Chapter 1266: Meeting an

Gible was easier to find than expected.

The wild little shark was hiding behind a rock, secretly peeking toward them.

"Gabite?"

All Baimu looked over, his gaze meeting the Pokémon's.

The usually fearless chubby shark felt a sudden shock, as if stared at by some fierce beast; it decisively dug into the ground and fled at high speed, like a fish swimming into the sea.

Although it didn't know what it was afraid of, its intuition told it to run as fast as it could.

Wait!

Who is that next to that person?

Gible suddenly stopped, poking its head out from underground to take in Ash and Pikachu beside All Baimu.

"Gabite..."

Although it was free-spirited and unruly, it truly liked Ash.

Safe? Dangerous?

In its hesitation, Gible suppressed the thumping in its heart, its dazed expression turning firm.

It couldn't let its Trainer stay beside that dangerous guy!

Rumble—

The ground vibrated slightly.

Gible dashed away at extreme speed, its unmasked movement attracting everyone's attention.

"Pika pika?"

Pikachu raised a paw to greet it, never expecting Gible to bypass it and lunge fiercely at All Baimu!

Its sharp teeth shone white under the sunlight.

"Gabite!"

But before it could bite All Baimu's head, a thick, pitch-black tail struck through the air first, like a whistling long whip, slamming it away!

Bang!

Gible instantly turned into a shooting star, disappearing into the horizon.

"Hydreigon~"

Hydreigon snorted disdainfully.

With it protecting him, who could touch its Trainer even once?

Ash raised a hand to shade his eyes, saying in surprise, "It flew really far!"

Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Torkoal, and Infernape all nodded in unison.

"Pika~"

"Bulba~"

"Torkoal~"

"Infernape!"

Hey!

That's your partner!

All Baimu twitched his mouth, speechless at their indifferent attitude toward their partner being sent flying.

Of course, he knew it was because they were broad-minded, and...

They were probably used to seeing similar shooting stars.

After all, Team Rocket-brand shooting stars could be seen every few days, and Pokémon-brand ones were no less common.

Under Gible's strange behavior, the crybaby Torkoal stopped its tears.

"Torkoal."

A Fire-type Pokémon with such developed tear ducts was truly baffling.

Bulbasaur continued to lead the way.

All Baimu felt a bit of reluctance toward Infernape—

He really wanted to witness the latter's extraordinary Blaze with his own eyes.

On one hand, it was to satisfy his curiosity about its actual combat power; on the other, the battle between Paul and Ash, Electivire and Infernape, from his childhood had left too deep an impression.

Whenever Blaze triggered and the BGM started playing, he couldn't help but feel his blood boil!

"By the way, where are your partners from the Alola region?"

All Baimu suddenly asked.

Ash said, "I left them at Professor Kukui's house."

"Not planning to bring them over? I think it's easier to see them here at Professor Oak's place than in Alola, right?"

All Baimu offered a suggestion.

To be honest, he didn't quite understand why Ash would leave his Pokémon in Alola.

Team Rocket didn't take Mimikyu and the others because they didn't want Bewear and Stufful to be taken by others in Team Rocket, so they just left them all behind.

Why did Incineroar and the others...

He couldn't figure it out.

Perhaps for Ash, there wasn't much difference in the short term.

After all, when he went out on a journey, he often wouldn't return home for half a year, and the situations where his Pokémon could see him were few and far between.

It was completely different from All Baimu, who had to return to Silver Mountain every two weeks at the shortest, or two to three months at the longest.

Sure enough, Ash just scratched his head with a silly laugh, "Alola is a second hometown to me. I want to keep them in a familiar environment, and visiting them occasionally is quite nice too."

"... Alright then."

All Baimu was convinced.

Arriving in front of a pond, Bulbasaur extended its vine whip to point ahead.

"Bulba~"

"Oh? That's... Kingler! Oshawott!" Ash spotted his two Pokémon at a glance.

Kingler used to be very small, and had been kept at Professor Oak's Laboratory after being caught.

Who would have thought that during the League Conference challenge, Ash sent it out, and it successfully defeated the opponent's Pokémon, achieving the feat of sweeping three in a row while evolving itself!

Many Pokémon fans jokingly called Kingler the Professor's substitute, and Ash just lay back and won.

All Baimu looked at Oshawott again.

"Ha."

He chuckled.

Oshawott truly never disappointed; it was currently fawning crazily over a Marill.

As Ash's main Pokémon in the Unova region, don't look at Oshawott's small size; its combat power was quite impressive, knowing Hydro Pump, Aqua Jet, and Razor Shell.

It had won one victory after another.

