Chapter 136

【On the other side, with Pikachu's help, Ash also broke free from the rubber ring. To prevent the Cyndaquil from being caught in the explosion, he immediately threw his Poké Ball.】

【One shot, one kill.】

Gary: "Ah? He caught the Cyndaquil just like that?"

Gary was stunned. He didn't even battle, and he threw the Poké Ball with the lowest catch rate, yet he still caught it in one go. Ash's luck was already heaven-defying.

Diantha: "It doesn't have much to do with luck; it's mainly because the Cyndaquil was willing to be caught."

After the Cyndaquil was sucked into the Poké Ball, it didn't even struggle. It was clear that it didn't resist being caught by Ash.

Cynthia: "The Cyndaquil felt Ash's 'love'."

When encountering danger, Ash unhesitatingly let it escape; this was definitely a plus. It was precisely because of Ash's unintentional actions that the capture became so easy.

【After catching the Cyndaquil, the purple-haired guy came back. He challenged Ash to a battle, saying whoever won would get the Cyndaquil.】

【The simple-minded Ash fell for it immediately and agreed to the purple-haired guy's battle request.】

【Brock and Misty were still trying to persuade Ash not to be impulsive, but Ash told them to relax, as he had confidence in the Cyndaquil.】

【Although it went through some twists and turns, in the end, Ash's Cyndaquil successfully defeated the purple-haired guy's Sandshrew and won the match.】

【Having lost the battle, the purple-haired guy revealed his true colors, directly taking out a net and attempting to snatch the Cyndaquil back from Ash's hands.】

【At this point, the Cyndaquil didn't indulge the purple-haired guy anymore; a Flamethrower was blasted directly into his face, and he was driven away in an instant.】

Aaron: "Here it comes, here it comes, the Master of Type Disadvantage is online again."

Roxanne: "Poor Sandshrew, being toyed with in the palm of Ash's hand."

Flannery: "This is the fifth starter Pokémon Ash has caught. Now only Totodile is left. As long as he catches Totodile, Ash will have collected all the starter Pokémon from Kanto and Johto."

Jasmine: "Ash really is a starter Pokémon harvester. He can catch starter Pokémon wherever he goes. Do you think it's possible for Ash to eventually catch all the starter Pokémon from every region?"

Clair: "You don't say, the possibility is actually quite high."

【Continuing on their way, they finally arrived at Azalea Town, but something disappointing happened to Ash: because there had been no rain for a long time, the government offices, schools, and the Pokémon Gym in Azalea Town were all temporarily closed. With no other choice, Ash could only go to deliver the GS Ball to Kurt first.】

【At Kurt's house, Ash and the others didn't see Kurt. They learned from his granddaughter that Kurt had gone to the Slowpoke Well.】

【In the Slowpoke Well, Ash and his group successfully defeated the troublesome Team Rocket and witnessed a legend: the Slowpoke summoned rain, and the long-parched Azalea Town regained its vitality.】

Bugsy: "I didn't expect the Slowpoke legend to be true. I thought it was just a story told by the elderly."

Flannery: "Summoning rain isn't anything amazing, right? Aren't there many Water-type Pokémon that can learn Rain Dance?"

Juan: "Many Pokémon can cover a small patch of sky with light rain, but to have rain water a whole town—that's not something ordinary Pokémon can do."

Archie: "Rain Dance? That's easy. As long as you have faith in Kyogre, let alone rain covering a town, even more rain is no problem."

Wallace: "Are you joking? And then have the whole city swallowed by seawater?"

127: Casey's kiss, the mother-daughter duo at the ranch!!!

People only summon rain to irrigate crops; if you call Kyogre, you're taking their lives!

And as everyone knows, Kyogre never appears alone. If it comes, Groudon will definitely come too, and then it will be another bloodbath.

Fanatics must get out of Hoenn. With fanatics like Archie and Maxie around, something big is bound to happen in Hoenn sooner or later.

Wallace secretly made up his mind to deal with Team Magma and Team Aqua as soon as the quiz ended.

Archie didn't know yet that because of his unintentional remark, Team Aqua was about to face a devastating blow.

【After successfully saving the Slowpoke in the Slowpoke Well, Ash and his group followed Kurt to his house. In the backyard of Kurt's house, Brock caught a new Pokémon, Pineco.】

【After handing the Apricorns that could be made into special Poké Balls to Kurt, Ash left Kurt's house. Next, he had more important things to do.】

【At the Azalea Gym, Ash had a fierce battle with the Gym Leader Bugsy. In the end, with Pikachu's help, Ash successfully won his second badge in the Johto region.】

【Good things come in pairs; the special Poké Balls Ash asked Kurt to make were also finished. Ash and Misty got Lure Balls, while Brock got Heavy Balls.】

【After leaving Azalea Town, Ash and the others arrived at Ilex Forest, where they encountered the charcoal maker, Sylvester, and a Farfetch'd.】

【In Larousse City, Ash and the others participated in a Pokémon Swap Meet. At the swap meet, Jessie accidentally traded her Lickitung for Arde's Wobbuffet.】

【After leaving Larousse City, Ash and the others arrived in a new city, where they met Officer Jenny, whom they hadn't seen in a long time. She was bringing the Squirtle Squad to participate in the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.】

【It wasn't just Officer Jenny's Squirtle Squad; even Mr. Russell from the Orange Islands had brought his Squirtle Squad to compete.】

【Relying on the outstanding performance of Ash's Squirtle, Officer Jenny's Squirtle Fire Brigade ultimately overcame strong opponents to win the championship of the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.】

【To allow the Squirtle Squad to become an even better fire brigade, Ash ultimately tearfully handed Squirtle over to Officer Jenny.】

Lance: "Sent away again?"

