Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

After a short rest, Ash and his friends continued their journey. However, Ash looked depressed the whole way, as if he couldn't figure something out.

"Are you still thinking about those things? Did you forget about the items you got before you left, Ash?"

"Yeah, I agree with Hikari's opinion. After all, Ash, you're always so forgetful. It's normal to forget things like this."

“How could that be?” Ash immediately retorted, dissatisfied. “My forgetfulness only manifests in small things. Of course I wouldn’t forget something related to Pokémon!”

“But…” Xiao Gang also put on a puzzled look and added, “Aside from the Dark Stone and the Spirit Cloth, what you mentioned that you don’t remember, isn’t there also the Blue Orange Fruit and the Travel Guide? Your statement is completely unfounded.”

Ash: "......."

That's right, Xiao Zhi only discovered this extra stuff in a pocket of his backpack while he was packing his luggage.

Of these things, only the blue orange fruit is somewhat plausible. As for the other items, they would never appear in my backpack, right?

He couldn't possibly have brought the travel guide with him when he came to the Sinnoh region, and the Spirit Cloth and Dark Stone... he certainly couldn't have those either, right?

I don't understand at all.

Ash shook his head and sighed inwardly. Although he was certain that these things were not his, he also felt that it was even less likely that Dawn and Brock would be carrying the Dark Stone and the Spirit Cloth. Since these items had no owner and were now in his backpack, Ash could only consider them as gifts from heaven.

About an hour after setting off, Ash and his friends arrived at a small convenience store near the road in the forest. Although they still had plenty of food and water in their backpacks, Brock always felt compelled to go in and buy something whenever he saw a convenience store in the wild.

Ash and Dawn didn't quite understand; perhaps this was one of the unavoidable traits of someone in a "nanny" role.

"Ok?"

Just as the group was about to enter the store, a short figure suddenly emerged from a corner of the convenience store and stared directly at Ash and the others.

"This is..." Xiao Guang muttered to himself as he looked at the Pokémon in front of him, which had a blank stare but also seemed vaguely terrifying.

"Isn't that a Scourge? Why is it here? Is it the convenience store owner's Pokémon?"

Whenever Xiaogang arrives in a new region, he makes a note of the Pokémon unique to that region beforehand. Therefore, before Xiaoguang could even take out his Pokédex to register them, Xiaogang had already called out the name of the Delinquent.

"It doesn't look like a Pokémon with a trainer."

As Ash said this, he glanced at Brock and Frog without leaving a trace. Even though it was their first time meeting, the two stared at each other as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years. No wonder they were so destined for each other.

Speaking of which, Ash has never understood why Croagunk followed Brock. It seems that Croagunk first appeared as a henchman of Team Rocket, and after Team Rocket was defeated, it voluntarily became Brock's Pokémon.

Wait a minute? If that's the case, then since the delinquent frog is here, doesn't that mean those three people...?

Just as Ash was thinking this, the automatic door of the convenience store opened, and a Meowth dressed in clothes walked out, complaining as it went, "Meow~ What bad luck... Why do I have to buy these things again? My luck shouldn't be this bad, meow. Anyway, I have to go back to Jessie and Tsukuyomi first... Hmm? Meow?!"

Meowth, muttering to itself, finally noticed the people who had been watching it when it reached Ash and the others. Startled, it immediately retreated a considerable distance until it was pressed against the wall. Only then did it realize what was happening and yell, "You little brats! What are you doing here?! You—you stay away, Meowth! Or you'll be sorry!!"

Meowth displayed a fearless demeanor, and if you ignored its trembling legs, it would have been quite imposing. However, after saying these words, it realized that Ash and the others weren't even looking at it; the shrew in front of them was far more appealing.

Why is this child staring at Xiaogang like that? Does he like you?

At this moment, Xiao Guang also noticed the gaze of the Croagunk, so she also imitated Xiao Zhi and kept casting her gaze repeatedly on Xiao Gang and the Croagunk, as if trying to figure out what was going on.

"I think so too. Why don't you, Xiaogang, tame it?"

"Subdue them? Is that really possible?"

Seeing that Ash and Dawn had both said so, Brock was also a little unsure of what to do, so he could only squat down and look at Frog with a limp and ask, "Do you want to come with me?"

"Gurgle~~Gurgle~~~"

When Xiao Gang asked the question, the Bad Frog just croaked softly, its venom sac constantly contracting and expanding, making its meaning unclear.

"..."

Xiao Gang and the frog remained silent. Xiao Gang slowly took out an empty Poké Ball from his pocket, intending to tap it lightly on the frog's head. However, before the Poké Ball could even touch the frog, the frog knocked it away.

"Hey! This just won't work!"

Xiao Gang turned around helplessly and complained. He was initially pleasantly surprised by what Xiao Zhi and Xiao Guang said, but now this delinquent frog showed absolutely no intention of wanting to go with him.

"Hiss, that's strange."

Ash was also puzzled by the frog's actions. It used to always approach Brock, but now...

Just as Xiaozhi was hesitating, the automatic door of the convenience store suddenly opened again, and a young and pretty cashier came out. She seemed to have heard the commotion outside and thought something had happened.

"Um... what kind of trouble have you encountered...?"

"Oh! Yes!" Before the other person could finish speaking, Xiao Gang stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, saying with deep emotion, "The biggest trouble I've encountered is the sudden surge in my heartbeat after seeing you!"

"Eh?"

"It's starting again...?" Ash said.

"Is it really possible to find a girlfriend with this kind of personality?" Xiao Guang also shared his opinion on this.

"Gurgle~ Gurgle~~"

Just when Ash and Dawn thought they wouldn't be able to leave anytime soon, the Croagunk suddenly stepped forward and, amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, walked to the Poké Ball that had fallen to the ground. It then gently touched the Poké Ball and went inside, easily catching Brock without any resistance.

"Huh?" x3

"Pikachu?"

Ash and his friends never expected that the Croagunk, which had previously refused to be captured, would now willingly enter Brock's Poké Ball. Before they could even think about what was going on, Croagunk jumped out of the tightly closed Poké Ball. Then, to everyone's increasingly puzzled gaze, it walked up to Brock and, without saying a word, struck him in the abdomen with a Poison Sting.

"puff--"

Before he could react, Xiao Gang let out a scream and collapsed to the ground, his limbs twitching and his face turning a light purple.

"Numb, numb... numb..."

"Gurgle~ Gurgle~ Tch~"

The scoundrel seemed to let out a sneer, then dragged Xiao Gang away by his trouser leg, leaving the others completely stunned.

"So... this naughty frog was just having fun?"

In an incredulous tone, Dawn revealed the truth that Ash had only just realized.

.......

small theater:

Meowth sneaked away from the convenience store and returned to the fake gym they had built specifically to catch Pikachu.

Musashi: "Hey! Meow?! Why did it take so long just to buy something? Were you slacking off in the middle?"

Kojiro: "That's right! I've already given up so many precious bottle caps! Meow Meow, don't be lazy!"

Meow: "I didn't slack off, meow! I ran into those kids when I came out of the convenience store, but they weren't paying any attention to me, so I was able to come back safely, meow!"

Musashi: "Wait? Where did you say you met those kids? At the convenience store?"

Kojiro: "Doesn't that mean all our preparations were completely wasted?!"

Meow: "?! That seems to be the case, meow!?"

As expected, Weng: "Sonams~~!"

Everyone: "This feeling is awful!!!"