[Bug King (Gold): Has an unyielding will, an unyielding quality that never gives up, and a kingly demeanor that will not easily admit defeat in the face of any Rival. Bug Type skill power and move effects are increased by 50%, and self-resistance is increased by 50%. ]
[Hercules (Gold): With a strength comparable to that of Hercules Normal, it has an amazing Machamp.
No matter how many Rivals it faces, it can use its proud horns to throw the Ground far away.
It can easily lift objects that are 100 times heavier than its own weight.
It is a Pokémon that is proud of its Machamp.
After entering the Contest Condition, its own attack level increases by 2 levels. ]
[Greedy Reserve (Purple): In order to find sweet tree sap, it will appear in various places and look for sweet and fragrant honey, including but not limited to forests and Pokémon with nectar.
It will greedily and selflessly suck nectar, immerse itself in it, and store the sucked nectar in its body to accumulate energy.
The more nectar it absorbs, the more energy it will reserve, which can be used to enhance its physical fitness and improve its talent level. ]
Two golds and one purple, three entries.
In terms of the number of entries, it's OK, but in terms of the effect~~~
"Bug King? It's a title that fits Heracross very well, whether in the anime or the game."
Ash recalled the various performances of Heracross and couldn't help but laugh.
This Heracross was the first Pokémon that Ash captured when he traveled in the Johto Region.
It is also the third Pokémon that can be captured without being defeated by Ash... The first two are Charmander and Squirtle.
The Attribute of Heracross is "Bug Type + Fighting System", so it has relatively many weaknesses, and also has the key feature of "4 times weak flying".
Whether in games or animations, Flying skills are relatively common moves.
This is undoubtedly a fatal blow to Heracross!
However, even so, Heracross can still be praised as the "Insect King" by fans.
In fact, the reason why Heracross was known as the "Insect King" was originally because of the game, not the anime!
During the official national Pokémon competition held on the millennium, something very dramatic happened.
To put it in today's terms, the sky is "not even TV dramas dare to write like this"!
To put it simply, the runner-up's Tauros was strengthened twice and successfully defeated the champion's two Pokémon.
The last Heracross in the champion's hand was facaded with the help of the breath belt, retaining the effect of 1HP.
Then, he used the [Reversal] move three times in a row and successfully knocked down the three Pokémon of the runner-up, completing a miraculous comeback.
This is the true origin of "Insect King Heracross".
Without any hesitation, he carried the last hope of the whole village and took the second place with the 1HP three-shot "Reversal".
I guess the runner-up must still feel regretful!
Although the name "Bug King Heracross" was originally derived from the game, it also has a very eye-catching performance in the animation.
Heracross is one of the few Pokémon that can live up to the title of "game + anime".
In the animation, Flying-type Pokémon and Flying-type skills are everywhere.
Whether it's flying in the sky, walking on the ground, or even "Groudon walking home", they can all use the Flying Type skill, Aerial Ace!
But this does not pose much of a threat to Ash's Heracross.
In the animation, although there are many Flying-type skills, my impression is that this Heracross has never fought against "Pokémon that use Flying-type skills".
However, we can see from another Attribute that it is equally afraid of, which is the "Fire Attribute"!
In the Johto Region Alliance round of 16, Ash's Heracross met Gary's Rathalos.
This seemingly ordinary attribute suppression duel is actually a very unfavorable situation from the perspective of animation.
The battle process was just as the audience expected, with Heracross being suppressed by the continuous Fire Type skills.
And because of the attribute restraint, even the commentator and many "viewers in front of the TV" thought that there was no way to save the situation.
But at this time, Heracross seemed to be summoned by the "Name of the Insect King"!
Facing the head-on hit of "Flamethrower + Big Explosion" with huge damage, Heracross dramatically withstood all the attacks just like in the original game.
In the end, with the help of Mega Horn, he managed to turn the tables and successfully defeated the platypus!
As a Bug Type Pokémon, Heracross is undoubtedly very afraid of Fire Type attacks.
If we look at this from a gaming perspective, I'm afraid one Flamethrower would be enough.
In the animation, this is the reason why Heracross can withstand so many Fire Type skills.
Most of it comes from the nectar provided by Pokémon such as Bulbasaur and plants.
