Pokémon: Perfect Start

Boss, is this the Gym Badge?

Meowth looked at Ash's badge with some curiosity.

Yes, collecting all eight will allow us to participate in the tournament. I wonder what kind of opponents we'll face then.

Who cares, Meowth. We're definitely going to win, Meowth.

It's good to be confident, but don't underestimate the enemy. And Pikachu, don't you think you should eat less ketchup?

Watching Pikachu chugging from the bottle again, Ash was speechless.

Ralts!

Alright, alright, holding hands with Ralts is fine, but when you grow up, you shouldn't do this anymore. Girls need to be more careful.

Watching Ash interact with his Pokémon, Brock couldn't help but say, "Ash is really loved by his Pokémon."

Misty nodded in agreement, "Yes, Ash's Pokémon are very attached to him."

As for why Brock was traveling with Ash and Misty, it was quite simple. That man named Flint was actually Brock's father. After watching Ash and Brock's match, he had some thoughts and actually went home, letting Brock start his own journey. This surprised Brock, but he also had his own dreams. So after telling his father what his younger brothers liked to eat, he caught up with Ash and Misty.

Ash and Misty welcomed Brock to the team, as adventuring together was nice. Along the way, Brock also met Ash's Pokémon, and what caught Brock's attention the most was Ash's Miltank.

"Ash's Miltank is very well raised. The milk she produces is really good."

"It's also troublesome to take care of. I have to massage her every day. Alright, get up!"

Patting the Miltank, who was almost falling asleep from comfort, Ash ended the massage. But after that...

Looking at the line of Pokémon waiting for their massage, Ash suddenly felt that practicing martial arts might be a good idea.

---Dividing Line---

"Mt. Moon, it's said to have a meteorite."

To save time, Ash and his group chose to take a shortcut, and this shortcut was Mt. Moon, which had legends of a meteorite falling. Brock couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Mt. Moon, while Ash thoughtfully said, "A meteorite? But I remember it should be a Moon Stone, which can help certain Pokémon evolve..."

"Ahhhhhhh!!!!"

With a scream, Ash's words were interrupted. Hearing the scream, Ash and his friends couldn't ignore it and quickly chased after the sound.

When Ash and his friends arrived, they saw a researcher being attacked by Zubat. But to save time, Ash took out Growlithe's Luxury Ball.

"Growlithe, use Fire Spin to save him."

"Woof! Woof!"

However, Ash forgot one thing. Although Growlithe hadn't participated in many battles when it came out, it wasn't because Growlithe was small, but because Growlithe had been trained enough by those dominant Pokémon. Therefore, Growlithe's Fire Spin...

"Ahhhhhhh!!!!"

With the researcher's scream, a huge Fire Spin engulfed both him and the Zubat. Seeing this, Ash slightly lowered his hat and said, "Everything is going according to plan. Chansey, save him."

"..." *2

Misty and Brock were certain that this was definitely not part of Ash's plan. After Chansey healed the researcher, Ash and his friends left first. As for the researcher still not waking up...

Let's not talk about the researcher. We trust Chansey's skills.

However, when Ash entered the cave of Mt. Moon, his expression changed. The mining method here was seriously problematic.

"Although the Pokémon League allows mining in Mt. Moon, it doesn't mean they agree with this method. It seems there are some issues that need to be addressed." Saying this, Ash contacted Professor Samuel Oak.

"Hello, Professor Samuel Oak, there's a problem at Mt. Moon. The mining methods are completely illegal and are seriously affecting the Pokémon's ecosystem. You'd better send someone to check it out. Okay, I'll handle it here."

After ending the call with Professor Samuel Oak, Ash looked at Misty and Brock and said, "Someone will be here soon to handle this. But before that..."

Looking at the Clefairy hopping past him, Ash took out a Poké Ball and said, "I need to catch a Clefairy for a friend. She wants a Clefairy to help her."

Thinking about Diantha mentioning that she needed a Clefairy to help with acting, Ash decided to catch one as a Clefairy passed by. However, just as Ash was about to throw the Poké Ball, someone rushed over, seemingly trying to stop him.

Someone is ambushing Meowth!

Meowth saw someone rushing towards Ash and immediately kicked them, sending the person flying. Pikachu then jumped off Ash's shoulder and hit the person with a Thunderbolt.

"Ahhhhhh!!!"

With a scream, the ambusher lay on the ground, smoking all over.

"Meow, how dare they ambush the boss, meow."

Misty looked at the still-smoking person and couldn't help but ask, "Ash, is he okay?"

"Don't worry, he'll just be lying down for a while. I still need to catch Clefairy."

"Wait a minute!"

Just as Ash was about to continue, the person lying on the ground stood up and said, "Wait a minute, can't you let Clefairy live peacefully here? Don't you know that your actions will make Clefairy's life miserable? So just let her live peacefully here."

Seeing the sincerity in the person's eyes, Ash was momentarily stunned, but then his expression turned grim as he said, "Beat him up."

"Charge, meow!"

"Pikachu!"

"Ralts!"

"Lucky!"

"Woof!"

"Wahhhhh!!!"

Watching the person being ganged up on, Brock shook his head and said, "Really, how could someone be so foolish..."

Misty asked curiously, "What do you mean? How was he foolish?"

Seeing that Misty didn't understand, Brock explained, "Well, you know that my dream is to become the world's top Pokémon breeder, right?"

"Yeah, so what?"

"Ash is actually a breeder too. You see, the way Ash massaged Miltank earlier is actually a special technique. What breeders care about is whether they can make their Pokémon happy. And in that regard, you can see how attached Ash's Pokémon are to him, which shows his breeding skills. But that person said..."

"Okay, I get it... He deserved it..."

Misty no longer felt sympathy for the person, as he had touched a breeder's taboo, which was like insulting Ash's Pokémon. It was only natural that he got beaten up.

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