He knows Pokémon better than me.

The next second, the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon burst forth, concentrating all the power it had accumulated for the doubled return into its right claw, and charged out with overwhelming force!

As it ran, its scales trembled violently, emitting a piercing metallic crackling sound.

Upon seeing this, Ash immediately pulled his hat brim back, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit!

Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've encountered such a dangerous opponent.

"Wearing a bear costume, I'll repay it double!!"

Originally, the bear was using brute force to block the attack, but upon hearing this, it immediately lowered its waist to stabilize its stance, raised its bear paw, and met the attack head-on.

Boom!
The blast wave caused cracks to appear in the floor!
As expected of Masted's main force, the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon's double attack instantly sent the Bear-wearing Bear staggering backward, cracking the floor and leaving long marks.

However, the opponent's terrifying strength also forced the bear to unleash its full potential.

"lucky--!!"

A sharp, high-pitched cry pierced through the smoke and dust. The bear, wearing heavy armor, forcefully took the blow, its body not even sliding back to the edge of the wall, abruptly stopping its retreat halfway.

The Staff-tailed Armored Dragon looked up in surprise.

What came into view was the expressionless pink face of the bear-clad figure—

Despite its doll-like, adorable appearance, the oppressive aura it exuded at that moment made even a quasi-god feel a chilling unease.

This time, the bear, its entire body glowing red, raised its fist, ready to repay double the debt.
This punch represents at least thirty years of attack!

In an instant, it seemed as if the bear was in a Dynamaxed state, unleashing a massive fist the size of a meteorite.

Not only the Kommo-o-Tai, but even Masted seemed to see a huge "death" character appear before his eyes!

Boom boom! !
The fourfold return landed on the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon, its terrifying strength blasting it away with overwhelming force!
The force was so great that the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon smashed through the Ghost Sword Stone's "King's Shield" defense on the wall, creating a hole, and its body fell from the top floor of the Tower of Evil.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Mastedt stared blankly at the hole in the wall behind him, not reacting for a moment.

The power of this punch is no less than that of Martial Arts Bear Master's exclusive move, Dark Nether Strike!
That's my main Pokémon! And it just got knocked away with a single punch?!
"Hiss! This power?!"

Ash's expression froze, and the magnificent scene of the four legendary creatures being held atop Alola's highest peak flashed through his mind.

"In short, you and the bear doll have perfectly passed the test of the Tower of Evil!"

Mastedt hastily brought the trial to a close, then jumped out through the hole next to him.

boom!
Release the Corviknight in mid-air, land on its back, glide and swoop down, flying in the direction where the Kommo-o had been knocked away.

His movements were exceptionally agile, showing no signs of him being a retired elderly man.

"Just now, even I, an old man, was hit by a revolving lantern."

Ma Shide rubbed his head vigorously, still not fully recovered from the shock.

Just now, his mind even flashed back to his past as the Galar Champion, and later to training martial arts bear masters and establishing a martial arts school on the Isle of Armor.
Damn it!

That bear-wearing creature had only just evolved, yet it could unleash such power—

Although the power was suddenly unleashed with the help of a fourfold return, it was still outrageous enough.

If we continue to train them to their peak, won't they be able to take down even the champion with a single punch?!
"Fortunately, I retired early. Let Dan Di and the others worry about this."

Thinking of this, Ma Shide breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully he didn't live in the same era as Xiao Zhi.

On a dirt slope along the Path of Challenge, they spotted the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon, which had already been knocked unconscious and lay sprawled on the ground. Master quickly lowered his Corviknight's altitude and sped away. Hmm, he still needed to repair the breach in the Tower of Evil later.
On the other side, at the top of the Tower of Evil, only a man and a bear remained, staring at each other in bewilderment.

"lucky?"

The bear-wearing creature stared at its own paw, seemingly wondering how it had managed to throw that punch.

I feel like I could punch even my own mother away!

"Is this the scroll of evil?"

Ash put away his previous fighting spirit, walked up to the hanging scroll, and squinted at the calligraphy on it with curiosity.

However, after looking at it for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out.

—Doesn't he have the talent for one-hit kills?

"Speaking of which, what else can you tell from wearing a bear costume?"

Ash turned his head to look at the bear. He remembered that Master Ma's martial arts bear masters all had their own unique moves, which respectively matched the "one-hit style" and the "combo style".

Aside from the changes in attributes, the bear seems to have remained largely unchanged.
"lucky"

The bear looked at the bear for a while, then shook its head expressionlessly.

I couldn't see anything.

"All right."

Seeing this, Ash didn't let Bebop continue watching.

Wearing the bear's own strength is already overpowered enough. If he can master the power of the punch just now, he can definitely be the main fighter in the later World Championships Masters stage!

"Let's go down too."

As soon as Ash finished speaking, Bear grabbed him like a toy figurine, tucked him under his arm, and jumped out through the gap in the broken wall.

Its terrifying physical abilities allowed it to leap from the six-story Tower of Evil without even needing to dissipate the force.

Boom-!
Finally, his feet naturally landed on the ground, causing the ground beneath him to crack and collapse, creating two small pits. This prompted several apprentices in the Tower of Evil to come out from the first floor to watch out of curiosity.

Seeing that the previously "cute" little bear cub had now turned into a "harmless" two-meter-tall toy bear, all the apprentices felt a chill run down their spines and their faces turned pale.

It actually evolved?!

Master Ma on the rooftop, he shouldn't have been beaten to death, right?

"This must be the most rugged way to ride, right?"

Ash chuckled dryly, figuring he was probably the only one who could adapt to the movements of wearing a bear costume. When he greeted the apprentices at the Tower of Evil, he saw them scatter like birds and beasts, retreating back into the tower. He pursed his lips, not giving it much thought.

"Let's go back to the martial arts school first!"

It was getting late, so Ash headed back along the Challenge Road. He didn't put away Bebey, letting it move around freely and adapt to its new body.

He pulled out his Pokédex to check the latest status of the bear-wearing character:
"Beep beep! Wearing a bear (Dark scroll?), Fighting/Dark type, the evolved form of Bear-type. Its ability is Furry Loto~!"

Its ability didn't change; it still retains the bear's inherent fluffy ability.

The furry body comes with a "cotton defense" effect, which halves the damage of all melee physical attacks, making the bear extremely defensive!
Of course, the trade-off is vulnerability to fire; fire-based attacks will deal double damage! (End of Chapter)