The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

Saiboli seemed to have thought of something as well. After saying that, he followed Clara and disappeared from sight as well.

Ma Shide shook his head helplessly and smiled at Xiao Zhi, saying...

"Little Lala and Little Sai Sai, because they have a little talent, they've never taken anything seriously. Even their training at the martial arts gym has always been perfunctory."

But ever since you came, Ash, those two kids seem to have become completely different people.

Perhaps they finally realized that they also had the talent to work hard?

Hopefully, their enthusiasm won't go in a bad direction.

Ash didn't take them seriously at all; they were just two clowns.

The final training session involves combat, so isn't that a freebie for me?

As for Dynamax, even if they were to Dynamax, they still wouldn't be able to win.

Thinking of this, Ash smiled and walked towards the battlefield.

Passing through the hall and pushing open the door leading to the backyard, a huge battle arena came into view for Ash.

The area is probably at least the size of four football fields, it's extremely large.

After all, this is an energy point where Dynamaxed Pokémon can battle; it can't be too small.

When a Pokémon Dynamaxes, its weight becomes ???.? kg and its height becomes ??.? m, which is beyond the range of measurement.

Moreover, it's surrounded by mountains, like being in a valley.

This prevents Dynamax energy and Galar particles from spreading out, thus avoiding insufficient energy points or wild Pokémon from going out of control and Dynamaxing.

Not only Ash, but also Mash, Mime, and the other disciples from the dojo came to watch the battle.

Upon seeing Ash arrive, Clara immediately strode up to him and said,

"You've finally arrived. I will defeat you all, obtain the Secret Armor, and become the Poison-type Gym Leader."

No matter what means are required, I will absolutely not lose; they will fight with all their might.

"I will be the one to win the battle. I will use my victory to obtain the Secret Armor and evolve into a Psychic-type Gym Leader."

"Now that things have come to this, no matter what means I have to use, I absolutely cannot be defeated by you. I will fight with all my might!" Sai Baoli retorted defiantly.

"Looks like we can have some fun today," Ash said with a smile.

"Are the three of you ready?" Masted asked.

"Ready." x2

"Always be ready!" Ash shouted.

"I'll cheer for all three of you!" Honey Leaf said with a smile.

"Alright, all three of you, take your positions. I will be the referee for this match, and the rules are doubles."

Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, Dynamax, and Crystallization are all four boosting methods that can be used infinitely.

Both sides can freely switch Pokémon until one side's Pokémon are all unable to battle, at which point the match ends.

To minimize the skill gap, I've decided to group Clara and Saiboli together.

Each of you can send out three Pokémon.

And if your group wins, each of you will receive a piece of secret armor.

Ash, you're in a solo team, so you can use six Pokémon.

Of course, you won't lose out. If you win, you can get two pieces of the secret armor.

"What do you three think of this rule?" Masted asked.

"I have no objection," Xiao Zhi said.

Ash was overjoyed to receive two rewards at the same time. Even if these two attacked together, they wouldn't be a match for him, and they saved him time by not having to fight them one by one.

Clara and Saiboli both nodded in agreement.

"Alright, since you all agree, please take your positions."

As soon as Masted finished speaking, Clara and Saiboli, as if hearing the starting gun, dashed out like arrows and seized the right side of the battlefield.

Ash shook his head helplessly. What difference does it make which side of the battlefield you stand on? What's the point of fighting over it?

At most, it just means Ash is positioned on the left, which puts him at a slight disadvantage when it comes to beam attacks, since historically, the left side always loses in beam battles.

But as Ash stepped onto the left side of the battlefield to stand in the Trainer's position, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why are there faint purple flashes on this side of the battlefield, and why is there a layer of pink energy membrane floating over the entire area?

The sharp-eyed Xiao Zhi immediately noticed something amiss. It turned out these two were digging a hole for themselves. No wonder they were trying to grab the right-side spot; it seemed they had planned this all along.

That pink energy membrane is the psychic field, which is a great advantage for Saibaoli, who specializes in psychic-type abilities.

Those little purple sparkles are poison spikes, something Clara, who is skilled in poison-type attacks, could do.

Moreover, it has two layers of poison spikes. As long as a non-poison or steel-type Pokémon stands on the field, it will be directly poisoned, which is even more terrible than being poisoned.

Because those tiny sparkles are dark purple.

If it's just a layer of poison spikes, and a Pokémon gets poisoned when it stands on it, then it should be a small, light purple sparkle.

Now Xiao Zhi understands why these two came here first; it turns out they were setting a trap to get him.

Considering what these two said before the game started—that they would win no matter what means they used—it's not surprising.

Luckily, I was prepared, otherwise I might have really been tricked by those two.

It seems that putting them on the same team and having them play doubles was something Masted intentionally did.

Unless it's a one-on-one fight, if it's a free-for-all, the two of them would probably team up to deal with Ash.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhi immediately gave Ma Shide a grateful look.

Ma Shide felt Xiao Zhi's gaze, but simply smiled, stroked his white beard, nodded repeatedly, and asked,

"By the way, Ash, you probably can't use Dynamax yet, right? Do you need me to lend you my Dynamax Band?"

Ash noticed that Mash's Max Bracers were somewhat different; they were black.

"No need, thank you, Master. I can win without Dynamaxing," Ash said.

These words made Mastedt laugh even harder, but at the same time they further angered Clara and Saiboli, making them feel that Ash looked down on them.

"Now, I declare that the final training session at Master Ma's Martial Arts School has begun! Both sides, please send out your Pokémon simultaneously."