He knows Pokémon better than me.

Xiao Zhi casually picked up the metal box on the table.

The box was small and covered in rust, but it was surprisingly light, like an empty box.

Just as he was about to open it, the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to shake.

"Ok?"

The three of them turned their heads at the same time, their gazes falling on a bluish-gray "stone" by the wall.

The thing looked like a huge stone jar, covered with spider webs, and was completely inconspicuous in a corner.

Rumble!
At this moment, it was shaking violently, and the noise was getting louder and louder.

The next second, thick arms slowly emerged from both sides of the rock, and two heavy lower limbs extended from the cracked rock layer at the bottom.

Dust fell down in a flurry, while the top of the "stone jar" lifted up, revealing a small rock head.

The transformation-like movements of this clay giant are reminiscent of a mecha transformation!
This clay giant stood up, its height exceeding three meters, and its physique was exceptionally robust.

Its body and limbs are made of thick, bluish-gray rock, with light yellow cracks carved in some places, faintly emitting light, looking like some kind of ancient runes.

Adek stroked his chin and nodded seriously:

"Hmm, that makes sense."

Claydol is a Pokémon that typically appears near ancient ruins, acting as a guardian of those ruins.

—It looks a bit like the previous Daruma baboon.

It makes perfect sense that it has now appeared in an abandoned underground stone chamber in Jinlun Town!
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Douzi couldn't help but roll his eyes at the retired champion.

Is this the time to discuss whether it's reasonable or not?
At that moment, a pale yellow light flashed in the cracked eyes of the clay giant.

Thump! Thump!
The light quickly turned into a dangerous red!

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, as if the mechanisms guarding the ruins had suddenly recognized the intruders and been reactivated!

"You bastard—!!"

The clay giant emitted a strange, high-frequency sound, raised one of its stone fists, and swung it at the three of them from a distance.

Whoosh!

The next instant, a semi-transparent black fist shadow detached from the fist and hurtled through the air at an extremely fast speed!
Shadow Fist!
Aldeck, with his sharp eyes, immediately offered a reminder:
"Watch out, this is a special feature of Iron Fist!"

He was very familiar with the Pokémon native to Unova and could identify the characteristics of Golem at a glance.

This time, the opponent was clearly targeting Ash and Magearna; he and Fighting didn't steal any of the monsters.

But at this moment, Ash was still wondering—

How come the Clay Golem was also affected and went berserk?
Speaking of the list of new Mega Evolutions announced by Carlos, is Claydol among them?
Whoosh!

The Shadow Fist came swiftly, but Magiana was even faster, having already raised one arm.

"Use the power grid!"

"Chirp chirp~!"

Magia responded, and the doll's arm suddenly split open like the frame of an umbrella, with electricity rapidly converging in the center of the joint.

A massive net of lightning shot out, rapidly opening in the air and firmly trapping the shadow fist!

Sizzle—!
The translucent fist-shaped shadow struggled within like captured prey, but the electric net was clearly more resilient, and the shadow fist quickly dissipated into black light. Magiana's outstretched arm returned to its original position, emitting a melodious, triumphant sound:
"Chirp chirp~!"

It's a mythical beast! Its Iron Fist ability is still far from being there!

Seeing that his attack was easily blocked, the red light in the clay giant's eyes became even more intense!
"You bastard—!!"

The entire stone body suddenly rose into the air, then turned around, its head pointing directly at Magiana.

It wasn't a matter of mind floating; the clay giant's legs retracted back into its body, leaving only two round holes at the bottom.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful stream of air shot out from the two openings!

Puff-! !

Like a rocket nozzle, the air was distorted by the force of the thrust, and the massive body of the clay giant was propelled forward in an instant, leaving a heavy whistling sound in the stone chamber!
Claydol is a very special Pokémon—

From the outside, they look like clay figurines or stone statues made by ancient people with crude craftsmanship. Their structure is simple, and one could even say they are bulky and clumsy.

But there seems to be some kind of peculiar energy core hidden inside?
Once the energy is activated, the clay giant can fly at high speeds in the air, reaching speeds close to Mach!

In fact, this simple-looking structure, which contains a "core" inside, is quite similar to his Maya.

Just as the Claydol was about to crash into him, Ash suddenly said:
"In that case, Magiana, use Flash Magic!!"

Keep in mind that he and Magiana were in a bonded state at this moment, so verbal commands were unnecessary, as the latter acted almost simultaneously.

In a short moment, most of the underground stone chamber was enveloped in a dazzling pink light, reaching a blinding level!
If it were a normal Pokémon, it would be clutching its eye sockets and screaming in agony right now.

Fortunately, the clay giant did not have normal eyes and was not blinded, but the sudden burst of intense light still caused its attack to lose its target and accuracy for a moment.

But now it can't stop its momentum and can only continue to rush forward along its original trajectory.

Boom!
Amidst the dazzling pink light, a deafening explosion erupted on one side of the stone chamber!

The clay giant slammed its entire body against the rock wall beside it, sending rubble and dust flying everywhere, looking quite disheveled.

Adek, with his arms crossed, nodded calmly.

"As expected, it has the Iron Fist characteristic~"

Clay Golem has another characteristic: it has no defense.

If that's the case, then even if you lose sight of the target, your attacks will still hit 100% of the time.

Douzi: "."

Meanwhile, Magiana had already landed nimbly behind the clay giant, poised to strike.

He was holding one hand up with the other, a posture that looked like he was holding a small cannon.

The circular hole at the front of the palm was open, and bright green light gathered between the cannon holes, rapidly compressing the grass-attribute energy.
Xiao Zhi immediately gave the order:
"Now! Use the energy ball!"

"Chirp chirp~!!"

Maya responded, and as she gathered an energy ball in her arm, a pink light slowly shone from the core of her chest!
The energy sphere was originally supposed to be released in spherical form, but now, with the blessing of the Soul Heart, the energy is further converging—

Then, it all erupted at once!
Whoosh!

A deep green laser beam shot out from the cannon in Machiana's palm, leaving a straight trail in the stone chamber. The shockwave churned up the surrounding rubble and dust, creating an astonishing spectacle.

It's been upgraded directly from an energy ball to an energy cannon!!
The beam of light slammed into the clay giant's chest, creating a deafening explosion!

Intense energy surged and spread, rapidly filling the underground stone chamber with smoke and dust! (End of Chapter)