He knows Pokémon better than me.

Xicui area, starting with the beach.

After passing through the time portal, Ash found himself on a beach.

The beach looked somewhat desolate, with its withered yellow sand giving it a lifeless feel.

Behind us stretched the boundless sea, and in the distance, we could see other coastlines on either side with grassy areas and forests, which looked more vibrant.

"Is this the Xicui area?!"

"Pikachu?!"

Both the man and the mouse looked around in surprise and curiosity. They wondered if it was just their imagination, but the air seemed to have become much heavier and more serious.

Sizzle!

Before Xiaozhi could continue looking into the distance, a strange noise and footsteps suddenly came from behind him, and he subconsciously turned around.

"Miss Wu Si, you've come in too?"

Now he was certain that this woman must be closely related to the legendary Pokémon of the Sinnoh region.

But when I turned around, there was nothing behind me. It was as if Wu Si had disappeared as soon as he stepped in, leaving only a white portal about to close.

Swoosh!

The portal slowly closed, then transformed into a stream of light that shot into Ash's pocket before disappearing completely.

He quickly took the contents out of the container.

It's a Rotom mobile phone!

But the phone was already covered by a strange phone case, which could be identified as the white head of Arceus, with the signature dark gold round skeleton structure on both sides.

However, this makes the phone case look very bulky and difficult to put back in my pocket.

"Uh, then it can't be folded into three sections."

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow, and it turned into a regular, thick, single-screen phone.

He shook his phone and swiped around a few times; the interface didn't seem to have changed much.

"Strange, I don't know where Wu Siren has gone either."

Xiao Zhi looked around again, still wondering what the woman's purpose was.

But soon, his face lit up with excitement again, as if he were embarking on a brand new adventure.

"Pikachu."

Pikachu, meanwhile, was gripping Ash's collar, cautiously watching the ground.

In hindsight, could it be considered that it has arrived in a new continent?

If I jump down now, will I get slashed mercilessly?

No way! I just got slashed in the Galar region and I haven't recovered yet.

"Pikachu!"

Taking a deep breath, Pikachu closed its eyes and finally jumped down.

However, after landing, the expected strange slash did not occur for quite some time.

"Pickup!"

Pikachu immediately cheered and ran around, completely unafraid!

"Pikachu, don't run off!"

In contrast, Ash is more cautious.

Looking into the distance, you can see a towering and majestic mountain peak. That must be the top of Tianguan Mountain.

But what's most surprising is the strange spiral cloud formation above the mountaintop; it's unclear what's happening there.

"Although it's the ancient Sinnoh region, the atmosphere is completely different from Sinnoh."

Nothing was visible on Mount Coronet in the distance, so Ash looked down at his surroundings again—

He originally thought that since it was ancient times, the beach should be covered with fossil helmets and protococciformes, and the sky should be filled with fossil pterosaurs, the rulers of the skies.

But looking around, you can occasionally see two shell-less manatees slowly wriggling on the beach.

A weasel with a swimming ring is playing in the shallow water by itself.

It's not much different from modern times. If there's anything ancient, maybe the only thing you can see is a giant ancient dragonfly flying rapidly among the grove of trees on the nearby hillside.

"Right."

Ash realized too late that the Greenery region was not from 10,000 years ago or even longer.

It seems to be only a history of less than a thousand years.

Somewhat similar to the Johto region, the Johto people still live in harmony with Ho-Oh and Lugia.

After looking around, Ash decided to explore the surrounding area, reminding himself before he set off:
"Pikachu, be careful! I've heard the wild Pokémon here are very dangerous, especially Typhlosion!"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu nodded. Having escaped a single cut, it was full of energy, with sparks flying from the electric sacs on its cheeks.

Despite their high skill and daring, both the man and the rat were on high alert upon their arrival.

"Hmm, that shell-less manatee shouldn't be dangerous."

"The swim ring weasel is so far away, its water jets probably can't reach it."

Gulu gulu!

Just then, a wild Pokémon nearby used Rollout and rolled towards Ash.

He was about to reach out and catch it when the blue "ball" started rolling slower and slower, and even got stuck halfway through.

"Ball~"

It struggled to wriggle for a while before finally rolling back to Ash's legs.

Ash was stunned for a moment, then picked it up and found it was a round seal ball that was harmlessly using a "high five" attack on him.

But the Seal Ball's two short arms couldn't even touch, so it could only stare at Ash with its round eyes and try to look cute.

"Uh, is the history book fake?"

Ash raised an eyebrow. "So much for the ferocious wild Pokémon that were supposed to be washed away?"

The seal ball was tossed and turned in its hand several times, but the seal didn't get angry. It thought it was just playing around and even grinned and laughed happily.
"Ball, ball!"

However, not every Pokémon is so friendly. For example, the ancient giant dinosaur in the nearby grove rushed over as soon as it noticed Ash, in a flash.

However, it did not notice the electric mouse under its feet.

"Pickup!"

Pikachu was just about to show off its muscles, so a powerful electric shock shot out.

The latter, possessing insect compound eyes, immediately noticed the incoming lightning bolt. It spun around and turned back, dodging the attack while unleashing another Aerial Ace, this time striking Ash's lower body directly.

However, Pikachu's Thunderbolt suddenly splits, predictably attacking from below.

The latter's return was as if he were walking into the line of fire.

Sizzle! Boom!

An electric current exploded on the spot, with remarkable effect. The ancient giant dragonfly was immediately electrocuted, curled up into a ball, and collapsed, unable to fight.

"It seems that not everything recorded in history books is false."

However, even if the Pokémon Draconis were released into the modern wild, it would still actively attack humans, right?

However, it is unlikely to attack a person's genitals.

Not good to rate.

However, the Seal Ball in his hand proves that wild Pokémon in this era could also be tamed and formed teams.

After getting a general idea of ​​the surrounding situation, Ash's expression became serious:
"In short, the most urgent thing is to find Xiao Guang first."

Looking around, you can see a landmark of Tianguan Mountain.

So Ash took out his phone again to see if Rotom, who was wearing the Arceus phone case, had anything new.

The network connection is down in the upper right corner, which is reasonable.

However, a map icon has appeared on the interface. Clicking on it reveals the overall map of the Xicui area.

"You should have said so! There's such a good thing!"

Ash was overjoyed, and Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder, peering around curiously. (End of Chapter)