Chapter 288: Dawn's Full Team! A Three-on-Three Battle with GaryAfter successfully defeating Crasher Wake and obtaining his fourth badge, Ash has finally collected half of the Gym badges. With four more, he can participate in the Sinnoh League!To get the next Gym badge, Ash and his friends had lunch at the Pokémon Center and then set off on their journey back to Hearthome City!After all, so much time has passed, the Hearthome City Gym Leader should be back, uh... probably!On their way, Ash and his friends unexpectedly encountered bad weather and came to a wealthy man's villa. While staying there, they met a wild Swinub.Swinub was attracted by the poffin Dawn made, so it became Dawn's sixth Pokémon. From then on, Dawn's team was also full!Ash and his friends, who had set off again, unexpectedly met Gary, who was entrusted by Professor Rowan to investigate the legend of the lake at Lake Valor. Previously, when they met, they didn't have time for a battle because they were escorting Shieldon. Now, naturally, they are at loggerheads and agreed to a three-on-three battle!Arriving at a nearby Pokémon Center, Ash switched out his Pokémon, and the battle between the two was about to begin!"Ash, go for it~" Dawn, sitting in the audience, cheered for Ash, while Brock served as the referee for this match."Go, Electivire!" After Magikarp's coin toss, it was Gary's turn to attack first."I choose you, Ursaring!""Roar~" Ursaring angrily pounded its chest and roared to the sky. It was finally its turn to battle! Under Slaking's training, its strength had reached the Gym Later Stage!"Ursaring?" Gary looked at Ash's Ursaring and couldn't help but think of the information he had seen in the ancient Sinnoh texts. It seemed that in ancient times, Ursaring had an evolved form, but he couldn't think about that now. "Electivire, use Thunder Punch!""Arm Thrust!""Roar~" Ursaring roared, and a white light appeared on its right arm as it swung it out fiercely.Boom!!!Ursaring and Electivire collided. Ursaring suddenly grinned and pushed with great force, knocking Electivire back. Electivire's right arm also trembled from the impact, and it quickly shook it!Ursaring often trained with Ash's Slaking, which has the Huge Power ability. Although it was constantly being overpowered, over time, Ursaring's strength increased significantly."Such powerful strength!" Gary frowned. He hadn't seen Ursaring on Icefire Island before, which meant this guy was a Pokémon Ash caught in Sinnoh. "Since that's the case, Electivire, use Thunderbolt!""Use Bulk Up!"Ursaring was immediately enveloped in red light and simultaneously took the Thunderbolt attack head-on. Unfortunately, it didn't get paralyzed, otherwise its attack would have been further enhanced!"Next, use Earthquake!" Ash swung his arm and shouted."Roar~" As soon as he finished speaking, Ursaringglared at Electivire and stomped the ground. The strong ground wave sent Electivire flying.Ash continued to command, "Again, Earthquake!"Gary also quickly commanded, "Dodge!"Facing the approaching ground wave again, Electivire used its twin tails to spring into the air and dodge the attack."Then use Focus Punch!""Eli!" A white light appeared on Electivire's right fist as it descended from the sky.Ash also waved his hand and commanded, "Meet it with High Horsepower!""Roar~" Ursaring roared, and ground energy condensed on its two paws as it swung them out to meet Electivire.With a loud boom, the strong impact sent Ursaringsliding backward!Finally, the two Pokémon were in a stalemate. Ursaring's two paws were clasped together, receiving Electivire's Focus Punch."Hyper Beam! (Aura Sphere!)" Ash and Garycommanded simultaneously.Ursaring opened its mouth and began to gather Hyper Beam, while a light orb condensed on Electivire's left hand. They were released at the same time, causing a huge explosion.Both Pokémon were blown away and fell to the ground, losing their ability to battle.The first battle ended in a draw, but Ursaringreaching this level was beyond Ash's expectations, as it was only in the Gym Later Stage, while Gary's Electivire was at the Elite level."Ash, next is the second one!" Gary said solemnly, "Go, Umbreon!""Then for me, I choose you, Absol!" Ash also threw out his second Poké Ball. Absol, a Pokémon Ashcaught in Hoenn, had already reached the peak of Gym level, but was blocked by the Elite threshold and couldn't cross it for a long time. Hopefully, this battle will help it!And Umbreon is also Gary's veteran Pokémon. After years of cultivation, it has also reached the Elitelevel, second only to Blastoise!Ash's eyes narrowed at this, he activated the universal ring and shouted, "Show our bond, Absol, Mega Evolution!""Absol!" Immediately, Mega Absol with wings appeared on the field.Dawn looked at Mega Absol, and her blue eyes immediately sparkled, "Ah~ Mega Absol's Mega Evolution is so cool!""If I remember correctly, Mega Absol's ability is Magic Bounce!" Since receiving the Mega Evolution Stone from Ash, Gary had systematically studied Mega Evolution. He was very familiar with the attributes and abilities of the various Mega Evolutions that had been announced!"Absol, use Razor Wind!""Absol!" Mega Absol threw out a huge silver-white curved blade."Umbreon, use Dark Pulse!"Umbreon stepped forward and took the attack, then appeared in front of Mega Absol, knocking it back!Gary continued, "Then use Dark Pulse!""Use Stone Edge!"Umbreon immediately released a spiral wave filled with evil energy, while Mega Absol also stomped the ground. Blue giant rocks suddenly appeared, and one giant rock blocked the Dark Pulse. Immediately after, a giant rock also surged from under Umbreon's feet, sending it flying.Ash waved his hand and shouted, "Very good, just like that! Use Mega Horn!"Gary remained calm and commanded, "Use Mimic!"Immediately, Bug-type energy condensed above Mega Absol and Umbreon's heads, colliding with full force. The strong recoil sent them flying back to their respective Trainers."Again, Mega Horn!" "Continue to use Mimic!"Just as they collided again, Ash's voice sounded again, "Substitute!"Mega Absol sent out a Substitute to block Umbreon's attack, while Mega Absol's body appeared behind Umbreon, and Mega Hornsuccessfully hit Umbreon!Umbreon fell down on the spot, losing its ability to battle."This..." Gary was a little surprised. He didn't expect Ash, who always charged head-on, to use techniques, and the timing was so good. He couldn't help but smile, feeling pleased with Ash's growth."You worked hard, Umbreon!" Gary smiled and recalled Umbreon, without saying anything else. Instead, he threw out his last Poké Ball, "Go, Blastoise!""Kame!"
