Pokémon from Galar

With a chuckle and a quiet sigh, Popira released her fourth Pokémon.

A lovely, pale pink Alcremie fairy wearing a strawberry headdress appeared on the field.

"Ouch... (It hurts so much...)"

The poison shards they had set up worked their magic; Alcremie was poisoned the moment she appeared.

Aromatherapy.

"Steel Wings!"

Mary, of course, had no intention of giving her opponent a chance to recover, and immediately had Little Bird launch an attack.

"Gah—!"

Little Chick wasn't flying very high, but upon hearing Marie's voice, it flapped its wings, instantly activated its tailwind, and pounced towards the Alcremie on the ground!

"charming."

"Woo~"

Alcremie watched as Chick swooped down from the sky without panicking at all. While continuing her aromatherapy treatment, she looked up at Chick and gave her a sweet smile and a wink!

With the release of energy, the charm started smoothly.

"Gah...?"

Little Chirp, who was about to strike her opponent, froze for a moment. Her methodical attack suddenly showed an opening, and the captivating effect even made her movements become disoriented. Then—

boom--!

After a long time, and in a very embarrassing manner, he crashed headfirst into the ground, carving a furrow in the process.

Mary raised an eyebrow. This guy always seemed so flirtatious, and it was clear he had absolutely no resistance to this kind of trick...

"..."

"Gah...?? (What's going on...??)"

Little Chirp, who hadn't bumped her head in a long time, got up from the ground in a daze and turned to look at the figure that had just captivated her. But the moment she saw Alcremie, she also saw Marie's expressionless face.

"Huh?! (Holy crap—am I done for?!)"

Little Chick was so startled by Mary's face, which revealed nothing about her, that all her feathers stood on end. She quickly snapped out of her daze and realized what she had just done.

Mary was quite puzzled when she saw Xiao Qiu looking up at her in a daze, especially seeing his inexplicably agitated appearance. She frowned slightly and tentatively raised her voice:

"Little Chirp? Come back first."

"Gah—!! (I—I—I'm going back right now—!!!)"

Seeing Mary's frown, Xiao Qiu's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, oh no, oh no!

The three-meter-tall giant sprang up from the ground in a flash, not caring that it was still in the middle of a battle, and hurriedly spread its wings and ran back to Mary's side.

"Gah—! (Young master, young master, I didn't fall for it just now! Really! It was just an accidental mistake!)"

Mary raised her hand to stop the little bird that kept snuggling into her arms, her expression a little subtle. Did this little guy even know how big he was? Why was he still trying to burrow into her arms?

"Alright, alright, I know you're okay. You're still in the match, so hurry back to the arena."

"Squeak—! (This time, I sent that lump of cream flying with one move!)"

Chapter 255 The Challenge Ends

Popira laughed as she watched Chirp wake up from its captivating state and run back to Marie's side. Although she couldn't understand what Pokémon were saying like Marie, she could tell from her experience why Corviknight had been so flustered.

Instead of giving chase, Popira simply lifted the Poké Ball, recalled Alcremie, and then activated the Dynamax switch!

Mary naturally saw the surging purplish-red energy on the other side, raised her hand to pat Little Chick's head, then lifted the Luxury Ball and pressed the switch:

"Alright, let's Dynamax."

"Gah—! (ojbk!)"

Mary followed suit and activated the Giant Wristband as well.

Boom—Boom—Boom—!

Both Pokémon expanded rapidly with the burst of energy, then landed heavily on the open ground behind their trainers.

As the audience grew enthusiastic, Marnie turned around and looked at the Dynamaxed Alcremie behind Popura, who was still in its Gigantamax form.

About 90 percent of its body has been transformed into a multi-layered cream cake, with only the top layer still showing the original appearance of Alcremie.

It is both gorgeous and adorable.

This form makes it inherently difficult to move. Although Alcremie's mobility has never improved, even maintaining her original form would make movement inconvenient. Therefore, this level of sacrifice is acceptable for both Alcremie and Poppy.

'That's the downside of Dynamax—it's an incomplete evolutionary form.'

Suddenly, Mūkitana's voice rang in Mari's ears, startling her. The words held a lot of meaning, but now wasn't the time to dwell on it. Quickly suppressing her thoughts, Mari gave the order.

"Max Steel!"

"Gah—!!!!"

Little Chirp spread its huge wings, suspending itself in mid-air. Upon hearing Marnie's voice, its wings shimmered with silver-white light, then it slammed down heavily onto the ground. Steel-type energy surged out wildly, and sharp earth spikes shot into the sky, rushing towards Alcremie!

