He knows Pokémon better than me.

After throwing a punch, the bear-clad figure landed steadily on the ground, instinctively shaking its right arm.

"That's truly amazing!"

Even though he already knew about the incredible strength of wearing a bear costume, Ash's face still showed a hint of amazement.

There were absolutely no fancy moves, just a single, powerful punch that perfectly embodied the essence of the "One-Strike Style" of martial arts master Xiong Shi.

The Dark type is incredibly effective against this Galar Articuno, Ash quickly squinted his eyes to look at it.

It won't be over in seconds, will it?
As the blast of air and snow dissipated, the shape of this three-meter-tall giant bird gradually became visible in the snow.

"Foo."

At this moment, the Galar Articuno's feathers were disheveled, showing no trace of its noble and aloof appearance, and it was panting heavily as it braced itself on the ground with its wings.

That punch almost killed it!

It was the exact same punching technique as that humanoid Pokémon, almost knocking out its own reflection!

The difference is that the Pokémon held back, while the pink bear in front of it smashed into it with all its might, making it much more dangerous.

If it weren't for its legendary Pokémon-level durability, it would have been unconscious by now.

The contempt on his face completely vanished.
What the hell is this human doing?! Their Pokémon are getting more and more outrageous!

"Foo."

However, Articuno had a little scheme in mind. While its wings were braced against the snow, it secretly gathered its strength.

If it touches the ground, it can activate "Feather Perch".

Its stamina began to recover rapidly.

A faint purple aura emanated from his body, perfectly concealing Yu Qi's healing green light.

The man and bear in front of us seem unaware of this excellent opportunity to fully recover in one go!
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On the other hand, Xiao Zhi pretended to cooperate in the performance.

The bear, dressed in a suit, watched expressionlessly, waiting for the latter to recover its strength.

The purpose of this fight was not to defeat or subdue the opponent, but to practice my boxing skills.

Galar Articuno is undoubtedly the perfect training sparring partner!
Is it really possible for a punching bag to both laugh mindlessly and actively regenerate health?!
"Hmm, can't the Dark Nether Strike from earlier be used multiple times?"

While waiting silently for Articuno to recover, Ash noticed that one of the arms wearing the beetle's clothes was trembling slightly.

After all, it's still a 135kg baby, no more than a year old, and can't use its super strength as freely as its elders.

After delivering a punch, the bear-like creature was almost completely out of commission and needed a while to cool down.

Perfect, let's try some other moves then.

Ash deliberately waited for his opponent, Roost, to recover for a while before pretending to finally realize he was about to attack.

"Wear the bear costume, and tie it tight!!"

"lucky--!!"

Wearing a bear costume, the bear rioted again, spreading its arms wide and charging towards its target for a warm hug.

Knowing the strength of this pink bear monster, Articuno dared not be careless this time. It immediately soared into the sky and created several shadow clones as cover.

Even when flying in the air, it's not a safe distance.

"Fuwu.?"

Why does it feel like things are going unusually smoothly?
With a slam of its wings, countless psychic slashes ripped through the sky and flew out. These spiritual blades, powered by physical feathers, were more powerful than the ordinary versions.

"Wearing a bear costume, swinging wildly!"

Wearing Xiong Huiyi, he immediately uprooted a nearly meter-thick pine tree from the snow and began to frantically swirl and swing it in front of him, sweeping away all the incoming slashes and causing the surrounding area to be filled with icy mist and dust.

In the snow and mist, Articuno and Ash made eye contact for no apparent reason.

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It suddenly had a strangely familiar feeling—

It seems that the humanoid Pokémon from six months ago also had this kind of look in its eyes?
It didn't feel like watching a noble and powerful legendary Pokémon, but rather like watching...
A sandbag?
That look was an absolute humiliation for Articuno. "Whoosh—!!"

It let out a sharp, long howl, its anger rising. "Kid, don't underestimate the power of Galar!"

Two thick beams of light burst forth from Articuno's eyes in an instant; this time, the purple lasers were significantly more powerful and faster than ever before.

Hmph, as long as it can "freeze" its opponent, it can unleash its ultimate dream-eating move.

Let's see if you can still look at me like that then!
"Block it with a wild, sweeping attack!"

Xiao Zhi didn't dare to be careless and quickly gave instructions.

Freeze Gaze is such a strange move. I wonder if it will have any odd effects on a mutated Dark-type Bear like Bear Wearing Cloak.
Let's not try to take it head-on.

"lucky--!!"

Wearing a bear-like aura and gripping a thick tree trunk, as if enchanted by Armament Haki, the trunk was enveloped in a dark purple energy cloak as it suddenly swept towards the two incoming laser beams.

Boom!
After a few seconds of stalemate, the tree trunk suddenly burst open, turning into splinters and wood chips that fell to the ground.

The hardness of the material itself is still too poor.

However, he managed to deflect that cold gaze.

Seeing this, Galar Articuno fought with increasing ferocity, its eyes constantly shooting down energy lasers, each strike enough to pierce through the snow and leave a deep, nearly two-meter-long hole in the ground.

"Use Freeze Punch!!"

"A million-ton punch!!"

"Lightning Fist!!"

During this time, the bear frequently changed its moves, with lightning sometimes bursting from its paws, sometimes spreading frost, or sometimes displaying a dull, heavy white light without any fancy tricks.

Without exception, they all used the Armor Island One-Strike Style to unleash their full power with a punch after activating their ultimate.

These movements, initially clumsy, gradually became skillful.

"Fuwu.?"

Articuno's movements paused as it continuously emitted laser beams from its eyes.

Why do I feel more and more frustrated the more I play?

Seeing that they had been fighting for quite a while, Ash suddenly raised his hand and put Bebey away.

"That's enough. Now, focus on understanding the movements you just made."

He whispered a reminder through the Poké Ball.

Once the bear can unleash moves adapted to various battlefields, it will be fearless against any opponent given its strength.

Before Galar Articuno could even catch its breath, Ash threw out another Poké Ball.

Making the most of its resources, this Galar Articuno's uses don't stop there.

boom!
As the red light faded, the same burly man of similar build appeared once again.

"Meta—!!"

Mehmet raised his arms, which were covered in liquid metal, and let out a rough, defiant roar.

Articuno: "."

Now it was completely certain that the humans in front of it were using it as a punching bag.

I'm not even going to pretend this time!
"Melmeta, double-hit with your steel fist!!"

It didn't even have time to catch its breath; the strangely shaped metal giant spun around in place, swinging its arms.

Whoosh!

The next second, fists came flying from the left and right like cannonballs, which was even more dangerous than the bear-wearing flying maneuver that got right in front of him!

In its haste, Articuno's wings glowed white as it tried to deflect the incoming Iron Fist projectiles. (End of Chapter)