The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

Sunlight streamed through the glass windows of the research institute, falling on the buttons of her gray knitted cardigan and refracting into dappled patterns of light.

Just like her current joyful yet shy mood, it is full of admiration for her idol and endless longing for the future path of a trainer.

Ash seemed to see the shadows of Touko and Nami in Yu.

We first met at the doctoral research institute.

They all witnessed their choice of starter Pokémon.

They are all beautiful women, all rookie trainers, and all their fans.

Sonia then led Ash and Yu out of the research institute and into its courtyard, saying,

"Enjoy the fun moments when these fascinating Pokémon appear, and take a closer look at what kind of Pokémon they are."

After Sonia finished speaking, she took out three Poké Balls from her waist and threw them out at the same time. With three loud bangs, the three little guys bounced out of the Poké Balls.

A green monkey, a red and white rabbit, and a blue lizard.

Having just jumped out of its Poké Ball, Scorbunny couldn't contain its excitement, hopping and skipping around in circles, full of boundless energy.

The teardrop lizard, on the other hand, plunged headfirst into the pond and had a great time playing in the water.

There was also a gibberish monkey, which swiftly climbed up a nearby tree, leaping between branches, and then took the small stick on its head and tapped a pomelo on the tree.

The teardrop floated on the water's surface, so comfortable and relaxed that it couldn't resist spitting out a water jet, which landed right on the scurrying firebunny.

I don't know if it's because Fire-type Pokémon dislike water or because Scorbunny simply doesn't like its fur getting wet, but after being hit by the water gun, it became agitated and jumped around wildly.

Because of its exceptional jumping ability, it actually jumped so high that it crashed headfirst into the branch where the gibberish was standing, knocking the grapefruit off the branch and causing it to fall into the pond below.

The splash startled the timid tearful lizard, which immediately scrambled out of the pond and began to wail loudly.

Seeing this, Grookey and Scorbunny rushed over to comfort it. Grookey tapped the ground with its stick, while Scorbunny hopped around Sobble, quickly making Sobble stop crying and start laughing.

Seeing this, Sonia smiled and waved to them.

"Everyone, come and gather here."

Upon hearing Sonia's call, the three little ones immediately ran towards her and stood obediently in front of Xiaoyou.

Looking at the three little ones, Xiaoyou was immediately at a loss, unsure which one to choose.

"The Grass-type Pokémon, Grookey, can share the tranquility of the forest with you."

Scorbunny, a Fire-type Pokémon, is a passionate creature.

The Water-type Pokémon, Sobble, is as carefree and unrestrained as rippling water.

"Alright, Yu, which Pokémon do you want to choose?" Sonia asked with a smile.

"Brother Xiaozhi, do you have any suggestions?" Xiaoyou asked.

If Ash were to choose, he would probably recommend Scorbunny.

In terms of base stats alone, among the final evolutions of these three Pokémon, Rumbler only has a Special Attack of 60 (which it doesn't need), Cinderace has a Physical Attack of 65 (which it doesn't need), while Inteleon has a Physical Attack of 85 (which it doesn't need). This is extremely wasteful in terms of base stats, as its effective base stats are 20 to 25 points lower than the other two.

The Thunder King Kong is a warrior-type character with high attack, high durability, and medium speed.

Both Flame Ace and Thousand Faces are high-speed, high-attack, and fragile characters.

Especially the Thousand Faces Beast, it's extremely fragile, with negligible durability.

The difference is that Cinderace focuses on physical attack, while Inteleon focuses on special attack.

In terms of abilities, Rumble Gorillas has the S-rank ability Grassmaker, Thousand Faces has the A-rank ability Sniper, and Cinderace has the F-rank trash ability Freeform.

They both only have one attribute, so that's a tie.

They all look good; their juvenile forms are adorable, and their final evolved forms are all very handsome.

Ash Ketchum, in particular, is the kind of person whose strength outweighs his looks.

Everyone is different on this point; aesthetics are too subjective. To each their own.

In terms of pure combat power, the obvious choice is Thunder King Kong.

But we can't just talk about combat strength.

Just like how it's not recommended to choose Incineroar at the beginning of the Alola region,

As mentioned before, among the starter Pokémon of the Alola region,

Incineroar is good for ranked PvP battles, Primarina is good for first-time playthroughs, and Decidueye is good for imprisonment.

Clearing stages and battling are two completely different things. The Blazing Roaring Tiger is invincible in ranked battles, but it seems quite weak when clearing stages in the Sun and Moon faction.

Because almost none of the Alola region's captains and island kings are weak against Incineroar's type.

In particular, the attributes that the four island kings and island queens excel at are all, in turn, countering the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

Primarina, on the other hand, is very effective against the types that these captains and island kings excel at. Water and Fairy types can easily defeat Fighting, Rock, Dark, and Ground types.

Just like when we talked about the Kanto region, choosing Bulbasaur at the beginning was easy, choosing Squirtle was okay, but choosing Charmander was a real pain.

Because the gyms at the beginning were Rock and Water type gyms.

In the Johto region, choosing Chikorita will land you in jail, because the first two gyms are Flying-type and Bug-type.

The Galar region is similar, because in every game, the first and most frequent encounters are with various grass-type, insect-type, and bird-type Pokémon. This is like being imprisoned for a Grass-type starter, as Raptor is practically invincible.

Flame Ace is very easy to beat.

Back to the present.

After listening to Ash's advice and considering her own preferences, Xiaoyou weighed the pros and cons and ultimately chose Sobble as her starter Pokémon.

Sobble was very happy to see Yu's choice, but Scorbunny and Grookey were a little disappointed.

“You chose the teardrop lizard, huh? You have good taste,” Sonia said.

“It really suits you.” Xiao Zhi nodded in agreement.

"Alright, here are five empty Poké Balls, a Rotom Phone with the Pokédex filled in, and a Sobble Poké Ball. Here you go."

Remember, each trainer can only bring a maximum of 6 Pokémon at a time. Good luck on your upcoming journey and training!

"Okay, thank you, I'll remember that."

Xiaoyou took the items from Sonia and then put the Sobble back into its Poké Ball.

"You can view both your own Pokémon and wild Pokémon in the Pokédex."

"If you don't know a Pokémon's information or moves, just check it in the Pokédex," Ash said.