Chapter 210: No Problem! Brock Guang Catches BunearyBrock. successfully caught Croagunk, leaving BrockGuang as the only one of the three who hadn't caught a new Pokémon. Brock Guang had repeatedly failed, with no successful catches yet!At this moment, Ash and his friends was getting closer and closer to Jubilife City, and Brock Guang's first Contests – the Jubilife Convention – was about to begin!In the early morning, Ash was exercising with his Pokémon, while Brock. was making breakfast for everyone!For example, Turtwig had successfully mastered the Absorb move it had been practicing before, so Ashwas preparing to learn the next move, Energy Ball. This move would be very helpful for Turtwig at its current stage and even in the future.Ursaring was learning Shadow Claw, the only Ghost-type move it could learn besides Lick. It would be much more advantageous in battles against Fighting-type Pokémon in the future!Other Pokémon were also training seriously. Even the most mischievous Aipom, under the care of Pikachu and Eevee, was obediently practicing Fire Punch and Ice Punch!"Ah!!! I hate this!"A piercing scream that broke through the clouds came from Brock Guang's tent. Ash, who was doing morning exercises, stopped, and Brock., who was peeling potatoes, dropped one because he didn't hold it steady.Ash quickly ran over and asked, "Brock Guang, are you alright?""Absolutely do not come in!" Brock Guang said angrily, "It's terrible, my hair is so strange right now!"Hearing this, Ash immediately understood what was going on. Her hair was a mess in the morning, which was a huge blow to someone like Brock Guang who cared about her appearance.Ash smiled, "Don't worry, this is easy to solve.""How?" Brock Guang asked excitedly from inside the tent."Just have Piplup use a smaller Bubble Beam!"Brock Guang, who was combing her hair, brightened up when she heard this. She grabbed Piplup, who was laughing at her strange hairstyle. Piplupnaturally also heard Ash's words and reluctantly sprayed Bubble Beam to wash Brock Guang's hair."Ta-da!" Brock Guang walked out of the tent with a head of smooth and shiny dark blue hair. She spun around next to Ash, "Thank you, Ash! How is it? I didn't expect Bubble Beam to not only straighten my hair but also have a conditioning effect."Ash clapped his hands, "It's great!"Brock. watched this scene with a smile. Ever since Ash got a girlfriend, his emotional intelligence had indeed increased significantly. Then he lowered his head and said to Croagunk, "Croagunk, can you help me pick up the potato?"Croagunk stared at Brock., its poison sac bulging. Just as Brock. was getting impatient and about to pick it up himself, Croagunk grinned and directly tossed the potato into the air.Just then, Pikachu saw this scene, quickly stepped forward, leaped, and caught the potato, then performed a perfect backflip and landed steadily."Pikachu!" Pikachu handed the potato to Brock..Brock. smiled when he saw this, "Thank you, Pikachu!"However, what everyone didn't know was that in a patch of grass, a small rabbit saw Pikachu's impressive performance and immediately stared at Pikachu like a young girl in love!"Pikachu?" Pikachu felt strange being stared at and looked around."Breakfast is ready!" Brock. shouted, and immediately Ash, Brock Guang, and the Pokémon were in position, ready to eat.Everyone was enjoying breakfast when Ash, who had taken a big bite of a rice ball, noticed that BrockGuang was absentmindedly eating her rice ball slowly."Brock Guang, what's wrong? You look like you're worried about something."Brock. also asked with concern, "Is the rice ball not to your liking? I can make you something else?""Ah?! No need!" Brock Guang shook her head and explained, "It's because you and Ash have both gotten new partners, and we'll be in Jubilife Citysoon, but I haven't caught a Pokémon yet."Ash's body flashed with blue light at this moment, "So that's it. I just found a suitable one. Eat first, and I'll take you to find it after we eat!""Really?" Brock Guang immediately started eating happily.After breakfast, Brock Guang asked excitedly, "Ash, where is it?""Follow me!" Ash led Brock Guang to the grass. Brock. and Pikachu followed out of curiosity. When they parted the grass, they saw a Buneary appear before everyone's eyes."It's Buneary!" Brock Guang said in surprise.Buneary saw Pikachu looking at it and immediately blushed and lowered its head.Seeing this, Ash rubbed his chin, picked up Pikachu, and placed it in front of Buneary. Buneary looked at Pikachu in front of it and immediately covered its small face with its soft fur and turned around."This...could this be?" Brock. said in surprise. A rabbit actually fell in love with a mouse.Brock. immediately became fired up, "This is love!"Hearing this, Pikachu looked at Buneary and scratched its head awkwardly. Eevee, not one to miss out on the fun, watched."Hmm! This rabbit has good taste, it actually took a liking to my Pikachu!" Ash thought to himself.Brock Guang also saw what was happening and smiled, "Buneary, do you want to be my partner? That way you can be with Pikachu in the future."Hearing this, Buneary glanced at Pikachu, nodded decisively, and hopped up, accepting the challenge!"Piplup, you have to catch it this time!" Brock Guang said seriously to Buneary."Piplup!""Piplup, use Bubble Beam!"However, facing the incoming Bubble Beam, Buneary gathered Psybeam and swept it away, turning the bubbles into sparkling ice flakes that drifted down.Then it leaped in front of Piplup and hammered Piplup with its two ears. Brock Guang had lost to this move when she tried to catch Buneary last time, so she was naturally prepared. "Dodge! Then Peck!"Piplup quickly dodged the attack and used Peck to send Buneary flying.Brock Guang quickly used the move she had been practicing for a long time, "Please, Poké Ball!"Looking at the shaking Poké Ball, Brock Guang nervously muttered, "No problem, no problem! It will definitely be no problem!"With a bang, the red light went out, and the catch was successful.Seeing this, Ash's mouth twitched. With Piplup's attack just now, it was impossible for Buneary to lose the ability to resist, and Buneary's strength was also much stronger than Piplup's. It was probably because Buneary wanted to be with Pikachu that it willingly let itself be caught.Brock Guang stepped forward, picked up the Poké Ball, and excitedly held it up, "No problem, I caught Buneary!""Piplup!" Piplup echoed."Congratulations, Brock Guang!" Ash and Brock.stepped forward to congratulate her.Brock Guang successfully got a new partner, so next up was the Contests in Jubilife City.To be continued...
