Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 272 The Shiny Night Hawk Joins the Team
"This little tortoise has become friends with Natsume so quickly."

Xiaoxia hugged Togepi, a hint of relief flashing across her face.

"Xiao Zhi, you're in luck."

Xiao Gang patted Xiao Zhi on the shoulder.

"What are you talking about?"

Xiaozhi was puzzled.

"Oh no, Little Sawktosh!"

In the river, the little totoro floated to the surface, belly up, with two Pikachus on its back.

Clearly, there was only this one small alligator in the river.

"Ok?"

Natsume used his telekinesis to sweep towards the bottom of the river.

To his astonishment, there wasn't a single Water-type Pokémon in the river.

How could that be? When he scanned the area with his telekinesis earlier, he clearly saw many Water-type Pokémon!
But the facts are clear: the electricity from the two Pikachus only managed to knock out Totodile.

"Strange"

Natsume muttered to himself as he put away the black stick.

Can superpowered people also experience hallucinations?
No matter how strange Natsume was, that was the truth, and he didn't delve into it further.

"Little Alligator, come back!"

Ash throws the Poké Ball, retrieves the Totodile, and the group follows the river towards Goldenrod City.

“Before we go to Manjin City, we need to visit the Green Grassland,” Natsume suddenly said.

"Yes, I've already included Dr. Snowton's house in my travel itinerary." Xiao Gang thought for a moment, then continued:
"I heard there's a big dairy farm there, and their Moo Moo milk is very famous."

"Oh, is it the brand that Natsume-nii usually drinks?"

As if he had just thought of something, Xiao Zhi asked a question.

"Yes, after crossing that forest ahead and walking a little further, we'll reach the green grassland."

Xiao Gang pointed to the forest path ahead.

"It looks like we can get to Dr. Snowton's house before dark if we move quickly enough," Xia said, glancing at the sky.

"Yeah, yeah, we still don't know what our senior uncle looks like." Jiaozi looked at Natsume curiously.

"Here."

Natsume took out the meticulously crafted headgear.

"Um"

If Natsume remembers correctly, the Big Milk Tank Ranch in the Chengdu area is run by Akane's grandfather.

Xiaoxi is the Gym Leader of Goldenrod City, and her ace Miltank.

If they're lucky, they'll run into each other on the green grasslands, saving them the journey to Goldenrod City.

However, once the group entered the forest, they noticed something was amiss.

"That's strange. There seem to be very few trees here from a distance, but they're so lush up here!"

Xiao Gang looked at the map, feeling somewhat lost.

"Why are all the forests in Chengdu so gloomy!" Xiaoxia said, touching her arm.

The trees completely blocked out the sunlight, and as the group walked along the forest path, it felt like walking in the twilight when darkness could fall at any moment.

To save time, Natsume used his telekinesis to find his way.

This trip to the Chengdu Alliance was not as time-consuming as a trip to the Kanto region.

Ash and his friends have already fallen a month behind in their journey through the Orange Islands.

If Shigeru performs well, he'll probably collect all eight badges soon.

"Natsume-nii, don't lead us astray every time you discover something."

Xiao Zhi offered a timid reminder.

"Don't worry. Oh my god!"

A look of horror appeared in Natsume's eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Everyone suddenly became nervous.

Natsume remained silent, simply continuing to walk forward.

As they parted the clumps of tall shrubs, a breathtaking view opened up before them, revealing something that amazed Natsume.

That was a creature of incredible strength.

"What's so strange about a superhuman strength?" Xiaoxia sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

"My God, a Shiny Mother Strength? That's not surprising!" Natsume looked at the group as if they were aliens.

"A flash of light? What does that mean?"

Xiao Zhi tilted his head.

"Some Pokémon are just born with a different color than their kind," Brock said, looking at Machamp in front of him.

It was quite dark, but you could vaguely see that the creature's skin was blending into the surrounding green bushes.

