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

"Rockets... what exactly are you guys trying to do?!" Li Ke asked angrily, snapping out of his daze.

"Isn't that obvious enough?" The tough-girl Musashi brandished her shovel. "We're obviously digging for the Moon Stone!"

"That's right, dig more so we can sell it for a higher price!" Kojiro continued swinging his pickaxe, sweating profusely.

"Give me gold coins, give me moonstones!"

"If you want Moonstones, why not just mine them honestly? Why resort to these underhanded methods?" Ash frowned unhappily.

These guys on the Rockets are bad guys, but not really evil. They do bad things all the time, but sometimes they also show some kindness.

However, their behavior of disregarding others and only wanting to take shortcuts can sometimes be really infuriating!

Mountain climbing and small-scale mining of Moonstones are not illegal in the League, so why make such a big fuss and disturb all the Pokémon on the mountain?!

"Behave yourself? Hmph, that kind of petty squabble is too boring~" Musashi said with a smug smile, "Besides, we don't just want the Moon Stone... don't you think so, Arbok?!"

"You guys are really too kind, actually bringing back the escaped Clefairy!" Kojiro sneered as he pulled out a Poké Ball. "Koffing, let's repay them properly!"

"What...what do you want?!" "Geodude, hold them off!"

Before the slow-witted Li Ke could react, Xiao Gang, who had already grasped the situation, immediately prepared for battle.

"You'll have to be capable to steal our Pokémon, Charmander!" Ash had already sent Charmander to jump in front of him, and at the same time, he reminded Brock, "Brock, be careful."

"Hmph, just a little brat and a big little brat, what are they so smug about! Arbok, charge and use Bite!" The hot-tempered Musashi launched the first attack, and the purple venomous snake also came on fiercely.

"Geomorph, use Round Up first!" Having received a reminder from Ash before the battle, Brock didn't attack immediately, but instead had Geomorph boost its defense first.

"Squatting up won't help! Gas bombs, use shockwaves!"

"Ignore it, Charmander, use Dragon Dance!"

Charmander leaps and dances a spirited battle dance on the spot, and doesn't even flinch when hit head-on by a gas bomb!

At the same time, the Geodude had also been bitten by the Arbok, but it felt neither pain nor itching.

"Counterattack! Charmander, Slash!" "Geosphere, Roll!"

At a command, Charmander suddenly extended its sharp claws and sent the gas bomb flying back; while Brock's Geodude, using the increased rolling power from its round shape, slammed the Arbok that was close by away!

"Damn it... Arbok, use Poison Sting!" "Gas Bomb, unleash the poison gas!"

"Is this really a good idea?" Ash suddenly smiled knowingly. "Charmander, Flamethrower!"

Boom!

As soon as a little gas leaked out of the gas bomb, a burst of intense flames suddenly erupted, blasting the Team Rocket members into a dusty mess!

"You two unreliable creatures, meow! Just watch me wreak havoc on you!"

"Pika~chu!"

Team Rocket, determined to put up a last stand, sent out their last mascot, but Meowth was knocked back to the ground by Pikachu's Thunderbolt as soon as it jumped into the air.

"Rockets, I'll teach you a lesson today. But if you dare to go too far again... I won't let you off easily!"

"You little brat..." "What exactly do you want?!"

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!" In response, Pikachu unleashed a thick bolt of lightning.

Boom!

The electric arc exploded beneath Team Rocket's feet, simultaneously blasting a large hole in the mountain behind them, thus providing the true protagonists with their first-ever flight in this world—a completely free gift!

"Damn it! Those damned brats and big brats!"

"What a waste of so many moonstones! That's outrageous!"

"There's no reason why a cat can't beat a mouse!"

"Anyway... it's such an awful feeling!" *3

"Hmm, that's the feeling~" Ash shaded his eyes with his hand as he watched the two people and the cat turn into shooting stars, and immediately felt that this trip was really worthwhile.

