He knows Pokémon better than me.

The cool wetlands are mostly covered with low shrubs, offering little to obstruct the view.

At this moment, the three Galar Slowpokes are scattered in various places, their pink bodies lying on the ground, making them easy to identify.

However, whenever Marie gets within 20 meters, Galar Slowpoke will enter its speed mode, kicking up a cloud of dust as it swiftly escapes to another location.

What are you going to do about this?

Ash also became interested, standing on a high place with his arms crossed, wondering how Marie would handle the situation.

Marie paused for a moment, thinking; the speed of these Slowpokes was ridiculously fast—

Even if Morubek were to enter a fasting state, his speed would at best be on par with Morubek's, making it impossible for him to catch up.

But Master Ma didn't say that you can only use one Pokémon!

After figuring out a plan, Marie decisively moved to a position about 25 meters in front of a Galar Slowpoke.

boom!
The long-haired troll was released, while the Slowpoke in the distance remained indifferent, lying on the ground like a coward, with its dojo uniform still in its mouth.

"Hairy Troll, use a high-five attack! Morpeko, use electromagnetic waves!!"

Following Mari's command, Morpeko immediately darted out, its electric sacs crackling with electricity, ready to be released.

When it leaps over a distance of 20 meters, Slowpoke's first instinct is naturally to run away.

Snapped!
However, at that moment, a series of crisp slaps from the long-haired troll forcefully immobilized Slowpoke, rendering it unable to move.

Morpeko seized the opportunity to unleash an electric arc, which landed entirely on Slowpoke.

In an instant, the latter's "engine" seemed to rust, its speed dropped drastically, and it even started to lag when it was running.

"Beco!!!"

At this point, Morbeco also turned to the dark side due to hunger, entered a state of fasting, and became irritable.

"Now, Morbeko, use the thief!!"

Mary immediately gave the order, preparing to steal the uniform back directly.

"Long-haired troll, roar loudly!!"

Galar Slowpoke tried to escape, but this time the hairy troll roared loudly, its sound waves spreading out as dark ripples across the entire area.

As a Psychic-type Pokémon, Galar Slowpoke was instantly immobilized and unable to move.

Outstanding effect!

Of course, its slow reaction time means that even when Slowpoke takes a powerful attack, it remains expressionless with a blank look on its face.

As a Dark-type Electric Mouse, its loud roar posed no threat to Morpeko. The thief moved without hesitation, transforming into a black and purple afterimage that swept past Slowpoke's body.

After a long delay, when Slowpoke finally showed a pained expression,

"Dumb~?"

Its eyes looked down and it realized that the thing it was carrying in its mouth was gone.

"Beco, Beco!!"

On the other side, Morubek ran back to Mary as if to take credit, carrying his yellow uniform on his short arms, and jumped around excitedly as if to claim credit.

"Well done, Morpeko!"

Mary smiled and ruffled the latter's hair before taking the uniform—

Fortunately, there was a plastic film covering it, otherwise it would be covered in Slowpoke's drool by now.

However, before evolving, Galar Slowpoke is still a pure Psychic-type Poison Pokémon and does not know any Poison-type moves, so there is no need to worry about the risk of poison.

"Dada~~"

Having its possession stolen, the Slowpoke quickly fled in panic.

Marie also turned her gaze to the other two Slowpokes in the distance. Maintaining the same tactics, they first used a high-five attack combined with an electromagnetic wave to slow the targets.

Then, with a loud roar, they worked together with the thief to forcibly take away the martial arts school uniform set.

"Xiao Zhi, your friend has quite a bit of potential!"

Before anyone knew it, Ma Shide was already standing next to Xiao Zhi, smiling and speaking.

They came up with a solution in such a short time, and with surprisingly high efficiency.

You should know that the previous disciples had all worked hard for a long time to complete this test.

For example, Clara, who is skilled at using Poison-type Pokémon, used various tactics such as Koffing and Wheelball to surround and capture these three Slowpokes for two hours.

It's also possible that Slowpoke is simply tired?
Saiboli, on the other hand, was fixated on his half-baked superpower and took even longer.

And Mary.
He took out his phone and glanced at it; it had taken less than 15 minutes.

"He's definitely a talented person!"

Mastedt showed an appreciative expression.

“Mari is a Dark-type trainer. Her training on the Isle of Armor is quite compatible with that.”

Xiao Zhi didn't forget to take the opportunity to promote his friend's product.

"I see."

Ma Shide stroked his goatee; he seemed like a good candidate for disciple. However, further observation was needed.

After all, he's getting old and it's time for him to retire and find a successor for the martial arts school.

Mainly, I want to have more time to play video games!

But even now, there is still no suitable candidate.

His son was the right age, but he was even more of a homebody than him and had absolutely no interest in Pokémon battles, so he had to give up on that idea.

The other people in the martial arts school.
Ma Shide's eyebrows twitched. At most, he was only at the lower-middle level of the advanced ball level. Let alone entering the master ball level, he probably wouldn't even be able to enter the top ranks of the advanced ball level.

But this girl in front of me.
Especially since it's a type specializing in evil attributes!

"I need to investigate that old man carefully."

Ma Shide spoke slowly, "It just so happens that we need to finalize the selection of the next apprentice Xiong's trainer."

A moment later, Mary came over with the uniform set in her arms, a few beads of sweat on her forehead.

"Well done, Mary! You did an excellent job on your first task!"

Masde praised with a smile:
"You can now freely explore the areas around the Cool Wetlands, and you can challenge these Pokémon dens at any time."

"Of course, you can't go to the Challenge Beach and Challenge Road where the Twin Fist Tower is located yet; you have to complete the next mission first."

Masder pulled out a map and drew a circle for Mary, roughly indicating the area in the southern-central part of the Isle of Armor.

It has quite a variety of terrains, including wetlands, forests, bays, and caves.

"Also, the Pokémon dens here start at 4 stars, so try not to challenge them alone. You can team up with your senior classmates."

"Of course, if you're teaming up with Ash, that's a different story."

Ma Shide smiled and reminded him that no one knew Xiao Zhi's strength better than him.

By the way, Ash's electric mouse seems to have gotten even stronger?

"I see!!"

Mary nodded solemnly and watched Mastedt leave. Now it was free time.

Having finally joined a martial arts school for training, Mary naturally followed local customs and quickly changed into the school's uniform. (End of Chapter)