He knows Pokémon better than me.

“Come back for now, Brother Xiong.”

Seeing his opponent suddenly stop, the battle was interrupted just as it was reaching its climax, and Ash felt like he was hitting cotton.

But soon, Cai Dou pointed her phone screen at him, her expression serious, and said:

"Ash, once you advance to the High Ball level, please come to Outland Town. I want to have a real duel with you at Outland Stadium!"

Inside the arena, she can use the power of Gigantamax!
Based on the strength Ash just demonstrated, advancing to the Advanced Ball level would be a piece of cake.

Furthermore, the power displayed by Xiong's apprentice seemed to be completely different from ordinary "skills," more like some unique secret martial art.

Upon hearing this, Ash realized that they wanted to leave the suspense of the battle to the official tournament.

Bea had already extended her fist towards him, so Ash smiled and lightly bumped fists with her, making a battle agreement:
"I understand. My first match after advancing to the advanced ball level will be in Suchuan Town to find you!"

For the first time, a smile finally appeared on the tense face of the fighting girl in front of me.

Cai Dou nodded solemnly, then turned and ran off in the northwest direction.

Unlike other trainers, most of whom only started Pokémon battling at the age of ten.
Cai Dou started training in this area when she was very young.

As a child, he even went to the Azure Gym in the Johto region to undergo rigorous training as a fighter, and he has always been one of the best among his peers.
No, back at the Azure Dojo, she was actually overshadowed by a brown-haired, spiky young master of the same age who was also training at the dojo.

Whether it's their knowledge of Pokémon or their ability to command battles, they are inferior to their opponent.
However, in a direct hand-to-hand combat, she managed to beat her opponent to the ground.

After returning to the Galar region, Ayaka became the undisputed number one among her peers.

She is currently the youngest trainer to reach the Advanced Ball level!
But when faced with those two bears, Bea suddenly felt at a loss, and moreover, they were probably not even the opponent's main Pokémon!

"From today onwards, we must double our training!"

Cai Dou jogged along, cheering herself on.

Originally, we were going to conduct training exercises in the wilderness every three days, but let's change it to once a day from now on!

Since the town of Suchuan is at a higher elevation, it's quite convenient to take off from the town's heights, grab onto the legs of the Hawkman, and glide south to reach the open fields.

The way back will be much more troublesome; her wrestling eagle form can only glide downwards.

While running, Bea didn't forget to look back. By the way, that person just now was called Ash.
"Wait a minute, Ash?"

Cai Dou muttered to herself.

It seems that the spiky-haired young master who trained with me in the dojo when we were kids often said that in our hometown, his subordinate was named Xiaozhi.
It shouldn't be just one person.

Cai Dou shook her head. The world shouldn't be that coincidental.

On the other side, Ash watched as Bea ran away into the distance before turning his gaze away.

This young advanced ball player seems even more impressive than Mary.

Unfortunately, it will probably be a while before he can advance to the Advanced Ball level. There are quite a few Super Ball level trainers around here, so we can arrange to train with them all in the next few days.

However, having not had enough fun earlier, Ash could only look around and search for a new target to satisfy his craving.

Soon, they located the Blazing Turtle Beast that was wandering around Lake of Reverse Scales; they had seen it several times already.

The Blazing Turtle Beast radiated heat from its entire body, casting a red glow around its silhouette.

It doesn't seem weaker than Kachi's.

"In that case, I've chosen you!"

Ash waved his hand and sent out his Kubrick again. The Kubrick's eyes immediately lit up, clearly indicating that he hadn't had enough of the previous battle.

Without further ado, he strode towards his goal.

"Use water jets, that's right, go around to the front and attack!" Ash reminded him.

For Blazing Turtlemon, there is no such thing as being ambushed from behind.

The lava spikes on the back of the Blazing Turtle Beast are not only sharp, but touching them will trigger an extremely powerful trap shell explosion, which is even more powerful than the Flame Burst!

He already knew quite a bit about this turtle's condition during his travels in Alora.

"Bear drink!"

The bear apprentice understood, and suddenly burst forth, its body enveloped in a watery cloak. It then veered through the air and charged diagonally toward the chest of the Blazing Tortoise Beast.

*Swoosh!*
The water bursts open, but the difference in their tonnage is huge. As a noble dragon-type Pokémon, Turtlemon is not countered by water-type moves.

It stood firmly in place, while the bear apprentice was thrown backward.

The latter quickly did two somersaults to dissipate the force, and then landed steadily on the ground, assuming a martial arts stance.

"Explosion?!"

The Blazing Turtle's eyes narrowed instantly, and its tubular nose spat out a small ball of flame in dissatisfaction, instantly drawing the beast's hatred.

This is truly outrageous!
It, the Blazing Turtle Beast, has always roamed freely in this Reverse Scale Lake, yet today even a little brat dares to provoke it?!
*Whoosh!*

Without any mercy, the Blazing Turtle Beast spewed out exaggerated and magnificent flames from its nostrils.

Flames raged in the air, forming a large, explosive character, roaring out with a gust of hot air.

"Use water jets to dodge!"

Ash quickly instructed, "This kind of simple, powerful move, Water Stream Rock Smash, can't possibly change its trajectory."

If he hadn't been touched, Xiong's apprentice would probably have been burned to a crisp.

The bear apprentice understood and immediately gathered the water flow and rushed it to the side.

Water jets have little effect on Turtlemon, but they are a godsend for increasing agility and dodging attacks.

Especially since the opponent is the slow and clumsy Blazemon.

After successfully dodging the explosive flames, the bear apprentice immediately used water jets to close the distance.

"Then kick him down!"

Dispersing the water flow, the bear apprentice seamlessly shifted into a sliding tackle position, kicking straight at the Blazing Turtle Beast's right foot.

The latter immediately retracted its limbs into its shell and then began to spin rapidly in place.

Boo hoo hoo-!
Only the exposed tail glowed with a deep green light, indicating that it had unleashed a powerful dragon tail attack with a high-speed spinning motion!
"Bear drink.!"

The bear apprentice was startled and immediately slammed on the brakes. If he had kicked it, he probably would have broken his own bones first.

The Blazing Turtle Beast didn't let it go; its rapidly spinning dragon tail chased after the bear apprentice and slammed down on it.

The level difference between the two is quite large, so Ash can only choose a roundabout tactic:

"Brother Xiong, jump into the water quickly!"

The bear apprentice understood and immediately leaped into the nearby Reverse Scale Lake.

Having already determined its fighting style, it excels in water, and once it enters the water, it immediately dives to the bottom of the lake like a giant crab.

Splash! Splash!
The Blazing Tortoise's tail carved a dent in the water's surface, more than half a meter deep, splashing water everywhere, but the Bear Apprentice was nowhere to be seen! (End of Chapter)