Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 235 I choose you, Little Sawktosh!

"Don't fly it in my face!!!"

Battlegrounds behind the Pokémon Center in Marshland City.

Ash, looking utterly exasperated, peeled the scorpion off his face, then lifted its tail and said:

"And also, don't give up before the battle even begins!"

"Gray?"

Despite being scolded by Ash, Gliscor just stuck out its tongue nonchalantly. Just a second ago it was crying, so its acting skills were truly superb. Ash felt it was a shame it didn't become a member of Pokémon Hollywood.

but--

"Are you still afraid of fighting?"

After recalling Gliscor, Ash muttered to himself with some distress.

He remembered that Scorpio had become motivated to train because he had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Shinji.

But Ash hasn't seen Shinji yet, so he must have missed him, right? After all, they stayed at Lake Risshiden for two days.

Although Ash was already mentally prepared for the fact that what he was experiencing now was not exactly the same as what he had experienced before, it was still questionable whether Gliscor would be willing to engage in Pokémon battles without Shinji's Gliscor igniting its fighting spirit.

Ash changed his team again at Lake Tadasu before. Now, for the challenges of the Marshland Gym and his daily training, he carries the following Pokémon:

Pikachu, Gliscor, Infernape, Swim-Weasel, Totodile, and Baby Dragon.

Chimchar has already evolved into Infernape, and then there's Bellatrix left. Its power has been accumulated to the point where it could evolve at any time.

"Hey! Satoshi! Time to go! It's almost time for our appointment with Mr. Yoshinobu!"

"understood!"

Ash responded to Dawn in this way.

They arrived in Marshland City yesterday. Ash had originally planned to challenge the Marshland Gym yesterday, but at the entrance of the Marshland Gym, Ash met Yoshino, who was rushing out.

After discovering Ash's appearances on television and in magazines, Yoshino was very excited and couldn't wait to start a battle with him. However, Yoshino had urgent business to attend to, so he had to postpone the battle until 9 a.m. the next day.

That is, right now.

"Speaking of which, what was Mr. Yoshinobu so nervous about yesterday? What was he going to do?"

Walking down the street, Hikaru suddenly remembered the hurried expression on Yoshinobu's face yesterday, who was the owner of the museum, so he asked this question.

"Hmm... I'm not sure. Gym leaders are usually quite free when there are no challengers, but if the League assigns them any important tasks, as the gym leader, they have to do them immediately."

"So it was an assignment from the alliance?"

"I'm just saying there's a possibility."

While listening to the conversation between Brock and Dawn beside him, Ash was also thinking about something else.

If it really was an assignment from the league, then it's probably related to the Galaxy.

Xiao Zhi thought to himself.

After all, he didn't remember Mr. Ji Xian having any urgent business to attend to in the past. The timeline they were in now was basically the same as before, only a day later.

The reason is that they missed the Bad Frog Festival.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Wetlands Gym, the gym's overall decor, featuring a deep blue ocean theme, immediately tells challengers that the Wetlands Gym primarily features Water-type Pokémon.

Yoshinobu, the gym leader, was already standing at the entrance, waiting for Ash and the others to arrive.

Upon seeing Ash's figure, Yoshinobu immediately burst into laughter.

"Hahaha~! You're finally here! I've been waiting for you for so long! I can't wait to battle these hottest new Pokémon!"

With his strangely dressed face, Yoshino patted his chest, welcoming Ash and the others.

"I'm so sorry about yesterday! The league had something urgent to discuss with me, so I couldn't keep my appointment right away. Let's have a fair and square duel today!"

Ji Xian's personality is as cheerful as his tough-guy appearance.

The two people behind Xiaozhi exchanged a glance after hearing what Jixian said, indicating that their previous guess was correct.

"I'm really looking forward to this match!"

"Pickup!"

Ash and Pikachu responded with equal enthusiasm.

"Yes! That's more like it! Young people should be more passionate! Haha~! Then come with me to the battlefield!"

As Yoshino spoke, he then invited Ash and the others into the gym.

As expected of a Water-type Gym, the entire battle arena is a swimming pool similar to the Wallace Cup, except that the water surface here covers a larger area, unlike the Wallace Cup, which even has a designated area for Pokémon that cannot go into the water.

"Let me make this clear first: I don't have a proper battle arena like the Wallace Cup! If you're going to send out Pokémon for a battle, choose one that's not afraid of water! Don't let Infernape get tied up again! (Hmm, although I'd love to battle it though~)"

Ji Xian muttered to himself.

Anyone who has seen Infernape's performance at the Wallace Cup would surely want to battle it, right? It's a creature that even Wallace's ace Milotic struggled with briefly! A trainer probably won't have many opportunities in their lifetime to fight against such an opponent.

"Of course!"

Xiao Zhi answered this confidently.

Unless absolutely necessary, reversing attributes is not advisable!

Well... although it's not very convincing coming from him.

After Yoshinobu reminded Ash, the referee began to announce the rules of the competition.

"The rules of the competition are three-on-three Pokémon battles! The first side to lose all its battle abilities is the loser! Only the challenger can switch Pokémon during the battle!"

"Yes!"

"Let's get started!"

After the referee finished speaking, both Xiaozhi and Yoshino showed eager smiles.

"I always feel they really do look alike~"

"Poga".

In the stands, Hikaru, who had already changed into her cheerleading outfit, remarked this, and Bogarman echoed her sentiments.

"...Speaking of which, where exactly did you change your clothes? I didn't even notice when you changed..."

"Of course I changed in the dojo's restroom! I was racing against time so I wouldn't miss the competition!"

Wow, that's really hard work!

As Xiaogang reminisced about the beauty of youth, Xiaozhi and Jixian then sent out their first Pokémon on the battlefield.

"The strongest masked creature has arrived! Here we go! Megalodon!"

"Then I've chosen you for my side... Little Sawtooth!"

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