Chapter 211: Pokémon Watch! Beautifly ReturnsJubilife City!The most developed city in the Sinnoh Region, important locations such as the GTS Global Terminal, Jubilife TV Station, and the Pokémon Watch Company are located here.And in this developed city, the Pokemon Contest - Jubilife Congress will be held in three days.At this moment, after days of long travel, Ash and his friends finally arrived in Jubilife City.And here, a large number of Coordinators have gathered, making final adjustments for the upcoming Jubilife Congress.However, under the leadership of Brock Guang, the three of Ash were heading towards the specialty store for Pokémon Watch."Ash, let me tell you, the Pokémon Watch is an essential item for Coordinators now!" Brock Guang looked around, searching for the specialty store."You have one, I have one, everyone has a Pokémon Watch... Pokémon Watch, selling like hotcakes with rave reviews."Now, the streets of Jubilife City are filled with advertisements for the Pokémon Watch. It must be said that the technological growth in the Pokemonworld is a bit fast, and the rotom dex and RotomPhone will likely appear one after another soon.The newly launched Pokémon Watch can expand its usage level through additional applications, such as a Berry Detector to find Berries, or deciding the first move right by flipping a coin during battle, and so on.How could Ash and his friends miss out on such high-tech good stuff? Especially Brock Guang, holding up the poster excitedly, said, "Look, this is promoted by a Top Coordinator! So I must get one."Ash had never seen the Top Coordinator on the poster before; they should be a previous winner.Under the guidance of the directionally challenged Brock Guang, Ash and his friends finally found the specialty store after wandering around, only to be told that the Pokémon Watch had stopped selling and they were starting to recall previous Pokémon Watches, as if something was wrong."How could this happen..." Brock Guang immediately became dejected, "I originally planned to get one before my debut.""Cheer up, Brock Guang, how about we go get something to eat first!" Ash suggested.Hearing this, Brock Guang finally perked up, "Okay, since that's the case, I want ice cream made with Miltank fresh milk."Just then, there were a few clowns ahead distributing Pokémon Watches. Seeing this, BrockGuang excitedly rushed forward, but was stopped by Ash."What's wrong?"Ash uttered three words, "Team Rockets!"If they were doing normal business, Ash wouldn't bother with them, but the Pokémon Watch had stopped selling, and the Team Rocket Trio were still distributing them, which was a big problem!"Team Rockets?!" Brock Guang and Brock.exclaimed, "That means they're selling fakes!"Ash nodded, "I'm afraid the Pokémon Watch stopping sales is because they were selling fakes!""What?!" Brock Guang immediately rushed forward in anger, "Unforgivable! Team Rockets, I'll fight you!""Ash, little girl!" The Team Rocket Trio were startled to see the three of Ash."Piplup, use Bubble Beam!" Brock Guang sent out Piplup and used Bubble Beam.A series of bubbles struck, and the Team Rocket Trioimmediately revealed their true forms, while the fake Pokémon Watches in their hands began to lose color.The other Trainers immediately realized they had been tricked. Team Rockets shivered, surrounded, and Ash had no choice but to rescue them from their predicament."Pikachu!""Pika~chu~"Boom!!!"This feels awful~"The fake goods incident ended here, but due to Team Rockets' disruption, the Pokémon Watch will likely take some time to be back on the market!"Big brother, big sister, thank you!" Just then, a little boy with a Shinx walked over, "It's all because of them that the Pokémon Watches my dad made stopped selling."It turned out that this child was the son of the person in charge of the Pokémon Watch Company. Because of the fake goods, the Pokémon Watch Company was forced to recall the Pokémon Watches.The little boy's name was Teruhiko. Under his guidance, the three of Ash met his father.Teruhiko's father was startled when he saw Ash. The Top Coordinator who won the champion title in Hoenn and Kanto was a well-known figure in the Coordinator circle. Ash is now recognized as the next Gorgeous Master!So he warmly hosted everyone, especially upon learning that Ash and the others had helped resolve the source of the fake goods. To thank them, Teruhiko's father immediately gave the newly developed new Pokémon Watch to the three of Ash.Actually, Ash wearing the Pokémon Watch also indirectly helped promote them; they were clear on this point.Originally, Ash wanted to buy one for Misty and May, especially May, who is also a Coordinator. Unfortunately, many functions of the Pokémon Watch could only be added in other cities in Sinnoh, which made Ash give up this idea.And a new function on this new Pokémon Watch could actually measure the intimacy between a Pokemon and a Trainer!As Ash's partner Pokemon, Pikachu and Eevee's intimacy was naturally full, but Brock. and Spindaand Croagunk's intimacy was no weaker than Ash's. You should know that Brock. had only recently caught Croagunk!Brock Guang's side was less satisfactory. After all, she was a novice Trainer who had just debuted not long ago. It is believed that her intimacy can also increase after spending a long time together.Just like that, the three of Ash successfully obtained the Pokémon Watch. Brock Guang's was pink, Ash's was black, and Brock.'s was orange. And on Ash's right wrist, the universal ring and the Pokémon Watch were worn one above the other.The first thing they did upon arriving at the Pokémon Center was to drag Brock. away, and then Ash began to swap Pokemon. After all, it was impossible to only let Aipom participate in the Contests.First, he sent Turtwig back to Venusaur for training. After all, both Grass-type Pokemon followed the artillery route.Then he transferred Beautifly over. It hadn't appeared in the Kanto Contests, so let's use the first Contests in Sinnoh as its comeback match!"Mr. Ash, I have received it here!" Nurse Joy from Icefire Island smiled."Nurse Joy?! Isn't it Professor Oak?" Just then, Brock.and Brock Guang walked over."Professor Oak! Is it the Professor Oak who can do Pokemon haiku?" Brock Guang's eyes lit up when she heard Professor Oak, and she said excitedly.Ash, Brock., and Nurse Joy (•́ω•̀ ٥). So why is everyone only focused on Professor Oak being able to do haiku, instead of his identity as a PokemonProfessor?Ash hung up the video call and told them about Icefire Island."What?!" x2"Ash, you're an island owner!""Ash, you have your own exclusive Nurse Joy!"The two looked at Ash with wide, envious eyes, but their focus was slightly different.Ash smiled and said, "If you have time, I'll take you to see my island."The two readily agreed.To be continued...
Chapter 212 Celebration Meeting! Rival dawn Wang AppearsChapter 212: Jubilife City Contests! Rival ZoeyAppears"Ta-da~"Standing in front of the video, dawn. was showing Ash, Brock, and her mother Johanna the dress she would wear for tomorrow's Contests. This dress was custom-made for dawn. by Top CoordinatorJohanna."dawn., you look so refreshing!" Brock exclaimed in admiration. Although he wasn't interested in young girls like dawn., she did look very beautiful in the dress."In the Contests in the Sinnoh region, it's popular for Coordinators to dress up for their performances," dawn. explained to Ash and Brock with a smile.Hearing this, Brock looked at Ash in surprise. "Doesn't that mean..."Ash nodded. "I really didn't prepare. By the time I found out, it was already too late!""Ah?!" dawn. exclaimed in surprise. "Doesn't that mean Ash will have to perform in casual clothes?""So Ash didn't prepare! If I had known, I would have made one for Ash when I had dawn.'s custom-made. Now it really is too late!" Johanna also said."It's okay, the focus of the Contests is on the Pokemon. I used to perform like this too!" Ash said with a confident smile.In fact, Ash also had a solution, which was to activate the Sea Force, entering the Sea King state. The Sea King's suit, transformed by the Sea Force, was incredibly cool.Johanna nodded upon hearing this. Becoming a Top Coordinator naturally wasn't just about a beautiful appearance; it was more about the cooperation between the Pokemon and the Trainer.Then, dawn. lifted her skirt and thanked Johanna, "Mom, I really love the dress you sent me!""I'm glad you like this dress! But, something is missing!" Johanna looked at her bare neck, somewhat worried. "Isn't the necklace in there?""Necklace? It doesn't seem to be?""Meow~"A Glameow ran over, and a necklace was hanging from its spring-like tail, which it presented to dawn.."It's Glameow!" dawn. almost mistook it for her mother Johanna's Glameow."Yes, yes! That's it!" Johanna confirmed via video.At this moment, Glameow's Trainer also appeared in front of Ash and his friends. She was a short-haired girl with orange-red hair, wearing sunglasses and a vest, giving off a tomboyish vibe."This is yours after all! You left it in the fitting room!" The girl said with a smile, hugging Glameow."You actually knew that was dawn.'s item!" Brock said in surprise."In this Pokémon Center, if you're talking about someone wearing clothes that match this necklace, it can only be her." The girl felt it was a very simple thing, but Brock found it incredibly unbelievable.Perhaps this was the difference between how he saw Joy and Jenny, and how others saw them!"That's great!" dawn. quickly took it and put it on, then turned to her mother Johanna and said, "Mom, look, it's fine!"Ash shook his head at the sight and thanked the girl, "Thank you. My name is Ash, and her name is dawn.."The girl smiled and said, "I know you, Top Coordinator Ash. My name is Zoey, please take care of me!"Brock also stepped forward to introduce himself, while dawn., who had just been scolded by Johanna, also quickly stepped forward to thank her."Then, I'll see you at the Contests!" Zoey turned and left, hugging Glameow."Ash, dawn., good luck with your Contests! I'll be watching the TV broadcast!" At this point, Johannaalso hung up the phone.The Contests was about to begin tomorrow, so Ashtook Aipom and dawn.'s Piplup for special training.dawn. showed Ash her performance-use Peck. By accumulating energy, Piplup's beak glowed white and gradually lengthened, forming a sharp spear. It was evident that dawn. hadn't slacked off and had put in a lot of hard work.——————At the registration desk, dawn. and Ash inserted their Pokédex into the reader slot to register."Your IDs have been registered from the Pokédex to the Contests Pass. Registration for participation is complete.""This Contests Pass is the Coordinator's proof of identity. You can use this pass to register for competitions in any town in the Sinnoh region."Ash and dawn. received their Pokédex and ContestsPass. This was Ash's third pass."Also, here's the ribbon badge collection box, Capsule Balls, and stickers for you!"The ribbon badge collection box was nothing special, but the Capsule Balls and stickers were certainly new."Ash, this is your first time seeing these, isn't it! In the Sinnoh Contests, even coming out of the Poké Ball is part of the performance." dawn. held a Capsule Ball. "Let me show you."dawn. placed a Poké Ball inside a Capsule Ball, affixed a heart sticker, and then threw the Poké Ball. Immediately, a heart effect appeared, and Piplupleaped out from within the heart!Looking at the various stickers, Ash immediately understood that perhaps skillfully combining stickers was also a test for Coordinators.——————"The Contests, a grand event, is enthusiastically held in various towns. Pokemon radiate dazzling light, leaping and dancing with all their might to win the ribbon badge.""To all the esteemed guests present, thank you for your patience. The Pokemon Contest — Jubilife City Contests — officially begins now!" The host of the Sinnoh Contests was named Hyacinth, and she looked somewhat similar to Vivian and Lilian.The judges were still the familiar trio to Ash. Ashnow had absolute certainty that Contesta and Sukizo had families.In the waiting room, Brock hurriedly found Ash and asked, "Ash, have you seen dawn.? I can't find her anywhere."Just as Ash was about to use his Aura to search, dawn. and Zoey walked over together.It turned out that dawn.'s most troublesome feature was her beautiful hair. For the competition, she planned to style her hair to match her dress, but she just couldn't get it right!At this moment, Zoey walked over and successfully helped dawn. style her hair."Now, first up is the first round of judging, a performance stage where a single Pokemonperforms its moves. Coordinators and their Pokemon, show everyone the fruits of your daily efforts!"The Jubilife City Contests finally began. Ms. Hyacinth announced, "And now, welcome our first contestant! Please come out!"The first contestant was Zoey. "Ready, go, Misdreavus!"Immediately, from a purple mist, Misdreavus's ghostly figure emerged.Not only that, Zoey then had Misdreavus use Double Team. For a moment, the purple mist was filled with numerous ghost-like figures, appearing very eerie and terrifying.Successfully embodying the essence of a ghost."Through its dark silhouette, Misdreavus conveys its strange charm," Ms. Hyacinth couldn't help but comment, immediately igniting the atmosphere of the entire venue.At the end, Misdreavus used Psybeam to disperse the smoke, revealing its cute figure, and then floated towards the audience with its Double Team!It finally concluded with Thunder Wave, a series of electric waves spreading out, causing small explosions that turned into yellow light dots scattering on the stage.The performance was truly flawless!"Next up is Miss Sweet Musashi Lina, participating for the first time."To be continued...
