Chapter 68

After finishing their meal, Ash and Brock prepared to clean up the dishes, but were stopped by the Magic Wall Doll.

"Bari~" (Leave it to me!)

The Magic Wall Doll drove Ash and Brock out of the kitchen, saying, "You did all this work, so what am I supposed to do?"

Huazi and Xiaoxia chatted for a long time, talking about many things concerning Ash, and also asked about Xiaoxia's affairs.

After chatting for a while, they then went to wash up and rest.

Early the next morning, the Magic Wall Doll had already prepared breakfast.

"Ash, after you finish breakfast, take your friends around Pallet Town!"

Huazi instructed Ash.

Ash then took them to Doctor Daimu's lab to have a look at the Pokemon he had caught.

Xiaomao was also at Doctor Daimu's lab.

"Doctor Daimu, long time no see!"

"Long time no see, Ash, Pikachu!"

Seeing Ash and his friends arrive, Doctor Daimu asked whether Ash had encountered that mysterious Pokemon when he challenged the Viridian Gym.

"We didn't encounter that mysterious Pokemon; the Gym leaders we met were those three from Team Rocket!"

Ash recounted the process of challenging the Viridian Gym.

"That mysterious Pokemon gave me the feeling of being invincible, and there's no information about it in the Pokédex either."

Xiaomao crossed his arms, recalling that battle, which could be said to be the worst defeat he had suffered in his travels so far; facing that mysterious Pokemon, he could be said to have no power to fight back, like an ant.

"There are many Pokemon not recorded in the Pokédex, so when you set out on your journey, I give you the Pokédex: on one hand it can help you learn Pokemon information more quickly; on the other hand, when you encounter an unfamiliar Pokemon, you can also record it in the Pokédex, so you'll know its information later."

Doctor Daimu was very curious about this mysterious Pokemon.

A Pokemon wearing armor?

Could it be that Sakaki secretly caught it and put armor on it so others couldn't see its appearance?

According to Ash's account, the people of Team Rocket control the Viridian Gym, so Sakaki should be a member of Team Rocket; I therefore need to inform Yulongdu and investigate thoroughly!

"Let's take a look at the Pokemon you've caught!"

After racking their brains to no avail, they simply stopped thinking... Doctor Daimu took them to the backyard to see the Pokemon they had caught since the start of their journey.

The first Pokemon they saw naturally was Grimer.

Grimer immediately clung to Doctor Daimu.

"Grimer, long time no see!"

Ash greeted Grimer, and Grimer immediately lunged forward to hug Ash and Pikachu.

"Doctor Daimu, you're amazing; now Grimer doesn't smell as bad when it's not sent back!"

Xiaoxia and Brock took a sniff, and indeed, Doctor Daimu really has a knack—he can even eliminate the stench that Grimer gives off!

It's not that I'm forced to, but Grimer emits such a foul smell—how am I supposed to eat instant noodles?

Doctor Daimu recalled his first encounter with Grimer, when he himself was quite embarrassed; the scene is hard to bear watching.

Bang bang bang!

The ground transmitted a violent tremor.

"What's the commotion? Is it an earthquake?"

Xiaoxia clung to Celebi, unable to help looking around—how could there be such a huge commotion!

"Those are the thirty Tauros that Ash caught!!!"

Doctor Daimu pointed to the thirty Tauros rushing past not far away.

"Full of energy!"

Xiaoxia looked at the swiftly running Tauros; these thirty Tauros share a deep bond with Ash. When she saw Ash catching Tauros, she found it quite surprising—Ash hadn't intended to catch so many Tauros, and whenever Ash caught a Pokemon, a Tauros would always rush over to block the Poké Ball.

That's how Ash ended up catching thirty Tauros!

Can't compare; catching thirty Tauros makes one a tough guy... Xiaomao admits defeat, never expecting Ash to catch thirty Tauros.

"Uh... actually I had a reason for catching thirty Tauros, but you wouldn't believe it if I told you."

Ash then explained how he caught the Tauros in the Wild Area.

Just tossing a Poké Ball would catch a Tauros—though it sounds absurd, they knew Ash well enough to believe this absurd notion, thinking Ash was truly destined to catch those thirty Tauros.

Doctor Daimu and Xiaomao found it hard to believe, but Xiaoxia and Brock said they could testify, having seen it on the spot and also finding it utterly absurd.

"Butterfree, pink Butterfree, are you still happy here?"

Looking at the pair of Butterfree flying over, Ash asked gently.

"Mmm~"

The Butterfrees circled around Ash together, also happy to see him.

After meeting with their Pokemon, Ash and his friends began training, since the Crystal Tournament was approaching. Under Ash's intense competition, Xiaomao also gradually started training, not in Pallet Town but elsewhere, such as in the mountain ranges surrounding Pallet Town.

Ash also decided to go elsewhere to train, while helping Doctor Daimu consult Professor Xiyesen about how Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro.

Moreover, Bina is still a seaside vacation spot, perfect for relaxing.

Ash followed Professor Xiyesen to learn Pokemon knowledge, needing to understand clearly the habits and moves of each Pokemon, because he thought that when the time came for the League Grand Tournament—the Crystal Tournament—if he didn't train harder, he might be eliminated quickly.

Regarding Ash's idea, Xiaoxia and Brock admired it and expressed understanding, since from the moment they met Ash, he has always been advancing toward the goal of becoming a Pokemon Master, and the Crystal Tournament is his first step.

Ash places special importance on the Indigo League.

Regarding the Slowpoke Evolution mystery, it was still solved by Team Rocket's assistance, Wuzang's captured Shellder bit onto Slowpoke's tail, finally Evolution into Slowbro.

Professor Nishinomori found out the mystery of the Slowpoke Evolution, can award Team Rocket a merit, and rewarded them with their favorite 100,000 Volts.

Afterwards, Ash and his group came to the shore to swim.

Released all Poké Balls.

Pikachu stepped onto the surfboard, began surfing.

Wonderful Frog Seed used Jenny Turtle as a stepping board and rushed onto the wave!

Fire-spitting Dragon flew together with Comparing Eagle facing the sea waves, comparing flying speeds.

Fire Violent Monkey practiced punching with Little Fist Stone.

Here, that Pikachu which could also surf and sense sea waves was encountered.

Also met Wensente, a surfing enthusiast; Pikachu actively learned a bit from that Pikachu that could sense sea waves; it also wanted to have this ability; if it could, then it would be of great help in fully mastering this surfing move.

【Xiba: My little turtle, Pikachu is so competitive!】

【Lu Li Na: Pikachu also wants to learn the ability to sense sea waves; indeed learned from Black Satoshi!】