Pokémon: Ash the New Generation, Starting from Sinnoh

After being divided into groups, all the participants of the summer lecture were gathered together to listen to Dr. Yamanashi's opening remarks.

"...I believe that all the students who have come here are here to experience the wonderful connection with spirits, so I won't go into details and will go straight to the topic you are most interested in—spirits!"

"The theme of this summer lecture is entirely centered around Pokémon, so at the beginning of the lecture, we will give each student a partner Pokémon, which will accompany you throughout the summer lecture!"

After saying that, Professor Yamanashi gestured to his assistant and then took out a large box of Poké Balls.

"These are all provided by the research institute. Please collect your Pokémon in an orderly manner!" the professor's assistant explained.

The crowd immediately formed an orderly queue, taking turns to select their Poké Balls.

When it was Ash's turn, each of the three took out a Poké Ball, opened it, and released their Pokémon.

Dawn's partner Pokémon is Grimer, which is entirely purple, while Brock's partner Pokémon is Magnemite.

As for Ash, he is a Raichu that is predominantly yellow with brown markings on its back and looks somewhat like Pikachu.

"Pica~"

Upon seeing that it was its evolved form, Pikachu instantly became interested, jumped down, stretched out its paw, and greeted it in a friendly manner.

Don't be fooled by Pikachu's dislike of evolution; it doesn't hate evolved forms. For example, if Pikachu is friendly with Raichu, it's quite willing to make friends.

"Lei Lei~"

Seemingly startled by Pikachu's actions, Raichu exclaimed in surprise, took a few steps back in fear, and then used Dig to burrow and hide inside.

"Pikachu???"

Pikachu was left with a puzzled look on its face, wondering why the other party would do this!

"This Raichu seems a bit timid!" Brock, who gets along well with Magnemite, noticed Raichu's behavior and made an objective assessment.

"I……"

"I feel fine!"

Before Ash could answer, Dawn glanced at the sticky Grimer and said with a wry smile.

No matter how you look at it, it's much better than her stinky mud!

"Hahaha~"

Xiao Zhi and Xiao Gang laughed heartily to show their agreement.

Although Dawn treats all Pokémon equally, she still feels somewhat uncomfortable with Pokémon like Grimer.

"Hey~ Don't laugh!"

The two teasing each other made Xiao Guang pretend to be embarrassed and annoyed, which immediately made Xiao Zhi and Xiao Gang cover their mouths.

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh!"

Under Dawn's angry glare, Ash adopted a serious posture and prepared to deal with Raichu, who had sneaked out of the cave.

This shy little guy is crucial for the upcoming summer lectures, so we have to get along with him well.

"Hello, Raichu, my name is Ash. Can we be friends?"

Ash slowly crouched down, careful not to frighten the other person, a smile on his resolute face expressing his goodwill.

"Pikachu~"

Pikachu copied him, showing off a set of snow-white teeth.

Raichu didn't respond immediately, but hid in the pit and observed slowly, seemingly assessing Ash's credibility. After looking him over several times, the fear in his eyes seemed to be slowly fading.

"Come on~"

Hikari clenched his fist secretly, cheering for Satoshi.

Seemingly sensing Ash and Pikachu's sincerity, Raichu slowly emerged from the cave with its obese body, weighing far more than a normal Raichu.

"So fat!!!"

Xiao Gang noticed Raichu's obesity at a glance and couldn't help but secretly complain.

Ash didn't seem to mind Raichu's appearance; instead, he gently stroked Raichu's peeking head, helping it completely relax.

"Thunder~"

Raichu was a little flustered at first, but for some reason, it felt that the boy in front of it had a strange attraction that made it feel relaxed.

"Relax, let's become good friends in the next few days!!"

Ash smiled so kindly and sincerely that Raichu unconsciously snuggled into his arms and completely accepted Ash.

"Raichu seems to have accepted Ash!!"

Seeing this, Hikari smiled with delight, never expecting that Raichu, that coward, would accept Ash so easily.

"He must have sensed Xiaozhi's sincerity!" Xiaogang said dismissively.

Because in his eyes, no matter how Ash changes, his sincerity towards Pokémon will never change.

Ash didn't notice their discussion; instead, he focused his attention on Raichu's stats.

[Pokémon: Raichu]

[Category: Mouse Pokémon]

[Attribute: Electric]

[Ability: Lightning Rod (Can be Electric-type, ignores damage from it, and raises Special Attack by 1 stage.)]

Individual Values: HP (25), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (25), Special Defense (28), Speed ​​(26)

[Moves: ...Thunderbolt, Thunder, Shadow Clone, Thunder Punch, Suicide Shot, Body Slam, Hyper Beam, Brick Break, Dig]

[Strength: Elite]

"He may be a bit timid, but he knows quite a few moves. With proper training, he'll definitely amount to something!"

Raichu's type caught Ash's eye. With its Lightning Rod ability and relatively impressive move set, it would have a significant advantage in the upcoming battle!

After saying that, Ash decided to take advantage of the upcoming match to briefly develop some synergy with Raichu.

Chapter 168 The Shrinking and Deadly Poison of the Sludge

"Boom~"

In an open space, Raichu swung its long tail, which glowed white as it slammed it into the ground, creating a large crater.

"Well done!"

Seeing Raichu's performance, Ash clapped his hands in satisfaction to show his encouragement.

"Qiu~"

However, Raichu only responded once before collapsing to the ground.

Because for a fat Raichu, all actions are quite physically demanding.

After such a long battle for the first time, Raichu was already exhausted, both physically and mentally.

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Satoshi smiled helplessly at Raichu's reaction.

Keep in mind that it's only been one day since we got Raichu yesterday, and we've only spent about two hours training him.

Raichu looks like he's been abused.

"Fine, this is your reward!"

Although he really wanted to complain, Ash still gave Pikachu two Energy Cubes as a reward.

"Thunder~ Thunder~"

Upon seeing the golden cube in Ash's hand, Raichu immediately changed its demeanor, hurriedly walked over, and swallowed the energy cube.

This energetic and lively appearance left Ash speechless.

After spending a day together, he roughly figured out Raichu's personality.

Raichu is a timid but gluttonous creature, and compared to Brock's Magnemite, it's a very troublesome one.

Even Dawn's Grimer is easy to get along with, which shows how strange Raichu's personality is.

Fortunately, with the help of the Power Cube, he was able to make Raichu so obedient in just one day.

"Xiao Zhi, the summer lectures are about to begin!"

Just as Ash was feeling sentimental, Dawn stood in the distance waving her arms, signaling him to come over quickly.

"coming!"

He quickly put Raichu away to rest, then hurried towards Hikari's direction.

Since it was a summer lecture series, classes were naturally included, with Professor Yamanashi personally explaining knowledge about Pokémon to everyone.

Most of the time, it involves observing the habits of Pokémon in the wild, providing trainers with more detailed knowledge about Pokémon that they rarely learn in their daily lives.

This kind of knowledge is quite useful for Ash, enabling him to better care for Pokémon in the small details.

Two hours later, when it was almost time, Dr. Yamanashi ended his morning lecture.

Then the first competition between the groups began—tug-of-war.