He knows Pokémon better than me.

"Ice Roar~!"

However, seeing the Onion Warrior charging towards its mate, the leader, Ice Ghost Guardian, let out a smug growl, completely unconcerned.

Although it was the first time I had seen this golden charge move, I could tell at a glance that it was a Fighting-type move. However, Snow Fairy is a Ghost-type, so her moves would be completely ineffective.

Whoosh! Bang!
Unexpectedly, the spear struck the Snow Fairy in the chest, and the immense force of the meteor impact instantly sent her flying, crashing into an ice rock behind her before falling to the ground.

Looking at the lifeless body in the shattered ice
It was sold out instantly!
"how did you do that?!"

In the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce's convoy, the others didn't quite understand, but Yinren did, and his brows furrowed.

That shouldn't be the case. How did a fighting-type move manage to touch the Snow Fairy?

"This is my Sirfetch'd's ability, Courage. It allows my Normal and Fighting-type moves to make contact with the opponent~"

Xiao Zhi didn't turn around, but deliberately turned up the volume, leaving Yin Ren stunned.

What are characteristics?
Like Zhu Bei, his worldview was also thoroughly developed!

"Meta~!!"

After easily defeating the Snow Fairy, the next boss, Ice Demon Guardian, was approached by Melmet, who swung his Nut-like fist and stepped forward.

Enraged, the Ice Demon opened its maw and unleashed a raging blizzard.

"Meta!!"

However, as Melumeta raised his arms and shouted, the frost that had just frozen his body was instantly shattered, and ice shards were scattered all over the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a metallic glint appeared on the Ice Demon's forehead, and it charged forward like a cannonball.

MeroMeta neither dodged nor flinched, but instead met its iron head with the head of its nut.

Bang bang!

After a loud crash, there was a hissing sound, as if something had cracked.

Ash looked closely and saw that a clear crack had appeared on the ice armor covering the head of the Ice Ghost.

"Are you as stubborn as Mehmet?"

He couldn't help but chuckle dryly. As a fully evolved mythical beast, Merumeta's base stats were absolutely top-notch.

"End the battle! Steel Fist Double Strike!!"

Melu Meta understood, and after spinning around at high speed several times, he suddenly launched his fist out, causing the liquid metal "arm" connected in the middle to stretch more than ten meters like putty.

Bang! Clang! Bang!
Caught off guard, Ice Demon was struck twice on the forehead, its ice armor shattering completely, leaving only its pitch-black head flying out.

Outstanding effect!

In the end, it fell in the same spot as the Snow Fairy, buried under rubble and snow.

"That's amazing!"

"Even the strongest trainer on Team Galactic doesn't seem this powerful, right?"

The Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce delegation, who were watching from the rear, gave it extremely high praise.

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Yinren watched in silence, having initially been quite confident in his abilities—

The Floating Weasel has mastered the secrets of the Water Flow Rock Smashing Fist.

The Flame Lion can undergo a super evolution with the help of special stones.

He was confident that he wouldn't lose to any of Team Galactic's trainers; he had simply been hiding his strength and never used it.

However, Ash's command abilities and the presence of these Pokémon were somewhat questionable.

"Thank you both for your hard work!"

After recalling the two Pokémon, the Ginkgo Merchant Guild convoy continued their journey. The snow covering the ground was gradually thinning, and in many places, bare earth and trees with green leaves were visible on both sides of the road. They were approaching the boundary of the pure white tundra; a little further south would be the border between the Obsidian Plains and the foothills of Mount Coronet.

Of course, Ash didn't let the last few boss Pokémon at the border go either.

The Pokémon bosses in this area are a level higher than those they encountered before, so even he has to be careful.

The lowest-ranking boss, Electabuzz, was slightly easier to deal with, so Ash left it to Raven.

"Shout out!!"

Electabuzz's eyes were bloodshot, and it raised its hands, its entire body frequently erupting with exaggerated lightning.

If it were any other housebird, his command would definitely be "Quickly get out of the way," followed by the housebird rapidly flying through the air to avoid the lightning.

However, the current Blue Raven is about to evolve, and its speed has been intentionally reduced, making it unable to dodge Electabuzz's electric attack that spreads across almost the entire field.

"Use the steel wings to pierce the ground!"

The blue raven's wings instantly gleamed with a metallic sheen, then plunged into the ground, channeling all the raging lightning into the earth.

Then, maintaining a semi-insertion state, it lunges diagonally toward the target.

Clang!
Steelwing burst from the ground and slammed forward. Even when Electabuzz raised its paws to try and take the hit head-on, it was forced back by the force of Blue Raven's wings.

"The results of my meditation under the waterfall are working!"

Ash was overjoyed. Not only were his feathers becoming increasingly steely, but his own strength also increased significantly as he was washed by the waterfall.

"Then came the massive impact!!"

Blue Raven understood, its body spiraling back, transforming into a steel drill that slammed into Electabuzz's chest, sending the latter flying once again.

After several powerful attacks and a fierce battle, the Electabuzz finally gave out and collapsed unconscious.

As soon as it landed and stood firm, the blue raven suddenly spread its wings and let out a loud cry towards the sky:

"Gah!!"

The next moment, the Blue Raven was surrounded by a dazzling light, and its body rapidly expanded within the light.

"It's evolved!!"

Ash was overjoyed and challenged the boss Pokémon along the way, but he didn't expect to have an unexpected surprise!

However, considering the progress, it really is time for evolution—

When it was first caught in a Pokémon den, it was already in its Blue Raven form.

Throughout this period, he underwent intense hammering and training.
"Gah!!"

As an even louder cry subsided, the Blue Crow displayed a completely new demeanor.

The bird of prey, over two meters tall, is covered in dark blue armor-like feathers without any other color embellishment, except for a pair of red eyes that give it a majestic and fierce appearance.

It evolved into Corviknight!
"Wow, that's really cool, Corviknight!"

Ash has seen Corviknight before; he often sees it at the Flying Taxi in the Galar region.

However, compared to its counterpart, the Steelraven's metallic feathers were clearly a deeper color, and when it spread its wings, it would produce a crisp metallic scraping sound, making one's hair stand on end.

—This is precisely the effect of starting to focus on training the steel attribute early on!

Seeing the stunned expressions on the faces of the other members of the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce, Xiao Zhi felt a surge of pride.

Judging by its appearance, even without the "Intimidate" ability, any creature that isn't strong enough would probably be intimidated by Corviknight and have its power weakened.
"A bird I've never seen before."

Yinren couldn't help but sigh, as there was no trace of the Galar's Gatebird in the Xicui area.

If they were to fight that Electabuzz again now, it probably wouldn't be a long battle. The outcome would likely be decided within a few rounds, right? (End of Chapter)