Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

After Ash's performance ended, Aipom jogged over to Ash's side, jumped onto Ash's head, snatched his hat, and put it on its own. Looking at the still-stunned audience below, Aipom waved and greeted them with a grin.

"oh--!!!"

Aipom's waving gesture seemed to finally remind the audience that the performance was over, and they generously applauded and cheered, praising Ash and Aipom's performance with all their might.

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"?...?!...?"

Xiao Guang pointed at Xiao Zhi, then looked at Xiao Gang. From her slightly trembling fingertips, Xiao Gang could understand her thoughts.

"Don't rush..." Brock glanced at Dawn and then explained, "This isn't Ash's first time participating in a Contest. He participated several times when he was traveling in the Hoenn region and watched more than a dozen Contests. It's no surprise that he was able to put on such a performance."

As Xiao Gang spoke, he seemed to remember something and continued, tilting his head slightly, "Hiss... But if that's the case, Ash has never been eliminated in the first round of the selection, right? Actually, I think Ash is quite talented in the Contests, it's just that he doesn't really like it."

Xiao Guang: "......"

Watching Ash wave to the audience, I recalled my boasting to him before the match. Looking back, that smile Ash gave me was clearly just a perfunctory gesture! Damn it... I'd been tricked...

Moreover, you should know that Ash and Aipom were not prepared at all... Although I and Pachirisu had very little time to prepare, they had at least gone over the script, but they still messed it up. What's more, Ash and Aipom's performance was not something Aipom had prepared on its own, but rather a performance that Ash came up with on the spot. I didn't expect that Aipom could actually fulfill Ash's request.

It seems... I really should call Ash "senpai" now...

Xiao Guang thought to himself, feeling utterly hopeless.

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The first round of selection ended quickly. Because there were relatively few contestants, only four were able to advance to the second round. Among them, only Ash, Dawn, and Lena received praise from the audience and judges. So, the judges were simply choosing which of the remaining contestants was the least bad.

in short--

Let's see who's worse!

Let's see who's less rotten.

However, this is to be expected, since the contestants here are not even officially recognized trainers, so they naturally wouldn't have any training opportunities.

The final group assignments have been revealed, with the second round matchups being Ash vs. Sweetie, Jessie, and Lina, and Dawn vs. a child from the village.

.......

In the second round of the competition, Ash faced off against Sweetie and Jessie Lina, but the other party's expression seemed to be a little hopeless.

"Go, Musashi Rina! Don't lose!"

"Even if it's just for a year's worth of food, we mustn't lose!!"

Below the stage, Sweet Musashi Rina's family and friends were cheering her on with great enthusiasm. After receiving encouragement from her family and friends, Sweet Musashi Rina immediately shook her head and threw away her extra thoughts.

Damn it, what am I thinking?! He's just a kid! Even if he's really strong, he's only strong in Pokémon battles. In Pokémon Contests, I, Meowth, Jessie, and Lina are the real veterans! I absolutely cannot lose!

Sweet Musashi Lina's momentum immediately surged, and as expected, she threw out the Fang Cage after the referee announced the start of the match.

No problem, it's just a long-tailed cyborg! A little monkey is nothing to worry about! Watch me easily defeat it with my fang cage!

Sweet Musashi Rina's inner self seemed to have returned to its usual extreme confidence, and even her eyebrows began to curve upwards.

Ash remained silent, simply putting away Aipom's Poké Ball. Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, he took out another Poké Ball and shouted—

"I choose you, Snorlax!"

Everyone: "??!!"

"Kirby~~!"

After a deep, resonant voice, Snorlax stepped onto the battle stage.

Compared to Snorlax, Fang Cage looked so insignificant; Snorlax's imposing presence made Fang Cage take several steps back in fear.

"Hey! That's so childish! Why did you use Snorlax!?"

Dawn pointed at Ash's Snorlax and said this.

"Um..." Even though Brock had traveled with Ash for a long time, he still couldn't guess it. So he could only reply with a suspicious tone, "Ash must have his reasons!"

The focus shifts back to Xiaozhi on the stage.

Actually, he didn't have any particularly deep thoughts. He just wanted to fight alongside Snorlax this time. After all, he had gone to the trouble of calling it back. He couldn't just send it back without even having a match, could he? Otherwise, Snorlax would just become a mere tool.

After all, Ursaring has been defeated by Snorlax and is now willing to follow its commands and change its fighting style.

"Hey...Meow...Do you think Fang Cage can beat Snorlax?"

"Do you mean to win in reality or in a dream, meow?" Meow gave Kojiro a very disdainful look.

That's a Snorlax.

Ash's companion in the Orange Islands, a terrifying opponent who combines destructive power and agility.

Fight it?

It would be more practical to figure out how to steal the prize.

The two left the scene dejectedly, leaving only Musashi on the stage, desperately directing the performance.

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"Fang Cage, Seed Machine Gun!"

"Vine whip!"

"Ah!! Why isn't this Snorlax moving at all?! Then tie it up tight!!"

"What?! It can't be bound?! Well, well... whatever you want! Attack it as much as you want, as long as you can defeat it!!"

"Snorlax, Ice Punch!"

"Kirby—!"

"Fanged Cage!!!"

Watching the tragedy unfold on the field, Xiao Guang couldn't help but shudder.

"Coordinating trainers really do need to be strong enough... otherwise, wouldn't encountering an opponent like this just mean the end of the match?"

"really......"

Xiao Guang and Xiao Gang seem to have a deeper understanding of the Grand Contest.

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