He knows Pokémon better than me.

Once the target enters a weakened state, the subsequent battle will be much easier.

Not only has the attack power of the Block Bear decreased, but its attack speed has also become sluggish and slow, making it easy to dodge with Cinderace.

Leaping high to dodge its opponent's Mighty Bully, it delivered a flying kick that struck the Blocking Bear squarely in the chest—

With other Pokémon, both Flying Kick and High Knee Kick risk missing, but against a Dynamaxed target, its size is so large that it's hard to miss!

On the other hand, Bisharp and Gallade have similar attack patterns. Both are Pokémon that use "blades" to attack. Using sharp blades to unleash the Fighting-type Brick Break makes them even more dangerous.

Even with the durability of a five-star boss, Ash could still see the Obscurus's HP visibly decreasing through the phone screen.

Around eight minutes later, the health bar finally reached zero.

Boom-!
The enormous figure crashed down, its body rapidly shrinking back to a blocking bear less than two meters tall, its eyes darting around as it completely lost its ability to fight.

"call"

Xiao Zhi let out a long sigh of relief, finally finishing the fight.

"Bashi, baashi!"

The tension eased, allowing Flame Ace to catch its breath immediately. This battle had been intense from start to finish, resulting in significant energy expenditure.

However, the fire in his eyes burned even more fiercely.

"As expected, it's still a bit of a stretch."

He sighed inwardly; after all, he had a four-fold advantage in attributes, and even so, he almost ran out of time.
However, if Cinderace is in its final form at the start, the time could probably be shortened even further?
With the battle over, the next step is naturally the subjugation phase—

Ash and Rin both looked at Marie. Was she the only one here who liked Pokémon like Obscurus?

Mary quickly shook her head. She already had a Galarian-like serpent bear, which she could train and evolve on its own. She didn't need to capture a new one.

Seeing this, Ash shrugged. Now that he had two "new babies," Braptor and Dracovish, he had no desire to catch any new Pokémon for the time being.

Rinto also shook his head. Although this blocking bear was of a high level, it was really out of place with the atmosphere of his team, so he decided to give up on it.

Ultimately, none of the three chose to subdue it.

As the Dynamax Raid ended, they quickly exited the den space!

Before long, the three returned to the surface.

The light emanating from the honeycomb stone platform dissipated, and the entrance closed.

Next comes the exciting "spoils division"!

Since it's a five-star nest, there are tons of experience candies, and they're all at least L size.

Besides some evolution items, Dynamax mushrooms, and Mint natures, there's also a strange, black, and crooked herb this time.

"This is the material for making the special ointment."

Mary explained that you can usually get it from a four-star nest, but if you want a higher probability, you need a five-star nest.

Upon hearing this, Pikachu's eyes lit up. Finally, it could change its static electricity property?

Is it effective to eat it directly?

"Ugh, Pikachu, you rascal."

Noticing Pikachu's intense gaze, Ash quickly and carefully put it away. He had heard about this item before; it was priceless and unavailable!
In addition, there was a silver bottle cap among the loot, which was quite inconspicuous. "This is called the Silver Crown, and it's also a good item. Give it to a professional Pokémon breeder, and he can give your Pokémon extreme training to improve the individual value of a certain ability to its best."

Mary explained.

While other regions may not have many experts of this type, in the Galar region, where the atmosphere of battle is intense, almost every city has such extreme breeders.

"Uh, the silver crown?"

Xiao Zhi's lips twitched, and he frowned. No matter how you looked at it, it looked like an ordinary bottle cap!
Soon, all three were successfully assigned tasks.

As the main attacker, Ash took Dynamax, the herb plant for making Ability Balm, and most of the Exp. Treasures.

Rinto and Mari split the other items equally.

The former naturally had no objections, as they not only got a free ride with the convoy but also received spoils.
So profitable!
Mary was also satisfied; her initial goal was simply to try and practice working together with Commander Slash.

Ash then put his hands on his hips and looked back at the open field. When he first arrived, there were several pillars of light shooting into the sky, but now they had all disappeared.

Even the nearest beam of light looked somewhat blurry, and its location was far away; it was probably in the area south of the wilderness.

"Well then, I'll take my leave! It was a pleasure working with you both today!"

Rinto packed his luggage, exchanged phone numbers with Satoshi, and then shook hands with a smile to say goodbye.

"By the way, I should be in the Galar region before the World Championships, so Ash, if there's another Dynamax Raid Battle, feel free to call me anytime!"

He didn't forget to give a reminder.

Finally, with Gallade in tow, Rinto headed towards Motogakure. He needed to make the most of his time by challenging others to battles, as his World Championship ranking had just dropped significantly!
Only Ash and Marie remained. As dusk approached, the two calmed themselves and headed towards the campsite in the Motostoke Hills.

"You should rest well for now, Flame Ace!"

Ash recalled Cinderace, which was still bouncing around restlessly. After evolving, the latter seemed to have become more active and outgoing.

After all, the previous young Tengju player always stood on the sidelines, coolly with his hands in his pockets.

On the way, Xiaozhi couldn't help but ask the girl next to him:

"So, Mary, how's it going? Are you ready?"

"Ah."

Mary nodded; she was now very familiar with Commander Cleave's fighting style.

Next, you can head to Dance Town to challenge the gym.

"Oh~ I'm really looking forward to your performance!"

Xiao Zhi chuckled and teased.

Perfect timing! He's already defeated all the wild Pokémon in the area and cleared all the Pokémon dens, so it's time to head to the new city.

By the way, now that we have Dynamax Mushroom, we can collect all the other materials in Strangetown.
When we get back to Strangetown, we could ask Onio to help us make a Ghost-type Max Soup.
We'll have to trade Gengar first!
So, halfway there, Ash quickly sent a text message to Professor Oak, asking him to help find Gengar.

To trade for other Pokémon in the backyard, you just make a phone call and trade on the spot.

Gengar is an exception!
You can't find the ghost without calling to make an appointment three days in advance! (End of Chapter)