Chapter 213 Successfully promoted! Duel with dawn WangChapter 213: Successfully Promoted! Facing Off Against ZoeyAfter several rounds of performances, it was finally Jesse's turn to appear. Jesse's dress was the culmination of all of the Team Rocket Trio's savings!However, Jesse's performance was still as bold as ever. With a heart-shaped effect, she sent out Carnivine. The performance started off relatively normal, using Bullet Seed to shatter a large lollipop!What followed was quite outrageous. Carnivineused the Bite move, biting directly onto Jesse's head."That looks painful!" dawn. immediately broke out in a cold sweat upon seeing this. Sure enough, every opponent was not simple."Alright! The next contestant is a Top Coordinatorfrom Kanto, Mr. Ash, who is making his Sinnohdebut here in Jubilife City!" Miss Bai'an said with a smile.Wow—the audience burst into enthusiastic applause. A Top Coordinator's performance is rarely seen."Aipom, I choose you!""Ook!" Aipom appeared with a colorful star effect, then a tail whip Swift collided with the colorful stars, scattering into gold and seven-colored starlight.Miss Bai'an narrated, "Aipom used Swift, making a beautiful entrance onto the stage!""Double Team!"Aipom leaped up, creating four clones in the air. The five figures stood in different positions."Swift plus Focus Punch!"The five Aipom threw Swift towards the center, then used Focus Punch to shatter them. The golden starlight formed a giant five-pointed star!"Finish! Star Ladder!"Aipom was seen falling from mid-air, Swift once again swirling around its tail, forming a star ladder below Aipom!Aipom bounced and jumped on the star ladder, showcasing a playful and mischievous little monkey playing on the star ladder. Finally, the monkey landed, and Aipom waved its hands!Bang!The dazzling starlight immediately scattered throughout the entire venue.For a moment, there was a round of applause from the audience!"As expected of Ash!" dawn. and Zoey praised Ash's performance as they watched."The next contestant is a newcomer Coordinatorparticipating for the first time today, Miss dawn.from Twinleaf Town, please come out!""No problem, no problem!" dawn. came onto the stage, silently cheering herself on. Her journey as a Coordinator had officially begun!"Piplup, charming entrance!"dawn. chose the Bubble effect sticker, which fit well with Piplup's temperament."Piplup, use Bubble Beam!"Immediately, Bubble Beam and the Bubble effect floated up into the air together."Use Peck!"The spear-like Peck, which dawn. and Piplup had practiced hard for a long time, immediately amazed the entire audience."Oh my, the energy is all concentrated in Piplup's mouth." Miss Bai'an praised upon seeing this."Go, Piplup!" dawn. gradually got into the zone. Piplup leaped high, striking out with the long spear repeatedly, accurately shattering every Bubble."So fast, so fast, it's a high-speed Peck attack that the naked eye can't keep up with at all, and the movements are indeed very beautiful!" Miss Bai'an continued to narrate.The shattered Bubbles turned into water droplets and scattered, looking very dazzling under the sunlight.After getting off the stage, dawn. quickly came over to Ash to share her experience. "Ah! Standing on the stage was really nerve-wracking, I felt like it ended in an instant!""You did great! Passing the first review is absolutely no problem!" Ash said with a smile. dawn. reached this level on her very first attempt, her talent is indeed very good. When May first competed, she even used Assist with a frisbee!Hearing this, dawn. slumped directly onto the ground. "No problem, no problem! The performance is over, and as soon as I relax, I feel like I have no strength left."A delicate hand pulled dawn. up. "Isn't it too early for you to relax now? This is only the first review.""Zoey?" dawn. looked up, and her face immediately turned red. "That... that was an accident...""Now, I will announce the results of the review. Those who have successfully advanced to the second review and will participate in the Gorgeous Battle are..." Miss Bai'an pointed to the large screen. Immediately, pictures of eight Coordinator gradually appeared on the large screen, "These eight people!"Ash, dawn., Zoey, and Jesse all successfully advanced!"Yay! I passed!" dawn. cheered. She turned around and noticed that Ash and Zoey were very calm about the results, clearly having expected it. "As expected, people with a ribbon badge are different!""I have to tell my mom the news right away!" dawn.couldn't help but report the good news to her mother."dawn., congratulations on passing the first review!" Johanna had naturally been following dawn.'s contest and reminded her, "Next is the second review, which is a battle performance. Don't forget!""I know, no problem!" dawn. was full of motivation at this moment.Soon, the group list was released. The first match was Ash VS Zoey, while dawn. and Jesse both encountered random opponents."Beautifly, I choose you!""Glameow, Ready go!"Beautifly appeared with a flower effect. Its shining golden body attracted everyone's attention!"Wow! The Shinny Beautifly is too beautiful, I can't get enough of looking at it!" dawn. exclaimed as she looked at Ash's Shinny Beautifly.Zoey was ready for battle. This Beautifly was one of Ash's initial main Gorgeous performers, its strength should not be underestimated!"Sunny Day!"As soon as the words fell, a ray of light shot out from Beautifly, and the sun immediately shone brightly, becoming dry.Under the strong sunlight, the scales on Beautifly's body sparkled beautifully, and Zoey's score immediately began to drop."So amazing! Just one move, Sunny Day, made Zoey's score drop!" dawn. was surprised."Glameow, use Shadow Claw!" Zoey said with a serious expression.Glameow quickly leaped towards Beautifly, and a Ghost claw extended from Glameow's front paw."Silver Wind!""Woo~" Beautifly flapped its butterfly wings, and two Silver Wind met Glameow.Glameow was immediately pushed back onto the stage, but Zoey was naturally unwilling to give up. "Use Iron Tail!"Glameow leaped elegantly, a white light appeared on its spring-like tail, and it smashed towards Beautifly with a perfect backflip.Ash said calmly, "Protect plus Quiver Dance!""Woo~" A green shield rose in front of Beautifly, blocking Iron Tail, while it danced a mysterious dance within it.Zoey's score kept dropping. "Use Fury Swipes!"Glameow's claws swung quickly, leaving white afterimages at a very fast speed, and the shield was successfully shattered."Now!" x2"Solar Beam!" "Iron Tail!"White light appeared on Beautifly's wings, gathering solar energy, and it fired a scorching white beam, while Glameow ultimately could not withstand Iron Tail and was swallowed by the Solar Beam.Mainly because Beautifly had already reached the Gym Later Stage and was strengthened by Quiver Dance, it naturally couldn't be resisted by Glameow!Zoey's score dropped to zero and she was eliminated. Ash successfully advanced!To be continued...