Chapter 289: Victory over Xiao Mao! Return to the City of FateChapter 289: Defeating Gary! Return to Hearthome CityAs soon as Blastoise appeared, Ash noticed the bracelet with an embedded glass bead on its right wrist, wasn't that the Mega Evolution Stone Ashhad given to Gary!However, Gary didn't seem to want to Mega Evolve right at the start. "Blastoise, use Hydro Pump!"Blastoise's dual cannons immediately fired two powerful, massive Hydro Pumps!Ash immediately commanded, "Sucker Punch!"The Hydro Pump gradually approached Mega Absol, but Mega Absol suddenly vanished, appearing behind Blastoise in the blink of an eye and swiping with a claw.But the attack was defended by Blastoise's hard shell. Blastoise turned its head and looked at Mega Absol with a light chuckle.Gary couldn't help but laugh, "Blastoise's defense isn't that easy to break. Since it came right to me! Blastoise, use Aqua Tail!"As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of water appeared on Blastoise's tail, sending Mega Absolflying."Future Sight!""Absol!" Mega Absol gripped the ground tightly, sliding towards Ash's direction. After stabilizing its body, it immediately released a pink Energy Ball into the sky.Gary quickly shouted, "Blastoise, keep using Hydro Pump!""Kame!""Continuous Razor Wind!" Ash also immediately followed up with his command.Mega Absol immediately swung out silver-white curved blades repeatedly, colliding with the Hydro Pump. Several curved blades were annihilated, turning into silver-white light, while the Hydro Pump was also stirred up into countless water droplets by the Razor Winds.Seeing that the attack was ineffective for a long time and Future Sight was about to activate, Garyimmediately pulled out a necklace with a key stoneembedded in it. "Mega Evolve, Blastoise!""Kame!" Instantly, the genetic link connected, and the three-cannon style Mega Blastoise appeared."Blastoise, use Dark Pulse, Dragon Pulse!"With Mega Blastoise's Mega Launcher ability, Garynaturally had his Blastoise learn all pulse-type moves."Hyper Beam!"Mega Absol released Hyper Beam to staunchly resist the attack.Gary wasn't planning on giving Ash a chance. "Plus Water Pulse!""Kame!" Mega Blastoise's last giant shell cannon fired Water Pulse. The three pulses directly overpowered Hyper Beam and hit Mega Absol!With a bang, Mega Absol was engulfed by the explosion, but at the same time, Future Sightdescended from the sky and hit Mega Blastoise!The two trails of smoke gradually dissipated. Mega Blastoise successfully withstood the attack with its abundant stamina and extremely high defense, but Mega Absol was knocked out of its Mega Evolutionform, lying on the ground, unable to battle!"You worked hard, Absol!" Ash recalled Absol, then took out his last Poké Ball and threw it. "I choose you, Salamence!""Roar~" A dragon's roar shook the sky as Salamenceappeared on the field.Its dragon aura was very pure. After successfully evolving into Salamence, its strength advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through two stages in a short period and reaching the late stage of quasi-Elite!"Dragon Dance!""Roar~" Salamence let out a dragon's roar, its whole body emitting light, and both its attack and speed were boosted."Draco Meteor!"Salamence unleashed a huge light orb towards the sky without hesitation. Then, Draco Meteor rained down from above. Gary quickly commanded Mega Blastoise to use Rapid Spin, constantly dodging the Draco Meteor.But it was still hit by the massive number of Draco Meteors. Fortunately, Mega Blastoise managed to endure.Gary closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then suddenly opened them. "Blastoise, let's go all out! Use Shell Smash!""Kame!" A phantom shell appeared on Mega Blastoise's body and shattered. Its defense dropped significantly, but its speed, attack, and special attack all increased greatly.Gary intended to decide the match with one blow against Ash. "Triple Pulse!"But Ash wasn't that foolish. "Fly!""What?!" Gary was greatly startled upon hearing this. If it were the old Ash, he might actually clash head-on, but now, hehe~Salamence flew high into the sky, and Mega Blastoise's full-power attack missed entirely."Then use Dragon Rush!"Fly stacked with Dragon Rush, Salamence sliced through at an extremely fast speed. Mega Blastoisewas immediately struck down, exited its Mega Evolution state, and lost its ability to battle!In the end, Ash won this match."Sigh~" Gary reluctantly recalled Blastoise.Ash stepped forward and smiled, "Gary, it seems your strength has regressed a bit after becoming a researcher!"Gary's mouth twitched upon hearing this. Did his strength regress? Clearly, it was Ash, this freak, who improved too quickly. Gary couldn't understand why Ash's strength wasn't this exaggerated when he participated in the League tournament back then!Ever since he started working as a researcher, Ashbegan advancing by leaps and bounds, living life like he had cheat codes. Did he somehow stunt Ash's growth?But Gary still turned his head proudly and said, "The one who wins next time will definitely be me!"Ash naturally knew Gary's personality and immediately retorted, and just like that, the two started arguing.Dawn & Brock (•́ω•̀ ٥)..."Fine!" Gary, who was ultimately at a disadvantage, took the initiative to end the topic and said to Ash, "Oh right, don't you have an Ursaring? I once read in an ancient text that in ancient Sinnoh, Ursaring had another evolutionary form. Your luck is incredible, you encounter everything, maybe you can explore that!""Thanks, I know!" Ash nodded upon hearing this. Ash, of course, knew that Ursaring had another evolutionary form, which was Ursaluna!It can only evolve by having Ursaring hold a peat block on a full moon night, and peat blocks can be exchanged for through the system. So, Ash planned to evolve Ursaring after it reached the peak of the Gym level, breaking through to the quasi-Elite level in one go!Gary looked up at the sky. "It's about time, I need to hurry to Lake Valor!""Okay, goodbye!" Ash nodded and didn't say anything more, just flicked three streams of Viridian Power into Gary's Poké Ball."OK! Then goodbye everyone~"——————————After saying goodbye to Gary, Ash let his Pokemonrecover some stamina and set off again.After several days of travel, the three finally returned to Hearthome City. The first thing they did upon arriving in Hearthome City was naturally to go to the Yuánzhī Gym to confirm if the Gym Leaderhad returned!Unfortunately, the answer was no. The previous notice board was still hanging on the Yuánzhī Gym, immediately making everyone feel a bit disappointed.Dawn looked at Brock incredulously and said, "Can a Gym Leader be away from the Gym often?"Brock replied awkwardly, "Maybe he really has something important to do!"To be continued...
Chapter 290: Fashion Show, Sinnoh PrincessJust then, a stretched luxury limousine stopped behind Ash and the others. A Miss wearing a light blue dress got out, followed by a playful and cute Lopunny."Excuse me!" The Miss called out. Ash and the other two turned around, and Brock immediately had hearts in his eyes."It's a Lopunny!" Dawn exclaimed, then also released her Buneary. But Buneary didn't look at Lopunny after coming out; instead, it kept blinking at Pikachu, showing affection.Seeing this, the Miss chuckled, "You must be Mr. Ash, the Double Battle Champion, and Miss Dawn. And Mr. Ash is also the winner of the Yuánzhī Contests, right?"Ash and Dawn nodded in agreement.The Miss continued to smile, "It's my honor to meet you here. Are you planning to challenge the Yuánzhī Gym?""I am the one challenging, but unfortunately, it seems the Gym Leader is not here!" Ash replied with a smile."If you're looking for Gym Leader Ms. Meilisha, she should still be on her journey! She's training to create a new battle style!"Before Ash could respond, Brock rushed forward, knelt on one knee, extended his hand, and said excitedly, "This humble one is Brock, a top four participant in the Double Battle!"Croagunk and Spinda were already ready for action.But the Miss said with a sincere expression, "Huh?! Did you participate?"Looking at the Miss's sincere expression, Brockinstantly felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his heart shattered. Croagunk and Spinda secretly laughed."As expected, it's amazing!" Dawn had clearly recognized the Miss in front of them.Ash quickly nudged Dawn with his elbow and whispered, "Dawn, who exactly is that Miss!"After all, it's quite awkward for someone to recognize you when you don't recognize them!Dawn immediately took out a magazine and introduced her, "She is my idol, the Pokémon Stylist, Miss Paris!"The magazine Dawn held featured Miss Paris and Lopunny!"Mimi~" At this moment, Dawn's Buneary also ran up to Miss Paris's Lopunny. The usually aloof Lopunny surprisingly greeted Buneary very warmly."It's truly wonderful, this Buneary!" Miss Paris saw Buneary's playful cuteness at a glance."This is my Buneary!" Dawn stepped forward and said."As expected, Miss Dawn is also a Coordinator, right? Would you like to participate in the Twinleaf Town Fashion Show with Buneary?" Miss Paris invited."Really?""Yes, the Twinleaf Town Fashion Show is a presentation of handmade fashion accessories that anyone can participate in. Everyone will dress up their Pokémon with clothes and accessories they designed!"Hearing Miss Paris's introduction, Dawn and Buneary both showed a look of longing, already imagining themselves on stage for the exhibition!"A Pokémon Stylist is also a form of PokémonCoordinator. If you win the Twinleaf Town Fashion Show, you can appear as a model in a Pokémonfashion magazine and even become an exclusive Pokémon Stylist for the magazine!""Perhaps it could also be said to be a shortcut to becoming a top Coordinator!"Dawn decided to participate. Dawn then asked Ashand Brock if they were interested in participating, but they both shook their heads and had no plans to join.After saying goodbye to Miss Paris, Dawn started worrying about what kind of clothes to design that very night.Dawn began to ask Ash for help, "Ash, which sketch do you think is good!"Dawn took out several completed drafts and handed them to Ash. Ash took them and looked carefully, finding that Dawn's designs were all quite good.Ash thought for a moment and suggested, "Dawn, actually all your designs are great. Just remember one thing, whether it's the Fashion Show or the Contests, the protagonist is always the Pokémon, that's enough!""Okay! I understand!" Dawn pondered for a moment, then suddenly got inspiration and started writing.The next day, the Twinleaf Town Fashion Show was held as scheduled. With the Mayor's announcement, the competition officially began!Contestants came on stage one after another, and soon it was Dawn's turn. Before this, the best participant was undoubtedly a Miss named Qiúkě, and her Mismagius wore an orange dress that perfectly matched its atmosphere!But it was too outstanding, so much so that everyone's eyes were only on the beautiful dress!However, Dawn made everyone's eyes light up. Her attire was very simple and plain, but it made people feel very friendly and comfortable. She wore a pure white long dress, adorned with an ice-blue gemstone necklace on her fair neck.Buneary also wore a white little dress, with an ice-blue gemstone necklace identical to Dawn's around its neck!After coming out, Dawn bent down and smiled at Buneary, "Buneary, look, this is a silver-white snow mountain, you have to transform into a spirit of the snow!""Mimi~" Buneary nodded upon hearing this, then joyfully hopped onto the stage, jumping back and forth on the stage, showing its lively and cute state.Then, while moving, Buneary unleashed a series of Psybeam, and soon small ice mountains formed on the stage. Dawn was also very happy seeing this and couldn't help but exclaim, "That's right, the protagonist on this stage is neither the accessories nor the attire, the protagonist is you - Buneary!"As soon as the words fell, the endless cold air seemed to genuinely form a snow mountain, and Buneary was the spirit playing on the snow mountain.Ash nodded in satisfaction at this. Dawn had fully awakened, and he believed her path as a Coordinator would be very smooth!The ultimate winner was naturally Dawn. Originally, Miss Qiúkě was still somewhat unconvinced, but Judge Ms. Xīngyě sharply commented, "Because what was most prominent on you was the dress and decorations, while the most important Mismagiusbecame a supporting character instead!"Despite the Miss's reluctance, Miss Paris placed a silver-white crown on Dawn and Buneary.Although the pure white long dress was very simple, after putting on the crown, Ash felt that Dawn at this moment was completely a beautiful Princess!
