Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 423 Dirty Tactics

Ash and Gary returned to the Pokémon Center with puzzled expressions.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Natsume finished delivering the daily petal cakes as usual, and then immediately took Ash and Gary to the first floor of the Pokémon Center.

In front of a Pokémon teleportation device.

"Stab~"

Professor Oak, sporting dark circles under his eyes, appeared at the top of the screen.

Judging from the decor behind them, they seem to be in a laboratory.
"I asked a friend to find those two Coco Doraemons you mentioned. Ah~ I'm so sleepy, I've been to more than thirty research institutes."

"Kacha~"

The screen went black, but then the transmission beams on both sides of the device lit up.

"Here you are, Natsume-nii."

Under Ash's curious gaze, two red and white balls appeared in the device.

After taking it out, Natsume released two Cocodora.

Two small, four-legged Pokémon covered in dark gray metallic armor appeared in front of Ash and Gary.

Its most distinctive features are a thick, backward-curving horn on its head and small red eyes peeking out from under its helmet.

Its sturdy back was covered by several large, bright silver plates, with rivet-like protrusions on the sides. There was a striking, dark circular area in the center of its chest.

With its short, thick limbs, gleaming silver claws, and a tail tip shaped like a sharp, metallic cone, the whole thing resembles a young steel beast clad in heavy armor.

"What? It looks so weak, and I have to send an Eevee back with it."

The anticipation on Xiao Shi's face was instantly extinguished. He watched silently as the two bewildered cubs curiously crawled on the floor of the Pokémon Center.

"Hehe, isn't Pikachu so cute?"

Ash smiled and squatted down. As soon as he reached out, one of the Cocodora tentatively bit him.

"Dora?"

Coco was taken aback for a moment, then bit even harder.

"That's great, Ash, this biting dog is yours now."

Xiao Mao picked up the other well-behaved Coco Doraemon.

"Damn it, Natsume-san, why isn't Shigeru's Cocoa Dora biting him?"

Ash was not convinced. He pulled his hand out of Akadoro's mouth, only to find that the other party seemed to be possessed, jumping up and trying to reach his hand.

The frequent thumping sounds resembled a sturdy little ball bouncing on the floor.

"They probably mistook your hand for food."

Natsume looked at Satoshi silently.

Cocodora feeds on steel, Ash's hand
"Ash, if you can get along well with it in the next few hours, I'll be really looking forward to your match."

As Natsume spoke, he picked up Pikachu, who was watching the show from the side.

"Pickup?"

Soon, Pikachu noticed that Natsume was holding his steel tail and offering it to the Cocoa Doraemon.

"Dora!" It's delicious.

"Pikachukakaka!!!"

The preparation area at the competition venue.

The eight trainers were fully prepared and silently waited in their seats, awaiting the announcement of their opponents in the quarterfinals.

"The competition will start promptly at eight o'clock this morning!"

Naruto's voice suddenly rang out, and several streaks of lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the entire competition venue.

"The list of the top 8 will be announced now. Each player has half an hour to prepare and warm up!"

stab~
Under the expectant gazes of countless viewers, eight portraits began to appear on the giant screen.

In a flash of lightning, the avatars began to combine freely.

"Not Watari, and not Natsume."

Natsume glanced behind him and saw the two random trainers who had made it into the top eight praying frantically.

The man with the middle-parted hair, who had been sleeping, stood quietly in front of the two people who were praying, hands on his hips.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.

Natsume vs. Koharu
Wataru vs. Amin

N vs. Ash
Ye Yue vs. Xiao Mao
Upon seeing the list, the two men turned ashen-faced.

"I...I abstain."

"Me too"

The consecutive withdrawals of the two contestants surprised the referee who came to verify their identities. But after glancing at the list, a look of sympathy appeared on his face.

Everyone will understand. Let's work hard next year!

As the referee spoke, he didn't hesitate to draw a big "X" on both of them.

"Oh my god, breaking news! Natsume and Watari's opponents have forfeited!"

Narusuke's astonished voice rang out from the sky.

In an instant, the entire preparation area was filled with Natsume's acquaintances.

"It's really troublesome."

Wataru and Natsume received a bye and advanced directly to the semifinals. Unlike the others, they didn't need to warm up properly; instead, they sat on the sidelines chatting.

"What's the trouble?"

Natsume turned around and looked at the other person with a half-smile.

"If I had known you were going to participate in the competition, I would have waited until after the competition to come to Chengdu."

Du rubbed his temples in frustration.

Given his status, he doesn't need to win any major championships. He could directly challenge the Four Heavenly Kings of Chengdu and eventually become the regional champion.

However, in order to enable him to represent the Chengdu region in the bet against Kanto, the Chengdu leadership added a new rule this year.

The prerequisite for challenging the Four Heavenly Kings is to win the Chengdu Alliance Tournament.

Du didn't find these rules difficult at all.

For him, it was just a formality.

But now, if he really can't beat Natsume, he can only wait for the Chengdu Alliance next year.

"Didn't you also accept the Dragonite gene-suppressing drug from someone else?"

Natsume looked at the other person with a teasing smile.

"That's why I regret it," Watari sighed.

Regret?

Natsume was slightly taken aback. Could it be that Super Dragonite and Super Garchomp are comparable?
Du didn't say much, but simply got up and walked away into the distance.

Natsume shrugged and walked towards Ash and Gary.

As Natsume drew closer, he noticed the two were bickering again.

"Just watch, I'll definitely finish the battle before you, Ash."

"Oh, you're not going to admit defeat, are you?"

"OK OK."

Natsume separated the two.

"Let me repeat what I told you before," Natsume said, looking at the two of them.

“Okay, we can only use Cocodora as a surprise weapon!” Ash nodded.

"And another thing, we need to find out if the opponent's Pokémon has any priority moves or Protect," Shigeru added.

"And most importantly, Coco Doraemon can only go on stage after I give my approval."

Natsume repeats.

"understood!"

The two spoke in unison, and as soon as they finished speaking, Naruto's voice rang out from the sky.

"Please welcome our four contestants to the stage!"

In the audience, Natsume sat in the empty seat that belonged to Professor Oak.

Beside her, Aunt Hanako was holding a large screen in her arms.

At the top of the screen is Professor Oak, who looks sleepy.

"Hey Natsume, why are you insisting that I hand these two Pokémon over to Ash and Gary?

A slightly weary voice rang out, leaving Professor Oak completely baffled.

Natsume's request was really strange.

The lower the level, the better; the worse the talent, the better. How did these words come out of a trainer's mouth?
"This is my first time trying this too, let's see."

Natsume yawned.

In theory, given the support of his game rules and the playing field, this is feasible.

Of course, apart from that, Natsume didn't have any other way to quickly improve the two's fighting power.

One night is too short, so we can only work on our playing style.

(End of this chapter)