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

"I wonder what the first Pokémon I'll get will be when I reach that age."

"Will it be a turkey, a Mudkip, or a gecko?!" Max gets incredibly excited whenever he thinks about this scene.

But then, Ash said something that seemed a little unexpected.

“Xiaosheng, Xiaoyao has decided to become a Coordinator. As the son of the Gym Leader, you will most likely inherit Petalburg Gym in the future.”

"So your first Pokémon should have been given to you by Uncle Senri."

"I remember that Brock's first Pokémon was an Onix that his father gave him."

Even among the gym kids Ash had ever met, only May was the only one who joined the League's starter Pokémon because her father was friends with Professor Birch.

"Ah, given Dad's personality, doesn't that mean the first Pokémon I get will be Slaking..."

"Probably."

"Ugh, I don't want to! That's so annoying!" Xiao Sheng had grown up in the Lazybones's den and really didn't want to deal with Lazybones anymore.

Ash found it strange to see Brock's resistant attitude.

Both being children from gyms, Misty and Brock both have a particular fondness for the Pokémon from their respective gyms, proving that everyone is different.

Seeing the boy slip from one problem to another, Ash decided to stop interfering and let him figure it out on his own.

However, at this moment, Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Center rushed out, her expression quite conflicted, as if she was in a difficult situation.

As she paced back and forth in the hall, feeling lost and confused, she suddenly saw Ash and the Pokémon at his feet.

Nurse Joy from Slateport City quickly went over and asked, "Hello, are these Torchic, Grovyle, and Mudkip your Pokémon?"

"Yes." Ash immediately transformed into a sunny boy with a gentle smile. His innate kindness emanated from him, instantly increasing Miss Joy's goodwill and making her overjoyed.

"That's great! Could you do me a favor?"

"Go ahead and speak, Miss Joey."

In the Pokémon world, Nurse Joy is an absolute Lawful Good character, and helping her is a good deed recognized by fate, which Ash never refuses.

Sure enough, the mission was triggered immediately after he agreed.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Muscle Babysitter": Please take good care of the three Pokémon entrusted to you by Nurse Joy!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Stamina +2; Defense +2; "Heavenly Erosion (crossed out) Blessing Aura" +1]

[Divine Blessing Aura: Increases the evolution probability of the Pokémon you train by 5%]

"Hey, isn't something wrong with that crossed-out thing?" Ash felt inexplicably uneasy.

However, he really didn't expect that the thing Miss Nurse Joy asked them to do was to entrust Ash and Max to help take care of the Pokémon that would be handed over to a new trainer later.

"Actually, this afternoon a trainer who just celebrated his birthday yesterday and reached the age to travel is coming to pick up his first Pokémon."

“I was supposed to prepare it for her, but I didn’t expect to receive a call saying that there was an injured whale king stranded on the beach and I had to go and check on it.”

"But Miss Officer Jenny, who was supposed to come in my place, had something come up at the last minute..."

"I really don't know what to do, so I can only leave it to you."

"Ash, you guys have experience raising starter Pokémon, so I'm sure you'll be fine taking care of these kids."

Nurse Joy led Ash and Max to a large room at the back of the Pokémon Center, filled with various scientific instruments.

Xiao Sheng curiously examined the sophisticated instruments around him.

"So Nurse Joy is the one in charge of giving Pokémon to new trainers in Slateport City? That's amazing! And this place is like a laboratory..."

"Yes, because there have never been any Pokémon professors near Slateport City, I did my best so as not to disappoint the children."

"While working at the care center, I went to university and then obtained my Pokémon Professor License, which is how I built this laboratory."

Miss Joey smiled sweetly, as if she were talking about something trivial.

But Ash, who witnessed James's entire process of obtaining his professorship, knew how incredibly difficult the Pokémon professorship exam was.

Suddenly, he felt a surge of admiration for Joey from Kaina City. "He's even taking the exam part-time. Is Joey a genius?"

This is something that can't be achieved simply by trying!

At this moment, Nurse Joy finished adjusting the equipment, took out three Poké Balls, and handed them to Max.

"Come on, little brother, you can release them from the Poké Balls."

"Really? Thank you, Miss Joey!"

Xiao Sheng excitedly held the Poké Balls containing the starter Pokémon and carefully released them one by one.

Xiao Sheng was so moved by being able to do this kind of thing himself that he almost cried.

The three starter Pokémon here each have their own distinct characteristics as soon as they appear.

The first Mudkip to appear immediately burst into tears upon seeing Ash and his friends, who were strangers. The next Treecko was a charming female lizard.