Chapter 291: Encountering Little ShayminIn a dim forest, a cute grass hedgehog woke up and ran to a nearby river to drink water!Just then, a terrifying aura came. It looked up and saw a wormhole open in the sky. A blue four-legged dinosaur also came out of it and arrived at the river to drink water!They were the Legendary Pokemon Shaymin and Dialga. But just then, the river began to swirl, and another terrifying god's aura appeared!A black shadow emerged from it, tightly wrapped around Dialga, and dragged it in. Shaymin, which was affected, was also sucked in.And it was the god of the Reverse World, Giratina, known as the Mei Wang Dragon. At this moment, Giratina was filled with anger towards Dialga. In the battle at Alamos Town back then, these two bastards had a blast fighting, but their Reverse World suffered. It was filled with countless poisonous mists, forcing him to work overtime to repair it!Now he finally caught one of the culprits. He had to teach this chaotic one a good lesson. Unfortunately, no matter how much he calculated, he overlooked the little Shaymin that was affected.Under the fight between the two gods, little Shaymin accidentally absorbed the poisonous mist, and immediately activated its exclusive move, Seed Shinny!It actually drilled a hole between the Reverse Worldand the real world, successfully returning to the real world. Dialga also seized the opportunity and escaped directly, even putting a time loop on Giratina before leaving.Now it was good. Giratina tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice. Under the effect of the time loop, he himself could not leave the Reverse World. Now the entire Reverse World seemed like a cage trapping him within.At this time, Giratina thought of the little Shayminthat ruined his plan. As long as he used its Seed Shinny to open a hole again and went from there to the real world, he could eliminate the time loop.So Giratina began to wander the Reverse World, searching for Shaymin's whereabouts, while Shaymin, after returning to the real world, had already been washed away by the river.—�—�—�—�—�—�—�—�—�—�—After the Fashion Show ended, because the Yuánzhī Gym Leader had not returned for a long time, Ash and his friends decided to leave Hearthome Cityand head to Celestic Town to participate in the Contests that was about to be held there.At this moment, Ash and his friends was having a picnic by a scenic waterside in a certain town. Brockplaced a freshly made pancake on the table and called out, "Okay, before it gets cold, hurry and eat!"At the same time, Brock had already prepared the food for the Pokemon. Immediately, Ash and his friends released all their Pokemon to let them enjoy lunch!When the three of them turned back to enjoy the delicious pancakes, they found a dirty little fellow on the table, devouring their pancakes!Dawn pointed at the dirty little fellow and asked in confusion, "What is this? Is it a Pokemon?"A blue light flashed on Ash's body, and he couldn't help but laugh, "So it's it!"So Ash stepped forward, picked it up, took out a few Grass-type energy blocks, and said with a smile, "Little fellow, try this!"The little fellow sniffed, then ate heartily, seemingly starving!Seeing that it was full, Ash took it to the faucet, turned on the water, and began to help it wash. Soon, its true appearance appeared before everyone.It was a grass hedgehog with a pure white body, covered with lush green grass on its upper body, and two pink flowers decorating its sides. It was the Shaymin from before!"It really is Shaymin!" Ash couldn't help but laugh, not expecting that he would encounter a Legendary Pokemon again, and a little Mythical Pokemon at that.Shaymin shook its body, shaking off the water. Seeing this, Ash took out a towel and helped Shaymin wipe off the water!"Doesn't that feel comfortable! The strength is okay, but the water is a bit too cold!" Shaymin lay in Ash's arms, stretched comfortably, and a voice sounded in the ears of the three of them."It's telepathy!" Dawn exclaimed, after all, Ash's Lucario could use telepathy, and they had also encountered Darkrai, who could use telepathy, in Alamos Town!"Little fellow, where did you come from? It should be time for you to perform the Flower Bearing now!" Ash asked, holding Shaymin."That's right!" Shaymin said, "From there! It's all those two big guys' fault!""Who knows what 'there' is!" Brock couldn't help but retort, "And what are those two big guys?""There is just there, those two big..." Suddenly, Shaymin's face turned slightly red, and it lay in Ash's arms, unable to make a sound.Ash touched Shaymin's forehead and frowned, "It seems to have a fever!" Saying that, Ash injected Viridian Power into Shaymin's body."Let's go to the Pokémon Center to get it checked!"Then the three of Ash recalled their Pokemon and took Shaymin to the Pokémon Center.Nurse Joy, wearing glasses, examined it and said to Dawn and Brock, "It seems to be too tired, but it's okay, Shaymin has fully recovered!""But you are really lucky, you actually encountered the Gratitude Pokemon Shaymin!"Brock also put on glasses from who knows where, and knelt in front of Nurse Joy, "This humble one is Brock, the grateful human. Having this fate to meet Nurse Joy, I am truly grateful. Please, you must date this humble one, I am so grateful. Of course, starting as friends is fine, I am so grateful, one day..."Then he was dragged away by Croagunk and Spinda.
