Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 168 The Amazing Dream Ball (1200 Monthly Tickets)

After calling back a few Pokémon, Natsume returned to Oak's lab.

"The Quartz Conference will begin in about ten days."

As soon as I entered, I heard the sounds of people discussing.

"Yeah, Ash, has your month-long special training actually been effective?" Misty's voice rang out.

"Don't worry, I've kept track of it. I've participated in over two hundred Pokémon battles this month!"

Ash proudly puffed out his chest.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu clenched his fist beside him.

Seeing the two of them looking so confident, Natsume pulled up a chair and sat down as well.

The stone slab with the humanoid crystal embedded in Xiaozhi's body disappeared after it entered his body.

Natsume then tested it for a whole day, but found nothing.

This is quite similar to the situation with the stone tablet with the black heart embedded in it that fell into Rotom's body.

The center parting style may require some time to break in.

It's also possible that they were only temporarily chosen by a certain authority.

Whether it can gain recognition remains to be seen.

For example, before the man with the middle parting was recognized by the priesthood, he became far more sleepy than before.

Although the authority is incomplete and Natsume did not include the authority of the priest with the middle parting, it is still easy to deduce that it is related to sleeping.

Excessive sleepiness can lead to the recognition of divine authority related to sleep.

Natsume wasn't worried about Ash's humanity and bonds.

It probably won't be long before Xiaozhi fully accepts it, and then I'll be able to learn some things myself.

As for his own Rotom, that black heart-shaped crystal, Natsume had no clue what it represented.

"Natsume-san, where's Shigeru?"

Seeing Natsume sit down, Satoshi asked a question out of curiosity.

For the past month, he's been wearing shorts, carrying an insect net, and looking for people to challenge outside Pallet Town.

Two hundred consecutive wins!

Ash felt incredibly powerful right now and couldn't wait to ask Gary where he was.

"Him? It seems he set off a while ago."

Nishino Mori came out carrying a plate of fruit.

"You should hurry up and set off too; you might still make it in time for the torch-lighting ceremony."

"The torch-lighting ceremony?" Ash asked curiously.

"Rumor has it that Moltres appears at every tournament!" Brock reminded him.

"The legendary Pokémon, Moltres!" Ash's eyes lit up.

"In that case, let's set off now!"

"Hey, hey, hey, at least prepare some things and leave tomorrow!" Xiaoxia grabbed Xiaozhi, who was in high spirits.

As she spoke, she turned her curious gaze toward Professor Nishinomori.

"Grandpa Nishino Mori, why did Moltres appear? Did someone in the League capture Moltres?"

"There are indeed skilled trainers in the League who can gain the approval of legendary Pokémon, but..."

Nishino Mori then changed the subject:
"The appearance of Moltres in various arenas has been reported in many regions in recent years."

“I think this might be related to the competitive spirit,” Nishino Mori said, nodding.

This is the general speculation among most scholars in the alliance.

The strongest Moltres in the Moltres population, the Divine Moltres, is likely related to fire and competition.

"The fire of competition?" Ash looked at Natsume curiously.

"The strongest Moltres is similar to the plate inside your body, but it is the flame of competition."

"The other Moltres may be exhibiting in major tournaments frequently because they are imitating other strong creatures of their kind."

Natsume thought for a moment and then gave a simple explanation in a way that the AI ​​could understand.

"I see!" Xiao Zhi nodded, seemingly understanding.

"Then...can I challenge Moltres?" Ash looked at Professor Nishino with hopeful eyes.

"No, because of Moltres, the League sends an Elite Four trainer to guard the area during the annual tournament."

"It's to prevent anyone from causing trouble."

"Okay." Ash lowered his head in disappointment.

"Don't worry, Ash. If Moltres is willing to battle you, Granny Orange definitely won't interfere." Natsume patted Ash on the shoulder.

After resting for a while, Ash and the others left to go home and prepare.

Natsume then followed Nishino Mori to the laboratory.

On a display stand in the laboratory, there was a strange Poké Ball.

The Poké Ball is a light purple color, and the button in the center has disappeared, replaced by a small eye.

It was none other than the Dream Ball!
"Geng Ga!"

Gengar suddenly jumped out of the Poké Ball, holding an old-fashioned pipe in its hand.

Its appearance and style are exactly the same as the one in Nishino Mori's hand.

Nishino Mori glared at it, and the latter obediently put away its pipe.

"Here, this is a specific deconstruction that you asked me to do before."

Among a pile of papers, Nishino Mori pulled out a structural analysis diagram of the Dream Ball.

The diagram clearly shows every component and structure of the Dream Ball, labeled in a categorized manner.

On the side, there are illustrations comparing the Mewtwo Ball to a regular Pokémon Ball in various dimensions.

"Thank you, Professor." Natsume stared intently at the documents in his hand.

When leaving the new island, Mewtwo destroyed all traces of it.

Aside from the Mewtwo Ball that Natsume secretly took out.

"Who modified this ball? It's ingenious!"

Nishino Mori's praise rang out.

"Modification? Professor, what's the meaning behind this?"

Natsume keenly grasped the key point and asked curiously.

"Here you go," Nishino Mori said, handing a large stack of documents to Natsume.

"I discovered that this thing was modified from a high-grade ball, and the internal wiring is almost identical."

Natsume nodded, waiting for Nishino Mori to continue.

"However, the modifier has divided this space into two areas, one large and one small. The small space seems to be able to store things."

As he spoke, Nishino Mori frowned.

"I just can't figure out how they managed to divide the space inside the Poké Ball."

Creating space is something the alliance's technology can currently achieve.

However, the problem of dividing the space, and into partitions with different functions, has plagued the league for decades.

"If its inventors and modifiers were willing to publish their research data, many aspects of the Alliance's technology could advance by leaps and bounds!"

Nishino Mori became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally grabbed Natsume's arm.

"Uh, the other party is not a researcher."

It wasn't even human.
"Not a researcher?" Nishino Mori's expression was strange.

"That's such a pity. It would have been great if the other party was a researcher!"

Nishino Mori beat his chest and stamped his feet, looking heartbroken.

He still doesn't have a successful apprentice.

No, none of the students he taught could compare to this novice!

"Professor Nishinomori, why is there a telekinesis test?"

Natsume flipped through the documents and asked curiously.

"Oh, I discovered this by accident."

Nishino Mori pointed at the Dream Ball and said:
"With the enhancement of telekinesis, this Poké Ball will have a significant performance boost, it's terrifying."

"Furthermore, with the child's telekinetic enhancement, this modified advanced ball's performance on paper can reach about 50% of the Master Ball standard!"

As he spoke, Dr. Nishino patted Gengar on the shoulder.

"Geng Ga!"

Gengar then raised its pipe.

Nishino Mori glared at it again, and the latter lowered its head and put the pipe away once more.

"Is this so"

Natsume's eyes sparkled with wonder.

Perfect timing! The gap between the Advanced Ball and the Master Ball is too large, and he was worried about not having a transitional Poké Ball form.

(End of this chapter)