He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 4345 The next opponent in the World Championships!

The center of the boxing arena.

Hep accepted the last Dragon Emblem and embedded it into the disc. Like Yu and Mary, his emblem disc was finally completed.

"hey-hey."

Looking at the badge in his hand, Hep grinned excitedly, still savoring the moment.

On the other side, Cibana walked over, hands in his pockets, a cheerful smile on his face as always:

"Congratulations, Hop! You've won a ticket to the League Tournament!"

Hepp then came to his senses and hurriedly bowed deeply in gratitude:

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Cibaner!"

Their eyes met, and they realized they were thinking the same thing—

At the upcoming Alliance Tournament, I will face Dante and issue a challenge!

Hep clenched his fists, his eyes burning with fierce determination!

Regardless of whether I can defeat my brother, I'll give it my all!

"There shouldn't be any problems, right?"

Suddenly, Cibana seemed to remember something, scratched his cheek, and looked away awkwardly.

It's unlikely that, as Ash said, Guild Master Rose will cause trouble during the Galar League Conference and disrupt the entire conference process, right?

Following the crowd down from the Hammerlocke Arena, Hop hurried toward the Pokémon Center while pondering where to go next.

The badges have all been collected, and the Alliance Conference is about twenty days away.

I need to find a place for a final, intense intensive training session!

It's impossible to find his older brother; the other guy seems to be incredibly busy lately, and he only replies to his text messages after a long time.

As for other places

"How about I go find Ash?!"

Hop's eyes suddenly lit up; Ash seemed to have a castle in the Wild Area.

The area is full of wild Pokémon Dynamax dens, so you can go out and train anytime!

Moreover, Ash's Pokémon are the perfect opponents in actual battles!

Just do it!

Hop immediately quickened his pace, intending to treat the Pokémon at the Pokémon Center and then fly to Motostoke City!

Meanwhile, inside the watchtower castle.

As the live stream ended, Ash put away his tri-fold Rotom and stretched.

"As expected, you really have to go to Galar's matches live!"

He let out a long sigh.

The live stream was still terrible.

Especially the clashes after Dynamaxing are a disaster on the screen!

Mary sat beside her, her expression serious, lost in thought.

Whether it's Xiaoyou or Hep, their main force is the Grass-type starter Pokémon, Rumble Golem.

She needs to thoroughly study this Pokémon before the League Conference!

In terms of attributes, her Poison Skull Frog and Vulture Na can both counter the Thunder King Kong, but their levels are quite different, and she has rarely focused on training these two before.

Let's give these two Pokémon a temporary boost next!

Meanwhile, just as Ash was about to get up, Rotom, the tri-fold phone, gave him a notification.

He looked at the screen and immediately perked up.

The official opponent for the next round of the World Championships has arrived!

Upon clicking, I found it was someone I knew.

The card depicts a burly man wearing loose training clothes and a black belt.

His skin was dark, and his arms were almost as thick as his head.

In the photo, he is posing in a fighting grappling stance, and the most striking features are his short, yellow hair and thick eyebrows of the same color.

Lian Wu, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the United States!

"Is he the next opponent?"

Ash raised an eyebrow. Not long ago, when he went to the Unova region, he'd heard that Mr. Lianwu and Ms. Cattleya had come to the Galar region to participate in the World Championships. He hadn't expected to run into them so soon!

Earlier, when he was traveling in the Unova region, he had fought with Ren.

Back then, he used the "resurrected after death" form, the Abandoned Monkey, to face off against the opponent's master, Itachi.

However, it wasn't a formal competition at the time, and it ended quickly after a few rounds.

Ash quickly checked the opponent's ranking; they were currently ranked 43rd in the Advanced Ball class.

It's a bit higher than my current 59th place.

"Perfect! Just right!"

He was quite satisfied with this opponent.

Since he is a Fighting-type trainer, and his opponent is an Elite Four member, he must be quite strong.

Perfect timing! Blazing Ace and Martial Arts Bear Master can all test their progress under the tutelage of Senior Bear!

Ash quickly looked at the screen; this time, the opponent had chosen the battle location.

Isle of Armor?

"That's true."

He quickly realized what was happening and nodded to himself.

After all, Master Ma is an absolute authority in the field of combat sports, and since Mr. Lianwu has come to the Galar region, he certainly won't miss the opportunity to visit the Isle of Armor.

Speaking of which, it seems that Mr. Lian Wu was carried away by Master Ma at the United Nations World Championships.

Without much hesitation, Ash pressed the button to confirm the battle.

The match is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

"Okay, that's perfect. We can also stop by and check on Xiaoyou's situation on the way."

I wonder if she's caught any good Pokémon yet?

Ash then turned his head and looked at Marie beside him.

The latter has already released the Poison Skull Frog and the Vulture Na, and is readjusting the direction of their upcoming training.

The main consideration is how to deal with the close-quarters combat of the monstrous gorilla and its ear-piercing drumming attacks.

So Ash invited him:

"By the way, Mary, do you want to come with me to the Isle of Armor tomorrow? My next World Championship opponent is there."

"The Isle of Armor?"

Mary paused, then hesitated.

She had already trained on the Isle of Armor for a while and was quite familiar with the place, so accompanying Ash for a stroll there shouldn't be any problem.

just

Having just watched Hopp's match, she's now under immense pressure!

I feel like I'm being sandwiched between Yu and Hop, and I can't stop for a moment.

Furthermore, several Dynamax Dens have recently spawned in the nearby wilderness area.

Even now, looking out from the castle, you can see several beams of pinkish-purple light shooting vertically into the sky in the distance.

Those are all precious training opportunities!

It would be a waste not to use them, as they'd probably be cleaned up by other trainers soon!

In the end, Mary decided to stay and look after the house.

Okay~

Ash didn't insist, and they decided to split up for the time being.

He then went to select the Pokémon to take to the Isle of Armor.

Mr. Lian Wu's strength is at the standard League Elite level, making him the best practical opponent for his Galar team at present.

The next level up is clearly beyond our capabilities.

But if you go down one gear, it's too easy.

As for the League of Legends King, he's under a little pressure, it's practically perfect!

Cinderace and several other Pokémon immediately became anxious and volunteered to help.

Everyone wanted to see how strong they were after wearing Senior Bear's combat training! (End of Chapter)