MedalChapter 214: Obtaining the first ribbon badge in SinnohThen, dawn. and Jesse also successfully advanced, and Ash's opponent in the second round was dawn.."With Ash!" dawn. exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the group results, not expecting them to meet in the second round."You have to be careful, Ash's strength is very strong!" Zoey reminded her.dawn. looked forward to it, saying, "Okay! I'm finally going to compete with Ash!"Looking at dawn., who was full of confidence, Zoeyshook her head helplessly."Now, the first match of the second round is about to begin! Ash versus Miss dawn., time limit five minutes, no pause! Please start the match!""Buneary, charming entrance!""It's decided, Beautifly!"Buneary and Beautifly made their gorgeous entrance simultaneously!Looking at the Buneary that dawn. was using, Ashwondered if he could win without a fight if he sent out Pikachu!"Buneary, use Psybeam!" dawn. was the first to start with the classic Ice-type signature move, Psybeam."Psychic!"Beautifly glowed pink, and the Psybeam suddenly curved and shot towards Buneary.dawn. quickly shouted, "Quickly dodge, use Bounce!""Mi~" Buneary leaped high, and the Psybeam hit its original position, turning into a small ice mountain. Buneary elegantly landed on the ice mountain with a flip.Immediately, Ash's points began to decrease. Seeing this, dawn. cheered, "Yeah! That's it, Buneary!""You're celebrating too early, dawn.!" Ash laughed, "Silver Wind plus Shinny!"Beautifly's Quiver Dance sent out two Silver Winds, and at the same time, Shinny activated, making the Silver Winds incredibly dazzling, temporarily blinding Buneary and dawn.."Mi~" Buneary was also blown away by the Silver Wind, and dawn.'s points dropped by nearly half."Aerial Ace!" Ash immediately launched a lightning-fast pursuit. Beautifly heard the command and swooped down."Buneary, quickly use Dizzy Punch!" dawn. quickly had Buneary use Dizzy Punch to counter.Bang!Unfortunately, Buneary's two rabbit ears couldn't block Beautifly's attack, and it was knocked back again. Although Beautifly was a butterfly, its strength was far greater than Buneary's."Air Cutter!"Beautifly's wings fanned out streams of wind blades.dawn., naturally, wouldn't give up on the Contestsstage she had longed for, and immediately ignited her fighting spirit, "Buneary, go! Bounce!""Mi~" Buneary felt dawn.'s determination and actually jumped onto the wind blades, bouncing and moving forward on them, constantly approaching Beautifly.This aerial stepping and the sudden appearance of the flexible little rabbit caused Ash to lose a lot of points."That's it, use Psybeam!" This big point deduction for Ash immediately gave dawn. hope.Buneary leaped high into the air and shot out an icy blue light towards Beautifly."Energy Ball!"Beautifly condensed a green Energy Ball and fired it out, colliding with the Psybeam and causing an explosion!Boom!!!Immediately, green and blue light scattered in the sky. At this moment, the five minutes were up.Although Ash lost a lot of points at one point, he still had more points than dawn., and Ashsuccessfully advanced to the finals."Lost!" dawn. murmured, looking at the result. Although she had expected it, after all, she was a newcomer who had just debuted, while Ash was a Top Coordinator, she still felt a little unwilling at the moment the result came out."That was a great match!" Ash reached out and smiled, "As a newcomer, being able to put on a match like this, even I couldn't compare to you when I first debuted.""That's right!" dawn. walked over holding Sudowoodo and bringing Pikachu and Eevee, "I can testify! Back then, Ash didn't even understand types, using Pikachu's Electric-type moves against my Onix, so dawn. is already great.""A wonderful match!" Zoey also walked over."Ash... Everyone..." dawn. wiped away her tears with her hand, reached out and shook hands with Ash, and nodded firmly, "No problem! I will definitely win next time."dawn. heard this and pursed his lips. May used to say that often, and she never succeeded even once.Then, after dawn. finished her phone call with her mother Johanna, she came to the audience seats to cheer for Ash in the finals!Ash's opponent in the finals was Jesse, who was using the alias Sweet Musashi Lina!At this moment, the battle was nearing its end. Ash's points had only decreased by a quarter, while Jesse only had a quarter left."Carnivine, use Bullet Seed!"This was Jesse's closest chance to get a ribbon badge, so she naturally couldn't give up like this!"Air Cutter!"Beautifly swung out several wind blades, shattering the seeds and knocking Carnivine away at the same time."Give it the final blow, Silver Wind!"Two Silver Winds immediately swallowed Carnivine, which then fell to the ground, unable to battle!"Alright! Carnivine is unable to battle, Sweet Musashi Lina's points are zero, so the winner is Ash!" Miss Bai'an announced.The entire venue instantly erupted in applause, cheering for Ash."Won!" dawn. cheered excitedly, "Ash won the Jubilife ribbon badge!""Pikachu!" "Eevee!""Now, the winner, Ash, has received the Jubilife ribbon badge awarded by the committee. Please give him another round of warm applause, everyone.""Thank you!" Ash smiled and accepted his first ribbon badge in Sinnoh.At dusk, the competition ended, and Zoey was also about to part ways with everyone."Ash, congratulations! I will work hard to improve my strength and challenge you again next time!" Zoey said, looking at Ash."Okay, no problem!" Ash certainly wouldn't refuse any challenge."Zoey, although it's a pity I didn't battle you this time, I will challenge you next time too!" dawn. said firmly, "Someday, I will become a Coordinator who can showcase Pokemon's charm even better than you and Ash!""Okay! I'll wait for you!" After saying that, Zoey put on her sunglasses and turned to leave, "Everyone, goodbye!"Next up was Ash's Gym Match, the first Gym in Sinnoh, the Steel Gym!Although it was called the Steel Gym, it was actually a Rock-type Gym. This was the third RockGym Ash had challenged.So Ash swapped in Turtwig and Lapras, and sent Beautifly back.——————————Early the next morning, Ash and his friends left Jubilife City and headed towards the neighboring Steel City.Then they plunged into the forest again. Ash trained his Pokemon as he walked, and the main focus of training was the three Pokemon challenging the Steel Gym this time.Turtwig, Lapras, and Ursaring!Oh right, and Starly. Starly is about to evolve now.To be continued...
Chapter 215: Evolution! StaraviaVarious bird Pokémon lived in this forest. To help Starly evolve as quickly as possible, Ash took it to challenge the bird Pokémon in the forest."Starly, use Wing Attack!""Starly!"White light surged from Starly's wings, striking down a Spearow."Well done, Starly!" Ash extended his arm and smiled. Starly circled down and landed on Ash's arm.Ash used Viridian Power on the Spearow to heal its injuries, then gave it some Pokémon food and sent it away.As Ash and his friends went deeper into the forest, dawn. suddenly grabbed Ash's arm and said nervously, "Ash, don't you think it's a bit quiet? There are fewer and fewer bird Pokémon!"Ash's expression immediately turned serious, and his Aura fully expanded. Usually, this situation meant they had entered the territory of a powerful Pokémon, or someone had captured all the bird Pokémon.The former was fine, but the latter... indeed, under the perception of Aura, there was very little Aura, and no powerful Aura!Ash's face darkened, and he quickly led dawn. and dawn. to a high ground. From here, they could see the forest below. There were many bird nests in the forest, but no bird Pokémon!"Hello!" At this moment, a beautiful researcher with purple hair appeared before Ash and his friends. "Excuse me, have you also noticed the decrease in bird Pokémon?"dawn. stepped forward and took her hand, "Ah! Beautiful lady, may I know your name? This humble one came to Sinnoh just for you..."A chill spread, and the poison barb hit accurately. Croagunk and Spinda dragged him away together."Haha~" Ash and dawn. showed awkward but polite smiles.Then, everyone introduced themselves. The beautiful researcher's name was Xiyan, a scholar who observed bird Pokémon! She also told Ash and the others about the recent events."Through these past few days of investigation, I think the problem lies in the river valley ahead!" Xiyan said seriously, "That is the only way for bird Pokémon to return to their nests!"Everyone nodded and ran towards the river valley.As expected, it was Team Rocket Trio who had set a trap in the valley and were capturing bird Pokémon.They had set up an iron net in the valley, and there was a pit below. When bird Pokémon flew across the valley, they would accidentally get entangled in the iron net!Then, a large net would fall, and the bird Pokémon would drop into the iron cage in the large pit."It's them again!" dawn. and dawn. gritted their teeth as they looked at Team Rocket Trio who were enjoying a sunbath."Who are they?" Xiyan asked."They are a bunch of bad guys who steal other people's Pokémon!"Just then, a Swablu fell into the trap. "Ash, what should we do?" dawn. exclaimed."Starly, Quick Attack!""Starly!" Starly quickly flashed past and rescued the Swablu."Chirp~" The Swablu rubbed against Starly to express its gratitude.At this moment, under Ash's command, Pikachu and Eevee had sneaked into the place where the bird Pokémon were held, and used Iron Tail to release the bird Pokémon.It wasn't until all the bird Pokémon had flown out and destroyed all the traps that James and Jessereacted."What's going on? Oh no, it's Ash!"Team Rocket Trio quickly ran into the wooden house, and a giant wooden robot appeared, with two large nets appearing on its arms!"Haha! Ash, wood is resistant to electricity, this time we'll even take Pikachu!"Ash looked at Team Rockets with the gaze of someone looking at an idiot. Wood is resistant to electricity, but it's flammable!"Eevee, Raging Flames!"Eevee released a huge fireball, and the wooden robot was immediately ignited and turned into ashes."Damn it, this isn't over!" Team Rocket Trio climbed out of the charcoal pile, and Jesse directly sent out Dustox, "Use Hurricane!""Go, Starly!""Aerial Ace!"Starly flew up into the sky at this moment, its whole body surging with blue and white light. The light of evolution shattered, and Staravia appeared!"That's! It evolved!" dawn. said in surprise.[Staravia][Ability: Intimidate][Strength: Superior Late Stage][Moves: Endeavor, Whirlwind...]"Great! Go, Staravia!" Ash shouted."Staravia!" Staravia dived down at high speed, Flying against the wind, and directly knocked Dustox away, sending Team Rockets Flying into the sky along the way!"What a nasty feeling!" "Wobbuffet (˃ʍ˂)~" "Mime Jr.~"All the rescued bird Pokémon returned to their nests!"That's great!" dawn. said with a smile when she saw this."Chirp~" However, the Swablu did not leave, but instead kept rubbing against Staravia with an adoring look.Staravia stood in place, sitting upright."This..." dawn. thought when he saw this, "Could it be that the Swablu has fallen in love with Staravia! After all, Staravia first saved it like a hero, and then defeated the bad guys with its powerful strength!""Really?" dawn. immediately showed an expression of someone watching a gossip as she looked at Staravia and Swablu."This guy is quite lucky with women!" Ash stepped forward and said with a smile, then stroked the Swablu, "Do you want to come with me? This way you can be with Staravia!"The Swablu nodded happily when it heard this. Ashwas not polite and directly threw a Poké Ball to catch it.[Swablu][Gender: Female][Type: Normal, Flying][Ability: Cloud Nine (Any weather effects disappear)][Strength: Superior Early Stage][Moves: Peck, Disarming Voice, Play Rough, Dragon Breath...][Dynamax Type: Fairy]From then on, Ash's team was full again. He had already caught the fourth Pokémon in Sinnoh, but the female Swablu could be cultivated as the main force for the Sinnoh Contests, but the Dynamax type was Fairy...Afterward, Ash and his friends said goodbye to Xiyan. Although dawn. was reluctant to leave, under the gaze of Croagunk and Spinda, he still said a friendly farewell and left.——————————Leaving the forest, Ash and his friends continued towards Steel City. On the way, dawn.'s precious Sudowoodo learned the move Mimic and successfully evolved into Sudowoodo, becoming dawn.'s new ace!After Sudowoodo evolved, Ash and his friendsfinally arrived at Steel City."We finally reached Steel City!" Ash said with a smile as he looked at the industrialized city before him. It had been a long time since he had a Gym Match, and Ash had been looking forward to the first Gym in Sinnoh for a long time."Ash, this is your first Gym Match in Sinnoh, you have to do your best!" dawn. had also been looking forward to Ash's Gym Match for a long time.So the three of them did not stay any longer. They first went to the Pokémon Center to restore the Pokémon's condition, and then went straight to the Steel Gym.To be continued...
