Pokémon: Ash the New Generation, Starting from Sinnoh

"Hello~"

The snorkeling weasel immediately opened its mouth, condensing a beam of ice-blue energy that powerfully met the jet of water from the swimming weasel.

"Swimming Weasel, spin around!" Ash pinched the brim of his hat, a slight smile playing on his lips.

In the next scene, the Swim-Style Weasel, which unleashed a water jet, began to spin at high speed, causing the outer layer of water to freeze the Floating Weasel's Freeze Ray.

However, because the water flow inside is maintained, the output of the jet of water continues, thus forming a huge ice cone.

At the same time, it maintained a high-speed rotation, its target aimed directly at the snorkeling weasel.

"Turning the enemy's attack into part of your own attack—that really suits Ash's fighting style!" Brock's eyes lit up as he commented.

"This looks a bit like a combo move, let's call it Frozen Water Jet!" After seeing this, Hikaru thought for a moment and came up with a name for the combo move.

boom!

On the battlefield, even though the Floating Weasel tried to block the attack with its airbag, the sharpness of the frozen water jet prevented it from completely withstanding the blow, and it was knocked to the ground.

"Water cannon~"

The Swimming Weasel, which had just landed, spat out a thick jet of water, seamlessly connecting with the Floating Weasel that had just fallen, causing the latter to fly backwards again.

With a thud, the battle ended.

"The Float Weasel is unable to battle, and the Swim-Weasel wins, so the winner is Ash from Pallet Town!"

The referee waved his flag and announced the result of the match.

"Congratulations, Ash! You got the fourth place badge. I knew you were capable!"

Dawn ran all the way from the stands to Ash, put her hands behind her back, and couldn't help but praise Ash.

"Haha, it's alright!" Xiao Zhi wiped his nose, recalling the event with great humility.

The team was able to take down the gym so easily mainly thanks to the veteran Bulbasaur and the soon-to-evolve Infernape.

In addition, he happened to remember the combination move of freezing water jet, so he suddenly had the idea to have Swim Air Weasel use water jet to hit his face.

Yoshinobu also happened to have the Floating Weasel use its Freeze Beam, creating an excellent combination. In a sense, it can be said to be a tacit understanding shared by both sides.

However, this was also partly because Yoshinobu wasn't very strong, but he didn't make that statement out of consideration for the other party's pride.

"Ahem, you two, how about we slip away first?" Xiao Gang pointed to Ji Xian, who was looking quite devastated, and said in a low voice.

Although Ash didn't make a statement, his swift and decisive defeat left even the gym leader, Yoshinobu, questioning his own existence.

"Let's go!"

Seeing Yoshinoda frozen in place, Ash immediately pulled Hikari, whose face was flushed, out of the gym.

"I'm so angry! This kid is inhuman!"

Witnessing Xiao Zhi leave, the sullen Ji Xian became even angrier. He never expected that the kid would have a girlfriend, and before leaving, he even forced a wave of PDA on the guy.

This is absolutely infuriating!!!

(Damn it, my roommates invited me to play Three Kingdoms Kill. They said they wanted to play one game right after the start of the semester, so I had no choice.)

Chapter 163 The Ugly Fish with a Tendency Towards Idealism

After successfully obtaining the Swamp Badge from the Wet Gym, Ash now has four badges, which is half of the requirement to participate in the Sinnoh Conference.

In order to collect the next badge, the three spent a day and a night in Marshland City before leaving the Pokémon Center and embarking on their journey to Eden City.

After all this time, Melissa should have returned to the gym by now.

Because of its proximity to the vast wetlands, the route was filled with rivers, and the dense network of rivers slowed the three people's progress.

However, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Just like the recently born Feebas, it can play outside the Poké Ball as it pleases.

And today, we are witnessing Feebas's first-ever Pokémon battle.

"Charge, Feebas, use Tackle on Magikarp!" Ash shouted.

The only rival that can rival Feebas is none other than Magikarp, who shares the same fate as Feebas.

A red fish with a golden crown-shaped fin on its head and golden (white) whiskers on both sides of its face.

