He knows Pokémon better than me.

The story of Mr. Mime continues:
"After returning from Wooden Pole Town, the castle renovation is complete. It's completely transformed now!"

"The legendary Pokémon Tapu Koko from Alola has sent a bear cub, and the legendary trainer from the Galar region, Mr. Mastedt, has sent his apprentice, Bari!"

Ash nodded; the two "bear cubs" were the ones with the highest potential in his team.

"Bear drink!" "Bear drink!"

Not far away, seeing the young Tengchu practicing his disciplined exercises, Xiong's apprentice also ran to the side to practice his punches.

Meanwhile, the Doll Bear lazily climbed up the slender tree that grew from the Giant Grass Seed, and like a bear with a tree tail, hugged the top of the canopy and began to sleep soundly.

Xiaozhi: "."

The two bears have such different personalities!

However, after the battle of Washing Green, the strength of the current Tong Puppet Bear and his apprentices is definitely not at the level of "baby" as they appear.

He can basically defeat any opponent at the World Championship level who is at the super ball level!
Only opponents at the advanced level can be considered normal matches.

Of course, if they were to face a top-tier trainer, someone at the Elite League level, Kubrick and Kubrick would likely need to improve further.
"I need to find some time to go see Master Ma Shide."

Xiao Zhi stroked his chin, thinking to himself.

As for the teddy bear, it probably doesn't have any special evolutionary conditions.
It's estimated that once the bear apprentice completes its evolution, the child bear will also evolve along with it, not to be outdone.

My older cousin then helped me recall the plot:

"Next, you went to Waterboat Town, watched Lurina fight against Hop and Yuu~ and met Mr. Rose, the president of the Galar League~!"

"We also dug up quite a bit of ore and ghost sword stone at the second mine along the way~"

This time it was Mr. Mime's turn to look at a Rotom bicycle placed in the corner.

This was a brand new bicycle that Mr. Loz gifted to us back then!

However, Ash got tired of riding it after a few rides and casually put it in a corner.

Nowadays, it's mostly Mr. Mime riding around; it's his convenient mode of transportation when going out or into town.

Or, if you need to inform the giant crabs floating in Lake Minas, you can transform into a water bike and ride directly to the middle of the lake.

"After doing all that, you headed to the Sinnoh region. Until now, Bari~"

The Mr. Mime paused for a moment, concluding his brief recollection.

"Thanks, cousin! Now I remember everything!"

Ash smiled and nodded, while manipulating the Rotom phone.

I forgot to send Lulina a greeting text message, I'll make up for it right away!
I also pulled up the map of Galar to consider where to go next.
However, Mr. Mime had thoughtfully pulled out a map and even circled the places Ash had already visited with black circles.

His travels were mainly concentrated in the middle and lower parts of the Galar region; there are still several major cities to the north that he hasn't visited yet.

In the south, apart from some scattered towns, beyond the towering mountains lies a vast expanse of permafrost—the Crown Snowfield.

To the northeast, overseas, there is also an isolated island, which is naturally the Armor Island where Master Ma is located.

Xiao Zhi scratched his head. His older cousin's calculations were surprisingly accurate.

"Well, I've only covered one-third of the entire Galar region."

Ash stared intently at the map, deep in thought.

The Isle of Armor is crucial to the evolution of the two bears, so he has to go there.

The matter of Wangguan Snow Plains concerns the Spirit Nether Horse, so it's the right place to go. His Articuno seems to have been cultivating in Wangguan Snow Plains all along.

After so long of seclusion and intensive training, it's time to come back!

As for the cities in the north-central part of the Galar region, they each have their own unique characteristics. For example, the northernmost city, Monument, is said to have the most intense Pokémon battle atmosphere in the entire Galar region.

Throwing a random stone into the city of Miyagi will most likely knock out an elite trainer.

Even the final official match of the World Championships was held there.

"That place sounds really nice!"

Ash's eyes lit up; this is a great place for a crazy battle!

I reckon his World Championship ranking will skyrocket there, just like at the seaside celebrations.

"By the way, what's my current ranking!"

Ash snapped out of his daze and quickly opened the Galar League's official app; the World Championships were his main mission!
On the screen, his current ranking is displayed as 888th in the Superball category.

"It's alright, not much has fallen."

Ash breathed a sigh of relief; at least he hadn't fallen back to the Poké Ball level.

Previously at the seaside celebration, several consecutive matches boosted his ranking from over 4000 to 857. Now, after not playing any ranked matches for half a month, he has only dropped a few dozen places.

Mr. Mime then came over, having already planned out Ash's next route on his phone.

"In the area north of the Wild Area, there are several high-level Pokémon dens that no one dares to touch; they're just waiting for you to conquer them!"

"You could also visit Hammerlocke City, Souzen Town, and Spike Town along the way, right?"

The city of Hammerlocke has star trainer Chibana, a formidable figure who reached the quarterfinals of the World Championships last year.

It's said that there's technology for restoring Pokémon fossils in Souzen Town. You can bring the fossils you dug up in the mine there to check them out.

The Mr. Mime knew these cities like the back of his hand, clearly having thoroughly investigated their information.

"By the time we finish all this and come back, Lucario and Shaymin will probably have finished thinking things through, and we can start working properly then, right?"

"Oh, right, we could send that laborer Bricaron back to renovate the watchtower!"

"We should also check out the Isle of Armor and the Crown Snowfield!"

Xiao Zhi's lips twitched. Did his older cousin not only help him recall the plot, but also plan out his subsequent trip?!

But this seems pretty good, saving him the trouble of doing all sorts of investigations beforehand.

When traveling to a new city, Ash prefers to go directly rather than do various planning beforehand; Mr. Mime saves him a lot of trouble!

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhi stood up and took a deep breath; he already had an idea in mind:

"OK! Let's officially begin our adventure in Galar tomorrow!"

Today
Let's relax for a day first!
He picked up his pet dragon, who was chewing on the exercise equipment nearby, and walked towards the house.

"Young Tengju and his apprentice Xiong are rarely home, so let's skip training today and relax for a day!"

As I passed by, I didn't forget to give the two Pokémon that were training with self-discipline a pep talk.

However, it was clearly not very useful.

For them, exercise is already a form of "relaxation" within their comfort zone.

Ash shrugged, let them go, and went inside.

"Let's go, baby dragon! There are plenty of rooms here, take your pick!"

"Aww~!!" (End of Chapter)