He knows Pokémon better than me.

In addition to text messages, Rotom on his phone also gave him silhouettes of Pokémon—

Similar to the Alolan tree, the Exeggutor has an extremely long and thin "neck," but it doesn't quite look like an Exeggutor.

"Hmm? Are there other Pokémon like this?"

Xiao Zhi muttered to himself.

Beside her, Hep's Rotom phone could only detect star rating and attributes, but seeing the words "four stars" made her even more excited.

"Four-star? That's still worth a fight!"

This surprised Ash quite a bit, as a four-star level is a goal that only elite trainers who have reached the top four in the League Tournament would attempt.

Just 15 days ago, Hop's target was only a two-star nest.

"Let's go!"

The two exchanged a glance, and without further delay, after selecting their respective starting lineups, they jumped directly down from the honeycomb crevice at the top.

After passing through a peculiar energy barrier, they soon arrived at an extremely open space.

Under a pinkish-purple light curtain and amidst the howling sandstorm, the Dynamax Pokémon in the nest revealed its full form.

At first glance, not only Ash, but even Pikachu frowned.

This is a giant cat with golden eyes, its body stretched to tens of meters long, resembling a long pillar shaped like a cat, with a very bizarre appearance.

It spread its claws, and a huge gold coin on its forehead emitted strange patterns.

"It's a Gigantamax Meowth!"

Beside him, Hop exclaimed in surprise. As a local, he was quite familiar with various Pokémon that could Gigantamax.

"Wait a minute, can Meowth Gigantamax too?"

Ash raised an eyebrow. He had assumed that Pokémon capable of Gigantamaxing had to be fully evolved, like Mega Evolution.

Of course, his Pikachu is an exception.

"No, Pikachu and Eevee can Gigantamax."

Hop quickly explained, seeing Gigantamax Meowth approaching with its paw raised, giving the impression that it might fall over at any moment due to its unstable center of gravity.

His expression instantly turned serious as he threw out the Poké Ball.

Although his strength has improved rapidly under his elder brother's training, he still needs to go all out to deal with the four-star nest.

Fortunately, this time the opponent was a cat.

Animals like Gigantamax Meowth and Pikachu, which haven't evolved, are naturally much easier to defeat than Gigantamax Butterfree and Gigantamax Centiskorps.

Ash also threw out his Pokémon.

boom!boom!
Two beams of red light descended, and coincidentally, Hep's partner was a padumb monkey.

Ash sent out Scorbunny, who happened to be one of the Galar starter Pokémon in the second stage.

Not only that, as soon as Padong Monkey appeared, he started banging on a wooden stick, and the surrounding space was instantly covered by a green screen.

"Hmm? The Grass Creator trait?"

Ash was taken aback. He remembered that Yu's Grass-type starter Pokémon had this hidden ability, while Hop's Pokémon only had the Muggle Overgrow ability.

Wait a minute, are you putting on a plaster?

"Hehe~!"

Hep touched his nose smugly; thanks to his older brother's connections, he had managed to get a plaster.

After all, Leon's team is now complete, and he hasn't been training any new Pokémon, so the ability capsules and ability ointments he usually collects are just sitting at home, with no use for them.

However, on the other side, Gigantamax Meowth had already launched the first attack.

"Meow!!"

After letting out a long howl, a huge gold coin appeared out of thin air in the sky.

Bang Bang Bang!
As the gold coin exploded, countless tiny coins rained down from the sky, instantly filling the entire nest with the crisp sound of coins colliding. Hep's expression tightened, and he quickly said:
"It's a Gigantamax Coin! Each coin has the potential to cause chaos, and most importantly, if a Pokémon gets hit, the trainer's money will be stolen!"

Is it reasonable for Xiao Zhi to stand at attention instantly?
Is it equivalent to Jubaogong ProMax?

"Thud monkey, dig a hole and get out of there!"

Seeing that the monkey was quickly digging a hole and digging into the ground, Ash quickly said:

"Young Tengcu, come crawl in with me!"

It seems we need to teach Tumbler a Ghost-type move so he can be completely immune to Gigantamax Coin.

Jingle bells!

Countless gold coins rained down, the sound echoing endlessly within the nest.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Pappus monkey suddenly burst out of the ground. At this moment, Gigantamax Meowth's chin was tens of meters high, making it impossible for it to hit him.

Hep immediately gave the order:

"Attack its left leg!"

Padong Monkey understood and raised a wooden stick to smash it hard against Miaomiao's toes.

However, the Pokémon in the four-star den have quite high durability, and their HP only dropped by less than 1/20. There was no scene of Meowth clinging to a leg and then screaming "Awooo~ Hohoo".

Ash, on the other hand, focused his attention on Meowth's face:
"Use mud bombs!"

Tengcui emerged from the hole dug by Padong Monkey, conjured a mud soccer ball, and kicked it out, hitting Miaomiao squarely in the face, causing the mud to burst open.

At this moment, Gigantamax Meowth's eyes were glowing with gold, and its pupils were completely invisible, so its accuracy did not seem to decrease.

"Hep, it looks like this is going to be a long battle."

"Don't worry, the grassy field will keep you healing!"

Hep looked around; the healing from the grassy field had just offset the continued damage from the sandstorm.

Seeing that its countless coins couldn't stun its opponent, the Dynamax Meowth raised its paw and let out another long howl:

"Meow!!"

In an instant, dark clouds filled the sky, and two thick bolts of lightning struck down, hitting the two of them at the same time!
Max Lightning!

It was a massive lightning bolt from a thunderstorm, with astonishing power!
"Plop Monkey, quickly hide underground!"

Hep's expression turned anxious, and he quickly gave instructions, then noticed that the young Tengchu general was still standing there in a daze.

This made Hop want to say something, but seeing Ash's calm expression, he held back his words.

After all, Ash had already guided him through speedruns of Dynamax Raid Battles, so Ash should know more about Pokémon than Ash.

Sizzle boom—!

The next moment, a giant lightning bolt struck, and even though it was hiding underground, Pappus monkey still took some damage.

Meanwhile, bathed in golden light and lightning, the young general Teng Cu's eyes were bright and alert, completely unharmed.

"Hey!"

As the young warrior unleashed a sweeping kick in mid-air, he blasted away all the lightning bolts surrounding him.

"Immunity, I get it now, the free agent trait?!"

Hep realized it too late and slapped his forehead.

Yeah, if your own Pappus can transform into a hidden ability, it's not surprising that Ash's starter Pokémon can become a free agent.

Dynamax Raids are time-limited, and you must use type-advantage moves to deal with high-defense 4-star opponents.

Given Gigantamax Meowth's enormous size, that move was the perfect fit.

"Young warrior, kick him down!!" (End of Chapter)