. "What an iing Trainer."

  Although thia didn't make any mistakes, the limitations of the game meics prevented her from showg her full strength.

  In the video, thia tried to recall Garp, but Gengar's Mean Look kept it locked in pce.

  Only then did the "Shadow Tag + Perish Song" strategy e to an end.

  While Lorelei was a bit disappoihat there wasn't a practical battle demonstration, she could still glean some insights from this match.

  "This could work in practical battles, but the ditions are too strict," Lorelei said, stretg zily before resting her head on the puter desk.

  "Probably some big shot came up with this strategy out of boredom."

  "Still... this strategy is pretty dirty!"

  The video had received high praise on YouTube.

  However, due to the specifion required, many Trainers couldn't replicate the strategy.

  They could only seek advice from host-type experts.

  Lorelei gave the video a like and curiously browsed through the ents se.

  "This is Natsume-sensei's third strategy tutorial!"

  "Why are they all in-game battles? When will Natsume-sensei do a practical battle?"

  "Practical battles involve Trainer privacy, so a lot of footage 't be released."

  "@Morty the Cirvoyant, please give us a detailed breakdown, big shot!"

  Morty, the Ghost-type Leader of Ecruteak City in the Johtion, was also a staunch supporter of the Perish Song Strategy.

  Lorelei had met him once, but the Perish Song Strategy wasn't her specialty.

  What Lorelei prided herself on was her mastery of the Ice-type.

  [Morty the Cirvoyant: A high-quality tutorial. To make it more accessible, the creator chose to use an in-game battle with entary.

  I've optimized this strategy for double battles by using a "Gengar + Gothitelle" bo. Those ied e watch this year's Type Expert Tour.]

  "So dirty!"

  "Do all Ghost-type users have such dirty tactics?"

  "Wait, isn't Natsume-sensei a Grass-type and Poison-type expert? How did they bee a Ghost-type specialist?!"

  "A Master of All Types?! I'm impressed!"

  Lorelei couldn't help but ugh, but she was also intrigued by this "Natsume-sensei."

  Though the strategy seemed a bit gimmicky, the fact that this Trainer could go toe-to-toe with thia was beyond Lorelei's expectations.

  Clig on Natsume-sensei's profile, Lorelei found clear instrus on how to join chat groups for followers from different regions.

  Without hesitation, Lorelei joihe chat group using her main at, which immediately caused the group to fall silent.

  "Fake at?"

  "No way, ae Four member is following Natsume-sensei?"

  "Kanto's Ice-type Elite Four? Too fake!"

  Lorelei blinked, adjusting her gsses.

  What's the problem?

  [Admin "The Battler" has invited you to join the "Master Trainer Chat Group."]

  [Accept/Dee]

  "Red?" Lorelei chuckled. "He's everywhere, isn't he?"

  [You have a new message.]

  [User "Ice-type Elite Four Lorelei" has joihe chat group!]

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