Popella, however, seemed completely unconcerned.

"Max Fireball".

"Waaaaah—!"

Having lost its ability to dodge, Alcremie seemed to have given up on dodging altogether. A huge fireball began to appear in front of her and quickly erupted, releasing a torrent of flames towards Chirp.

One energy attack was close to the ground, while the other was in mid-air, both hurtling across the mid-field and heading towards their respective opponents!

Spikes surged up from beneath Alcremie, the spikes, tens of meters high, intertwined and unleashed their accumulated energy, flipping Alcremie's massive body over and sending it crashing into the protective shield behind her.

The relatively agile chick flapped its wings, creating a gust of wind in an attempt to dodge the fiery attack. However, its enormous size and the way its spread raincoat blotted out the sky left it with almost nowhere to hide. The Giant Fireball exploded in a burst of intense flames the moment it struck its wings.

The scorching flames instantly engulfed the half of the field where Xiao Qiu was located.

Mary turned her head and looked at Xiao Qiu through the sea of ​​fire, while Popira remained calm as she watched the silver-white spikes surrounding her, silently observing her opponent's movements.

……

"Are all Galar Dynamax battles this exciting?"

Mizuki swallowed hard in surprise, watching the trainers on the field simultaneously engulfed by both sides' Dynamax moves. Was Galar battle really this reckless? Trainers were actually going head-to-head with moves of that scale…

Mizuki looked at the flames blocking her way, and at the Alcremie leaning against the protective shield on the other side.

If it weren't for the surrounding audience and Yuri's unmoved expression, Mizuki would have realized there must be some kind of safety precaution in place, and she would probably have turned pale by now.

"Well... after all, it's a battle between such huge creatures, the trainer can't command them if they stand too far away."

"I'm tempted to take on the Galar Gym Challenge!"

Mizuki seemed a little excited. After the initial surprise, all that was left was excitement. No wonder the competition here was so popular. Dynamaxing could completely elevate the battles from ordinary levels to the level of battles between top trainers.

This is an ability that Z-Moves, which can only be used once, do not possess.

On the field, the flames from the explosion gradually dissipated, revealing Chinchilla's enormous body. Dynamaxing is definitely more exciting in the strange space of the wild, especially for Pokémon with relatively good mobility.

However, there are still many things to consider, and the Pokémon League wouldn't be so bold as to move the battleground there.

The subsequent battles naturally became less strategic for the trainers.

In the end, Chinchilla's stamina was superior. Alcremie couldn't withstand the attack from Max Steel and withdrew from Dynamax, losing the ability to continue fighting.

Marie and Popira each recalled their Pokémon, and only after the machine cleared the flames from the field did the two walk to the center of the field.

"Thank you for your hard work. Your pink is even more dazzling than I expected. It's a pity that I probably won't be able to poach people from Nie Zi."

After the battle, Popira seemed to be even more easygoing towards Mari than before. Perhaps, just as she said, she really was attracted to Mari's pink.

Although Mary didn't know what Popira's pink meant, and she had never said it publicly, probably no one but Popira herself could guess.

Seeing the smile on Mary's face, Popira didn't mind. She reached into her pocket, took out a badge she had prepared beforehand, and handed it to Mary, saying with a smile:

"Here, this is the fairy badge you won."

"Thank you, Dojo Master."

Mary took the badge with both hands, glanced at the design, and then reached out to shake Popira's hand.

With this, Marie's fifth gym challenge came to an end.

……

Back in the arena lobby, Mary was surprised to find that quite a few passersby seemed to be glancing at her. Perhaps she had more fans now?

Mary shook her head and ignored it. She looked around the hall but didn't see Yuri and Mizuki, so she went into the dressing room alone.

After changing her clothes, just as she was about to make a phone call, Yuri suddenly darted out from the side and clung to Mary.

"Congratulations! You've successfully cleared your fifth gym!"

"Yuri, aren't you the same?"

Staggering, Mary caught Yuri's weight and laughed.

"Congratulations, the battle was great, your Hime-chan is growing very fast."

Mizuki stood to the side, smiling as she offered her congratulations.

"Thanks.

P.S.: What should I do if I want to start a new book...? _(:3」∠)_

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Chapter 256 Leaving Wuzi Town

Marie and Yuri successfully broke through the Fairy-type Gym, so it was time for them to leave.

Where are you going next?

Mizuki followed the two people curiously as they walked out of town.

"Go to Hammerlocke. I've found you an opponent where you can experience Dynamax."