Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 311 Pokémon Beauty Contest
As the match progressed, Natsume gained a little confidence.

Most people, except for dedicated Pokémon breeders, get a score of around five.

It is rare to find one that scores above eight.

The highest score I've seen so far is from a trainer with a Nine-Tails.
And Xiao Xue, the "master" Xiao Gang apprenticed to in Rainbow City.

The Pokémon that the other party is using to participate in this competition is the Vulpix that Xiaoxue entrusted to him.

Natsume watched silently as Brock joined Yuki and the Nine-Tails trainer.

The two appeared to be a senior and junior brother/sister.
"Ah~"

Natsume waved his hand helplessly and gave Tsuyoshi an eight out of ten.

The God of Heartbreak is about to experience heartbreak again.

"After removing the highest and lowest scores, and taking the overall score, the previous contestant, Mr. Xiaogang, and his Liuwei got eight points! The third person to get eight points has been born!"

Narusuke's passionate voice rang out.

"Next, please welcome Ash Ketchum to the stage!"

Ash waved as he entered the arena amidst cheers.

He stood on the stage, watching Natsume suppress a laugh.

Natsume sat on the judges' panel, watching Satoshi suppress a laugh.

I don't know why, but I just want to laugh.

"Mr. Ash seems very confident. His theme is—Trainers are great. How novel!"

Narusuke started to say something, but then realized something was off.

To be honest, I've never seen anything like this in a Pokémon beauty pageant.

It's true that it's not novel; there are Pokémon trainers everywhere.

"Let's see how Ash will showcase the beauty of being a Trainer!"

As soon as Naruto finished speaking, Pikachu jumped onto Ash's shoulder.

"Pfft!"

Pikachu stood on Ash's shoulder, watching the guy with the middle parting and trying not to laugh.

With its middle-parted hair, it lay sprawled on Natsume's judges' sign, unusually not sleeping, and looked at Pikachu, trying not to laugh.

I don't know why, but I just want to laugh.

"Pikachu, we're doomed!"

Xiao Zhi suppressed a laugh, his mind went blank, and he didn't even know what he had originally planned to do.

"Pikachu."

Pikachu nodded, deeply agreeing.

"Strange, what is Ash doing? A minute has passed!"

Naruto's voice rang out, and the audience looked at Ash with curiosity.

"What is he doing? Psyduck and I both have six points."

Xiaoxia covered her face in the audience.

Fortunately, at that moment, a red light flashed from Ash's waist.

"Chirp!"

It was a chrysanthemum leaf, and it looked at PieGod with a jealous expression.

"Chirp chirp!"

Chikorita jumped onto Ash's other shoulder.

Its eyes were only on Ash, and it didn't even consider suppressing its laughter.

"It's a chickweed leaf; it's licking Ash's face." Naruto couldn't find an explanation.

Fortunately, as they licked, white light began to shimmer on the chrysanthemum leaves.

"This is!"

Xiaozhi was stunned.

The judges sat up straight in the audience.

In the white light, the chrysanthemum leaves stretched out continuously, and the leaves at the top began to grow wide and thick.

In less than ten seconds, a bay leaf appeared on Ash's shoulder.

"Chirp."

Ash was pinned down by Chikorita, his hat was knocked off and floated towards the judges' table, landing on the head of the guy with the middle parting.

"Evolution is a reflection of the bond between Pokémon and their trainers. Behind those brief thirty seconds of white light lies countless days and nights of hard training from Ash and Chikorita!"

"This is the best interpretation of a trainer!"

Narusuke's voice resounded throughout the entire venue.

"genius!"

Natsume held up the "8 points" sign, it was unclear whether he was referring to Ash or Naruto. The judges around him, who had been frowning, were all taken aback after hearing Naruto's explanation, and they all revised their scores before finally raising their signs.

"Congratulations, Xiao Zhi, for a total score of seven!"

Xiao Zhi has also surpassed the average and become one of the best.

"Why is it taller than me?"

In the audience, Xiaoxia was biting her magician's hat.

As Ash left the scene, Natsume became a little nervous.

Although Xiaogang has scored the highest score so far, eight points.

However, there were two people with the same score.

Hopefully, Jiaozi and Miaomiao can step up their game.
"Please welcome Miss Pride and her partner Gengar to the stage!" Narutosuke announced loudly.

The corridor lights were swallowed by a thick, ink-like black fog, which was icy cold.

The mist churned and surged, and a huge purple outline slowly emerged.

Gengar has arrived, overturning all expectations.

He wore a perfectly tailored black satin suit and a meticulously applied scarlet tie.

Sunglasses concealed his cunning eyes, an exaggerated pipe dangled from his grinning mouth, a wisp of smoke eerily merging into the black fog.

It floats suspended, like an underground monarch born from the shadows, silently surveying its surroundings.

Immediately afterwards, a slender figure emerged from the thick fog beside it.

The girl's face was cold and aloof, and her silver hair gleamed with a chilling light in the black mist.

A pure black trench coat outlines clean lines, and sharp eyes pierce through the mist.

She stood beside the suit-wearing Gengar, exuding an imposing aura, like the most dangerous yet most cherished daughter of a mafia godfather, carrying an innate sense of aloofness and control.

The heel struck the ground with a soft sound, announcing the arrival of cruelty.

"Hmm, this outfit is nice."

Natsume was surprised to find that Jiaozi had dyed her hair, and some minor details had been modified compared to the initial plan he had given.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"Hiss, they even added a scene design! Is this Gengar's smoke move?"

Off the field, Songye, who was also watching the game, was also impressed.

"Wow, this is unprecedented! The black fog has transformed the environment to suit the theme."

"The trainer's style and Gengar's style are perfectly blended, resulting in a very sharp style!"

Narusuke was generous with his praise.

Jiaozi maintained a cool expression, but his eyes remained fixed on Natsume until the other raised the 10-point sign.

"Humph!"

Jiaozi smiled knowingly, his expression exuding confidence and arrogance, perfectly complementing Gengar's wide grin.

"The prodigy and his partner Gengar achieved a high score of 9.02!"

Naruto's voice resounded throughout the stadium, and cheers erupted from the audience.

"Next, let's welcome Gary and his partner Sylveon!"

Another old acquaintance.

Natsume stared at Shigeru, trying to suppress a laugh.

Fortunately, Xiao Mao was wearing a mask, so no one could see his expression.

"Damn it, why do I feel like laughing so much?"

Shigeru tried his best to restrain himself and avoid eye contact with Natsume.

He kept reminding himself that he couldn't follow in Xiaozhi's footsteps.

"Come on, Sylveon, show us our newly learned Eevee dance!"

As Xiao Mao spoke, a red light flashed around his waist, and four Eevee appeared, standing behind Sylveon and beginning to dance in a peculiar manner.

Xiao Mao wasn't idle either. He turned to the side of the judges' table, his movements a bit clumsy, and started jumping along with Sylveon.

This is a two-minute dance, which looks like a short segment derived from some other dance.

The more Natsume looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, but he searched his memory and couldn't recall ever seeing this dance move on TV or at a dance party.

“How strange!”

Natsume frowned and held up the "eight points" sign.

"Xiao Mao's final score is 7.62 points!"

Narusuke's voice rang out, and Shigeru excitedly picked up Sylveon.

"That's great! We've surpassed Ash!"

(End of this chapter)