Chapter 292: Giratina! Entering the Reverse WorldJust then, Shaymin was pushed out by Chansey, and Dawn and Brock went over.Shaymin looked around uneasily, "What is this place? Where is that person?"Dawn stepped forward with a smile and explained, "This is the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy helped heal you! Ash has gone to trade Pokémon.""I've always been very healthy, haven't I..."Before Shaymin could finish, Ash pushed the door open and entered. Shaymin immediately pounced into Ash's arms, feeling a very familiar aura from him!The three of Ash's group then introduced themselves to Shaymin."But why did Shaymin appear in this city?" Suddenly, Nurse Joy asked the question Ash had asked earlier."I shouldn't have come here in the first place, it's all because of those two big guys!" Hearing this, Shaymin lowered its head in disappointment, "Being swept away by the river and drifting everywhere, it was really tough!""That's why you were all dirty!" Brock nodded."You guys will take me to the flower field, right? I must go to the flower field!" Shaymin suddenly said."Is it the Flower Bearing?" Dawn asked, remembering Ash had asked about that term.Ash, holding Shaymin, introduced, "It has the habit of gathering in a certain flower field according to the season and migrating from that place. Because new flower fields appear wherever they fly, it's called Shaymin's Flower Bearing!"Shaymin continued, "I have to take off from the flower field!"Hearing this, Dawn was a little surprised, "So you can fly!""Don't you?" Shaymin asked Dawn in confusion.Dawn replied helplessly, "Of course not!""That's such a shame!"Then Shaymin looked up at Ash and asked, "You're going to take me to the flower field, right?""No problem!" Ash agreed with a smile, then added, "Actually, you can fly there yourself!""I can't right now!" Shaymin shook its head helplessly."I have a way!" Ash said, smiling at Shaymin.(՞•Ꙫ•՞)ﾉ????Ash took out a small cloth bag and said with a smile, "These are Gracidea seeds, and Gracideapollen can transform Shaymin into its Sky Forme! I originally bought these in Floaroma Town to plant on the island!""But just having seeds is useless, I need the Gracidea flowers!" Shaymin looked at Ash in confusion."I have my ways!" After speaking, Ash looked at Nurse Joy, "Nurse Joy, could you prepare a flower pot for me?""Okay, no problem!" Nurse Joy nodded upon hearing this.Soon, a flower pot was brought before Ash, and Ashplanted the seeds in it."Growing from scratch, I'll have to wait forever!""Don't rush, let me introduce you to a new friend!" Ash took out a special Poké Ball.Seeing this, Brock was greatly surprised, while Dawn was full of anticipation about what kind of Pokémon was inside.Under everyone's gaze, Ash opened the Poké Ball, "I choose you, Celebi! Make the Gracidea flowers bloom!"Under everyone's astonished gazes, a cute green onion-head-like creature shimmered into appearance. After appearing, it circled the flower pot, sprinkling green light. The seeds began to sprout and grow, and soon a Gracidea flower bloomed.The blooming Gracidea flower scattered pollen. Shaymin sniffed with its little nose and immediately transformed into its Sky Forme.Sky Forme Shaymin was like a small deer, but one that could fly."I can fly now! Next time, I'll definitely beat those two big guys to a pulp!" Shaymin immediately soared into the air, and Celebi also flew up. Instantly, the two Grass-type Mythical Pokémon began to play tag in the air."Thank you, Ash!" Shaymin looked at Ash, "To show my gratitude, I'll take you guys to the flower field to play!"After speaking, it flew out of the Pokémon Centerwith Celebi. Seeing this, Ash's group quickly followed.The group ran all the way to the park. Suddenly, the surroundings, which looked like mirrors, rippled, and a wormhole instantly opened, sucking in Celebi and Shaymin.Seeing this, Ash and Dawn also quickly leaped in, but the wormhole closed just as they entered.Only Brock and Marshadow, who didn't make it in time, were left looking at each other. Although Marshadow is a Mythical Pokémon, it really had no way to open a passage to the Reverse World.On the other side, Ash, Dawn, Celebi, and Shayminhad already arrived in the Reverse World."Has gravity changed?" Ash sensed that his speed seemed to have slowed down. Suddenly, blue light flashed, and he said with some anticipation, "Is it going to appear?"However, the little Shaymin, now in Sky Forme, was not scared at all. "Big guy, come out! Don't you want to eat me? I'm going to fight you to the death!""What is this place?" Dawn, holding Piplup, nervously looked around this strange place."This is the Reverse World!" Ash introduced. "And it is the master of the Reverse World - Giratina!"Before everyone's eyes, a ferocious gray Ghost Dragon appeared, with six Ghost-like ribbon-shaped wings floating behind it. It was Giratina's Origin Forme!Giratina let out a roar and charged towards Ash and the others without further ado."Watch me!" Shaymin immediately gathered a green Energy Ball and launched it.And Celebi, naturally, wanted to help its newly met little sister, so it also immediately gathered an Energy Ball and launched it.The two Energy Balls hitting Giratina not only failed to cause it damage but instead enraged it, and it roared angrily at Shaymin and Celebi!Scared, the two little ones pounced into Ash's arms. "Help! The big guy is going to eat me!" Little Shaymin trembled in Ash's arms."Labi! Labi!" Celebi also nodded in agreement."Roar~" Giratina looked at everyone with extreme anger. Moreover, it smelled the detestable scent of Dialga and Palkia on that human, which made Giratina even more furious!"You guys, whatever you do, don't anger Giratina!" Just then, a brown-haired, shabbily dressed middle-aged Uncle arrived at the scene."It's too late!" Ash gave a wry smile. Unfortunately, the high-level combatant Marshadow didn't follow, otherwise, they could have negotiated properly!Giratina opened its large mouth, and a ball of eerie blue fire attacked. Ash quickly threw out a Heavy Ball, "Kyoger, I choose you! Use Water Pulse!"Fortunately, he was prepared. When Shayminmentioned two big guys, he felt something was off.As soon as Kyoger appeared, it immediately gathered a huge water ball. Water and fire collided, generating a large amount of Mist.Taking the opportunity, Ash recalled Kyoger and then led everyone to escape the scene.
Chapter 293: The Cause and Effect, Reconciliation!The Uncle led Ash and Dawn to a twisted corridor where the gravity was much lighter, and asked with concern, "Are you two alright?"At the same time, he kept looking at Ash, knowing that this young man possessed the god of the sea, Kyoger!"I was so scared, I was almost eaten just now!" Shaymin said with lingering fear, flying in mid-air with Celebi."Labi! Labi!" Celebi patted her little sister to comfort her.Ash said speechlessly, "With your small body, you wouldn't even be enough to fill its teeth!""Are you that Shaymin from back then?" The Uncle suddenly asked at this moment.Ash's eyes lit up upon hearing this; it seemed someone knew about Giratina and Shaymin."Do you know me? Who are you?" Shaymin asked confusedly.The Uncle introduced himself, "I am Mu Xuan Graceblue, and I am researching this Reverse World. Although it might sound a bit much coming from me, anyone who knows their stuff will know I am the so-called genius scholar!""Calling himself a genius scholar, he really dares to say it!" Dawn shook her head and complained.Then Ash and Dawn also introduced themselves."Newton Graceland II(Pokemon), do you know what happened here?" Ash stepped forward and asked."Cough cough~" Mu Xuan coughed twice and explained, "Actually, the root cause of everything is likely that the two dimensions of time and space, which should not have met, collided with each other before and merged. Dialga and Palkia each believed their own domain was invaded, thus starting a battle!""Isn't this what happened in Alamos Town..." Dawncovered her mouth in surprise."At that time, time and space were severely distorted. At the same time, in the Reverse World, a large amount of that Haze surged out. Giratina was furious at Dialga and Palkia for polluting its world! Then, it successfully captured Dialga, who appeared in the real world, but because of the Seed Shinnyreleased by Shaymin, Dialga escaped!""No wonder Giratina was so angry!" Ash nodded upon hearing this. After all, who wouldn't be angry if a hard-caught prey was let go!"It only knows how to be angry!" Shaymin said, turning its head proudly.Mu Xuan paused and continued, "Furthermore, affected by Dialga's power, Giratina seems unable to return to the real world outside!"Shaymin continued sarcastically, "Because it's always angry, it must have been struck by divine retribution!""Labi! Labi!" Celebi spoke up at this moment."Ah?! You mean it's wrapped in the power of time and trapped in a time loop, which is why it can't leave here!" Shaymin translated. "Hmph, serves it right!""I see!" Ash suddenly understood. "Giratina wasn't chasing Shaymin out of anger, but wanted to use Shaymin's Seed Shinny to create a hole and return to the real world. Once it returns to the real world, the time loop will break on its own!"Then Ash looked at Celebi, "Little Xue, can you eliminate that power of time?""Labi!" Celebi shook its head upon hearing this. As an Elite, it couldn't possibly break a time loop under a divine office. If it had reached the level of a god, there might be a chance, especially since Dialgaitself wasn't present."Then there's only one way!"As soon as he finished speaking, Ash, Dawn, and Mu Xuan simultaneously looked at Shaymin, staring at it until Shaymin couldn't help but take a few steps back and weakly said, "It's not impossible, it's just that I...""Oh dear, Shaymin, just Help Giratina! Look, it's so..."Before Dawn could finish, Ash interrupted her, "It's because of the conditions for using Seed Shinny, right? It needs to absorb harmful gases to activate!""That's right, that's right!" Shaymin nodded excitedly upon hearing this.At this moment, Newton Graceland II(Pokemon)suddenly spoke, "Perhaps we can Assist those Haze!"Now all problems were solved. The last step was peaceful negotiation with Giratina. Ash took out three special Poké Balls and smiled, "Leave it to me!"In fact, the simplest method was for Ash to summon Dialga and have it remove the time loop, but Dialgahad just been beaten up. It would be good enough if the two gods didn't fight upon meeting!--------"Roar~" Giratina, who had been searching for a long time, immediately rushed towards Ash and his friends upon seeing them.Ash shouted, "Giratina, we can help you break the time loop!"But Giratina didn't listen at all and immediately attacked in anger. Ash sighed helplessly, "As expected, it won't work? In that case, let's do it!"Suddenly, three god-level attacks struck Giratinafrom three directions, causing Giratina to cry out in pain immediately.Mega Rayquaza, Primal Groudon, and Primal Kyoger were seen surrounding Giratina from three directions!Ash crossed his arms and chuckled lightly, "How about it, can we talk now?"At the same time, Ash fully activated his Viridian Power to soothe Giratina. Giratina looked at the Hoenn Three surrounding it, and the familiar aura on the human, gradually calming down."We already know the cause and effect. We can Help you eliminate the time loop, right, Shaymin!"Shaymin, Celebi, Mu Xuan, and Dawn, who were hiding nearby, walked out. Shaymin nodded upon hearing this, "I'm okay!"Giratina nodded excitedly upon hearing this. What was it chasing Shaymin for? Wasn't it just to break the time loop?!"However, we can't leave from here. If Giratinaappears in a town, it will cause panic. Where should we choose?" Ash pondered, suddenly seeing Shaymin beside him. "Right, Shaymin, there should be water in your flower field, right!"After all, it was where Shaymin performed the Flower Transfer, so it must be deserted. Shayminwas a bit uncertain, "Probably, I'm not sure either!""Yes!" Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) suddenly spoke at this moment, "In the five years I've been here, I once saw Shaymin perform the Flower Transfer in the Reverse World, so there is indeed a lake there!""Okay! That's the place!" Ash decided on the spot. "Shaymin, can you sense the location of the flower field in the Reverse World?""No problem! I remember the location of the flower field by heart!" Shaymin nodded upon hearing this.Ash immediately took out a Poké Ball and handed it to Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) beside him, "Uncle, you said there's a wormhole nearby that can return to the real world, right! My companion is still outside, so can you take him to the flower field?""This is my Pidgeot. I believe you can get there quickly by riding it!"Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) took the Poké Ballupon hearing this and nodded, "I understand, I will take your companion to the flower field!"Having said that, he turned and hurried towards the wormhole, as the wormhole would close if they delayed any longer!"Alright, let's go too!" Saying this, Ash recalled Kyoger and Groudon, put his arm around Dawn, and jumped onto Mega Rayquaza's head. Dawn's face immediately turned red as Ash held her in his arms.Pikachu and Eevee, left behind, exchanged a speechless glance and quickly followed.
