Phi-Fic Chapter 1269 Meeting an "Old Friend"
Chapter 1269 Meeting an "Old Friend"
Chapter 1269 Meeting an "Old Friend"
backyard.
Also known as an outdoor research institute.
Countless Pokémon belonging to trainers in Pallet Town reside here, under the care of Professor Oak.
At first glance, the area doesn't seem very large, but in reality, the Pokémon's activity range covers a vast and boundless mountain forest behind it.
Most of those left in the backyard are individuals that Dr. Oak will soon study or examine.
Looking around, most of the Pokémon nearby are Bellsprout, Caterpie, Oddish, Exeggcute, and Psyduck, the most classic and common Pokémon in Kanto.
"Sigh~"
The three-headed dragon slowly flapped its wings, finding it rather boring.
The Pokémon here are so weak that none of them even dare to look it in the eye.
It had clearly tried its best to conceal its malevolent aura and acted quite normally!
Cypress patted its head, "You're quite the size!"
"Pica~"
Pikachu is not afraid of Hydreigon, but it also agrees with Kashiwagi's statement.
Most of the animals are smaller than its head, and the fact that it still dares to stay put shows that it has extreme trust in the safety of the backyard.
Xiao Zhi walked at the front, pointing to a warehouse in the distance.
He laughed and said, "Look! That's the Tauros I caught! Can you guess which one is mine?"
In front of the warehouse, a large number of Tauros lazily swished their tails, and upon hearing the trainer's voice, they all turned their attention to them.
Then——
"Moo!!"
They shouted in unison and came rushing over with thunderous steps.
Xiao Zhi didn't try to dodge, and waited for Kashiwagi's answer with a grin.
I guess all of them.
Bang!
Ash was launched into the air by the Tauros herd, and shouted in mid-air, "Correct—solution—"
"Pikapi..."
Pikachu felt ashamed and rather powerless.
But the scene of him being knocked away by Tauros is an old one; Ash gets knocked away almost every time he comes to visit them.
It's as if this is how Kentairo expresses his love.
Call ~
The wind howled.
"A sore throat?"
The three-headed dragon sensed something and shifted its gaze to the sky beside it.
A bright orange figure silently swept across the sky and precisely caught Ash as he fell.
"Whoa—"
Grass clippings flew everywhere, and the fire-breathing dragon landed.
Ash laughed heartily and patted his shoulder lightly, "Thanks a lot, Charizard!"
He was knocked more than ten meters into the air by Tauros, but he was completely unharmed. The physical constitution of people in Pallet Town is terrifying!
"Woohoo~"
The Charizard responded with a smile.
Then, it looked at the three-headed dragon staring at it, and sparks seemed to fly when their eyes met.
The husky dragon gradually released its restrained aura, advancing slightly forward as if to intimidate.
"Sigh~"
"Whoa!"
Charizard was not to be outdone. It had been drawn there by the opponent's aura, and now that it had met its true opponent, it was not about to back down.
The surrounding Pokémon trembled, thinking a fierce battle was about to break out.
Just then, the three-headed dragon's aura subsided again, and it stopped its intimidating presence, as if it had voluntarily admitted defeat.
In fact, it discovered the cypress tree's raised hand.
"spray--"
Even Ash and Pikachu, who were about to offer their advice, were stumped, much like the discomfort of being interrupted halfway through urinating.
Charizard paused, "Whoa?"
Hydreigon ignored it. Whether the two sides can fight has nothing to do with the current atmosphere, but is strongly related to the trainer's intentions.
If I guess correctly.
"Is this your Charizard?"
As Husky had expected, the trainer walked up to the other person while talking, scrutinizing him with a look of curiosity and emotion.
Ash responded proudly, "That's right! My Charizard! It was one of my first partners!"
Charizard is arguably the Pokémon that appears most frequently in his team, second only to Pikachu.
Leaving aside its home base in the original series, in Hoenn Advanced Generation it faced off against Articuno, the leader of the Frontier, and also clashed with Dusclops from Age of Gods.
It also made a brief return in Unova's Best Wishes, battling against Alice's Dragonite.
It will appear in the subsequent Sun and Moon episodes, as well as the current journey episode.
"Old man..."
Kashiwagi clicked his tongue as he reminisced; Charizard had once been one of his favorite Pokémon during his childhood.
When playing XY, it's the one that's always in the team.
During the update of the Journey chapter, many enthusiasts cited Charizard's past achievements and jokingly referred to it as "Teacher Charizard," who has never won a major tournament but has never lost a solo match.
But Kashiwagi never followed the trend of criticizing him; his childhood memories always nourished his heart.
"Ooh?"
The Charizard looked at the man in front of it strangely.
For some reason, it could sense a strong sense of goodwill from the other party, and the other party looked at it as if it were looking at an old friend.
It was clearly the first time she had met him.
