He knows Pokémon better than me.

On this day, Kingler, Scorbunny, and other Pokémon were working together to carry a thick log into the castle.

"Bari. Bali!"

The Mr. Mime was at the front directing the operation, and because the gate was too small, it had to be carried in over the city wall.

Shemi had already dug a planting pit in the open space in the center of the castle to transplant trees.

Long.!

It wasn't until a three-meter-tall, lush old tree was planted that the Pokémon began to fill in the soil to secure it, and only then did the castle have a decent shady resting place.

"Bari~!"

The Mr. Mime stood with his hands on his hips, nodding in satisfaction.

Since the Watchtower Castle is completely open-air and exposed to direct sunlight, it's a real ordeal for an Ice-type Pokémon like this.

Ash was sitting with Magearna in the work area. The latter was softly chanting to encourage the other Pokémon, while Ash was fiddling with his phone, checking information about Gigantamax.

"Max Soup, Max Soup"

Ash muttered to himself that the only way to change a Pokémon from a regular Dynamax to a Gigantamax in the Galar region is by eating a dish called "Dynamax Soup".

However, the ingredients and cooking methods for making this Dynamax Soup are not universal; it seems that each type has its own unique ingredients, and the cooking methods are mostly mastered by experienced trainers who specialize in that type.

For example, if you want to transform a Fighting-type Pokémon into a Gigantamax Pokémon, you can currently only go to the Isle of Armor and eat a special Fighting-Gigantamax soup at Mash's Gym.

If it's a Ghost type, you'll have to go to Strangetown and ask the Ghost type Gym Leader there for help. They also have a special Ghost Max Soup there.

"Does the Giant Kingle Crab mean I should go find Lurina?"

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow and quickly shook his head.

Wait a minute, last time Lulina was still struggling with how to transform her Dratini into a Gigantamax, which means she probably doesn't have the recipe for Water-type Max Soup either.

Looking at the trees planted in the center of the courtyard, Blue Raven had already flown up to a branch and taken its place. Ash blinked.

"Hmm, we need to call Ba Dadie over too."

Otherwise, it will be overrun by other wild insects in the open fields.

Speaking of which, the Gigantamax Butterfree we encountered in the Pokémon Den had a pretty cool move with its barrage of butterfly shadows.

"Let's wait until we get back from the Sinnoh region before calling Butterfree over."

He glanced at his phone calendar and saw that his flight was for the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, which meant that there were only two days left for the special training.

So Ash stood up, clapped his hands, and said loudly:

"Stop playing around, everyone, and get to the training. There will be plenty of skilled players in the Sinnoh region."

The Pokémon then stopped frolicking under the rough log and began to train seriously.

"Knock on the shell!" "Knock on the shell!"

The giant crab was constantly swinging its pincers, then suddenly closing them, the sharp edges of its pincers carrying a chilling, cutting quality.

However, it always feels like something's missing; its one-hit kill guillotine isn't quite there yet.

Even with level suppression, it's impossible to achieve 100% effectiveness.

Outside the castle, Farfetch'd wields two green onions and swings them with great force, already able to unleash the perfect Leaf Blade Slash move, and even slashing out with green energy from a distance.

Full of power, it is ready to show off its skills at the seaside festival.

The blue raven soared through the sky, its wings suddenly turning silver-black, and it swooped down to the ground, its steel wings slamming into the ground and leaving a black mark, powerful and forceful.

"Gah!!" After using its steel wings, it took off again. Although its black and blue wings were still normal bird feathers, they were covered with a layer of dark silver light, giving them a metallic feel.

"It seems like taking 'Meltan Candy' these past few days has been quite effective!"

Xiao Zhi's eyes lit up.

The Metal Coat Experience Candy made by Lucario not only works on Meltan, but also helps Blue Raven increase the metallic hardness of its own feathers.

He had just finished clearing a lot of Pokémon Dens a few days ago, and had a lot of experience candies.

"Once the Blue Raven has fully evolved, its feather hardness and defensive capabilities should become even more outstanding."

After Steelwing finished his practice, Blue Raven flew towards Young General Tengju and grabbed the black iron ball that the latter wasn't using at the moment.

The intense feeling of gravity pulled the blue raven along, making it impossible for it to take flight again for a moment.

"Gah!"

However, the latter flapped its wings continuously, and with great effort, it was able to lift the black iron ball a few centimeters into the air, but it soon fell back to the ground, repeating this cycle over and over again.

Ash didn't repeat Torterra's mistakes; instead, he had Raven get used to the hard and heavy metal body beforehand, taking the path of a physical shield.

As for the young Tengju, in addition to practicing leg skills, he is also practicing various small moves of different attributes to expand the upper limit of his "Free Spirit" characteristic.

Especially for companions who already have other attributes, it's difficult for them to learn powerful moves of other attributes, but it's not a big problem if it's a minor move.

For example, at this moment, Tengcui and Mayiya are looking at each other.

Even the weakest Fairy-type skills, Charm and Absorb Kiss, are difficult for Tengju Xiaojiang to master.
But round eyes are different.

This is just a basic fairy move that reduces the opponent's attack power; it's about as difficult to learn as Leer.

It doesn't need to produce any actual effect; it merely triggers the Free Spirit trait to switch the Tengju Junior to the Fairy attribute.

"Once we've mastered the Round Eyes move and switched to Fairy attribute, we can let Tengcui try to master the 'Playful' move."

Xiao Zhi stroked his chin and thought to himself.

Simply changing attributes isn't enough; that only applies to the defensive end. He still values ​​offense more!

"Luca!"

Lucario has also put aside his work these past two days to focus on training his three exceptionally promising Fighting Pokémon: Kushala Daora, Marshadow, and Teddiursa.

In the evenings, he would set aside time to give special training to the wild cats outside the castle.

The bear apprentice was the most diligent and obedient among them. With his headband tied up, he worked hard and kept throwing punches. Although the power of each punch was not very strong, the cumulative effect of the punches was quite impressive.

The personality of the doll bear is completely opposite to that of the dressed bear.

He usually sits on the ground in a daze, only throwing a punch every now and then, as if there is a very long cooldown between each punch.

But the force of the punch surprised Lucario, as it was no less than the combined power of the bear apprentice's consecutive punches.

As for Masado...
Lucario frowned. This shadowy, crawling Pokémon also had great potential, but its martial arts style made it difficult to assess.

If the bear apprentice belongs to the style of continuous high-speed punches, while the child bear belongs to the style of a powerful single punch, then it can't quite understand Marcia's movements.

It's a mess, completely disorganized. But in actual combat, it seems to work quite well?
It vaguely resembles someone's wild, unruly punches?

Lucario couldn't help but look at Ash beside him, his face darkening.

If we absolutely had to categorize Marshall's martial arts style, it should be called...
A truly innovative movement? (End of Chapter)