Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

"Trainers and Pokémon have different levels of skill, but it's just a matter of experience and time."

Ash shook his head, denying Dawn's self-pity.

"Xiaowang's Charming Cat has developed very well in all aspects of its abilities, and Xiaowang himself is quite familiar with the Charming Cat's advantages. Compared to that, of course you can't win~ To be honest, after seeing Xiaowang's command in the first three rounds, I already felt that Xiaoguang, you couldn't possibly win. If you really win, I'll be surprised."

"How rude!" Xiao Guang stood up, hands on his hips, and retorted with dissatisfaction, "Anything is possible! If you don't try, victory will never be yours!"

"You know that too... then there's nothing to be discouraged about."

Seeing that Hikari had such a high level of awareness, Satoshi was puzzled.

Even according to Xiaoguang's own words, she shouldn't be here right now, and she shouldn't lack the courage to even release her Pokémon. Or perhaps she just unintentionally uttered such a reasonable statement while arguing with herself?

Um......

Given Xiaoguang's carefree personality, I feel that the latter possibility is more likely. After all, I used to be just like Xiaoguang, always saying surprising things when arguing with others.

"I'm not discouraged at all!" Xiaoguang changed his tune from what he said before, and said, "Right now, I'm just thinking about what I need to do to beat Xiaowang! Although Xiaowang is more experienced and capable than me, I don't want to lose!"

"Yes, very good, that's the kind of mindset you need to have to fight to the very end!"

Dawn's fighting spirit has become very strong, and even Ash has been infected by it.

"So...so..." For some reason, Hikari's voice suddenly lowered again. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at Ash again, her eyes no longer filled with confusion: "I definitely can't catch up with Nozomi's experience on my own. At least in terms of Pokémon battles, I still need to ask you for help, okay?"

"..."

Is it fair to say that Dawn's thought process has changed quite a bit? Ash didn't even realize what she was saying for a moment, but when he came to his senses, he quickly put on a matter-of-fact smile and said, "No problem, leave it to me!"

"Mmm!" Hikari nodded contentedly, put his hands behind his back, but then looked up thoughtfully before extending his right hand to Satoshi. "Let's make a promise then, and don't go back on your word later!"

"This is so troublesome, how could I possibly back out... But don't complain that my instructions on Pokémon battles are too long-winded!"

"Snapped--"

Ash and Dawn clapped their hands together, making a crisp sound.

.......

Two days later, in the morning, Ash and his friends once again embarked on their journey to Lorelei City.

"Phew, I finally got it. Luckily, they had some leftover stock."

Ash looked at Dawn's Pokémon Watch with a tired expression and said this.

"Hehe~ That's partly luck too! Anyway, thank you so much. If it weren't for Ash, I probably would have missed out on Pokémon Watch this time."

Dawn, who received the Pokémon Watch with Ash's help, was clearly in a good mood. The moment she got the watch, she put it on her wrist, looking very happy with it. Seeing how happy Dawn was, Ash didn't say anything. Although the process was a bit complicated, it didn't matter as long as the result was good.

"Speaking of which, how long does it take to get from here to Black Gold City? I'm already itching to challenge the gym."

"Pickup!"

After watching Dawn's spectacular battle, Ash and Pikachu were itching to have some fun. Regular training is just training, after all. To have a truly enjoyable battle, they needed to fight other skilled trainers or gym leaders.

"Hmm... Let me see. It seems that the distance between the two places is not very far. We just need to cross a small grassland and then go through a mountain."

Upon hearing that they had to cross a mountain, Hikaru exclaimed, whether with excitement or not, "Hey—are we going to climb a mountain?!"

"It's just a small hill. Although there were some problems with the road conditions before, it seems that the guild master of Black Gold City has recently put in some effort to repair the mountain road, so we should be able to cross the mountain road and reach Black Gold City soon."

Xiao Gang said this while looking at the introduction in the magazine, his tone still sounding optimistic and relaxed.

After all, compared to the mountain roads they had traveled on their previous trips, the mountain road from Zhuqing City to Heijin City was nothing special; it was neither rugged nor difficult to travel.

"So, Dawn, you've never walked this mountain path before, have you?" Ash recalled some things Dawn had told him in Twinleaf Town, and suddenly remembered something.

"Mmm!" Xiao Guang nodded and said, "So this is my first time walking on a mountain path, and I'm quite excited! After all, didn't you say that you're most likely to encounter some amazing things in the deep mountains?! I also want to take this opportunity to catch a Pokémon in the mountains to expand my current team!"

Now Ash and Brock can finally confirm that Dawn's earlier exclamation was just excitement about embarking on the mountain path.

"Let me make this clear first: I can't guarantee that you'll encounter anything good in the mountains... Generally speaking, there are far more troubles than good things in the mountains."

"No problem, no problem! Even if we don't encounter anything good, it's okay. All I want to do right now is catch one more Pokémon! Let's go! Let's get going!"

As Xiao Guang said this, she pushed Xiao Zhi towards the east of Zhuqing City, while Xiao Zhi just walked step by step with a helpless look on her face.

Looking at the scene before him, Xiao Gang couldn't help but smile, shaking his head and muttering to himself, "These two together are really lively."

After making this remark, Xiao Gang turned his gaze to Pikachu, who was walking on the ground holding the Pokémon Watch, and said, "You've worked really hard. I didn't expect Ash to entrust you with the job of looking after the Pokémon eggs in order to prevent himself from getting addicted to it."

"Skin....."

Pikachu seemed to have only heard Brock call its name, but didn't hear what he said. It just responded casually, its eyes still fixed on the Pokémon Watch.

Although Ash has broken free from his obsession, Pikachu seems to have fallen into the same trap. Seeing this, Brock can only hope that the egg will hatch soon, otherwise Pikachu might become a phone addict.

.......