The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

The battle attracted countless spectators from all over the Galar region, filling the entire venue with a lively atmosphere and cheers.

In the Galar region, where Pokémon battles are prevalent, a knockout tournament hosted by the Pokémon League will be held (replacing the previous Elite Four challenge). The winner of the knockout tournament will become the champion.

Trainers here compete and challenge each other to qualify for the knockout stage.

In addition, relations between the Galle region and the Carlos region seem to be rather tense, after all, it's a century-old friendship between Britain and France.

Back to the present.

After spending the night at home, Ash changed into his Galar skin the next morning.

Wearing his new clothes, Ash set off from Pallet Town, embarking on a new journey, watched by Professor Oak, Hanako, and Tracey.

Ash has left all his other Pokémon at Professor Oak's lab; he can simply contact Professor Oak to send them to him whenever he needs them.

Ash only brought Pikachu and Incineroar with him.

Eevee has become obsessed with being the butler of Professor Oak's lab backyard alongside Ash's Venusaur, so it stayed.

He bought a plane ticket that departed from the airport in Konoha City, so he stopped by Sakuragi Research Institute in Konoha City to visit Professor Sakuragi.

Professor Sakuragi first congratulated Ash on becoming the first regional champion of the Alola region.

She then told Ash that several years ago, after Haru ended her trip with Ash to the Kanto and Johto regions, she returned to the Sakuragi Lab and worked as a special researcher for a few months.

After Xiaochun went to Lilycove City in the Hoenn region to conduct an investigation, she decided to become a Coordinator and resigned from her job as a special researcher at the Sakuragi Lab.

Ash smiled, indicating that he already knew this; he had met Haru during his travels in the Hoenn region and learned about her dream. (Chapter 493 of this book)

To this day, Haru is traveling around with her Eevee and Rukia, performing as a Coordinator.

It's said that Haruka, Hikari, and Serena are also very interested in this.

If one day the five of them decide to form a group and debut as a coordinator, how many innocent young men would they charm?

In addition, Professor Sakuragi told Ash that Lt. Surge, the Gym Leader of Vermilion City, was away on training, so another person named Bessiere was serving as the temporary Gym Leader.

Ash had heard of Blissey before. She was said to be the vice-captain of the squad that Lt. Surge served in when he was in the Unova Army, while Lt. Surge was the captain.

For example, one of the staff members at the Vermilion City Gym was a former member of Lt. Surge's team; Lt. Surge saved his life during the war.

Lt. Surge was saved in the war by his own Electric-type Pokémon, since he was piloting a specially designed aircraft powered by an Electric-type Pokémon when he participated in the war.

Since Ma Xueshi holds the rank of major, it is speculated that Bisquerade should hold the rank of captain.

Yes, although Beatrice is muscular and stronger than many men, although she has almost a buzz cut, and although she has dark skin, she is a woman.

She is dedicated to becoming stronger, and is very kind and responsible in helping challengers who come to the dojo to become stronger. She also strictly follows Lt. Surge's words, and the league is very satisfied with her performance.

After saying goodbye to Professor Sakuragi, on his way from the research lab to the airport, Ash was very fortunate to witness a large group of Bulbasaur and Ivysaur gathered in one place and simultaneously evolved into Ivysaur and Venusaur.

This reminded him of his experience in the Mysterious Garden of Bulbasaur during his travels in the Kanto region. It was around that time that his Venusaur became a leader Pokémon.

After arriving at the airport, Ash boarded a plane bound for the Galar region.

Gazing at Vermilion City receding into the distance below, and dreaming of the Galar region drawing ever closer, Ash smiled and patted Pikachu's head, which was perched on his shoulder, and said...

"Let's go, Pikachu, let's make a name for ourselves in the Galar region."

"Pikachu!"

Soon, after several hours of flight, Ash successfully arrived in the Galar region.

Hearing that a fireworks festival was going to be held nearby in the next few days, Ash decided to stay in the area for a few more days.

This is a small town surrounded by jungle, Milifa.

There is a jungle nearby called Okoya Forest.

Ash first contacted Hanako at the Pokémon Center to let her know he was safe.

"Mom, we have successfully arrived in the Galar region."

"That's good. By the way, Ash, have you prepared everything? Medicine, a change of clothes, and food for Pikachu and the others? Did you bring them all?"

"Don't worry, Mom, I've brought everything. It'll be fine. You don't need to worry too much."

"That's how parents are. The thought of something happening to you..."

After finally getting through Hanako's nagging, Ash and Pikachu rushed into the Ookora Forest to explore, eager to see the wild Pokémon of the Galar region.

Ash also bought Pikachu a whole outfit, including an explorer's hat and a Whaley shoulder bag, which looks incredibly cute.

It has to be said that this Okoa Forest is indeed similar to a primeval forest. The trees are so dense that Ash would have almost gotten lost here if it weren't for the power of Aura.

But this is good too, it's perfect for wild Pokémon to live in.

By the river, Ash saw a wild Crescent Moon Bird, but he didn't even want to look at it.

The Ancient Crescent Bird, with its ridiculously useless ability "One Missile," is described in a long, elaborate way, mentioning how it brought back a Barracuda and a Pikachu, with over two hundred words detailing its effects, but in the end, it's completely useless.

Go sit at the same table as Unyielding Heart and Leaf Defense.

It's not as good as the description of the Hercules trait, which can be simply summarized in four words: double physical attack.

Ash looked up and saw another Appledragon, which really looked like an apple come to life.

Following the direction of the flying apple dragon, Ash continued deeper into the forest, only to find a group of people working somewhere downstream. It seemed they were taking samples of the river water, since there was a water pump there.

The team leader was a blue-haired girl wearing a white lab coat and round-framed glasses.

"It's rare to see other people here. Are you a tourist?"