Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

"Who knows? I'll just keep it if they give it to me~" Ash didn't seem to care much and casually put the feather into his backpack.

Ho-Oh might be chasing after him, otherwise how do you explain the sudden rain that helped defeat the Spearow flock in the original story, now falling on Mount Miacha?

As for the rainbow-colored feather, it's something from the movie.

Those who obtain the Rainbow Feather are called Rainbow Warriors, but this title seems to have no other symbolic meaning besides going to Mount Azuma to play with Ho-Oh.

Therefore, Ash doesn't need to think about this issue too much. If Ho-Oh really has something going on, he will naturally have to cross paths with him again in the future.

"By the way, the capture battle just now went a bit too far. I need to help Onix and the others recover. Are you going to wait for me?" After Ho-Oh's interlude ended, Ash released Onix to prepare for treatment.

"I can't wait for you any longer." Shigeru shook his head. "The battle just now, and that mysterious Pokémon at the end... In short, I have to leave alone and begin my own training!"

"Okay, then have a safe journey." Ash nodded understandingly and held out his hand to Gary. "If we meet again on our journey, let's have a battle."

"No problem, I'll definitely win!" After shaking hands and saying goodbye, Xiao Mao went down Miacha Mountain first.

Ash wasn't surprised. If Gary still wasn't moved after seeing all this, then he wouldn't be the Gary Ash acknowledges.

As for the other person, perhaps...

"Ash, I... I'm also planning to travel by myself." Blue hesitated for a moment, then also said goodbye.

"Alright... If you want to go alone, I won't force you to stay, but you must be careful." Xiao Zhi sighed softly, giving Xiao Lan some thoughtful advice.

"Uh... there's no need to be so serious, it's just a normal trip~" Xiaolan's eyes started to dart away, she felt that Xiaozhi seemed to have seen through something.

"Bluey, we've known each other since we were five. Do you think you can keep this from me?" Ash said very solemnly. "Anyway, let's make a promise... I won't stop you from doing what you want, but we have to keep in touch at all times, especially if you encounter any danger. You must tell me immediately, and I will rush to help you as soon as possible!"

"Promises... You've made so many promises~" Xiao Lan asked with a grin, "To help Lila get justice, and there's the promise with that girl Carlos, and now you have to add me to it, are you really going to be able to handle it all?"

"Why don't you agree to give it a try?" Xiao Zhi's words were filled with unwavering confidence!

He will absolutely not stand idly by when it comes to Xiao Lan's matter!

"Xiao Zhi..." Xiao Lan was stunned for a moment.

After a long pause, she neither agreed nor refused, but simply smiled faintly: "I'm just starting out on my trip, and I'm not really sure what I want to do, but I'll give it a try."

"As for you, Ash... thank you so much for helping me. I'm really... always so grateful to you~"

Chapter Sixteen: Weakness is not the original sin, giving up is!

As dusk approached, the boy, accompanied by Pikachu, trudged alone through the forest at the foot of Mount Miacha…

Blue also left. After thanking Ash very sincerely, she decided to leave alone.

Xiaozhi wasn't too surprised. Just like she said... it was her own business after all, and she had to try it on her own first. She couldn't rely on others from the very beginning.

So it's actually not bad, at least I didn't get friend-zoned...

"In the end, I still ended up traveling alone."

He went from being a trio to being all alone, and even missed out on meeting a certain water-type girl... This was definitely a bit of a loss.

After a smooth journey, Ash quickly arrived at the Pokémon Center in Viridian City, only to find it a desolate wasteland filled with smoke and dust.

"What just happened here?" Ash asked Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center.

"We were attacked by the wanted Team Rocket duo. Although we drove them away, the center was severely damaged and is now a complete mess," Miss Joy said helplessly.

"Team Rocket?"

Ash paused for a moment, realizing that in the original story, it was he who had torn down the roof of the Viridian Pokémon Center…

They also accidentally burned a bicycle with electricity.

I never imagined that even when I wasn't there, the real protagonist could still make such a mess of this place.

"Is there anything I can help with?" Seeing Nurse Joy's predicament, Ash immediately asked helpfully.

"It's nothing, the Poké Balls stored here have already been transported to Pewter City. Now there's only one problem..."

Nurse Joy led Ash to a dilapidated hospital room. Lying on the bed was a Pokémon covered in bandages, its species almost unrecognizable, with a Chansey anxiously caring for it beside it.

However, judging from the faint heartbeat signal on the instrument, the situation was clearly not optimistic.

"This giant beetle is badly injured. Its pincers on its head are completely broken, and its body is severely damaged..." Miss Joey said with heartache, "And it was abandoned. Our teleportation machine here is broken, so we can only barely treat it..."

