He knows Pokémon better than me.

Marie hesitated for a moment. As a Steel-type, Togoldema was indeed a good match for Fairy-type gyms.

It's just an electric mouse.

What's wrong with the electric mouse?

Ash raised an eyebrow, glanced at his Pikachu, and couldn't help but ask.

Are you discriminating against us mice?

Mary shook her head. It's generally an unspoken rule that trainers don't keep two electric mice from different regions.

Xiao Zhi: ".?"

What a strange Galar rule this is.

Temporarily abandoning the idea of ​​subduing this Togoldmar, the two did not go down into the nest space to engage in group combat, but instead headed straight for the next nest location.

Ash followed behind, holding his head in his hands.

Although there are plenty of wild Pokémon around that are suitable for battle, Marie helped him keep an eye on fossil restoration yesterday, so today he plans to focus on helping Marie find a suitable Pokémon den.

Of course, this won't work if it's something like accompanying someone shopping.

Next, at the Pokémon den on the other side of Lake Outrage, a purplish-red beam of light shot into the sky, even tinged with black, its power even more intense than that of Togoldemare earlier.

Rotom pulled out his phone to investigate—

"Beep beep. Pokémon den identified! Type: Dark/Normal. Star rating: 5 stars. Weather: Sandstorm Roto!"

Below are black silhouettes standing upright, looking very rock and roll.

Ash subconsciously looked at Marnie. If it's Dark type, it should be right up her alley, right?
"Should we stop the bear?"

Mary shook her head. The initial form of the Blocking Bear was a serpentine bear resembling Galar.

People often say that Pikachu is as common as stray dogs on the street, but no one says what these "stray dogs" are.

In the Galar region, this "roadside stray dog" refers to the snake bear.

She naturally caught it a long time ago, and now she's just one step away from evolving from Bebop to Barrier Bebop.

"Okay, next one~"

Ash spread his hands and said, "To be honest, I haven't challenged a five-star level den yet."

According to official recommendations, it is best to have two Elite-level trainers and two Elite trainers before attempting to challenge a five-star nest.

If he's going to play duos with Mary, he'll probably have to show his true skills, otherwise it'll be really hard to get through.

So the two continued their search for a new nest, this time arriving in the southwest corner of an area called "Giant's Hat Rock".

Ash looked at the enormous rock before him, piled up in layers on the flat ground, wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, resembling a hat, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Is it symmetrical to the Giant Bench Rock in the southeast corner?"

Indeed, there are many place names with the prefix "giant" in the two open areas to the south and north, as if the place was once inhabited by a giant.

This unexpectedly aligns with the Dynamax phenomenon in the Galar region.

The two quickly approached the honeycomb stone platform. Marie looked at Ash, who effortlessly pulled out his phone to perform a Rotom test.

Because Ash's Rotom is so powerful, Marie is now too lazy to even take out her phone.

It's still a tri-fold design. Is this the reason why Chairman Loz's company has such powerful functions?
"Beep beep. Pokémon den identified! Type: Fighting. Star rating: 4 stars. Terrain: Grassy. Roto~!"

Below is a silhouette of this Pokémon.

"Like a standing octopus bucket?"

Ash muttered to himself, "Could it be that there are Galar-like octopus barrels here, instead of firing ink cannons, they punch with their tentacles?"

"This Pokémon should be Octobuzz, and has nothing to do with Squirrel."

Beside her, Mary explained. Octopus warriors generally live in the waters surrounding Battleground Town in the east, and they like to drag travelers into the water, beat them up, or strangle them.

Xiaozhi: "?"

However, this was clearly not Mary's target.

For their final stop, the two arrived at the Giant Mirror Pool on the east side—

This is a small, oval-shaped lake with a smooth, mirror-like surface. When viewed from above, it truly resembles a mirror.

The Pokémon Den is located in a corner of the lake, like a mirror with a missing piece.

There are quite a few wild Pokémon living here, the strongest of which seems to be a ladybug-like Pokémon that patrols and flies around the shore.

It has a strong mecha style and is very aggressive, which is completely different from the style of the Ladybug from the Johto region.

"Beep beep! Orup, the final evolution of the Galar region's primate bug, with Bug/Psychic attributes, can release psychic powers to sense its surroundings, and is renowned for its intelligence, Loto~!"

Rotom reminded him.

Ash frowned. This was the final evolution of the blue-yellow caterpillar that he often saw in the grass around the castle.

Did the caterpillar evolve into the ladybug?

It has to be said that her temperament has undergone a complete transformation.

But that's not the focus today. Ash throws a Poké Ball backhand:

"Bug attribute? Please, Tengju Junior!"

After landing, the young Tengchu immediately sensed the powerful mental energy of Oulupu and became serious.

"Young Tengchu, this guy is yours now. You're free to do whatever you want!"

Ash didn't give any instructions. After handing Orpheus to Scorbunny, he took Marnie and headed towards the Pokémon den.

Buzzing sound—!

The high-frequency chirping of insects came from behind, followed by Tengcu Xiaojiang, who, despite the discomfort of the noise, kicked out a fiery pebble, which exploded violently behind him.

I took out my phone next to the nest, and soon the encyclopedia gave me the test results.

"Beep beep. Pokémon den identified! Type: Dark/Steel. Star rating: 4 stars. Terrain: Misty Terrain. Roto~!"

The black silhouette below allowed Xiaozhi to immediately identify the target's identity.

"It's a cleaver commander!"

This Pokémon, which can only unleash sharp slashes, is quite to Ash's liking.

Moreover, it also possesses malevolent properties.
Sure enough, Mary's eyes lit up.

It is a Dark/Steel type. Although it has little resistance to Fairy type, dealing only normal 1x damage, it is completely immune to Psychic type.

Moreover, as far as she knew, a method had already been developed in the neighboring Padia region to allow the Slash Commander to continue evolving upwards.

Bisharp's combat power is already quite outstanding, and it can be used as a "final evolution" Pokémon.

If it continues to evolve upwards, wouldn't it become even stronger?!

Pokémon from four-star dens already possess considerable battle prowess if caught.
"That's it!"

Marie immediately pulled out a Poké Ball and changed her starting lineup. Ash, standing next to her, breathed a sigh of relief; finally, they could start battling today.

"Good luck, young Tengju!"

He called out to the young general Tengcu from afar, and the two of them stood on the honeycomb stone platform one after the other, entering the nest space. (End of this chapter)