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

But then, the mushrooms launched another fierce attack, combining parasitic seeds with seed bombs.

Seeing the sky filled with Grass-type moves, Eight Treasure Porridge instantly realized that it was time to put to use its fine tradition as the embodiment of the North Wind.

It immediately jumped to Ash's side.

"Well, after thinking about it carefully, I still think that the responsibility of taking care of my companions is more suitable for me. I'll leave the simple task of facing the enemy to you, Trainer!"

"...You idiot, if you hate Grass-type moves so much, then stop showing off!"

"Ouch~"

Eight Treasure Porridge smiled confidently, only to be immediately met with Ash's "Love Fist".

After teaching the unreliable idiot a lesson, Ash used Flamethrower again to defend against this round of attacks.

At the same time, he quickly took out the Valley Temptation Pack he had just acquired and threw it into the center of the hall.

The aroma emanating from the Valley Temptation Powder instantly filled the entire hall, and the mushrooms that were originally scattered throughout the room were immediately attracted by the scent.

They forgot to attack and surged out of the shadows, gathering around the large mass of food.

"The effect is surprisingly good!" Xiao Zhi was a little surprised.

He reluctantly put down the two beautiful girls, their snow-white thighs resting on his shoulders.

"May, this is a rare opportunity. Have Torchic bring out the opponent you want to catch to battle!"

"Okay!" May immediately released her Torchic, which had recovered its strength, and Ash also immediately released Treecko.

This building is dilapidated. When Ash used Flamethrower earlier, he was hesitant and didn't dare to use too much force. It would be more suitable to let Pokémon battle it out.

Furthermore, as a Grass-type Treekia, it is immune to Mushroom Spores, allowing it to gain more experience.

Just as Ash and May were tiptoeing closer to the mushrooms, intending to choose their targets for battle, the sound of a mechanism being activated suddenly rang out from inside the room.

Suddenly, an iron cage resembling a giant pair of pincers burst forth from beneath the floor, instantly trapping a large clump of mushrooms that had gathered together.

Moreover, this wasn't the only trap; various mechanisms also appeared throughout the room.

Various nets swayed back and forth on the floor, walls, and ceiling, while several mechanical arms reached out, attempting to grab the few mushrooms that were not trapped in the iron cages.

"How is this going?"

Chapter 363 The appearance of a villain in the adventure is a standard trope.

"Ah~, now that these mechanisms have appeared, isn't it just like exploring an ancient tomb? It doesn't feel like a haunted house anymore."

"Is this what we should be lamenting now?"

Ash spread his arms and shattered the two giant axes that flew down to attack them, then immediately picked up May and Rukia.

After a few backflips, he jumped back to the safe spot where Suicune was in front of the door.

"Treetree, use Torchic to dodge by jumping!"

"Chima!"

Most of the mushrooms have been caught in the cages. Only a few escaped, but they were quickly caught one by one by the surrounding machine nets and thrown into the cages.

The only ones still safe and sound outside are the Overlord Mushroom and the Shiny Mushroom.

Just as they were about to be caught, Ash intervened, throwing a few pebbles to help deflect the robotic arm.

"Mushroom~"

The dominant mushroom glanced at Ash unexpectedly, then quickly joined forces with the shiny mushroom to use Tackle, attempting to break open the cage and rescue their companion.

Unfortunately, the cage remained intact after their attack, while the animals were charred black by the electric current from the iron bars.

Two robotic arms quickly extended and grabbed two mushrooms.

"Mushroom..."

"Where did these traps come from?"

"Hahaha, I heard the voice saying, 'Mushroom, where do all these traps come from?'"

“Generally speaking, I wouldn’t tell you this easily… Ah, you little brat!”

In the center of the hall, a large screen suddenly appeared on the abandoned fireplace, showing a couple who had been arrogantly speaking with their backs to everyone.

But the moment they turned around, they were terrified.

"We were wondering who was so capable of gathering these cunning mushrooms together for us, and it turns out it was you, you little rascal!"

"What a small world! But we still have to thank you for doing us a huge favor, Ash."

"Hahaha……"

Despite the team's efforts over the past few days, Team Rocket hasn't caught a single mushroom thanks to the close cooperation of the mushrooms.

Ash caught so many birds right away! Yamato and Saburo were ecstatic when they saw the traps had worked at the base.

"Who are these people who laugh so vulgarly?"

Rukia looked at the Team Rocket duo with a puzzled expression, then shook her head.

"Neither their looks nor their souls are dazzling; these two should definitely not participate in the Grand Contest."

"Hey, you rude little girl, who says I'm not good-looking? I don't care to participate!"

"Yamado, don't smash the screen!"

Although he tried to act like he didn't care about Ryukia's opinion, Yamato was indeed extremely concerned, which made him even more tasteless.

"They are Team Rocket, a bunch of evil villains who like to steal other people's Pokémon."

"Hey you two, release those mushrooms right now!"

"Oh no, that won't do. We're doing a legitimate real estate business this time, and we're only here to help because we were commissioned by our employer."

