Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

The following morning.

In a forest on the way from Zhensha Town to Zhuqing City.

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

"Pickup!"

Ash was undergoing his morning training, while Dawn was also training on the side. Ash was preparing for the upcoming gym battle, while Dawn was laying the foundation for her first grand competition.

only--

"Roar!"

On Ash's side, facing Pikachu's Thunderbolt attack, Ursaring once again adopted a defensive stance, intending to take the attack directly with its body. Ash had no choice but to stop the match upon seeing this.

On Hikaru's side, in preparation for the upcoming performance, Hikaru wanted to teach Piplup to use more difficult skills, but no matter how many times he tried, he failed. During this time, Hikaru got soaked more than once, and it's the same now.

"Poga?!"

Piplup, who was using the Bubble Beam, became dizzy again due to the constant spinning. Most of the Bubble Beam that should have been surrounding it now fell on Hikari. After Hikari let out a cry of pain, her clothes, which had finally dried naturally in the sun, became wet again.

"Sigh, let's call it a day... It's a pity. I was fine against the Rockets yesterday, but I just can't get it working today no matter what I do. That's so strange."

“Poga…”

Seeing Hikari's somewhat dejected expression, Piplup's mood also became gloomy. However, after realizing that her attitude had affected Piplup, Hikari quickly apologized to it. The two optimists together were only depressed for a minute.

"No problem, no problem! We'll definitely be ready before the first tournament begins! Don't worry, Bogarman!"

"Pogaga!!"

Bogarman seemed even more confident than Hikaru. Although the problems they encountered had not been completely resolved, their training here was considered to be over.

However, it doesn't seem to be so easy for Ash.

"That's not how it works!" After making Pikachu stop attacking, Ash walked up to Ursaring and said helplessly, "You could have easily dodged that Thunderbolt, right? Since you could have dodged it, you didn't have to take it head-on unless absolutely necessary."

"Roar--"

The teddy bear crossed its arms, showing no sign of remorse.

It has been fighting according to its instincts for so many years, so of course it won't simply change its fighting style just because it has been subdued.

Moreover, even after being captured, it wasn't very obedient to Ash and Pikachu, not because of their strength, but because of their size. In its eyes, size represented absolute authority. Although it had lost the battle, it still wanted to follow its own wishes in terms of basic battle style.

"So it wasn't that easy after all? Your characteristics are quite distinctive..."

Faced with the Ursaring that was now refusing to communicate, Ash had no choice but to recall it and prepare to find another opportunity to teach it a lesson.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with Ursaring having its own unique fighting style, but the problem is that its fighting style is definitely not suitable for battles between trainers. However, relying on Pikachu probably won't be enough to make it completely convinced... It needs to find a more impactful helper.

"Circle Bear still doesn't seem very willing to follow orders."

Xiao Gang, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally had a chance to speak. He stepped forward and comforted Xiao Gang, saying, "Don't be too discouraged. After all, we've all been through this before. Pokémon with such distinctive characteristics can become a great fighting force if you can win their trust."

"Of course I know that." Ash waved his hand to indicate that he was fine. "Maybe Pikachu's presence wasn't enough. Even though it was the defeated party, Ursaring was still not afraid of Pikachu. I plan to choose one of my former companions from Professor Oak's lab to help out."

"Huh~" Brock was immediately surprised. "I didn't expect you, Ash, to think of asking your old Pokémon for help. You've grown a lot in that respect..."

Faced with Brock's sentiments, Ash didn't know how to respond for a moment, and could only smile awkwardly. Meanwhile, Dawn came up to ask which Pokémon Ash wanted to retrieve to help him. After all, Ash had praised his former companions to the skies back in Twinleaf Town, so Dawn was naturally curious.

However, Ash himself cannot answer this question for the time being. After all, his best helper is Charizard, but Charizard cannot be easily summoned back. Therefore, Ash is still somewhat conflicted about who can convince Ursaring.

Judging solely from their imposing presence, Sceptile would be a good choice, but considering the personalities of the two Pokémon, it's uncertain whether putting them together would cause any problems.

Heracross's words...

Judging from their abilities alone, they seem pretty good, but something still feels off.

"Hmm... I'll think about it for two more days. Anyway, this problem should be solved once we get to Celestial City," Ash said. "After all, what I want is for Ursaring to fight exactly as I want it to, but for it to learn how to further evolve its current fighting style. Simply taking the hits won't lead to victory against opponents of similar strength."

Seeing Ash speak so earnestly and in such a mature tone, Dawn exclaimed in surprise, "As expected, Ash, you are a trainer with extensive travel experience."

Are you praising me or insulting me?

After training, Ash and the others rested at the camp for a while before setting off. They all packed their belongings back into their luggage. While Dawn and Ash had finished packing, they noticed that Ash, who had the fewest personal items, had not yet finished packing.

No, it should be said that he had finished tidying up but just stood there in a daze.

"Pikachu?"

"What's wrong?"

Noticing Ash's unusual behavior, Dawn and Brock came forward and asked him the same question.

“No, it’s just…” Xiaozhi frowned, looking somewhat puzzled as he stood up and asked, “Did someone mistakenly put this in my luggage?”

As Xiao Zhi spoke, he took out a few small items from his backpack and placed them on the ground to show the two of them.

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