The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

"I see. Thank you, Master Xiu. Then I'll accept it."

With this Psychic Z-Crystal, Ash has now collected all eighteen types of Z-Crystals.

At this point, Ash possessed a total of 26 Z-Crystals.

All 18 common Z-Crystals have been collected.

Of the 17 exclusive Z-Crystals, 8 have been collected, excluding the 6 Z-Crystals for Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. Only 3 more are needed to complete the set.

"Great, I've got Psycho-Z."

“Blazing flame!”

"King of Moves, let's have another battle! This time, let's battle everyone here together!" suggested the young Kukui.

"sure."

The two then climbed down to the ground one after the other.

Meanwhile, Silavi, realizing that he had accidentally brought others along after opening the time tunnel, rushed over to correct his mistake.

The time tunnel was immediately opened, sending Ash and Incineroar back to their original timeline.

Because the young Kukui climbed down Ash's back, it didn't see him at all. Only after reaching the ground did it realize Ash had suddenly disappeared, and it asked in bewilderment...

"Where's the king of moves? Litten, do you know? And you, Lord Xiu?"

Firefly was equally bewildered. Although Lord Xiu had witnessed the whole thing, it couldn't speak human language.

Meanwhile, Ash was climbing down from the front of the old man when he suddenly felt a blinding green light coming from below. He blinked and found himself back in his original world.

Looking back, he found only one giant tree that looked exactly like Grandpa Xiu.

"Exactly the same" means that they not only look the same, but are also the same height.

Xiao Zhi was even certain that this was the same old Master Xiu from before, only decades had passed, things had changed, and circumstances had shifted.

The once-dominant Pokémon master, Lord Ephemeral, has long since passed away.

But its body still stands here, becoming a nest and shelter for many wild Pokémon, a dedication that is truly moving.

Through his aura, Ash could sense that there was no longer any life force or energy fluctuation in George's body, which made Ash feel a little sad.

After all, this kind old man was chatting and laughing with me in another time and space just a moment ago.

The next second after returning to his own timeline, he passed away. How could Ash not be heartbroken?

Xiao Zhi even felt a sense of friendship with Xiu Ye despite their age difference.

"Pikapi!"

"Buy, buey!"

"Boooooo~!"

"Miracle! Miracle!"

"Scales!"

Just then, the cries of Pikachu and the others, who had been anxiously searching for Ash for a long time, also came over.

They came here looking for people after they saw a flash of bright green light just now.

"Sorry, we're fine, Pikachu, and everyone else, we're sorry to have worried you."

Everyone rushed into Ash's arms, expressing their anxiety and worry after Ash suddenly disappeared.

Ash reassured everyone and then hurried to the Pokémon School, as he had to teach them later and didn't want to be late.

Meanwhile, at the battlefield of the ruins on the other side of Poni Island, Gladion was currently engaged in his Poni Island Trial battle.

His opponent was none other than Hapuu, the island queen of Pony Island.

Faced with Hapuu's clay giants, Gladion sent out the mane rock wolf to fight.

In the original anime, Ash sent out his Electric-type Pikachu, while Gladion sent out his Rock-type Lycanroc. Their opponents were both Happou, who was good at using Ground-type Pokémon. It can only be said that these two guys are masters of type reversal.

Another point worth mentioning is that in the original anime, five out of Ash's Alola team members were weak to Ground-type Pokémon, except for Rowlet.

Ground type is a powerful offensive type, effective against Steel, Poison, Fire, Rock, and Electric.

It corresponds perfectly to Melmetal, Naganadel, Incineroar, Lycanroc, and Pikachu.

If this lineup were to play 6 vs 6 against Hapuu, Hapuu would go on a rampage.

We can only rely on Minami Kotori.

Returning to the battle, although Gladion also chose a type-reversed fighting style, he was clearly not as skilled as Ash. At this moment, Lycanroc was already panting heavily as it faced the relentlessly pressing Golem.

After all, Lycanroc's STAB Rock-type moves take half damage when hitting Golem, while Golem's STAB Ghost-type moves have double the effect. Golem's STAB Ground-type moves, due to their super effectiveness, have even double the effect.

Therefore, even when the strength is equal, it is still very disadvantageous to fight against the Rock Wolf.

"Clay Giant, unleash 100,000 horsepower!"

The 100,000 horsepower hit the Lycanroc head-on, with outstanding effect, making the already difficult Lycanroc's situation even worse.

Seeing this, Gladion didn't hesitate to attach his Dragon Z to his Z-Ring and activate his Z-Move to turn the tide.

"The ultimate dragon shakes the heavens and earth!!!"

"Watch out, Clay Giant, unleash your Cannon!"

Claydol fired a beam cannon in an attempt to counter Gladion's Z-Move, but the beam cannon was quickly swallowed by the blue energy dragon that made the same cry as Palkia, and then hit Claydol head-on.

Boom!

A violent explosion rang out from the clay giant, filling the air with smoke and temporarily obscuring the view of the scene.

After the smoke bomb cleared, the Clay Golem was knocked to the ground and couldn't get up, while the Mane Rock Wolf was still standing, panting heavily.

"The Clay Golem is incapacitated, and the Lycanroc has won. Therefore, the winner is the Island Chaser challenger, Gladion," the referee announced.

Gladion and Lycanroc exchanged a smile and bumped fists to celebrate their victory.

"Come back, you've done a very good job, thank you, Clay Giant."

Hapuu retrieved the clay giant and walked up to Gladio to congratulate him.

"Gargio, you fought a fantastic battle!"

As the Queen of Pony Island, I now acknowledge that you have overcome the great test of Pony Island.

Is this your final, ultimate test?

"Ah."

"You'll be participating in the Alola League tournament, right?"

"Well, but I have something important to do first."

Saturday arrived quickly.

At Lillie's luxurious villa, everyone had arranged to come to Lillie's house today for special training on Z-Moves.

After arranging for James to greet them, Lillie, having nothing else to do before everyone arrived, went to her father Moen's room again and began to look through the diary he had written about studying Magiana.

This has almost become her habit of waking up early for the past month or so.