Chapter 216: Paul's Gym Match, a Narrow Victory!Looking at the Steel Gym in front of them, dawn.couldn't help but say, "Is this the Steel Gym?! I feel like the whole place is exuding an aura of 'bring it on'!"Indeed, the entire Steel Gym was embedded in a mountain, giving a strong sense of impact.Just then, the Gym's main door opened, and the cool young man Paul walked out."Paul, long time no see!" Ash greeted with a smile."Mm! The Gym Leader isn't here, want to have a battle!" Paul looked at Ash and issued a challenge.Just then, an Uncle walked out from behind Paul, "Hello! Are you also here to challenge the Gym?""Let's not, you still have to challenge the Gym later." Ash first refused Paul, then said to the Uncle, "Yes! I'm Ash from Pallet Town!""Coming all the way from Kanto! Welcome to the temple of Rock-type Pokemon in Sinnoh - the Steel Gym. Gym Leader Roark is very strong!"The Uncle paused and continued, "Roark went out. I am entrusted by him to manage this place. My name is Mr. Iwaki. The match can only proceed after Roarkreturns. You will be after Paul, who challenged first.""Since you accept my challenge, I'll go back to the Pokemon Center and wait." With that, Paul turned to leave."Then can we watch your Gym Match?""Suit yourselves, I don't care!" Paul left in the direction of the Pokemon Center.Ash made a reservation with Mr. Iwaki, who then gave Ash a Badge case.Ash took it and asked, "Excuse me, where is the Gym Leader Roark?"Waiting idly wasn't Ash's personality. It would be better to go look for the Gym Leader. With his luck, something fun might happen.Mr. Iwaki replied, "He went to the Steel Coal Mine!"As a former Rock Gym Leader, dawn. still knew about this, "Steel City is a place known for being rich in energy, famous for mining coal of excellent quality!"Mr. Iwaki also smiled, "And to Roark, that place can be said to be a treasure mountain!"The three immediately became interested in the coal mine and went directly to the coal mine!They saw various bulldozers and mine carts moving around, with a large number of Fighting-type Pokemon transporting Rocks.Just then, several miners carefully pushed out a fossil from the mine shaft. It was a Skull Fossil, and it was quite large!A young man wearing a miner's helmet shouted, "Everyone, please wait a moment!"Through the miners' address, Ash and his friendsimmediately understood that this young man was the Gym Leader Roark.They saw Roark standing solemnly in front of the fossil, taking off his gloves and gently stroking it, "Welcome to our era. One day, the day of your revival will come. Look forward to that day!""Alright, transport it to the museum!""Yes, understood!"Ash and his friends quickly stepped forward upon seeing this, "Mr. Roark!"Roark turned around and looked at the three of Ashin confusion, "Excuse me, you are..."Ash was the first to step forward and explain their purpose, "Hello! I'm Ash from Pallet Town, and I'm here to challenge the Steel Gym!"dawn. added with a smile, "But we're already the second in line!""Is that so? I apologize for making two challengers wait for so long." Roark apologized and returned to the Gym with Ash and his friends.Inside the Steel Gym, Roark excitedly said to Mr. Iwaki, "I found a fossil in excellent condition! It's been a long time since such an exciting discovery!"At this moment, Paul also seemed to have received the news and walked in. Mr. Iwaki looked at Pauland smiled, "This is the first challenger!""I'm truly sorry for making you wait so long. I am Gym Leader Roark. Please take care of me!""I should be the one saying that!""Then let's start quickly, this way please!" Roarkthen led Paul and the three of Ash to the battle arena.It was dawn.'s first time in a battle arena, and she looked around excitedly, "So this is what the inside of a Gym looks like!"dawn. explained with a smile, "Although they are all Gyms, the battle arenas are all different. Because this is a Rock-type Gym, it will be shaped into an environment most suitable for Rock-type Pokemonto move around!"And at this moment, Paul's Gym Match had already begun. The battle rule was three VS three!The match started with Geodude against Azumarill!Although the Water-type Azumarill had an advantage over Geodude, its Hydro Pump move was easily blocked by Geodude's Hidden Power, and then Azumarill was taken out by Geodude's continuous Rollout.As expected, this Azumarill was about to be abandoned by Paul again.Next, Paul used his ace Elekid. Although it was at a disadvantage, Elekid could use the Fighting-type move Brick Break, easily defeating Geodude!Roark's second Pokemon was the classic Rock-type Pokemon Onix!With flexible movement, it easily avoided Elekid's attacks and used its powerful Double-Edge with no side effects thanks to its Sturdy ability, causing Elekid to retreat repeatedly.Stealth Rock was also laid on the field by Roark, and once Paul switched Pokemon, they would be attacked by Stealth Rock.However, due to being hit by Bind, Elekid's Static ability was activated, causing it to become paralyzed.Seeing this, Paul didn't hesitate to recall Elekid and sent out Chimchar!Chimchar was immediately attacked by Stealth Rock as soon as it came out. Paul successfully defeated Onix by repeatedly using the Dig tactic!Roark's last Pokemon was the fossil PokemonCranidos!Paul still wanted to use the same tactic as the previous match, but Cranidos saw through it, and its Zen Headbutt kept knocking Chimchar away.Under Cranidos's beating, Chimchar's body emitted a fiery glow and entered the Blaze state!Paul had clearly been waiting for this moment and immediately had Chimchar use Flame Wheel!With the boost from Blaze, both its speed and power greatly increased, and it slammed heavily into Cranidos's knee.It was then defeated by Cranidos while using Dig.Paul was very dissatisfied with Chimchar's performance, but Ash was also very dissatisfied with Paul's command.Finally, it was naturally Paul's Elekid. It first dodged the Flamethrower attack, and then used Brick Breakto injure Cranidos's leg, making it unstable!In the final clash, Cranidos's Zen Headbutt power was greatly reduced due to the injury to its leg, and it was defeated by Elekid.With this, Paul successfully obtained the Coal Badge, but it was a narrow victory, and Elekid was also on the verge of collapsing!Through Paul's pathfinding, Ash concluded that as Rock-type Pokemon in a Rock Gym, they didn't know many Rock-type moves!"Ash, I'm sorry, can we have the match tomorrow? It will probably take a day for Cranidos and the others to recover from their injuries!" Roark said to Ashsheepishly.Ash nodded, "No problem!"To be continued...
