He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 4348 The Wrestling Hawks and the Underdog Stadium Team!

Inside the martial arts hall.

It was lunchtime, and Xiaozhi, Lianwu, and the others sat at a table eating, the atmosphere was harmonious.

In contrast, the atmosphere at the other tables was rather somber, with the morale of the students who had been badly beaten down plummeting.

"I never expected my opponent to be you this time, Ash."

At this moment, Lian Wu was not as serious and rigid as he had been during class; instead, he had a peaceful smile on his face.

There was no way around it; the chef at this table, Master Ma, had eliminated him in the World Championships.

Although Ash only briefly clashed with him once, he was someone who had even defeated Master Ma!

Looking at it this way, his martial arts philosophy suddenly seems unconvincing when placed on this table.

“Mr. Lian Wu, I was also very surprised. As soon as I came in, I saw that your throwing ghost was going to fight ten people.”

Xiao Zhi smiled, then suddenly remembered something and casually said:

"Oh, by the way, I recently went to the Unova region and even ran into Mr. Aldera!"

"Yes, I've already heard about this from my master."

Lian Wu smiled and nodded.

"He said you did a great job in Golden Wheel Town."

The master and apprentice still keep in regular contact.

Although Lianwu's current strength may be no less than Alder's, the two also have completely different trainer philosophies.

But when addressing Adek, he still used the respectful title of "Master".

Lian Wu put down his cutlery, and his gaze beneath his thick yellow eyebrows gradually sharpened.

"Ash, let's have an all-out battle this afternoon!"

Since the last United Nations World Championships, he has been working hard to hone his skills and push his limits.

I came to the Galar World Championships specifically to see how much I've improved.

Our goal is to make it into the top eight of the main tournament!

Now is perfect, it can also make up for the regret of not having a proper battle with Ash before!

"Then let's fight!"

Ash's fighting spirit also surged.

At the same table, Xiaoyou and Miye gave a helpless dry laugh. The mere mention of fighting made them stop eating.

Xiaoyou has been here for a while now, and she gets along very well with Master Ma's family, especially Miye.

"Hehe~ I'm looking forward to it too, old man~"

Beside them, Master Ma watched the two with amusement while playing a mobile game.

However, after lunch, he still called Xiaozhi and Xiaoyou aside separately.

"By the way, Ash."

Masted stroked his beard, his tone becoming slightly more serious:

"You asked me to help you contact the Pill Emperor, but he hasn't had much time to meet with you lately."

Although Dan Di is already very busy normally.

Business events, interviews, alliance promotions—one after another, the back of my cape is covered with sponsors' names.

Not to mention that there are less than 20 days left until the Galar League Congress and the World Masters Championship, two major events that are almost seamlessly connected with each other.

As the previous champion, Dante could directly advance to the quarterfinals.

The player ranked first only needs to accept challenges from the top eight players every now and then; they don't need to frequently engage in matches to maintain their ranking.

"Sorry, you might have to go to Gongmen City to find him in person during the League Conference."

Masted smiled and apologized, then walked away with his hands behind his back.

It's unrealistic to expect Dan to sneak out when he has a spare moment; that guy has a terrible sense of direction and can get lost even in a small place like the Isle of Armor.

To meet Ash in the Galar region, it would take several days just to find the way.

"All right."

Watching Ma Shide walk away, Xiao Zhi sighed helplessly.

Of course, before leaving, he had already obtained Dandi's contact information from Master Ma. However, it would be more appropriate to discuss Chairman Rose's matter in person.

"Well, now that we've found the sword and shield, there's nothing to worry about~"

Beside her, Xiaoyou softly offered a word of comfort.

According to the events in her dream, even if a Dynamax dragon really appeared, at most it would just be an incident of Dynamax Pokémon running rampant in various places.

The dojo masters in various places are still able to suppress the enemy steadily.

Perhaps, it's not all downsides?

In recent years, the Galar League's promotion and marketing of Pokémon battles seems to have gone a bit too far.

Being doused with cold water doesn't seem like such a bad thing.

Now that she has the sword and shield in hand, Xiaoyou isn't too worried. At worst, she can just go through the dream process again.

Putting the matter of Leon Emperor aside for now, Ash looked at Yu and asked curiously:

"By the way, Yu, I haven't asked you yet. Besides that Hawlucha from earlier, have you caught any other Pokémon recently?"

Xiao You shook her head, took out a high-grade ball, and tossed it in her hand.

"So far, I've only subdued this Hawkman."

However, she already has a target for the second one.

I was originally planning to find an opportunity to solo the game, and I was considering my tactics.

Now that Ash is here, that's perfect!

"The Hawkman?"

Xiao Zhi continued to ponder with his head down.

His only impression of this Pokémon from the Kalos region was that it could use the special move "Flying Slam," which is a Flying/Fighting type move.

Is Xiaoyou looking for a Pokémon that can fit the environment?

Are there any special tactical combinations between wrestlers and those in environments like grassy fields or electric fields?

I've missed a knowledge gap.

Ash is quite knowledgeable about teams that work in sunny or rainy weather.

However, I'm not very familiar with field teams, they're too niche!

Time quickly passed and it was afternoon.

As the appointed time approached, the competition venue was set for the open space in front of the martial arts school.

Upon learning that it was a duel between Xiaozhi and Lianwu, the martial arts students gathered around early, each eagerly taking their spots.

They had just experienced Lian Wu's strength that morning.

The fact that a single wrestler could sweep the field was enough to give them a completely new understanding of the "King of the League".

As for Ash—

That's an extremely rare trainer who has gained Master Ma's approval and possesses the Martial Arts Bear Master skill.

This is practically the lifelong dream of every student on the Isle of Armor!

"I wonder if Ash will send out that Urshifu later?"

"I'm more curious about his other Pokémon."

The students lowered their heads and whispered amongst themselves; when these two met, no one could possibly miss the opportunity!

Xiaoyou and Ma Shide stood at the front of the crowd, their faces filled with anticipation.

Ash and Lianwu stood at opposite ends of the open space, gazing at each other from afar.

There's no need for declarations of war or polite words; the two have already fully entered a state of combat.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

A Rotom, an official drone that is usually kept on standby on the Isle of Armor, flew into the air and hovered steadily above the two of them.

Immediately afterwards, the broadcast reported:

"This is the World Championship rankings for advanced ball sports!"

"The two players are Ash Ketchum, ranked 59th in the Advanced Ball class, and Renjiro, ranked 43rd in the Advanced Ball class!" (End of Chapter)