He knows Pokémon better than me.

At lunchtime, Chenglong stopped to rest by a reef.

This spot is about a hundred meters from the coastline, with few waves and excellent scenery. Occasionally, long-winged gulls fly low over the sea, adding a touch of sound.

Ash took out the lunchbox he had bought in advance in Battlegrounds and shared it with Mr. Mime.

Mr. Mime prefers human food to Pokémon food.

Pikachu and Lapras eat normal cube food.

"Doron~!"

After fighting all morning, Doraki got tired and flew back, wagging its tail. It grabbed food with both hands and stuffed it into its mouth, completely forgetting that there was a little Doraki on its head.

"Messi!"

The latter was ravenously hungry and let out a low growl, but the sound was completely drowned out by the rough chewing noises.

Seeing this, Ash smiled helplessly, picked up a few and fed them to Draco Messia.

With a "big brother" like this, Xiao Duolong is going to starve to death!

As for the gill ichthyosaur, it probably dived into the deep sea and couldn't have gone far, so they simply ate while they waited.

Before they had been eating for more than a few minutes, bubbles suddenly appeared on the surface of the water next to them, and Xiao Zhi was delighted.

"Gillfish Dragon, you've returned just in time!"

Seeing the Dracovish surface, Ash casually picked up a handful of cube food and scattered it out.

"Gills~!"

The ichthyosaur opened its jaws and teeth, then happily swallowed it all in one gulp.

Pikachu and Mr. Mime both stopped eating at the same time, frowned, and looked at the damselfish with a puzzled expression.

"Wait a moment."

Even Xiao Zhi quickly noticed something was wrong and stared blankly at it.

It doesn't seem to be its own ichthyosaur?

Although they look the same, they seem to be a size smaller.

Are there now wild ichthyosaurs in the Galar Sea?
Da da da!

Before he could think any further, he suddenly heard the sound of someone running fast across the waves behind him, which made Ash turn his head in curiosity.

But in the distance, a second gill ichthyosaur was seen rushing angrily towards them. When it arrived, it even rushed directly onto the surface of the sea, splashing up countless water droplets.

"Gills!!"

This time it was Ash's Dracovish, which let out a defiant roar from a great distance.

Normally, it has a carefree and optimistic personality, and it always has a smiling face no matter what happens, except...
food!

I spent the whole morning underwater, just waiting to enjoy a delicious lunch.

Then, out of nowhere, a wild monk stole his spot and happily accepted Ash's food!
Dragons all have a reverse scale, and this is undoubtedly the reverse scale of the gill ichthyosaur!

"Wait a minute, ichthyosaur."

Ash quickly raised his hand to try to interrupt. There really are wild fossil Pokémon?
However, the Gillfish Dragon, under the influence of its reverse scales, temporarily lost its rationality, and its entire body erupted with deep red flames, causing its power to surge dramatically.

Literally, I've learned the ultimate trick to getting my wrath removed!
The overwhelming dragon-attribute aura rushed towards them, and the gill bream dragon in front of them naturally sensed the danger. It immediately lowered its head and hurriedly dived into the water to try to escape.

"Gills—!!"

Since everyone knows how to dive, Ash's Dracovish also plunged into the seawater, maintaining the deep red flames of Outrage, and approached its target.

With no way to avoid it, and no other option, the ichthyosaur, surrounded by swirling water, had to face it head-on.

Waterfall climbing!
Clang!
Ash couldn't see the specific scene beneath the sea surface, but he heard a low, muffled sound, followed by violent churning of the seawater, and a fountain erupting from the center.

He quickly activated his aura and watched curiously. Waterfall climbing was naturally no match for reverse scales; the wild gill drake's water-flow coat was torn open, and its entire body was flipped over.

Fortunately, the power is greatly reduced beneath the surface, so even a powerful strike is not enough to defeat it.

However, the "reverse scale" is a continuous, uncontrollable, and forced attack.

"Gills—!!"

Beneath the seawater, Ash's Dracovish erupted with astonishing power once more, shooting out like a torpedo.

Having already exchanged blows once and finding itself at a disadvantage, the gill damselfish dragon began to feel fear.

This time, it dared not stubbornly take the hit again.

"Gills!"

Instead, they changed direction, used their waterfall climbing skills, and rushed towards the coastline.

Behind them, a ferocious red dragon charged relentlessly in pursuit.

The wrath of food is endless!
"Chenglong, let's give chase!"

Ash quickly patted Lapras's neck, and the latter understood, using its webbed feet to paddle and chase after it.

Although rare, fossil Pokémon such as Kabuto and Omanyte are found in the wild, some of which have survived since ancient times.

However, the four fossil Pokémon in the Galar region are all man-made products, created by stitching together two fossils, so they could not possibly be purely wild.

"Could it be that it was abandoned by those researchers from Su Chuan Town?"

As he chased after him, Xiao Zhi began to have doubts.

But that shouldn't be the case.

It can eat normally and even use its waterfall climbing skills to withstand the onslaught of attacks.
This proves that this is a healthy and complete ichthyosaur, and it is impossible for it to have been abandoned as a failed experiment.

In this chase, the fastest was naturally the Gillfish Dragon, which used its Reverse Scale ability and kept closing the distance.

Hitting the target from behind the waterfall, even while in the water, will result in a devastating critical hit!
However, just as the Reverse Scale was about to hit its target, a low female voice suddenly rang out from another direction:
"Quickly use the Iron Wall to block it!!"

A bait ball landed right between the two gill ichthyosaurs, then bounced off, and a large, bluish-white armored worm fell into the water.

With arms outstretched in front of him, the hard shell on the back of his hands formed a shield, its surface gleaming with a metallic silver light.

Clang!
This time, even through the seawater, a crisp popping sound could be heard.

The armored warrior was instantly knocked back by the powerful impact, but the Reverse Scale was unable to shatter its iron wall defense. Instead, it maintained its defensive posture and retreated to dissipate the force.

"Gills!"

This made the ichthyosaur that used the waterfall climbing technique feel as if it had found a savior, and it breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Unbeknownst to them, the two gill ichthyosaurs had already chased each other to the shore.

Xiao Zhi subconsciously looked up—here was a viewpoint of a cape lighthouse, and a familiar figure was waving at him from beside the railing.

When he looked at the suddenly appearing gill ichthyosaur again, he suddenly realized what had happened.

"Gills—!!"

However, its gill ichthyosaur had already entered a berserk state, its deep red aura intensified, and its third reverse scale charge was fully charged.

"Uh, come back first!!"

Ash quickly raised his hand, took out a Poké Ball, and recalled it, as he was completely unable to calm down from his enraged state.

This surprised him; he hadn't expected the ichthyosaur to have such a strong resentment towards its food.

As Ash retracted his Dratini, the immense pressure from his Reverse Scale dissipated, giving him a chance to look up and wave to the people on the railing. (End of Chapter)