This time, the two of them weren't afraid of Ash at all; on the contrary, they seemed a little smug.

"These mushrooms have forcibly moved into other people's houses without their consent and have been interfering with the progress of the project."

"Can't we just catch them and put them back where a mushroom should be?"

"That sounds reasonable..."

"Miss Idol, don't be fooled."

"That's right, that's right, Ryuhime-chan! They're definitely not like that on the surface!"

Unlike the naive Rukia, Ash and May didn't believe a single word Team Rocket told them.

"Look at these traps, do they seem like the kind of people who would do something like this? They're definitely not talking about a forest, but Team Rocket's Pokémon black market, right!"

"As expected of you, little rascal, you guessed it right. But if you want to stop us, just try!"

As usual, Team Rocket never learns from their mistakes, and Ash, too busy to play with them, simply ignored them and decided to break the cage open first.

But as soon as he took a step, a violent electric current suddenly flashed inside the cage, instantly electrocuting the mushrooms beyond recognition.

Yamato and Kosaburo immediately burst into strange laughter.

"Haha, you little brats, I advise you all not to make any sudden moves."

“A highly sensitive sensor has been activated beneath your feet. If any of you attempt to leave or disrupt the area, a deadly high-voltage current will be released from the cage instantly.”

"You don't want the mushrooms to lose their lives because of you, do you? Just stay there and watch us take this cage of mushrooms away with our drones."

"Damn it, how despicable."

This was also the first time that Rukia had met the Rockets face-to-face. She never imagined that such people existed in this wonderful world.

"Hmph, little girl, that's just how despicable we are on the Rockets team."

Amado was incredibly smug, but she immediately pulled Kosaburo over as soon as she turned her head.

"Speaking of the third time..."

"It's Kosaburo!"

"Why do we need to make such a roundabout mechanism? Wouldn't it be better to dig a transport channel underground in advance and send the cage away?"

"There's no other way. The construction company we're using as a cover is going to operate for a long time."

“We cannot make any major changes to this old house without the employer’s consent. This is the limit of what we can do to set a trap.”

Kosaburo also looked helpless.

"However, the original idea was to use that sensor to trick the police in case Officer Jenny discovered it."

"Unexpectedly, this time we've trapped the little devils instead..."

"What a wonderful feeling!" ×2

At this moment, Xiao Zhi sensed his surroundings and indeed found a giant drone flying towards the mansion not far away.

"Ghost Tree, I'm counting on you now. I'm sure you're skilled enough to dodge all the traps along the way."

"Use Quick Attack to rescue the mushrooms!"

"Toratchet, you go help too, use Quick Attack as well!"

"Chima!"

"Chama!"

The two Pokémon charged out together the instant they received their trainer's command.

"Don't even think about it!" The two members of Team Rocket immediately started operating the mechanisms inside the house, trying to stop them.

But the traps were easily bypassed by their agile maneuvering.

Team Rocket's carefully designed traps for catching mushrooms have become a training ground for Treecko and Torchic.

Through this training, Torchic gradually became familiar with the speed at which it used Quick Attack, and its skill became more and more proficient.

Of course, compared to the more experienced Treecko, Torchic is still a bit lacking in agility.

Just as it was about to get close to the cage, it accidentally slipped and was tripped by a mechanical arm that suddenly appeared.

Under the control of Yamado and his group, a giant hammer suddenly appeared on the ceiling and fell directly towards the spot where the turkey had fallen.

It was incredibly imposing, like a Snorlax falling from the sky.

"Chama?!"

"not good!"

"Get out of the way, Torchic!"

Haruka and Rukia were so frightened that they closed their eyes, unable to bear watching.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, Treecko stepped forward with a dashing gait and blocked Torchic's path.

"Squeaking..."

It spat out the branch it was carrying, and quickly raised its hands, instantly creating a semi-transparent barrier that easily blocked the giant hammer.

The thick dust that had been stirred up settled, and both Pokémon were unharmed.

"That Treecko is so cool!" Rukia and May excitedly hugged Ash's arm.

"This move is..."

[Ding! Congratulations, Treekia has learned a new skill: See Through (With keen eyesight, it can see through everything and completely block the opponent's attacks, but it consumes a lot of mental energy and is prone to failure if used continuously.)]

"That's a good skill, very good Treecko, just like that, use Smash to knock the hammer away!"

"Chima!"

Treecko pushed off with both hands, and its arms, which had gradually become fuller under Ash's strict training, immediately burst out with amazing power, pushing the giant hammer upwards a short distance.

Then the thick tail lashed out, and with each strike, several fine cracks appeared on the edge of the giant hammer.

The giant hammer smashed down on the screen where Kosaburo and Yamado were located, and the dust it kicked up completely obscured the cameras they were using to observe the room.

Chapter 364 Giving away experience points is a fine tradition of the Rockets.

"Oh no, we can't see anything! Why do we only have one camera, Xiaoshilang?"

"The funds are limited, and besides, my name is Kosaburo!"