Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

"That's not important, let's go, my ace Scyther!"

The creature that appeared on the screen was a large green praying mantis, its scythes gleaming sharply in the sunlight.

This is the Pokémon he has trained with the utmost effort, a masterpiece he is full of confidence in.

Ash decided to recall Scizor and send out his third Pokémon.

"I choose you, Chicory!"

Chikorita didn't appear on the field when she first appeared; instead, she flew through the air and pounced into Ash's arms, acting all cute.

"Chirp~"

"Oh dear, I told you not to get too close like that, this is a battle!"

"What? They actually sent out Chikorita?" Abi became serious the moment he saw Ash send out Chikorita.

"Could it be that Chikorita possesses the ability to reverse type disadvantages?"

Of course not. Although Ash is a master of type reversal, he only sent Chikorita out this time simply to let it get some experience.

"Go, Chikorita! We'll win as long as we wear down their stamina!"

"whisper!"

After affectionately nuzzling Ash for a while, Chikorita finally jumped back onto the battlefield.

"Chrysanthemum leaf, flying leaf swift knife!"

"Scyther uses Combo Slash!"

The opposing Scyther was quite powerful; the Razor Leaf launched by Chikorita was quickly shredded by its scythe.

And it quickly approached the chrysanthemum leaves, striking repeatedly and hitting its mark.

The power of this skill increases with each hit, and Chikorita suffered considerable damage.

"Chrysanthemum leaf poison powder!"

However, while the opponent was focused on attacking, the poison powder from the chicory leaves successfully hit its target.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Chicory Leaf."

Before Chikorita lost its ability to battle, Ash quickly recalled it into its Poké Ball.

"Scizor is back in action."

On the field, two praying mantises, one red and one green, stare at each other nervously.

"Scyther, Quick Attack!"

"Scizor, Bullet Punch!"

Both sides moved almost simultaneously, at a speed too fast to be seen with the naked eye.

The scythe and the giant pincers struck each other's cheeks simultaneously, and they roared as they retreated.

The opponent's Scyther is quite powerful; it was able to fight Ash's Pokémon to a standstill for a while.

"Slash after slash!"

"Slash after slash!"

Simple hand-to-hand combat, ultimate enjoyment.

The arms of Scyther and Scizor were already blurring out afterimages, and the sounds of their clashes echoed across the field.

Both mantises are skilled technicians, and their skills are quite powerful.

"This is exactly the kind of battle I've been waiting for!" Abi was deeply moved as she watched the battle; Bug-type Pokémon are just too wonderful.

However, Ash's Scizor is still much stronger than Scyther.

Even though it had already exhausted some of its stamina, the Scyther gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Moreover, the potent poison left by the chicory leaves began to take effect at this moment; a purple flash appeared on the mantis's face, and its movements were noticeably slower.

Both sides are running out of energy, and the battle is about to begin!

"Flying Praying Mantis Cross Scissors!"

"Iron Head, the Scizor!"

The attacks clashed, and both sides landed their blows.

In the end, it was Abi's Scyther that fell.

"Scyther is unable to battle, Ash wins!"

After the match, Abi wiped away her tears and handed the badge to Xiaozhi.

"Thank you for bringing your Scizor to challenge me... This is a good battle!"

"That's too much!" Xiaoxia didn't understand. She had only brought a bug.

"How could you, a woman, possibly understand the passionate feelings between us men!"

"Yes, Xiaoxia, sometimes it's hard to control your feelings for Pokémon."

"What? Ash, you're actually on their side?"

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the main quest: Insect Badge! : Please defeat Azalea Gym Leader Abi.]

【获得奖励：联盟币+5000；体力属性+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+3；昆虫徽章+1】

[Insect Badge: When you have this badge, the power of Bug-type moves increases by 5%]

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The day after the gym challenge, Mr. Steel returned the Gold and Silver Balls to Ash as he was leaving.

"So, Mr. Steel, has the secret of the gold and silver balls been cracked?"

"There's a strange lock inside this ball that prevents me from seeing its internal structure completely, but I can get a general idea of ​​it."

"This Poké Ball is used to catch a specific Pokémon."

"I can guess roughly who it is, but I can't tell you for now."

What's going on with this steel? It's like they didn't say anything at all, leaving Ash and his friends very confused.

Steel knew that what he was saying was not very human, so he gave an embarrassed smile.

"Could you do me a favor?"

"After Ash challenges the Azalea Gym, his next stop should be the Goldenrod Gym in Goldenrod City, right?"

That's the plan.

