Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 135 The Growing Team of Incineroar
The subsequent assessment of the competition rules became much easier.

Because behind every outrageous rule lies a story that is both hilarious and absurd.

When people are memorizing these rules, they are also happy to look at them and even talk about them with great interest.

When the results came out, there were a lot of 100s, and even the lowest score was 92.

After the theoretical exam, the practical assessment took place in the afternoon.

The practical assessment requires battling against the examiners, but you are not allowed to use your own Pokémon.

The exam room will randomly distribute Poké Balls to you, and you must use the randomly generated Pokémon to defeat the examiner.

While luck plays a part, the eight gym badges are ultimately what truly test a player's practical skills.

The practical test here is straightforward; as long as you don't assault the examiner in public, you'll pass.

The group passed through easily.

evening.

"I've passed the Pokémon test!"

Xiao Zhi was overjoyed; he achieved a commendable third place overall.

"How did it go?" A-Che appeared at the entrance of the hall.

"It went very smoothly, both Natsume and I passed!"

"Oh, why do I hear people outside say that the person who set this year's exam questions has gone crazy?" A-Che scratched his head, puzzled.

He had nothing to do, and in the past few years he had come here to participate in several assessments.

The questions are all relatively simple and close to real life. No special learning is required. With his long-term experience in photographing Pokémon, he can easily pass the test.

"I didn't know, I didn't expect them to be so bad." Natsume's voice came.

Seeing that people were looking this way, he pushed the crowd out of the hall.

A-Che didn't say anything.

He learned from Xiao Zhi that this impetuous boy was able to achieve third place after just one night of studying.

In an instant, A-Che realized that Natsume was right.
Three days later, by the roadside.

"My God, how far is Crimson Lotus Island?"

"Never mind, it's okay to walk a little longer with you here!"

As Xiaoxia spoke, she held up a Pokémon with a spiky head and an eggshell in front of her and rubbed it against her.

Just yesterday, Ash hatched this Togepi from the unknown Pokémon egg she gave her.

According to Natsume, training Togepi requires a high degree of closeness with its trainer, and Misty is now very close to Togepi.

"By the way, why has Togepi seemed a bit distracted when interacting with me these past few days, except for the first day?"

Xiaoxia seemed to have thought of something and looked at Natsume at the back of the group.

Natsume replied without turning his head:
"That's normal. This Togepi didn't have parental guidance, so it can't understand many human affectionate behaviors."

“So that’s how it is”

Xiaoxia looked at Togepi in her arms and felt a pang of heartache.

"Since it can't understand your affectionate behavior, you can directly do affectionate behavior that the other person can understand."

As he spoke, Natsume expertly handed a fake tongue to Kasumi.

"It's okay, you can put it in your mouth and lick it a couple of times," Natsume's voice followed.

"Uh"

Xiaoxia took the fake tongue and bit it down with her teeth after some hesitation.

"Suck it-"

"wave kitui~"

"It's them!"

Ash's exclamation startled Misty, causing her to drop the fake tongue she was holding.

Togepi, who had seemed to be enjoying himself just a moment ago, suddenly froze on the spot, staring at Misty's lips with great shock in his small eyes.

"Pokémon—" Togepi burst into tears in fright.

"Ash, what are you doing? No, Togepi, my tongue is still there, look—ah!"

Xiaoxia roared angrily, then quickly comforted Pokobi by opening her mouth.

Upon seeing another tongue stick out, Togepi froze for a moment, his gaze shifting back and forth between the fake tongue on the ground and Misty's tongue.

After a while, it cried even louder.
"What are you yelling about!" Xiaoxia punched Xiaozhi.

"No, it's them," Ash said, pointing ahead.

Looking over, everyone saw a fiery monkey, a bald chicken, and a hypnotic tapir. Unlike before, the fiery monkey's group had grown larger.

On Zapdos's back lay a round, pink Pokémon with a tuft of bangs curling up on its forehead.

Jigglypuff, the balloon Pokémon, stares at its opponent with its big, round eyes and sings a mysterious lullaby.

"Jiggling? Wow, your team has grown again."

Ash glanced at the Pokédex in his hand, a look of surprise on his face.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Primeape stepped forward and waved to Ash.

At the same time, blue light flashed in the hypnotic tapir's eyes, establishing a telepathic connection with everyone.

After hearing the other party's story, everyone's expression turned somewhat strange.

"You mean, we have to battle both of them?" Brock pointed at Ash and Natsume.

"Ho ho wa!"

"Cannes!"

The fiery monkey and the bald chicken nodded.

"And you want to use human-style battles, with the Baku acting as the trainer?" The prodigy's expression was strange.

"Grandma." The hypnotic tapir nodded helplessly as its two companions forced it to nod.

Xiaoxia, having calmed Togepi down, leaned over with a gossipy look on her face:

"I know, it must be because of what happened between Ash and the guy with the middle parting last time, they've got it stuck in their minds!"

"Moreover, they've interfered in several matches in a row, possibly in an attempt to defeat us," Xiao Gang analyzed.

“But they all failed.” Jiaozi paused, then turned to look at the four Pokémon on the opposing side.

"Why are you fighting us in a human way?" the proud child asked, full of curiosity.

Infernape and Zapdos exchanged a glance.

They followed the group all the way, trying countless times to launch sneak attacks and seek revenge.

But before he could make a move, he would be bound by a blue light and unable to move.

At first, I thought the hypnotic tapir had betrayed us, but later I realized that the problem lay entirely with that human!
The Infernape and Zapdos didn't respond to the prodigy, but instead fixed their gazes on Natsume.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Natsume tossed over a few tree fruits.

Infernape and Zapdos turned their heads away with great pride.

"Granny—"

The tree fruits shimmered with blue light, and the hypnotic tapir placed them all into the small basket hanging on its wrist.

When he turned around, he found that Infernape and Zapdos were looking at him like he was a traitor.

The hypnotic tapir shrank its neck.

It's okay, it will be a good comrade again when they get hungry.

"Ash, you should battle them."

As Natsume spoke, he glanced unexpectedly at the Jigglypuff on Zapdos's back.

How did they end up together?
Natsume was very curious. He felt that this was a new Pokémon social structure and that it was worth taking back to Professor Oak's lab for further study.

"Huh? You want me to battle against Pokémon commanded by Hypnotic Baku?"

Xiao Zhi's blank voice rang out, as if he were living in a dream.

"Can a Pokémon become a trainer?" Ash asked the profound question.

"Whatever, there's no rule that says no. You can let Pikachu command you in battle if you want."

Natsume's indifferent voice rang out.

"Is that so? Pikachu, let's give it a try!"

“Pikachu!” Pikachu nodded.

After spending this time together, Ash is now able to communicate with it across species without any problems.

He'd be perfect at commanding.

Seeing that Ash was really going to go up on his own, Natsume's lips twitched and he raised his phone to start recording.

This difference in skill level is something that even a philosophical genius like Super Dream should be able to see.

(End of this chapter)