I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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Latios was stunned; the sudden awakening of 10 skills left it in disbelief.

"Don't be surprised, this is my ability, a skill I've recorded. As long as you have the talent to learn it, you can master it directly. Remember, this is our secret, so keep it a secret," Xiao Mao comforted him.

"Woo!!" Latios nodded in surprise. It hadn't expected that Gary would have such an ability. But it was good that it had followed a wonderful human.

For the rest of the time, Shigeru stayed at home to rest, spending his days taking care of the Pokémon in the research institute with Ken, and occasionally strolling around the town.

When the people in the town saw Xiao Mao, they all congratulated him on winning the Silver Tournament.

Because of winning the League Championship twice in a row, Pallet Town has become quite famous. During the time when Gary was away, many tourists came to Pallet Town hoping to catch a glimpse of Gary, but unfortunately, Gary was not there at the time.

One week later...!

Shigeru packed his bags, got ready, and prepared to head to the Hoenn region.

The Hoenn region is a very ancient place. According to geologists, it was the first continent to form on Earth and contains many ancient ruins.

Shigeru was absolutely certain of this, because many ruins contained fossils of Mega Evolution 037, and Steven's Mega Stone and Key Stone were also discovered during ruin exploration.

To ensure a smooth trip, Gary brought three Pokémon with him: Gyarados, Eevee, and Latios. Gyarados was for digging, Eevee was for warning, and Latios served as his combat unit.

With two Elite Four level and one near-Elite Four level, this combat power is enough to handle any difficulties. After all, there's no need to bring a Water-type Pokémon, since Latios is a Pokémon that can be used in both Water and Air.

"Gary, are you leaving already? Aren't you going to wait for Ash?" Professor Oak asked.

"No need, we can meet in the Hoenn region later," Gary said.

Gary didn't want to interfere too much with Ash's journey. Ash should stick to the original storyline to avoid many crises.

"Then be careful on your journey," Professor Oak said.

"Okay, Grandpa, take care too, don't stay up too late." After giving his instructions, Shigeru rode his mountain bike away from Oak's lab.

Gary went directly to the dock in Pallet Town, took a speedboat to Vermilion City, and then a cruise ship to the Hoenn region. The journey took quite a long time, almost half a month by boat.

The main issue is that the shipping route between the Kanto region and the Hoenn region is not yet open, so the only way to get there is by boat.

313: Mobai Town

"We've finally arrived at the port of Mobai Town."

Standing at the edge of the cruise ship, Shigeru could see the port of Suebai Town at a glance, and he was very much looking forward to this trip.

“Buyi”.

Eevee jumped onto Shigeru's shoulder. During this time on the cruise ship, Shigeru was very grateful to Eevee for helping him pass the time.

The cruise ship was originally scheduled to pass through Dewford Town, but because Professor Oak asked Gary to see Professor Birch first, Gary had to come to Suebai Town first.

Upon arriving at the port of Mobai Town, Xiao Mao took out his latest flip phone and looked at the electronic map on it.

Currently, mobile phones are developing rapidly, evolving from black and white phones in the Kanto region to color screen phones, and even have GPS positioning functions. As long as the weather is not too bad, you can use GPS to determine your location, so there is basically no risk of getting lost.

Having located the Odamaru Laboratory, Shigeru rode his mountain bike there.

【LV4 Snake-Patterned Bear ♂/Normal】

【LV3 Stinging Tail Beetle♀/Elite】

【LV3 Acorn ♂/Normal】

"It's so nostalgic."

Along the way, Gary saw the Pokémon unique to the Hoenn region and couldn't help but feel nostalgic.

If we're talking about the most popular game in the Pokémon series, it would undoubtedly be the Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald series. Although it wasn't a top seller, it had the widest reach, the most pirated copies, and various modified versions, making it a true classic.

Gary also misses the Pokémon of the Hoenn region very much, and this time when he comes to the Hoenn region, he will definitely train all three starter Pokémon.

"I wonder how much potential Professor Birch's starter Pokémon have. If possible, it would be nice to get one over here." Gary remembered that when he first played Emerald, his first Pokémon was Torchic.

Now, whenever Gary thinks of Torchic, he really wants to catch one.

The journey was smooth, and Shigeru arrived at the Odamaru Research Institute before noon.

Professor Birch enjoys studying Pokémon habitats and distributions, so he deliberately built his research institute in a relatively remote location to facilitate his research.

Xiao Mao looked at the door of the research institute and pressed the doorbell.

Ding~ Ding~ Ding~...!

Soon, a man in a white coat came out of the research institute. When he saw Xiao Shigeru at the door, the man asked, "Are you a new trainer here to pick up your Pokémon?"

"No, my name is Shigeru. Professor Oak sent me to deliver something to Professor Birch," Shigeru said.

"So it was Professor Oak who sent you. Come in, please." Upon hearing that Gary was sent by Professor Oak, the man immediately adopted a respectful attitude, demonstrating that Professor Oak was highly respected in the research field.

Xiao Mao parked his mountain bike and followed the man into the research institute.

"Professor Birch, Professor Oak sent someone." The man led Shigeru into a room.

Professor Birch was inside, and a boy was standing next to him.

Both of them looked at each other.

Shigeru was startled because he recognized the boy next to Professor Birch.