This is the so-called "energy storage" mechanism.
From this point of view, Heracross is similar to Snorlax's [Big Eater] entry!
The more Heracross sucks nectar and sap, the stronger its resistance and physical fitness will be.
This may be the reason why Heracross can still stand up under continuous fire attacks.
"Pikachu, go help that Heracross drive away all the Pinsir.
"Pika~Pika."
That Heracross was now in a contest condition where it was beaten up by six or seven Pinsirs.
The hard blue insect shell helped it resist a lot of damage.
"Pika~~~Qiu!!"
After Pikachu released a wave of Thunder Shock, the Pinsir were electrocuted and screamed.
Finally, they fell down from the tree one after another, rushing towards the distance in panic.
"..."
Heracross, holding his head, finally raised his head and looked at Ash and others below.
"In this case, those Pinsirs have been driven away, right?"
Misty looked at the group of Pinsirs going away and always felt that things were not that simple.
"not yet."
Sure enough, the forest ranger Woodruff shook his head and said, "They will come again."
"What's going on?"
"This is what happened......
In the past, Heracross and Pinsir both guarded their own territories and lived in peace.
But recently, for some reason, Inka has started to attack Heracross's territory.
In other words, something might be happening in the forest of Pinsir.
"ZEX..."
Ash did remember that in the original storyline, Team Rocket used the Pinsir robot to suck the nectar from the tree.
This resulted in changes in nature, making Pinsir's forest a mess, forcing Pinsir to invade Heracross's territory.
"Then this group of Pinsirs came to invade Heracross's territory because their territory was disturbed..."
Inexplicably, Ash was looking forward to it.
By the way, he hasn't seen the stupid trio for a long time~~~
"Will you come with me, Heracross?"
Ash called out to Heracross who was still peeking out from the tree.
"I have a lot of delicious nectar here. Do you want to try it?"
nectar?!
"Heracro?!"
Heracross' eyes suddenly lit up, and then he immediately flapped his wings and flew down from the tree.
"Here~ This is Gloom's nectar."
Ash smiled and took out a bottle filled with nectar:
"I purchased this specifically from Rainbow City in Kanto Region."
I know that when I go to Johto Region next, I will encounter a greedy Pokémon like Heracross.
Ash had already made various preparations, including but not limited to the nectar of Gloom from Rainbow City.
"Hera~!!"
Heracross took the bottle happily.
It opened with a "pop" sound and started sucking there to your heart's content.
In addition to the fragrant nectar, there was also a unique odor of Gloom that began to waft out.
Misty:"..."
"Its taste is really unique. How can it eat such smelly nectar?"
"Well, maybe it's just like when we eat stinky tofu? It smells bad, and tastes...
Misty and Xiaogang couldn't understand what was going on and could only watch Heracross drink up the cup of nectar.
"Hera~~~"
Still feeling unsatisfied, he licked the corner of his mouth.
"I have other flavors of nectar here. Don't worry about the quantity. There is still plenty."
Ash smiled and threw out his main purpose: "Do you want to come with me, Heracross?"
"Hera~Hera!!"
Heracross nodded repeatedly.
The food here has wonderful flavors and it comes without any hesitation.
Click.
The Pokémon ball thrown by Ash hit it accurately, and then Heracross turned into a red light and was taken into the Pokéball.
There was not even a shake, and it just showed that it was successfully conquered.
"The first Pokémon to come to the Johto Region..."
Ash was also very happy holding the Pokéball: "I captured Heracross!!"
"Pikachu!"
Each person and each Pikachu were performing the Celebrate action in tacit understanding.
"So there is such a way to conquer~~~"
Woodruff on the side looked at it thoughtfully and said he had learned something.
"As a Trainer, the most basic ability is to subdue..."
Ash smiled and put away the Poké Ball, "But there are different ways to capture different Pokémon."
"Some may need to win battles and gain the recognition of Pokémon."
"And some, like this Heracross, will willingly follow you as long as you satisfy its preferences.
"Been taught a lesson~"
Woodruff nodded seriously and took note.
"It seems that my understanding of Pokémon is still not as clear and profound as Trainer's."
He thought about it, and then invited Ash and the others: "Would you like to come with me to see what's going on over there?"
