On the ferry from Unova to Vermilion City in Kanto.
“This is…
on a ship?”
A young man rubbed his dizzy head and looked around in confusion.
“Pika?”
Suddenly, a familiar sound came from beside his ear.
The young man turned his head mechanically.
With just one glance, he was stunned.
“Pikachu?!”
“Pika-pi, Pikachu?”
The yellow mouse looked at the young man with a puzzled gaze, a hint of concern in its eyes.
A young man with short green hair, dressed somewhat like a bartender, patted the boy on the shoulder.
“Ash, the ship is about to dock!”
“Huh?”
The young man looked at the youth who looked exactly like Cilan from the Unova journey, and a large amount of memories that did not belong to him suddenly flooded into his mind.
“Ash, what’s wrong with you?” Cilan looked at Ash with confusion.
“No…
nothing, it’s just been a long time, I’m a bit homesick.”
Hearing Ash’s words, Iris smirked and teased, “Oh…
Ash, you really are still just a kid…”
Ash scratched his head awkwardly and didn’t respond.
Although he was very reluctant to believe it, the fact was that he had transmigrated.
He had even transmigrated into Ash Ketchum, the protagonist of the Pokémon anime, that Silly Thing who was jokingly called ten years old but had been traveling across multiple regions for years.
Before transmigrating, his name was Xiao Ruozhi, and now he had become Ash.
This is truly life’s unpredictability…
According to the memories in his mind, this was the point where Ash had finished his Unova journey and was returning to Kanto with Pikachu, Cilan, and Iris after saying goodbye to the Unova League.
Hmm…
he would soon be able to start his Kalos journey after returning to Pallet Town and meeting up with Professor Oak.
“Alright, since I’m already here, let me carve out a new future.
Let’s set a goal first: become a Pokémon Master!” Ash calculated in his heart.
In his past life, he was a corporate slave, and his only obsession was related to Pokémon.
Having watched so many seasons of the Pokémon anime, what Ash felt most regretful about was, first, the “Legendary Pokémon user” Tobias who appeared at the Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Conference, and second, Greninja losing to Alain’s Charizard at the Kalos Lumiose Conference despite its overwhelming bond power.
[Ding~ The Truck Emperor has sent you a cheat starter pack!]
After receiving the memories, a notification sound suddenly rang in Ash’s mind.
The Truck Emperor…
Only then did Ash remember that he had gone out for late-night snacks and was sent away by a large truck that had been parked for several days.
Remembering how he was sent here, Ash suddenly remembered something: his phone wasn’t formatted!!!
His innocence was gone!!!
His phone had hundreds of GBs of “study materials,” and the cloud drive had several TBs…
[Cheat is being drawn…]
[Ding, Pokémon battle system is loading…]
“Forget it, I’ve already transmigrated, so if my innocence is gone, it’s gone!
It doesn’t matter.”
Ash pushed aside distracting thoughts and focused his attention on the progress bar in his mind.
Seeing the loading bar complete, he couldn’t wait to ask, “System, come on, introduce yourself.”
After waiting for several seconds with no response, Ash felt awkward.
“Not smart at all, bad review!”
“People really have to rely on themselves!”
Ash had to explore the system functions on his own.
As the name suggests, to get rewards from the battle system, one needs to engage in Pokémon battles.
You can battle wild Pokémon or challenge Trainers such as Gym Leaders.
You can get rewards regardless of victory or defeat, but the first daily victory grants critical rewards.
Depending on the strength of the opponent and the outcome, the reward level varies.
The guaranteed rewards are Poké Dollars, the universal currency of the Pokémon world, and varying amounts of system points.
Once system points accumulate to a certain amount, they can be exchanged for Pokémon items, including Mega Evolution Stones and Z-Crystals.
If you reach a certain number of consecutive wins, you can also get an extra blind box gift pack, which counts as an achievement reward.
The system also comes with a general function to query Pokémon information.
[Pokémon: Pikachu]
[Type: Electric]
[Gender: Male]
[Strength: ???]
[Ability: Static (May cause paralysis on contact), 50/50 (Power fluctuates depending on the opponent’s strength)]
[Held Item: Light Ball (Boosts Pikachu’s Attack and Special Attack)]
[Moves: Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Thunder, Volt Tackle…]
Looking at Pikachu’s second ability, Ash could only say that Pikachu truly deserved to be called a miraculous existence.
It could clash with Legendary Pokémon like Reshiram and Zekrom in Unova and still struggle in certain situations; it was truly one of a kind.
Ash even wondered if it was because of the existence of this ability that his system couldn’t judge Pikachu’s strength.
Noticing Ash’s gaze, Pikachu tilted its little head, a look of confusion in its eyes.
“Pika?”
“Pikachu, you’re out of ketchup!”
Hearing Ash’s words, Pikachu immediately got anxious ᕙ(`▿´)ᕗ.
It gestured wildly.
“Pika-pi, Pi-Pikachu!” (Ash, I want ketchup!!!)
Watching Pikachu throw a tantrum, Ash chuckled.
“Alright, I’m just teasing you!
I’ll buy you some as soon as I get off the ship.”
Soon, the ferry docked.
After saying goodbye to Cilan and Iris in Vermilion City, Ash first went to a supermarket to buy several bottles of ketchup for Pikachu, and then headed towards Pallet Town with Alexa.
Alexa’s main purpose for coming to the Kanto region was actually to interview Professor Oak.
While passing through Viridian Forest, Ash suddenly remembered something.
“Ms.
Alexa, um, I might have to delay our schedule a bit for something, do you mind?”
Alexa looked at Ash in confusion and said, “Is it something very urgent?”
“It’s like this…”
Ash briefly described his promise to Pidgeot.
Yes, that’s right.
Ash intended to make up for his regrets and retrieve Pidgeot, who had been left behind in Viridian Forest to protect a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto.
Of course, this was just the first one.
There was also Primeape; he also planned to contact Anthony soon to get it back.
Alexa suddenly understood.
She took out her head-mounted portable camera.
“I see.
Then let’s go together!
It just so happens that I also want to learn about the Pokémon in the Kanto region.”
“Ms.
Alexa, thank you!”
After thanking her, Ash looked at Pikachu.
“Pikachu, let’s go, we’re going to find Pidgeot!”
“Pika~”
Pikachu jumped off Ash’s shoulder and took the lead, running in the direction of the Pidgeotto flock.
Ash followed quickly.
Alexa felt quite speechless about the sudden actions of Ash and Pikachu.
As the most famous forest in the Kanto region, Viridian Forest was vast with dense trees; it was a paradise for Bug-type and Flying-type Pokémon.
Facts proved that when Pikachu got serious, its strength was indeed very strong.
Any wild Pokémon on the road that showed even a hint of hostility was swiftly defeated by Pikachu.
Ash also gained quite a few system rewards, but these rewards were mostly Poké Dollars, with a few being Pokémon items like Berries, White Herb, and so on.
The critical reward for the first victory was a Sharp Beak, an item that could increase the power of Flying-type moves.