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

"So fast." Yan Fan always appears in such a tricky location.

Fortunately, this wasn't the first time Charizard had faced this situation.

"Charizard grabs Pidgeot's wing and unleashes a powerful burst!"

After Pidgeot's Aerial Ace hit, it tried to escape, but Charizard turned around and grabbed both of its wings.

It struggled frantically but couldn't escape; the massive, close-range blast hit it directly.

boom!

"Compare, compare!"

After the painful cries of the birds, a huge explosion occurred on the eagle's body.

"Hold on to Pidgeot, use Storm!"

The power of the Big Bang wasn't enough to completely bring down Pidgeot. It braced itself and flapped its wings, creating a massive tornado that swept towards Charizard.

"Charizard, use Flame Vortex!"

The fire tornado released by Charizard and the storm of Pidgeot collided violently. The two canceled each other out, but the resulting hurricane left the entire rooftop battlefield in a mess.

"Charizard, now's the time! Charge into the center of the explosion and grab Pidgeot!" Ash keenly observed the opportunity; now was the perfect moment to attack.

"What? Dodge faster than the eagle!"

Unfortunately, it was too late. The speed difference was not much to begin with, and Pidgeot, which was a step slower, was unable to dodge Charizard's grab.

"Right now, on Earth!"

Holding Pidgeot's body, Charizard drew a graceful circle in the air.

During this time, Pidgeot even attacked Charizard's arm with its sharp beak, but Charizard held on tightly and wouldn't let go.

"Roar, roar!"

The mission was successfully completed on Earth, and Pidgeot was slammed from high above into the battlefield.

The impact of the fall created a large crater in the field.

As the smoke in the pit dissipated, the eagle struggled to its feet, seemingly trying to get up even more.

At that moment, the dojo students all shouted together to show their courage and cheer for Pidgeot.

"Compare~"

Unfortunately, after flapping its wings a few times, the Pidgeot finally passed out completely.

"Pidgeotto is unable to battle, and Ash from Pallet Town has won this challenge!"

"Ah, we've lost."

"Isn't my dream ridiculous that I lost so badly?"

Asu couldn't hide his disappointment at taking back the Pidgeot.

"No, Asu, your dream is great." Ash was puzzled as to why Asu would say that.

“I will never laugh at anyone who is determined to pursue their dreams.”

At this moment, the apprentices behind Asu also started beating the drums again and shouted, "Show your backbone!"

"Ah, you guys..."

"Even if you fail, we will still support you steadfastly."

Asu was deeply moved. This was a slogan he usually asked his students to shout, but they used it to encourage themselves.

"I never expected that I would be the one to do something embarrassing first."

"Asu must have had his pride hurt by someone in the past, which is why he craves recognition so much."

After observing the situation closely, Xiaoxia, who had been watching from the sidelines, immediately transformed into a psychology expert and spoke.

"He may have lost a match against someone, and not only did he lose badly, but his dream was also mocked by his opponent."

Misty, who aspires to be a Water-type Pokémon Master, suddenly feels empathy for Asu, since Water-type Pokémon are often said to be doomed if hit with an electric shock.

"Who on earth went so far as to do this?"

"Could it be that he was mocked after failing to challenge the Elite Four?" Ash suggested.

"How could that be? The Four Heavenly Kings were selected through a rigorous process by the Alliance. Only those with great strength and a strong sense of responsibility can hold these positions."

"It's impossible for the Four Heavenly Kings to be so outrageous as to mock someone else's dream!" Xiaoxia immediately retorted.

In her heart, the Four Heavenly Kings have always been respectable and formidable figures, just like her idol, Kona.

But at this moment, Pear Blossom's expression looked somewhat abnormal.

"Yes, how can there be such a person..."

Encouraged by his students, Asahi regained his spirits and approached Ash, handing him a white badge.

"Congratulations, Ash. I accept my defeat wholeheartedly. Here is the Wing Badge, please keep it safe."