Chapter 217: The Battle Begins! Coal BadgeThe next day, at the Steel Gym battleground, Ash's first Gym Match finally began."Now, the Gym Match between challenger Ash and Gym Leader Roark is about to begin. Each Trainer may use three Pokémon. The match ends when one side's Pokémon are all unable to battle! In addition, only the challenger has the right to switch Pokémon!""Go Ash! Ash must win! Gogogo! No problem!" At this moment, Dawn. changed into a cheerleader outfit and formed Ash's cheering squad with Piplupand Buneary, cheering him on."Thank you, Dawn.!" Ash said with a smile.Unexpectedly, Paul also came to watch Ash's match, sitting in the back row behind Dawn. and Dawn.."Go, Onix!""Lapras, I choose you!""Onix, use Double-Edge!"With its Sturdy ability, Onix used this move to its fullest."Surf!"A giant wave surged under Lapras, directly knocking Onix flying. A four-times weakness is no joke; if not for Double-Edge acting as a buffer, one hit would have been enough to knock out Onix!"Finish it, use Hydro Pump!"Lapras released a powerful Hydro Pump without hesitation, a huge water column sweeping towards Onix.Roark gritted his teeth and said, "Use Stealth Rock!""Roar~" The moment Onix was hit by Hydro Pump, it successfully used Stealth Rock, embedding Rocks around Lapras, while Onix was directly defeated by Hydro Pump."Lapras is so strong, it took down Onix in two moves!" Dawn. exclaimed.Dawn. explained with a smile, "Besides Laprasbeing strong itself, Water-type moves are also four times effective against Onix!"Paul watched Lapras, which was reporting its victory to Ash, with a serious expression. Ash's previous Pokémon were indeed stronger."It seems I underestimated you, Ash!" Roark looked at Ash seriously and threw out his second Poké Ball, "Go, Graveler!"Graveler, the evolution of Geodude, looked no less imposing than Onix, but it still couldn't compare to Lapras. Perhaps Roark completely didn't expect Ashto be this strong and wasn't prepared with his main team."You did great, come back and rest, Lapras!" Ashrecalled Lapras, then threw out another Poké Ball, "Turtwig, I choose you!"The original plan was for Turtwig to battle Geodude, but Roark didn't follow the expected strategy, leading to his strength being exposed and greatly increasing the difficulty for Turtwig!As soon as Turtwig appeared, Stealth Rockactivated, flying towards Turtwig. Turtwig endured it with its strong defense."Leech Seed!"Turtwig spat out a golden seed, which latched onto Graveler and immediately began draining Graveler's stamina. Turtwig's injuries gradually recovered."Use Rollout!"Compared to Geodude, Graveler is larger and more powerful. A giant Rock wrapped in vines rolled towards Turtwig."Energy Ball!" Ash commanded.Turtwig gathered a green Energy Ball to meet the attack.The Energy Ball collided with the giant Rock, causing an explosion and sending smoke everywhere.But Graveler burst out of the smoke and immediately sent Turtwig flying."Turtwig, are you okay!" Ash shouted.Turtwig stood up again, and Ash continued, "Use Absorb!"Absorb and Leech Seed activated simultaneously, draining a large amount of Graveler's stamina, immediately causing Graveler to cry out in pain.Turtwig's injuries began to recover again."Once more, Rollout!" Roark shouted. If this continued, Graveler would eventually be worn down and defeated. He had to finish the battle quickly!The power of the second Rollout increased again. Ash said in a deep voice, "Synthesis plus Tackle!"Solar energy began to gather. Turtwig charged forward to clash head-on with it. Under Synthesis, Turtwig's stamina continuously recovered, and it didn't fall behind in the clash with Graveler.Ash watched the situation nervously, waiting for an opportunity. Just then, Leech Seed activated, and Graveler's Rollout power began to decrease.Ash reached out and shouted, "Now! Energy Ball!"An Energy Ball immediately exploded in front of Graveler and Turtwig. With a four-times weakness and no defense, Graveler was instantly blown away and became unable to battle.Turtwig, however, was blown back to Ash, panting and covered in wounds. If not for Leech Seed and Synthesis supporting it, it would have been defeated by Graveler long ago."Thank you, Turtwig!" Ash praised it and recalled it. Turtwig had reached its limit."Next, it's the last one. Go, Cranidos!" Roark threw out his last Poké Ball, which was his ace, Cranidos!"Ursaring, I choose you! Use Bulk Up!" Ash also sent out his last Pokémon, Ursaring.As soon as Ursaring landed, it activated Bulk Upwithout hesitation. Stealth Rock flew towards it, but Ursaring shook its arms, and its strengthened muscles immediately knocked the Stealth Rockaway.Then Ursaring looked at the small Cranidos, glaring at it fiercely."Roar~~"Facing this Hyper Voice, Cranidos didn't retreat at all. Instead, it ignited the Fighting spirit within it, and blue-white light of evolution surged around its body, turning it into the tall Rampardos!Although it still couldn't compare to Ursaring's size, it was quite impressive in terms of physique.Ash was speechless at Ursaring's evolution roar. Wasn't this stupid bear increasing the difficulty for himself?Seeing this, Paul couldn't help but curl his lip. Fortunately, he challenged early, otherwise, he would have had to use his starter Pokémon Torterra!"Rampardos! Great, use Zen Headbutt!"Rampardos lowered its body, aimed its head at Ursaring, and charged forward to ram it."Arm Thrust!""Roar~" White light surged on Ursaring's right arm, and it swung it towards Rampardos's head.The power of the two Pokémon was comparable, but Ursaring still had its left arm!"Shadow Claw!"As soon as the words fell, a Ghost Claw appeared on Ursaring's left paw. It was the Shadow Claw that Ursaring had practiced hard for a long time. One claw directly sent Rampardos flying."Are you okay, Rampardos!" Roark said worriedly, while Rampardos shook its head and stood up again."In that case, use Flamethrower!""Swords Dance!""Roar~" Ursaring roared, and long swords appeared around it. It scattered the incoming flames and its attack was boosted.Paul, Dawn., and Roark were surprised. They had no idea that Swords Dance had such an effect."Charge forward, use full power Arm Thrust!"After three boosts, Arm Thrust's power was even stronger than a major Fighting-type move, but Roark had no retreat either. "Rampardos, use Head Smash to meet it!" (Note: Swords Dance increases Attack by 2 stages, Bulk Up increases Attack and Defense by 1 stage)Head Smash is a genuine Rock-type major move. This time, Ursaring didn't use its left arm but truly collided with it."Roar~~"Ursaring roared angrily, put more force into its right arm, and immediately defeated Rampardos.Then Ursaring pounded its chest fiercely, announcing its victory!"Rampardos is unable to battle, Ursaring wins. The winner is the challenger, Ash from Pallet Town."Seeing that the outcome was decided, Paul got up and quietly left.While Dawn. was already cheering for Ash's victory, Dawn. nodded.From then on, Ash obtained his first Sinnoh badge—the Coal Badge!To be continued...