"Pica~"
Pikachu could sense it too, and it noticed it a long time ago when it first met Kashiwagi.
This is why it is now particularly fond of cypress.
Pikachu's Pokémon instincts told it that Kashiwagi was a good friend it could trust, just like Brock and Misty!
Following Charizard, Ash's Pokémon arrived one after another.
"Beli~~"
Bayleaf charged ahead, its love for Ash no less than Pikachu's, seemingly transcending the boundaries between Pokémon and humans.
Unlike Tauros, its savage charge was quite "gentle," knocking Ash down and then rubbing against him affectionately.
But honestly, it's in a rather awkward position when it's in the bay leaf stage.
It is neither as small and cute as chrysanthemum leaves, nor as elegant and beautiful as geranium leaves.
The middle section is rather awkward.
However, many of Ash's companions fall into the middle range.
"Ma Gu!"
Cyndaquil sat crouching in front of Ash, with Porcini, Mantle Rock, Blue Toad, and other companions caught in the Unova region beside it.
In addition, there were also quite a few initial individuals, such as the swimming ring weasel, water otter, sniper, lobster soldier, and small saw-tooth.
And this is only a small part of it.
Seeing these Pokémon felt like watching the Pokémon anime all over again.
"These are some of my companions!"
Xiao Zhi said proudly.
Kashiwagi nodded, happily interacting with each Pokémon.
"Wow wow!"
The energetic little Totodile bit his hand, startling Pikachu and Ash, who tried to stop it, but Kashiwagi waved them away.
The slight stinging sensation did not trigger anger.
Hello, little alligator!
Kashiwagi smiled. Totodile was one of Ash's starter Pokémon, snatched from Misty, and was the life of the party in the Johto arc.
The overwhelming kindness startled the little saw-tortoise, which then reluctantly released its grip, scratching its head somewhat sheepishly, "Whoa..."
Totodile is undoubtedly a very intelligent Pokémon; it's just prone to getting overly excited.
"It's ok."
Cypress touched its slightly rough crocodile-skin head, turned to look at the lobster soldier, and generously reached out its hand.
"Hello."
"Gari gari!"
The lobster soldier extended its pincers, and the two shook hands amicably.
It comes from the Island of Fighting in the Hoenn region and was Ash's main fighter during his Advanced Generation era. Its Crab Hammer is quite powerful.
Next to it is Snorlax, which Ash caught during his time in the Orange Islands. It didn't have much of a presence in the original series, but it made a significant contribution to Ash's progress in the Advanced Generation Battle Frontier.
"Gongbei~"
"Hello."
Kashiwagi was overjoyed; he never imagined he would one day be able to see these Pokémon from his childhood in person.
The crybaby Scorpion King, the buggy bird Swellow, the Sceptile who defeated Darkrai, the arrogant Snivy, the cool guy in sunglasses, Unova's strongest fighter, the rogue Krookodile, and Torterra that's worse off not evolving at all...
"Stinky mud!"
"Ooh~"
The enthusiastic Mud gave Kashiwagi a big hug, but Kashiwagi, who was usually very germaphobic, acted as if he didn't smell the stench and hugged it back with a smile.
Both the multi-faceted phone and the three-headed dragon were stunned.
Ash and Pikachu are the same.
"Kashiwagi... he's amazing..."
"Pica..."
To be honest, even he, as a trainer, couldn't stand the smell of Muk, but Kashiwagi hugged it back without batting an eye.
To Ash's surprise, Kashiwagi quickly broke free.
"Where are the other Pokémon?"
He has many more Pokémon he dreams of seeing, but probably less than half of them are here.
Ash scratched his head. "Everyone, are they probably playing around nearby?"
Because they've been frequently visiting Professor Oak's house these past few days, some Pokémon have stopped deliberately staying nearby and waiting for him to arrive.
Kashiwagi changed his clothes and went with Ash to find other Pokémon.
The first batch was found quickly.
Why is it called the first batch?
Because the Pokémon they discovered was a combination of three—Bulbasaur, Heracross, and Swarm.
As seen in the widely circulated image online, Heracross is catching Bulbasaur, trying to extract nectar from the flower bud on its back.
"Dannye! Dannye!"
Bulbasaur stretched out its vine whips to attack Heracross repeatedly, and even the babysitter helped to pull it away, but they couldn't stop its determination to devour the nectar.
Pikachu quickly stepped forward to help, while Ash laughed heartily, oblivious to everything else.
"They always like to play like this!"
Are you sure you're just playing around?
You should know that Bulbasaur is a Grass-type Pokémon, while Blossom is a Plant-type... uh.
In short, Heracross's behavior was extremely sleazy!
Pikachu struggled for a long time without success, and its impulsive nature, inherited from Ash, led it to flip the table.
"Pikachu!!"
Zhi! !
The towering 100,000 volts engulfed Heracross, Bulbasaur, and Swarm, and with a loud bang, all three Pokémon were reduced to "charcoal."
