He knows Pokémon better than me.

"That's good~ It's expected that this ichthyosaur will be officially born around 9 or 10 pm!"

Mao Shi looked at the clock on the machine, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with satisfaction.

"Will it be evening?"

Ash and Marie exchanged a glance, then decided to take off their backpacks and take out the camping kits they had just bought in Strangetown.

It is very small in size, but it can pop open into a single tent when the button is pressed.

Fortunately, this open space is located at a high altitude, so apart from the possibility of Crying Masks floating by at night, there's no need to worry about other wild Pokémon approaching.

boom!
Ash immediately released Corviknight. With this majestic gate bird in charge, low-level wild Pokémon would basically just avoid it.

"Then I'll go take my baby dragon to level up again~"

Seeing that there was still some time left in the evening, and that Babydra had rested enough, Ash turned around and was about to lead Babydra deeper into Route 6, which they had not yet explored.

After all, the training period for pseudo-gods is the longest, and Baby Dragon is the last to join the team—

He didn't intend for his baby dragon to only start exerting its power in the next region.

"High-intensity training during the Baby Dragon stage means that when it evolves into a Shellder Dragon, it won't need to fight as frequently. The main focus will be on spending time accumulating power."

Xiao Zhi thought to himself.

These pseudo-legendary Pokémon with "abnormal development," such as Larvitar and Bagon, are like this. In their second stage, they are more like pupae. You just need to patiently accumulate power. There's no rushing it.

"Bee!!"

The baby dragon roared and, with its short legs, turned and leaped off the cliff beside it.

With arms outstretched, tiny red feathers on its back stood up as it slowly glided down.

This undulating area, dotted with small hills, is ideal for baby dragons to roam.

"This is so convenient!"

Ash sighed, greeted Mary, and then climbed down the same stairs.

Mary didn't follow. After tidying up her tent in the open space, she took out her phone and began to carefully collect information about the Gym Leader of Dancetown.

Especially the opponent's main Pokémon!
Occasionally, he would look up and keep an eye on the reckless researcher for Ash.

It wasn't that I was afraid this person would pack up and run away; I was just worried that Maoshi might accidentally pull off the power cord while the machine was running.

Or perhaps your foot slips and you knock over the recovery machine.

Mary stared at Mao Shi, who was trimming the cat's nails, when she accidentally cut the flesh. The cat immediately let out a sharp cry and then started scratching Mao Shi's face wildly.

"Uh, that's quite possible."

Her brows were furrowed deeply; perhaps she should keep an eye on Xiaozhi a little longer.
Meanwhile, Ash discovered a majestic Axew at a corner of a ruin on Route 6.

This is a rather rare Pokémon. Although it is not a pseudo-legendary, in the eyes of many people in the Unova region, its status is no less than that of Hydreigon.

"Axe!!"

Dragon-type Pokémon are naturally highly competitive, and this wild Axew charged forward without hesitation, its claws covered in cyan energy.

"Don't lose to it, use the double slash!!"

On the other side, the baby dragon's two little hands formed deep blue energy claws, which it met head-on without showing any weakness.

Both are "Dragon Claw" moves, but their special effects are different colors, although they are evenly matched in terms of power.

Clang!
After a loud bang, sparks flew from between the claws, and the two dragon-shaped Pokémon were thrown backward.

"Axe?" The Axe-toothed Dragon was stunned, looking down at its own claws in bewilderment.

I've gone through a stage of evolution, yet this brat who's a head shorter than me managed to beat me to a standstill?!
"As expected of a Pokémon that excels in physical attacks."

Xiao Zhi was also secretly sighing to himself.

After Haxorus evolves into Haxorus, its physical attack is even more outrageous than that of Salamence!
His hand was raised at this moment, and the power of the bond was continuously activated. Without this amplification, the baby dragon would probably have been sent flying backward by the dragon claw.

"Axe!!"

The Axew has charged forward again, this time with its sharp fangs glowing with a pinkish-purple light as it slashes down.

Compared to its claws, its axe-like teeth are its most powerful lethal weapon!
A spiritual blade!!
The baby dragon was not to be outdone; compared to its claws, its head, covered in a hard shell, was an even more powerful weapon!

"Aww!!!"

The baby dragon roared and charged forward, then leaped up, its body like a cannonball, to meet the attack.

The head of the hard shell also turned pinkish-purple, and the air at the edges twisted and churned accordingly.

Mind hammer!!
Despite being still a baby dragon, it has already mastered quite a few moves.

Clang!
Another violent collision ensued, with the mental hammer colliding with the mental blade. This time, it wasn't a clash of domineering dragon-attribute energy, but rather a strange battle of mental power, causing the air at the point of impact to twist and deform.

"Axe!!"

With a low growl, the Axew-toothed Dragon unleashed its second burst of power, slamming its head forward and sending the baby dragon flying.

However, mid-air is where the baby dragon's comfort zone lies.

"Aww~!"

The latter immediately spread out its short arms and remained steadily suspended in the air, as if floating high above.

This scene startled the wild axe-toothed dragon.

"Now! The wave of evil!"

Occupying the high ground, the baby dragon opened its mouth wide and unleashed a devastating wave of evil energy!
The latter tried to repeat the same trick, tilting his head to unleash a mental blade as an energy slash.

However, the Dark attribute is effective against the Psychic attribute.

The wave of evil energy pierced straight through the psychic blade and finally exploded on the Axew, sending it flying and crashing heavily into the rock wall behind it.

As the dust settled, the baby dragon landed steadily, while the axew-toothed dragon lay on the rubble, rendered powerless.

After all, it's not a pseudo-god.

It excels in physical attack but its other abilities are only average, let alone when it's just a Falcon Fang Dragon that hasn't yet evolved into its final form.

"Aww~!!"

Baby Dragon immediately let out an excited howl, giving Ash the feeling that it could evolve at any moment.

As for the unconscious Axew, Ash hesitated for a moment.

This Pokémon isn't very common, should I try to catch it?
On second thought, the positioning of the Axew and the current Baby Dragon overlaps somewhat.

Moreover, he'll also have a Gillfish Dragon later, which is also a Dragon-type.

Thinking of this, Ash ultimately didn't take out a Poké Ball, but instead took out an Energy Pill and put it into Axew's mouth.

Seeing that the latter had leisurely regained consciousness, he then led his precious dragon deeper into the area to find new opponents to hone his skills! (End of Chapter)