Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

"This child always challenges opponents who are stronger than him, and his stubborn refusal to admit defeat always leaves him battered and bruised."

"It's quite famous in this area."

No wonder they're one of the starter families, yet they've been lying openly by the roadside sunbathing and haven't been captured yet.

Upon seeing the familiar Miss Joy arrive, Chikorita's attitude softened slightly, but her expression remained defiant.

Ash and Misty followed Nurse Joy back to the Pokémon Center for a temporary rest, taking advantage of the free Pokémon treatment.

This Pokémon Center is located beside a forest path and is a unique little house made entirely of wood.

It offers help to passing travelers and has a fairytale-like appearance that Xia likes very much.

Soon, Miss Joy came out of the emergency room, and Xiao Zhi quickly went to greet her.

"Miss Joey, how are the chrysanthemum leaves?"

"Don't worry, its injury will heal quickly."

"Being too stubborn isn't good either. Why does it have such strong hostility towards its trainer?"

"Could it have been released by a trainer before?" Ash thought instinctively, since he had encountered this situation far too often.

There are just too many irresponsible trainers.

This world is truly filthy, thought the chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) Satoshi.

"No, that's not it. This child has always been wild and his natural personality isn't that stubborn."

Just as Ash and his friends were still marveling at this moment, suddenly a giant steel hand ripped open the roof in the center.

"Who is it?" Miss Joey was a little dumbfounded.

In all her life, this was the first time she had ever seen a roof being ripped open by a giant iron man.

They rushed outside the center and saw a giant robot perched on the outer wall of the Pokémon Center.

Xiao Zhi immediately recognized the three-story-tall robot as belonging to Yamato and his friends.

The robot lifted the roof with one arm, and the other arm transformed into a giant vacuum cleaner, sucking all the Poké Balls temporarily stored in the Pokémon Center into the machine.

"Haha, since you're so sincere in asking who this person is."

"Normally, I wouldn't answer that."

"But we'll answer you out of pure kindness!"

……

"We are Team Rocket, blasting through the universe!"

"A pink and peach-colored tomorrow awaits us!"

"Pot!"

"Amadou and Little Three, are you looking for death?!"

It really is Team Rocket, but this time they dared to be so arrogant as to directly tear down the roof of the Pokémon Center, they seem to have had enough of life.

"It's Kosaburo!"

"We're not the Rockets we used to be."

With strong foreign aid this time, their confidence has returned.

Although I was badly beaten when we first met, I still have bruises on my face.

Seeing that the Poké Ball in the center had been almost completely absorbed, Yamad also discovered a Chikorita lying on the operating table.

They casually released a rope to tie them up and take them away, but Ash quickly intervened to stop them.

"I choose you, Circle Bear!"

"Use the hammer to break this giant robot's legs!"

"Oh no, this won't do! We spent a lot of money to build this robot!" Yamado immediately called out over the loudspeaker to the giant he had just latched onto.

"I'm counting on you to take care of the boss!"

As soon as the mechanism was activated, a shapely stranger wearing a black bodysuit and a masquerade mask rose from the robot's shoulder.

"Houndoom, Flamethrower!"

Beside her, a black dog-shaped Pokémon with long, curved horns and an orange mouth appeared in front of Ash and his friends.

The powerful jet of fire actually overwhelmed Ash's Ursaring, forcing it to retreat.

"This new stranger is really strong." Xiaoxia was quite surprised. Where did Team Rocket find him?

The waveguide was also completely unfamiliar; it was certain that Ash had never seen it before.

After all, with such a great figure, you'd never forget her if you'd ever seen her.

And this person was none other than Rika, who had just returned to the capital.

After hearing Grandma Kikuko praise Ash so highly, she became interested in him.

I investigated the information and found that he was not a simple person.

Professor Oak, Chairman Damara, and the leader of the Orange League—these are all highly respected figures.

Everyone who met him gave him high praise.

This made Rika increasingly curious, and she took the initiative to inquire about Ash's whereabouts, wanting to see what kind of person he was.