"This Strength seems to be green, which is indeed different from the skin color of the normal Strength."

Xiao Zhi nodded in agreement.

"Come back, Mighty One."

A steady male voice rang out, and the super strength was returned to the red and white spheres.

"It has an owner!"

Xiao Gang exclaimed in surprise.

Natsume looked left and right, wanting to know which divine being it was.

"Gentlemen, what are you doing here?" Turning around, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a top hat and dressed in a jazz style.

"Hello, I'm Ash from Pallet Town in Kanto, and he's Natsume from Pallet Town in Sinnoh."

"I am Xiaogang."

"I am Xiaoxia, and this is Jiaozi."

Everyone introduced themselves.

"My name is Ayou, a seasoned flash chaser!"

Ayou took off his hat, placed it on his chest, and bowed to everyone.

"Flash Chaser, what's that?"

Xiao Zhi asked quietly.

"It's actually a self-proclaimed title of Shiny Pokémon collectors; these people spend their entire lives pursuing Shiny Pokémon."

Xiao Gang responded in a low voice.

"Then Mr. Ayu, you must have a lot of shiny Pokémon!"

Xiao Zhi looked at A You excitedly.

"Haha, of course."

"Come forth! Mighty Strength, Great Strength, Arm Strength!"

Ayu threw out three Poké Balls, and three Pokémon appeared.

Without exception, these three Pokémon all had skin colors that were very different from those of ordinary individuals.

"Wow, they're all shiny Pokémon, and they're even on the same evolution chain!" Misty exclaimed.

"That's amazing. You must have been incredibly lucky to catch those three Pokémon."

"Why are they all female?" Natsume asked curiously.

"Hahaha, of course! I'm a flash chaser with 28 years of experience!"

Ayou laughed heartily.

"Uncle, you must have come to this forest to catch a shiny Pokémon, right?"

Xiaoxia suddenly said.

“Of course.” Ayou nodded.

"Is that shiny Pokémon a Noctowl?"

Xiao Zhi suddenly said.

"You found out about it too?" Ayou asked in shock.

“No.” Xiao Gang pointed behind A You.

Looking back, on a branch behind Ayou, a golden owl was tilting its head and looking at the group.

Behind the night owl is an artificial house, simulating a tree hole, placed on a thick branch.

"Great! The tree hole I made has finally lured it out!"

Ayou wept with joy.

"Wow, that's awesome! I want to tame a Night Hawk too!"

Xiao Zhi was very excited, but after thinking about it, it seemed that this was Mr. Ayou's goal.

"Goo?"

Noctowl rotated its head 180 degrees, its eyes fixed on Ash.

"Alright, I'm going to tame the Night Hawk."

As Ayou spoke, he pulled out a net gun.

"Hey, Mr. Ayu, shouldn't we start with the Pokémon battles first?!"

Everyone was shocked.

"Pokémon battles? What are those?" Ayou asked, puzzled.

"."

Why are there still people like this in this day and age?

"If Pokémon battles are not conducted, the captured Pokémon may not obey."

Xiao Gang explained.

"Then why are my three Pokémon so obedient?" Ayu pointed to the shiny Machamp, shiny Machoke, and shiny Machop.

“There’s another possibility.” Natsume patted Yu’s shoulder.

"This means that these three Pokémon really like you."

"is it?"

Ayu felt that Natsume's eyes were a little strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.

"Cuckoo!"

The golden Noctowl hovered for a moment, then finally flew down and landed on Ash's head.

"Cuckoo, cuckoo!"

The Noctowl pecked at Ash's ears repeatedly.

"Haha, it itches so much!"

Ash shook his head, but he couldn't shake off Noctowl.

"I understand. Is this what you mean by Pokémon liking their trainers?"

Ayou pointed at Noctowl and Ash and said regretfully.

"Uh, maybe."

Natsume looked strange.

The Noctowl kept pecking at Ash's left ear, where the Golden Rod was stored.
(End of this chapter)