The most unique one is the Torchic, which is completely different from Haruka's lively, cute, and somewhat eccentric Torchic.

It exudes an aura from the moment it appears, with sharp eyes.

It very domineeringly pushed Treecko and Mudkip aside, occupying the largest central position all to itself.

Although she still acts like a well-behaved child when she sees Miss Joey, she is not shy at all.

"These Pokémon all have such distinct personalities."

"Well, these kids are a bit naughty, so I'll leave them to you guys to look after, Ash."

"Please let them get used to the outside environment, otherwise it would be bad if the newcomer was frightened when she came to pick up her Pokémon on time this afternoon."

After saying that, Nurse Joy immediately headed to Wailord's location, and Ash and his friends readily agreed.

But as soon as Joey left, the three little creatures immediately started running around the lab.

"It's so touching to see the starter Pokémon all together, it feels like a dream."

"Katsura, don't you usually see me and Haruka's starter Pokémon all together every day?"

"That's different. Ash, your Treecko has already evolved into Grovyle, so it doesn't feel the same at all!"

That brat has quite a lot of demands, but Max's words also reminded Ash.

He immediately released his Forest Lizard and Mudkip, along with May's Torchic, to help.

The three little guys will definitely feel more at ease being with their fellow Pokémon.

Anyway, Ash and the others just need to keep an eye on the starter Pokémon that will be handed over to the newcomers, keeping them indoors while waiting for Nurse Joy to return.

However, Ash suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to tell Uncle Zuvoki some important things when he teleported Omanyte over.

He hurriedly instructed his Pokémon and Pikachu to stay and help Xiaosheng, as he needed to go to the front hall to contact Uncle Zifuqi.

"Xiaosheng, I'll only be out for five minutes, is that alright?"

"Alright, if you're going, then hurry up and go. Don't treat me like a child!"

Xiao Sheng said impatiently, "It's such a simple thing, it's an insult for Xiao Zhi to tell me so many times. I'm not as stupid as my sister."

But unexpectedly, as soon as Ash left, without the oppressive gaze of a wild beast, Nurse Joy's Torchic instantly revealed its true nature.

Its little eyes darted around, and it first frolicked in the laboratory, knocking over two of its companions and Haruka's turkeys.

This Torchic's speed, strength, and agility are quite astonishing, completely unlike what a beginner Pokémon should be like.

Because Ash had instructed them before leaving that the three Pokémon must not be harmed, Pikachu and Grovyle were also restrained.

They were completely fooled by Torchic, a beginner Pokémon.

"Pikachu?" (How could that be?)

"Cheers!" (Impossible!)

Just then, Max ran over to help up the Pokémon that had just fallen, and Torchic took advantage of the moment when it wasn't looking to sneak to the lab door. Max was shocked when he saw it.

"Oh no, Torchicken, you can't run out!"

Torchic ignored Max's instructions and kicked open the heavy door of the laboratory with a powerful kick, then ran out.

"Chirp!" (I'm going out to play!)

Chapter 399 Mighty Chicken

"Ah, the turkey can't go out!"

"Chima?" Haruka's turkey hopped over cutely and tilted its head in confusion.

I wasn't talking about you!

Seeing that the Pokémon Nurse Joy had given him was about to escape, Max had no choice but to lead everyone in a chase.

Even the normally well-behaved Mudkip and Treecko followed Ash's Grovyle and Mudkip after they ran off.

Then she accidentally tripped over herself and started crying in distress, forcing the forest lizard and the water frog to stay and take care of them.

Torchic easily evaded the repeated pursuits from Xiaosheng, Pikachu, Corphish, and Swellow.

As for the armored dragon, let's just ignore it given its pathetic speed.

Despite their small size, turkeys are incredibly strong and agile, like slippery eels.

He kept dribbling past people without stopping.

It even has the leisure to kick May's Torchic until it loses its ability to battle, which is ridiculously strong and doesn't seem like a baby Pokémon that was just born recently.

"Chirp, chirp!" (Fun, fun!)

It stomped on the lobster soldier's head and jumped out of the corridor window, turning back to stick out its tongue and mock the lobster soldier as it left.

"Hehehe?!"

The hot-headed lobster soldier couldn't tolerate such humiliation. He immediately flew into a rage and jumped out, chasing the turkey towards the forest.

"Wait a minute, Lobster Soldier, don't be impulsive."

"Pikachu, Pikachu!"

"Oh no! One of them is shooting out bubble beams and the other is shooting out sparks, they've ruined the lawn!"

Xiao Sheng was definitely going to get scolded, but he could only hurry up and catch up.