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

As Venusaur evolves, it becomes increasingly inactive. Apart from a few slow walks and jumps, it spends most of its time in the sun, absorbing sunlight through its flower buds to accumulate energy.

Their only means of communication with the outside world is the vines that grow from their bodies.

"Bulbasaur, it seems you understand now." Ash finally showed a relieved smile.

No matter how powerful a Venusaur is, manipulating vines is a skill it needs to constantly hone; it's an extension of its body!

Such is the effect of rattan whips, such is the effect of powerful lashes…

Even if Venusaur learns the ultimate technique Hardened Plant, the giant trees and vines that are summoned, which are like the birth of the tree world, still need to be as easy to control as the original thin vine whip!

"Understood? Continue the battle! Use the Bind Tighten!" Ash continued to give instructions, while also nodding to his opponent, "Venusaur, I'm counting on you."

"Bana~" Since she had decided to guide the younger generation, Venusaur would certainly not refuse this request.

Suddenly, it exerted its strength and used the power of its forelimbs to fling Bulbasaur into the air, then slammed it to the ground!

The original intention was to use the bindings to restrict the opponent, but instead, the difference in strength led to the opponent counter-controlling the situation!

"Dana!" Bulbasaur shook its head vigorously, unwilling to give up, and once again used its vines to entangle the opponent.

“They’re really going all out, but this gap isn’t so easy to bridge,” Naz said, shaking her head slightly.

"Yes, it's not just strength, there's a big difference in physique too." Brock also didn't think much of Bulbasaur. With its opponent's strength and weight, it was clear that it couldn't be easily overpowered.

"There will be a way, Ash hasn't been worried at all~" Blue smiled confidently, knowing what Ash was planning.

And Bulbasaur certainly won't disappoint him!

"Da na... ba na!!"

Sure enough, just when Bulbasaur was dazed and confused from the fall and couldn't even recover in time, its will finally became highly concentrated, and an even more powerful aura suddenly erupted!

As the white light faded, a Venusaur that was a size larger than the regular version appeared in the arena!

Although its size was not as big as Venusaur, it still used Vine Whip to tightly entangle the opponent's feet. Even though it was dragged by the opponent and plowed deep furrows in the ground, it was never thrown off again!

"Bana~"

Upon seeing this, the garden lord suddenly released his grip, and his old face broke into a smile like a blooming flower.

It hasn't encountered such a successor in a long time. Although it was bred by humans, it should be able to be given high hopes...

"Thank you so much!" Ash said, thanking Venusaur as well.

Without the help of this senior, Venusaur wouldn't have regained its former self so easily, and its evolution wouldn't have been so smooth!

"Bana, ba na ba na~"

The Venusaur smiled kindly, but its next suggestion made Ash's Venusaur look troubled.

"Bana?!"

To ask someone to co-host an evolution celebration with you? That's a rather sudden request!

Chapter 151 The Legend of the Great God, the Successor Lord!

Even after dinner, the newly evolved Venusaur was still struggling with whether or not to agree to the old lord's previous suggestion.

The other party had mentioned that as long as they jointly presided over the Evolution Festival, they could also guide it to perceive the energy of nature. Venusaur was naturally very interested in this.

But there's no such thing as a free lunch. Even a fool could tell that the other party was definitely after it, and might even want to keep it in the Mysterious Garden by force...

"I don't think there's anything to worry about in this kind of thing." Ash suddenly came to Venusaur's side. "The reason you can't make up your mind is because you're reluctant to give up this rare opportunity to train, right?"

“Bana…” Venusaur nodded guiltily, knowing it couldn’t hide it from its trainer.

The power of nature sounds incredibly powerful, and Venusaur, who is currently extremely eager to become stronger, certainly doesn't want to miss out.

It even considered deceiving the other party, obtaining power through deception, and then leaving without a trace...

"Let's go find that old lord!" Xiao Zhi urged seriously. "Tell him all your thoughts, whether you want to stay and become his apprentice or you want to leave. You must not deceive anyone!"

Ash knew exactly what Venusaur was thinking, but he couldn't let it do that!

To agree with feigned kindness, then run away after getting the power for free... to deceive an elderly person who helped you like that is truly shameless!

“Bana…” Venusaur was immediately embarrassed, realizing that her previous idea was absolutely terrible.

But this is understandable. Recently, several of the players have been acting strangely, and Venusaur is clearly getting impatient.

When Ash brought Venusaur to the old master, the master was quietly lying on a large tree stump, gathering his strength for the evening's celebration.

Upon seeing Venusaur arrive, it immediately showed an expectant expression, clearly having been waiting for a response.

