He knows Pokémon better than me.

Soon, the two arrived at the Breakwater Seafood Restaurant, which was adjacent to the other side of the Water Boat Arena. Through the window, they could see the outline of the arena directly.

"I've been here before with President Rose."

Ash remembered that he had also met Chairman Rose's niece back then.

As the most famous model in the Galar region, Lurina is equally wealthy, ordering a large amount of fresh seafood for the two of them.

Ash was scratching at the large, deep red pincers in front of him. They were clearly not the shape of a Kingler's pincers, and there were thick, coarse hairs at the joints.

Previously, it seems that the out-of-town niece of Chairman Rose introduced it as a Padia Pokémon called Crab, which likes to climb rock walls, causing its pincers to fall off frequently, but they will grow back quickly.

"But shouldn't this be called 'mountain delicacies'?"

Xiao Zhi picked up a pair of pliers bigger than his head and started gnawing on it; it was fresh, tender, and sweet.

Lulina, sitting at the opposite table, ate much more politely.

Because she had deliberately changed into casual clothes and pulled her beret low, no one recognized her.

"By the way, Ash, are you still a Super Ball level user?"

When the topic of the World Championship came up, Lurina was somewhat surprised by Ash's ranking.

She had challenged Dynamax Raids with Ash and knew how terrifying the latter was.

Lurina even imagined the final battle of the World Championships, where Ash would face off against Leon.

"No rush~"

Ash shook his pliers. He was only halfway through his journey in the Galar region. As for his ranking, he could climb up quickly by battling a few strong opponents.

"That's right. Starting from the advanced ball level, the opponents are assigned by the system."

Lulina nodded. If you're strong enough and never lose, you can basically reach the finals after playing five or six matches at the advanced ball level.

In the current Super Ball level, you still have to find opponents everywhere on your own.

"However, I've heard that there are quite a few experts this year."

Lulina's expression turned serious, and she couldn't help but remind her:

"Because the previous World Championships completely overshadowed the United States World Championships held at the same time, this year it has also attracted top players from various regions to participate."

Ash cracked open the crab shell and fed the tender meat inside to Pikachu and Draco Messou.

He should be the one who understands Lulina's words most deeply.

He defeated Masdar Masr at the United States World Championships, but the result seemed to have a lukewarm reception, and nobody seemed to know about it.

It's not even as popular as the Alola League!
Lulina held up her finger and said seriously:

"So this time, when we reach the advanced ball level, there's a high probability that we'll be fighting against top-tier players from various regional leagues."

There are no Elite Four members in the Galar region, but the League has officially provided ranking criteria.

"For example, Qibana is a high-ranking Elite Four member, while Nie Zi and Popura are low-ranking Elite Four members."

Xiao Zhi frowned as he listened, wondering what "high-level" and "low-level" meant.
However, considering the Galar League's strong commercial atmosphere and penchant for creating various gimmicks...
It's not so surprising that they come up with these high-order and low-order prefixes.
"And what about Mr. Dan Di? What level is he?"

Ash became curious.

Lulina replied matter-of-factly:

"Naturally, it's a perfect championship."

As the undisputed face of the Galar Alliance, Leon's reputation is naturally extremely high. Of course, his own strength is also terrifyingly powerful.

"After all, last year, Mr. Du, the low-level champion from your hometown, was defeated head-on by Dan Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Ash's lips twitched slightly. Lance was a low-level Elite Four member.
Is this a deliberate attempt to discredit their Kanto region?

Lulina originally planned to participate in the World Championships, but seeing the increasing number of top players from other regions...
Forget it, I should just focus on preparing for the Galar League Conference.

At least the opponents are all familiar faces, and there are also a few formidable newcomers this year, so it's already tiring enough.

"Hehe, whether it's a low-level champion or a Grandmaster champion, I'm going to take them all this time!" Ash, however, was munching on a crab leg, becoming increasingly excited.

Come to think of it, there are many regional champions he hasn't faced yet. If he can get them all together at this World Championships, then he can challenge them all!
"pity."

After all, it's an elimination tournament, so half of the champions are destined not to meet.

If it turns into a bubble promotion tournament, it would be great if we could fight our way from eighth place all the way to first place!

They ate and chatted for almost an hour before finally finishing their dinner and returning to the Water Boat Arena.

The water canoe arena, inside the kitchen.

Before even stepping inside, Xiao Zhi could already smell the rich aroma of mushrooms.

Upon entering, one sees that the giant crab has already jumped onto the stove, and the pink Dynamax soup in the large pot is still slowly boiling.

Wow!
The giant crab dips its large claws into the soup, stirring constantly, and occasionally brings the claws to its mouth to lick them.

Xiaozhi: "."

By the way, the claws of a giant crab are naturally red, not boiled red, right?

"Let me see, hmm, it's ready to drink."

Lulina came up to check it over, then nodded, extinguished the fire, and considered the job done.

Xiao Zhi didn't delay and immediately gave the order:

"King Crab, use Freezing Wind!"

The giant crab understood, opened its mouth, and blew out a cloud of icy mist, instantly calming the bubbling bubbles on the surface of the soup.

Then, it lifted the large pot with one claw, opened its mouth wide, and poured the whole thing into its mouth like a Gengar.

He finished the entire giant soup and then generously tossed the large pot aside.

"Knock on the shell!!!"

Finally, he stood on the stove frame, raised his tongs, and shouted loudly, appearing unusually excited.

This World War I veteran has finally had its day to shine again!

Remember, it retired after achieving a perfect 1v3 record!

"Miss Lurina, that one is fine."

Ash couldn't help but look at Lurina.

The latter naturally understood and said with a smile:

"Just call me Lulina~ Let's go, let's go to the battle arena and test the strength of Gigantamax Kingler."

The giant crab had already taken the lead and rushed out, waving its two large pincers.

It felt like it could even defeat the ghost dragon on the small island in the middle of YaYa Lake!

Upon arriving at the battlefield, Lulina turned on the headlights. The spacious spectator seating area, which could hold thousands of people, was now remarkably quiet.

Arriving at the center of the arena, Ash recalled Kingler, then took a deep breath and placed it on his Max Bracer.

The next second, the Poké Ball swelled and grew larger.

"I choose you, Gigantamax Kingler!"

As Ash threw it, a colossal Krabby, as big as a small mountain, appeared, and even its appearance changed dramatically.

The pliers on the right seem to have remained unchanged, appearing rather tiny.

But the left-side pincers became unusually large, capable of snapping a mountain peak in two on the spot!

His face was covered in thick foam, giving him a peculiar appearance, like an old man with a long beard! (End of Chapter)