Tomo's 7th Gym Battle

Today it was time for Tomo and Ash to take Candice on. Zoey accompanied the gang to Snowpoint Gym because she wanted to watch the gym battles. The Snowpoint Gym was shaped like a hexagon and it had a green roof. Inside the battlefield was an ice rink with big ice bergs. Tomo was going to battle Candice first, so Ash sat with the others on the side lines. Mr. Honcho was the referee and he explained the rules. The gym battle was to be a four on four Pokemon battle.
Candice's first Pokemon was a Sneasel. Tomo sent Sealeo out to battle first.
"Ah Sneasel is a dark/ice type, and Sealeo is a water/ice type." Zoey said. "So this is ice vs ice."
Tomo started the battle.
"Sealeo, Ice Ball." Sneasel dodged it and began skating on the icy field.
"Slide after Sneasel, Sealeo." Tomo said.
Sealeo slid after Sneasel really fast on it's tummy.
"That's one of the amazing things about Sealeo." Brock said. "They are slow on land, but fast in water and on ice."
Ash told Zoey and Dawn how he rode Sealeo in water and on ice back in the Hoenn and Kanto regions.
"Sealeo, use Strength." Tomo said.
Sealeo slid towards Sneasel to tackle it.
"Sneasel, use Fury Swipes." Candice said. 
Sneasel and Sealeo charged and attacked each other.
"Sneasel, Icy Wind." Candice said.
"Use Blizzard, Sealeo." Tomo said.
The two created a large snowstorm with their ice type moves.
"Brr it's freezing." Dawn shivered.
"This is something you would get when two ice type Pokemon battle." Ash said.
"Alright Sneasel, use Slash." Candice said.
"Sealeo, use Iron Tail." Tomo said.
The two Pokemon charged at each other again. Sealeo proved to be stronger because he whacked Sneasel hard with Iron Tail. 
"Now Strength, Sealeo." Tomo said.
Sealeo tackled Sneasel really hard and it was knocked out cold.
"Well, well Tomo you certainly have good kiai there." Candice said. "So let's see what you do with this."
She sent a Medicham out to battle next. Tomo returned Sealeo and sent Staravia out to battle.
Tomo remembered that Medicham was a fighting/psychic type, so he had to be quick on his feet with this one.
"Staravia, use Aerial Ace." Tomo said.
Staravia charged at Medicham with Aerial Ace, but it countered the attack with Thunder Punch.
"I'm not surprised Medicham knows Thunder Punch." Ash commented.
He had been there before. 
"Miss Senior has done a lot of training with Medicham just in case it went up against flying type Pokemon." Zoey said.
Tomo decided to make it big.
"Staravia, Brave Bird." He said. 
Staravia charged directly at Medicham before it could do anything to fight back. Medicham was immediately knocked out. 
Candice was having fun with this battle. She returned Medicham and sent Snover out. Tomo returned Staravia and sent his Chimchar out. 
"Chimchar is a good choice because it's a fire type." Brock said.
"Flamethrower." Tomo told Chimchar.
But Snover countered the attack with Icy Wind and it created a large mist. 
"Oh I know this technique." Ash said. "I experienced this in some battles before; mostly by a mixture of fire and water type attacks."
The mist was so thick you couldn't see a thing. Poor Chimchar couldn't tell where Snover was. Snover could though because ice type Pokemon know how to see in the mist.
"Stay calm Chimchar." Tomo instructed. "Try to sense where Snover is and then attack it with Flamethrower."
Tomo knew what to do in situations like this because of all the battles he watched while Ash battled. Chimchar closed his eyes and listened for Snover. Suddenly Chimchar felt his tail flame moving, meaning he could feel where Snover was. Remembering Tomo's order, Chimchar blew a Flamethrower attack which hit Snover.
"Your kiai is good Tomo, but let's see how it will do against this." Candice said. 
She then released Abomasnow.
"Tomo better be careful with this." Zoey warned. "Miss Senior and Abomasnow are a really strong pair."
Tomo kept Chimchar out.
"Flamethrower." He said.
"Abomasnow, use Blizzard!" Candice demanded.
Abomasnow blew a very strong cold wind. It overcame Chimchar's stream of orange fire and Chimchar was covered in snow.
"Flame Wheel, Chimchar." Tomo said.
Chimchar charged forward with a wheel of fire surrounding it, but Abomasnow dodged it and punched Chimchar. Chimchar was thrown into a iceberg and fainted upon defeat. 
"Whoa, Abomasnow is strong." Ash said.
"As I said before, Candice and Abomasnow have trained together a lot in the past." Zoey replied.
Tomo returned Chimchar and sent Staravia out next. He figured that Staravia would have better luck against Abomasnow because it was also a flying type, but he was proven wrong after Staravia charged towards Abomasnow with glowing wings. Abomasnow struck Staravia with Ice Punch and he was thrown back in defeat. Ash could see that he had to be careful when going up against Candice and Abomasnow during their battle. 
Tomo decided to go big this time and sent Magmortar out.
"Abomasnow's in trouble now." Dawn said.
"Yeah, Magmortar's a big fire type Pokemon." Brock agreed.
"Magmortar, start with Lava Plume." Tomo said.
Magmortar caused an explosion, creating a mix of smog and fire to cover the area and hit Abomasnow. Not only was Abomasnow hit, but most of the icy field melted.
"Whoops!" Tomo gasped. He hadn't expected that. "Sorry, Candice."
"Ah, it's no problem." Candice shrugged it off. "My ice fields have been melted before. Besides it's nothing water and Abomasnow's Blizzard can't fix."
So the battle continued.
"Magmortar, Fire Blast." Tomo ordered.
"Counter it with Blizzard, Abomasnow." Candice said.
The two attacks countered each other and created a large mist.
"Okay Magmortar, let's use Lava Plume again." Tomo said.
Magmortar produced another explosion, covering the field in smog and fire. Abomasnow was hit and the mist cleared.
"That's one way to attack." Brock said. "If you can't see anything in the dark or mist, then use a attack that can hit a whole area."
Everyone else agreed.
"Abomasnow, use Wood Hammer." Candice ordered.
Tomo smiled.
"Let Abomasnow hit you." He told Magmortar.
When Abomasnow punched Magmortar, it had been burned afterwards.
"That's Magmortar's Flame Body ability. That's why Tomo told Magmortar to allow Abomasnow to hit it." Brock realized. 
"Clever." Zoey said.
"Okay Magmortar, let's end this with Flamethrower." Tomo said.
Magmortar released a stream of orange fire from one of it's cannons that hit Abomasnow.
Thanks to Flamethrower and being burned by Flame Body, Abomasnow fainted. Tomo won the gym battle.
"Wow Tomo, that was great and fun." Candice said.
"I enjoyed myself as well." Tomo smiled.
He and Candice returned their Pokemon to rest.
"Well Tomo, I will now give you the proof that you won the gym battle." Candice said.
Mr. Honcho gave her a tray.
"Here is the Icicle Badge." Candice said.
The Icicie Badge was blue and white and it looked like two icy mountains. Tomo immediately accepted the badge and was happy to have obtained it. Candice then turned to Ash.
"Sorry Ash." She apologized. "But as you can see my icy battle field needs to be iced up again and my Pokemon need rest. Can our gym battle take place tomorrow?"
"Of course. I can wait." Ash agreed to battle Candice tomorrow.
So Tomo had his seventh gym badge and now it was time for Ash to obtain his.