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The Articuno that most people are familiar with is an Ice and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, also known as the God of Ice.
But the Articuno who came to the Crown Tundra had experienced an incredible transformation of power.
Not only had its appearance changed, but its typing had also become Psychic and Flying.
The God of Ice no longer possessed ice typing - in fact, it was now weak to ice attacks.
Living in different regions for extended periods can indeed cause the same Pokémon species to develop different regional variants, such as Kantonian Ninetales and Alolan Ninetales, where the Fire typing becomes Ice and Fairy typing. But for a life form that had reached the level of 'Legendary Pokémon' to actually have its typing changed by mere environmental factors...
The first time Roy learned about this, he couldn't help but wonder if it made sense.
Of course, the power of Legendary Pokémon couldn't be judged simply by their typing.
Lugia, the god of the sea, and Solgaleo, the sun god, didn't possess typings that corresponded to their domains, which didn't affect their power at all.
The same was true for this Crown Tundra Articuno.
Although it had lost its Ice typing, it hadn't lost its mastery over ice.
In fact... it was even stronger than a normal Articuno!
"I will call him here," Calyrex declared, gazing into the distance.
In an instant, Roy felt a vast and majestic psychic force surge through space, transmitting thoughts to distant locations.
Calyrex motioned for Roy to follow, and they moved to the palace courtyard to wait.
The speed of Legendary Pokémon meant Roy didn't have to wait long.
Only ten seconds later, Roy sensed a powerful aura descending from the sky.
The feeling of this aura was cold and serene.
No, that wasn't right! There was more than one.
Soon, Roy noticed that two more auras were approaching at high speed.
One of the auras from the sky was filled with a malevolent and treacherous atmosphere that made people feel irritated and weary.
Another aura approached from the ground, impulsive and straightforward, extremely fierce.
Soon, Articuno and Moltres with dramatically different appearances descended from the sky.
The feathers of this Galarian Articuno had turned purple, with mask-like black feathers on both sides of its face, but otherwise it remained similar to the original.
But Moltres was completely unrecognizable - its body feathers had turned black, its flames were also black and red, and its beak was curved and crimson, radiating an evil aura.
Dark and Flying typing - the god of fire had also lost its original element.
As ice and fire descended from the sky, thunder wasn't about to be outdone. The violent and fierce Zapdos came racing like a bolt of lightning.
Fast and impressive.
But why was it running instead of flying?
Resisting the urge to comment, Roy observed the Zapdos.
Compared to a normal Zapdos, this one's feather color had turned orange, and its wings seemed to have shrunk and were relatively small, but its leg muscles were extremely developed with four claws as sharp as metal.
Fighting and Flying typing. The God of Thunder had also lost its 'Thunder' element.
"Why are all three legendary birds here?" Roy turned to look at Calyrex. His target had only been Articuno.
"I believe all three of them can help you," Calyrex replied.
Roy was somewhat surprised by Calyrex's proactive attitude of "tripling the benefits."
"First, you need to understand what caused their power to change."
The three legendary birds were originally subordinate deities under Lugia's command.
In ancient times, the three legendary birds with relatively rebellious personalities came to the Galar region and encountered Calyrex.
At that time, Calyrex had already foreseen the coming of the 'Darkest Day' and was recruiting soldiers and gathering allies, so he accepted the three legendary birds.
Calyrex was exceptionally skilled at coaching and training Pokémon - he had been trained by the King of Swords and King of Shields who had defeated Eternatus.
In a sense, he was actually a brilliant trainer.
Under Calyrex's guidance, the three legendary birds had embarked on a completely new path.
This path was... the fusion of psychic power with elemental typing.
Articuno fused psychic power with Ice-type energy and gained the exclusive move 'Freezing Glare' - its psychic power brought a nature capable of freezing everything, with ice energy fused into Psychic typing.
Moltres fused psychic power with Fire-type energy and gained the exclusive move 'Fiery Wrath' - its rage would transform into fiery malevolent aura, with fire energy fused into Dark typing.
Zapdos followed the same pattern, gaining the exclusive move 'Thunderous Kick' - its kicks would burst with lightning, constantly breaking through enemy defenses, with thunder energy fused into Fighting typing.
What Calyrex excelled at most was psychic power and type manipulation.
He himself was a combination of Grass and Psychic typing. When he fused with Glastrier through psychic power, he became Ice and Psychic typing, gaining control over cold. When combined with Spectrier, he became Ghost and Psychic typing, gaining spectral power.
He had been promoted to 'first-tier legendary' status precisely through his mastery of psychic power.
In terms of psychic power usage, Calyrex was an undisputed pinnacle figure.
"The Creator has established rules - no matter how many types you're proficient in, no matter how skilled you are at type manipulation, you can hold at most two typings simultaneously," Calyrex's thoughts conveyed regret.
"Otherwise, the three legendary birds wouldn't have had to abandon their original typings."
The three legendary birds had lost their thunder, fire, and ice typings, but they were still highly proficient in the energies of these three systems - they simply no longer received the blessing of those typings.
These three legendary birds who had mastered psychic power were far stronger than their counterparts and were top-tier existences even among legendary Pokémon.
"Your Ninetales is very skilled with psychic powers and proficient in Ice-type moves, which fits perfectly with Articuno," Calyrex expressed his appreciation.
"Recognizing this, your training philosophy is excellent."
The hallmark of legendary-level power was fusing oneself with higher forms of energy.
But existence itself was divided into body, spirit, and soul.
The Ice Titan fused the physical body with energy, while this Articuno went one step further, integrating spirit with energy.
The latter was undoubtedly more suitable for Ninetales.
"I suppose that's right..." Roy laughed awkwardly. Being praised by a Legendary Pokémon for his training ideas felt strange as a trainer.
He took out Ninetales' Pokéball and summoned her.
After emerging, Ninetales looked at Articuno with high spirits, her eyes filled with determination. "Nine! (Please teach me, Articuno!)"
As long as she could learn the power of 'Freezing Glare,' she could solve the side effects of her Snow Cloak ability.
That meant she would finally be able to get close to Roy again!
She was going crazy from the frustration.
She could no longer stay close to Roy, and she felt that life had lost all meaning - even the daily Pokéblocks had become tasteless.
Ninetales, who had never been obsessed with power, was experiencing her first true desire to become stronger, and the burst of willpower made even Calyrex and the three legendary birds take notice.
Calyrex was fine with this - he had seen her 'past' and roughly understood what Ninetales was thinking, though he felt this love for her trainer was rather intense.
But Articuno appreciated it greatly, thinking this female had his style.
The same beauty and grace, the same nobility and elegance, the same dedication and strength!
Articuno, who had initially considered this "just a task from the master," suddenly felt that Ninetales was qualified to inherit his power.
Articuno spread his wings and gestured for Ninetales to approach - he wanted to take her to a suitable training location.
Articuno would only allow those he approved of to ride on his back.
Right now, Ninetales was undoubtedly recognized.