The dream of becoming a Pokémon master

Kyosuke and Ash faced off, while Spearow and Bulbasaur engaged in a battle of wills in the middle of the field.

Suddenly, a discordant sound arose.

"Spearow, a small bird Pokémon. It has short wings and isn't very good at flying. It's a busy Pokémon that moves back and forth, pecking at insects in the grass."

Ash skillfully pulled out his Pokédex.

"Kyosuke, why is your Spearow the same color as the one in the Pokédex?" Ash asked, scratching his head.

Xiaoxia, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't stand it anymore: "That's a Shiny Pokémon, you idiot Ash!"

Ash then asked, "What are Shiny Pokémon?"

Kyosuke clearly heard the sound of Kasumi falling to the ground.

"Shiny Pokémon are Pokémon that appear with a different color than the regular ones. Because of their different color, they are more likely to be bullied within their group, therefore, Shiny Pokémon are usually stronger than regular ones." Brock, the referee, knew Ash's tendency to insist on getting to the bottom of things, so he quickly explained, "So, you two should start battling now!"

"Okay, I understand!" Ash shouted, then said to Bulbasaur in front of him, "The opponent is the powerful Spearow, Bulbasaur, you need to be careful!"

"Danihosya!"

Meanwhile, Kyosuke also judged Bulbasaur's level and strength by observing it.

"Her level isn't high, and the only skills she knows are ramming, vine whip, and flying leaf daggers. There's no way Huang'er can lose." Kyosuke silently assessed the situation in his mind.

What the others didn't know was that this shiny little Spearow had even changed its type to Fire and Flying.

This is also the secret that Kyosuke has hidden, which can play an important role at crucial moments!

"Bulbasaur, use Tackle!" Ash attacks first!

Upon hearing the command, Bulbasaur immediately charged towards the flying bird, Hoshiguma.

Using a Normal-type move to avoid weakening Grass-type moves—I didn't know you had that kind of awareness, Ash. But Tackle alone won't defeat me!

"Phoenix, return like a swallow!"

With a flip, Huang'er dodged Bulbasaur's attack, and her Swallow Return also hit at close range!

Bulbasaur was knocked away and was panting heavily when it got up.

Is the level something that can be resolved with just two Swallow Returns?

"Phoenix, let's do the Swallow Return again!"

"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip! You must catch Spearow!" Ash immediately followed up with the command!

"Danihosha!" Bulbasaur responded loudly, two vine whips sprouting from its sides, aimed at the direction from which Ho-Er attacked!

A vine whip that moves at that speed won't be able to catch Huang'er! Kyosuke isn't worried at all.

What's illogical is that the moment the Vine Whip approached Bulbasaur and changed direction, the Vine Whip also immediately changed direction and accurately hit the Bulbasaur!

"Kyosuke, you might not be able to underestimate me and my Pokémon. We've battled Team Rocket countless times!" Ash shouted at Kyosuke!

So that's how it is. Along with the Rockets' suicide attacks, there's also their rich combat experience. This is the ability to adapt to changing situations that Kyosuke always trains but hasn't paid much attention to!

However, Grass-type moves only deal a quarter of the damage, Ash, you have no chance of winning!

"Phoenix, break free!"

"Bulbasaur, don't let go of Vine Whip, use Razor Leaf like this!"

Bulbasaur swayed its body from side to side, and several slow-moving leaves were launched from both sides of its body toward Hoshiguma.

A flying leaf blade of this caliber shouldn't be able to... knock down Huang'er!

"Spearow is unable to battle, so Ash is the winner!" Brock announced the battle result!

Looking at Huang'er, who fell to the ground immediately after being hit, Kyosuke was incredulous!

With just one fast and weak strike, the flying leaf blade knocked Huang'er down.

This is the first time that Huang'er has ever been defeated by a Grass-type Pokémon in all the years since she was born!

He walked to Huang'er's side and gently picked her up.

Huang'er also woke up, looking completely bewildered, not understanding how she had lost.

"It's okay, you've already tried your best." Kyosuke comforted her and pulled her back.

Even if Firefly attacks the poisonous grass, he will still lose? Kyosuke was filled with doubt.

More importantly, he could tell that this Bulbasaur was not as high-level as Huang'er!

This is a blow to the faith in Pokémon battles.

Suddenly, Kyosuke remembered what Brock had said earlier about Ash using Pikachu to challenge a Ground-type Pokémon.

Ash undoubtedly won Brock's badge.

How did you do that?

A startling guess began to spread in Kyosuke's mind.

Could it be that Ash has the type that Infernape mentioned, which corresponds to the type that is good at all types, but is actually a type that is unsuitable?

A magical talent that makes using the opposite attribute in battle as powerful as using the element that counters it?

Although Infernape hadn't told Kyosuke whether such a talent existed, Kyosuke immediately realized after battling Ash that Ash was very likely a user of such a powerful talent!

In battles, Ash will easily win if his opponent uses a type advantage against him, but if he is countered by a type advantage, he may be defeated.

In addition, given the information Kyosuke saw about Mega Evolution in the Kalos region, that a very small number of Mega Charizard X will awaken the Water Absorb ability, if Ash evolves his Charizard into Charizard and then Mega Evolves it into Mega Charizard X with the Water Absorb ability, combined with his own type advantage, he would be truly invincible!

In just a moment, a thousand thoughts raced through Kyosuke's mind.

On the other side, Ash also recalled Bulbasaur and said to Kyosuke, "Kyosuke, I'm strong, aren't I!"

It feels a bit like showing off.

"Yeah, you're really strong," Kyosuke replied with a smile. "This is the first time I've ever been defeated in a Trainer Battle."

"However, I've also figured out a way to defeat you. Let's have the real showdown at the Indigo League!"

"I will definitely win the championship, Kyosuke!"

Seeing the two of them rekindle their passion, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang exchanged a smile.

"Let's go check on Gary now. I wonder if he's found the Pokémon fossil he wanted," Ash suggested.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang naturally had no objections.

Upon reaching the top of the Great Fool Valley, Kyosuke also saw the large crowd below.

If you wield your hoe well, there's no fossil you can't dig up.

Kyosuke also noticed that Shigeru was holding up a fossil and laughing. With his superb eyesight, Kyosuke could see it clearly too.

Pokémon poop fossil

Resembling an ammonite

So it was just a Pokémon poop fossil? It's not easy to dig up a Pokémon fossil so easily. But since there's a poop fossil, the Pokémon must still exist.

Suddenly a voice came from behind Kyosuke and his group.

"I wonder if things will go smoothly for them, meow."

Xiao Zhi, Xiao Xia, and Xiao Gang turned around reflexively.

"It's Team Rocket's Meowth!"

Kyosuke quickly turned around and saw the magical talking cat.

It actually happened! Kyosuke was stunned!