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the main quest: Wing Badge! : Please defeat the Kikyo Gym Leader, Soma.]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +5000; Stamina +2; Free Attribute Points +3]

[Wing Badge: When you have this badge, the power of Flying-type moves increases by 5%]

Ash took the badge from Asahi and put it away. Ash had finally obtained his first Gym Badge in the Johto region.

"Okay, I got the Wing Badge!"

"Pikachu!"

After Ash and Pikachu struck a standard pose, Ash was about to go over to Ash's side to talk to him when the system notification sounded again.

[Ding! Detected that the host has acquired a gym badge in a new region. The system is now automatically upgrading...]

[3, 2, 1... Upgrade complete]

[New rule: Only the first eight badges obtained from each region will provide a bonus to move power. If badge attributes are duplicated between regions, the bonus effect of a newly obtained badge will be reduced to half of the previous effect for each duplicate badge, with a minimum of 1%.]

"What? They only upgraded this little thing?"

Xiao Zhi stared speechlessly at the new notification that popped up in the system.

"It would have been better not to upgrade at all!"

Unfortunately, it was done automatically by the system, and there was no way to refuse.

[Ding! New types of Poké Balls will be unlocked in the Johto area shops: Great Ball, Ultra Ball, Level Ball, Umbreon...]

This is alright. Before, you could only buy regular Poké Balls and Master Balls in the shop, so having more options now is good.

Unfortunately, after looking around, Ash didn't find the Sweet Ball he had used to catch Cauliflower.

"What a pity."

How can Xiao Zhi properly educate those potentially evil female cadres who might appear in the future?

[Ding! The system will now add a Pokémon ability conversion function! (100,000 per use, can convert any ability)]

"Finally, someone useful has arrived!"

With this feature, Ash's Pokémon can now have their abilities adjusted to suit his preferences.

"Only 100,000 per time..."

Now that his wallet is fully recovered, Xiao Zhi can barely manage to say that it's not very expensive.

Although he was a stingy person, he was still heartbroken.

"We still need to earn more money."

As Aso and his apprentices were cleaning up the battlefield, Ash came over again.

"Hey, Ash, you guys haven't left yet?"

"Aso, I need your help with something." Ash still has a mission to complete, soaring through the skies.

Over the years, in order to realize his dream of flying in the sky, Asu has tried almost every possible device that can be put into flight.

They are quite proficient in the relevant machines.

When Ash heard that he wanted to learn how to pilot those flying machines from him, Asoo naturally agreed.

"The reason why flying is not prohibited in Kikyo City is because of your order, Asahi."

"Yes, after all, the sky is so beautiful, people should be able to fly freely."

Unfortunately, it seems that he is the only one who usually enjoys the blue sky, and the lack of like-minded people is a great regret for him.

"Then I'd like to hold a flying racing competition in Violet City where humans and Pokémon can participate together. What do you think?"

"This competition will allow more trainers to experience the joy of flying with their Pokémon."

"Furthermore, it can attract enough flying enthusiasts to Kikyo City, which will greatly benefit the city's tourism."

"Really?" Asu was overjoyed, not expecting Ash to suddenly say something like this.

Seeing the other person's expression, Xiaozhi knew that his suggestion was a sure thing.

"Ash, do you understand me...?"

"Of course! After all, I'm a Pidgeot trainer too!"

Your dream is my dream!

"Ash!"

"Asu!"

The two held hands tightly, and Xiao Zhi's oratorical nature made every word he spoke full of genuine emotion.

And Ash wasn't lying; he really approved of Itsuki's dream.

He also longs to fly, and he really wants a powerful Flying-type Pokémon.

Although his main purpose in organizing the competition was to sell more goods and make more money.

"How about checking out the freshly produced Poké Balls from the Crimson Group, sir?"

Upon hearing Ash's suggestion, Aso was initially excited but quickly calmed down.