He knows Pokémon better than me.

With no one to subdue it, the entire nest space began to tremble and teeter on the verge of collapse.

The two quickly returned the way they came, and were eventually "squeezed" out of the Pokémon den and back onto the ground.

Click!
The gap in the stone platform closed, and the pinkish-purple beam of light that shot straight into the sky disappeared. It is estimated that it will take about ten days to half a month before it reopens.

Both of them now had more reward items in their hands—

There were seven or eight candies of varying sizes and shapes.

A golden bead and a red mint plant, which appears to be Naughty Mint, with +Attack and -Special Defense.

Hop was still hesitating about how to divide the spoils. The battle was supposed to be a team battle, but in terms of contribution, Paton Monkey probably only accounted for 1/5.

"Damn it, we've already gone into seclusion to train, and the gap is still so big!"

Ash secretly chuckled, having discerned the other's thoughts.
He also went into seclusion, and even spent six times longer!

As for the spoils of war—

Ash gave both the Gold Nuggets and Mints to Hop, only taking the Experience Candy.

"Ah, these two items must be more valuable!"

Hop couldn't help but get anxious. After this period of special training, he now knew that experience candies were actually a side effect for trainers whose target was the "strongest".

For ordinary people without any grand goals—that is, those whose maximum potential is merely to become an elite trainer—eating these candies will not have much of an impact.

"Hehe, what I need right now is experience candy~"

Xiao Zhi smiled and put all five or six of them into his pocket.

Yesterday, Lucario spent the whole day studying the video on how to make the "Mastery Pill" and he's almost got a good idea of ​​what to do with it.

Like "MeloMeta Candy", it plans to create "Master Candy" to replicate the cutting-edge technology of Xicui.

Gold beads can only be sold for money, but Mint has a whole bunch of them, so he doesn't need any.

"Okay. Thanks a lot, Ash."

Hep, though puzzled, accepted the gift with gratitude.

After the team battle ended, the two got back on their bicycles and rode north.

Of course, the former Rotom bicycle is an entry-level model and does not have the ability to sail on water.

The two chatted as they rode their bikes through the dusty depression:

"Ash, I'm going to Motostoke City to continue training. Do you want to come with me?"

"Mountie City? Are you going to challenge the gym leader there?"

Xiao Zhi remembered that the gym equipment for Mr. Mime was bought from this internet-famous gym owner, right?
“Mr. Zibana? No, no, no, I will only challenge Mr. Zibana as the last Gym Leader.”

Hep quickly shook his head.

He had watched the fight between Cibana and his older brother, and now he was no match for them at all.

Although gym leaders usually lower their skill level to keep themselves only slightly above the challenger's level.

But Hop still intends to become stronger.
At the very least, we need to force out Cibana, who won't give up!
"There are many powerful trainers in Hammerlocke City. I'm going to start challenging for the World Championships now!"

Now that his seclusion is over, Hop only wants to compete against various masters to improve.

As for Ash, let's leave it for now.

During the few days he spent with Leon, he could sense that Ash was already at Leon's level of strength, and there was no way he could compete with him.

And that little tumbler just now
Uh, I feel like my Ptarmope will be defeated within ten rounds? "Ash, what about you? Want to come to Motostoke City?"

"No, I plan to take a detour directly to Suchuan Town."

Ash shook his head. The Wild Area to the north connects directly to Motostoke City, while the Wild Area to the south borders Motostoke City.

Quanguan City is connected to Suchuan Town and Jianding Town to the east and west.

However, the path in the northwest of the Wild Area can also lead to Thurton, but you need to use a Corviknight to fly over a mountain slope.

Soon, after emerging from the sand dune, a magnificent castle came into view ahead.

It was nothing like his little castle with its watchtower!

The city walls alone are over thirty meters high, and the entrance to the city is shaped like a dragon's head, with its mouth open and its tongue serving as the steps to enter.

Beyond the city wall, there is a magnificent tower building with pink light emanating from its top, looking like a lighthouse.

On both sides are layers upon layers of interconnected castle corridors and walls, which seem to be able to adjust their direction horizontally in real time, with an exceptionally flamboyant and grand design.

Xiao Zhi stopped his bicycle, looked up, and stared in astonishment.

It's a city with a medieval castle style, but it also has a strange sense of mechanical technology, and the two blend together very naturally.

"Hey Xiaozhi, are you really not coming in with me?"

Beside him, Hep had already packed up his bicycle and was preparing to climb onto the dragon head entrance.

Motogakure is a city with a long history, but its overall style is just like that of the internet-famous gym owner, which is all about being bold and flamboyant.

Xiao Zhi hesitated for a moment, but seeing that it was getting late, he finally shook his head.

Instead of strolling around Motogakure with Hop, let's go to Souzen Town to watch Marie's dojo match.

We need to speed things up now!
"Alright, I'll challenge you to another Dynamax Raid Battle then. By the way, let's have a full-on battle with your Scorbunny after my Ptarctic evolves!"

Hop smiled and reached out to Ash, extending a challenge.

Ash nodded in agreement. A fully evolved Grassmaker starter Pokémon was indeed a formidable opponent.

After watching Hop ascend the dragon's mouth steps, Ash gazed at the cool dragon head entrance for a while before riding away.

"Speaking of which, should I give my castle a cool entrance too?"

For example, a Gengar built with its mouth wide open could have its protruding tongue serving as a red carpet for the entrance.
Gulu gulu——

Riding his Rotom Bike westward along the walls of Motostoke, Ash noticed a pink goblin guarding the walls every hundred meters or so. The goblin was thin and had messy, long, black-purple hair.

"Beep beep! The bluffing demon, the evolved form of the mischievous imp, possesses both evil and fairy attributes. Lacking confidence in its muscular strength, it usually pretends to kneel, using this opportunity to attack its target, Loto, with the sharp back of its head!"

Rotom Mobile's automatic broadcast report.

Ash raised an eyebrow, thinking, "Judging from the description, it's a Pokémon with a terrible personality."

The oddity of his Dark + Fairy attribute combination is almost on par with his Zoroark Normal + Ghost.

However, at this moment, these bluffers all seem to be legitimate security guards from Hammerlocke City.

"Preventing others from simply scaling the city walls and entering the city, huh? Ugh, that's such a hassle!"

Xiao Zhi couldn't help but complain.

Now, when he enters Machine City, he doesn't like to go through the middle entrance gate anymore. He prefers to ride his Corviknight and jump over the city wall to enter the city.

What Kenshin said is still impossible! (End of Chapter)