Chapter 218: The Raging fossil Pokemon - CranidosAsh and his friends, who had successfully obtained the Coal Badge, did not leave Steel Cityimmediately. Instead, they went to the Steel Mining Museum with the Gym Leader, Roark!The Skull Fossil that Roark had dug up earlier was going to be revived today, so Roark invited Ash and his friends to watch the revival of Cranidos and also visit the Steel Mining Museum along the way!Ash and his friends naturally accepted with pleasure. After Ash and Roark handed over the Pokemon they battled with today to Nurse Joy, they grandly arrived at the Steel Mining Museum."Wow! Is this the Steel Mining Museum?" Dawn.excitedly looked around, seeing things like Kabutops' fossil skeleton, etc. "Ah!!! What is that?"Everyone looked up, and a huge coal mountain appeared before their eyes.Roark smiled and introduced, "This is the proudest coal of the Steel Mining, something dug out by the combined efforts of humans and Pokemon.""So cool!" Dawn. and Dawn. exclaimed as they looked at the giant coal."Alright, the fossil revival machine is in the research building across the way!" Roark called out to Ashand the other two to follow.As everyone arrived at the research building, a researcher ran out, "This is bad, Roark! The fossilrevival machine, along with the Cranidos you were reviving, has been stolen!""What?!" Roark was greatly shocked upon hearing this. He left Ash and the others and ran towards where the fossil revival machine was kept. Ash and the other two quickly followed.When everyone arrived, they found that only a giant pit was left where the fossil revival machine had originally been!"What is going on!!!" Roark shouted, pointing at the giant pit.Several researchers from the Yamako Research Institute looked at each other, not knowing how to answer."Roark, maybe I can help!" Ash stepped forward and said."Ash, really?" Roark grabbed Ash's shoulder excitedly and said.Ash nodded helplessly, then threw out a Poké Ball, and Growlithe appeared before everyone."Growlithe, I'm counting on you!""Woof!" Growlithe sniffed around, then immediately ran out of the Yamako Research Institute building. Seeing this, everyone quickly followed.Led by Growlithe, Ash and his friends arrived in a Forest.Everyone successfully found the giant fossil revival machine in the Forest, as well as the culprits, the Team Rocket Trio!"Oh no, Ash found us!" Team Rockets were shocked to see Ash and the others catching up and quickly sent out their Pokemon!Cacnea, Carnivine, Seviper, and Dustox!"Damn it, you thieves, give the fossil revival machine back!" Roark shouted angrily. He was about to take out Rampardos to teach them a lesson but grabbed nothing. Only then did he remember that his Pokemon were being treated by Nurse Joy!"Leave it to us!" x3"Go, Piplup! (Sudowoodo!)""Eevee!" Eevee slowly walked down from Ash's shoulder. Pikachu couldn't always handle such small matters; it needed to show off too!"Cacnea, use Pin Missile! Carnivine, use Bullet Seed!""Seviper, Sludge Bomb! Dustox, use Psybeam!"The four Pokemon attacked Ash and the others' Pokemon simultaneously. The four attacks intertwined, greatly increasing their power."Flamethrower! Thunderbolt!""Bubble Beam! (Mimic!)"The move Sudowoodo Mimic-ed was none other than Dustox's Psybeam!With Eevee present, the situation was naturally one-sided. Instantly, all four of Team Rockets' Pokemon were defeated."Pikachu, finish them! Thunderbolt!""Pika~chu~"Pikachu released golden electricity. Jesse quickly pushed Wobbuffet out, "Quick, use Payback!""So... So..."Boom!!!"Wobbuffet (˃ʍ˂)~" "This feels awful!" "Mime Jr.~"The incident was resolved, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but just then, the fossil revival machine suddenly activated!"Roar~" A wild Cranidos charged out from within."It... it's revived!" Dawn. exclaimed, pointing at Cranidos, "Cranidos, the revival was successful!""Roar~" Cranidos roared angrily and charged towards Ash and the others."Oh no, Cranidos just revived and hasn't adapted to the environment yet!" Roark was shocked, "And this Cranidos is even wilder than mine, and its body is bigger!""Growlithe, Flame Wheel!"Hearing this, Growlithe burst into fierce flames, forming a Flame Wheel that collided with it."Roar~" Seeing this, Cranidos refused to lose, erupting with full power. Growlithe gradually began to fall into a disadvantage."Don't lose to it, Growlithe!" Ash encouraged."Woof!" Growlithe's flames suddenly intensified. The flames radiating from its body directly burned Cranidos!"Such strong flames, this is..." Roark said in surprise, "This is Flare Blitz!""Did you learn a new move? Very good, Growlithe, finish it with Flare Blitz!" Ash waved his hand, ordering a decisive blow against Cranidos."Woof!"Growlithe, carrying fierce flames, sent Cranidosflying. Cranidos's entire body was covered in burn marks.Ash walked up to Cranidos and extended his hand, "Are you alright?"Roark quickly shouted, "Be careful!"Cranidos bared its teeth, clearly wary of Ash. Ashsmiled and activated his Viridian Power. Under the effect of the Viridian Power, Cranidos suddenly felt very close to Ash. Ash successfully placed his hand on its head, injecting Viridian Power into its body, and its injuries began to heal."Welcome to our era!""So cool!" Dawn. said in surprise, "Ash actually tamed such a fierce Cranidos.""That power, could it be the legendary Viridian Power!" Roark asked in disbelief.Dawn. nodded, "That's right! Ash is the Child of Viridian recognized by the Viridian Forest!"A gleam flashed in Roark's eyes upon hearing this. Looking at Cranidos, who was close to Ash, he immediately made a decision."Ash, I want to ask you for a favor!""What is it, Roark?" Ash asked in confusion."I hope you can catch it and train it well!" Roark said seriously, "But I have one condition: I hope you use it to defeat the Suimai Gym Leader!""Really? No problem!" Ash didn't ask why. Ash just had to fulfill the promise!"So, Cranidos, are you willing to travel with me?" Ash invited Cranidos.For Cranidos, who follows the law of the jungle, since Ash defeated it, it naturally recognized Ash.Ash then threw out a Poké Ball to catch it, and at the same time, used Lock-On to prevent it from being transferred away."That's great, Ash!" Dawn. and Dawn. stepped forward to congratulate him.Ash then said to Roark, "Thank you, Roark!"Roark waved his hand and said, "Since it recognized you, you must train it well!""No problem!"To be continued...
Chapter 219: Double Evolution! Sinnoh's Electric Squirrel - Pachirisu[Cranidos][Gender: Male][Attribute: Rock][Ability: Mold Breaker][Strength: Superior Late Stage][Moves: Headbutt, Ancient Power, Take Down, Crunch...]Thus, Ash successfully captured the newly hatched Cranidos. After returning to the Pokémon Center, he quickly swapped out his Pokémon and then handed Cranidos over to Nurse Joy for examination.Ash's Team: Pikachu, Eevee, Growlithe, Cranidos, Shelgon, Electabuzz, Marshadow, LucarioIt was a big update. All of Ash's Pokémon from Sinnoh, except for Cranidos, were sent back. Electabuzz's level was nearly sufficient, so Ash had it equipped with the Electirizer he had left for it and sent over."Ash, let's go to Floaroma Town next. A Contests is about to be held there!" Dawn said excitedly.Brock also stepped forward and said, "From Floaroma Town, we can also reach the next Gym, Baida Gym!""Then that's fine!" Ash nodded. "But I won't be participating in this Contests. I just sent Aipom and Swablu back to the island for the former Contestsaces to give them special training!"Especially Swablu, which possesses an elegant singing voice. With Jigglypuff's training, it can definitely gain an advantage in the Contests!"Ah?! Alright!" Dawn was a little disappointed to hear that Ash wasn't participating. "Since that's the case, I'll work hard for both of us and win the ribbon badge!"Ash smiled and nodded, saying, "Then I'll leave it to you!""Next is to complete the evolution for these two!""Evolution?!" Brock and Dawn looked curiously at the Poké Balls in Ash's hand."The first one!" Ash threw out a Poké Ball, and it was Growlithe!Ash didn't hesitate to take out a top-grade Fire Stone and place it on Growlithe's head."Woof!" Growlithe's body immediately began to grow, and the light of evolution shattered. A majestic Arcanine appeared before everyone."Evolution successful!"[Arcanine][Strength: Gym Leader Early Stage][Moves: Extreme Speed, Reversal...]"Next is this one!" Ash threw out the second Poké Ball. After Electabuzz appeared, its entire body also burst forth with the light of evolution."Eli!" The monster descended. An Electivire, even taller than Gary's from back then, appeared before everyone.[Electivire][Ability: Motor Drive][Strength: Gym Leader Early Stage][Moves: Iron Tail, Wild Charge...]----------The next day, Ash picked up Cranidos from Nurse Joy and left Steel City with Brock and Dawn, heading towards Floaroma Town.While on their way, Ash's group rested and adjusted in an open space.After Ash arranged tasks for his Pokémon, he found Brock holding a cup of tea, leisurely watching Dawnwho was squatting not far away!"What's wrong, Brock?" Ash stepped forward and asked.Brock pointed at the white figure in front of Dawnand said, "Dawn has been staring at that wild Pokémon for a long time. I think there's an 80% chance she wants to catch it!"Ash took a closer look and saw that it was none other than Sinnoh's Electric Squirrel - Pachirisu, which belongs to the same electric rodent series as Pikachu! Moreover, Pachirisu has another nickname, the White Demon, ranking alongside Jigglypuff's Pink Demon.And at this moment, Dawn finally couldn't hold back, "I can't take it anymore~""It's too cute, I want to catch it. Go, Piplup!"Seeing this, Ash helplessly rubbed his forehead. Water-type battling Electric-type with similar strength, and Piplup doesn't even know moves that counter Pachirisu. Isn't sending it out just asking for it?White light surged from Piplup's beak as it rushed towards Pachirisu. Pachirisu, however, sent out a blown kiss, and a heart appeared, hitting Piplup, causing it to fall into a state of confusion."Ah?! Seriously!" Dawn reluctantly recalled Piplup. "It's your turn this time! Buneary, use Dizzy Punch!""Mii~"Buneary jumped out of the Poké Ball and delivered two quick punches with its rabbit ears towards Pachirisu. Unfortunately, it didn't fall into a state of confusion.Pachirisu stood up again, and blue electric arcs surged around its body, knocking Buneary flying."A Quick Attack move! It seems this Pachirisu isn't weak!" Ash laughed."Ah!!! I want it even more, use Psybeam!"Pachirisu dodged everything with its flexible movements, and then released blue electricity across the entire area.Ash watched the electricity surging towards him and Brock, his mouth twitching. It wouldn't even let them watch the battle properly."Electivire!""Eli!" Electivire came before everyone. Its Motor Drive ability activated, absorbing all the electricity."Dawn, now's your chance!" Ash quickly said.Pachirisu seemed to have used up a lot of stamina with its full-area Discharge just now and was panting on the spot."Alright! I'll leave it to you, Poké Ball!" Dawn threw out a Poké Ball, taking Pachirisu into it.Dawn nervously watched the Poké Ball shake. After three shakes, she heard a 'pop' - capture successful!Dawn excitedly stepped forward and picked up the Poké Ball, "I caught Pachirisu, no problem!""Mii~"----------As Dawn's new pet, she was extremely fond of Pachirisu, even holding it while she slept at night."Ah!!!"Pachirisu was seen running out of Dawn's tent, while a flustered Dawn, along with Piplup and Buneary, chased after it!It must be said that this Pachirisu is truly energetic, causing trouble from morning till night!"Pfft~" Looking at Dawn with her hair standing on end, Ash and Brock couldn't help but laugh.Dawn immediately got annoyed, puffed up her cheeks, and shouted, "What are you laughing at? Hurry up and help me catch Pachirisu.""Alright! No problem!" Ash quickly sent out Electivire to block Pachirisu's path.Pachirisu wasn't paying attention and bumped into Electivire, then collapsed onto the ground. Electivirereached out and grabbed its little tail, lifting it up.Pachirisu quickly struggled and discharged electricity, but it was useless against Electivire. Instead, Electivire thoroughly enjoyed its electric massage.Electivire carried it over to Dawn. Ash smiled and said, "Here, your Pachirisu!"Dawn looked at Pachirisu and said dejectedly, "Ash, does Pachirisu not like me? Should I..."Ash flicked her forehead with his finger, "What are you talking about? Pachirisu is just simply too energetic. If you don't believe me, ask it yourself.""Ah oh!" Dawn rubbed her forehead. Hearing Ash's words, she looked at Pachirisu with hopeful eyes, "Really, Pachirisu?"At Ash's signal, Electivire put it down. Pachirisuclimbed onto Dawn's shoulder and rubbed against Dawn's face!"Pachirisu..."Dawn happily hugged it in her arms.To be continued...
