Pokémon: Ash the New Generation, Starting from Sinnoh

The grass turtle reacted quickly, retracting its head into its shell to avoid being hit directly in the head by the punch.

After dodging the attack, it stretched out its head again and bit the tail of the longtail monster.

"Monkey~"

Aipom was now in a panic. Its tail was the source of most of its attacks, and it didn't know what to do.

It frantically swung its tail, but unfortunately, the baby turtle with its good teeth wouldn't let go.

"Monkey!"

In its panic, Aipom recalled the last time it was bound by the Fang Cage, which gave it a flash of inspiration.

Then, I put the turtle that was biting the tail of the long-tailed monster in front of it and immediately reached out my hands to scratch the turtle's armpits.

"Damn it!"

With a burst of laughter, the Turtwig finally relented, while the Aipom quickly retracted its tail and warily distanced itself from the Turtwig.

"Clap!!"

Just then, Ash clapped his hands and walked toward the two little guys.

"Very good, Aipom. It was able to recall the scene from last time and use the tickle to make Turtle let go," he said, bending down to pat Aipom's forehead and praising it with a smile.

"Of course, the grass turtle is also very powerful; its dodging speed has improved a lot!"

A qualified trainer should give the same care to every Pokémon.

"Ash works so hard every day, is that why he's so strong?"

Every morning, Xiao Guang would see Ash training with a large group of Pokémon, and considering Ash's unfathomable strength, he couldn't help but sigh.

"These are all necessary for a qualified trainer!" Xiao Gang replied to the girl's question while tidying up the kitchen utensils.

After all, if trainers want to become stronger, they should train with their Pokémon every day.

Ash clearly realized this, which is why he made this change.

Looking at Ash interacting with his Pokémon in the distance, Brock felt a surge of emotions.

Compared to Ash in the past, his growth now is tremendous!

However, this is also a good thing, and Xiaogang has no reason to deny it.

"Hey, Ash, let's get ready to go. We need to get around that mountain today, so we have to leave as soon as possible!"

Just as Ash was praising the two Pokémon, Brock's voice came from behind him, announcing that it was time to set off.

"Okay, I'll come right away!"

Hearing Brock's words, he didn't suspect anything and quickly recalled all his Pokémon and put them back into their Poké Balls.

Only Pidgeot and Murkrow were left behind as aerial scouts to prevent them from getting lost again.

After Pikachu climbed onto his shoulder, he slung his backpack over his shoulder and continued his journey with Dawn and Brock.

However, due to deviating from the route, the journey was extremely difficult.

You will also encounter many fierce Pokémon, such as Beedrill, and occasionally Ursaring and Pinsir.

Ash and his friends proceeded cautiously, with Scizor leading the way to ensure their safety.

The advantage of traveling on official roads is that it maximizes the safety of trainers.

In the wilderness, where you deviate from the normal path, there are often many unknown dangers.

To ensure one's own safety, one often has to rely on the individual strength of the Pokémon Trainer.

Fortunately, Ash's individual strength is not weak, and his evolved Scizor is also quite powerful. With Pidgeot and Pikachu as backup, they can ensure the safety of the three in this forest.

only……

"The bushes here are so lush!" Xiao Guang frowned, looking at the surrounding bushes, and said with a headache.

"It's alright. This level of bushes is just so-so. In the Viridian Forest in Kanto, the situation there is much more terrifying!" Xiaogang looked at the map and explained with a smile when he heard Xiaoguang's troubled words.

This is not an exaggeration on his part. As a native of Kanto, he knows the origin of the horror of the Viridian Forest.

As the world's largest forest, its lush vegetation is unmatched by anything else here.

"Yes, Xiao Gang is right. Besides, although it's lush here, with the Scizor clearing the way, I believe we'll be able to leave soon."

Ash responded somewhat embarrassedly as he watched the Scizor in the distance continuously using its Slash-and-Cut technique.

After all, using a gym-level Pokémon to cut down trees always felt like a waste of its potential.

Moreover, the speed of cutting down trees is not fast, far slower than the Iaijutsu.

