He knows Pokémon better than me.

Within the open area, on the north bank of Ya Ya Lake.

Puff-!
Ash stripped off his clothes and plunged into the lake, while Pikachu did the same, diving into the water to wash itself.

There are also many dangerous wild Pokémon in Lake Axew, which like to sneak up into the water and attack the vital points of anyone who dares to play in the lake.

This is a dangerous wilderness area, not an indoor swimming pool!
"Knock on the shell!!"

However, a giant pincer crab crawled sideways from the bottom of the lake, raising its large pincers and blowing bubbles from its mouth in a threatening manner.

Instantly, the savage bass and barracuda swam away in a panic.

You should know that even the strongest bully in YaYa Lake—

The Dorombalut, which inhabits the island in the central lake, could not easily defeat this foreign crab.

Having already defeated all its rivals at the neighboring Lake Milotic, even the Gyarados there were being squeezed by Kingler and howling in pain.
So the giant crab crawled to the neighboring Yaya Lake, ready to expand its territory, which naturally attracted the attention of the Dragon Balut.

The two even fought each other a few days ago.

Taking advantage of their geographical location, they can launch feigned attacks from underwater at any time, and the crab and the dragon even fought to a stalemate.

However, after learning that Kingler was a Pokémon from the nearby castle, Dragapult stopped attacking and let Kingler roam freely at the bottom of the lake.

Just don't go ashore.

"Knocking on the shell?"

They could smell Ash's scent from afar, and the Krabby crawled to the bottom of the lake below Ash, changed its spot, and continued to sleep.

Wow!
Emerging from the water again, Ash felt refreshed and revitalized, and the dusty smell on his body finally lessened considerably.

"And you!"

After a quick rinse, they went ashore. Ash then released the Shellder and the Dracovish.

"Dichthyosaur, get ready to use the water gun! And you, Kingler Crab, stop lazing around and come help!"

Ash roared loudly towards the lake.

He had used his aura to sense the area when he passed by Lake Milos and was surprised to find that the Kingler Crab had moved to the neighboring Lake Teeth and was taking a bath in a different spot.

"Knock on the shell."

Soon, the giant crab surfaced, understood, and spat out a large amount of cleaning bubbles that completely covered the armored dragon.

Ash, on the other hand, picked up some pebbles on the shore and rubbed them against the Shellder.

The giant crab followed suit, and after coming ashore, it also raised its pincers and began polishing the armored dragon's body.

"You have to admit, it's really big."

Only when they started fighting did Ash realize that an ordinary Kabuto was only 1.2 or 1.3 meters tall.
This ancient armored dragon was actually taller than him.

Puff-!
Beside it, the gill ichthyosaur excitedly jumped into the water; it was its first time playing in the water.
Its strangely stitched body made it somewhat difficult to control its swimming posture, but after a while it adapted and quickly learned to tread water, it began to swim from side to side.

Phew! !
Seeing Ash beckon, Dracovish understood and immediately spewed out a jet of water to wash over the body of the Shellder.

As a Dragon-type Pokémon, Shellder already has great resistance to Water-type moves, not to mention that Dracovish is a physical attack Pokémon, so the power of its Water Gun is probably only good for taking a bath.
After rinsing off all the foam, the shell dragon was instantly transformed, its rough shell appearing polished and glossy.

"Carapace?"

The armored dragon curiously examined its own body, as it was extremely uncomfortable being in the "egg cocoon" state.

What was originally the body of a small dragon has now become a...
A turtle unable to emerge from its shell? Meanwhile, the mother of the dragonfish Doronbaruto from the center of Yaya Lake curiously drifted nearby to observe—

Besides the two Dorgonmesias lying on the launch pad at its head waiting for orders, there were also three smaller Dorgonmesias floating around it.

Like a mudfish in water, Doromecia glided through the air like a silky dragon.

"Oh, it's you guys! Long time no see!"

Ash waved enthusiastically to Draco and his mother from the shore.

Although Dorombalut didn't come closer, he nodded in response from a distance, which was considered an acknowledgment of him as a neighbor.

"Oh, right, this is a gift~"

Ash suddenly remembered something, rummaged through his bag and pulled out several brownish-yellow fangs, which he threw far away.

He bought this at the treasure hunt market in Suchuan Town; it looks like a dragon's tooth.

In reality, it's a nutritious candy made from fragments of dragon teeth and scales. It offers very limited actual improvement, but it's an absolute delicacy for Dragon-type Pokémon.

It can also be used to grind teeth.

"Snap!"

The armored dragon also caught a dragon's tooth hammer, which was hard and required constant chewing to break.

Seeing that the armored dragons had eaten, the dragon Balto reacted and chopped the dragon tooth hammer into pieces with a sweep of its tail. Several dragons Mesia each grabbed a small piece and put it in their mouths to grind and gnaw, all looking curious and happy.

They all look very healthy!

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi felt relieved.

Previously, it seemed quite difficult for Dorombalut to take care of three or five Dorombes on his own, as he had to scavenge for highly nutritious food from all over the place.

It now appears that the problem has been solved.

"Doron~!" "Doron~!" "Doron~!"

The three little Dragapults flew over to Ash's vicinity and rubbed against him with their triangular airplane heads, as if to say, "Give me some more food."

Doronbaruto also lowered its guard and flew to the shore, curiously observing the armored dragon.

"Ruto?"

Previously, it was still a baby, even younger than its sibling, Dorgonmesia.

So, how come it has already evolved?
Moreover, it's not the kind of evolution that occurs in the Galar region, where you eat experience candies and your foundation is unstable.
It could sense that the armored dragon in front of it had a very solid foundation, stronger than most second-tier quasi-gods.

how did you do that?
Draco looked suspicious; its eyes were flat and narrow as it glanced at Ash out of the corner of its eye.

Now that its babies have passed their infancy, it's time to formally teach the Doronmesia combat and survival skills.

With this human's help, perhaps...
Ash was also scrutinizing Dragapult, especially its long, thin tail tip that gradually became transparent like a ghost.

Ghosts, ghosts.
"Wait a minute, this looks like one of Gengar's hunting targets too?!"

Ash raised an eyebrow. "Ghost Pokémon, female."
This Dragapult isn't one of those weak Pokémon that Gengar bullied before; it's the kind of Pokémon that even Tapu Koko could fight to a standstill for a short period of time.

If Gengar makes those thuggish moves at the latter, the fierce-willed Dragapult...
Isn't another epic battle about to erupt on our doorstep?! (End of Chapter)