The funny thing was, part of its personality was extremely similar to Dawn's Piplup—

Sexually repressed!

Whenever it met a good-looking Pokémon, it couldn't help but fawn over it.

He remembered it once pursuing a Purrloin together with Team Rocket's Meowth, and competing for favor with Dawn's Piplup, hoping for Meloetta's favor.

And similar situations happened far more than twice.

It could be said that it was the comic relief in *Best Wishes*, and a big reason why All Baimu could finish watching that series.

"Oshawott! Kingler!"

Ash shouted and waved to greet them.

Both Pokémon looked over upon hearing the sound; Oshawott saw it was its Trainer and stopped licking the indifferent Marill, rushing over with an Aqua Jet.

Just when All Baimu thought it would crash into Ash, the water stream cut off the moment Oshawott touched Ash.

"Oshawott!"

It hugged him happily.

Kingler didn't have such an efficient means of movement, but it also tried its best to crawl out of the pond, moving sideways to approach them.

And Oshawott, after finishing its intimacy with Ash, finally saw the existence of All Baimu and Hydreigon.

It was startled instantly.

"Oshawott!"

"Hello."

All Baimu greeted with a smile.

Who knew Oshawott would become inexplicably arrogant, turning its head away and refusing to accept the verbal greeting.

The next moment.

A Pokéblock was handed in front of it.

Professor Oak's backyard certainly didn't lack food, and they could occasionally eat some good things.

But Oshawott had truly never seen the powerful Rainbow Pokéblock in All Baimu's hand.

It succumbed quite ungracefully.

"Oshawott~"

Oshawott went from arrogant to humble, the thought of which made Hydreigon laugh.

Bulbasaur, the leader, looked around, and after a moment of thought, turned its head and chirped softly.

"Bulba bulba~"

"Are there no more?"

Ash nodded slightly, "Hmm... seems so. The other Pokémon are either outside or weren't brought back."

Squirtle was still the boss of the firefighting team, and being busy all day naturally meant it couldn't stay in Professor Oak's backyard.

Goodra was settled in the Kalos Wetlands, protecting the Pokémon there.

Butterfree had left with its little girlfriend and never returned.

"What about Greninja?"

All Baimu reminded him.

Ash tapped his palm with his fist, "Right! Greninja!"

In the original work, Greninja was borrowed by Zygarde to clear weeds, but in the current timeline, influenced by All Baimu, the Giant Rock was very well-behaved, so Greninja naturally returned.

Bulbasaur looked troubled, "Bulba..."

The head steward didn't know the other's whereabouts!

All Baimu felt quite curious, and as if sensing something, turned his head, seeing a small raised mound of dirt approaching.

The other party stopped every time it dug a distance.

It seemed not to want to attract his attention.

But All Baimu's five senses far exceeded ordinary people; how could the act of digging, which caused slight vibrations in the ground, escape his sharp eyes?

Seeing itself exposed, Gible stopped pretending and lunged out with a roar.

Then, bang, it was sent flying by Hydreigon again.

Ash asked curiously, "What's wrong with it?"

"Pika..."

Pikachu couldn't understand either.

Instead, the group began to look for Greninja, with Oshawott sticking behind Ash, following along.

During the process, it was very active in asking nearby Pokémon if they had seen Greninja.

It could be seen that Oshawott had good relations with Pokémon, and most were willing to reply to it.

Thanks to this, they actually learned of its tracks from a Spearow.

The group followed the mountain path, winding and turning for over ten minutes.

Rumble—

A small waterfall appeared before their eyes.

At the bottom of the waterfall, in a stream about knee-deep, Greninja was sitting cross-legged in a very classic pose, one hand raised high and one hand placed in front of its chest, feeling the constant impact of the water on its body.

It slowly opened its eyes, "Greninja?"

"Greninja!"

Ash rushed up excitedly, not caring about his clothes, and ran straight into the water.

Pikachu and Oshawott rushed forward as well.

Only Bulbasaur didn't move.

As a Grass-type, it certainly resisted the Water-type, but it had no hobby of going into an environment that could drown it.

"Greninja."

Greninja stood up nimbly, its gaze falling on All Baimu and Hydreigon.

The more powerful a Pokémon was, the easier it was to be attracted by equally powerful Pokémon; the Greninja of this world didn't have the record of losing to Alain's Charizard, appearing more confident and composed.

Not only that, it seemed to be able to sense Aura.

Ash and Lucario's Aura had once been sensed by Greninja.

And compared to the excitement when seeing Infernape and other Pokémon, All Baimu was slightly calm because he had already seen Greninja.