Chapter 294: Time Loop Successfully Broken, Enemies Attack"Roar~" Celebi and Shaymin led the way, with Rayquaza and Giratina following closely behind.On the other side, Newton Graceland II(Pokemon)successfully passed through the wormhole and found Brock. Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) looked at the dark-skinned, squinty-eyed person Ash had described to him and immediately confirmed, this was the person he was looking for!However, the people around Ash are truly formidable, his companion actually received Marshadow's approval!"You must be Brock!" Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) said with a warm smile.Upon hearing this, Brock immediately nodded, "That's right, I am Brock, may I ask who you are?"Since he came out of that hole, it means he might know Ash!Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) quickly introduced himself and told Brock what had happened, while also releasing Ash's Pidgeot as proof.Seeing Pidgeot, Brock immediately agreed, "Okay, without further delay, let's set off now!"So, Brock, Newton Graceland II(Pokemon), and Marshadow got on Pidgeot and headed towards the Gracidea flower field.What they didn't know was that in a secret room on a massive steel battleship not far away, a virtual artificial intelligence Miss was reporting to a man."Lord Jero, Giratina's location has changed!""Detect Giratina's location, advance rapidly!""Yes!"With a command, the entire battleship rapidly advanced towards Giratina's direction.----------At this moment, under Shaymin's guidance, Ash and Dawn finally arrived at the location corresponding to the Gracidea flower field.Just then, there was Haze around, so Ash recalled Rayquaza, hugged Shaymin, and said with a smile, "Shaymin, it's up to you!"At this time, Shaymin had changed back into its grass hedgehog form. Its Sky Forme seemed to only be active during the day. After traveling, it was already evening when they arrived at the flower field, so it had now reverted to its original appearance."Let me show you how amazing I am!" Shayminproudly raised its head, while Ash chuckled and directly threw it into the Haze.Shaymin immediately began to absorb the entire mass of Haze into its body. Its pink flowers instantly turned black, and its whole body became a dull gray.Originally, Seed Shinny was an extremely powerful Grass-type move, and now it had absorbed the essentially powerful Haze generated by the collision of the two space-time gods. Its power was absolutely beyond imagination!"Mii~"Only hearing Shaymin let out a low cry, it released terrifying green energy blasts centered around itself. Their powerful destructive force successfully tore open a wormhole!Ash, Dawn, and their Pokemon were immediately sucked in, while Giratina also couldn't wait to cross the wormhole and head to the real world.----------"Lord Jero, the situation has changed! It seems Shaymin has opened a wormhole, and Giratina has successfully arrived in the real world!"After the artificial intelligence Miss inside the steel giant ship detected the situation, she immediately reported to the man named Jero."Oh?!" Jero immediately sat up straight upon hearing this, his eyes flashing with light, and he laughed excitedly, "It seems we don't need to bother capturing Shaymin anymore! Infui, find the location where it appeared, and prepare to capture Giratina!""Yes!"Immediately, the steel giant ship rapidly advanced towards the flower field!On the other side, the wormhole was opened, and Ash, Dawn, and their Pokemon were all pulled back to the real world.And due to the change in gravity, Giratina also transformed into a different form!It grew six thick legs, and its back also transformed into the dragon wings Ash remembered. The time loop on its body was successfully removed, and now it could freely travel back and forth between the real world and the Reverse World!Dawn looked at the beautiful flower field in the vibrant jungle around them. Dawn immediately recognized this flower; it was indeed Gracidea. The entire flower field was very beautiful even at night. She couldn't help but spread her snow-white arms and said with a look of intoxication, "The real world is still the best!""Mii thinks so too, and I'm finally at the flower field, right!" Shaymin immediately jumped into the flower field."Labi!" Celebi also happily danced in the flower field."Huh?! There's a glacier here too?" Ash noticed a glacier on the other side of the flower field."Roar~" Suddenly, Giratina roared towards the sky, as if sensing something.It turned out that Dialga had sensed that the time loop on Giratina's body was broken, so it quietly left its space and checked the situation from high in the sky.Even though Dialga was very careful, it was still discovered by Giratina. Giratina was just about to fly high into the sky to settle the score with Dialga.But just then, the uninvited guest arrived. A red beam of light suddenly shot out from the mist filling the canyon, directly hitting the completely unprepared Giratina!This beam of light seemed to be specially made for Giratina, instantly making Giratina unable to move.Quick as a flash, before Ash and Dawn could react, Giratina had already been pulled up by the red light.Ash frowned, the mission was indeed not that simple. A steel giant ship flew out from the mist, its design was very peculiar, with sharp structures everywhere. Giratina, wrapped in the red light, was seen being trapped in a huge iron cage."Dynamax outbreak!"After Ash reacted, he quickly ordered Pikachu and Eevee to attack. Two Elite-level Dynamax outbreaks hit the iron cage but didn't move it at all."Bi~" "Marsha!"Just then, a Hyper Beam also blasted up, and Marshadow appeared on the outside of the iron cage. It threw a punch, and only then did it affect the iron cage!"Ash, Dawn, it's great that you're alright!"Soon, Pidgeot flew in front of Ash, and Brock and Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) dismounted."Brock, Newton Graceland II(Pokemon), we're fine!" Dawn replied with a smile, then looked up at Giratina and said worriedly, "But Giratina..."At this moment, Jero, with the Assist of the artificial intelligence Infui, began scanning Giratina. The red light surrounding Giratina started to riot, and Giratina's wails echoed throughout the entire canyon.Seeing this, Marshadow immediately began charging power to break the iron cage, but at this moment, several Magneton and Magnezone blocked it. They were instantly defeated by Marshadow and fell into the lake below, but the power hitting the iron cage was not much, and it didn't shake the cage at all!Marshadow looked back and saw countless Magnemite, Magneton, and even Magnezonepouring out from the giant ship. Marshadow was instantly enraged, its god aura immediately unfolded, suppressing them tightly. They immediately gathered together and resisted stubbornly.Seeing this, Ash quickly threw out three Poké Balls, and at the same time took out a piece of blue Dragon Scale and shouted, "Dialga, I know you're nearby, come and help us rescue Giratina!""Roar~" x4Instantly, the Hoenn Three and Dialga appeared in mid-air. Three god-level auras and one god aura simultaneously pressed down on the Magnemiteand the others, and in the blink of an eye, they were all knocked out and fell down.Then, the eyes of the five legendary Pokemonsimultaneously fell upon Giratina, who was trapped in the cage!