"What exactly happened to the abandoned Pinsir?" Ash asked carefully.

Its trainer was originally a young samurai...

"It should be Bug Catcher, right... uh, please continue." Ash immediately shut up after being glared at by Nurse Joy.

"That young samurai seemed to be using his armored suit to compete with someone else's armored pod, and then..."

"Then, Metapod got so hard it couldn't get any harder, and it crushed Megatron's pincers, right?"

Joey only made a brief mention, but Ash had already basically pieced together the whole picture of the incident in his mind.

"That's how it is. It was badly injured when it was brought over... and then it was buried alive again. It took Chansey a lot of effort to dig it out."

"Can I take care of it for a bit? I'm Ash from Pallet Town, and I've studied a little medicine at Oak's lab." Ash handed over his Pokédex. "If all else fails, I can catch it and take it to Pewter City."

Professor Oak's lab is a prestigious institution. After confirming Ash's identity, Nurse Joy immediately took him into the ward.

Upon closer inspection, Ash noticed that the giant pincer was wrapped up like a silkworm cocoon, with only its eyes staring blankly at the crumbling ceiling.

"Changlespin, you go and rest first, I'll take care of it." Ash told Changlespin. With the combined effects of Aura and Viridian Power, Changlespin obediently handed the situation over to Ash.

"Dajia, are you alright?"

"Hah..." Upon hearing Ash's voice, the Pinsir just let out a hoarse growl and then ignored him.

"He even skipped the stage of hating humans. It seems he was heartbroken..." Ash shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself that the samurai was really something else.

The bug-catching boy abandoning his Bug-type Pokémon is practically abandoning his faith!

"To be honest, I don't know why you've given up..." Ash suddenly said seriously, "Is it just because you were abandoned by an irresponsible guy? Or... is it because of these injuries that you feel you have no hope left?!"

no respond.

Dajia is currently wallowing in despair and it's impossible for him to open his heart easily.

"Could it be... that you actually agree with what that guy said when he abandoned you, and you also feel like you're a worthless piece of trash?!"

"Huh?!" The big pincushion's body trembled violently, its blood-red eyes staring intently at Ash.

But soon, it started screaming in pain again because it aggravated its injuries.

"Good, the fact that you're angry means there's still hope." Xiao Zhi suddenly smiled with satisfaction.

If he had only given the first aid casually, he was now genuinely interested in the giant beetle.

He's going to subdue this guy... and he's sure to succeed!

"Tintosh, there's nothing to be ashamed of if you're weak. It's just a temporary situation," Ash sincerely advised. "As long as you persevere, you'll become stronger sooner or later."

"Ugh..." Big Armor growled weakly. It wasn't that it hadn't heard Joey talk about the big principles, but in its current state, it probably couldn't even recover...

Even if it recovers, so what? It's still just a piece of trash that can't beat Metapod!

"The one who's useless isn't you, it's the person who abandoned you! That guy failed to train you properly and then blamed everything on you!"

Ash seemed to understand Pinsir's feelings. He placed his hand on Pinsir's body, and Pinsir immediately felt a warm current washing over its entire body.

It felt all its wounds itchy, as if they were wriggling with vitality... that was the healing power of Eternal Life!

"Huh...huh?!" The big armored carapace managed to glance at the face with a sincere smile, but the next second, its eyes turned to utter terror!

The already dilapidated roof collapsed completely at this moment!

Boom!

A deafening roar followed, but the giant armored beast felt no pain. It opened its eyes in surprise, only to see a huge shadow...

It was an enormous rock serpent that swept away all the ruins with its body!

Is that his Pokémon?!

"Trust me... your injuries aren't a problem, and your strength is even less of a problem! As long as you're willing to pull yourself together, I can not only heal you, but also make you stronger! Big Armor, do you dare to show some backbone and tell me your attitude?!"

Ash took out a Poké Ball and handed it to Pinsir.

"Remember... weakness is never the original sin, only giving up is!!"

"Hah...ah!!"

Completely inspired by Ash, the big tortoise let out a painful yet passionate roar and struggled to jump off the bed, letting its ruptured wound stain the bandages red!

Its body began to tremble uneasily, and finally it suddenly pulled out a scarred arm, clenched its fist, and pressed it against the switch on the Poké Ball!

Hey~

The heavily injured Pinsir transformed into a ray of red light and willingly surrendered to Ash!

"Nice to meet you, Pinsir." Although the capture was a spur-of-the-moment decision, Ash was still very satisfied.

Although Pinsir isn't the most visually appealing, with proper training, it could undoubtedly be a formidable Bug-type fighter.

In particular, he also saw something important in Dajia.

Strength, skill, and special moves can all be honed through training... but some things are innate!

For example, the dignity of not being content with being weak...