Even Sinnoh champions have to work hard.

How exciting! Suicune, who does this kind of work all year round, thinks it's a breathtaking news story. Of course, it's just a thought. If someone actually dared to report this, Ho-Oh wouldn't even need to lift a finger; the North Wind's incarnation would take care of that clueless idiot first.

She is the embodiment of the North Wind, not the Northwest Wind!

"I think I should go and see the Northeast too." Phoenix King transformed into human form, and her appearance was indeed as beautiful as she had described. Her phoenix eyes flickered, revealing something unknown to others, which Yan Emperor and Lei Gong could not fathom.

Is Ho-Oh leaving Chengdu for Kanto?

Although not explicitly stated, the doubts raised by Emperor Yan and Lei Gong are indeed real. As a first-level god who reigns supreme over Chengdu, it is not strange that he would leave his region for another region without any reason.

But there are still some issues.

Just like if the three dragons of Unova and the three pillars of Hoenn often visit each other, it's not as simple as a casual trip. It involves many issues such as the religious ecology of various places. It's like when a country's leader goes on a visit. Although there is usually no danger, the personal will of such a leader or Pokémon will be amplified infinitely.

In particular, some Pokémon that have a special impact on the ecosystem, such as the legendary birds, do not relocate easily.

“I agree.” However, Suicune spoke up: “Lord Ho-Oh must have his own reasons. He wouldn’t want to go to Kanto for no reason.”

Yan Di and Lei Gong looked at each other with their heads full of tiger-like eyes. Among the three of them, Shui Jun was the smartest. Since Shui Jun thought there was no problem, then there must be no problem.

Clearly, the two of them failed to understand Lord Phoenix's deeper meaning; they simply lacked wisdom!

Ho-Oh's posture was majestic, as awe-inspiring as that blood-red full moon. Although it didn't utter any words, the look in its eyes as it gazed at Suicune was one of indescribable satisfaction.

Having henchmen like this under my command is truly delightful!

Thinking of this, Phoenix King couldn't help but feel smug.

Lugia, look at me! My three legendary beasts are all loyal and satisfying. And look at you! Your three little birds rebel all the time, and you can't even bring yourself to punish them. This is what they call "if you don't discipline them for three days, they'll climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles." Being a bird is truly a miserable life.

That's the difference in charm between birds; it's right there in front of you.

Thinking of this, Phoenix King's steps became much lighter.

With a light step, using both hands, she took a small, quick step, raised her arms, and shouted. Her illusory human form vanished in an instant, and her beautiful figure soared into the sky amidst golden flames.

The sky above the temple was dyed crimson by the golden flames, and the magnificent sunset clouds became a miracle that the people of Chengdu and their Pokémon looked up to.

However, the figure concealed its brilliance and silently flew towards the Kanto region.

In this place where no other people or Pokémon could see him, Ho-Oh silently longed for the image of this young man.

He was probably her first and last Trainer to acknowledge. Friendly, upright, genius, handsome, kind, gentle... countless excellent human adjectives could be applied to him. She still can't forget the way that boy with the baby face still looked at her earnestly with a touch of childishness.

"Come with me to save the world!"

He looked at me so seriously and decisively.

"I need your power—Your Ho-Oh!"

His resolute yet innocent gaze deeply moved me!

So why did you insist on riding Lugia all the way back then and refuse to ride me?!

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P.S. I'm taking the bus back to school today, but learning from my past mistakes of skipping class, I've decided to write on the bus!

P.S. I feel really nauseous right now. But please vote for me since I've turned over a new leaf and am no longer going to slack off. A new day brings new recommendations!

Is Chapter 8 the only option left for him? That Pikachu.

This is a special day.

Today, every ten-year-old child who is a legal taxpayer in the Kanto region can receive their own Pokémon.

There is actually a misconception.

Although many children in the Kanto region receive Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Charmander as their starter Pokémon, this is because these three Pokémon are the most suitable to be the starter Pokémon.

They all have the characteristics of growing quickly, having high potential, and being relatively easy to train, so they should be considered the most ideal initial partners for children.

Other starter Pokémon from other regions, such as the Johto starter Pokémon Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Chikorita, and the Kalos starter Pokémon Chinchilla, Flame-eared Fox, and Froakie, all share similar characteristics.

However, the starter Pokémon are actually very precious, and most wild Pokémon cannot compare to them. Although the League has firmly controlled the origin of the starter Pokémon and has done its best to protect them and improve their living environment, the huge demand for starter Pokémon is definitely not something that the number of starter Pokémon can satisfy, even though their population is already very large.

Therefore, the starter Pokémon in the Kanto region are actually quite diverse. The absence of starter Pokémon is a special privilege enjoyed by a few regions. After all, in some less desirable regions, while the starter Pokémon may not be Rattata, they may sometimes be Spearow or Pidgey, which have slightly better potential than wild Pokémon.

