Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

After being told that by Xiao Zhi, Xiong Er finally got serious and assumed a fighting stance.

"Ash's Pokémon is so cute!" Serena loves cute Pokémon the most.

"Yeah, it's like a plush toy, but it will change a lot after it evolves, just like Ash after he bulged out his muscles."

After hearing Xiaoxia's words, Serena imagined it for a moment and immediately showed a sweet smile.

"That's cute too."

"Hey~" Xiaoxia suddenly realized that she had underestimated Serena.

"This is a rare Pokémon, but we won't lose."

Ah Si, who had trained in the Galar region for a long time, was no stranger to Xiong's apprentice. He patted his chest, igniting his fighting spirit.

"Go, fast swimmer! Show some respect to your rare opponent and greet them with a flurry of slaps!"

The fast-swimming frog opposite was clearly well-trained, and its large paws slammed towards the bear apprentice.

The powerful slaps cut through the air with a sonic boom, and the slaps landed five times in a row, leaving Xiong Er unable to dodge.

It was immediately struck violently on both sides of its face with a series of slaps, and after being knocked away, it fell heavily to the ground.

"Stand up, Xiong Er. This little attack won't take you down."

Poliwrath's series of slaps are quite powerful, but they're not enough to defeat Ash's Kushner in one blow.

Driven by his obsession with honey, Xiong Er roared and leaped up nimbly with a somersault.

"Use Swallow Return!"

This move was something Xiong Er practiced when he was fighting with Xiao Hei for honey. He never expected it would come in so handy now that he was challenging a Fighting-type gym.

"Be!"

With a quick start, Xiong Er leaped up nimbly, drawing an arc in the air before disappearing instantly, only to suddenly reappear behind the fast-swimming frog.

The Swallow Return successfully hit the back of the fast-swimming frog, with outstanding effect!

"A rather fierce attack. You've trained this Pokémon quite well, Ash." Ash nodded in agreement.

Although Xiong's apprentice seemed carefree at first, he turned out to be incredibly brave when he got serious in battle.

"But we're not easy to defeat either, the fast-swimming frog water cannon!"

"Bear Two, get out of the way!"

A thick jet of water immediately shot out from the center of the mosquito coil on Poliwrath's belly, but Ash's Kushner was no pushover either.

Having been trained by the fighting master Ash, Xiong Er has excellent control over its body and extremely strong leg muscles.

It quickly dodged the water cannon attack with a backflip, and then immediately leaped high into the air onto the head of the fast-swimming frog.

"Use Brick Break now!"

With his beast-like instincts, Ash seized the opportunity once again.

The falling tile struck the fast-swimming frog hard on the head; the blow was quite powerful.

"The fast-swimming frog is unable to fight!"

"Well done, Xiong Er. I'll allow you to have some honey this time."

Xiao Zhi won the first round, and Xiong Er was quite happy, as it was assured that it would have enough honey for the next week.

[Ding! Bear Apprentice: Favorability +2; Intimacy +1]

"Very good. It seems you have quite a lot of experience battling Pokémon like Poliwrath."

"Sigh, Xia, why do you look so sad?"

Serena, who was celebrating Ash's victory in the first round, unexpectedly noticed Misty standing to the side with a bitter expression, and she even stopped clapping.

"Of course! Otherwise, where do you think Ash and his friends got their battle experience?"

"They all came from battling me. I've never won a single game against Poliwag..."

Serena thought, "Such a thing is true," but then she thought, "After all, it's Ash. He's always been this good."

"That was a great battle, so this will be my second one."

"Go forth, my great general Haoli!" Ah Si sent out Haoli, who had been passionately tumbling with him on the beach that morning.

"Looks like a rather formidable opponent." After all, he's the Gym Leader's ace, and Serena looked at Ash and Kuma with some concern.

"Haoli, use your hand chop on me!"

As soon as it appeared, Machamp immediately turned around and began violently pounding its trainer's chest, the blows crackling loudly.

Ah Si made sounds like "uh uh ah ah" that were easy to misunderstand, and then he also used a hand chop to strike Hao Li.

