He knows Pokémon better than me.

On the vast grassland of Caolu Town.

Leaving behind a parting gift, Zarude carried little Zarude on his back and dashed westward toward the mines, quickly disappearing into the horizon of the grassland.

"Saru—!!"

In the distance, the faint, drawn-out cry of the ape could still be heard.

"They still left, what a pity."

Watching them go, Ash shook his head helplessly in the end.

However, I have already secretly memorized the location "Okoya Great Forest" in my mind, and I can go and explore that forest when I have time in the future.

"I should go back too."

Ash then went to the Grass Road Stadium to say hello to Yaro before heading back home.

Before leaving, however, he made a special trip to the local plant and flower market to buy some unique saplings and seeds to take back to Shemi.

The last time he came to this town, Shemi hadn't been to the Galar region yet, so he didn't pay much attention to the local plant and flower market.

Unlike the previous Battle Town, where the entire town only had one flower shop, located in an inconspicuous corner of an alley.

The flower market in Caolu Town is a whole street long, with all kinds of flowers and potted plants displayed outside the shops to attract customers, making it very lively.

Of course, there are also some equipment and tools used for grazing on farms.
He doesn't need any of these things, and he doesn't understand the specific types and planting seasons for seeds.

In short, get one portion of each bag of seeds, and then give them all to Shamy to sort out himself.

With the events in Grass Road Town over, he found an open space nearby and released the Corviknights again.

"Gah—!!"

The Steelraven habitually let out a loud shout.

Ash then flipped over and straddled Corviknight's back, his rear end touching the latter's steel feathers, instantly producing a low, metallic clanging sound.

It's not "paragliding mode," but normal cycling. I can take advantage of this time to practice my newly acquired rattan whip skills.

"Vine whip!"

"Vine whip!"

"Vine whip!!"

Ash sat cross-legged on Corviknight's back, swinging his arms in all directions.

There was no reaction.

It could never extend its extremely resilient vines like Zarud.

However, it wasn't entirely without surprises; Ash continued his attempts while Corviknight was flying halfway through its flight.

call out.!

At that moment, a vine on his wrist suddenly seemed to come alive, the tip of the green vine slowly raising its head, making Ash extremely excited.

But currently it can only be extended by ten centimeters.

Forget about binding the opponent, you can't even whip them hard like a whip!

Ding ding ding~!

Just then, an alarm bell rang from his pocket.

The tri-fold Rotom floated up automatically, its three folds fully unfolded, looking quite impressive.

As Ash practiced using the vine whip, he leaned closer to examine it—

This is official information from the World Championships!
It's his turn for the advanced ball-level promotion tournament!

"Haha, it's finally here! I've been waiting for so long!" Ash's eyes immediately lit up. He stopped training for a moment, grabbed Rotom and slid down, curious about who his opponent in the promotion tournament would be.

then
Then I saw a familiar face.

Although I'm from out of town, I still made a League card. However, the golden figure icon of the Galar League in the upper right corner is no longer there; instead, it's been replaced with a more common "League Card" design.

This is a dark-skinned girl with thick, dark purple hair tied up high and wearing a crown ornament on her head.

Wide sleeves, a light pink wide-sleeved dress, exuding a wild beauty.

In the League of Legends card, she sits sideways with her legs crossed, raises one hand to grab the camera, smiles confidently, and looks like she has victory in her grasp.

It's Alice from the Unova region!

"Your opponent in the Super Ball promotion match is Alice from the Unova region, ranked 101st in the Super Ball class."

"The match will be held in three days in the Unova region at the Twin Dragons Gym. Please make your travel arrangements accordingly."

"You can refuse matchmaking for this promotion tournament. PS: You can only refuse once."

Below are the "Confirm Match" and "Reject Match" buttons.

Many large-scale World Championships qualifying rounds in other regions have basically borrowed the venues of local dojos.

Ash smiled and pressed the "confirm match" button without hesitation. Speaking of which, it had been a long time since he had seen Alice.

Back when he was traveling in the Unova region, he had met this energetic and wild girl a few times; she was an absolute genius.

After becoming a trainer, his strength improved by leaps and bounds not long after his debut.

Dragon-type Pokémon are naturally domineering.

In addition, Iris has a unique psychic ability that allows her to communicate with Dragon-type Pokémon. Presumably, she must be even stronger now.
"However, we were at a similar pace to each other, but I didn't expect to run into each other here."

Ash was somewhat amused and exasperated, and he figured Iris on the other end must have the same thought.

However, since it concerns advancement to the higher-level ball class, he wouldn't go easy on him, even if they were friends.

No problem, the tournament is long enough. Even if we lose the promotion match three days later, we can still advance to the advanced ball level by playing two more matches.

"Three days later..."

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow. Time was still a bit tight. He would go back and rest briefly before setting off again.

Ash quickly checked flight tickets from the Galar region to the Unova region and successfully booked a ticket for tomorrow night.

At this moment, Corviknight had already flown over Motostoke, and the location of the watchtower was right in front of them.

"Are they going to fight against Dragon-type Pokémon?"

While mechanically practicing using the Vine Whip by swinging his arms, Ash looked down and thought through all of Iris's possible lineups.

Axew, Excadrill, Dragonite.
With its strong forehead and frozen teeth, the ichthyosaur seems capable of biting straight through.
For the dragon-headed gopher, the gill bite is exceptionally effective, and it can even bite through the gills.

It remains to be seen whether Alice's growth in strength will introduce unpredictability into the battle.
Soon, they arrived at their destination, so the Corviknight lowered its wings and began to descend, flying over the castle's outer wall and finally landing steadily in the center of the rooftop.

In a sense, this is also a private helipad.

Below, the Mr. Mime is waving from afar.

"Thank you for your hard work, Corviknight."

Beep beep beep!!
Before he could even express his gratitude, his Rotom phone suddenly rang urgently. Ash turned it on, and a lively, slightly shrill female voice quickly came through the receiver.

"Hey Ash, I didn't expect to be matched with you in my promotion match?!"

On the other end of the phone, Alice was in high spirits and immediately issued a challenge:
"Then let's have a good fight! I'm 100 times stronger than I was a year ago!" (End of Chapter)