PalletNew Town is arguably a very lucky town.

It's neither a transportation hub nor a famous scenic town, and its economy isn't developed, nor does it have any special outputs. However, because the environment here is very good and suitable for Pokémon breeding, it is home to Professor Oak, who is the most influential Pokémon professor in the entire Kanto region and even all regions. Moreover, there is an orphan of a Pokémon Master here. Therefore, the League takes good care of this place, so the starter Pokémon sent here almost every year are the three starter Pokémon.

This year, because the child of the deceased Pokémon Master is ten years old, the three starter Pokémon sent this time are all top-tier in terms of potential.

Because of special favors, the three starter Pokémon with the best potential in the league this year were all sent over. The delivery personnel couldn't help but wonder which three lucky people would be fortunate enough to receive these three Pokémon.

Those who work as delivery personnel year-round can see that the potential of these three starter Pokémon is truly terrifying.

Among them, Bulbasaur, which has the lowest potential among the three Pokémon, is qualified to reach the Elite Four level as long as its future training goes smoothly. As for Squirtle, which has the best potential, their vision is somewhat limited, so it's hard to evaluate it. However, if it can be trained well, it can accompany its trainer all the way to the end!

As for where it will ultimately be, that depends on the trainer's qualifications.

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"Grandpa, it's decided! This is my Pokémon!"

Professor Oak was both pleased and troubled when his grandson chose the Squirtle.

He knew, of course, which child the League had prepared this Squirtle for. Perhaps his grandson was also under consideration by the League, which was why they had sent Charizard and Bulbasaur along with it, both of which had such amazing potential.

But what's going on with the child not arriving yet?

To be honest, Professor Oak was having a bit of a headache. Due to some mistakes, only three starter Pokémon were delivered, but there were four children to pick them up. Pallet Town is very small, so the number of starter Pokémon needed is also very small. The League often makes mistakes in the number, or even deliberately makes mistakes in the number.

Since every bit of savings is important when it comes to starter Pokémon, the League felt that Professor Oak could help them cover some of these costs.

In fact, Professor Oak often does this kind of thing. Most of the Pokémon he breeds have excellent aptitude and potential that far surpasses that of wild Pokémon. He gives some of them to those lovely children to accompany them on their journeys, which makes Professor Oak feel very gratified.

But this is a difficult situation.

The information from the League has almost made it clear that the Squirtle was intended for Ash's child by a high-ranking member, and coincidentally, the chosen Squirtle was his own grandson...

Others might have some misjudgment, but Professor Oak examined the three starter Pokémon very carefully after they arrived. Judging from the Squirtle's fur color, skeletal structure, the brightness of its eyes, the hardness of its shell, the strength and curl of its tail, as well as the tendons and nerves it had, Professor Oak could assert that this was definitely a Squirtle with champion-level potential. As long as the trainer's aptitude was up to par, this Squirtle had the possibility of becoming a champion in the future.

Champion-level potential! Even with Professor Oak's excellent judgment and the outstanding quality of his Pokémon, where the hell is he supposed to find another Pokémon with champion-level potential?

Actually, if Ash had been there today, Professor Oak would have let him choose first. Even if Ash had chosen Bulbasaur, which only had the potential to be an Elite Four member, it wouldn't have mattered. After all, it was the child's own choice and had nothing to do with him.

But for some reason, this brat he's watched grow up hasn't come yet. All three starter Pokémon have already been claimed, which is making Professor Oak very tired.

What should he do? Professor Oak searched through the rich variety of Pokémon he had bred, racking his brains for any possible compensation. Could he really just give up that Pikachu...?

"Professor Oak, Professor Oak, Professor Oak!!!"

Hearing that familiar bratty kid's voice, Professor Oak would normally be very fond of the child, but now, hearing it made him want to run away with his grandson, as if he had encountered a debt collector.

"Fine, I'll use that Pikachu. It's a Squirtle with Champion potential. I can't possibly give away my old friend Dragonite, can I?" After a moment of reflection, Professor Oak made his decision.

Ash Ketchum, a boy from Pallet Town who was late because he overslept, met his lifelong partner today:

Levitra, Zapdos, Infinite Moonwalk, Quick Dodge, Battle Continuation, Righteous Heart, Infinite Battery, Zeus, and Pikachu

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Chapter 9 The Alliance's Hard Work

Viridian Forest, where new trainers hone their skills, is also the place where the ten-year-old kid goes on a picnic.

To ensure that these brats would not be in danger, the League spent a great deal of manpower and resources communicating and discussing with all the powerful Pokémon in Viridian Forest.

Ultimately, after a considerable investment, 99.9% of the powerful Pokémon entered Viridian Forest. This gradually evolved into a situation where Pokémon with strength exceeding a certain threshold would also enter, making it a restricted area for novice trainers, or rather, mischievous kids.

