Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

"Roar......"

After battling with Snorlax, Ursaring collapsed to the ground, its face lifeless and ashen, as if it had lost all hope in life.

It never expected the match to turn out this way. It had considered that its strength was inferior to Snorlax, but how could its attacks completely miss its opponent? Snorlax was clearly larger than itself, and while it was muscular, Snorlax was fat, so why was it so agile?!

So it turned out like this...

Seeing Ursaring looking like its life had no meaning, Ash couldn't help but laugh to himself.

It was only through battles against opponents of similar size that it realized how important dodging is. It's only thanks to its Snorlax's maxed-out agility that it could find a Pokémon that Ursaring could truly respect.

"Thank you so much, Snorlax, you've been a great help."

"Kirby~!"

Snorlax was clearly in a good mood, having finally returned to help Ash and received praise. After saying a final goodbye to Ash and Pikachu, it lay down on the ground and began to snore.

This is the time it should be sleeping. If Professor Oak hadn't told it that Ash was in trouble and needed its help, Snorlax probably would never have woken up.

Ash recalled Snorlax and gave Ursaring a few words of warning before recalling it as well. In any case, Ash had achieved his goal for the day. However, Snorlax couldn't be sent back to Professor Oak for the time being; it would need to stay here and help Ursaring train for a few more days.

"Slap~ Slap~ Slap~~"

Just then, a round of applause came from behind Ash. Turning around, he saw a little boy with a cat-like creature walking up to him, clapping his hands and saying, "Big brother, were you training a Pokémon just now? That was really amazing!"

"Thank you... Little friend, is there anything I can help you with?"

As Xiao Zhi thanked him, he stood up and looked at him, feeling that the man looked familiar but he couldn't quite place where he had seen him before.

"Yes, there is something I'd like to ask you for a favor, big brother!"

Although he wanted Xiaozhi's help with something, he spoke very naturally, without any hint of embarrassment, which puzzled Xiaozhi.

However, since the other party has encountered trouble that requires help, as long as it's not something strange, Ash doesn't mind being a good Samaritan.

After receiving Ash's tacit approval, the little boy excitedly said, "The Pokémon Watch is about to be released! Today, the Pokémon Watch Company held an event where you can get a special Pokémon Watch for free if you find three clowns in Festive City and answer their questions! I really want that reward, but I can't answer their questions, so I thought..."

"So you want me to help answer the questions...? That's fine, but I'm not really good at riddles..."

Rather than saying he's bad at riddles, it's more accurate to say that Ash isn't good at most things that require thinking, except for Pokémon battles. Just think back to when he was doing riddles on Cinnabar Island, he couldn't answer any of them.

"It's not a riddle; all the questions are related to Pokémon. Since the main target audience for Pokémon Watch is trainers, the questions are all related to Pokémon."

"I see..." Ash nodded in understanding. "If that's the case, then there's no problem. Anyway, I don't have anything to do right now."

Hwang and Brock both have their own things to do, and they'll probably meet again around dusk. Instead of waiting for them at the Pokémon Center, it's better to do something meaningful.

"That's great! Thank you so much, big brother! I'll give you a reward!"

"As for payment... that won't be necessary. By the way, why do you sound so mature?"

It was only now that Xiao Zhi realized the way this little boy was speaking was a bit strange. Was it because he was too mature and composed, or something else...? In any case, it felt a bit out of place. After all, when Xiao Zhi was his age, he was arguing with Xiao Mao to the death over trivial things.

Oh, it's still like that now? Then it's alright.

"Don't worry about it! Let's go to where the first clown is!"

"No need to rush... I'm not going to run away... By the way, is this reward limited? Or has this event already been announced?"

Ash suddenly remembered Dawn. She was quite obsessed with the Pokémon Watch, and even yesterday she was saying that she had to be the first to buy the newly released Pokémon Watch. Now that this opportunity had come up, Ash naturally wanted to help her if possible.

but.

"No, this is inside information. Nobody knows what those clowns who suddenly appear on the street are doing."

The little boy answered with a smile, but Xiao Zhi felt even stranger at that moment.

Inside information? How did this little boy know? Does someone in his family work for the Pokémon Watch company? Or...?

"Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Ash, and this is Pikachu."

"Pikachu~"

"My name is Teruhiko," the little boy introduced himself gracefully as he turned around. "This is my partner, the cat monster."

Is it Teruhiko?

It was indeed a familiar name. So he must be someone I've met before. Considering his demeanor and the so-called inside information, he must be the son of the general manager of the Pokémon Company, right?

Why would he ask me for help answering questions to get the Pokémon list?

One guess after another flashed through Ash's mind, but he probably wouldn't be able to guess them until the other party revealed their thoughts.

Regardless, since I've already agreed to help, I'll naturally see it through to the end. As for the other party's motives...

You'll find out when the time comes, right?

.......

Xiaoguang