Pokémon: Ash the New Generation, Starting from Sinnoh

Then leave all the Pokémon except Pikachu and Aipom in the backyard of the Pokémon Center.

Xiaogang and Xiaoguang followed each other to the Grand Contest venue to register.

Soon, the three arrived at the venue for the Grand Contest in the North District of Zhuqing City.

Miss Joey is also here, and it seems she's temporarily working as a receptionist.

"Dear Miss Joey, my name is Xiao Gang, it's an honor..."

"Sigh~"

But before Brock could finish speaking, the third generation Pokémon, the perfect counter to the lecherous Brock, forcibly burst out of its Poké Ball and delivered a terrifying Poison Strike that paralyzed Brock.

Xiao Gang kept calling out "It's numb, it's numb!" and dragged him aside.

"Haha~"

Seeing Xiao Gang in such a disheveled state, the girl covered her mouth and smiled faintly.

It wasn't until Ash reminded her that Dawn snapped out of her daze and headed to the registration desk for the Contests.

"Please fill out this contestant form first!"

Miss Joey took out a blank form and smiled sweetly.

"After filling it out, please insert the Pokémon Pokédex into this slot to register it."

"Ok!"

After everything was ready, Xiao Guang retrieved his Pokédex and prepared to leave.

Turning around, they found that Ash had also inserted his Poké Ball into the groove and handed the contestant's form to Nurse Joy.

This piqued Xiao Guang's curiosity, and she asked, "Xiao Zhi, are you also participating in the Contests like Mr. Shang Zhi?"

“Yeah!” Ash nodded, pointing to Aipom beside him, “This little guy loves Contests, so I have no choice but to bring him along!”

"I see!"

Looking at the unusually excited Longtail Hand beside her, the girl nodded knowingly.

But inside, I became even more excited and nervous.

(Chapter 24 was approved; this one is an extra chapter because of a donation.)

Chapter 26: Between her and me, who is prettier?

After registering for the Pokémon Contest, Ash and his friends returned to the training area in the backyard of the Pokémon Center for a day of intense training.

The main force among them is simply the Aipom, which enjoys flashy battles.

The other five Pokémon were focused on the battle between Pidgeot and Scizor.

Even after Ash and his friends returned, the battle between these two Pokémon was not over yet.

Since both Pidgeot and Scizor are speed-type Pokémon, and their speed is among the best, their moves can't really touch each other.

Their abundant stamina has allowed their battle to drag on until now.

However, this did not prevent Ash from training Aipom individually.

"But how do I bring out the charm of Aipom?" Ash pondered, looking at the Aipom in front of him in another open space.

"Monkey~"

Longtail, with its mischievous little face, understood Ash's meaning and immediately rolled around on the spot, moving a distance away from Ash.

He immediately created five clones, gathered his energy, and launched a combined punch at the clones, displaying the extraordinary power and speed of Chang Kuaishou.

Finally, it flicked its tail, sending out a bunch of high-speed stars that swirled around its body, colliding and turning into specks of fluorescent light that adorned the long-tailed monster's cuteness.

"Forehead……"

Ash was slightly taken aback by Aipom's impromptu performance.

"To be honest, you little guy have quite the talent for the Grand Contest!"

He smiled, bent down, and patted the head of the long-tailed monster in praise.

Such a dazzling performance was quite outstanding, and it even sparked his inspiration, leading him to plan his performance for the Grand Contest.

"Alright, let's begin our performance training now!"

"Monkey~"

Ash stood up again and began directing Aipom to begin today's training in preparation for tomorrow's Grand Contest.

……

As the saying goes, time flies like water.

When a person is focused on doing something, time flies by without them even realizing it.

Soon, the time came to night.

The three of them and their Pokémon had finished dinner and were now in the lobby of the Pokémon Center, talking on the phone with Dawn's mother, Ayako.

Hello everyone, how are you all doing?

At that time, Hikaru changed into the dress her mother Ayako had sent her from the dressing room and twirled confidently in front of everyone.

She was showing off the pink dress she wore during the glamour contest, and her long, indigo hair was tied into a high ponytail by Hikari.

It gives people a youthful and lively cute feeling, while also exuding an innocent and energetic spirit.

"very beautiful!"

"...Great, really good!"

Ash followed closely behind Brock, praising Dawn, the lovely girl, trying his best to come up with some nice words to compliment her.

However, it was obvious that his Chinese language skills were not good enough, and he could only awkwardly utter these five words.

"Humph!"

Hearing everyone's praise, the girl gave a soft hum and happily twirled around, pulling up the hem of her dress.

"Sigh, Hikaru, you really are..."

Ayako, who was connected to the telephone, saw this scene and smiled helplessly.

"I'm sorry, Ash, Brock, this kid must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?"

Before the two could answer, Xiao Guang, who was admiring her dress, suddenly became unhappy.

"No way!" the girl immediately retorted to her mother, clenching her little pink fist as she said, "Didn't I already say there was no problem?!"

As the saying goes, no one knows a daughter better than her mother, so how could she not know her daughter's personality?

"The biggest problem is when you say there are no problems!"

"me……"

The girl was so angry at her mother's words that her pretty face turned into a puffy bun, but she didn't know how to refute her.

This sentence clearly sealed Xiao Guang's fate, causing the two people next to him to cover their mouths and chuckle.

Even the yellow mouse and the blue penguin standing nearby nodded in agreement.

"Hmph, anyway, there's no problem!"

In the end, the girl resorted to a skill common to all children: acting cute.

"Okay, okay, I know!"

Faced with this ultimate move, Ayako could only nod helplessly.

"Then you have to do your best tomorrow! Mom will be watching your performance!"

"Yes, this time there will definitely be no problem!"

The girl nodded vigorously in response. Ayako, as a mother, clearly wanted to say a few more words of advice, but hung up the phone after Hikaru made a firm promise.

After the call ended, the three chatted for a few more minutes in the Pokémon Hall.

Then, using the excuse that there would be a grand contest the next morning, he returned to the dormitory provided by the Pokémon Center and rested for the night.

……

"Sigh, still having trouble sleeping?"

In the middle of the night, perhaps because her first grand competition was about to begin, the girl was both excited and nervous.

I tossed and turned in bed, but just couldn't fall asleep.

Left with no other choice, I got up and went out for a walk by myself.

"what!!"

Arriving at the backyard of the Pokémon Center, they found a familiar figure sitting on the steps.

The girl's eyes darted around slightly, a mischievous smile spreading across her face as she tiptoed forward.

Just as she was about to pat the boy on the shoulder to startle him, the boy suddenly turned around and looked at her with a teasing smile.

"Huh! Something's not right, is it? Ash, how did you realize that?"