The young man stared at his reflection in the mirror, then glanced at the yellow-furred mouse standing beside him.
A hint of astonishment flashed across his eyes.
He had actually transmigrated into the world of Pokémon and become the protagonist himself—Ash Ketchum.
And the Pokémon beside him was none other than the world-famous Pikachu.
That’s right.
He was no longer the original Ash.
He was a transmigrator named Ethan, a Pokémon enthusiast who had always been particularly fond of Ash.
After the official announcement that Ash’s journey had come to an end, Ethan had died from an electric shock in a fit of anger, only to transmigrate into this world.
“Very good.
Since you’ve given me the chance to transmigrate, then let me carve out a place for myself in this world and become a Pokémon Master!”
Ash thought to himself with excitement.
In his previous life, he had been an orphan with nothing tying him down.
Now, having been given the opportunity to live in this world, he was filled with anticipation for the journey ahead.
After organizing the memories in his mind, Ash discovered that the original Ash had finished the Silver Conference not long ago and was preparing to set out for the Hoenn region tomorrow.
“Ash, Pikachu, come downstairs and eat!”
Delia’s voice came from downstairs.
“We know, Mom!
We’ll be right down!”
Ash picked up Pikachu and walked toward the dining table.
There, he saw a red-haired woman and a Pokémon that looked somewhat like a clown.
They were Ash’s mother, Delia Ketchum, and Mr.
Mime!
Looking at the delicious dishes laid out before him, Ash’s appetite immediately surged.
“I’m gonna eat!”
“Pika-pi~”
“Mmm!
This is so good!”
Ash ate with his eyes practically glowing, while Pikachu nodded happily in agreement.
“I’m finished!
Mom, I’m going to Professor Oak’s Laboratory for a while.”
After finishing his meal, Ash stood up and stretched out his hand.
Pikachu quickly climbed up his arm and settled onto his shoulder.
“Alright.
Be careful on the way!”
“Got it, Mom.”
“Pika-pika~”
[Ding~ Pokémon System activated!]
On the way to Professor Oak’s Laboratory, a sudden notification rang out inside Ash’s mind, causing him to stop in his tracks.
“Pika~” (・_・?)
Pikachu, sitting on his shoulder, looked at Ash in confusion after seeing him suddenly stop.
“It’s nothing, Pikachu.”
Ash replied with a smile before continuing toward Professor Oak’s Laboratory.
“Wahahaha!
As expected, every transmigrator gets a golden finger.”
Ash was inwardly delighted.
“System, what functions do you have?”
[Ding~ The Host System has three major functions.]
[First, it can check the information of all Pokémon.]
[Second, there is a Pokémon Shop where Points can be used to purchase all kinds of Pokémon items, including Mega Stones and Z-Crystals.]
[Third, there are Achievement Missions.
When the Host completes an Achievement Mission, rewards can be obtained.]
[Points can be obtained through Pokémon battles.
The higher the Pokémon’s level, the more Points will be awarded.]
[The system’s long-term missions include Travel Achievements:]
[1.
Defeat a Gym Leader to obtain 1,000 Points.]
[2.
Reaching the Top 16 of a League Tournament grants 2,000 Points; Top 8 grants 5,000 Points; Top 4 grants 10,000 Points; Third Place grants 15,000 Points; Runner-up grants 20,000 Points; Champion grants 50,000 Points.]
“Woohoo!
I’m flying!” (*≧▽≦)
Ash was practically grinning from ear to ear.
“System, do I get a Newcomer Gift Pack?”
[Ding~ No.
However, as compensation, the system will settle the Host’s Achievement Points from his Kanto and Johto journeys.]
[Ding~ Calculating compensation Points.
Kanto Journey: a total of 23,000 Points.]
“Nice!
ε٩(๑> ₃ <)۶з ☆ Invincible!”
Ash was thrilled.
He then glanced at Pikachu sitting on his shoulder and mentally issued a command.
Inspect.
[Pikachu]
[Category: Mouse Pokémon]
[Type: Electric]
[Gender: Male]
[Ability: Static (When a Pokémon with this Ability is attacked by a contact move during battle, there is a 30% chance that the attacker will become paralyzed.)]
[Strength: Peak Gym Level]
[Moves: Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Agility, Thunder…]
[Tera Type: Flying]
[Held Item: None]
Pokémon strength was divided into the following levels:
Normal, Elite, Gym, Pseudo-Elite Four, Elite Four, Champion, Legendary, Divine, and Super Legendary!!
“No wonder Pikachu is already at Peak Gym level!
And its Tera Type is actually Flying!!”
As he continued along the road, Ash looked through the items available in the Points Shop.
A regular Poké Ball cost 200 Points.
A Great Ball cost 500 Points.