However.

He was actually very curious about Greninja's actual combat power.

That Golden Shuriken in the anime looked really powerful, although it basically didn't achieve much effect.

Greninja left the waterfall, looking curiously at Hydreigon.

They knew each other.

They had met before when assisting Magearna and Volcanion on the Nebel Plateau.

But compared to that time, both sides had undergone significant changes.

From Hydreigon's perspective, the other party's "scent" with Ash could blend perfectly.

From Greninja's perspective, Hydreigon was as terrifying as a giant shadow that could bring it pressure!

"Hydreigon..."

"Greninja..."

This guy... is not simple!

Both Pokémon had similar thoughts.

Immediately, Hydreigon floated to All Baimu's side, while Greninja returned to Ash's side.

"Hydreigon~"

"The scent of resonance? Right, you probably didn't smell it wrong."

All Baimu nodded secretly.

Regarding the resonance theory of Elite Four Drake, the most effective example was Ash and Greninja.

When the two underwent Bond Phenomenon, not only were their thoughts synchronized, but even the injuries they received seemed to be felt by both.

This realm undoubtedly brought a significant boost to the Pokémon's power.

Hydreigon hoped to learn similar techniques from Greninja to ensure it could reach the same realm with its Trainer.

All Baimu also felt that he needed to learn from Ash.

The capable are teachers!

He didn't care about so-called status, let alone that Ash's Alola Champion title wasn't bought.

From the perspective of status, both sides were equal existences.

"Ash!"

All Baimu stated his request straightforwardly.

Ash listened and agreed without hesitation, "Sure! I'd love to!"

He had long wanted to wash away his shame!

There was no opponent Ash couldn't beat after special training!

It was just that they couldn't battle nearby; this area was the activity area for Professor Oak's Pokémon, and if they disturbed the Pokémon living nearby, it would be easy to be blamed.

Both sides decided to prepare for the battle after returning to Pallet Town.

After confirming there were no other Pokémon he hadn't seen, the group returned.

During this period, Gible came to harass them several times, making Ash quite puzzled.

"What's wrong with it today? It was mischievous before, but not like this!"

"Just catch it and ask clearly."

All Baimu waved his hand, and Hydreigon immediately ran out to find Gible.

It seemed Gible was extremely restless, otherwise Ash wouldn't have found it strange only after it was sent flying so many times.

All Baimu hadn't stopped Hydreigon, also thinking Ash was used to Gible's behavior, and Gible just happened to be very mischievous.

Like in the anime, it bit everyone's head.

Before long.

Hydreigon returned with Gible in its mouth.

The round-headed little guy struggled from time to time, but couldn't break free.

Even when it wanted to use Draco Meteor, it was easily interrupted by Hydreigon.

Plop.

Hydreigon spat Gible onto the ground.

And as soon as it saw All Baimu, it retreated several steps, retreating to Ash's knees, extending its little claws to protect its Trainer, its face full of vigilance.

"It seems to be afraid of you."

Poryphone said.

All Baimu also saw it, being half a Dragon Tamer.

Ash was quite puzzled by this situation, squatting down to ask Gible the reason for doing so.

Pikachu listened carefully.

When it learned that Gible thought All Baimu might be unfavorable to Ash and decided to strike first, both were left between laughter and tears.

"He's my friend."

Ash was both moved and helpless.

Gible's concern for him was certainly good, but it was really too reckless, attacking without even asking...

Very much its style!

Gible was slightly startled upon learning Ash and All Baimu were friends.

Then it lunged up and bit Ash on the head!

Crunch!

All Baimu thought he heard the sound of bone cracking.

"Ouch ouch ouch—"

Ash ran around in pain.

Gible's attitude was very clear—I can't bite All Baimu, I can't bite you?

Anyway, someone had to be bitten today!

Ash, as the Trainer, was certainly the most satisfactory target.

Greninja's eyes narrowed into a line, completely immune to such scenes, very zen.

Pikachu, unable to watch, suddenly used Thunderbolt!

"Pika—chu!!"

Zzz!!

Ash, after being bitten, was electrocuted into a mess.

Hydreigon was very surprised, "Hydreigon?"

Didn't it know Gible was Ground-type?

Pikachu certainly knew; its Thunderbolt was intentional, because after using this move, Gible would let go.

It was a kind of "that's enough" warning.

Sure enough, after Ash was electrocuted into charcoal, Gible let go of him and quickly dug a hole to run away.

"This guy..."

Ash, the unlucky one, was very helpless. ===== CHAPTER 1267 =====

Ash, the "African" (unlucky) trainer, was very helpless.