this moment, Newton Graceland II(Pokemon)also recognized the giant ship and shouted in panic, "Ash, quick! Quick, have Dialga and the others destroy the iron cage, or Giratina will die!"It turned out this was Newton Graceland II(Pokemon)'s research result. In order to freely enter and exit the Reverse World, he conducted a large amount of research and set his sights on Giratina, the god of the Reverse World!To replicate Giratina's ability, he finally designed this work, but found that activating it required sacrificing Giratina.How could he sacrifice Giratina for research? So, he didn't hesitate to take all his research results to the Reverse World alone, where he stayed for five years!"Is that you? Jero!"Jero was Newton Graceland II(Pokemon)'s research partner at the time, and also the person who most strongly opposed him deleting his research results!Ash was startled upon hearing this and immediately ordered, "Hyper Beam! Marshadow, Close Combatwith all your might!""With these god Pokemon here, it'll definitely be fine!" Dawn couldn't help but clench her fists when she saw this scene!Rayquaza and the four god Pokemon immediately condensed Hyper Beam and fired it. The four Hyper Beams spiraled together with immense power, while Marshadow clenched its right fist, Aurabursting, and threw a full-force punch.The iron cage instantly shattered, and the four Hyper Beams also directly destroyed the entire giant ship. Fortunately, Hyper Beam is Normal-type, ineffective against Ghost-type Marshadow and Giratina. Giratina immediately brought Marshadowbefore Rayquaza and the others.Fortunately, Ash rescued them in time. Less than half of Giratina's power was extracted, and its foundation was not damaged. It would recover after a period of rest.Dialga and Giratina looked at each other for a while, and finally nodded, signifying that they had buried the hatchet.Just then, a small fighter jet suddenly flew out from the shattered giant ship. Jero had already injected all the half of the ability he copied from Giratina into it.Taking advantage of the god Pokemon's inattention, the small fighter jet immediately unleashed the only skill he copied from Giratina towards Ash and the others, a ghostly blue Will-O-Wisp move."Be careful!" "Labi!"Ash's Aura had been paying attention to the entire giant ship. "Lucario!"Lucario instantly appeared in front of Ash, spinning its bone staff and directly scattering the Will-O-Wisp. After all, it only copied a small part of Giratina's power, and how much could it even unleash.Seeing that the situation was bad, Jero was about to escape into the Reverse World, but Groudon, suspended in the air, was instantly enraged. How dare it ambush its boss, it was tired of living!Groudon immediately used Precipice Blades, sending the small fighter jet flying. Lucario also seized the opportunity, swinging its bone staff and directly destroying the fighter jet!And Jero was also blown out. Ash saw this and used his Psychic power to capture him.When Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) saw Jero, he immediately said angrily, "It really is you, Jero. You actually copied it. What exactly is your purpose?""You should know, right? Of course, it's to take everything here for myself! Humans in the real world only pollute this beautiful world, don't they?""Hahaha, so the Reverse World should belong to me! This beautiful and clean world of mine is constantly being polluted. I must protect this Reverse World! So I will destroy the entire real world in the Reverse World, but everything is over..."Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) immediately shouted angrily upon hearing this, "Haven't you realized yet? This is impossible, the two worlds are interdependent!""Lucario!" Suddenly, Lucario let out a painful sound, and did not use telepathy.Everyone immediately turned their attention to Lucario. They saw that the power that overflowed from the fighter jet, which originally belonged to Giratina, had actually drilled into Lucario's body."Lucario, are you okay!" Ash shouted anxiously, and at the same time asked Giratina, "What's wrong with Lucario?""Roar~" Giratina responded."Mee~ That big guy says that Lucario is absorbing its dissipating power. It can't do anything about it, but if Lucario really succeeds in absorbing it, it might be able to break through its bloodline shackles!" Shaymin came to Ash's side and translated."Lucario~" Ash couldn't help but clench his fists and pray that Lucario would be okay.Breaking through bloodline shackles is not easy. The reason why god Pokemon are called god Pokemon, besides being relatively rare, is that they don't have bloodline shackles when they break through to the god level. They only need to gain enlightenment and improve their strength. However, ordinary Pokemonmust break through bloodline shackles to enter the god-level domain.But how difficult is it to break through bloodline shackles? If it weren't for the restriction of bloodline shackles, with Lucario's strength, it would have reached the god-level domain long ago!"Ash, it's okay! We have to believe in Lucario!" Dawnreached out her small hand and tightly held Ash's hand to encourage him. Although she didn't know what bloodline shackles were, from Ash's expression, breaking through bloodline shackles was definitely not simple, otherwise the usually calm and indifferent Ash wouldn't be this nervous."Okay!" Ash took a deep breath upon hearing this. Now all he could do was believe in Lucario. At the same time, he also channeled his Aura and Viridian Power into Lucario's body to regulate it."This is Mr. Xiao.'s power!" Lucario, who was controlling the violent power from Giratina within its body, clearly sensed that its violent Aura was gradually weakening. "Good! Let's go together, Mr. Xiao.!"The power instantly merged into Lucario's body. Lucario immediately gathered all its strength to impact the bloodline shackles. With the blessing of the god's power, the bloodline shackles began to shatter bit by bit!Crack!A crisp sound came from within Lucario's body, and a terrifying god-level Aura erupted from Lucario.Just then, the morning sun rose, and a ray of golden sunlight fell on Lucario, who stood like a war god in the center of the lake!"Success!" Dawn shouted with joy.Ash also smiled. They witnessed the glorious moment of an ordinary Pokemon reaching the god-level domain![Lucario][Strength: God Pokemon (Early Stage)][Moves: Phantom Force, Will-O-Wisp, Dragon Claw...]Ash's eyes lit up when he saw the new moves Lucario learned. He knew that Lucario couldn't possibly learn these three moves. It seemed that Lucario had comprehended them from Giratina's power.Moreover, Phantom Force is a lower-level version of Giratina's exclusive move, Shadow Force. It's a pity that Lucario doesn't have Giratina's exclusive move
Chapter 296: Capturing Shaymin!"Mr. Xiao.!" Lucario knelt on one knee before Ashexcitedly. Now, even without using the power of Mega Evolution, it had finally reached the Divine Beast level!Seeing Lucario successfully break through, Dialgano longer lingered and flew high into the sky, returning to its own world.Giratina looked up at the sky, its Aura suddenly erupting as it rushed upwards. Flying halfway up, it seemed to remember something and immediately let out a loud roar at Ash.Then, a gray-white dragon scale fell from the sky, landing in Ash's hand. Ash quickly took it. Clearly, the purpose of this dragon scale must be the same as Palkia's and Dialga's – it could summon them to descend.Seeing Ash take the dragon scale, Giratina nodded in satisfaction, then roared and rushed into the clouds!"What's wrong with Giratina? It seems to have suddenly become agitated?" Dawn looked at Ashwith a face full of confusion.Before Ash could respond, Lucario spoke, "It's Palkia! I just sensed Palkia's Aura!"Ash smiled helplessly upon hearing this. It seemed Giratina had forgiven Dialga, but not Palkia! After all, the Reverse World was created by these two together, so after sensing Palkia's Aura, Giratinaimmediately rushed up in anger.As for why Palkia appeared in the real world, it was purely to watch the excitement. After all, with Giratina and Dialga making a move in the real world at the same time, something big must have happened.Ash also recalled the Hoenn Three Flying in the sky, and Marshadow returned to Ash's shadow.At this time, Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) finally understood. It turned out that Marshadow was also Ash's Pokemon. The Hoenn Three, Marshadow, plus Lucario, who had just broken through to the Divine level, Ash's Divine Beast lineup was about to form a full team![Ding~ Completed the achievement 'Bouquet of the Sky', Reward: Bloodline Enhancer x3][Bloodline Enhancer: After taking it, the probability of breaking the bloodline shackles for ordinary Pokemon increases by 50%. Note: Each Pokemoncan only use it once!]Ash was very satisfied with the system's reward. A 50% increase was too high. As long as they were prepared, ordinary Pokemon could also step into the Divine level!However, if he had gotten it earlier, Lucario wouldn't have had to go through such great pain to break the bloodline shackles. But there are gains with losses. After successfully absorbing Giratina's power, Lucario not only stabilized at the initial Divine Beast level, but also learned three moves it couldn't originally learn![Ding~ Completed the achievement 'Defying Fate', Congratulations to the host's ordinary Pokemon for breaking the bloodline shackles and achieving the Divine level, Reward: Golden Lottery Ticket x1][Golden Lottery Ticket: When used on the Mega Evolution Stone lottery disc, it will definitely win a Divine Beast Mega Evolution Stone]Ash's eyes widened. This was a good thing, but Ashdidn't draw immediately. After all, not all Divine Beast Mega Evolution Stones were good. Drawing Mewtwo's or Latias's would be a loss.So Ash planned to find a good day, do a ten-pull directly, and draw them all together. That's right, after so long, Ash had finally saved up five five hundred thousand!After all, this was accumulated little by little from an entire Divine Beast Kyoger, three Champion-level Pokemon, and more than a dozen Elite-level and countless quasi-Elite-level ones!