Chapter 231: The GS Ball is Celebi's exclusive ball!

It was the one I met on Outbreak Island; at that time, Team Rocket was trying to capture it and its mother, and Team Rocket had invented the Anger Device, which can provoke a Poké Ball's anger emotion, thereby increasing its battle power.

Ash talked about the course of the battle between Outbreak Island and Team Rocket.

There are many researchers in Team Rocket; they have produced a lot of high-tech in order to capture legendary beasts and realize their ambition to conquer the world.

Dr. Da Mu has also clashed with Team Rocket several times, suffering losses each time, and every Team Rocket he encountered had some kind of high-tech device.

"If only the people at Team Rocket headquarters were as inept as the Team Rocket Trio, then we wouldn't have to worry about them causing any losses or stirring up big incidents!"

Ash highly acknowledges the strength of the Team Rocket Trio; most of the time, their troublemaking accidentally assists them, and it would be great if the people at Team Rocket headquarters were the same.

【Ya Ma Duo: Black Satoshi is right; those three guys are utterly incapable of success and overflowing with failure—I never expected our Team Rocket to have such talent.】

【Wu Zang: You're no better; when carrying out missions you have excellent complete equipment, yet you've never succeeded.】

【Xiao Ci Lang: Xiao San Ci is also just as useless as you; you merely enjoy the high-tech benefits from headquarters.】

【Xiao San Lang: I'm Xiao San Lang, not Xiao San Ci...... Besides, it's not because you constantly cause trouble; otherwise we would have succeeded long ago!】

It's just another daily argument...... Ban Mu saw them arguing, his expression unchanged; from the Light Screen's display, it's clear that Wu Zang and her team ruined Ya Ma Duo's plan, but Wu Zang and her team are still loyal to him, and they even saved him in the Johto region.

Especially when under control in the Johto region, he finally felt the pressure from Wu Zang, Xiao Ci Lang, and Meowth; Ash and his companions' strength far exceeded his imagination, especially when Pikachu unleashed its massive electric ball, whose power was simply terrifying.

At that time he experienced the Team Rocket Trio's hardship; previously he thought they were useless, but now it seems they are also strong, otherwise they wouldn't have battled Ash that many times.

Black World—

After chatting for a while, Xiao Jian and Xiaomao left, leaving only Ash, Dr. Da Mu, and the Poké Balls.

Dr. Da Mu seemed to recall something important, lightly patted his own head, turned and walked toward the research lab. Soon after, he returned holding a brand-new sketchbook, his face hinting at nostalgia.

"Now you know that the boy named Xue Cheng you met is me, right!"

The sketchbook depicts Pikachu and Celebi.

There is also a page showing Ash and Xue Cheng battling together.

"Huh?"

Latias curiously flew to the sketchbook, carefully examining the drawings, especially the scene where Ash sent out Pikachu to battle, her eyes filled with deep nostalgia.

Seeing Ash in the sketchbook, Latias's thoughts drifted back to the time she spent with Ash in Altomare, hearing that Ash was about to leave, she immediately had Ka Nong help draw a portrait of Ash.

"Are you going to draw a portrait to give to Ash?"

Ka Nong gently looked at Latias, reading from her eyes the complex feeling of anxiety and joy intertwined.

Latias quickly nodded.

"I know!" Ash nodded.

Dr. Da Mu recalled his past experiences; Ash should have known him long ago, and back then he saw Ash acting more mature, battling Team Rocket, so he thought Ash was older than him and thus became friends with Ash.

"Looking back now, it's truly astonishing that I've traveled back forty years and still became friends with you."

Dr. Da Mu sighed, then suddenly changed the subject: "Do you still remember the GS Ball?"

Upon hearing that, Ash immediately pulled out the familiar GS Ball from his backpack.

As Ash stared at the GS Ball, he suddenly noticed the ball body lightly tremble.

Now it was Ash's turn to be surprised; this GS Ball had been given to Mr. Steel for research for a while, after which they said they couldn't find anything and returned it to Ash.

But he had never used this GS Ball before; now why would it move? Could there be a Poké Ball living inside?

"Exactly as you thought!"

Dr. Da Mu guessed Ash's thought.

?

"When did it get inside?"

Ash was greatly startled, quickly opening the GS Ball to see what Poké Ball was inside.

"La bi~"

As the GS Ball opened, an ethereal and lingering voice echoed in the air, as if it softly sounded right beside the ear.

To Ash, it was so familiar, so familiar that it stirred in his heart an indescribable shock and delight.

He abruptly lifted his head, his gaze locked onto the direction the voice came from, his heart rate involuntarily accelerating.

That was Celebi!!!

Its head is round, with arcs gathering at the back and ending in grass green. On its back is a pair of wings, and on its forehead grow green antennae with blue tips.

Those pale blue eyes are like a deep ocean, ethereal and profound.

"Ti la~ bi~!!"

Celebi happily flew beside Ash, letting out a joyful shout.

"Celebi?!"

Ash genuinely felt Celebi's waveform, exactly the same as the Celebi he had encountered before.

"When did it enter the GS Ball?"

"When I was being sent back, it might have liked you more, so it stayed by your side."

Dr. Da Mu's face showed a hint of nostalgia.

"That GS Ball was specially prepared for Celebi; its interior is woven with a capture net of silver feathers (Lugia's) and rainbow feathers (Ho-Oh's), making it extremely precious."

"Is that so?"

Ash extended his finger, Celebi also extended her hand, their fingers touching, and a subtle, gentle energy ripple seemed to permeate the air.

Instantly Ash felt his body energized, with no trace of fatigue.

"I still want to play with you guys!"

Celebi has grown fond of Ash; when she fell into danger, it was he and Xue Cheng who helped her, driving off the enemies.

At that time it was very weak, but the situation was clear as day, and moreover, when playing with Ash, it sensed the wave guide emanating from Ash's body, thereby sensing Ash's emotions!

On the side, Latias curiously observed, her bright eyes fixed on Celebi, she lightly took off and gracefully landed beside Celebi.

Celebi looked at Latias with that gentle gaze.

The two little ones went to play behind the mountain together.

Lush trees provided shade, birds sang and flowers fragrant, it was a paradise for Poké Ball to frolic, and also Celebi's favorite place.

(The GS Ball has always been a hidden thread in the anime plot; originally it was a key prop for Celebi's storyline in the anime, but later because the related plot was adapted into the Celebi time-travel movie, the GS Ball became unnecessary to appear.)

(Here we simply borrow the setting from the game manga: this GS Ball is used to capture Celebi!)

【Ma Zhishi: So Celebi was captured by Black Satoshi?】

【Professor Shanli: Should be!】

【Professor Neimu: Originally it was made from such good material, a Poké Ball, no wonder using so many methods still couldn't open the GS Ball.】

【Professor Daomu: This GS Ball should be Celebi's exclusive Poké Ball!】