Lance was almost speechless.

Of the few Pokémon Ash caught in Kanto, only Pikachu and Bulbasaur remained now. The others had all gone their separate ways. What exactly was Ash trying to do?

Erika: "Looking at it this way, Bulbasaur won't stay in Ash's hands for long either."

Charizard and Squirtle were both gone; it was probably Bulbasaur's turn next.

Gardenia: "Hey, Ash, can you give Bulbasaur to me? I actually quite like your Bulbasaur."

Maylene: "Give it to you? Gardenia, aren't you being a bit shameless?"

Gardenia: "Anyway, Ash loves giving away Pokémon the most. Giving it to someone else is still giving it away, so why can't he give it to me!"

Gardenia was very righteous; she didn't think she was wrong.

Elesa: "Gardenia makes a lot of sense. Since that's the case, I want Pikachu. Ash, give Pikachu to me!"

Ash: "Ah, Pikachu can't be given away!"

Gardenia: "Pikachu is a no, then Bulbasaur is a yes, give Bulbasaur to me!"

Ash: "Bulbasaur is a no too!!!"

Gardenia, Elesa: "Tch, stingy."

【With old partners leaving, new partners also joined. Ash met a Totodile while fishing by the lake. Because both Misty and Ash threw their Poké Balls when trying to catch the Totodile, Ash and Misty started a Pokémon battle to decide who would own it.】

【The rules of the match were best of three. Ash sent out his trump card, Pikachu, right from the start, intending to secure a win steadily.】

【But who knew Misty wouldn't play by the rules at all? She didn't choose any other Pokémon but used Togepi to face Pikachu.】

【With Togepi as the opponent, Pikachu couldn't bring itself to attack at all. Misty won without a fight, taking the victory in the first round.】

Lorelei: "Togepi? Haha, Misty's brain really works well. Facing the cute Togepi, the kind-hearted Pikachu indeed couldn't bring itself to attack."

Gary: "Shouldn't the focus be on something else now? The point is why Ash encountered a wild starter Pokémon again! Are starter Pokémon really as common as cabbage?!"

How long had Ash been in Johto? Less than a month, and he had already encountered all three starter Pokémon from the Johto region. What kind of heaven-defying luck was this?

Gary admitted he was envious.

Lance: "Envy is useless. Who told us we aren't the protagonists."

Actually, Lance was also envious of Ash's luck. If he had Ash's luck, he would have been a true Dragon-type Master long ago and wouldn't be teased as a Flying-type Master.

It really wasn't that he didn't want to catch Dragon-type Pokémon; it was just that he couldn't encounter suitable ones, so he had to use Flying-type Pokémon to make up the numbers.

Sigh, who could know Lance's bitterness.

【Although she won the first round with a little trick, Misty suffered two consecutive defeats in the following two rounds.】

【This was also unavoidable. Who told Ash to have two Grass-type Pokémon in his hands—Chikorita and Bulbasaur.】

【Fortunately, although she didn't get the Totodile, Misty also got a consolation prize: her Poliwag successfully evolved into Poliwhirl during the battle.】

【Not long after getting the Totodile, Ash caught a beautiful Noctowl in the forest. With this, Ash's team in the Johto region was formed.】

【Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Totodile, Cyndaquil, Noctowl.】

Falkner: "My god, who can tell me why Ash's luck is so good? He even caught a Shiny Noctowl!"

Lance: "And this Noctowl Ash caught looks super intelligent; it's definitely the best of the best."

Lorelei: "Eh? Bulbasaur hasn't been given away yet? I originally thought Ash's six Pokémon for his Johto journey would be Pikachu, Heracross, Chikorita, Totodile, Cyndaquil, and the Pokémon he was about to catch."

Gardenia: "Did Ash finally get a clue?"

Erika: "Looking at it this way, Pikachu and Bulbasaur are the true loves."

While everyone was chatting, the white-bordered video gradually dimmed, and the black-bordered video lit up.

【"It's a Sunkern!!!"】

【A yellow Pokémon with black stripes—this was definitely the ideal type in Casey's mind.】

【"Alright, I'm going to catch it!!!"】

【Casey shouted excitedly while taking Pidgeotto's Poké Ball out of her pocket.】

【"Wait a minute, Casey."】

【Just as Casey was about to start the capture battle, Ash called out to stop her.】

【Ash pointed to the road sign and said slowly, "This is Sunnyshore Town. It's impossible for there to be wild Sunkern around Sunnyshore Town."】

【"??????"】

【Ash's words left Casey confused; she didn't quite understand why it was impossible for there to be wild Sunkern around Sunnyshore Town.】