Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

They had only sensed the presence of a powerful fellow being and wanted to invite it to Claw Mark Hill for a fierce battle... Now that two have arrived, why not go together?

The two wolves of the day and night tacitly occupied one corner of the platform, while the twilight werewolf found another corner to take its place, leaving the last spot for Gladion's night wolf.

The royal battle between four Lycanrocs is about to begin!

"Awoo!" *4

On the high platform, the four werewolves roared at the same time. Gladion's Night Wolf was the first to start the Sword Dance, while the two wild werewolves launched the Straight Drill at the same time!

Ash's Dusk Wolfenidian immediately transformed into Daytime form, and then quickly unleashed a sandstorm!

call out!

The wild night wolf only felt a gust of wind pass by it, and then it lost its original target.

Before it could react, a powerful straight-through drill erupted behind it, delivering a solid and devastating blow!

"Rock Wolfman, pay back double!" Gladion also did not sit idly by. When the wild daytime wolf attacked, he commanded his partner to exchange blows and give the opponent an even stronger counterattack.

Upon first encounter, both wild werewolves were simultaneously repelled, which only fueled their ferocity, and they roared and charged forward once more.

But it was as if everything was repeating itself. Ash's Lycan easily dodged the attack of the wild Night Wolf in the sandstorm. At the same time, when faced with the attack of the wild Day Wolf, it suddenly transformed into the Night Wolf and returned the favor with double the force!

The poor daytime wolf's sharp stone attack, which was supposed to only deal half the damage, ended up taking the full amount of damage from its opponent.

"Ash's Lycanroc's battle pattern is actually quite similar to Deoxys's." Yuuki suddenly had a bright idea. "Its three form changes during sandstorms can be considered as attack, defense, and speed forms!"

The Dusk Wolf with the Hard Claws ability possesses powerful offensive capabilities; the Day Wolf with the Sandstorm ability can double its speed during a sandstorm; and the toughest of them all, the Night Wolf excels at defense and counterattack, and can ignore the opponent's hypnosis with its Goal ability.

These three form transformations do indeed resemble those of aliens, and they also ensure that the Rock Wolf can adapt to almost any battle situation!

At this moment, the battle at Claw Mark Hill was finally nearing its end.

As the sandstorm ended, Lycanroc reverted to its Twilight form and easily killed a Wild Night Wolf with a single Drill Shot.

The devastating damage was so intense that the wild night wolf couldn't even launch a counterattack!

Seeing its companion fall, the wild day wolf rushed over to rescue it, only to be brutally swatted away by the twilight werewolf with a melee claw attack!

Finally, Gladion's Night Wolf launched a desperate attack, charging towards the Twilight Werewolf with Outrage!

Bang!

The reverse scale hit perfectly, but the Twilight Werewolf remained motionless.

It didn't change its form; it returned the favor twice over to the Night Wolf exactly as it was!

"Go, Lycanroc! Pay back double!"

Despite suffering a crushing defeat, Gladion and Night Wolf refused to give up. Amidst the trainer's desperate shouts, Gladion actually managed to suppress the chaos and attempt a double-cross, double-fighting maneuver...

Bang!

Unfortunately, reality is harsh, and Gladion is even less likely to replicate Ash Ketchum's famous scene from the anime.

The Twilight Werewolf used only one claw attack to pin the Night Wolf to the ground, silencing it completely.

"Ouch!!"

A loud wolf howl echoed once again from Pawprint Hill, but this time there was only one leader—Ash's Twilight Wolfman!

The Night Wolf and all the other wild Pokémon bowed down and began to echo the howl of the Dusk Wolfman. Eventually, even Gladion's Night Wolf joined in.

In a chaotic battle at Pawprint Hill, Ash's Dusk Wolfman completely defeated all the Pokémon and was unanimously elected as the new king!

It will be able to reach the highest throne and possess the treasures there.

"Great, it's a Z-type item!" Ash's eyes lit up when the Twilight Lycanthus tossed the treasure over.

The special Z-Crystal with an embedded wolf head pattern is undoubtedly a treasure exclusive to the Lycanroc.

"This trip has been quite fruitful." Ash put away the Z-Crystal with satisfaction, and at the same time unleashed the power of Viridian to heal all the Pokémon.

"Thank you..." Seeing that Night Wolf's condition had improved, Gladion managed to say thank you.

However, he quickly made a bold statement: "I will definitely go all out in tomorrow's match!"

Leaving those words behind, he immediately put away the Night Wolf and disappeared into the night sky on the Soundwave Dragon.

“Your brother-in-law is actually quite good,” Xiao Mao said from the side. “He has clearly been moved. If he goes back and reflects on it, his strength should improve even further.”

"He lacks some experience, so his foundation isn't very solid... Overall, he's not as good as my brother-in-law," Xiao Zhi said casually.

"Where did you get your brother-in-law from... Holy crap?!"

