Pokémon: Ash's New Journey

After introducing Mewtwo to everyone, Ash continued his journey back.

On the way to Viridian City, he would pass through Littleroot Town.

Professor Birch from Littleroot Town had helped Ash a lot, so naturally, he wanted to stop by to say hello.

However, when Ash arrived at Professor Birch's research lab, the staff informed him that Professor Birch was not there; he had gone out for research.

With no choice, Ash could only leave directly.

He wouldn't wait around.

He had two targets ahead: the Viridian Forest and shopping in Viridian City.

With 200,000 Poke Coins, Ash was no longer the naive boy he used to be.

So, of course, when he returned home, he wanted to buy some gifts from a bigger city like Viridian City.

Now he understood social etiquette.

For example, his mom, Delia Ketchum, and Professor Oak had both taken good care of him.

And knowing that a certain girl who loved Water-type Pokémon was at his home, Ash also needed to buy some other gifts just in case.

In addition, during his travels, he just needed to keep battling Pokémon with others to earn Poke Coins.

Thanks to the Pokémon Check-in System, he would receive a nice reward of Poke Coins for every victory in battle.

Wild Pokémon would also yield rewards!

It took Ash some time to travel from Littleroot Town to the vicinity of Viridian Forest.

He had just used his Aura power to sense the surroundings.

He discovered a truly rare Pokémon!

And he had never captured one before!

It was a Ponyta!

Ponyta was already quite rare!

Wild Ponyta were even rarer!

So cool!

And its evolved form, Rapidash, was even cooler!

Using his Aura Power and Vision, Ash, along with Pikachu, easily found this Ponyta.

[Category]: Fire Horse Pokémon

[Type]: Fire

[Ability]: Flame Body

[Hidden Ability]: Flame Veil

[Potential]: Red

[Level]: 35

[Moves]: Tackle, Ember, Quick Attack, Double Team, Swift, Flame Wheel, Fire Spin, Fire Vortex, Flamethrower…

With Red Potential, it was still quite good; many powerful Gym Leader's Pokémon also had red qualifications.

And it even had a hidden ability! It seemed the hidden ability had been activated in this Ponyta, and both Flame Body and Flame Veil were very good abilities!

Nice!

The Ponyta was lying on the grass, resting leisurely.

The arrival of Ash and Pikachu startled it awake.

"Pikachu, let's go! We need to add a new companion!"

"Pika!"

Pikachu, who was standing on Ash's shoulder, instantly jumped down and stood a short distance away from Ponyta.

"Pika~"

Its red cheeks began to spark with electricity!

Ponyta stood up and neighed at Pikachu, surprisingly launching the first attack!

Flamethrower!

"Pikachu, dodge with Quick Attack, then use Thunderbolt!"

"Pika!"

As Ash's voice fell, Pikachu rushed forward.

Its light brown body moved swiftly, and Ponyta's Flamethrower missed completely.

"Pika~~chu!"

After dodging Ponyta's Flamethrower using Quick Attack, Pikachu immediately unleashed Thunderbolt!

With a significant level difference, Ash didn't let Pikachu use Volt Tackle; Thunderbolt was enough.

The dazzling electricity struck Ponyta, causing it pain, and it attempted to flee, showing remarkable intelligence by using Double Team to confuse Ash and Pikachu!

"Very clever, but it's useless! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt to break apart all the shadows!"

"Pika!"

Although Ponyta was smart, before Pikachu's Thunderbolt skill had ended, it unleashed its Double Team, causing many excess shadows to be dispersed.

"Alright, give it one final Thunderbolt!"

"Pika!"

Pikachu was incredibly fast!

The Thunderbolt landed perfectly!

"Go, Poké Ball!"

The Poké Ball captured successfully without any surprises.

"Great! I caught a Ponyta!"

"Pika Pika!"

Pikachu also cheered happily.

Ponyta was directly held by Ash in his hands.

Since the other Poké Balls were stored in the system space, it didn't matter even if he had exceeded the limit of six Pokémon.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host, successfully defeating Ponyta. Pikachu gained 4500 battle experience points!"

Battle experience?

So that's it, Ash realized, it seems this Pokémon Check-in System has some other functions that haven't been discovered yet.

Due to the recent battle, Ash decided to let Ponyta rest inside for a while before releasing it.

The Viridian Forest was vast, and his Aura couldn't cover everything, so Ash couldn't find the area where he had released Pidgeot at once.

As for Mewtwo, Ash had no plans to rely on its power for now.

It wouldn't be good to overly depend on Mewtwo before his own strength reached a certain level.

And now, didn't he have a great source of information?

Ponyta should have lived in this area for some time and might know where there are powerful Pidgeots.

"Come out, Ponyta."

"Ponyta, do you know where there are strong Pidgeots nearby? They should be part of a group, and there should be many Pidgeys and Spearows as well."

"Pika!"

Pikachu, who was on Ash's shoulder, also looked at Ponyta.

Pikachu missed its old acquaintance.

Ponyta nodded and motioned for Ash to get on its back to take him there.

Ponyta led Ash to a forest that matched his memories.

This was where Pidgeot had been released.

Taking a deep breath, Ash shouted towards the woods ahead:

"Pidgeot! I'm here to pick you up!"

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