For a fleeting moment, he actually wanted to raise a utility Pokémon with all the necessary skills.

In special situations like this, it can be taken out and used in a timely manner.

Unfortunately, considering that I can only carry 6 Pokémon with me, and that training a tool Pokémon would waste a Pokémon slot, I had to give up this option with tears in my eyes.

"Cha~"

Just as Ash was regretfully giving up on the idea of ​​training a utility Pokémon, a call came from the distant Scizor.

It turns out that the scyther has successfully opened a passage.

"Yay, Scizor is awesome!"

The girl raised her hands and shouted, exchanged a glance with Ash and Brock, and then headed towards the exit.

"Thank you for your hard work, Scizor, come back now!"

Ash put his Scizor, which he had worked so hard to build, back into its Poké Ball to rest. Then he followed the two people ahead of him and left the dense forest together.

"Bi~"

"Muk~"

Above the three, two Pokémon were flying at high speed in the sky. When they saw Ash and his friends come out, Pidgeot and Stark swooped down and landed steadily in front of them.

hum!

hum!

The noise from the high-speed flight caused the three of them to experience a ringing in their ears.

Among them, Pidgeot, the fastest, is the most obvious, while M'Kel, the slower one, is less impressive.

"Not bad, Mukel, you've actually learned the Swallow Return!"

Seeing this, Ash glanced at Stark's condition and was surprised to find that Stark had already learned Aerial Ace, so he praised it.

"Muk~"

Excited, Mkir flapped its wings, and with a loud cry, its entire body glowed white and grew larger.

After a while, a Starbird with feathers sticking up even higher and a rather fierce fringe appeared before the three of them.

"That's fantastic! You evolved into Staraptor!" He stroked Staraptor's curled bangs and congratulated it with a smile.

"Congratulations, Ash! Your Stark has finally evolved!"

Xiao Guang offered his blessings at the opportune moment, while glancing at the Starbird with a hint of envy.

However, that's not all. While Xiao Gang was observing the map, he suddenly brought back another piece of good news.

"Everyone, look, that's Black Gold City ahead!"

The three of them were now in a higher position, looking down at the massive, towering buildings of Black Gold City below, where they could see the city's prosperity at a glance.

The fact that Staraptor arrived in a big city right after evolving was great news for Ash.

Instead of immediately putting away the two bird Pokémon, one big and one small, he let them fly freely in the air, accompanying Ash on his journey to Oregon City.

Chapter 32 The Gym Leader is a Bunch of Old Fools

After bypassing high mountains and passing through dense forests, Ash and his friends finally arrived in Gingerbread City, a city known as the City of Minerals, from the neighboring Gingerbread City.

This city is similar to Nibi City in the Kanto region; both are cities rich in mineral resources.

However, compared to Nibi City, which has a long history of development, Black Gold City is still very young, and its mineral resources are still quite abundant, enough to support the citizens of Black Gold City to continue developing.

However, none of this mattered to Ash and his friends.

After all, none of the three of them spent their days with stones, not even Xiao Gang, who was born in Nibi City.

No normal person would be interested in stones. Even Xiaogang knows that older sister is better than broken stones.

Upon arriving in the city, Ash and his friends did not immediately challenge the gyms, but instead went to the Pokémon Center to register for accommodation.

After walking for half a day, it was already noon.

Ash, being the only one who eats, naturally chose to fill his stomach first, and also let Nurse Joy do her routine check on the Pokémon's body to prevent any unexpected situations.

After lunch and a short nap, around 1:30 pm, Ash and his friends leisurely got up, retrieved the Pokémon that Nurse Joy had been keeping under her care, and prepared to head to the Black Gold Gym.

Unfortunately, Hikari, who had just woken up, found that her hair was a mess again. She shyly chased Satoshi and Brock out of the room and stayed alone to fix her hair.

"Hey, Xiaogang, let's go!"

Ash sighed helplessly. He knew that girls had a lot of trouble in this regard, so he could only wait with Brock in the lobby of the Pokémon Center.