He knows Pokémon better than me.

"100 times? You seem pretty confident~"

Xiao Zhi answered the phone with a casual smile.

He didn't really think Alice was just talking nonsense. It might be true!
After all, Alice witnessed her battle with the White Dragon Reshiram back then, so she should be very clear about his strength.

Even so, they still dared to say such things, without being intimidated in the slightest.

Then there's only one possibility: Alice's strength may have grown to an extremely high level?!
"Hehe, you'll see when you get here. You'll be in for a big surprise in three days. I'll be waiting for you at the Twin Dragons Dojo!"

During the phone call, Alice chuckled confidently.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Zhi became even more interested in the ranking tournament.

After all the commotion in Caolu Town, the sky gradually darkened, and night was approaching.

Standing on the rooftop, scanning the Pokémon below, which Pokémon should I send out for this ranking tournament?
The next morning, Shemi was busy in the fields early.

The tiny, delicate hedgehog darts back and forth among the blades of grass, looking incredibly cute.

Unfortunately, he hasn't finished processing the ice plants he brought back from Battlegrounds yet, and yesterday Ash brought back a new batch of seeds from Grassy Road.

Grass Road Town, home to a Grass-type Gym, boasts the most comprehensive selection of plant seeds, covering almost the entire Galar region, making it a wholesale market for seeds and flowers.

Many of them were new to Shami!
So he was so excited that he did research all night!

Beside me, Xiao Zhi also got up early today.

He was wielding a meter-long, dark green "whip" in the open space, performing a lightning-fast double whip routine for his morning exercise.

Snapped!Snapped!
Each time the air was whipped, it produced two rapid, ear-piercing sonic booms.

Even Marshadow, hidden in the shadows, was secretly imitating Ash's double whip strike.
"Hehe, this progress should be pretty good, right?"

Xiao Zhi smiled smugly. In just one night, he was already able to wield a one-meter-long vine whip from the vine wristband that Zarude had given him.

"However, that's far from enough!"

To achieve the same effect as a normal Pokémon's Vine Whip, it needs to be at least 20 meters long. As for Zarude's enhanced version of the vines, the length and thickness need to be increased even further!

Moreover, right now he can only use the rattan whip as a simple whip to strike.

They are unable to perform actions such as stabbing, levering, or binding, let alone more professional techniques like tortoise shell binding or cannon binding.

Ash then swung his vine whip with his right hand and grabbed a Leaf Stone with his left.

not enough!
He then ran to the farmland and hugged Shemi tightly—

With the Leaf Stone and a Grass-type Pokémon on me, my affinity with Grass-type energy should be maxed out, right?
Even with the naked eye, the green vines extending from his wrist were rapidly growing from one meter to one and a half meters in length.

This method will work!

"Shaymi, Shaymi!"

Shaymin struggled, swinging his short hedgehog legs, but his round belly was trapped by Ash, and his little face immediately puffed up with anger.

With no other option, Ash could only put Shaymin back on the ground, watching it burrow back into the grass with an apologetic laugh.

Forget it, I'll just use a Leaf Stone to train on my own. As long as it's effective, that's fine.

When Uncle Pierre comes to collect the goods later, ask him if he has any Miracle Seeds (items that increase the damage of Grass-type moves) or Grass Seeds (items that increase defense under Grassy terrain). They should both be useful.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Ash swung his vines again, and with the help of the Leaf Stone, it had been upgraded to Triple Sonic Whip, a move that produced three rapid sonic booms.

"cowry"

This scene drew envious glances from Flame Ace, who was also up early for his morning exercise.

It now possesses an increasing number of elemental moves—

The more you have, the more obsessive-compulsive you become, making you really want to collect all eighteen attributes!
However, its Grass-type moves still lack any breakthrough. If only I had known the vines on that ape's arm were so powerful, I should have torn some off yesterday; maybe I could have used the Vine Whip move then?

"cowry!"

Flame Ace curled his lip, deciding to practice his new signature move first.

It turned to Lucario and chose the latter of two similar ball-type moves, Spirit Blast and Aura Sphere.

With its built-in lock-on effect, after kicking out the wave missile, it can do many other things on its own.

"Luca!"

Lucario, on the other hand, crossed his arms and displayed a stern teacher's expression.

For Pokémon without Aura, it's not too difficult to use Aura Sphere; many Fighting-type Pokémon can use this move.

But if you're going to use a wave missile with a built-in "tracking lock," that's a different story.

Soon, the two ran outside the castle to practice "playing football".

By mid-morning, most of the Pokémon had woken up, and the watchtower suddenly became lively.

Knowing that they were about to go to another place to face a powerful opponent, the Pokémon all became excited.

"It's not necessarily true that we can win."

Ash thought to himself, if Iris's strength really improved by leaps and bounds, he would naturally be very confident in using the old team.

However, the current Galatasaray team is not yet fully formed, so it's hard to say whether they can secure a victory.

Alice's current strength is definitely not at the promotion level; she's probably at the top of the advanced ball level or even higher.

"Meta—!!"

Melumet was the first to act, raising his arms and letting out a loud roar, then dragging the bear-wearing guy to the side to practice his boxing.

Boom! Boom!

Every time the two power-type Pokémon clashed, it created a loud explosion inside the castle, a truly terrifying scene.

Martial Arts Master Xiong went to the side, his fists swirling around the water as he practiced high-speed, combo-style boxing.

Marshall emerged from the shadows and practiced with it—

Although it imitates many martial arts styles, including the One-Hit Style with a bear.

But I personally prefer a combo style that allows for continuous and rapid attacks.

"Gills!"

The ichthyosaur let out a miserable scream and kept gnawing at the ground.

His face was purplish, and purple bubbles were coming out of his nose, clearly indicating that he was poisoned.

At this moment, the Gillfish Dragon is using the "Poison Orb" to poison itself, in order to better break through the shackles of its species and forcibly master the new move, Poison Fang.

However, this training process is also risky, and you must always pay attention to your physical strength.

"Lap~" ​​"Chirp~"

The dragon and Magia watched from the side, taking turns using "Life Drops" and "Flower Therapy" to maintain the health of the gill dammer.

In order to truly unleash the dominance of its powerful forehead, this fossil fish went all out, displaying twice the fighting spirit it usually does.

"Gills—!!"

It even imitated Melmetana, letting out high-pitched shouts and practicing its venomous bites! (End of Chapter)