"How come the trainers and Pokémon are fighting each other before the battle has even started?" Misty and Serena were dumbfounded.

"What are they doing?"

"It's just about using hitting each other before the match to motivate each other." Ash understood the other's purpose immediately.

This is how philosophers, no, fighters are.

I'm... I'm not a fan of SM, hmph!

After a heated physical confrontation, Haoli returned to the battlefield.

Its gaze had become quite intense and aggressive, and Xiong Er was immediately intimidated by it.

What kind of manual intimidation?

"Bah~" Xiong Er felt that he had tried his best today and turned to look at Xiao Zhi.

But unfortunately, Ash shook his head at it, "Have some courage and keep fighting with all your might, Xiong Er!"

Ash sent out Kumamon to train it; he wouldn't replace it as soon as it encountered a strong opponent.

There was no other way but for Xiong's apprentice to grit his teeth and continue.

"Aim at the opponent's weakness and use Swallow Return!"

Xiong Er started running again, and his figure disappeared from the battlefield in an instant.

"Only those who can remain calm are true generals..." Ah Si crossed his arms, feeling the disturbance in the air.

"At that very moment, Haoli turned around and intercepted the attack!"

The Swallow Return Attack was anticipated by the opponent, and Hao Li seized the opportunity when Xiong Er was about to launch a formal attack and turned around.

Because of the Swallow Return attack, the bear disciple crashed directly into the opponent's arms.

Although it caused damage, it was also successfully grabbed by the other party.

The little bear, held tightly in Hao Li's arms, felt the warmth of the strong body of the big brother for the first time today.

His head was tightly squeezed between Haoli's two strong pectoral muscles.

Sigh, if word gets out, I wonder how many little wood spirits in the capital will envy us. (Bear Apprentice: No!!!)

"Now! Roll the Hellfire!"

The experienced Ah Si wouldn't let this important opportunity slip by, and immediately issued the order.

Hao Li's continuous tumbling left Xiong's apprentice dizzy and disoriented, until finally he was violently tossed aside by his opponent.

After an elegant parabola, it crashed headfirst into the battlefield.

"Bea~!"

"Disciple Xiong, you are incapacitated!"

Now both sides have lost one Pokémon.

"You did pretty well, now get some rest." Ash took it off the field and handed it over to Misty and the others to take care of for the time being.

Ash was already satisfied with Kuma's performance today, as he was able to defeat Poliwrath.

"Beep~" Xiong Er struggled to lift its head, trying to remind Xiao Zhi not to forget about the honey.

It made a huge sacrifice today.

"I understand. Now you should take a good look at how a mature fighter fights."

Back on the battlefield, Ash took out a new Poké Ball.

"I've chosen you, Martial Arts Master Bear!"

Next, Ash decided to send out Big Bear.

It's another familiar set of boxing moves, but this time the ending isn't "White Crane Spreads Wings".

Ever since he was severely punished by Moon Bear with the Flame Orb last time, Big Bear has learned his lesson.

Now, it always starts its appearance with a steady backbend and horse stance, making sure it never stands on one leg on the battlefield.

The appearance of Martial Arts Master Xiong greatly excited Ah Si on the other side.

"What a powerful Pokémon."

He even secretly memorized Xiong Da's entrance moves.

"That's so cool! Haoli and I want to do that next time too!"

The aesthetic sense of the Azure Dojo's owner is also disastrous.

"Hawk Power, use close combat!"

Machamp charged forward, but Urshifu remained motionless, and Ash remained remarkably calm.

They kept a close eye on Hao Li's movements on the other side.

"Now! Martial Arts Bear Master Dark Nether Strike!"

Xiong Da acted immediately, rushing into Hao Li's arms and delivering a powerful blow with his well-honed fist.

It enjoys this kind of merciless fighting; a single, decisive blow is Xiong Da's motto.

With a powerful punch, Hao Li was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

The attack hit the vital point!

"What? What a powerful attack!" Ah Si exclaimed in disbelief.