He knows Pokémon better than me.

"It's you I choose, Dragon! With the Life Drop!"

It's a bit far from the town's Pokémon Center, so Ash released Lapras. The latter gathered healing droplets and flew out to revive the unconscious Goose.

Hep quickly fed the latter some more tree fruit, and the latter finally woke up and was in much better condition.

Goosebumps wasn't an unruly Pokémon; after being defeated, it quickly accepted the situation and officially joined Hop's team.

"That's great! Please take care of me from now on!!"

Hep immediately hugged the ice goose by the neck and celebrated joyfully—

I have to say, that expressionless, goofy head is actually quite cute!

As for Ash, he can't understand the Galar people's aesthetic sense for the time being.

I feel he's not as good as the arrogant Prince Bo.

The ice geese around them didn't seem to have much of a reaction to the fact that their "boss" had been subdued.

After watching the battle, they went off to have some fun on their own, some skiing down the slopes, others floating on the water and fast asleep.

Everything remains the same.

Ash smiled helplessly, feeling that even if they were captured by the aquarium staff, these Pokémon probably wouldn't cause much of a stir; they'd just be relegated to another place to continue languishing.

Having successfully subdued them, the two naturally headed back home.

"Now I've caught all six of my Pokémon."

On the way, Hep counted on his fingers, an excited smile always on his face.

Most importantly, this Ice Goose is already at a high level and has mastered most of the moves, so it doesn't need any extra training. All it needs to do is practice coordinating with him.

"However, the command is quite difficult."

Xiao Zhi picked up the conversation and spoke up.

If used well, the freezing and thawing states can be even more overpowered than Mimikyu's disguise.

However, the constant changes in defense and speed can backfire if not used properly.

Hep nodded in deep agreement.

Before challenging the Fist Arena, he will have a special training session with Ice Goose.

"By the way, your World Championship ranking is also at the Superball level, right? There are quite a few mid-level Superball players in Battle Town, which should be a good fit for you and Ice Goose right now."

Xiao Zhi suddenly remembered and offered his suggestion.

Furthermore, many of the trainers here use Ice-type Pokémon, which are prone to snowy or haily weather, making them ideal for mastering the "Frozen Head" battle style.

By the time the two returned to Zhanjing Town, it was already close to dusk.

"Anyway, thank you very much, Ash!"

Hep expressed his gratitude repeatedly, and even forgot to eat, hurriedly ran to the side to match his World Championship opponent.

He originally meant to say, "See you at the game."
But it seems like we can't even touch each other during the match!
"It'll probably be the eldest brother facing off against Ash. I'm really looking forward to it!"

Ash walked alone to the Battle Arena, met up with Maga for a final meal at a steakhouse, and then set off for the return journey.

"Is that kid undergoing special training?"

At the dinner table, as he listened to what had happened to Hep during the day, Magua's eyes behind his sunglasses also became serious.

He's now eager to get back to work and plans to temporarily stop live streaming and go to the back mountain for a period of seclusion and cultivation.

At the League Tournament, all the Gym Leaders will be giving it their all. If I still lose then, that would be truly shameful!
The location is the Ice Pool Waterfall that Ash mentioned earlier, a great place for exercise.

"Hehe~ Maybe we'll even see Galar Articuno~!"

Magua forked a steak into his mouth and said with a grin.

Xiao Zhi: "."

For Articuno, it would be a very difficult task.

The next morning, on the eastern coast of Zhanjing Town, just like in Zhanjing Bay, the sea was covered with ice floes, many of which had merged into one, making it impossible for ships to pass.

"It's up to you!"

Ash quickly sent out Lapras, which skillfully stepped onto it, and Mr. Mime and Pikachu followed suit.

On this return journey, he did not plan to fly directly back on his Steel-Armored Raven, or to turn back via the same route through the Fountain Smoke Path and Battle Bay.

Perfect timing! Now that he has the Dragon in his grasp, he plans to head south along the coastline and land at the mouth of the Jiqing River, which runs through Jiqing City.

After swimming upstream for a distance, you can reach the shore and be right at your doorstep.

"Bari~!"

Mr. Mime then pulled out a mobile map and directed the dragon's direction.

"Lap—!"

The dragon let out a melodious roar and officially set sail.

Even if you encounter a stretch of floating ice, you can simply slide onto it without worrying about hitting a reef.

On the sea.
"And you, come out here!"

Ash threw another Poké Ball, and this time Dragapult appeared.

The most common creatures on the sea surface are agate jellyfish and stinging jellyfish, which are perfect for giving Dorgonchi practice.

"Doron~!"

Duolongqi immediately perked up and looked around confidently.

Even the little Doron Mesia, who was lazily lying on top of him, was rolling his eyes and observing his surroundings.

Perhaps because we were still in the ice floe area, unlike the usual ocean, we didn't see any wild agate jellyfish, but we did see some ice treasures floating on the surface, or good and bad stars lying on the ice.

After evolving, Draco's personality became even more warlike, and it took the initiative to fly up and launch an attack.

Whoosh!

Using Shadow Strike, he instantly appeared behind Ice Treasure, raised his Ghost Claw, and with one swipe, slammed the unfortunate Ice Treasure into the water.

Then it turned around and spewed out scorching flames, the heat wave directly flipping the Good and Bad Stars on the other side of the ice.

"Doron, Doron~!!"

Dorgonchi flew off into the distance, excitedly searching for new prey.

"You rascal, don't fly too far!"

Xiao Zhi could only offer a helpless reminder, and then let the latter go off and have fun.

As a pseudo-legendary Pokémon of the second stage and a Dragon type, it has a certain intimidating effect on ordinary wild Pokémon, making it a bully that can do whatever it wants.

The famous "water spiky" of the Galar region, the barracuda and the spiky barracuda, inhabit rivers and lakes, but are not found in the ocean. So you don't have to worry about being attacked by a brownish barracuda while you're swimming.

And in this sea area filled with floating ice, there was indeed one creature that dared to attack Doronchi proactively—

This is a light blue balloon jellyfish, drifting in from afar like a cloud, its head swollen and bulging.

"Is the male chubby?"

Ash blinked; this was a rare combination of Water and Ghost types.

Perhaps it was because they were all ghost Pokémon that Dragapult was attracted to them?

"Beep beep—!!"

Without saying a word, the chubby guy conjured a shadow ball in front of him and launched it directly at Doronchi.

Dorgon was not going to let it get away with it. Its tail glowed with a bluish-green light, and after spinning nimbly in the air, it slammed down and cleaved the Shadow Ball in two.

Dragon's tail!

At this moment, it possessed sufficient power to use these ferocious melee attacks! (End of Chapter)