He knows Pokémon better than me.

After teaching Ash the moves, Ash bid farewell to the two and rode Corviknight back onto his mount.

“Gah~!”

Before the direction was confirmed, the Steelraven could only circle in the air, occasionally letting out a loud cry to urge them on.

Ash patted Corviknight's armored feathers to signal it to calm down, while scrolling through his phone's contacts.

I haven't been able to contact Mr. Daye for half a day, so I guess he and Mr. Dianci have drifted away and lost contact again.

Having spent so much time with Miss Bellila from the Xicui region, he actually really wants to see the "gender-swapped" version of Da Ye again, just to clear his head.

"Miss Zhulan has her own things to do too."

After looking around, Ash realized that most of his Sinnoh friends and seniors were busy, so he had no choice but to give up and go directly to the key person.

—Dr. Yamanashi!
Patting the Steel-armored Raven, the latter perked up and immediately flapped its wings, flying due west.

It spans almost the entire Sinnoh region, flying from the southeast corner to the southwest corner, taking about twenty minutes.

The outline of Masago Town came into view.

"Uh, I should have traveled with Hikaru."

Hikaru's destinations, Futaba Town and Masago Town, are adjacent, only a 5-minute flight apart.

"Gah~!!"

With a loud cry, the Steelraven slowly descended, its magnificent blue-black metallic feathers drawing gasps of surprise from many in the town.

He chose to land outside the research institute, and the commotion outside soon attracted several researchers inside to come out and investigate.

The leader was a tall, muscular man with a square face and a white mustache.

"Hey? Ash, what brings you here today?"

Professor Yamanashi immediately recognized Ash, and his serious expression softened considerably.

Is that the Galar region's native bird you're riding? As always, it's been exceptionally well-trained.

After all, no Pokémon professor would dislike a talented junior.

In particular, this junior provided him with a whole bunch of information about legendary Pokémon!

Cresselia, Darkrai, Shami.
Professor Yamanashi has made a special trip to the Kanto region over the years to meet Ash's impressive backyard team and has acquired a wealth of valuable information.

You can even enter the Reverse World and watch from afar as Hades Rider Latina takes flight.

This shocked him immensely!

"Dr. Yamanashi, it's been a long time! Haha! I've come to visit you unexpectedly today!"

Ash dismounted from Corviknight and greeted him with a smile.

However, upon seeing Dr. Yamanashi's face, the image of Boss Shizuka involuntarily flashed into my mind.
He couldn't help but ask the question he had always wanted to ask:

"By the way, Doctor, is your ancestral home the Johto region?"

Dr. Yamanashi: "?"

He really thought it was an important question and answered it seriously.

"Ancestral home? I should be a native of Sinnoh, my family has always lived on this land."

After all, it's not an ancestral home that's been around for decades or even centuries.

The world of Xicui is a thousand years old, and the descendants that have survived have migrated countless times.

Xiao Zhi quickly chuckled awkwardly, indicating that he was just joking, then picked up his stuffed bag and gestured to come inside to talk.

However, after entering the research institute, in addition to a few researchers, two other people immediately caught his attention.

A boy and a girl, both looking to be around ten years old, quite young.

Only the faces of these two people.
Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow, feeling that the face looked somewhat familiar.

The boy on the left had long, dark blue hair tied into a fancy braid, and had a handsome appearance. "Doctor, when are we finally going to get our starter Pokémon?!"

He urged impatiently, seemingly a little afraid of the heat, and kept fanning himself with his hand.

Beside her stood a sweet girl with short brown hair, wearing a pink headband, who spoke softly:

"Crystal, don't rush the Doctor, let's wait patiently a little longer~"

Dr. Yamanashi then offered a reassuring reassurance:
"Don't worry, young man. The starter Pokémon you requested have already been sent to fetch them and will be here soon."

Just then, Xiao Zhi arrived, and he took the opportunity to change the subject:

"Oh, right, let me introduce you. These two are the new trainers of Sandstone Town this year, Crystal and Pearl. They're here today to collect their starter Pokémon."

"And this one is..."

However, before Yamanashi could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a braided boy named Crystal, who excitedly approached Ash:

"Ah, I know him! It's Ash Ketchum!! He was evenly matched with Cynthia in the exhibition match at the League Conference!!"

Ash is extremely famous in the Sinnoh region.

Especially for those whose goal is to become powerful trainers, he is an absolute idol.

Jing Shi's face flushed with excitement; she hadn't expected such an unexpected gain today!
“Mr. Xiaozhi, I remember now.”

Beside them, the brown-haired girl named "Mingzhu" was a beat slower, but she also came to her senses and her gaze toward Xiaozhi gradually turned into one of admiration.

"Uh, hello everyone."

Ash chuckled and scratched his head, but what made it harder for him to show his displeasure were the faces of the two rookie trainers in front of him—

It's basically a younger version of Mr. Kongshi and Tamabuchi dressed in modern clothes!

However, her personality seems to have completely reversed.

"I knew it! How could it be that I could find corresponding 'descendants' for almost everyone else in the Green World, except for Mr. Gangshi and Zhubei?"

Xiao Zhi chuckled dryly, realizing that they simply hadn't encountered each other before.

Now, it's complete.

It was a rare opportunity to meet one of his little fans, so he was generous and gave each of them five Mastery Seeds as a gift, enough for a Pokémon of normal aptitude to learn a Mastery move.

Of course, Pikachu that learns Fairy moves is a different story.

"What is this?"

"Strange sunflower seeds?"

Not only were Crystal and the other two dumbfounded, but even Dr. Yamanashi looked puzzled.

"Don't worry, this thing will be very useful once you get your starter Pokémon~"

Ash gestured for people to calm down, explaining that this was the reason he had come to see Professor Yamanashi.

The two newcomers were impressed but didn't quite understand; they were clearly more interested in Ash's Pokémon lineup than the strange seeds.

"Is this the Pikachu that shone so brightly at the Lily of the Valley Conference?!"

"So cute. Hmm, but I can't tell if it's anything special."

Seeing Pikachu's face immediately fall, Ash rubbed it and comforted it.
Pikachu has always been looked down upon because of its appearance.

However, he now has a better subject to showcase!

After bringing the two Sinnoh juniors back outside the lab, Ash took out three oddly shaped Poké Balls that looked exactly like hand-carved toys.

Even opening it requires manually flipping open the middle latch, which is quite troublesome.

boom! boom! boom!
As the three red lights descended, the three Sinnoh starter Pokémon, each nearly four meters tall, made their dazzling entrance! (End of Chapter)