Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

"It's so slow..."

The cake on the table had been finished, and Ash and the others were still waiting for Titi, Jumi, and Pikachu to return.

Although more than an hour had passed, they knew that collecting tree fruits would take a considerable amount of time, so it was understandable that things would be a little slow. However, since they had already finished eating the cake, they had nothing to do for the time being, which is why they suddenly felt a bit bored.

"Speaking of which... if Gummy Bear really left because she felt guilty for not being able to open the eggplant pear, it just feels a little... "

"Feeling inexplicably uncomfortable, right?"

Xiao Gang crossed his arms and finished what Xiao Guang hadn't finished saying.

"Yeah, it must be really uncomfortable. After all, pears are notoriously hard to open, right? They're so hard to open that they're practically like blunt instruments. It's only natural that you can't open them."

Xiao Guang's tone sounded somewhat sympathetic towards the Pikachu named Gummy, which was understandable, since it wasn't its fault, but it had taken all the pressure and responsibility upon itself.

Like Ash, Dawn is a person who enjoys emotional thinking, so it's understandable that she feels sorry for Gummy Bears.

"..."

"?"

"What's wrong? Where are you going?"

Seeing Ash suddenly stand up, Dawn and Brock both cast curious glances their way.

"It's nothing," Ash replied, waving his hand. "I just ate and went for a walk around."

After saying that, Ash turned and left alone, leaving the other two looking at each other in bewilderment.

......

Ash wasn't lying; a large part of the reason he came out was simply because he had nothing better to do than take a stroll.

However, he didn't mention another reason: he felt somewhat irritable.

This scene was something he had encountered during his travels. Although he didn't recall it when he first met Zhu Shi, he remembered the gist of it the moment he ate the cake in the shop.

But those memories were only vague. The only thing he could be sure of was that the gummy bear returned in the end, though Ash wasn't quite sure how it did so, until—

Where am I?

As Xiao Zhi gazed at the increasingly dense trees around him, he fell into deep thought.

He swore he had only been distracted for a moment, just a short while, but why did he get lost after being distracted for such a short time?

"Sigh, never mind... let's call out the Starbird to lead the way."

Luckily, I enjoy catching Flying-type Pokémon; otherwise, it would be terrible if I got lost in the wild and had no one to guide me.

But if he gets lost now, doesn't that mean the problem really lies with him, not with Xiao Guang and Xiao Gang?

this......

\"boom--\"

Just as Ash was about to call out Staraptor to take him away, he suddenly heard a series of booming sounds coming from the surrounding forest, which sounded like something was being smashed with sheer force.

"..."

Ash, naturally curious, would not miss such a discovery. He followed the direction of the sound into the forest and soon arrived at a small clearing. There, he saw a large orange figure bending over and punching a fruit on the ground, but it could not break the fruit no matter what it did.

Looking at the figure that was struggling desperately, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but call out its name.

"Raichu?"

"thunder?!"

Raichu, who was called, was clearly startled. It turned around and looked at Ash with wary eyes.

"Is that... an eggplant pear?"

Ash acted as if Raichu didn't exist, walking straight up to Raichu, crouching down to pick up the battered but unbroken berry, muttering to himself.

Suddenly, as if realizing something, he looked at Raichu, who seemed ready to attack at any moment, and called out again, "Are you a gummy bear? Hao Tiandi's Pikachu... no, should I say Raichu?"

"thunder?"

Once its true identity was revealed, Raichu's vigilance immediately dropped to its lowest level, although the confusion in its eyes had not yet disappeared.

After all, it had been in the cake shop for so long and it remembered all the humans who knew it and Hao Tiandi. But no matter how hard it tried to recall, it couldn't find any memories related to Xiao Zhi. Xiao Zhi didn't say anything about it, but just told it about everything that had happened to him.

When Raichu felt a pang of guilt after hearing that the old woman, Hao Tiandi, had been listless all day and even seemed distracted while baking cakes, he was clearly filled with remorse.

It originally chose to leave without saying goodbye because it didn't want to cause trouble for Hao Tiandi, but it didn't expect that its actions would bring her even more trouble.

Seeing Raichu with its tail and ears drooping, Ash curiously walked over and touched its broad head.

After all, his Pikachu won't evolve, so Ash can't touch Raichu. Right now, this Raichu is standing right in front of him with its head down, completely unguarded. If he doesn't give it a good petting, there's no way he can get away with it, right?

While stroking Raichu's head, Ash was making a mental judgment—

As expected, Pikachu feels better to the touch. Although Raichu has more and thicker fur, it feels much rougher. Compared to Raichu, Pikachu's smooth and elastic fur is more suitable for him.

"Don't be discouraged, it's not your fault. Aren't you trying your best right now?"

Ash placed the berry on Raichu's palm and examined it again, still recalling Raichu's actions.

"Were you practicing some new skill just now? Was it a concentrated punch or a million-ton punch?"

"thunder......"

Raichu's eyes were filled with confusion.

It seems that it was just trying to break the pear fruit with brute force. However, although it did not realize it, its actions already showed the signs of these two skills. It was only a matter of time before it learned them.

"..." Ash stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then deliberately said, "I was treated to a meal by Ms. Hottie, and some of my Pokémon can indeed use Focus Punch, while others can use Mega Punch..."

"thunder?!"

Upon hearing Ash's words, Raichu indeed fell for it, looking at Ash with pleading eyes.

Seeing that Raichu was interested in his suggestion, Ash shrugged and said, "Want to learn? I can teach you."

.......

If I could write about the Unova region, I'd like to write Mei as the female protagonist.