"That's convenient, I'd like to ask you to help me take these gold and silver balls to the maple forest."

"There is a place for offerings there. Just take the ball there and you will know everything."

"Since you've put it that way..."

Although he didn't quite understand the purpose of the steel, Ash agreed since it was on his way anyway.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest: "Delivery quests are common in Japanese RPGs, right?" Please bring the gold and silver balls to the location designated by Mr. Steel.]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +4000; Stamina +2; Special Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +2]

Chapter 203 Pokémon Exchange Tournament and Reunion with Brock

After leaving Azalea Town, Ash and his friends continued their journey towards Goldenrod City, the location of their next gym.

Of course, this was accompanied by constantly getting lost.

However, getting lost also means that they will have no shortage of opportunities to battle wild Pokémon in the forests of the Johto region.

Taking advantage of this "rare" moment, Ash had Cyndaquil and Chikorita battle more to train them properly.

Is it really that rare?

"Speak up!"

Ever since Rinka discovered Ash's Absol, she's been hogging it and petting it all day, refusing to let Ash train it.

Now she's criticizing him again; this bad woman really needs to be taught a lesson.

However, they don't always get lost; occasionally, they find a way out of the forest and into a big city.

It sounds like they're talking about savages fleeing famine.

Anyway, Ash and his friends finally escaped their lost route and arrived at a seaside city.

However, there's something odd about the atmosphere within the team right now.

A few days ago, Rika finally realized that Ash seemed to have known her true identity all along.

In the past few days, people have even been calling her by her real name, Rika, instead of Yurika.

What an amazing discovery! (Ash: You just discovered that?)

So Rinka simply stopped wearing makeup. After all, putting on makeup every day was not only tedious, but also very uncomfortable to have a thick "mask" covering her face.

Now she's just wearing sunglasses and staying by Xiaozhi's side as before.

However, when she thought about how she had worked so hard to perform in front of Xiaozhi in order to avoid revealing her identity, she was overwhelmed.

To Xiaozhi, it was like watching a monkey show, and she felt incredibly angry and ashamed.

Finally, unable to swallow any more, she went to Xiaozhi with her face flushed red to breathe on him.

And then... and then it was left in Ash's bed as a body pillow.

This morning, when Xiaoxia came to wake Xiaozhi, Lihua didn't sneak away beforehand as usual.

An awkward situation ensued, and now Pear Blossom is too afraid to face Xiaoxia.

Although Xiaoxia appeared calm and indifferent, Lihua became increasingly nervous the more she acted this way.

Now, she gets startled whenever Xiaoxia speaks, and she even tries to do the dishes herself when Xiaoxia does.

In terms of getting Rika to do chores, it seems that Misty is more useful than Satoshi.

However, she was indeed overthinking it; Xiaoxia really didn't care.

This is what it's like when you're with Ash; you even have to lie down next to Misty occasionally.

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Of course, Misty would occasionally bite Ash harder as a form of punishment, but that was about it.

"Look everyone, we've finally arrived."

"A grand Pokémon trading convention is going to be held here tomorrow... I mean, a Pokémon exchange convention!"

He pointed out the location to Xiaoxia and Lihua behind him, where there was a huge billboard advertising something very conspicuous.

"What's wrong, Ash? Do you want to trade Pokémon?"

"Of course not, have you forgotten why we came to this city?"

They were able to escape getting lost this time thanks to Xiao Gang they met earlier.

Thanks to his directions, we were able to get here smoothly, and the peat blocks that Ash asked Brock to help him find have finally been found.

At that time, Brock had run ahead with an older girl and hadn't picked up the peat block's package yet, so they agreed to meet at the Pokémon Trading Conference here.

"At the same time, I also have my eye on the Strongest Tauros Tournament, which will be held at the same time as the Exchange Tournament!"

The one-on-one "Who's the Real Bull" battle tournament, only for Kentaro!

Just now, when Ash was training in the city with Pikachu and Cyndaquil, they were almost hit by a large group of Tauros.

At the time, they were blindfolded and undergoing a training exercise in "observation aura," a technique that shields the five senses...

Essentially, the weekly mission requires Ash to dodge 500 ranged attacks consecutively while keeping his senses closed.

He was training with Cyndaquil and Pikachu when, unexpectedly, a large group of Tauros barged into the park where they were exercising.

If it weren't for Absol being placed outside and thus able to sense the impending disaster, it would have been a different story.

They pulled Ash and his friends aside, otherwise Cyndaquil and Pikachu would have gotten hurt.

Xiao Zhi later learned that today and tomorrow were the city's annual Running of the Bulls festival.