[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines":3,"chapter-pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-chapter-242":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Pokemon: Making pokemon stronger through happiness",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},480313,729,"Chapter 242: Everyone should be happy!","pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-chapter-242",242,"\u003Cp>Chapter 242:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayashi Kaede gave her a brief introduction to Victini.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can provide victory energy to Pokémon to make them stronger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Kaede’s explanation, Takagi Megumi’s eyes immediately lit up as she looked at Victini in delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Victini...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victini was still too shy to speak, so Alolan Vulpix stepped forward first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It patted Victini gently with its paw, then called out proudly to Takagi Megumi, \"Vulpix!\" (Yes, yes! This is our Vulpix team’s new member! It can help us become really strong!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Takagi Megumi, the sight of the proud-faced Alolan Vulpix only made her smile knowingly. With a soft \"hee hee hee,\" she scooped it up and rubbed her cheek affectionately against its snowy fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While nuzzling, she praised, \"Vulpix... you’re so cute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t have the Power of Aura or the power of Viridian, so naturally she couldn’t understand what Alolan Vulpix was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The held Vulpix froze for a moment, then quickly wriggled free from her embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hopping back onto the table, it looked at Takagi Megumi and sighed, \"Vulpix...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning was roughly, Such a silly human—you can’t even understand what I’m saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening nearby, Hayashi Kaede couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly, though he said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takagi Megumi wasn’t angry either; she knew that Alolan Vulpix rarely showed affection toward anyone other than Kaede. She simply giggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Jirachi floated over, eyes sparkling with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jirachi~ Yes! Victini is the little friend Kaede wished for me to find. It can give me lots and lots of energy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have a wish you’d like to make?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, with Victini’s help, Jirachi had plenty of energy, and its voice brimmed with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It placed its hands on its hips and looked at Takagi Megumi energetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kaede made a wish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takagi Megumi tilted her head in curiosity. Glancing over at Hayashi Kaede, who was wiping Salamence’s mouth, she pulled Jirachi aside and whispered, \"Why did Kaede make a wish to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered—didn’t Kaede usually say he didn’t believe in wishing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jirachi replied without hesitation, \"Because he wanted to find me a partner I can always meet again in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always meet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takagi Megumi blinked in confusion, not quite understanding the meaning of that phrase. She couldn’t help but look back at Victini.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more mysterious Pokémon were appearing around Kaede—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jirachi, who could grant wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victini, who could provide unlimited energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something about all this didn’t sit right, though she couldn’t quite grasp what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would Kaede, who never relied on wishes, make one for such a special Pokémon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh... my head’s going to explode from thinking about this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to figure it out, she quickly gave up and instead turned her attention to Jirachi with renewed excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I can make a wish too, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jirachi~!\" Jirachi nodded eagerly, its eyes sparkling as it looked at her. It was determined to show off its wish-granting powers properly this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next thing the girl said made it freeze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I wish for Wartortle, Sprigatito, Jirachi, Alolan Vulpix, Serperior, Gardevoir, and Sandshrew to always be happy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She counted on her fingers as she slowly recited the names of all their Pokémon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jirachi’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a wonderful wish—if everyone were happy, there would be no worries or sadness left in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circulating the energy within its body, it made the wish and looked around curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Sprigatito were still lapping up milk, looking perfectly content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jirachi beamed, thinking the wish had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it turned to look at Salamence, it saw the same scowling expression as before—like a dragon being owed money—showing no trace of happiness at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did it fail?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Jirachi could react, Hayashi Kaede approached and pointed toward the golden-ringed portal in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The previous wish hasn’t been completed yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal shimmered with a golden halo. Yesterday, Kaede hadn’t noticed it carefully and thought Jirachi had simply borrowed Hoopa’s \"ring teleportation\" ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it seemed not only had it borrowed Hoopa’s teleportation—but even its golden rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder so much of Jirachi’s wish energy had been consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it was unclear which Hoopa’s ring had been borrowed—the one sealed in the Prison Bottle, or the purified Hoopa?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, the real Hoopa was probably very confused right now—wondering where its golden ring had gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were becoming increasingly complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thought flickered through Hayashi Kaede’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoopa’s golden ring, Victini’s guardian pillar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all events that, according to the original timeline, Ash was supposed to experience. Yet now, all of them had become connected to him instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Ash had only just left the Orange Islands. Who knew where he was now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the butterfly effect caused by his interference disrupt the normal course of events?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering for a while, Hayashi Kaede shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking too much was pointless—the situation had already developed this far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jirachi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing it couldn’t fulfill two wishes at once, Jirachi quickly floated over to apologize to Takagi Megumi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl, of course, didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, happiness itself was important—but the process of finding happiness mattered even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast, she didn’t linger in the garden for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she eagerly took Wartortle and Sprigatito to the Sky Challenge site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d only recently learned that Hayashi Kaede had built a challenge arena near the breeding house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the recent buzz surrounding the junior Cup, many traveling Trainers stopped by to try their luck at the Sky Challenge whenever they had time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also several resident Trainers in Aogiri Town stuck at various levels of the challenge, constantly studying strategies for how to clear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They often came to observe others’ attempts as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On challenge days, it wasn’t uncommon for ten to thirty Trainers to gather as spectators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, the crowds had grown even larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With more participants, the old rules had started to feel unreasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Kaede had intended the challenge to help Trainers and their Pokémon grow stronger through the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with so many people eager to participate, a single Trainer occupying too much time turned the experience into tedious grinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he adjusted the rules—each attempt would now last three minutes, with challengers queueing in line. Naturally, the entry fee was also reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, even if someone failed quickly, it wouldn’t feel like a waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During these gatherings, Trainers who got along often engaged in friendly Pokémon battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since battles inevitably led to injuries—though mostly minor ones—many Trainers would then bring their Pokémon to the breeding house to seek out the Big Brother Indeedee for treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it needed to collect gratitude energy, the fee for treatment was very low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this also meant that when the breeding house had guests, Big Brother Indeedee would sometimes become extremely busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made Hayashi Kaede start to wonder—maybe he needed to find a few more Pokémon to help out.\u003C\u002Fp>",1164,"2026-05-30T11:00:43.170Z","2026-06-01T04:31:04.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","e40670c6ff569c4f7a9566d6c0c536d34191cbfcc24eeb48f9129104d48e29a3","pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-chapter-243","pokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-chapter-241",473,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpokemon-making-pokemon-stronger-through-happines-cover.jpg"]