Kazama Shiramo, who participated in part of the protection work, knew very well that this work was extremely difficult, extremely difficult. The size of Pokémon is completely unpredictable, and with a large number of Bug-type Pokémon in Viridian Forest, this work was incredibly complicated.

The reason this work could truly begin was because Kazama Shiramo's starter Pokémon, Flygon, defeated several dominant Pokémon in Viridian Forest on its own without his help, establishing its position and enabling it to communicate with most of the stronger Pokémon in Viridian Forest to relocate them.

Even so, it still took a lot of effort to move those Pokémon. I remember those days when the League brought in truckloads of berries as compensation for the Pokémon, forming a long line. If it weren't for the presence of all the top-tier Pokémon in Viridian Forest keeping things under control, the Pokémon scrambling for the berries might have caused a riot.

What Kazama Shiramo remembers most vividly is that he remembers that back then, in order to set up the cordon for the restricted area, a long line of Officer Jenny riding motorcycles with Growlithe dogs became the most beautiful sight at the time.

Even though it was so hard, the Officer Jennys still had smiles on their faces, all for those brats.

The League has gone to great lengths to ensure that new trainers in the area can get training when they go out, avoid most dangers, and find suitable partners.

After all, it cannot be guaranteed that all Pokémon are very friendly to humans; there will always be some Pokémon with relatively unfriendly temperaments.

The kids who have just become rookie trainers are, to put it nicely, energetic, proactive, and willing to explore anything new.

To put it bluntly, these kids don't have the mindset of Hercules. They do whatever is good or interesting without considering the consequences, and only sometimes worry about whether they've caused trouble.

Although most Pokémon will not attack human trainers unless provoked...

But you can't stop kids from being naughty. Just think of those kids who go back to the countryside for the New Year and throw firecrackers into the outhouses to blow up poop. Aren't you worried that if they encounter Nidoking, they'll command Charmander to deliver a Steel Claw to Nidoking's rear end?

This kind of attack, which doesn't cause much harm but is extremely insulting, is really deadly!

To minimize this situation, after much effort, the migration of Viridian Forest was finally completed, forming a positive cycle. Weak Pokémon were scattered in the outer areas, while stronger Pokémon, as their strength increased, would move closer to the interior of Viridian Forest.

Basically, in the outer areas, new trainers will only encounter Pokémon with very low combat power, such as Caterpie, Metapod, Pidgey, Spearow, Rattata, and Azir. Of course, lucky trainers may also encounter some Scyther, Growlithe, etc., whose initial combat power is not very high but whose future is promising or which are good for new trainers now.

Overall, thanks to the efforts of countless people, including Kazama Shiramo himself, Viridian Forest, despite its still somewhat gloomy atmosphere, has slowly become a paradise for new trainers. For example, while traversing the outer areas, various adorable little girls and boys bravely battled their Caterpie, Pidgey, Spearow, and other Pokémon they wanted to catch. Although, in his eyes, these trainers were basically doing nothing but shouting out move names with great enthusiasm, and the battles were so rhythmic—you hit me with your Tackle, I hit you with mine—it was a situation that was both laughable and exasperating.

But it's so wonderful!

Yes, it's wonderful!

Despite his usual complaints about the Pokémon League's absurd systems, bizarre salaries, and other problems, Kazama Shiramo often found himself criticizing them.

But he knew very well that the Pokémon League had been working hard to improve human life and to maintain peace in the world. Without the Pokémon League, the world might still be stuck in that dark age of endless war.

So despite constantly complaining about the dark side of the alliance, and perhaps because there are indeed some unspoken rules in the alliance that we all know about, deep down, Kazama Shiramo really agrees with the alliance's ideals and is willing to work hard for them.

Just like his efforts in establishing the restricted area of ​​Viridian Forest, he often still carries out tasks entrusted by the League even after he has retired.

Because it's true, seeing people's smiles makes me feel like my life, even in death, has not been in vain.

Yo-shi! The children's hardworking smiles as they received their items. Kazama Shiro rubbed his tired eyes. He had worked so hard last night that he was feeling a bit weak in the back and his legs were still a little shaky.

We can't stop here, we're almost there. Kazama Shiromo could already sense the restricted area line constructed with a special field. This was a piece of advanced technology that the League's researchers spent a long time developing. After all, dividing the area with a simple iron net would be too disrespectful to the Pokémon of Viridian Forest.

So this thing, which cost an unknown amount of money to create, serves as a restricted zone separating the inside and outside. This restricted zone emits a special magnetic field that Pokémon hate. Within this restricted zone, very few Pokémon are willing to enter voluntarily; only…

“Hey you over there, that’s a restricted area in Viridian Forest. It’s very dangerous, don’t go there.”