Snover, the Frost Tree Pokémon
Snover is a Pokémon created by Arceus using the Meadow Plate and currently serves as a mountain rescuer.
Its upper body is pure white like snow, while its lower body resembles a tree trunk in brown color, and its arms are like green pine needles.
Similar to Tropius, Snover is a Pokémon that bears unique fruits on its body. However, the fruits from Snover are vastly different from regular ones. While Tropius’ banana has been successfully cultivated into a lesser variant for mass production through various scientific methods by Queen, Snover’s fruits are different.
These rare fruits only grow on Snover and are highly seasonal, appearing only in spring. They taste like popsicles and are delicious fruits which have obtained approval of both Queen and Charlotte Linlin.
Snover has a gentle personality. At times, it remains motionless like a tree stump, absorbing the cold air and moisture from the snow through its roots. It also shows a keen interest in humans.
In the Pokémon world, when Snover encounters human footprints, it often follows them to find humans, sometimes mistakenly wandering into human villages. However, there’s no need to fear them—they usually become good friends with children.
Snover typically doesn’t leave snowy mountains. Most of the time, only people who climb Mt. Fuji has the chance to eat this kind of fruit, and Delia also just happened to be passing by.
While Delia was talking with Snover, Kozuki Hiyori almost slipped down the mountain due to a mishap. At that critical moment, plant-like roots suddenly emerged, firmly holding onto her.
It wasn’t Vine Whip, but Ingrain. Despite being a Grass-type Pokémon, Snover cannot use Vine Whip. Instead, it uses this move to replace Vine Whip.
The root-like tentacles brought Kozuki Hiyori back to safety, but Snover didn’t reveal itself. Hiyori only caught a glimpse of a white shadow disappearing into the snowy mountain.
This incident didn’t deter Kozuki Hiyori. After composing herself, she continued climbing toward the summit. However, what she saw at the top was far from what she had imagined.
The air here was completely different. Before reaching the summit, the cold air was a challenge to the respiratory system. However, after reaching the summit, the stinging sensation caused by the cold had completely disappeared. In just a few breaths, the fatigue from the climb had vanished.
In the distance, there was a temple made of boulders and pathways paved with pink diamonds, while the frozen lake reflected the sunlight.
Inside the temple lay the legendary sacred spring. Even though it was snowy outside, the interior of the temple was like it was springtime. Everything seemed perfect, except for one thing—a person who looked as if they were on vacation, lounging leisurely.
……
“Yamato, someone is coming.”
“How could that be? I asked Sister Misu, and she said no one has plans to come here for pilgrimage for the next few days. That idiot father would never think to look for me here; let me just relax.”
On a beach chair, Yamato was lying leisurely, holding a jug of milkshake provided by Bounsweet in her left hand, and from time to time taking out some snacks from her cloud bag, looking quite carefree and content.
This place was her newly discovered temporary sanctuary, effectively keeping Kaido’s harassment at bay, and it was a perfectly comfortable environment for her.
Although it seemed like springtime scenery, the temperature was still quite low. The plants thrived, and the sacred spring remained unfrozen only due to Arceus’ power.
However, Yamato’s ability rendered her immune to the cold. To her, this was no different from sunbathing at the beach.
“You can see for yourself. Oh, and I’ll report your recent activities to the Lord.”
Diancie, floating in midair, conjured several giant diamond plates. Using their reflections, she projected Kozuki Hiyori’s image in front of Yamato.
“Ice Realm!”
Seeing the reflection on the diamond, Yamato sprang up and slammed a hand on the ground. A thick ice wall rose instantly, blocking Kozuki Hiyori’s line of sight.
However, in less than a minute, the ice wall shattered again, leaving everything exactly as it was before—except the person vacationing had vanished.
It happened so fast that Kozuki Hiyori rubbed her eyes in disbelief, thinking she might have been hallucinating. The lounging Yamato from earlier was gone, replaced by a serious-looking Yamato.
“Pilgrim, you have proven your perseverance. What brings you here?”
Yamato had taken out a set of religious robes identical to Sister Misu from somewhere and put them on, speaking seriously with a solemn expression. However, Diancie behind her couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
This “pretending-to-be-serious” Yamato was a rare sight and completely out of character for her usual self.
“Stop laughing! Help me remember what those people said before!”
Hearing Diancie’s quiet giggling, Yamato quietly asked. Yet, in Kozuki Hiyori’s eyes, Yamato’s lips didn’t move at all. This was a ventriloquism technique, and for someone of Yamato’s caliber, it wasn’t difficult.
With Diancie’s help, she acted as a temporary nun of the Arceus Cult, completing the religious process for Kozuki Hiyori and bringing her to the lake.
The subsequent matters were handled by the professional nuns stationed at the temple. Over the years, Misu had found a few reliable people among the believers, and the person in charge here were the best of the best, hence this privilege.
…..
“Diancie, you did that on purpose, didn’t you? You definitely discovered her earlier!”
“No, I didn’t. Besides, your Observation Haki didn’t detect her either.”
“Who keeps their Observation Haki active all the time? I’m not like Uncle Queen! You totally did that on purpose.”
“I didn’t, and you should be doing your own thing. I only came with you because you said you wanted to train.”
“I know, I’m just getting into the right mindset.”
She has a reason for coming here. If her only goal were to hide from Kaido, she would have gone out to sea instead. Her other reason for coming here to continue the black and white dragon’s trial.
Her battle with the Golden Lion made her realize the immense power that Zekrom and Reshiram possessed. The current Beasts Pirates didn’t reflect her vision for them. To achieve her dream, she had to defeat Kaido, and that meant acquiring more power.
As she grew older, Arceus also altered this unique trial space, providing her with more opportunities to challenge herself.
Taking out her recliner, Yamato once again reclined in the stone circle and the familiar voice of the trial echoed in her ears.
【Reshiram and Zekrom were once one. Together, they aided the hero brothers in establishing the Unova Region. However, due to a divergence in the two heroes’ beliefs, the dragon split into two.
Thoroughly disappointed by the war the two heroes started, the twin dragons sought to destroy Unova.
Girl, ideals and reality are both opposing and yet one; they are two sides of the same coin. Choose the path you believe in and prevent this tragedy.】
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