——————————However, no other Shaymin were seen throughout the day, indicating that today was not the day for the Flower Bearing.So everyone camped and picnicked in the Gracideafield, having a fun-filled day.As for Jero, he was escorted by Newton Graceland II(Pokemon) to Officer Jenny's police car. Hopefully, he would reflect well in prison!The next day, before dawn, Ash and his friends got up early. Shaymin said that today was the day for the Flower Bearing."Pika!" "Eevee!" Suddenly, Pikachu's and Eevee's ears twitched, and they turned to look at the Gracidea field behind them, only to see countless hedgehogs scurrying out of the flower field.Ash held the little Shaymin, rubbed its little head, and smiled, "That's great, Shaymin, your companions are here!""This is all thanks to everyone!" This tsundere little Shaymin finally said a word of thanks.At this moment, the sun had just risen, and the Gracidea flowers bloomed vibrantly. A gentle breeze blew, carrying countless pollen particles into the air, scattering throughout the flower field!Following this, the hedgehogs in the flower field began to glow, transforming into their Sky Form, which resembled little deer. Shaymin also jumped out of Ash's arms and looked at everyone reluctantly, "Ash, Dawn, Brock, and Celebi, everyone, thank you very much!"After saying that, Shaymin also transformed into its Sky Form. Its eyes suddenly became resolute. It looked at Ash and Celebi, then flew high into the sky with its companions. Everyone also waved goodbye. Although the time spent together was short, they had forged a deep friendship.Everyone looked up as they flew in the air, and the petals of the Gracidea flowers also began to flutter, forming a beautiful petal dance! This was the Flower Bearing that Shaymin had long looked forward to!After the flower dance ended, the other Shayminhad already flown away from the flower field to continue the Flower Bearing, but the little guy flew back to Ash's head, "Ash, Mimi wants to see your island. Mimi wants to see Celebi's garden!""Rabi~" Celebi circled Shaymin happily upon hearing this, welcoming its arrival.Ash was a little surprised. He didn't expect this proud little Shaymin to give up the Flower Bearing it had long looked forward to and choose to follow him.Of course, Ash wouldn't refuse Shaymin's following. Moreover, Shaymin, who could communicate telepathically, had great potential. So Ash took out an Ultra Ball and captured it.[Shaymin (Sky Form)][Attributes: Grass, Flying][Ability: Serene Grace][Strength: Peak Elite][Moves: Seed Flare, Energy Ball...]"Congratulations, Ash!" Dawn and Brock stepped forward to congratulate him.After successfully capturing Shaymin, Ash and his friends picked some Gracidea flowers representing gratitude and made them into bouquets. They sent these back home separately at the Pokemon Center.The Hoenn Three, Celebi, and Shaymin were also sent back to the island by Ash. It's worth noting that Shaymin had always looked forward to Celebi's garden, and it was also a good opportunity for Celebi to take Shaymin to visit Icefire Island. Of course, Ash also asked Celebi to bring back the seeds of the Gracidea flower.With Celebi present, the Gracidea flowers could bloom at any time of the year, and Shaymin could change into its Sky Form at any time.After Ash swapped out his Pokemon, Ash and his friends received a call from Professor Rowan, inviting them to attend a week-long Summer Lecture at the Professor Rowan Yamako Research Institute branch on Mt. Coronet!Since there was still some time before the Shenhe Assembly began and time was ample, Ash and his friends readily agreed.
Chapter 297: Summer Lecture, Each Person's New PartnerAfter resting for one night at the Pokémon Center, in order to attend the Summer Lecture, Ash and his friends rushed non-stop towards the Mt. Coronetbranch of Shānlí Research Institute.Just as they stepped into the research institute, a cold and serious voice sounded from behind Ash and his friends, "Welcome, everyone, to the Mt. Coronet branch of Shānlí Research Institute. Starting today, this will be your school!""Hello, Professor Rowan!" x3"Pika!" "Eevee!" "Piplup!"Ash, the other two, and their Pokemon quickly turned around and greeted him warmly.Professor Rowan had clearly been waiting for a long time. Ash had caused quite a stir since arriving in the Sinnoh Region, especially regarding his challenges against Lucian and Cynthia. Someone of Professor Rowan's status couldn't be clearer about these matters!That Ash was able to come and attend his Summer Lecture made even Professor Rowan, who usually maintained a stern face, crack a smile. Although it was a bit eerie, he said enthusiastically, "Ash, you've been quite active since coming to Sinnoh, and Dawnhas also performed well!"As Professor Rowan was busy with affairs as the organizer, after welcoming the three of them, he hurried off to handle business. Ash, the other two, were then led to an open space by Professor Rowan's assistant.Here, Trainers of different ages and from different places had already gathered."Now, we will announce the class assignments!" Professor Rowan's assistant shouted, pointing at the blackboard nearby. "Everyone, please gather!"Ash, the other two, stepped forward to check the groups. There were a total of three groups: Red Group, Green Group, and Blue Group. Ash, the other two, were assigned together, all in the Red Group!"That's great, we're all in the Red Group!" Dawncheered excitedly."Hehehe... I'm assigned to the Blue Group!"A sinister laugh sounded from behind Dawn. Ashlooked helplessly at this guy who was being theatrical. He really wanted to hit him with an Aura Sphere."You... You're Conway?" Dawn recognized this guy. He was Paul's partner in the double battle and they got along quite well."I knew you guys would come too!" Conway pushed up his glasses wisely. He seemed to have guessed that Ash, the other two, would participate, which is why he came to the Summer Lecture.At this moment, Ash spotted another acquaintance, Jesse, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. Jessewas dressed up as a young girl, using the alias JesseLinda, and had blended in. "Hello everyone, this little lady is Jesse Linda from the Green Group, the heroine of this Summer Lecture!"Ash activated his Aura, and quickly found James and Meowth, who were working. He shook his head and decided not to bother with those three idiots anymore!After everyone had confirmed their groups and stood in place, Professor Rowan took the stage and began his speech. "Just as there are all sorts of Pokemon in different places, people of various backgrounds and ages have gathered here.""For one week, you will be living and eating together. This can also be considered a form of destiny. Not to mention the Pokemon you will meet in class, please deepen your friendships with your classmates and Pokemon, and enjoy this time!"As soon as Professor Rowan finished speaking, his assistant continued, "Now, we would like everyone to introduce themselves! However, as Trainers, at this time, you should..."Professor Rowan directly stated the purpose, "Pokemon battles!"As soon as he finished speaking, the entire place erupted in an uproar. All the young men and women immediately became eager to show off their skills, but they were interrupted by the large boxes of Poké Balls brought by Professor Rowan's assistant.Ash's eyes immediately lit up with anticipation. It seemed they were going to randomly assign Pokemon for battles.Just as Ash expected, he heard the assistant say, "Everyone, come quickly and choose the Poké Balls you want to use!"Immediately, everyone swarmed forward and started grabbing the Poké Balls. Ash noticed that the first one to get a Poké Ball was a tomboy. That's right, a tomboy. From her appearance and personality, she seemed completely like a boy, but Ash's Aura sensed that she was actually a girl.Meanwhile, Ash, the other two, calmly lined up and received their own Pokemon.At this moment, that tomboy had already released her Pokemon, which was a Monferno. This Monferno was very hyper and wouldn't listen to her at all.Ash also threw out his Poké Ball at this moment. "Then, I choose you!""Rai rai~" Ash's Pokemon was Raichu, the evolved form of Pikachu!However, this Raichu seemed a bit timid. After coming out, it looked around nervously, while Pikachu and Eevee just came forward enthusiastically to say hello.Frightened, Raichu quickly dug a hole and hid inside.Pikachu & Eevee??? When did we become so scary? We didn't even release any Aura?And you, a Raichu, are actually afraid of your pre-evolved form, Pikachu? It's truly embarrassing for Raichu to say this! You should know that every Raichu Ash has seen has been arrogant and domineering towards Pikachu!Ash had no choice but to use his Viridian Power to comfort Raichu. He looked at Raichu with a smile and said, "It seems you're not very confident. Believe me, you're actually very strong!"Raichu looked at Ash's sincere eyes, was silent for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to nod.Seeing that Ash had confirmed his partner, Dawncouldn't wait to throw out her Poké Ball. "Okay, watch me! Come on, come out quickly!"What appeared was a Grimer. After hearing the sounds of disgust from the people around, Grimerimmediately became sad and flopped softly onto the ground. But Dawn praised it, saying, "You're very cute!"Hearing this, Grimer immediately perked up and happily hugged Dawn, becoming very close to her.As for Brock, he got a Magnemite. Magnemiteseemed to like Brock very much, happily Flyingaround him.In addition, Jesse drew a Smoochum, while Conwaydrew a Venonat!"Where are you going?" Just then, a voice suddenly sounded. Ash turned around and saw that it was the tomboy who was the first to get a Poké Ball.And her partner, Monferno, was confronting a Croconaw. The Trainer who drew the Croconawwas also scratching his head anxiously.Ash patted the Raichu in front of him. "Raichu, use Thunder Wave!"Hearing Ash's command, Raichu mustered its courage, stood between them, and released Thunder Wave, paralyzing them in place and stopping the conflict.The two quickly recalled their Pokemon.That tomboy immediately let out a sigh of relief and thanked Ash. "Thank you, I'm Xiao Kui from Solaceon Town!"Ash also responded with a smile, "I'm Ash from Pallet Town, please take care of me!""Very good! That concludes the first lesson. In tomorrow's battles, I will evaluate how well you have cultivated your bonds with your Pokemon and then decide the scores!"
