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

Archie threw Ash aside and slid down to his knees in an exaggerated manner in front of Max and May, making Ash's mouth twitch.

Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng pointed to themselves, completely bewildered.

"us?"

"Yes, you, I am your companion!" He looked at Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng's knees and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"If you don't mind, please tell me your names as well!"

Faced with this strange person who suddenly became hot-blooded, Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng simultaneously took two steps back without making a sound.

But since Archie didn't seem like a bad guy, everyone eventually told him their names.

"Um, I'm Haruka from Orange Blossom City."

“I am her younger brother, Xiaosheng.”

"I'm Ash from Pallet Town, nice to meet you."

"Hmm, Haruka and the brat..."

"That's right, it's the perfect name for a boy in shorts!" Archie actually ignored Ash.

"Hey, I'm a bug-catching boy with a black caterpillar, are you sure you want to ignore me?"

However, before Ash could finish his complaints, May couldn't stand Chase anymore.

"Shorts boy? Please, these aren't shorts, they're thongs!" (Ash: Is there really that much of a difference?)

"Me too, I'm not a brat." (Ash: No, you are.)

"I know, I know... We're both kids in shorts, let's get along well!"

"You have no idea!"

Completely ignoring Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng's complaints, Archie laughed loudly to himself, making everyone's faces turn black.

"By the way, why are you wearing a mascot costume?"

"Isn't it cute? I wear this plush costume and disguise myself as a Pokémon so I can better understand how Pokémon feel and then study their behavioral patterns..."

"In short, everything is for the purpose of catching Pokémon in a better way!"

"To capture Pokémon." Ash was slightly surprised, but it was indeed a good way to communicate with Pokémon.

"That's right. In order to challenge the Petalburg Gym, I want to catch the Zigzagoon here to gain experience first."

"Really? So you've collected all four badges yet?"

"Four badges? No, I only recently got Mudkip and started traveling."

"What."

Unexpectedly, Archie was also a newcomer. Ash immediately explained the challenge rules of Petalburg Gym to him, and he was immediately shocked.

"Oh, how could this happen? Well, there's nothing we can do about it."

"My goal of challenging the Petalburg Gym remains unchanged. Let's go catch Zigzagoon and the other badges first!"

Although he is a free spirit, he is not easily discouraged, which makes him an interesting person.

Suddenly, Ash had an idea.

"It's quite a coincidence that the father of these two siblings is the trainer of Petalburg Gym."

"Dad? What a coincidence to run into someone from the Blossom Gym! That's great! Come and have a match with me!"

"You are the children of gym leaders, so you must have undergone very strict training. I want to experience it for myself and see just how strong you really are."

"Ah, that... strength..."

Xiaoyao shrinks back whenever this is mentioned. From childhood to adulthood, she has never been strict with anyone, let alone trained.

But then Ash pushed her forward from behind.

"This is a great opportunity, May. You are both trainers who have just started your journey, making you the perfect person to hone your skills."

"Yes, sister, let's show him the strength of the Petalburg Gym Leader's daughter!"

"what?"

"It's decided then. Let's start the Pokémon battle right away. The location is the plaza ahead."

"Let's go!" Archie waved his hand and began to lead the way on his own.

But Xiaoyao still hesitated, "Wait a minute, I'm only good at fighting..."

"What's wrong? Are you scared?"

Upon hearing this, Haruka immediately switched to a serious expression, making the same hand gesture as Vegeta, "I understand, in that case I accept your challenge!"

Xiaoyao is surprisingly good at being provoked.

The group quickly arrived at the Trainer Plaza not far ahead, where May and Archie stood on opposite sides of the battlefield, each taking out their Poké Balls and preparing to attack.

The referee was Xiao Sheng.

"It's finally starting, my first battle worth remembering..." Xiaoyao nervously watched her opponent cheer her on.

But when Archie held up the Poké Ball and struck a funny pose, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Ah~, I wish my opponent was a little better looking."

"Xiaoyao, be serious and remember to stay calm during the battle!"

"Yes, that's right, like Ash Ketchum."

Seeing that May was still in a daze even though the battle had already started, Ash had no choice but to walk over and tap her on the head.

"Don't get distracted during the battle, May!"