"Woo~"

Feebas, participating in its first Pokémon battle, was exceptionally excited, swaying its tail fins and fanning the water, unleashing a speed that seemed out of place for its tan body.

It unleashed a fatal impact, sending Magikarp flying out of the water.

Although Feebas is weak, it is still far superior to the even weaker Magikarp.

After all, it's about picking the tallest person from among the short ones.

"Woo~"

Seeing its "victory," Feebas happily used Splash to jump out of the water and share its joy with its trainer.

"Great job, Feebas!" Ash exclaimed, praising Feebas as if he were comforting a child.

"Pica~Pica~"

Pikachu nodded obediently, as it had plenty of experience in coaxing children.

"Look, there are more over there. This time I won't give you any instructions. Defeat them on your own!"

Suddenly, Ash smiled and pointed to another Magikarp next to him, signaling Feebas to defeat it.

As a well-behaved newborn, Uglyfish naturally swung its tail and swam happily towards Magikarp.

They are preparing for another exhilarating "battle".

"Ash, is it really possible to raise Feebas like this?" Dawn, standing next to Ash, asked doubtfully.

Two fish bumping into each other in the water, can that be considered a battle between spirits?

It felt to her like two babies playing around—it was too childish!

"Of course!"

Turning his head to look at the puzzled Xiao Guang, Xiao Zhi responded firmly.

"Although it's not obvious on the surface whether the ugly fish has become stronger, the most important thing is to cultivate the little guy's confidence; everything else is secondary!"

"But this seems... a bit..."

Xiao Guang stammered in rebuttal, but didn't know where to begin.

“Ash is right!” Brock, who was simmering a thick soup, chimed in, “Femmefoe’s evolution isn’t about strength, it’s about what it is!”

"According to the Pokémon scholar, it's called Beauty. The higher Feebas's Beauty, the greater its chance of evolving into Milotic!"

At this point in time, the conditions for Feebas's evolution had been discovered by the Elf Doctor, who then spread the method widely, sparking a craze for catching Feebas.

"And besides dressing up Feebas and feeding it energy cubes, Feebas's inner confidence is very important for beauty stats!" Ash added.

To put it simply, this thing is about the psychology of the ugly fish. I think I'm beautiful, so I'm beautiful. And that's how each one naturally increases in value.

I think it's all about idealism.

Therefore, boosting self-confidence can, in a sense, also increase the beauty value of the Uglyfish.

"So that's how it is!" Xiao Guang nodded, suddenly realizing.

It turns out that the battle itself wasn't the key; confidence was.

The best way to boost self-confidence is, of course, through Pokémon battles.

So we can only make do with the wild carp kings nearby for now.

Hikari looked at Magikarp with pity as it was chased by Feebas. Being chased and beaten by a Feebas that had only been born a short time ago looked really pitiful.

But then I glanced at the Magikarp next to Ash eating an Energy Cube, and suddenly it seemed alright.

After all, playing a game with a kid and getting a free lunch doesn't seem like a bad deal.

"By the way, Xiao Guang, how's your little wild boar training going?"

Ash gave the last Power Cube to Magikarp, clapped his hands, and asked Dawn about her Slug.

"This... progress isn't particularly... smooth!" Xiao Guang looked at the little pig with brown stripes covering its legs with a headache and stammered his answer.

The other party was a wild boar they encountered while passing by the residence of a wealthy businessman.

It seems that she was attracted by Xiaoguang's Baofen and eventually joined Xiaoguang's team.

Don't be fooled by her round and cute appearance; she's actually a complete foodie.

The little wild boar would only be willing to be trained if Bao Fen was used to lure it, but it would still slack off from time to time during the process, and was only most active when it was time to eat.

Sure enough, the little boar was nudging the ground with its pink nose, and under the watchful eyes of Dawn and Piplup, it lay down to rest.

"Ah—little wild boar!"

Xiao Guang stormed over to the brown pig, ready to personally supervise it.

Xiao Zhi couldn't help but smile knowingly; he was particularly impressed by this eccentric little wild boar.

For Xiao Guang, the wild boar is quite a challenge.

"Gray-yo~"