Venusaur explained its thoughts in detail.

It longed to co-host the celebration with the old lord so it could receive guidance from him... but after that, it would definitely have to leave!

Because it has its own trainers!

“Bana…” The old lord sighed sadly. After a long silence, it beckoned Ash and Venusaur to follow it into the tree hole behind it.

Beneath the withered tree seemed to lie a hidden world; they followed the slope down and eventually arrived at a vast space.

"This is?!"

Deep underground, in a hollow, Ash saw an enormous 'Venusaur' made up of countless vines and roots!

This is woven from the roots of that dead tree... No, rather than describing it that way, it's more accurate to say that the flower on the back of this Venusaur grew upwards until it formed the dead tree outside!

“Bana…” (This is the god of my clan…)

Standing before this enormous Venusaur statue, the old lord recounted a story in a weathered tone.

Legend has it that the Garden of Wonders was originally created by a Venusaur that exhausted all its power. After the garden was completed, it transformed into a deity and has been protecting this land ever since.

It is because of its contribution that the land of the Wonder Garden is so vibrant and its natural energy is much more active than elsewhere.

The Evolution Festival is essentially a tribute to Bulbasaur.

The lords passed down the legend from generation to generation, gathering the Bulbasaur at a specific time each year to complete their evolution and give back to nature by giving birth to flowers as a gift to the Bulbasaur god.

The current lord does indeed hope that Ash's Venusaur will become his successor.

It is very old, and perhaps in a few years it will return to God's embrace and become part of the countless roots here.

Before that, it had to choose a suitable successor, so it chose Venusaur.

Although it was a Pokémon captured by humans, Venusaur's strength was the strongest the old lord had ever seen.

In addition, Ash also possesses the power of Viridian, which is definitely the power that all Pokémon yearn for the most!

Unfortunately, Venusaur's ambitions lay elsewhere...

"I'm sorry, Venusaur can't stay here indefinitely," Ash said apologetically, and the old lord's face grew even more somber.

“But hosting the celebration is still no problem.” Ash suddenly changed the subject, bowed slightly and requested, “How about this, in the future, if there is an opportunity, I will let Venusaur come back to stay temporarily; and I can also guarantee that it will definitely come back in advance every year when a celebration is held, and it will never delay the offering to the Great God!”

"Bana...Bana!" Venusaur bowed its head earnestly, making promises repeatedly.

"Bana...na~" After hesitating for a long time, the old lord finally agreed.

It has no other way. If it just finds a successor randomly, the end result will only be that each generation is worse than the last, and the entire Wonderland Garden may gradually wither away.

At that time, although the Bulbasaur will still spontaneously gather together to evolve, no one will be left to protect the legend of the great god.

The Venusaur, having entrusted the responsibility to Ash, may not be here often, but at least the legacy can continue!

"Bana!" Thinking this, the old lord swung his vine whip, took out a special flower bud from his back, and carefully planted it in the bud of Venusaur.

hum~

A strange power spread out, and Venusaur was suddenly shaken violently. Even the black mud that had been buried at the base of the flower was suddenly thrown out!

"Thank you so much, old lord," Xiao Zhi said gratefully.

He knew that the unopened flower bud must contain Venusaur's Mega Stone.

Because a Pokémon cannot carry two items, it replaces the black slime with it.

With this item, Venusaur officially becomes the successor of the Mysterious Garden and the next lord!

As for the black sludge, let's leave it to Crobat for now, since Ash has caught a lot of Poison-types anyway~

...

The nighttime celebration finally arrived, and Ash's Venusaur made its appearance alongside the old leader. It stood side by side with the leader in front of all the Bulbasaur, imitating its predecessor and directing the Bulbasaur to spread pollen.

Under the moonlight, the pollen, like glistening ribbons, gradually scattered throughout the garden, stimulating the green field to bloom with flowers!

Throughout this process, the elderly lord guides Venusaur, helping it to perceive the power of nature.

That is the power of plants. It flows through the soil into Venusaur's limbs, then travels and gathers in its body, finally condensing in the flower bud on its back, transforming into its own life force!

"Bana!!"

Feeling the abundant natural power, Venusaur couldn't help but shout, and all the Bulbasaur present also emitted the light of evolution!

"Huh... Little Frog?" Blue was suddenly stunned in surprise. She found that her Bulbasaur was also blooming, and eventually evolved into the third Bulbasaur on the scene!

"Hey, I really benefited from this!" She looked up and saw Ash's Venusaur secretly winking at her from the high platform.

They were all traveling companions, and Venusaur had just mastered this power, so naturally she would show some favoritism towards her own people…

This is, of course, also to please his trainer.