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

"If it's one of the starter Pokémon, then it should be pretty good." Actually, Ash still wanted a Pokémon that could be used as a means of transportation on water.

"But that's not bad either. You can cut through hard tree fruits. From now on, you'll be my Minister of Vegetable Cutting."

The Minister of Fire is Charizard, while the Oshawott, still unconscious in its Poké Ball, is unaware that its fate has been casually decided by Ash.

He immediately used up more Dark-type Pokémon Battle Tickets.

Battle tickets with specific attributes like these allow you to choose a Pokémon randomly or manually.

However, the selection is limited to a given range, and legendary Pokémon will not be included.

"Should we try our luck with randomness?" Ash released Machamp, Forsaken, Clefairy, and Beedrill.

"I remember Darkrai is a legendary Dark-type Pokémon, so come on, my Darkrai!"

The Dark-type Battle Ticket in his hand turned into light and dissipated, and a blinding white light appeared on the field once again.

Unfortunately, it wasn't Darkrai that appeared, but a Pokémon with white fur, red eyes, and a bow-like horn on the right side of its head.

"Absol." This time, it was a Pokémon that Ash knew.

"Well, white hair and red eyes, it's not a bad deal to target Chinese people."

Absol, who had inexplicably arrived in an unfamiliar place, immediately showed a wary expression.

Absol is quite a tragic Pokémon.

Because it can sense impending disasters with its horns, this kind-hearted creature will appear to warn humans of the danger.

But this led people to mistakenly believe that it brought disaster, and thus it was hated.

"What a pitiful child, I'll take care of him then..." Ash waved his hand, and the ferocious Pokémon around him immediately launched a collective attack.

"Go ahead and take good care of it!"

"Pikachu?" (So affectionate?)

This Absol also appears to have a history of being attacked over a long period of time.

He was able to skillfully dodge the attacks from so many different skills.

With a nimble shake of its head, a red and black energy wave flashed from the large horn on its head and shot towards the ground in front of Ash and his friends.

A large amount of dust was raised, obscuring everyone's view.

Immediately afterwards, another energy wave composed of many black circles was emitted from the dust.

And the target of the attack was none other than Ash.

"A wave of evil, but unfortunately, it chose the wrong target!"

Combat tactics that disrupt vision are useless against Ash, who possesses waveguide perception.

Letting the evil energy surge hit him, Ash walked directly into the smoke and casually grabbed something with his large hand.

They easily clamped down on Absol's neck as he moved rapidly.

As it stared in shock, Ash revealed a devilish smile and pressed the Poké Ball against its forehead.

"Please continue to guide me in the future, Absol!"

As the Poké Ball drew ever closer, it tried to struggle with a flurry of attacks, but it was all in vain.

"Ab, Ab~"

Thump! Absol transformed into a streak of red light and was successfully subdued.

"Alright, I've tamed the white-haired, red-eyed one!"

"Pikachu!"

Ash and Pikachu hold up Absol's Poké Ball and strike their signature poses together.

It had been a long time since he'd struck a pose, and this made Ash extremely happy.

[Ding! New side quest "Calamity and Nightmare God" triggered: Please raise Absol's affinity and intimacy to the maximum value]

[Rewards: 4000 League Coins; Special Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +3; Absol Mega Evolution Stone +1; A message about Darkrai]

"Darkrai?!" Ash thought Darkrai was out of the question, but he didn't expect there was still a chance.

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After using up his battle tickets, Ash gave his subordinates a few final words at the gym before returning to Pallet Town via the Teleporter.

But as soon as she got home, she had to face Xia's low mood.

"You've finally decided to come back, why don't you stay a few more days in your sister Lijia's great embrace?"

"Rika was only there for two days. I was really doing something important." Unfortunately, no matter how Ash explained, Misty was still a little angry.

But it's alright, Xiaoxia is an energetic girl.

That evening, Xiaozhi mercilessly poured a full amount of energy into her.

She immediately understood the benefits of having Rika, and returned to her normal self the next day.

They happily took Ash to Professor Oak's lab, where the celebration party the professor had promised would be held.

Because it was something to be proud of that Ash won the League Championship, Hanako's mother invited everyone in town to attend.

Only Dr. Oak's research facility can accommodate so many people.

Of course, the wealthy Professor Oak also covered all the expenses for hosting the banquet.

"Let me take advantage!" Ash's affection for Professor Oak increased by 5.

After the banquet, Professor Oak took Ash and his friends to the research lab.

"The thing I told you before was that I wanted to ask you to go to Daikan Island in the Orange Islands for me."

"I need your help to retrieve the Mysterious Poké Ball that Professor Ulrich, the Pokémon scholar on the island, obtained."

Upon hearing that it was a Poké Ball, Misty asked, puzzled.

"Professor, since it's a Poké Ball, why don't you just ask her to teleport it to you?"

Professor Oak waved his hand helplessly.

