The dream of becoming a Pokémon master

"Who are you?!"

"Since you've asked so sincerely..."

"We'll mercifully tell you!"

"To prevent the world from being destroyed,"

"To safeguard world peace;"

"Embracing love and true evil,"

"A cute and charming villain~~"

"Musashi!"

"Kojiro!"

"We are Team Rocket, speeding through the galaxy! White hole, a white tomorrow awaits us!!"

"That's it~ Meow~~~~"

In the lobby of the Pokémon Center, a trio of two people and a cat stormed in a hot air balloon. They skillfully packed up all the injured Pokémon, ready to take them away.

"Team Rocket? That's an evil organization from our Kanto region!"

"A friend of mine had his Pokémon stolen by them!"

"We must unite and not let them take away our partners!"

"But their Pokémon are all too high level..."

Viridian Forest is considered a beginner area, where trainers are generally not very high-level and bring ordinary Flying or Bug-type Pokémon. It would be quite difficult for them to defeat this combination of two people and one cat.

Furthermore, their Pokémon, Ekans and Koffing, are all terrifying in appearance and can easily frighten others, and they are skilled in poison attacks.

Some people backed down, while others chose to stand up.

"I absolutely will not hand my partner over to you!" Ash rushed out without hesitation, leaping forward and grabbing the large net trapping the Pokémon just as it was about to take off. "Pikachu! I'm coming!"

He used both hands and his teeth to try to break the rope, ignoring the bleeding from his hands.

The captured Pokémon cried out and kept attacking the net, while the ground was covered in salted fish that couldn't even cheer it on.

"In the end, it still depends on me." Kyosuke finally made his appearance.

He strode quickly to the foot of the hot air balloon, thinking, "Hopefully the ground is solid." He assumed a jumping stance, pushed off with his right foot, and soared into the sky. In a second, he reached a height parallel to the rope connecting the balloon and the net, then forcefully straightened his left arm, slicing the rope with a swift chop, before returning to the ground. He then caught Ash with his right hand as he fell.

To onlookers, it simply looked like a very handsome long-haired man suddenly appeared and instantly rescued the Pokémon.

"Wow, that's powerful! Could it be one of the Four Heavenly Kings?"

"Such a powerful physique, could it be Shiba?"

"It should be a powerful, untrained individual passing by!"

"Could it be a humanoid Pokémon?!"

"I think gym leaders are more reliable!"

The crowd chattered, none of them had guessed it.

Instead, Ash came to his senses and said, "Kyosuke, it's you! You saved me again... But I won't give up!" Ash broke free from Kyosuke's hand and said to him.

However, due to the height difference, it just looks like a child acting cute towards a big shot to outsiders.

"Saving you was just a favor, it's my true intention to help others." Kyosuke waved his hand, then turned to the Pokémon he had just rescued and called out, "Charmander! Are you all healed yet? Come out quickly, your first opponent has been chosen."

A little Charmander reluctantly stepped out. "Those Arbok and Koffing are so strong! I can't beat them! I'm a newbie, just left the village!" But compared to the trauma of being thrashed by Kyosuke, that humanoid beast, the battles between Pokémon are much gentler.

Team Rocket was forced to land again because their Pokémon were retrieved.

However, initially assuming it was a seasoned expert passing by, they burst into laughter upon seeing their opponent consist of only a Charmander: "Hahaha, so it's just a newbie trainer who just got a Pokémon. Why not just stay put and hide somewhere else? Why come out here to die?"

"Arbok, Poison Sting!"

"Gas bomb, poison gas!"

"Charmander, get out of the way!" Kyosuke shouted nervously as Charmander strolled leisurely toward Team Rocket without a second thought, while the opposing team launched a surprise attack without hesitation.

However, it was too late when Charmander heard "dodge." The two were not coordinated enough, and Charmander was hit and sent flying after only a slight pause.

"Is Charmander alright?" Kyosuke immediately ran over and helped Charmander up.

Charmander shook his head, seemingly without a concussion, then stood up and roared at Team Rocket.

That's barely any damage! Not even as powerful as the punch I threw this morning!

"Charmander, use Ember on Team Rocket!" Kyosuke, inspired by Charmander's passion, shouted the command!

Then it was dodged.

"HOHOHO, how could such a slow and weak attack possibly hit?" Musashi and Kojiro mocked wildly from the side.

If it weren't for the trainer's pride preventing Kyosuke from engaging in a real-life battle, who knows what would have happened between the two of them.

"One more time, poison needle!"

"Use poison gas to finish him off!"

Arbok and Koffing used their moves again.

Charmander was already injured and had barely recovered. He was injured again before, and although he tried to dodge, he couldn't and fell to the ground again.

Charmander was on the verge of losing his ability to fight, but he refused to give up. Being hospitalized twice in one day was nothing!

The fire raged once again!

The fiery fighting spirit ignited in Charmander's eyes, and the two flames startled Ekans and Koffing, causing them to take a step back.

"What are you afraid of? It's just a starter Pokémon that's almost out of stamina. Let's finish it off quickly."

"Arbok, bite!"

"Gas bomb, ram!"

"Little Fire, take two steps back and unleash Spark!" Kyosuke shouted passionately!

Charmander felt that at this moment, he wasn't a Pokémon! In that instant, he seemed to become one with Kyosuke, their consciousness merging. With powerful strides, he instantly dodged the combined attack of Ekans and Koffing, and with no room to dodge at close range, he decisively unleashed a super-powerful Ember Attack!

An absurdly powerful spark instantly rendered Arbok and Koffing incapable of fighting, and the recoil even pushed them to Meowth's feet.

"This unscientific power is not that of an ordinary Pokémon!" Meowth exclaimed in shock.

Musashi and Kojiro exchanged a glance: "If we catch this little fire dragon... hehehe..."

Kyosuke, oblivious to the Rockets' secret communication, looked at his hands and wondered, "What was that feeling just now...?"

Looking at Charmander, the other looked back with a puzzled expression.

Seeing Kyosuke's dazed expression, Musashi and Kojiro secretly pulled out another Poké Ball from behind their backs, preparing to summon him.

"How could we let you get away with this! Pikachu, it's our turn to shine! Thunderbolt!" Ash happened to witness this scene and immediately sent Pikachu forward.

Ash's impulsive yet incredibly brave performance just now truly moved Pikachu. Now that it's not time for Pikachu to be arrogant, the newly recovered Pikachu decisively unleashed a powerful Thunderbolt on Team Rocket!

then……

The Pokémon Center exploded...

"This feeling is awful (meow)~"

The result was barely acceptable?

.........

Rocket team during flight.

"Compared to Pikachu, what is that little Charmander?!"

"Speaking of that Pikachu, maybe..."

"It's that one, maybe meow..."