He knows Pokémon better than me.

Machine Gun Arena.

At this moment, Ash and Gym Leader Kawitch were standing at opposite ends of the green field, and each had retrieved their Poké Balls.

"Come on, young man, let me see your true strength!"

Kawu was the first to press the wristband, and the Poké Ball in his hand quickly enlarged to the size of a basketball before he threw it.

Gigantamax Centiskorps makes its appearance, its tens of meters long body coiling and snaking across the arena, radiating a scorching aura from its entire body.

In mid-air, the Rotom drone also quickly increased its flight altitude to avoid being affected.

"That's truly amazing!"

A wave of heat hit him, and Xiao Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

To see if Lucario's latest creation was effective, Ash went directly to the adjacent Motostoke Arena, ready for a friendly battle unrelated to badges.

Although he was a middle-aged man, the passionate Kawu readily agreed to this sparring match.

Especially after hearing that Ash had defeated all the trainers in the Motostoke Arena in the World Championship rankings, he had no choice but to accept the challenge.

So that morning, the two had a 1v1 match.

Since it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, this friendly match was naturally not publicized. However, looking around, the audience was about 1/20 full.

"Uh, are the people of Galar really that keen on watching the game?"

Ash casually made a comment, then focused his attention on what was in front of him, raising one arm and casually pointing at the newly acquired Max Bracer.

Immediately, Kingler's Poké Ball began to swell and grow larger—this training match was naturally to see if Kingler could Gigantamax.

"That's really strange."

This scene also secretly amazed Kawu.

The Dynamax Bracers used by Galar trainers are all made and distributed uniformly by the Galar League; even Leon's bracer is no different from anyone else's.

But he had never seen the dark blue wristband on Ash's wrist before. When did Dynamax wristbands become custom-made?
boom!
As the Poké Ball is thrown, the enormous Kingler appears; however, it is merely a proportional enlargement in size, without any change in form.

"Is it just a normal Dynamax?"

Ash frowned. He would have to find a way to transform Kingler into a Gigantamax.

However, the sparring match continued, and its scale instantly escalated to a battle between two colossal beings.

"King Crab, use Max Water Stream!!"

"Flaming Centipede, use Max Fire Blast!!"

The giant crab was faster and struck first, condensing a thick jet of water from its mouth and shooting out, hitting the Flame Centipede first. The exaggerated water pressure instantly pushed it all the way to the edge of the arena.

Outstanding effect!

The burst of water scattered in the air, creating rain.

But the next moment, Gigantamax Centiskorptus also spewed out a giant pillar of fire, which exploded on Kingler Crab's body, but the effect was rather mediocre.

Of course, Kawu's goal was to change the weather to sunny, not to deal damage.

"correct!"

In the heat of battle, Ash's eyes lit up and he suddenly had an idea.

What would happen if you used a Z-Move while in Dynamax mode?
Without hesitation, he immediately tapped his Z-bracelet, skillfully performing the Grass Skirt and Seaweed Dance to inject the energy of the Water Z into the giant crab's body.

Snap!

However, the purplish-red light membrane on the surface of the Dynamaxed Kingler acted as a barrier, directly deflecting the golden energy of the Z-Move.

Z-Move failed to activate! "Uh, mutual exclusion?"

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi was immediately disappointed.

He even envisioned having Lucario Mega Evolve, then retracting it into a Poké Ball to Gigantamax, and finally unleashing a three-in-one Z-Move attack.

It seems that the battle mechanisms in different regions are still mutually exclusive.

On the other side, although she didn't know what Ash was doing, Kawu had just felt a chill run down her spine.

Fortunately, it seems to have failed.

"Flaming Centipede, use Giant Grassland!!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kawu immediately launched an attack.

The Flame Centipede twisted its body, and in an instant, the entire arena was enveloped in green light. Giant mushroom plants sprouted from the ground and surged toward the Giant Claw Crab.

It comes from the upgraded Max Meadows with Powerful Whip, and is incredibly powerful.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi decisively chose to play it safe for one more round:
"Use the giant defense wall!!"

The giant crab understood, and its two large pincers formed a protective barrier around its body.

A giant defensive barrier from Iron Wall!
In Dynamax battles, using "damage-dealing" moves will transform into various Dynamax moves, while using "status-changing" moves will uniformly transform into Dynamax Guard.

Its defensive level is far stronger than a normal Protect, enough to withstand Dynamax moves without taking damage.

Rumble!
Giant plants exploded repeatedly around the giant crab, triggering exaggerated green light explosions that covered the entire arena with a green filter, turning it into a grassy field.

"Now! Use a Max Dynamax attack!!"

At that moment, Ash suddenly launched a quick attack.

The Normal-type Dynamax attack was unpretentious; before the smoke and dust from the explosion around Kingler had completely dissipated, it let out a low growl.

Immediately afterward, the ground beneath the Flame Centipede cracked open, and a pure and powerful shockwave, devoid of any attribute bias, blasted upward, blasting the Flame Centipede back.

However, Centisk's own ability, White Smoke, was not affected by the "Speed ​​Reduction" effect of Max Attacks.

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh!
On the other side, after unleashing three Dynamax moves, Kingler shrank back to its original size, while Centiskorps still had one turn left to unleash its ultimate attack.

"Don't let it use it! Kingler Crab, use its guillotine!!"

Ash launched a series of attacks, and suddenly the Krabby transformed from a bulky behemoth back to its original form. The Krabby felt incredibly light and swiftly charged toward its target.

"Use Giant Grassland!!"

Kawu wanted to use a Grass-type Dynamax move to decide the outcome, but Kingler swung its pincers as it approached, snapping the newly grown mushrooms in half before they reached their maximum size, thus minimizing the power of Dynamax Grassland.

"Huh? Is there another way?"

Kawu was taken aback, but the giant pincer crab had already leaped up, its right pincers aimed straight at the coiled waist of the Flame Centipede.

If it were any other Dynamax Pokémon, it really wouldn't be able to catch it.

However, even after Dynamaxing, Centipede remains a slender centipede, and its pincers are its nemesis. Not to mention, Kingler's pincers also carry an extremely dangerous and deadly aura of instant kill.

A single, fatal blow—the guillotine!

Click!

As the pincers closed, Kawu even saw a horrifying scene of his Flaming Centipede being cut in half.

Under the giant crab's decapitating pincers, the Gigantamaxed Centipede rapidly shrank back to a three-meter-long Flame Centipede, before collapsing limply into the giant crab's claws! (End of Chapter)