In a certain forest, Ash and his friends had just finished lunch, and Ash began training his Pokémon.
Ash started assigning tasks. "Taillow, your job is to master the Steel Wing and Aerial Ace you learned from Pidgeot!" "Siba~"
"Eevee, continue learning Tera Blast and Iron Tail from Pikachu, and Pikachu, you'll practice condensing your electric energy into a ball to learn Electro Ball." "Eevee" "Pika"
Phanpy was put on a mandatory training device by Ash to increase its strength. Tyranitar practiced Fire Punch; Ash gave it a Fire Punch TM.
As for Treecko, Ash thought for a moment as he looked at it chewing on a stick. "Treecko, your goal is to learn Absorb. After all, as a Grass-type Pokémon, you can't just have Leafage as your only Grass-type move." "Cha!"
Treecko is different from Bulbasaur and Chikorita, which were born with Vine Whip. And Treecko's final evolution, Sceptile, is a fast attacker, completely different from them. At this stage, the best moves for Treecko to learn are Absorb and Bullet Seed. But Absorb can evolve into Mega Drain and Giga Drain, so Ash decided to have Treecko practice Absorb first!
"Big sister! Look at Ash, then look at yourself. Your Torchic still hasn't learned a new move!" Max started to pick a fight, looking at May with a look of disdain.
Thump! "Mind your own business! I just haven't decided what direction I want to go in yet." (??へ??╬) As expected, May was so embarrassed and angry that she punched Max.
"Okay, okay. But Ash really has matured. He can train his Pokémon effectively. I'm sure Ash will win the Hoenn League this time." Brock also commented.
"No, no. May, if you haven't decided yet, you can use this mandatory training device on Torchic to increase its strength. That way, it'll learn new moves faster later on." Ash said humbly, handing a training device to May.
"Ah! Thank you so much, Ash!" (´?`) May happily took it and put it on her Torchic.
After a period of training, "Cha!" Treecko suddenly made a sound.
A Seviper was facing off against Treecko, with Torchic hiding behind Treecko.
"Ah! Torchic!" May exclaimed.
"Chamoo~" Torchic heard the sound and ran tearfully to May.
[Seviper]
[Type: Poison]
[Ability: Shed Skin (After each attack, it has a 1/3 chance to cure itself of a status condition)]
[Strength: Late Elite-Level]
[Moves: Poison Tail, Haze, Bind, Take Down]
"Go, Treecko! Use Quick Attack." "Cha!"
"Ha du" When Treecko charged, Seviper took the hit and used Bind to trap it, then hit it with a Poison Tail, sending Treecko flying.
"Are you okay, Treecko!" "Cha!" Treecko struggled to stand up. Fortunately, it wasn't poisoned, or it would have been a huge problem.
"Treecko, use Leafage." The leaves flew toward Seviper, which rushed forward, tanking the attacks. Treecko used its agility to fight against Seviper.
Ash frowned. Treecko only had one long-range attack, which was resisted, and it couldn't beat Seviper in close combat. Since Treecko had just been hit by Poison Tail, it probably couldn't win a battle of attrition.
"Treecko, let's take a gamble, Absorb!" "Cha!" Clearly, Treecko didn't want to give up. It concentrated on its recent experience and successfully used Absorb!
After learning Absorb, Seviper was quickly worn out and lost the ability to battle.
"Cha!" Treecko's strength had increased to Mid-Elite-Level!
Whoosh! As soon as Seviper woke up, it darted into the jungle.
"Don't run!" May and Max yelled.
"No need to chase it. We'll see Seviper again later." Ash looked at the direction Seviper had run in with a gaze that said, I hope you survive. He wondered if the poor kid would be okay.
(?????)????? May and Max were full of question marks.
After some training, Pikachu had learned Electro Ball, and Eevee had broken through to Early Elite-level and learned Tera Blast. Taillow and Tyranitar had also mastered their new moves. Even May's Torchic had reached Late Regular-level and learned Quick Attack.
After packing their belongings, the group continued their journey!
Meanwhile, the escaping Seviper stole Team Rocket's lunch and accidentally bit off a piece of Jessie's long hair, which awakened a hidden power within her. Jessie's aura immediately surged, instantly overpowering Seviper. Seviper began to tremble!
First, she used Fury Swipes, then a Mega Kick, knocking out Seviper!
In the end, Seviper still couldn't understand why humans were so terrifying, making it a disgrace to the world of Pokémon. The outside world is too dangerous, it thought.
And just like that, Seviper was captured by Jessie.
Afterward, the Team Rocket trio went to challenge Ash with their newly captured Seviper.
"Since you're so determined... (Team Rocket's motto)
"It's you guys again, Team Rocket. Don't you ever learn?" Ash said, annoyed.
"I know, right!" Brock and the others agreed.
"Hahaha! Times have changed! Check out our new Pokémon! Go, Seviper!" Jessie laughed, sending out Seviper.
"Ha-do-do~" Seviper stared at Ash and the others, and then... everyone fell silent!
"No way, we really saw Seviper again!" May said, pointing at Seviper in surprise.
Seviper felt exhausted. Why did I run into these humans again? I just went from one tiger's den to another wolf's den!
As expected, Team Rocket was blasted off again.
"This feels so bad!" "Wobbuffet! (?)~"
Ash had to admit that Team Rocket was constantly giving him points and his Pokémon experience, making him feel bad about blasting them off. So Ash, with a tear in his eye, used his remaining points to buy a Key Stone and Tyranitarite.
Luckily, the system was thoughtful enough to send him a Dynamax Band, which he synthesized into a Pokémon Universal Ring that could switch between different systems. Ash excitedly put the Universal Ring on his left wrist.
After walking through the forest for an unknown amount of time, Ash and his friends finally came out into a city!
"Ah! It smells so good!" May said excitedly.
Ash and the others took a careful sniff, (???.???)???? and were left with question marks on their faces.
"Big sister, what food are you smelling?" Max asked, confused.
"No, I'm smelling the city!" May said happily. She had been in the forest for days and was tired of it, so she was overjoyed to finally reach a city.
Everyone (????)...
"Let's go. It's understandable. This is the first time May's been in a forest for so long," Ash said.
However, Ash was very satisfied with this trip through the forest. Not only did he catch a Treecko, but all of his Pokémon had grown much stronger!
The group picked up their pace and walked into the city—Lianjin Town!
Don't let the name "town" fool you; it wasn't small at all, with tall buildings and all kinds of shops.
"You see, a person who grew up in the city like me needs to breathe the city air once in a while," May said, already planning what delicious food to eat.
Afterward, the four of them decided to split up and meet back at the Pokémon Center.
Ash and Max went to look for Pokémon in the city, while May and Brock went on a shopping spree!
To be continued...