Bulbasaur was convinced, "Dane..."
Fortunately, Heracross finally let go, allowing it to run to Ash's side.
Cypress greeted it at the right moment, "Hello, I am Cypress."
"Dane? Dana!"
Bulbasaur nodded.
It is rather aloof towards outsiders, after all, it considers itself a solitary wanderer with a proud and aloof personality.
But this guy is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, otherwise he wouldn't have become the Pokémon manager of Professor Oak's backyard.
When the mayor of Pallet Town's child was preparing for a trip, he once wanted to take it with him and make it his new Pokémon.
Ultimately, it didn't succeed.
Heracross ran over, wanting to continue sucking, but Kashiwagi took out a Pokémon Cube from his pocket and handed it to it.
"Click?"
Its attention was quickly diverted, and Bulbasaur was spared.
Bulbasaur was completely relieved, and a hint of approval and affection appeared in its eyes as it looked at Kashiwagi.
Ash said to it, "Bulbasaur, we want to find our other companions. Do you know where they are?"
Bulbasaur, of course, knew this and led the two to find other Pokémon.
They gradually moved away from Dr. Oak's lab.
At the foot of a cliff somewhere.
Kashiwa saw Donja, who was arching a stone, and a slippery boy who was trying to arch a stone.
"Huh~huh~"
"Squeak~"
Both of these Pokémon were hatched from eggs by Ash, so they are quite close.
Ash greeted them loudly, and as expected, he was knocked to the ground again.
Pokémon hatched by their own hands naturally have a higher friendship level than others, and these two are no exception.
Both Pokémon were also friendly towards Kashiwa.
The slippery boy is no longer the same as before, the hothead who would intimidate everyone and then headbutt them.
If Ash continues to raise it, Kashiwagi thinks there's a high probability it will evolve.
In a forest where bird-like Pokémon gather.
Ash's remaining Flying-type Pokémon are all here.
The six flying admirals are: Flashy Night Hawk, Sonic Dragon, Arrowhawk, Proud Pheasant, Wrestling Hawkman, and Starhawk.
To put it bluntly, Ash can do without any Pokémon of any type when he goes to a new region, but he absolutely needs a Flying-type Pokémon.
In the Alola series, Rowlet stopped evolving in order to maintain its Flying type.
In the Journey arc, he also caught a Flying-type Dragonite.
To put it bluntly, Lance used to be considered the king of flying, while Ash was the champion of flying.
Unfortunately, Ash's Flying-type Pokémon generally didn't perform well.
The best one is probably Swellow. Its fusion move with Pikachu—Golden Aerial, which combines Thunderbolt and Aerial Return—is still fresh in my memory.
"Are all your bird Pokémon here?"
Kashiwagi turned to ask Satoshi.
Ash nodded first, then paused for a moment and said, "No, I also have a Pidgeot living in Viridian Forest."
very good!
You haven't forgotten it!
Kashiwagi nodded, moved.
Because the post-production team didn't mention Pidgeot at all, and Ash had said he would bring Pidgeot back sooner or later, he almost became a scumbag.
Now that he heard it from Xiao Zhi himself, he was satisfied.
However, in the final chapter of the journey, Ash actually brought back Pidgeot himself.
This fulfilled the wishes of many Xiaozhi fans.
After passing through the forest where the bird Pokémon are, the next one to be found is the crybaby Torkoal, who is being comforted by Infernape, the coolest senior Pokémon.
"grumble?"
"Oh……"
"Pickup pickup?"
"what's wrong?"
Pikachu and Ash went up to ask what was wrong.
It turned out that Ash's other Pokémon, Gible, stole its berries.
Gible!
Bai Mu's eyes shone slightly.
This little guy is arguably the most restless member of Ash's team.
Its wave missiles not only have the ability to lock onto Piplup, but they also love to bite Ash's head, and they bite quite viciously!
As usual, Kashiwa took out a Pokémon Cube and squeezed the sachet in his pocket to calm Torkoal down.
He turned to look at Infernape, who looked back at him and nodded.
"grumble!"
"Hello! I've heard so much about you!"
Cypress wood reached out its hand.
Infernape was somewhat confused, as were Ash and Pikachu.
Have you heard of you for a long time?
Is it famous in any particular place?
Kashiwagi explained, "When I was checking the records of the previous competitions, I also watched your competition at the Lily of the Valley Conference. Infernape's performance really surprised me."
"Ah~ I see~"
Xiaozhi suddenly realized.
The Infernape seemed somewhat dazed.
The Lily of the Valley Tournament—such an ancient term, it inevitably evokes memories of the former trainer, Shinji.
Where is he now? And what is he planning to do?
Shinji was preparing for the Gym Leader test and hadn't even participated in the World Championships, but seeing Ash's rapid progress, he thought he should give him a hand.