He knows Pokémon better than me.

Ash recalls Corviknight and, facing the last two bosses on the intelligence map—Lucario and Garchomp—gets serious.

Clearly, these two boss Pokémon are in a class of their own, especially the pseudo-legendary Garchomp.

On a slope called "Avalanche Slope," the leader, Lucario, voluntarily jumped out.

"Luca!"

Sensing the strange aura emanating from Ash, it raised its hand and pointed, indicating that it wanted to challenge Ash, the trainer, to a one-on-one battle.

"Huh? He hasn't lost his mind?"

Seeing this, Ash was somewhat surprised, since most boss Pokémon would just go on a rampage.

The Lucario in front of us, though also with red eyes and a size exceeding three meters, seemed to be able to control its berserk emotions quite well.

"Can the power of waveguides still suppress this out-of-control rage?"

Ash takes off his bag to meet Lucario's challenge.

A smile gradually appeared on his lips. He stretched his arms and did not refuse.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. In the Green Country, trainers also need to participate in battles!
With the power of aura emanating from him, a layer of pale blue arc light surrounded him. The same scene also appeared on the boss, Lucario.

Then the man and the dog charged at each other and exchanged punches!

"Hey! This isn't a battle between the Washing Green People at all!!"

Several members of the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce in the back couldn't help but shout and complain.

"The Green Man participates in the battle" simply because wild Pokémon attack humans, so trainers must always pay attention to the opponent's movements and dodge by lunging and rolling.

That's it!

I never said it was a punch-to-punch exchange!

Moreover, how could a human body possibly be a match for a Pokémon!
boom! !

In less than two rounds, Ash had already smashed one of Lucario's eyes, leaving it with a black eye.

Enraged, the former even resorted to a move this time, extending silver claws from its arm, preparing to use the metal claws to fiercely scratch Ash's face.

However, Ash grabbed Lucario's wrist first, twisted it with force, and forced half of Lucario's body to twist, instantly capturing it and interrupting its Metal Claw attack.

“Luka!!”

Lucario immediately rammed its forehead into Ash's, preparing to give him a headbutt.

Clang!
However, when the two collided, Lucario saw stars and felt as if he had hit an iron pillar.

Which Pokémon is actually Steel-type?!
Ash recalled the grappling techniques taught to him by Master Ma, circled around behind Lucario, and pressed down hard.

Snapped!
In no time, the leader, Lucario, was pinned to the ground, his paws pressed against his back, rendering him unable to move.

"Done~"

Xiao Zhi even had a free hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

He captured Mewtwo on the spot back then, let alone a small boss like Lucario.

"Huh? They actually won?!"

Yinren's skull was pried open again, changing his worldview.

Could this be the real Pokémon battle?!
However, Ash didn't dare to continue pressing down on it. Something about this Lucario felt off; its face turned red after only a short while, and its rear end instinctively lifted up.
"Go away!"

Ash quickly got up, grabbed Lucario's hand, spun it around a few times, and then threw it away with great force. Lucario soon disappeared completely into the depths of the glacier. Ancient Pokémon are indeed all quite strange.

"They're not even going to recruit Fluccario?!"

"This Pokémon is not only excellent in battle, but also extremely intelligent, and can help humans with a lot of things!"

Several members of the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce in the back exclaimed in regret.

It's safe to say that Lucario is the best partner Pokémon in the Green region, bar none. Catching just one is enough to complete your Pokémon journey.

Ash scoffed at this, saying that having one Lucario was enough for him.

However, stretching my muscles in this freezing weather warmed me up considerably.

"Then only the last boss Pokémon remains!"

Referring to the intelligence map, Ash looked to the south at an ice slope waterfall called Glacier Falls. Crossing that area would officially lead to Obsidian Plains.

However, Icefall had already been taken over by a Garchomp boss—

Even though it is four times weak to Ice-type moves, Garchomp was still able to take over Glalie's lair, which shows how high this boss's pseudo-legendary level is!
"Not to mention the people of Pearl Village, even Team Kong and Team Galactic, not a single person dares to challenge that boss, Garchomp!"

When this Pokémon was mentioned, even the usually lazy Yinren became more serious.

Even his Flame Lion, which can only evolve in a special way, doesn't seem to be a match for Garchomp.

"How about we head straight to Obsidian Plains? There are some boss Pokémon there we can practice battling against."

Yinren suggested that the boss, Garchomp, was definitely the king of the Tundra. Its strength was so great that even the local Snow King, Ice Rock Monster, dared not confront it.

Of course, that being said, most of the boss Pokémon in Obsidian Plains have been defeated or captured.

After all, it's adjacent to Team Galactic, and Team Galactic is most enthusiastic about battling and catching wild Pokémon, so the number of bosses in the vicinity is much smaller than in the Tundra and Cinnabar wetlands.

"It's alright, I was just thinking of testing this guy's strength anyway~"

Ash waved his hand and said, "Even the strongest Garchomp is stronger than Cynthia's."
If he pulls out a Great Ball and this guy enters the battle, Garchomp's most prized Dragon-type moves won't even work.

Soon, the group arrived at the downstream of Ice Ghost Waterfall, where a glacial waterfall tens of meters high cascaded down, creating a spectacular scene.

Looking south, you can see the normal grassland landscape, also known as the Obsidian Plain.

Several members of the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce cautiously observed their surroundings. They had all heard of Garchomp's reputation and watched from a distance, while Yinren stood much closer.

Sure enough, when Ash stood on the slope by the waterfall, a Garchomp appeared upstream.

With an exaggerated size of over four meters, it is a gray-blue land shark with raised sickle-claw-like arms, and its eyes flash with the fierce red light unique to boss Pokémon.

"Bite!"

The boss, Garchomp, let out a roar and leaped into the air from a great height, creating a deafening sonic boom. Upon landing, it stirred up a violent vortex, its aura far surpassing that of an ordinary boss Pokémon!
Its gaze was fixed intently on Ash, its jaw clenched, revealing a row of teeth, as if it were about to bite Ash's throat off at any moment—

This is something that can really happen in the Xicui area.

However, Ash simply adjusted his hat, completely unfazed by Garchomp's imposing presence:

"You're really amazing! In that case, I'll choose you!"

Throw the high-level ball, and an adorable mechanical rabbit maid appears.

Its body was painted in the colors of a Great Ball, but Ash hadn't maintained it in a long time, making Magearna look battle-damaged! (End of Chapter)