At that moment, Xiao Mao suddenly understood something...

Xiao Zhi can have brothers-in-law, and more than one at that!

Chapter 826 VS Gladion, Seeing Through Everything: Mudkip

The day after the preliminary rounds ended, the second round of the Manaro Tournament officially began!

The round of 16 is a three-on-three format. This series will last for two days. Ash and Gladion's match was scheduled for the first match in the morning, which is essentially the opening match of the main event.

With Ash Ketchum participating, the level of attention this competition garnered was considerable.

The competition organizing committee also did some marketing here. They used yesterday afternoon to temporarily edit short videos of the top 16 contestants, which not only introduced the identity of each contestant in detail, but also gave them relatively appropriate titles.

For example, Ash is known as the 'Invincible Red Meteor'... although he thinks the title seems a bit corny.

Why not just call it Invincible Crimson?

Thanks to this publicity, Gladion, the "noble prince of the moon," is now known as the son of the founder of the Aether Foundation, and viewers will no longer have the impression that "Ash is going to fight an unknown nobody."

As the time for the start of the competition approached, Ash and Gladion were already in position on the standard field. In the final draw, Ash was chosen as the red team to attack from behind.

"Let's begin the first match of the Manaro Tournament's Round of 16!"

"This is my first one, go!" Gladion threw the ball first, and after his partner entered the field, Ash realized it was the Lycanroc he'd seen the night before...

wrong.

Ash doesn't use Aura to cheat in Formula Battles, but he still easily finds the flaws.

There's a small detail that many people might not have noticed: all of Gladion's Pokémon have different types of Poké Balls.

For example, Silvally used a Memorial Ball, Umbreon used a Healing Ball, and his Night Wolf was captured with an Ultra Ball.

But now he has thrown out a dark orb, which is clearly a disguise.

"Mumpmitv, go ahead." In the first match of the main competition, Ash sent out the hardworking and insightful Mudkip.

From the moment it entered the arena, Mudkip's round eyes remained completely still, as if it had seen through its opponent's tricks completely.

"Attack... Zoroark, tie a grass knot!"

Upon hearing the referee signal the start of the match, Night Wolf instantly transformed into a black fox, summoning a vine to entangle Mudkip's body.

"Use Dig." Ash was prepared, of course. Mudkip immediately burrowed underground, easily dodging its opponent's four-fold super-effective attack.

Zoroark, possessing the Illusion ability, was clearly a Pokémon that Moen gave to Gladion.

Ash said last night that Gladion lacks some of the necessary experience for a trainer... Hopefully, after today's battle, he can reflect on this more.

Lillie also has this problem, but she might have to think about it later.

"Hidden... Zoroark, create an illusion on the field!" Gladion clearly didn't want Ash to discover his true form. Zoroark's figure gradually distorted until it disappeared.

It uses illusion properties so skillfully that even the most advanced cameras struggle to detect its flaws.

However, Zoroark could not learn the series of special moves related to earthquakes, and therefore lacked the means to deal with digging tunnels.

Its former owner, Mr. Moen, clearly hadn't trained its physical strength to the level of Pikachu, who could make the earth tremble with a stomp of his foot.

"Zoroark, use Dark Blast on the field to knock it out!" The long standoff was making Gladion a little impatient. He didn't know the current state of Mudkip and was worried that Ash might use some dirty tricks.

Zoroark immediately began to gather its power, intending to shake the field with its powerful Dark-type energy... However, even so, the audience still couldn't see it!

"Jump out on your own!"

Bang!

But at that moment, a muffled thud of bodies colliding suddenly came from the field, followed by a twisting of energy out of control.

The dark ripples vanished, and the invisible veil covering the field was gradually lifted, revealing the true forms of the two Pokémon.

Mudkip stood steadily beside the burrow, still looking as if it understood everything; Zoroark, however, sat slumped opposite it, its face full of disbelief!

Just now, as Zoroark was about to unleash its energy, Mudkip suddenly burst out of the ground and accurately struck its legs with a digging motion!

"The entire Mudkip family has a very sophisticated biological radar. Zoroark either has to stay still, or it will definitely be able to pinpoint its location underground."

"How could this be..." Gladio's expression turned solemn.

"Mumpmitv, counterattack! Use Ultrasonic!" Ash decisively retaliated. Mudkip suddenly opened its mouth wide and roared out a circle of ultra-high frequency sound waves!

"Oh no! Zoroark, get out of the way!" Gladio exclaimed in surprise, quickly warning his companion to dodge.

But as the black fox frantically shifted its position, Mudkip seemed to have seen through everything. With just the right speed, it lunged forward and accurately blocked Zoroark's path.

"Boost Fist!"

A powerful fist slammed out without hesitation, striking Zoroark in the chest and sending him staggering back several steps.

"Quickly tie it up with knotted grass!"