Chapter 220: Hunter J Attacks!Ash's group, heading towards Floaroma Town, arrived at a beautiful flower field."Wow~ It's so beautiful here!" Dawn couldn't help but exclaim.Just then, a blue light flashed on Ash's body, and he suddenly looked up. A Salamence flew over their heads. Under Ash's Aura perception, there was a woman standing on the Salamence's head."Something's not right, let's go take a look!" Ashquickly called for Brock and Dawn to follow.When everyone arrived, they found a purple-haired Miss tied to a tree with spider silk, and a Gardevoirhad been turned into a stone statue and was about to be transported away."This is..." Seeing this, Ash instantly understood her identity, "You are Hunter J!"As a Pokemon Officer, he naturally knew about the two major scourges of Sinnoh: one was Team Galactic, and the other was the Hunter Organization led by Hunter J."Oh?! You know me?" Hunter J turned to look at Ash, "But the mission is complete, and the goods are in hand. Goodbye!"After saying that, the off-road vehicle started, and Hunter J also rode the Salamence away."Please, save Gardevoir!" The purple Miss pleaded with Ash's group."Don't worry, leave it to me!" Since he encountered it, Ash naturally wouldn't stand by and do nothing. "I choose you, Arcanine!""Woof!" Ash rode on Arcanine, leaped down from the hillside, and intercepted the off-road vehicle transporting Gardevoir, while Brock and Dawnquickly untied the Miss."Flamethrower! Blazing Flames! Glittering Thunder Light!"Immediately, alternating attacks of lightning and fire struck the off-road vehicle. The powerful force instantly stopped the off-road vehicle, and Hunter Jalso rode the Salamence to erect a protective shield to block the attack."Kid, your Pokemon is quite strong! It should fetch a good price!" Hunter J said in a deep voice, "Drapion, deal with him!"Ash sneered. With just you, besides that petrification device, nothing else is really useful against him. "I choose you, Shelgon!""Shelgon!" Hunter J's eyes lit up upon seeing this. The price of Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon has always been high, and the other Arcanine and Eeveeare also very rare."Drapion, use Cross Poison!"Drapion's arms crossed, and purple light surged as it slashed towards Shelgon."Dragon Claw!"Shelgon released a Emerald Green Dragon Claw to meet it. With its powerful Dragon bloodline, Shelgon instantly erupted with great power and sent Drapion Flying."Use Hyper Beam on me!"Drapion condensed a Hyper Beam and blasted it over.Ash calmly said, "Shelgon, take it!""Roar!" Shelgon was instantly swallowed by the Hyper Beam."Shell Smash out, soar through the sky! Salamence!""Roar~" Shelgon was engulfed in evolutionary light, its two blood-red wings unfolded, and Dragon might surged out. As an Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon that Ash had carefully raised from an egg, its size was even larger than the one under Hunter J's feet![Salamence][Attribute: Dragon, Flying][Ability: Moxie][Strength: Early Elite Four Stage][Moves: Fly, Roost, Dragon Tail, Double Wing...]"Roar~" The successfully evolved Salamencenaturally flew high into the sky. Having longed for the sky since it was a Bagon, it could finally Fly!"Salamence, deal with it! Use Dragon Tail!"Salamence swooped down and slammed Drapioninto the rock wall with a tail whip.Seeing this, Hunter J recalled Drapion and gritted her teeth, "Damn guy!"She picked up the petrification gun and aimed it at Salamence!Ash suddenly shouted, "Now! Pikachu, Eevee!""Pika!" Pikachu appeared from the side of Hunter J, and its Iron Tail directly shattered the petrification gun.Meanwhile, Eevee launched an attack on the off-road vehicle, breaking a large hole, and the stone statue of Gardevoir came into view.Pikachu immediately unleashed its Elite Aura, suppressing Salamence so that it couldn't lift its head."Elite?!" Hunter J was shocked. She had miscalculated. This kid actually had Elite-level Pokemon. If only she had used the petrification gun from the beginning!Hunter J recalled Salamence and started calling for help, "Requesting support!"Boom!!!A giant aircraft rose from below the hillside, and a large number of poachers descended from the aircraft, throwing out Pokemon balls one after another.Immediately, a large number of Pokemonsurrounded Ash and the others, Golbat, Weezing, etc., and simultaneously released a wave of Haze!And Hunter J boarded the aircraft and ordered a retreat without hesitation. She couldn't fight Elite-level Pokemon without the petrification gun. As for the people who went down, they could only serve as cannon fodder to buy time, otherwise, the entire army would be wiped out!The aircraft immediately went into full power and entered stealth mode. By the time Ash finished dealing with these poachers, Hunter J was already gone."She got away!"At this moment, Hunter J looked at the crystal in her hand with a bleeding heart. The mission was not completed, and she had lost some of her subordinates.The most important thing was the petrification gun. The petrification gun was not so easy to build, otherwise, their Hunter Organization would have one each long ago, and they wouldn't be afraid of any Champion or Elite.However, fortunately, the core parts were still there, otherwise, it would be uncertain whether another one could be successfully built!——————————"Ash!"Just then, Officer Jenny, the purple Miss, as well as Brock and Dawn rushed over.The purple Miss happily hugged Gardevoir when she saw her.Ash then showed his identification and explained the situation to Officer Jenny, "It's a pity that Hunter J got away!" Ash shook his head.Officer Jenny bowed to Ash, "Officer Ash, you have done very well! Thank you very much for catching these thieves!"So Officer Jenny stepped forward and gave each of these thieves a pair of silver handcuffs. Caught by Ash, a key figure in the League, they would probably be spending a long time in prison!"Mr. Ash, thank you very much for saving my Gardevoir!" The purple-haired Miss thanked Ash."Gardevoir!" Gardevoir also followed suit and thanked him.Then the Miss invited Ash's group to her home as guests and treated Ash's group hospitably.Ash's group said goodbye to the Miss and continued their journey.——————————When Ash's group returned to Jubilife City, they were invited to the B Button Alliance because of Pikachu and Eevee!They met two Misses, Hatsune and Otono, and also saw their signature'strongest' Magikarp and 'most beautiful' Feebas!Ash looked at these two Pokemon speechless. It was understandable if other Pokemon didn't evolve, but for Magikarp and Feebas not to evolve was completely ruining their future!No matter how strong a Magikarp was, it was still just a useless fish that could only use Splash, and no matter how beautiful a Feebas was, it couldn't compare to Milotic!Of course, Magikarp might also learn Tackle, but Magikarp that learn Tackle are exceptionally talented, and they are the ones that can evolve into Gyarados by leaping over the Dragon Gate!So Ash's group took a look around and left!To be continued...