He knows Pokémon better than me.

With Ash's interruption, the tense atmosphere instantly dissipated.

Wearing a bear costume, he sat down on the ground with a thud, while the martial arts bear master was also half-bent over, panting heavily.

It was originally quite proud of the new power it had gained after its evolution. Although it wasn't as confident as Melmeta, it still had a bit of a boastful attitude.

Now.
I don't think I'm anything special.
Martial Arts Master Xiong's mindset calmed down. He realized he needed to work even harder to reach the level of his senior as soon as possible!

As for Lucario, it turned around on the spot, leaving everyone with only the majestic back view of a great predecessor.

Exhaustion and shortness of breath—I held it in!

"Luca."

Lucario sighed inwardly, thinking that the younger generation was getting more and more outrageous.

Carlos's descendant frog was already outrageous, and now there are two more.

If we don't step up our efforts, we'll be swept away by the next generation and left stranded on the beach!
For the others inside the castle, the excitement was even greater.

"Gah!!"

Onion soldier was the first to raise his onion spear, kick open the door, and go outside for sprint training.

The Steelraven took to the sky, its body spinning rapidly like a drill as it charged forward.

Cinderace also found an open space and started practicing the Flame Kick that Lucario had just used.

They have all completed their final evolution and, after their adventures in the Emerald World, are confident in their own strength.

But after watching this battle
The pressure is huge!

Especially Cinderace, whose goal is to become the leading figure in the Galar team.

Looking at it now, without putting in my absolute best effort, let alone carrying the flag, even getting into the top three will be difficult.

“Not bad~”

Seeing the Pokémon inside the castle become as excited as if they'd been injected with adrenaline, Ash nodded in satisfaction; the desired effect had been achieved.

Of course, even with all the adrenaline, it was no use for the Gillfish Dragon; it remained listless and wandered around the castle.

It seems they plan to go for a bath at the neighboring Tooth Lake with the Kingler Crab senior later.

"Hmm, we should dig a small pond here too."

As Ash watched the two Water-type Pokémon head out together, he stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

After all, there are water taps here, so you can just spray water to water the plants, unlike other ranches that have to set up a special water trough.

However, aquatic Pokémon like Dracovish and Crabdominis still need a small pond.

Ash scanned the interior of the castle and noticed an empty space next to Shaymin's planting area where he could dig a pond.

"Bari bari~!"

Beside him, the Mr. Mime in a suit had already taken out his phone, Rotom, and was carefully taking notes.

Treat this as a serious matter!

The sparring match has come to an end, and Martial Arts Master Xiong has gone to the side to practice high-speed punches.

In particular, Lucario's ability to dodge and counterattack at will is what it needs to work hard to learn in the next stage.

"lucky--!"

Wearing a bear costume, he lifted the armored dragon as if it were a rock, raised it above his head, and squatted down to stand up, practicing weightlifting.

The weight of the Shellder Dragon is about three times that of a rock of the same shape, and it uses "Mount Tai" during the process, which ordinary Pokémon cannot even lift.

However, it was still a bit too light for the bear to wear. "Meta—!!"

As Melmetana stepped onto the armored dragon and roared, their combined weight finally reached the load-bearing threshold for the bear.

Ash handed Lucario a glass of water and then asked:
"By the way, Lucario, has the new Max Soup been developed yet?"

If we could cook a Dynamax soup that works on all types, then Butterfree, Eevee, Lapras, and the like could all be summoned to drink the soup and Gigantamax—

At this time of year, the dragon should still be cruising in the waters around the Kanto region, right?
"Luca."

Lucario shook his head. As soon as Ash came back yesterday, he was targeted by two bear-like creatures and didn't have time to study the recipe.

Ash patted Lucario on the shoulder, signaling not to rush:
"Next, you'll be building the advanced version of the Flying Wing Ball—the Flying Shuttle Ball. Don't overwork yourself."

Lucario: "."

If it weren't for the intense manual manufacturing over the past two months, which significantly improved its precise control over its waveguide power, it would already be planning to retire back in Pallet Town.

Ash didn't stay in the castle the whole time. He took out all the spoils from his journey, sorted them out, and had Mr. Mime put them into the corresponding storage boxes.

Before I knew it, quite a lot of things had been stored here.

Ash took out a golden "bottle cap," or golden crown, from it, intending to use it in town today to give Draco Messia some extreme training.

He had heard about this project when he was in Alora, but he didn't know how it worked.

"Messi!"

Doronmesia immediately popped out from the collar, wagging its tail with an expectant look on its face.

"Then I'll head to Motostoke City first. Oh, and if any experts from the Galar League who study Dynamax environments come over later, remember to entertain them for me."

Before leaving, Ash gave Mr. Mime a few words of advice.

However, Mr. Mime was quite at ease about such trivial matters.

So, humming a tune, he led Little Dragon into town, first visiting Uncle Pierre's general store.

Besides buying Magiana's special paint, I also wanted to check out the latest news at the general store.

Wow, so many people?

As soon as I arrived at this street, I could see that the flow of people here was significantly greater than in other places. There were crowds of people, most of whom were heading towards the general store.

Across from the grocery store, the once bustling department store now appears deserted.

A "For Rent" sign has already been posted on the window.

There were even two octopus-like martial arts figures squatting by the door, knitting sweaters, with their resumes displayed in front of them, looking for new jobs.

Xiaozhi: "."

Is Xicui's black technology really that powerful? It's only been a week, and it's already knocked out its competitors.

He was quite interested in the two octopus warriors; their craftsmanship was far superior to that of Uncle Pierre's two iron-boned natives.

If they really can't find work, they can be recruited back to help Lucario after the two Ironbone Workers leave.
Seeing the grocery store bustling with business, with the counter packed with people, Uncle Pierre looked to be working up a sweat from the distance.

So Xiaozhi smiled and didn't go any closer.

For paint and such, let's just have it delivered to our door.

He then took out his phone and started looking up the location of "Extreme Training"—

It seemed to be a property of Mr. Rose's group, located on the next street, next to the Rotom bicycle shop where he had exchanged his bikes. It wasn't far, so Ash simply walked over. (End of Chapter)