Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 279 Methods to Subdue the Big Milk Tank
"Sigh, what a pity. I wonder how much money we could have made by selling this thing as a divination stone."

My senior colleague, Snowton, really has no business sense.

Natsume shook his head and looked at the battlefield.

"boom!"

With Miltank's continuous rolling attack, Pikachu fell to the ground, and Ash was defeated.

"Pikachu, thank you for your hard work."

Ash sadly sprayed medicine on Pikachu's wounds.

"Um, Ms. Akane, Natsume wants to take on the challenge too!"

Xiaoxia pushed Natsume towards her.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I still need to deliver milk to Grandpa."

Xiaoxi's pink hair was tied into pigtails, and she wore light blue overalls with the cuffs casually rolled up.

She walked to the side, and only then did Natsume notice that there was a bucket of milk there.

"How about I buy this can of milk? I haven't had Moo Moo milk in ages."

Snowden suddenly spoke.

His tone was very relaxed.

Clearly, he noticed that the illusion in the crystal had disappeared.

"No, this bucket of milk is for feeding little Kentauro."

Xiaoxi shook her head slightly.

"Little Kentaro?"

Xiao Zhi tilted his head in confusion.

"Shouldn't a dairy farm consist entirely of dairy tanks?"

"Ash, Miltank only has females." Brock walked over, carrying the referee flag.

"Oh, what's the difference—ah!"

Before Xiaozhi could finish speaking, Xiaoxia grabbed his ear and dragged him away.

"Idiot, the Milk Tank needs to reproduce!"

"Haha, in that case, I'll be going now." Xiaoqian smiled and looked at everyone:

"I'll be helping out at Grandpa's ranch for the next couple of days. If you'd like to take on the challenge, you can come over tomorrow."

After Xiaoqian left, Xiaozhi immediately deflated.

"Xiaoxi's big milk tank is too powerful. I can't break her infinite rolling move at all."

Ash sat down on the ground, dejected.

During the battle, Miltank kept rolling, giving ordinary Pokémon no chance to get close.

Even if attacked from a distance, the opponent will stop, consume their own milk, and recover completely from their injuries by taking a few sips of Moo Moo Milk.

"This style of play is too cheating!"

Xiao Zhi held his head in his hands, deep in thought.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Normal-type Pokémon are generally quite ordinary; it all depends on the trainer's development. Their tactics are definitely different from the usual methods."

Wearing a chef's apron, Xiao Gang brought everyone a pot of fragrant meat soup.

"Xiao Zhi, eat first."

Xiao Gang ladled out a bowl of meat soup and handed it to Xiao Zhi.

"Yes, yes, it's normal that Miss Xiaoqian is difficult to deal with because she can develop such tactics."

Xiaoxia took a sip of the meat soup and said calmly:
"Why don't you ask Natsume? He wants to take on the challenge too."

Xiao Zhi's gaze immediately fell on Natsume.

Unexpectedly, Natsume held up a banknote.

"Money?" Xiao Zhi was taken aback.

"Does Natsume mean... that gym leaders can be bribed?"

Ash exclaimed in surprise.

“No.” Natsume shook his head.

“You can do what I did and place an order for ten tons of milk at once, then you’ll become a gold member of her farm.”

"If we can't beat her, her grandfather will plead for her."

Natsume took a sip of the meat soup.

"Is there a more respectable way?" Xiao Zhi asked with a sullen face.

He wanted a fair and square victory.

Natsume was still holding up that banknote:

"Of course, you can use Pokémon that can change the terrain to limit Miltank's rolling."

"good idea!"

Everyone's eyes lit up, but they didn't know why Natsume was still holding up that banknote.

"Natsume-san, but what does this tactic have to do with money?" Ash asked, puzzled.

"Haha, of course it's related!"

Snowden's hearty laughter came from behind him. He had checked, and it seemed that Natsume had solved his problem; the influence of the Unknown Totem had disappeared, and he could finally stop sleeping in the tent.

In high spirits, Snowden sat down cross-legged and explained:
"If we were challenging the Goldenrod Gym, we could use the tactic of changing the terrain, but this is a Grade 1 Ranch in Chengdu, and deliberately damaging the grass will result in a fine."

As he spoke, Snowden pointed to the banknotes in Natsume's hand.

"what--"

Despairing, Ash clutched his head.

"Do I have to waste my time and go all the way to Manjin City just because of me?"

Xiao Zhi muttered to himself.

"Bring Pikachu over here."

Natsume waved to Pikachu.

"Pickup?"

Pikachu lifted its head out of the rice bowl and looked at Natsume curiously.

"Natsume-kun, are you going to teach Pikachu some amazing tactics?!"

Ash, fully revived, looked at Natsume with anticipation.

"Ah."

Natsume did not deny it.

Their trip to Chengdu was quite packed with activities.

If you encounter a few divine beasts or similar creatures along the way, causing a delay, things will become very difficult.

If you get a badge here, you can save at least two days.

Two days is enough for the Rockets' trio to go hungry for four meals.

"Come on, part your hair in the middle, and watch with Pikachu."

Natsume grabbed Pikachu and placed it in front of the man with the middle parting.

Forced by Natsume's tyrannical power, the man with the center-parted hair surprisingly started watching videos he wasn't interested in.

With Pikachu joining the team, he's actually had a lot more free time.

"Pica~"

The man with the middle parting moved his body, happily making room for Pikachu.

"Pickup?"

Pikachu squinted, staring at the screen with a puzzled expression.

"Natsume-nii, what did you show them?" Ash asked curiously.

"Yeah, yeah, can you really crack Xiaoxi's tactics just by looking?"

Xiaoxia brought over the meat soup.

"When milking a large milking tank, the trick is to squeeze rhythmically from top to bottom."

After watching for a while, the two discovered that the video Natsume showed to the middle-parted-hair guy and Pikachu was an online course on ranch management.

"Pasture Management. How to Increase Milk Production from Large Milk Tanks, Part 3: Milking Techniques." Xiaoxia read out a long list of video titles, puzzled.

"Natsume-nii, what's the use of this?"

Xiao Zhi looked puzzled.

"Of course it works."

Natsume swallowed the last bite of meat and slowly said:

"The milk from the big milk jug isn't just for it to drink."

"you mean!"

Xiao Zhi and Xiao Xia immediately realized what was going on.

"Yes, just like you think. Pikachu is a small Pokémon, so it's hard to shake it off when it's on Miltank."

"Even if the big milk tank uses rolling, it will curl inward, and its belly is soft, so it can't be shaken off."

Natsume waved his hand.

"Ah? Can this still happen?"

Xiao Zhi was stunned.

"Why not? You can drink it now."

As Natsume spoke, he took out a bottle of Moo Moo Milk and handed it to Satoshi.

The giant milk tank's unique skill—drinking milk.

Freshly made Moo Moo Milk can restore a lot of energy in a short time.

Xiaoxi took advantage of this to enable the large milk tank to produce and sell its own milk in a rolling manner.

But it didn't say that enemies couldn't drink it.

Could it be that the opponent would be poisoned if they drank it?
Impossible. Milk Tank's move stems from the opponent's unique physical structure.

Unlike other skills that affect both allies and enemies, this one has different effects.

This milk will not be poisonous to anyone who drinks it.

(End of this chapter)