"Of course~"
Ash readily agreed..
He also wanted to see if the incident in Pinsir Forest was caused by the Rocket trio~~~
There is a river between the forests of Pinsir and Heracross, connected by a wooden bridge.
Ash and the others crossed the bridge easily and went to the forest of Pinsir to find out what was going on.
As soon as I entered there~~~
"What is that?!"
A few people saw a huge Pinsir robot, which was constantly extracting sap from the big trees in the Pinsir group.
because
Because of this huge Pinsir robot, the surrounding Pinsirs didn't dare to come near it.
"What the hell is that?!"
Misty asked subconsciously.
And her question seemed to have triggered the long-lost mechanism~
"Since you asked sincerely~" "We will be merciful and tell you~!"
A strange yet familiar tone immediately sounded from the pair of forests.
"To prevent the world from being destroyed~" "To protect world peace~!!"
"An evil that combines love and truth~" "A cute and attractive villain~!!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"We are Team Rocket, traveling across the galaxy!"
"White hole, a white tomorrow is waiting for us!"
"That's it~ meow!"
With Meowth's resounding finale, the Rockets, who had not appeared for a long time, made a brilliant appearance!
"Team Rocket?!"
"It seems like these guys haven't made any movement for a long time!"
"Why did you suddenly appear here?"
"And it's in the Johto Region Region..."
Misty and Xiaogang both opened their eyes wide, and were stunned for a moment when the Rocket trio jumped out.
"Finally appeared~~~"
On the contrary, Ash looked at him very kindly and smiled kindly.
I didn't expect that once these guys left, they would cross so many chapters, including the Indigo Plateau Conference and the Orange Islands.
It finally popped up in the Johto Region.
"Hey, long time no see~~~"
Ash also raised his hand and greeted the trio: "Why are you here?"
"Didn't you do the research project I told you about before?"
Phew!
Ash's words were like a sharp sword that pierced straight through the chests of the trio.
The trio, who had been so proud and in high spirits, became visibly depressed.
"We were kicked out by the boss..."
The most honest James lowered his head, sighed and spoke his mind.
"Because we consumed too much of the base's funds, we were unable to produce any useful research results."
"The boss got angry and kicked us out to fend for ourselves."
"That's it~ meow."
Meowth also crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and expressed his feelings about how difficult life is for a cat:
"And we have been assigned to the Johto Region Region. We must always cooperate with the Rocket Team garrison personnel here and complete their assigned tasks~ meow."
"It sounds like it's very miserable..."
Ash rubbed his chin: "But it shouldn't be like this. With the scientific research capabilities of the three of you, it's normal to waste funds, but it shouldn't be so bad that you can't produce any useful research results.
Bar?"
"Besides, if you hadn't produced 3.6 useful research results, your boss wouldn't have let you waste funds, right?!"
"^..."
James and Meowth, each with a Pokémon, heard this and immediately looked to the left and right with subtle eyes.
It was obvious that he looked guilty.
Looking at their appearance, Ash roughly guessed a thing or two:
"Could it be that you came up with the results first and were appreciated by your boss, who allowed you to do further research?"
"In the end, you used this money to either enrich yourself or to make some unrealistic inventions of your own...
Ash paused, then looked at James and Meowth, who were becoming more and more guilty and with wandering eyes.
Well, I guess he was right again.
"Most likely the latter."
The main reason is that James and the other two probably don't have the guts to embezzle Giovanni's funds.
And even if they were really brave enough to do such a thing.
According to Giovanni's style, even if they have their own unique relationships and backgrounds, Shu will never let them go.
It is absolutely impossible to release the three of them intact and let them continue to work...
"It's so noisy!!"
Compared to the guilty consciences of James and Meowth, Jessie was simply angry and embarrassed.
"How we are, this has nothing to do with you, right?"
"Why is it okay? After all, it was me who pointed out this clear path for you, right?"
Ash spread his hands, "Strictly speaking, I am your benefactor, right?"
Team Rocket Trio: "..."
Well, the road is indeed a road. As for whether it is clear or not...it is probably clear.
But the three of them were left to walk on their own, and it seemed like... it was a very difficult walk.
Well, they did all this by themselves, no one else can be blamed.