Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

The Grand Contest in Zhuqing City came to a close, and Hikari's first participation ended in disappointment. However, Nozomi, who won the final victory, still expressed her expectations for Hikari and hoped that they could meet again on a big stage.

Before leaving, Xiaowang also said goodbye to Xiaozhi. When she learned that Xiaozhi's goal was to participate in the Pokémon League and that he might have also participated in the Festive City Contest, her expression seemed to change slightly. However, Xiaozhi and the others did not notice this change. After a brief farewell, the group headed towards their accommodation.

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Nighttime, inside a room at the Pokémon Center.

"What kind of Pokémon could it be? I'm so curious..."

"Pikachu~"

It was almost 9 p.m., and Ash was still standing next to the Pokémon egg, completely focused as if trying to figure out what kind of Pokémon was inside.

When Brock saw this, he simply stepped forward, patted Ash on the shoulder, and said, "Alright, the Pokémon egg will hatch eventually, then we'll know, right? It's good to keep some curiosity."

"That's true..."

As Ash spoke, he glanced at the Pokémon Watch on his wrist. The watch displayed the real-time status of the Pokémon egg, a feature that Mr. Terumoto had asked him to test. Apparently, after attaching the detector to the Pokémon egg, the watch would display the egg's status and predict how long it would take for the egg to hatch.

Well... this feature sounds useful, but it actually causes trouble for trainers, right? After all, with this feature, Ash can't help but check it every few minutes to see if the egg is hatching. Once he confirms there's no progress, he'll focus for a few seconds and then check again.

This cycle repeated itself for several hours.

"Sigh~ Oh well, this is proof that you like Pokémon..." Brock said helplessly, rubbing his head. Then he looked around and continued curiously, "Speaking of which, where did Dawn go? She seemed to disappear with Piplup after dinner. Have you seen her?"

"No."

At this point, Ash finally stood up and stopped lying on the table observing his Pokémon egg.

"But she's probably feeling down somewhere by herself. After all, she was eliminated in the first round of the second round, so it's normal for her to feel that way."

"Really...?" Xiao Gang crossed his arms and said with some confusion, "Even someone as optimistic as Xiao Guang would be upset about his first failure?"

After all, from the start of the battle until dinner, Xiao Gang hadn't noticed anything unusual about Xiao Guang. He had already figured out how to comfort Xiao Guang, but Xiao Guang's optimistic attitude of eating and drinking as usual made him seem even more like nothing had happened than him.

"Just think about whether I would feel frustrated if I lost a gym battle."

"No," Xiao Gang replied immediately.

Ash: "......"

I feel like I asked the wrong question.

Ash complained, because after Brock answered so decisively, Ash himself felt that his answer was somewhat unreliable.

"Although I don't think you should be upset, I can understand how Xiaoguang feels."

"So why do I feel this way whenever this comes up... oh well, never mind."

Ash waved his hand and walked towards the door, not forgetting to take off the Pokémon Watch from his wrist and hand it to Pikachu before leaving.

"I'll go out and look for Hikari. You can look after the egg, Pikachu~ Remember to let me know if there's any movement."

"Pikachu???"

Pikachu made a puzzled sound, but still readily accepted the Pokémon Watch that Ash threw to it. Then it jumped onto the spot where Ash had placed it and began to imitate Ash, looking at the Pokémon Watch while observing the egg's condition, afraid of missing any information.

They really are a match made in heaven.

Seeing Pikachu now behaving exactly like Ash, Xiao Gang couldn't help but think to himself.

Xiao Zhi's side.

After leaving the Pokémon Center, Ash didn't linger. Instead, following a clue he had in mind, he headed towards the park in Lucky City. Soon after arriving at the park, Ash indeed saw Dawn sitting on a bench.

Hikaru sat quietly on the bench, but didn't let Bogarman and Curly Ear stay outside, as if he was giving himself some alone time to reflect.

However, Dawn's contemplation ended there, because Ash walked up behind her as if he couldn't read the room and patted her on the shoulder. This action startled Dawn, but she relaxed after realizing that it was Ash.

"Phew...you scared me! I thought it was someone else, but it's just Xiaozhi..." She sighed, puzzled, and said, "By the way, how did you know I was here? I didn't say where I was going, did I? Or have you been looking for me for a long time?"

A hint of guilt had just appeared in Xiao Guang's eyes, but it was immediately dashed away by Xiao Zhi's direct remark.

"I found you in less than ten minutes because you think about things similar to me. If I lost a competition like this, I would probably come to the park to relax too. But unlike you, I would bring Pikachu with me instead of just sitting here alone."

As Ash spoke, he naturally sat down next to Dawn and looked at her, asking, "You still feel regretful, don't you? Even though it's your first time participating in a Contest, your desire to win shouldn't have changed."

"Of course, I'm very unwilling!"

In front of Ash, Dawn didn't hide her thoughts. She just stretched and sighed helplessly before collapsing back in her chair.

"What can I do if I'm just unwilling... Losing to Nozomi and Curly has nothing to do with it, it's obvious that the difference in trainers is too great."

Xiao Guang knew perfectly well what was going on.

Xiao Wang can maximize the advantages of Charming Cat. In addition to basic skill commands, Xiao Wang can even issue unconventional commands to perfectly deal with Curly Ears' attacks. In comparison, she seems too rigid.

It was precisely because Hikari understood that today's failure was due to the gap between trainers that she dared not call out Piplup and Brillow; she didn't know how to face them.

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