The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

At the same time, Ash and Rowlet, hearing the sound of flapping wings and whistling through the air, immediately turned around and saw a large bird with a large beak, a trumpet-beaked bird, and a large flock of Totodile flying over.

That's right, they are the family of Roottley's family members from the Alola region.

Since learning about his opponent Hau's sniper tree owl yesterday,

Not only did Woody Rowlet put himself on high alert, but he also asked a passing Longwinged Gull to carry a message into the forest and tell the Big-billed Birds about it.

Rowlet is busy with special training, otherwise he would have gone by himself.

The Gunbills, having learned of this from the Longwing Gull, also mobilized and all came to cheer on Rowlet.

The nests in the forest were temporarily looked after by long-winged gulls.

"It's the Gunbeak Bird that was with Rowlet before!" Mao exclaimed.

When Rowlet was caught, only Mallow was with Ash, so he knew more about Rowlet.

"That's right,

"Barracuda, Hornbeak, and the little rascals, it's been a long time! Thank you for coming all this way to cheer on Rowlet," Ash said with a smile.

The big-billed bird flapped its wings, indicating that they were all part of the Woody Owl family, and it would be unreasonable not to come and cheer them on.

Now, with Tapu Bulu's help, Rowlet is already very powerful and no longer needs them to train it like in the original cartoon.

The Gunbeak Birds didn't come empty-handed either; the little ones worked together to bring Woody Owl a cloak.

Rowlet really likes the cape, but Ash doesn't.

Because the cloak was designed based on the model of the Deviljho, Woodrow looks remarkably like a Deviljho when it wears it.

The meaning behind the Gunbeak Bird is to encourage Rowlet to defeat its final evolution, the formidable Decidueye.

Ash doesn't like it because looking like a Decidueye isn't a good thing.

Rowlet is so cute!

But after evolving, it became ugly. The three-stage Sniper Tree Owl, whether in its normal or Emerald form, is incredibly ugly. Even stray dogs passing by on the roadside are frightened.

Decidueye is truly one of the very few starter Pokémon that is both weak in combat and unattractive.

Other Pokémon like Meganium, Feraligatr, Sceptile, Torterra, Emboar, and Greninja, while also weak in combat, are also considered one of the "Seven Shames" of the starter Pokémon, alongside Decidueye.

But at least they're not bad in terms of appearance and looks.

I love telling the truth!!!

However, Ash's dislike doesn't mean he hates the cloak. Although the cloak doesn't look good, it has an amazing function, like a disguise, which can help the Pokémon wearing it withstand one attack.

This is much stronger than the Disguise ability, because although the Disguise ability can also block one instance of damage, the user will still lose one-eighth of their maximum HP from the opponent's attack.

But this cloak doesn't have that drawback.

After Rowlet put on his cloak, it was almost time; Gladion and Ororu's first match was about to begin.

Ash and his friends rushed to the stadium and managed to get to the stands before the match started.

The big-billed bird, the trumpet-beaked bird, and Little Doe also flew to the arena, ready to watch the Woody Owl's competition together later.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, the two sides who were going to have their first match of the day, Glagio and Orooru, had already arrived at the battlefield.

"The first match of the quarterfinals of the second round of the Alola League Manalo Tournament is between Gladion and Orooru. Gladion is a formidable opponent, having fought his way through to this point, making today's match highly anticipated."

His opponent was Ororu, who also hails from the Alola region and previously attended the Pokémon School. He's an excellent baseball player, but his Pokémon battling skills are also quite impressive.

"Brother, keep it up!" Lillie said.

She clenched her fists, looking restless and even more nervous than Gladgio.

“He will definitely win,” Mao comforted him.

"But we must not let our guard down," Kachi said.

After the referee, Haphu, finished reading the rules of the match, it was the two players' turn to send out their Pokémon.

"Nice to meet you, Gladio," Orooro said.

"Let's get started," Gladio said coldly.

Gladion sent out his most reliable Pokémon, Lycanroc, while Ororu sent out his most trusted Pokémon, Snorlax.

"Now, let the battle begin!" Hapuu announced.

"Snorlax, use Giga Impact!"

"Rock Wolfman, get out of the way."

Ororu knew Gladion was powerful, so he immediately had Snorlax use its ultimate move. However, this move was not very effective against the Rock-type Lycanroc, and its power was halved, so it wasn't really a great move.

Moreover, the Lycanroc dodged it, and it didn't even deal half the damage.

"Rock Wolfman, use Stone Strike."

After dodging, Lycanroc unleashed a spiky attack, clenching its right fist and slamming it into the ground, sending stone pillars erupting from the earth. These pillars struck Snorlax's belly head-on, dealing significant damage.

Snorlax has very high Special Defense, but its Physical Defense is only about 60% of its Special Defense, which is relatively low.

“Although Snorlax is trying its best to avoid falling, it has no way out,” Shi Kuang said excitedly.

However, Gladion clearly had no intention of underestimating his opponent, allowing Lycanroc to press his advantage and strengthen itself.

"Rock Wolfman, unleash Sword Dance."

Several green giant swords spun rapidly around the mane rock wolf, greatly increasing its physical attack power, effectively doubling it.

Seeing this, Ororu's expression became even more serious. He was already losing, and now that his opponent's physical attack had doubled, it would be even more difficult.

Thinking of this, he decisively rolled up his left sleeve, revealing the Z-Bracelet on his left wrist, which was inlaid with a Snorlax Z.

"It's not over yet, can you still hold on?"

This is getting serious, Snorlax!

Burn, sweat, tears, fighting spirit! Here we go, Snorlax!

When they get serious, it's a devastating blow!!!

Ororu and Snorlax simultaneously perform the same dance moves as Normal Z, activating Z Power.

This is a Z-Move from Ultimate Impact, with a power of 210.

When Snorlax got serious, its eyes turned bright red, as if it had been injected with Blaze or was a buffalo with an explosive red afro. It leaped its massive body and launched a full-force attack on Lycanroc.