Chapter 65: Sakaki's Missing Mewtwo Memories

Ash, who was training alone at home, went to the seaside resort of Bina to help Professor Oak solve the evolution problem of Slowpoke and Shellder.

The person they were looking for, Xiye Sen Wushi, in order to study the mystery of Slowpoke's evolution, also brought Slowpoke to fish for Shellder by the water.

However, they didn't catch any Shellder, but instead a Psyduck that got along well appeared, as well as the Team Rocket Trio launching a surprise attack; coincidentally, Musashi captured a Shellder, providing raw material for Xiye Sen Wushi's research. Finally, thanks to Psyduck's activity, Musashi's Shellder bit Slowpoke's tail, and it finally evolved into Slowbro.

Xiye Sen Wushi also managed to figure out the mystery of Slowpoke's evolution, earning another merit for the Team Rocket Trio.

Although Slowbro looks just as dopey as Slowpoke and even forgets its own moves, when it gets serious it packs tremendous power—one 'Million-Ton Punch' can send the Team Rocket Trio flying.

Team Rocket's help always arrives just in time, and everyone has grown accustomed to it.

Ash and his group encountered Vincent, a surfing enthusiast, and his Pikachu Michael during their training.

This Pikachu can sense waves with its body, and its appearance differs greatly from a normal Pikachu—its blue eyes are the color of the sea, its body is somewhat plump and its complexion looks weathered.

【Yuriji: A surfing Pikachu, awesome!】

【Shitron: Is it psychic ability?】

【Adam: Probably, having such ability is really nice, and that Pikachu can also surf, which can have a good effect in battle, increasing the striking surface.】

【Mikuri: Does Ash's Pikachu know how to surf?】

【Ash: No, I didn't teach it!】

Nowadays, most people aren't paying much attention to the soon-to-end White Light Curtain, because the Black Light Curtain is preparing to broadcast Black Satoshi's journey.

They are all eager to see how Black Satoshi will face the Changpan Gym.

Will they go up against Sakaki!

Even if they don't face him directly, the few Pokémon commanded by Team Rocket are very strong, and White Satoshi would still find it hard to win, after all, those are all cultivated by Sakaki.

Black Satoshi might also find it a bit difficult to deal with.

After all, others only talk about Sakaki's identity, not his strength, because his strength is truly top-notch!

In the Black World.

Ash and his group met Xiaomao at the Poké Center in Changpan City.

Xiaomao told Ash that he had challenged the Changpan Gym, saying Sakaki had sent out a mysterious Pokémon that couldn't make a move, only able to take hits passively, so he lost.

Coincidentally meeting Ash, he gave him information about the Changpan Gym.

"A Psychic-type Poké Ball wearing armor?"

After thinking, Ash felt a strong and restless force, but this force was intangible, merely a fleeting instant, and he couldn't sense it—this feeling was his first time.

Could this mysterious force be that mysterious Poké Ball's?

After saying goodbye to Xiaomao, Ash and his group arrived at the Changpan Gym.

Upon reaching the battlefield, the lights all switched on at once.

"Anyone here?"

Xiaoxia looked around; there was no one nearby, but opposite them was a chair with its back facing them.

"Since you asked sincerely!"

"We will graciously tell you!"

It's the familiar line again; Ash and his group watched as the chair turned, revealing Musashi sitting down, with Kojiro and Meowth beside her.

"Are you the leader of the Changpan Gym?"

Xiaoxia and Brock were shocked that the Team Rocket, which usually follows them around causing trouble, is actually the gym leader.

They find it hard to believe that such an inept Team Rocket could also be a gym leader like them.

If they said it, probably nobody would believe it!

"Come down, quickly release the gym leader!"

Ash looked at the Team Rocket Trio, wondering if they wanted to play a role-playing game this time.

"You little brat, what do you mean? You don't believe we're the gym leaders, do you?"

Musashi had just finished speaking when Ash and his group immediately nodded, utterly disbelieving.

【Shitron: Hahaha, Team Rocket's performance is indeed hard to associate with a gym leader, and it's normal for Black Satoshi and them not to believe.】

【Shota: Black Satoshi was also surprised; he originally wanted to watch Black Satoshi battle Sakaki, the gym leader, but Sakaki, the gym leader, was delayed by something, the black and white world are the same, could it be because of that mysterious Poké Ball?】

【Yulongdu: Possibly, that guy Sakaki, bringing his Team Rocket, doesn't know what he's up to—can't find him anywhere! Maybe through the black and white light screen we can know their plan.】

"Plan?"

Sakaki stared at the Black Light Screen, brows furrowed, wondering why he couldn't recall.

Regarding that mysterious Poké Ball, he has no memory at all.

Could he have missed something important in his plan?

Sakaki earnestly gazed at the Light Screen, breathing rapidly; the extraordinary nature of that mysterious Poké Ball, which he had seen in the Light Screen, should be revealed next—perhaps he could recover that memory and recapture that mysterious Poké Ball!

"You really are the leaders of the Changpan Gym!"

Ash and his group saw Musashi holding a green Badge, leaving them no choice but to believe; moreover, Ash found no sign that the gym leader had been kidnapped by Team Rocket, so they had to accept the fact that Team Rocket were the gym leaders.

"Since you're the gym leaders, let's have a gym battle; if you lose, you must hand over the green Badge."

"Good! You first go to the Trainer area."

Team Rocket readily agreed; although they have Sakaki's big boss's Pokémon, this little brat isn't ordinarily strong, so to be safe they still installed an electric shock device, letting this brat also try an electric shock comparable to Pikachu's 100,000 Volts.

They had been shocked by Pikachu many times before, and now they have this chance to take revenge on the little brat.

"You're laughing so sinisterly—there's definitely nothing good about it!"

Ash noticed that the Trainer area he had come to likely had a trap, but there was no choice—the green Badge was in Team Rocket's hands, and this time they were the gym leaders, so he could only follow procedure and battle them, rather than having Pikachu zap them away at the start.

"Mind your own business; we just like laughing like this!"