Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 253 The Summer Lectures Proceed Steadily

"Huh... it's Lucario?"

"Skin......"

Lucario: "???"

Ash and Pikachu were both moved when they saw Lucario. After all, it hadn't been long since they experienced the Riolu incident, and Ash had awakened his Aura. Under these circumstances, it was truly remarkable that the random Pokémon they chose was Lucario.

However, Lucario was somewhat taken aback by Ash and Pikachu's reactions, and it felt as if it were an animal being observed.

Ash and Pikachu's expressions might have seemed a bit strange to others because they were somewhat surprised. After noticing this, Ash smiled apologetically at Lucario and said, "Sorry, because of some personal reasons, you are a bit special to me, and I got distracted without realizing it."

Is it anything special?

After hearing Ash's words, Lucario's initial wariness gradually subsided, though it still didn't know what Ash meant by "special."

But... how should I put it?

Lucario reached out its hand to Ash.

Even though it was their first meeting, Lucario felt that Ash exuded a unique aura that made Lucario genuinely want to get closer to him.

And so, Ash briefly introduced himself to Lucario, while Dawn and Brock on the other side...

"Grimer and Magnemite? Or is it the same as before?"

As Pikachu ran towards the two of them, Ash, who was following behind Pikachu, muttered to himself.

........

After everyone attending the Pokémon summer workshop had a brief introduction to the Pokémon they had drawn, Professor Yamanashi led everyone to the classroom to prepare for the second part of the Pokémon workshop—

"Tomorrow, you will be teaming up with the Pokémon you drew to participate in Pokémon battles. Before the battles, please get to know your Pokémon well. If you encounter any problems, feel free to ask me for help."

"help......."

Xiao Guang looked at the somewhat familiar face on the podium and smiled awkwardly.

Seemingly noticing Xiaoguang's gaze, the researcher in the white coat scratched his cheek somewhat embarrassedly, avoiding eye contact with Xiaoguang.

But that's understandable, since he was one of the people at Professor Yamanashi's lab when Dawn went to pick up her new Pokémon. Back then, the commotion they caused was ultimately resolved by Dawn and her friends.

Having had past experiences, the researcher's words naturally became less convincing.

"Hey! Did you hear that?! There's a Pokémon battle tomorrow! You won't have a reason to refuse then, right? Come to think of it, if Professor Yamanashi hadn't interfered, you would have already been planning to accept the challenge, wouldn't you?"

Just after the researcher finished speaking, Ash rushed over to Ash's side and said this.

"I heard that... but the match groups are random, right? And speaking of which group you're in?"

"Huh? Uh... Red Team."

"I'm also from the Red Team."

Ash shrugged and said this with a hint of regret.

"No way!" Ashon couldn't help but show a disappointed expression upon hearing this. "Damn it! I thought I could have a good match with you tomorrow! Right, Infernape?"

"Oji!"

The Infernape following Ah Xun disdainfully spat out a flame, seemingly quite confident in its own strength.

Infernape...

Ash rested his head on his hand, quietly watching the Infernape that Ash had drawn.

Come to think of it, this Infernape used to be...by Himawari, right? If Ash remembers correctly, that's what it was called.

Ash saw her in class just now, but she was from the Blue Team. After the friction, the two naturally had nothing in common to talk about, and Ash and Himawari didn't introduce themselves to each other this time.

"But Lucario... it's really cool... I'd like to catch one someday if I have the chance."

As he looked Lucario over, Ah Xun said this, then seemed to remember something, quickly looked around the classroom, and his tone suddenly became puzzled.

"Speaking of which, where did that guy go? We haven't seen him since the beginning."

"Who?" Ash asked.

"That's the opponent you met in the final of the group competition. I even greeted him at the beginning."

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