Unexpectedly, they happened to find Yamado and his group.

After learning of the other party's purpose, Rika's playful nature kicked in, and she casually chose to help Yamato and the others.

What? You're saying it wouldn't be a good idea for the Four Heavenly Kings to help the Rockets?

Sigh, that's just the kind of person Rika is. Even as a child, she was capable of joining an evil organization in pursuit of thrills.

She never had a strong sense of justice or responsibility, and always took making herself happy as her guiding principle.

With a few nimble leaps along the robot's arm, Rika arrived in front of Ash.

"Are you a new executive sent by Team Rocket?" Ash was a little confused because her uniform didn't have the Team Rocket symbol "R".

"His name is Yuri, the new captain of Yamato, little brother."

After making up a name on the spot, Rika threw out a Poké Ball and released an Umbreon.

"Houndoom unleashes Misty Haze, Umbreon uses Shadow Ball!"

Chapter 190 Warm-hearted Xiao Zhi in Action

Thick smoke immediately filled the scene, and several Shadow Balls flew in to block Ash and his friends' pursuit.

"Go, Charizard! Use your wings to blow away the smoke!"

Thanks to the Charizard's efforts, the fog quickly dissipated.

But under Rika's cover, Yamato and Kosaburo successfully piloted the robot to safety and escape.

She herself, of course, disappeared from Ash's sight amidst the smoke.

"Damn it, this bodysuit is too much! It's using such a huge, wicked thing to attract my attention!"

Generally speaking, smoke moves are useless against Ash who uses Aura Sense.

But the way Rika ran away with her back to Ash in her bodysuit distracted him.

The dynamic changes of those two round, upturned, and elastic objects as they move are captivating.

"What a cunning criminal!" The righteous Xiaozhi is determined to bring him to justice!

He quickly patted his cheeks to calm himself down; now was not the time to feel repressed.

Team Rocket stole Chikorita and many Pokémon.

"Xiaoxia, you stay here and help Nurse Joy. Pikachu and I will go and rescue the stolen Pokémon."

Seeing the robot fly off towards the snow-capped mountains, Ash immediately decided to give chase.

"Wait a minute, young man, it's snowing heavily over there on the snowy mountain right now, it's too dangerous to go there."

After all, the other party was a member of the vicious and evil Team Rocket, and Nurse Joy still wanted to persuade Ash.

But Ash just waved to tell him not to worry.

"I'm not afraid of this, please leave it to me, Miss Joey."

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Extreme Rescue": Please go to the top of the snowy mountain and rescue all the Pokémon safely in the frigid environment.]

【奖励：联盟币+4000；体力+1；自由属性点+2；地区好感度+5；地区威望+5】

Ash chased after her at lightning speed, leaving Nurse Joy looking worried.

“It’s alright, Miss Joey, he’s no ordinary person.”

Misty, who was already used to such things, quickly started helping Nurse Joy clean up the mess at the Pokémon Center and then went to contact Officer Jenny.

However, because the place was too remote, it would take Officer Jenny and the others quite a while to get there, so Nurse Joy could only place her hopes on Ash.

Ash quickly caught up with Team Rocket's robot and arrived at the top of the snow mountain.

But by then it had gotten dark, and a blizzard suddenly started.

"Pikachu~"

Pikachu's little hands were freezing cold and it kept rubbing them. Ash could only put it in his arms and warm it up with his own body heat.

The blizzard severely hampered Ash's movements, even though he could use Power Blast to jump and travel through the snow.

But by this time he had lost track of the Rockets, and continuing to walk like a headless fly would only be a waste of energy.

"There's no other way. After all, even Ultraman is afraid of the cold."

With such a strong blizzard, the Rockets can't go very far either.

We can only find a safe cave entrance with Pikachu to spend the night, and continue our search for Team Rocket once the blizzard stops.

When they finally found a suitable cave, Pikachu suddenly discovered something in the snow next to it.

With a twitch of its little nose, it immediately jumped down from Xiao Zhi's arms and ran to a small snowdrift to dig.