He knows Pokémon better than me.

That day, the bully, Krillin, who was furious, secretly followed Ash all the way to Watchtower Castle, preparing to retaliate.

"lucky--!"

Then a large pink bear rushed out of the castle and grabbed it in its hand as if it were a chick.

The overwhelming power disparity made it impossible to break free.

Even the Speaker Cricket's prized scissor move, when used to strike the Bear's chest, only managed to bend the bear's fur without leaving a single red mark.

Then came the enthusiastic hug from the bear-clad figure, accompanied by the sound of bones cracking.

When Ash noticed, he looked a little confused.

"Lucario, when did they start making toys like this?"

He blinked. Lucario had woven quite a few bamboo and rattan toys in exchange for the horny Gengar from Draco.

At this moment, the speaker cricket in the bear's hand looks like a bamboo-woven grasshopper toy.

It was unusually docile, unlike a living creature.

The Forest of Light is quite a distance from his castle, so it shouldn't be the same one.
"Ji~!"

The bear-like creature was quite fond of its new toy, even holding onto the speaker-shaped cricket with one hand when it went to the back mountain to blast and move rocks back.

Rumble rumble rumble—!
Seeing the powerful pink bear so close, with shattered pebbles even hitting its face, the unlucky speaker-like cricket suddenly lost all courage to run away.

So why did I have to be so pathetic? I should have just stayed in the Sunlit Forest and been a bully. Why did I have to stalk them?!
The next day, as dusk approached, a brand-new watchtower had already risen from the ground.

"Beep!" "Hah!"

In the open space in front of the tower, Blazing Ace and Martial Arts Bear Master looked at the tower they had built with their own hands, hands on their hips, full of pride.

Snapped!
Although they are completely different types, water and fire, the two Pokémon putting their hands together creates a strong sense of camaraderie, like those on a construction site.

"They're really quick."

Ash was also standing outside the tower, looking up at it from top to bottom, marveling at it repeatedly.

The new watchtower still retains the original architectural style, and the bricks used are the same color scheme as the castle walls next to it, so it looks completely harmonious.

The right side connects to the city wall passageway at the rear. In addition to the second-floor passageway, a wooden door with steps has been installed on the first floor, allowing direct access from the outside.

The watchtower was heightened by an additional story, making it about twenty meters tall now.

At the top is an observation platform that can still be climbed, offering a distant view of the adjacent Yaya Lake and Minas Lake.

“Feels good~”

Ash nodded in satisfaction. From then on, his watchtower castle was truly complete.

Soon, Magua also came out of the door, looking a bit disheveled, but his expression was extremely excited.

"Ash, the Dynamax control device is installed!"

Magua came to the left side of the watchtower and opened his arms:

"Now, this open area is filled with enough Galar particles to conduct Dynamax battles."

After a day and a half of construction, the cracks in the giant nest in the basement had long since been reactivated and separated, and the super-heavy sphere naturally fell into them.

Xiao Zhi even went inside around noon.

It was just an ordinary nest space, with the usual sunny weather and grassy terrain. This seemed to suit the Venusaur boss's taste perfectly, as it found a suitable spot, settled down, and began to sleep soundly.

Its body remains in a normal state and has not undergone Gigantamax transformation.

"Speaking of which, doesn't this just mean we have another secret indoor training base?"

Ash looked around. The nest space was undoubtedly an excellent training ground, and he didn't have to worry about being disturbed. This alternate dimension was somewhat similar to the "Inverted World" connected to his hometown's backyard.

"So this is the giant nest? It's definitely different."

Magua followed them in, and said with a hint of envy.

His family's Battle Arena also has a Pokémon Den that serves as the source, but there is a limit to the number of people who can enter; only one person can enter at a time.

Furthermore, it is time-limited and cannot become a "secret training base in another dimension".

But both of them can come down from Ash's giant nest.

And it had been there for more than ten minutes, and there was no sign of violent shaking that would "squeeze people out".

"Bulbasaur, you can stay here then. I'll have Shaymin come down and plant some more plants."

The nest space appeared somewhat empty, and the green light came from the grassy ground rather than from natural plants.

If it were Shaymin, he could probably transform this place into an environment full of grasslands and flowerbeds, which would be more suitable for Venusaur to retire in.

"Bulbasaur!"

Venusaur let out a soft croak in response.

Now that the watchtower is fully completed and the Ghost Sword Stone has been installed, there is no need to worry about the tower being easily destroyed.

Ash was eager to try out the effects of the Dynamax environment.

"Then it's you first, Lapras!!"

He had already retrieved Lapras into his ball, stood on the open ground to the left of the watchtower, took a deep breath, and pressed his hand against his Max Gauntlet.

The next second, the Poké Ball rapidly expanded and grew to the size of a basketball, which Ash then threw out.

boom!
As the red light faded, the massive, mountain-sized dragon reappeared, with three pinkish-purple clouds swirling around the highest point of its carapace.

The overall shape remained unchanged, except that a ring of snowflake staves made entirely of ice crystals formed around the body, which was very dreamy and dazzling.

Gigantamax Lapras!

"Success!"

Ash was overjoyed, which meant that Lucario's Max Soup 2.0 and the Dynamax environment of the Giant Nest were both successful!
"Lapras's Gigantamax move, I remember it is..."

"Ash, it's Gigantamax Aurora Melody!"

Behind him, Magua, his face glowing, loudly reminded him.

This is also his first time participating in the environment construction of a six-star giant nest, which will greatly enhance his resume.

Xiao Zhi immediately raised his hand and commanded:
"That's right, Lapras! Use Gigantamax Aurora Melody! Uh..."

"Meta!!"

At this moment, Melumeta raised her arms and ran up, volunteering to be the punching bag.

Steel-type moves have great resistance to Ice-type moves, so it will try to see if this Gigantamax move can break through its steel defense.

Seeing this, Chenglong nodded and let out a long, high-pitched cry.

The next second, ice crystal staves surged out from around the body, and thick dark clouds gathered in the sky, followed by a massive and dense avalanche hail.

A Gigantamax move from a blizzard!
Rumble!
The Gigantamax Aurora Melody instantly buried Melmetre, and even Lapras was surrounded by several layers of ice crystal staves—

This is the additional effect of this Gigantamax move: it grants all allied Pokémon the damage reduction effect of Aurora Veil! (End of Chapter)