He knows Pokémon better than me.

With the winner decided, the drone Rotom flew away, gradually leaving the Twin Dragons Gym.

"Ash, even as the Unova Champion, I'm still no match for you~"

Alice walked up, shaking her head with a wry smile.

"No, your strength is far greater than I imagined; your progress has been tremendous!"

Xiao Zhi waved his hand; this was no mere politeness.

Today's match was barely won thanks to Martial Arts Master's powerful C-rank skill; both sides fought down to just one remaining unit.

It must be admitted that Alice, empowered by the "Dragon's Power," has indeed reached the champion level.

However, their foundation is not as deep as Miss Zhulan's, and they don't have a champion team.

His current Galar team will face a significant challenge when facing championship-level opponents.

Only a martial arts bear master can forcefully close the gap by relying on the special characteristics of their race. Similarly, if someone appears wearing a bear costume, it should have the same effect.

With such significant progress in just over a year, one can only imagine how intense Alice's special training must have been during that time!
Upon hearing the praise, Alice blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for her, and scratched her head shyly.

"It's alright. Anyway, congratulations, Ash, on advancing to the Advanced Ball level!"

She smiled, quickly recovering from her defeat and becoming cheerful and lively again.

"As for me, I'll have to play a few more matches."

"With your current skill level, Alice, reaching the Advanced Ball level will be a piece of cake, or even the Master Ball level, which is in the top eight."

Xiao Zhi is quite optimistic about this.

At this moment, Shaka walked over and wholeheartedly agreed with Ash's words.

"Master-level?"

Alice's eyes gradually became serious.

This World Championship is undoubtedly the best stage for her to prove to the entire Unova region and even the whole world that she is indeed the Unova champion.

It wasn't a position obtained through connections or pre-arranged deals; it was earned through merit!
Therefore, she is determined to get one of the top eight Masters level spots!
Shaka saw the fighting spirit in Alice's eyes and nodded with admiration.

The champion successor of Unova is just too perfect!

Then, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed her lazy grandson, and Shaka sighed and rubbed her forehead.
Why is there such a huge difference between people?
After the battle ended, the atmosphere eased considerably. As the host, Shaka led a few people out of the arena, preparing to host a banquet.

At the dinner table, Ash and Alice can also help correct their grandson's lazy and irresponsible personality.

"So, what are your plans next? Are you going to continue ranked matches in our Galar region?"

Ash couldn't help but turn his head to look at Alice.

The region with the fastest ranking improvement is naturally the Galar main zone.

Du Ruo couldn't help but interject:
"You can also come visit our Blueberry Academy! I bet quite a few people there want to see the new champion of the United Nations!"

Well, if Alice goes too, Grandpa won't be able to bring himself to scold her, right?
"I already have a plan for what to do next!"

Alice's eyes sharpened, and she suddenly uttered a place name:
"Carlos Region!"

Currently, apart from Haxorus, which can officially enter the Champion level thanks to the "Dragon Power" buff, she still falls short in the competition with other Pokémon.

The World Championship ranking is very important; we must make it into the top eight, but the strength of her team is also very important!
I can't possibly make it into the top eight of the main tournament and end up relying solely on a single Haxorus, can I?

Mega Evolution in the Kalos region is undoubtedly a good way to quickly become stronger.

"Mega evolution?"

Ash raised an eyebrow and thought about Iris's team. It seemed that there were no Pokémon that could Mega Evolve.
Want to catch a new Pokémon?
"Hehe, I've already checked, and it really exists!" Alice chuckled and pulled out her phone to show Ash the Rotom Pokédex, which contained the latest Mega Evolution Pokédex released by Kalos, showing a significant increase in the number of Pokémon species.

Among them are Mega Excadrill and Mega Dragonite.
That was also her goal for this trip to the Carlos region!

Unfortunately, the Unova region doesn't have its own battle system. It would be awkward if we didn't have any system at all when we got to the World Championship main event.

"Do they also have Mega Dragonite?"

Xiao Zhi blinked, somewhat surprised; this was indeed a blind spot in his knowledge.

Indeed, tremendous changes are taking place in every region.

I need to find some time to go to the Carlos region myself and see it for myself.

"So, Ash, do you want to come with me to the Kalos region?"

Alice suddenly cast an expectant glance my way and sent a team invitation.

It's not just about finding Key Stones and Mega Stones. There are also many powerful trainers from the Kalos region participating in this World Championship, and World Championship battles can also be held.

For example, Carlos's champion, Karuno, explicitly participated—

Currently ranked high in the advanced level, they are already vying for a spot in the final eight of the master level.

As a big star, every move he makes attracts a lot of attention, and the changes in the World Championship rankings are no exception; they can be easily found online.

"The Carlos region?"

Ash hesitated for a moment, then showed a hint of interest.

He had planned to visit the Carlos region, but an unexpected trip to the Xicui region delayed him.

At the dinner table, two young people were having a lively discussion about how to become stronger, while Du Ruo was playing on her phone to amuse herself. Xia Ka coughed lightly with a straight face.

Du Ruo ignored him and continued watching with great interest.

The enthusiastic commentary coming from the phone interrupted Ash and Iris's conversation.

"Here it comes, here it comes, Diantha's ace, Mega Gardevoir."

The two couldn't help but come closer out of curiosity, and looked at Du Ruo's phone, only to find that she was watching a live broadcast of a high-level world championship.

One of them was Carlos Champion Karuno.

Ash was also very familiar with the other player; it was none other than the local Elite Four member, Drasena.

She wore a long, brownish-red dress, adorned with numerous dragon tooth-shaped decorations on her wrists, and always wore a gentle, smiling expression on her face.

"The Miare venue...?"

Looking at the surrounding background, Ash recognized that it had been renovated.

Both teams are ranked high in the league, making this a Carlos-style civil war, and it's already reached its final stage.

Of course, one side used the Fairy-type Gardevoir, and the other side used the Dragon-type expert. It was a Champion versus an Elite Four member.

Dorasena was forced into a corner and made the first move, letting her ace Altaria use Mega Evolution.

"Dalmatian showed absolutely no mercy, allowing her Gardevoir to Mega Evolve as well."

Du Ruo began to explain.

Of course, the mobile live stream also featured commentary, not just the drone footage of Lotom's post-match ruling, making it all the more exciting and intense. (End of Chapter)