Ultra Balls and other special Poké Balls cost 1,000 Points.
A Master Ball, however, required a staggering 10,000 Points!!
Other items also cost 1,000 Points, while TMs required 2,000 Points!!
A Z-Ring, regular Z-Crystals, a Tera Orb, and a Key Stone each cost 5,000 Points.
Fifty Tera Shards, Mega Stones, and exclusive Z-Crystals each required 10,000 Points!
However, after using the Tera Orb, the system would automatically replenish the Tera Energy inside it.
That was certainly good news!!
Before long, Ash arrived at Professor Oak’s Laboratory.
Standing before him was a red-roofed building with an enormous windmill—a sight he was very familiar with.
This was Professor Oak’s Laboratory.
Ash pushed open the gate and pressed the doorbell beside the entrance.
“Ding-dong~”
It wasn’t long before Tracey opened the door.
“Good morning, Ash!”
Professor Oak also came over at that moment.
“Good morning, Tracey!
Good morning, Professor Oak!”
“Oh!
Ash, did you come to visit your Pokémon?”
“Yeah!”
Professor Oak then led Ash toward the backyard.
“Bulbasaur!”
The first Pokémon to appear before him was a four-legged, green, frog-like Pokémon.
A strange seed grew from its back, and it was firing a Solar Beam toward the sky!
“Good morning, Bulbasaur!”
Not long afterward, the ground began to tremble.
A group of Pokémon came rushing toward him!
Among them, Bayleef was undoubtedly the fastest.
“Bay~ Bay~”
Bayleef immediately rubbed itself all over Ash affectionately.
Ash used the system to check the Pokémon.
Most of them were at Elite level.
Only three had reached Gym level, and all three possessed their own respective types as their Tera Types.
Snorlax was at late Gym level, with a Normal Tera Type!
Bulbasaur and Heracross were at early Gym level, with Grass and Bug Tera Types respectively!
Bayleef, Kingler, Tauros, and Noctowl were at Peak Elite level, with Grass, Water, Normal, and Flying Tera Types respectively!
Muk was at late Elite level, with a Poison Tera Type!
Totodile and Cyndaquil were at mid Elite level, with Water and Fire Tera Types respectively!
Phanpy was at late Normal level, with a Ground Tera Type!
Cyndaquil was already very close to evolving.
Once it evolved, its strength would at least reach late Elite level.
“Professor Oak!
This time, when I go to the Hoenn region, I want to take Phanpy with me!”
“Alright!
Are you only taking this one?”
Bayleef immediately became upset upon hearing that Ash wasn’t taking her.
“Bay~ Bay~”
She began acting coquettishly toward Ash!!
“Yeah!
And this afternoon, I’m going to pick up an old friend!”
“Alright, Bayleef.
I’ll take you with me next time.
Once we get to the Hoenn region, I’ll still have to catch some new partners!”
After being coaxed by Ash for quite some time, Bayleef finally decided to stay behind!
Afterward, Ash used the Pokémon transfer machine at Professor Oak’s Laboratory to bring Charizard over.
“Come out, Charizard!”
“Roar~”
With a powerful dragon-like roar, Charizard appeared!
[Charizard]
[Type: Fire, Flying]
[Ability: Blaze (When current HP is ≤ 1/3 of maximum HP, the power of Fire-type moves is multiplied by 1.5.)]
[Strength: Early Pseudo-Elite Four]
[Moves: Flamethrower, Seismic Toss, Dragon Pulse, Overheat, Air Slash, Dragon Tail…]
[Tera Type: Dragon]
[Held Item: None]
As expected, Charizard didn’t disappoint him.
Not only had its strength reached the Pseudo-Elite Four level, but its Tera Type was actually Dragon!!
“Long time no see, Charizard!!
You’ve become stronger and stronger!”
“Roar~ (￣▽￣*)b”
Afterward, Ash purchased several TMs and items from the Shop to help his Pokémon improve their strength through training.
At the same time, he bought a Tera Orb, a Z-Ring, and a Normal-type Z-Crystal!
Professor Oak and Tracey were both astonished when they saw Ash training.
At the same time, Professor Oak was deeply pleased.
He felt that Ash had truly grown up.
After an entire morning of training, the results were substantial.
Pikachu equipped the Light Ball and learned Tera Blast.
Charizard equipped Charcoal and learned Dragon Rush.
Snorlax learned Sleep Talk!!
Cyndaquil successfully evolved into Quilava, and its strength reached late Elite level!
Although the other Pokémon hadn’t improved quite as dramatically, they had all made some progress as well.
And with that, all of Ash’s Points had been completely used up!!
That afternoon, Ash and Pikachu headed toward Viridian Forest…
To be continued…