"what?"

Only then did Xiaoyao hurriedly and clumsily throw the Poké Ball onto the battlefield.

"Let's go, Torchicken."

"Chama!"

A cute little yellow chick has arrived!

Meanwhile, Archie on the other side also sent out his Pokémon.

"Pokémon - Transformation!" Archie turned around and changed into a Mudkip plush outfit, showing that he was also a powerful figure with a four-dimensional chrysanthemum.

The Pokémon he sent out was Mudkip, of course.

"Mutto, let's fight with all our might!"

"Crack~"

"Oh dear, this attribute is quite disadvantageous." Xiao Sheng began to worry about his sister.

"It's alright, even if we're at a disadvantage in terms of attributes, we can still turn the tide with tactics!"

"really?"

Ash, the master of type reversal, said so, but Max expressed his doubt.

At this point, both sides' Pokémon were in position, and the battle officially began.

Archie clearly had more combat experience and launched a fierce attack first.

"Mutant, use the water gun!"

Seeing this, Haruka quickly went to meet the challenge.

"Turkey, attack!"

"Chama?"

The turkey stared at Haruka with its innocent, big eyes.

"May, let Torchic use a move!"

"Oh right, I forgot, Torchic uses Ember!"

With Ash's prompting, May finally got Torchic to successfully launch a counterattack.

Unfortunately, Torchic's weak Ember Attack couldn't even last a second against Mudkip's Water Gun; it was blown away almost instantly.

The water gun attack hit Torchic with pinpoint accuracy, proving to be an extremely effective move.

"Chama~"

"The type disadvantage is too great." Max was a little embarrassed, but Ash was still loudly supporting May.

"Don't give up on Haruka, you can do it! Show some spirit!"

"understood!"

[Ding! Xiaoyao: Affection +1]

"Turkey uses a peck attack!"

"Mumpfish, let's press our advantage! Let's use the water gun one more time!"

"Chama~!"

"Kara!"

May's Torchic charged with its eyes closed when using its peck attack, and naturally, Mudkip easily dodged it.

The water gun was then immediately fired at the turkey's body.

"Ah, turkey, get out of the way!"

Unfortunately, May lacked experience, and so did Torchic. It failed to dodge the water gun and was hit precisely, losing its ability to fight.

“Cha, Chama…”

"I lost." Haruka dejectedly recalled her Torchic.

Archie was much more smug at this point.

"Haha, victory! The gym leader's kid is only this weak. It seems Petalburg Gym is nothing special after all."

"I'll acquire these gym badges later."

"Damn it, I'm so upset! How dare he say that about the Orange Blossom Gym..."

Xiaoyao clenched her fists, and anger appeared on her usually smiling face.

"That's enough, Xiaoyao. You've only just begun. All experiences are valuable. Remember how you felt about this defeat, and you must work hard in the future."

Ash then came to May's side and patted her on the shoulder.

"Although the turkey lost, it fought hard for you, so remember to praise it afterwards."

Ash then immediately threw a healing potion at Archie.

"Archie, you probably weren't satisfied with your match against Haruka, so how about you try a match against me next?"

"Yes, of course! Ash, although you're not exactly a shorts-wearing kid, you seem like a pretty good trainer. I won't refuse a battle!"

"Hahahahaha..."

He had just defeated the child of a famous Petalburg Gym Leader and was brimming with confidence. He didn't take Ash seriously at all and casually agreed to the battle.

Then, his Mudkip was completely defeated by Pikachu's Thunderbolt.

"Wait a minute, that doesn't count. It must be that my Mudkip's stamina hasn't recovered yet. Let's recover and have another round."

"Of course, you can prepare however you like."

Seeing Archie frantically applying healing medicine to Mudkip, Ash just let him be.

The second round began quickly, and Mudkip was easily defeated by Pikachu's Thunderbolt.

"The wind must be blowing wrong. Let's have another round, Ash!"

"They are quite tenacious, of course they can."

Ash didn't bully his opponent this time, and replaced Pikachu with Taillow, which he had just caught.

Upon seeing Aoguyan, Archie's confidence returned.

"This proud swallow doesn't look like it's high-level. I'm sure I'll win this time."