Thread:ITVdude2000/@comment-12498802-20170316170326/@comment-12498802-20170418174624

Yep. Although you can re-attempt them infinitely (they are very hard, though. Probably the hardest non-Superboss thing in the game. Anyway...)

Bittercold

This is what Ash goes up against. It has 8695 HP and attacks with Snow Bowl, Confuse Ray (which inflicts Confuse but doesn't hit often) and physical attacks. The whole point of this boss is that you have to finish it off before IT finishes off YOU. And seeing that none of Ash's summons ignore magic defence, it's mostly just a matter of whether or not you're at a high enough level.

The reward is the Stardust Rod - still Ash-only, with 170 Power, +5 Magic and +25% Evasion, and it casts Laser when used as an item.