"The problem is, there's no way around it. As soon as Shigeru returned to Pallet Town, he immediately set off on another trip. I can only ask you for help."

"No problem, leave it to me, Doctor."

Ash wasn't planning to refuse anyway; he figured he could go on a trainer's trip to the Orange Islands while helping out.

[Ding! A new side quest, "Rainbow Feather and Silver Feather," has been triggered: Please go to Dr. Negi's lab to obtain the 'GS Ball.']

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2000; Free Attribute Points +2; Special Secret: GS Ball Crafting Method]

"What's the GS Ball for?" The question flashed through Ash's mind, but he quickly put it out of his mind.

Then, with their mother's instruction to buy local specialties and send them home, Ash and Misty officially set off for the Orange Islands.

Orange Alliance

Chapter 115 Boss Sakaki is fooling you

There is no land connection between Pallet Town and Daikan Island; Ash and his friends would have to travel to the nearest town and take a plane to get there.

But when passing by the store's raffle stand, Ash's gambling instincts kicked in again.

"Spend over 1 in the store and you'll get a chance to win a prize. The grand prize is a round-trip airship ticket to the Orange Islands!"

Xiao Zhi would never miss an opportunity to save money, so he rushed over, and Xiao Xia couldn't stop him.

Xiao Zhi frequents this store because the medicines are cheap, and his spending has long exceeded 1.

After asking if he could use previous records and receiving an affirmative answer, Ash immediately began his "divine draw".

"Xiao Zhi, let's go buy tickets. These kinds of things are just for show; it's impossible for anyone to actually win one."

This is a deep pain for the girl; since childhood, winning prizes in lotteries has only brought Xiaoxia setbacks.

But to her surprise, when Xiao Zhi casually reached out and pulled, the shop assistants immediately became excited and shook the bell vigorously.

Congratulations to this guest for winning the first prize!

"what!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have achieved the achievement "Call me the Lucky One!": You have won the first prize 10 times in the lottery event.]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +1200; Free Attribute Points +2; Money-Gathering Coins +100]

Xiao Zhi, who had saved the cost of two plane tickets, happily led Xiao Xia to find the airship's airport.

"Why is it that I've never won a prize in my entire life, while Xiaozhi wins just by randomly drawing one?"

The girl was rambling on and on.

"Xiaoxia, don't compare yourself to me. I'm the chosen one of the world's destiny." Ash inadvertently revealed a remarkable truth.

"If you want to be lucky, just stay by my side."

He quietly circled around behind Xiaoxia and suddenly hugged her.

"We'll never be apart!"

[Ding! Xiaoxia: Affection +1]

"Ugh, you're being naughty again..."

Amidst the commotion, they arrived at their destination.

This airport is a general aviation airport; it not only has airships but also many airplanes parked there.

When I told the staff that I wanted to ride an airship, they all looked at me with admiration.

"That's so brave."

"You have the courage?"

"This airship is known as a cursed spaceship, having suffered a series of accidents... Legend has it that it is inhabited by evil spirits! You'd better watch out."

As soon as they led Ash and his friends to the front of the airship, the staff ran away as if they were hiding from something dirty.

"This airship looks a bit dilapidated, Ash..." Misty was having second thoughts; she was afraid of not only bugs but also ghosts.

In a world with Ghost-type Pokémon, being afraid of ghosts is perfectly reasonable!

However, Ash isn't afraid of anything supernatural, and besides, he still needs to buy a plane ticket afterward.

"I'm not satisfied! At most it'll be some kind of ghost Pokémon or something. Misty, let's go!" With that, Ash rushed towards the airship.

"Hey, Ash, wait for me!"

They handed in their tickets and boarded the plane, deciding to take a look first.

"Welcome, Rocket Airship... Ash Ketchum, boss!"

"Kojiro, Musashi?"

After talking to the trio, Ash finally learned about Team Rocket's latest situation.

Although Team Rocket's forces in the Kanto region suffered a major blow after several key strongholds were destroyed, they still managed to maintain a stronghold.

But since Giovanni escaped, Team Rocket won't be completely wiped out as long as he's still with them.

Moreover, Giovanni's methods were extremely effective; the Rockets' legitimate companies were still able to operate normally in the Kanto region.

League officials could find no evidence that these companies were related to the Rockets, and the group behind these companies was even called the Rockets Consortium.

"The Kanto Alliance has not disappointed me as expected."

Such subordinates made Ash feel a headache for the chairman.

Of course, it can't be said that the president's actions were ineffective; the Rockets did indeed suffer a major blow.

Giovanni was attacked by the Elite Four and Professor Oak together.

They slunk away to the Johto region to lick their wounds and gather their strength.

Team Rocket activities in the Kanto region have also temporarily disappeared, except for the trio in front of Ash.

These three idiots dare to brazenly claim to be the Rockets' geniuses at a time like this.