Chapter 298: Xiao Kui! A Great VictoryDuring the Summer Lecture, points are awarded for each course, and on the last day, the total score for each class is calculated to determine the winning class!This means it's a team honor. No matter how strong Ash is, his individual score cannot compare to the score of the entire class.Afterward, Ash's group arrived at their respective classrooms. The assistant teacher smiled at them and said, "Now, let's continue with the second lesson. Please work hard and get along better with the Pokemon who have become your partners!""Yes!" The crowd responded in unison.At this moment, Dawn and Brock also began to act. Dawn fed Grimer the poffin she made herself, while Brock was generating static electricity to feed Magnemite.Ash also quietly groomed Raichu's fur."Alright, Monferno, let's go too!" The tomboy named Xiao Kui, seeing how well Ash's group got along with their Pokemon, also looked at her Monfernoeagerly.But Monferno completely ignored her and immediately faced off against Croconaw again. Seeing this, Xiao Kui quickly stepped forward and pulled it back.Ash, who had just finished grooming Raichu's fur, looked at Dawn and Grimer. What surprised Ashwas how well Dawn and Grimer were getting along. It's important to know that Grimer is unacceptable to most people, let alone a clean girl like Dawn!Dawn made good use of Grimer's soft characteristics, teaching Grimer many cute poses. Ash was very pleased with Dawn's growth.Currently, the most miserable person in the entire class was Xiao Kui. Now she was chasing Monfernoaround everywhere, and even balls of Ember were attacking Ash.Pikachu and Eevee didn't move because they knew that this level of attack couldn't harm Ash, but Raichu bravely stood in front of Ash and unleashed Focus Punch, scattering the Ember.Ash smiled and rubbed Raichu's big head, thanking him, "Thank you, you are very brave now!""Rai Rai~" Raichu nodded excitedly."Ash, I'm sorry!" Xiao Kui quickly stepped forward to apologize.Ash smiled and said, "It's okay, calm down and get along well with Monferno!"Soon the first day ended. Night fell, and after a delicious curry meal, dormitories were arranged for everyone. Ash's group and Xiao Kui were assigned to the same dormitory!Feeling bored, the four of them put on their pajamas and started playing cards and chatting. Xiao Kui learned about Ash's group's dreams, and Ash's group learned that her family works as PokemonBreeders and that she hasn't gone on a journey yet. After talking, they formed a good friendship.It wasn't until Ash sensed Professor Rowan's assistant coming to check on them that the four of them returned to their beds and went to sleep.——————————The next day, Ash woke up early and found an open area. He brought out Raichu and Ash's Superior-level lineup: Gliscor, Skorupi, Piplup, and Shinx!Although Shinx hasn't broken through to the Superior level, it is only a step away, so Ash let Shinx train with Raichu. Although Raichu's strength is stronger than Shinx's, Shinx's speed is much faster than Raichu's.Now, Gliscor and Skorupi, the two scorpion-type Pokemon, are sparring with each other. As for Piplup, Ash is letting it practice Aerial Ace. This little guy has been learning from Staravia for several days and can almost master it now.However, what Ash didn't know was that Xiao Kui had secretly followed him out not far away. Seeing Ash training, she also felt a surge of fighting spirit and released her Monferno!After her unremitting efforts and letting go, she finally gained Monferno's approval. Now, the person and the monkey are very close."Now, let's begin the Pokemon Battle. I hope everyone can fully display the strengths of their Pokemon in this battle!" With Professor Rowan's announcement, the competition officially began.The first ones to step up were Brock and Jesse. Brock started by having Magnemite use the Thunder move!However, Jesse was so fond of the cute Smoochumthat she couldn't help but hold Smoochum in her arms. The Thunder move successfully hit Jesse. Fortunately, Jesse has strong resistance to electricity and was not seriously injured, but she lost the will to fight, so Brock won this match."Grimer, a charming entrance!"The second match was Dawn against Conway. Dawn even used a capsule ball with a heart effect. Grimer also seemed to like this entrance method."This isn't a Contests!" Conway said, releasing his partner, Venonat."It's okay, doing it this way gives me more motivation!" Dawn's fighting spirit was also ignited at this moment, and she confidently waved her hand and shouted, "Grimer, use Mud-Slap!"A few lumps of mud were easily dissolved by Venonat's Confusion and were even thrown back at Grimer. Conway was very calm in his use of Psychic, after all, his ace is Slowking, which has Psychic and Water attributes!However, Dawn wasn't shaken. Instead, she had Grimer continue to use Mud-Slap. Although Conwaywas a bit surprised, he still had Venonat continue to use Confusion. Dawn was prepared this time. Grimer started to spin and release Poison Gas, instantly engulfing Venonat.In the end, the two went back and forth. Ash was very satisfied with Dawn's performance.After the match, Grimer and Dawn were surrounded by the crowd. Hearing the praise from everyone, Grimer happily struck the poses Dawn taught it!Then the boys and girls came up one after another, and soon it was the last group, Xiao Kui against Ash!At this moment, Monferno and Raichu were facing each other on the battleground."Monferno, give it your all! Use Mach Punch!" Xiao Kui was the first to attack, and Monferno's fists instantly flashed white light, rushing forward quickly."Not bad!" Ash couldn't help but praise the tacit understanding between the person and the monkey. Then, a cold light flashed in Ash's eyes, "Counter with Iron Tail!""Rai!" Raichu immediately leaped up, his long tail flashing white light. At the moment of collision with Mach Punch, his long tail actually wrapped around Monferno's right fist.Raichu chuckled, and with a strong Throw, Monferno was instantly thrown into the air, and then hit hard by Iron Tail, causing Monferno to crash heavily onto the ground."Monferno?!" Xiao Kui looked at this scene in disbelief, then couldn't help but call out worriedly."Rai! Rai!" Raichu was no longer as timid as before. That technique was taught to him by Ash this morning. Unfortunately, Xiao Kui was busy training Monferno and didn't notice, otherwise she would have been prepared!Monferno stood up again with indomitable will. Xiao Kui immediately understood Monferno's meaning and immediately commanded, "Flame Wheel!"A wheel of fire aggressively rushed towards Raichu. Ash, however, remained as steady as a mountain and said, "Dig!"Raichu instantly went underground, and Flame Wheel missed. Monferno's figure appeared at the edge of the hole."Now! Thunder Punch!" Ash's voice suddenly sounded, and his speech was very fast!"Rai!" Raichu burst out of the ground, and Thunder Punch landed directly on Monferno's face. Monfernolost the ability to battle, and Ash won this match