"Oh! You are... Shigeru!!" At the same time, the boy next to Professor Oda exclaimed.

"Xiaoyou, do you know him?" Dr. Birch asked in confusion.

"Dad, he's the champion of this year's Silver Tournament, his name is Shigeru, he's Professor Oak's grandson, you didn't know that?" Xiaoyou asked in surprise.

"Oh! Professor Oak's grandson!" Professor Birch was taken aback and said awkwardly, "Sorry, I don't usually follow the League Tournament."

The boy named Yu is one of the main characters in the Jewel series. Haruka is the female protagonist. If Yu is chosen as the protagonist, then Haruka will become Professor Birch's daughter; otherwise, Yu will become Professor Birch's son.

In the anime storyline, Haruka is Senri's daughter, so Yu is naturally Professor Birch's son. However, Yu has never appeared in the anime storyline, only appearing a few times at the beginning of the theatrical version.

But one thing is certain: Xiaoyou has always been a part of the animated storyline.

"Professor Birch, this is a Pokédex that Grandpa asked me to bring you." Gary remembered coming here and took a brand new Pokédex out of his pocket and handed it to Professor Birch.

The regional leagues plan to unify and integrate Pokémon data, intending to load all regional Pokémon data into the Pokédex. This project is spearheaded by Professor Oak.

Knowing that Gary was going to the Hoenn region, Professor Oak asked Gary to take the Pokédex with him and deliver it to Professor Birch.

"Oh, this is Professor Oak's latest Pokédex. It looks really good." Professor Birch took the Pokédex and examined it carefully. It was similar to the original Pokédex, about the size of a small notebook, but it could store more data inside.

Yu watched from the side, feeling bored. Although he was Professor Birch's son, he wasn't interested in Pokémon research; he just wanted to be a powerful trainer.

Xiaoyou glanced at Xiaomao, walked up to him excitedly, and said, "Hello, my name is Xiaoyou. I used to live in the Johto region. After watching your Silver Tournament match, I really want to have a match with you."

"ah...?"

Xiao Mao was a little confused.

Xiao Mao was used to unexpected challenges, but he didn't expect Xiao You to take the initiative to challenge him. Xiao Mao thought Xiao You should be very calm, but he didn't expect him to be a warmonger.

"Eek!" Ibu was also startled.

"You're a new trainer, right?" Gary asked.

“Yes, I just became a trainer today,” Xiaoyou said.

Xiaomao: (⊙_⊙)?

Ibrahimovic: (O_o)??

Both Shigeru and Eevee were dumbfounded. These new trainers were all so arrogant, always wanting to battle veteran trainers. They were too brave.

"Yuu, Gary has been a trainer for several years now, you're no match for him," Professor Birch warned.

Although Professor Birch doesn't pay much attention to the Pokémon League, he is well aware of the gap between trainers. A newcomer is definitely no match for a veteran trainer unless the veteran trainer uses a weaker Pokémon. Otherwise, the new trainer has no chance of winning.

"How will you know if you don't try?" Xiao You retorted, still wanting to try his hand at fighting Xiao Mao.

"Whatever you want." Dr. Birch didn't try to dissuade Yu from her insistence; it all depended on whether Shigeru agreed.

Oda Scroll thinks that Shigeru will most likely not accept Yu's challenge, since bullying a newcomer is not fun.

"Alright, let's have a match then."

However, to Odamaru's surprise, Shigeru agreed.

314: Xiaoyou

"Yoohoo! That's great, let's go outside!" Xiaoyou was extremely excited and pulled Xiaoshige outside before Xiaotianjuan could even speak.

"Sigh! It seems that Yu's first Pokémon battle is going to end in defeat." Professor Birch helplessly followed to check, hoping that nothing bad would happen. After all, Yu is still a rookie and is definitely no match for Gary.

Since Yu was a beginner, Professor Birch had the two of them battle in an open grassy area on the outskirts.

"Ibrahimovic, this match is up to you," said Shigeru.

"Buee." Eevee nodded. I'm good at torturing newbies.

Eevee trotted up to Gary and looked cutely at Yu on the other side.

"Eevee..." Xiaoyou recognized Eevee and knew that it wasn't a very strong Pokémon. She figured that Eevee was probably a Pokémon that Gary hadn't been training for very long.

Professor Birch, upon seeing Eevee, seemed somewhat anticipating the outcome of the battle, as he also felt that Eevee wasn't particularly strong.

"Alright, this is my Pokémon, let's go, Treecko!" Xiaoyou threw out the Poké Ball.

Baton!

A green-skinned, upright-walking lizard makes its appearance.

"Moo!"

Treecko has large, snake-like eyes and is small and very cute. Trainers who like snake-type Pokémon will surely adore Treecko.

However... the strength of this Wood Gecko is somewhat disappointing.

037 [LV5 Wood Gecko♂/Elite Four]

The starter Pokémon provided by Professor Birch have good potential, with the potential to become Elite Four members, enough for most trainers to raise as their main force.

Seeing that Treecko has the potential to become an Elite Four member, Gary became curious about the potential of the other two starter Pokémon. If their potential was good, he might consider spending money to buy them.

The starter Pokémon in the Hoenn region all have Mega Evolution forms, and given their considerable strength, they are perfectly capable of being trained as main Pokémon.

"You go first," Xiao Mao said.