[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pokemon-counting-ash-s-eight-masters-peak-battle":3,"chapter-pokemon-counting-ash-s-eight-masters-peak-battle-pokemon-counting-ash-s-eight-masters-peak-battle-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Pokemon: Counting Ash's Eight Masters Peak Battles!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1941978,2660,"Chapter 16","pokemon-counting-ash-s-eight-masters-peak-battle-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>The remaining people in the research institute were all professors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly entered a state of research using the information Xiao Chun brought back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Lugia is a very mysterious Pokémon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even just verbally relayed information could keep them researching for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Xiao Hao, whom Ash had smashed and sent flying, was also taken away by the arriving medical staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened next had nothing to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was left to Professor Oak to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time this group of professors finished their research projects, it was already night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash and Hanako, who had arrived in Professor Oak's car, could only stay at the research institute for one night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash, who had been traveling for so long, still looked like the ten-year-old he was back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sleeping outdoors and eating in the wind were common occurrences during his travels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staying one night at the research institute was no trouble at all for this boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Professor Okazaki, Ash learned roughly about Xiao Hao's injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash had actually held back; otherwise, Xiao Hao might not have survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash is a being capable of lifting a 999 kg Cosmog with one hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Xiao Hao suffered comminuted fractures throughout his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A treatment cycle of at least several years is required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning their son was injured, Xiao Hao's parents prepared to cause a scene at the Okazaki Research Institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One can only say that Xiao Hao's ability to act this way is inextricably linked to his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of parents raise what kind of child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Hao's parents took the matter online, sparking massive public attention!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attempted to use this method to demand compensation from the Okazaki Research Institute and Ash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this couple's plan failed because the Aether Foundation intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning that Xiao Hao had first insulted the Alola League, the Aether Foundation directly filed a complaint with the Kanto League in the name of the Alola League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Hao not only insulted Alola! He even insulted Ash, the Champion who symbolizes the birth of the Alola League!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an inter-league dispute; without even Professor Oak needing to act, the Kanto League settled the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, after Xiao Hao recovered, he would be required to publicly apologize to Ash and the entire Alola League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would be imprisoned in the League Prison to live alongside those notorious poachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was precisely this incident that made Ash consider traveling to other leagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have rested long enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting up, Ash prepared to bid farewell to Professor Okazaki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the departing Ash, Xiao Chun's eyes were filled with reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chun also made a decision in her heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A maiden's heart is tender, especially since Ash was the young man who saved her from the shadows of her childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this could not shake Ash's determination to travel to other leagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment of parting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Okazaki also prepared a gift for Ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the scene—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash, having packed his belongings, stood at the entrance of Professor Sakura’s laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pikachu perched on Ash’s shoulder, waving goodbye to Xiaochun and Professor Sakura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before departing, Professor Sakura handed two items to Ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are my latest research achievements—please accept them, Ash,” Professor Sakura said sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, in Professor Sakura’s hand, was a smartphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new phone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a gift, Ash had no intention of refusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he reached out and took it, he wondered—had Professor Sakura just misspoken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two items—but there was only one smartphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Ash accepted the smartphone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Rotom flew out from behind Professor Sakura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, before everyone’s eyes, that Rotom darted into the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beep-beep! Rotom Phone, at your service!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is my latest research achievement—the Ultra-Intelligent Pokémon Pokédex Phone, integrating Rotom and smartphone technology.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Professor Kukui: Can Rotom really be used like this? It actually merges with a phone—that’s utterly incredible!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Professor Sakura: I knew it! My research direction is absolutely correct!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Professor Oak: This is truly unbelievable—Sakura, once you’ve perfected it, you must prepare one for me too!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Professor Sakura: Of course! In my vision, Rotom—a miraculous Pokémon—can fuse with any electrical appliance, giving rise to a whole series of Rotom variants, including but not limited to Refrigerator Rotom and Fan Rotom!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Professor Kukui: Does that mean Rotom will become an indispensable Pokémon in everyone’s daily life?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Professor Sakura: Theoretically, yes!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point in time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not even Rotom itself or the Rotom Pokédex had seen widespread use—let alone the Rotom Phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the era-defining Rotom Phone shown on the light screen delivered a profound shock to these professors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rotom’s existence had only just been discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, this Pokémon would overturn all of humanity’s current habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This will be one of the greatest Pokémon experiments ever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving aside this research for now, the professors turned their attention back to the light screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a single fragment had already sparked such immense inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this retrospective concludes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>won’t it elevate humanity’s understanding of Pokémon by several levels?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scene—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already imported data from all the Leagues into the Rotom Phone—when you encounter a Pokémon, just pull out your phone and scan it, and Rotom will report its detailed information.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Sakura added one final instruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he waved farewell to Ash and prepared to head back inside the laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash and Pikachu waved back in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash turned and walked out of Professor Sakura’s laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, when Ash reached the bottom of the laboratory’s staircase,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he saw Xiaochun waiting there for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ash, may I travel with you?” Xiaochun asked, eyes burning with intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That blazing gaze reminded Ash of how Serena had looked at him the first time they met during his Kalos journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash was no longer a ten-year-old child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had begun to grasp, however vaguely, the nature of romantic feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who was Ash?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he accepted Xiaochun’s request without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaining another companion on the journey was undoubtedly wonderful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash stepped forward and took Xiaochun’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, we’re partners.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-15T03:53:07.792Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","f3798a092b8288637702fe33476cf0579601ae175edfe7849749d4cc2a75738f","pokemon-counting-ash-s-eight-masters-peak-battle-chapter-17","pokemon-counting-ash-s-eight-masters-peak-battle-chapter-15",20,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpokemon-counting-ash-s-eight-masters-peak-battle-cover.jpg"]