He knows Pokémon better than me.

"Come back first!"

Ash quickly recalled his Pokémon; using Fire Fang was not allowed in this forest area.

"Mushroom!"

Disguised as an ordinary mushroom, the Sleepy Mushroom hurriedly hopped away, intending to take revenge after evolving into Breshy!
Ash looked through the Pokédex and finally understood.

The Forest of Light is not only rich in mushrooms, but also in mushroom-shaped Pokémon, such as Parasect, Shroomish, Mushroom, and Breloom.
Both have habitat records.

The other type that is most commonly found are Fairy-type Pokémon.

Like Pinky, Fakema, and the rarest Galarian-looking Ponyta!
Rotom knows his phone like the back of his hand, and he introduces it in detail:

"During a previous 18-hour live stream of the Mystic Forest, other Pokémon appeared frequently, but only the Galar-type Ponyta made a brief appearance, Roto, at the very end of the stream!"

Many people watched the live stream for over ten hours before finally seeing the dreamlike and adorable little horse.

"Galarian Ponyta?"

Ash did recall seeing it before at the place of that gray-haired trainer who caused all sorts of destruction.

Its appearance is indeed very dreamy, with beautiful, thick pink and blue mane.

He remembered that Master Ma had previously asked Uncle Pierre to give him a horse so that he could easily travel to and from the castle ranch.

However, after seeing that his castle still housed a legendary black horse, Uncle Pierre never mentioned sending the horse again.

"Let's go~"

After the photo shoot, Mary smiled and hummed a little tune, saying contentedly.

The Mystic Forest has a complex and intricate terrain, and the green glowing mushrooms that are everywhere have a mesmerizing effect, often causing travelers to get lost when they enter the forest.

There are even wild, mischievous imps and bluffers hiding behind the mushrooms, waiting for someone to approach so they can launch an attack immediately.

However, these two points are minor matters for Ash.

"Waveguide power, activate!"

As the waveguide's survey ripples spread out, any terrain becomes simple and easy to traverse.

With Ash's reminder, Marnie was able to deal with the wild bluffing monster lurking behind the mushrooms immediately.

"Slash Commander, use Metal Claws!!"

Slicing the Commander down one kid at a time is just a warm-up before challenging the dance arena.

There's no way around it; Fairy-type Pokémon are everywhere, and neither Bellatrix nor Dracovish like this environment.

The two headed towards another exit of the Glowing Forest, with Ash looking around for the Dynamax.

The large pink mushroom is quite easy to spot.

After walking for almost half an hour, and with Marie taking down seven or eight mischievous imps and bluffers that tried to ambush them, Ash successfully picked two Dynamax mushrooms.

Including the previous ones, now Corviknight and Butterfree have almost all the ingredients for their Max Soup.

Unfortunately, we can already see similar vine passages to the entrance ahead; going that way will probably lead us to Dance Town.

However, no Galarian Ponyta was seen along the way.

According to Rotom on the phone, seeing a little pony here brings good luck.

"Should we go back and drive around a couple more times?"

Ash couldn't help but look at Mary; he had avoided many of the side paths leading deeper into the area.

Mary narrowed her eyes, hesitating slightly. She was about to challenge the Fairy-type Gym, and the outcome depended on praying to a Fairy-type Pokémon for good luck.
Is it certain that Ponyta's luck isn't on the side of the Retrograde Arena?
However, these wild bluffers were actually good targets for combat, and in the end, Mary nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Ash carefully put away the mushroom materials—besides Dynamax mushrooms, he had also collected quite a few strange mushrooms, which he would take back to Shaymin for identification.

Even if it's not very useful, it's still a field collectible that can be tossed into the shipping container.

The rule of the Mystic Forest is that as long as you don't damage the Green Glow Mushrooms that provide precious light to the jungle, you can freely collect all other mushrooms.

With the power of the wave guide continuing, the two returned to the previous fork in the road, this time deliberately heading in the opposite direction, deeper into the Mystic Forest.

This also means that wild Pokémon will reach a higher level.

Clang!
This time, the bluffing demon used a sneak attack on vital points, which collided with the cleaver commander's metal claws. Instead of being directly knocked down, the demon was forced back several meters, barely managing to withstand the attack.

"bluffing."

The bluffing demon immediately knelt down and apologized, looking like it was surrendering and offering to become a subordinate.

However, Mary herself had a hairy troll and was very familiar with the "fake kneeling, real collision" move.

boom! !

Before the latter could launch a surprise attack, the Commander of Slash had already charged forward, delivering a powerful headbutt that bent the back of the Deception Demon, causing it to suffer a critical blow.

Even the commander's forehead had a sharp blade, and the "Iron Head" he used should be called "Iron Head Slash," which directly knocked the bluffing demon away, causing him to fall heavily to the ground with a deep wound on his chest.

Outstanding effect!

"Have you learned the Iron Head move yet? You're improving quickly!"

Ash was picking mushrooms nearby, and he didn't forget to turn around and give a compliment, showing his support as a true newcomer.

After walking around for about two or three hours, both of their faces were covered with grass and moss.

Without checking the time, you wouldn't know if it's day or night.

However, the journey was quite fruitful. We collected three more Gigantamax mushrooms, which means we can have a few more bowls of Gigantamax soup.

On the other side, the Slashing Commander was also exhausted, but he had gained a lot of experience against fairy-type opponents.

Let's go outside~

After putting away the cleaver, Mary hummed a little tune, in a cheerful mood.

Even when the two returned to the exit they had initially found.

Sizzle—!
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the grass about twenty meters away, followed by a snow-white foal slowly emerging from the grass, seemingly strolling around.

Its head, ankles, and tail are covered with thick blue-pink mane, and it has a single horn on its forehead, which looks very auspicious.

The two quickly lowered their bodies, held their breath, and did not disturb the little Galarian horse's leisurely stroll.

During the process, the little pony's mane even shimmered, which was quite peculiar.

It's not evolution, but a power that Ponyta was born with.

After a while, Ponyta leisurely walked into the depths of the forest, and Ash and Ponyta stood up again.

If Ash didn't have Grimmsnarl, he would have already planned to catch this Galar Ponyta. However, when it comes to riding horses, nothing is more suitable than Grimmsnarl.

"I guess I've gotten a little luckier?"

The two exchanged a glance before heading towards the exit of the Mystic Forest. (End of Chapter)