Indeed, this is the vibrant spirit of youth...

It would be even better if there was a Sonas!

Of course, he knew that the Rockets would probably be keeping an eye on him from now on, but that would probably be quite fun and a good break during his trip.

"Haha, great! The bad guy is finally gone!" After dealing with the two people and the cat, Li Ke couldn't help but dance with excitement.

He skipped and hopped over to Ash, grabbing Ash's hand and shaking it repeatedly: "This is amazing! This is the epitome of love and justice! So many Pokémon won't be affected anymore..."

"So many?" Upon hearing this, Ash involuntarily frowned.

"Wait a minute!" Suddenly, Ash seemed to realize something and immediately looked at Clefairy in Brock's arms. "Little guy...were there more than just those few people causing trouble at Mt. Moon?!"

“Pipi…” Pipi nodded weakly.

It actually escaped from deep within Mt. Tsukimi, but happened to encounter Team Rocket's trio digging for the Moon Stone on the way, and was then given a fright.

Deep within Mount Tsukimi, even more bad guys are causing trouble!

"Let's go! Let's go down!" Ash didn't dare to delay and immediately used all his Aura power.

In terms of detection and tracking, the range of the Aura Force is much wider than that of the Tokiwa Force. A powerful Aura Force can even detect the slightest movement of the wind a kilometer away!

Although Ash couldn't do that, he could roughly sense that there was a series of complex signals deep underground!

"Shing, how do you know there are other people causing trouble?" Brock asked, puzzled, as the group continued their descent.

"Too many Pokémon are affected; Team Rocket's small force can't possibly have a significant impact," Ash explained in a deep voice. "There must be other trouble happening at the foot of Mt. Moon; we must hurry!"

As they spoke, they quickened their pace, but were soon blocked by a layer of black rock.

"Onix, dig an entrance!" Brock immediately sent out Onix, but the Onix charged headfirst into the hole and was bounced back!

"Oh no! This rock formation has become as hard as steel because it has been squeezed by the mountain for many years!" Xiao Gang said with a worried expression.

"Step back, let me try!" Ash immediately threw out a Poké Ball. "Onix, charge!"

Boom! !

A tremendous tremor shook the earth, and a giant rock serpent fiercely charged out, blasting the entire rock layer into pieces!

"That's... Ash's Onix?!" Brock was so shocked he almost opened his eyes. Only then did he realize that Ash hadn't gone all out in the previous gym battle!

The shattered rocks slid down the mountainside, and after the rock layers were broken open, a huge cavity appeared in front of everyone.

Below, many people are busy at work, while many large machines are mining, constantly emitting annoying roars.

These people were all wearing black uniforms, gray combat boots and tactical gloves, with a bright red "R" printed on their chests!

It's Team Rocket other than the main characters!

Chapter Twenty-Two: Fierce Battle at the Bottom of the Mountain!

The moment the rock wall was smashed open, both Ash and his friends above, and the Team Rocket members working below, were stunned.

Ash and his friends were surprised to find such a large-scale operation below. Not only were Team Rocket causing trouble, but many wild Pokémon and even humans had been taken prisoner.

In addition, Team Rocket also got their hands on that super-sized Moon Stone... the one that Cliffy danced around in the original story!

The Rockets members were completely surprised that they had been discovered!

For a moment, they thought it was the cops sneaking up on them.

But when these lackeys discovered that there were only two or three kittens above them, they all began to show fierce expressions again.

"Hmph, how dare they barge in here?" "No matter who you are, deal with them first!" "Take their Pokémon too!"

Team Rocket's grunts made a commotion, and then a swarm of Pokémon like Koffing and Beedrill rushed forward!

"Onix, clear the way! Pikachu, Pokémon, Charmander, let's go!"

"Whoosh!!" With Ash's command, the giant Onix was the first to move. It slammed its head heavily into the ground, causing its entire body to slam down, creating a suspended stone bridge on the rock wall!

Ash, along with his three little ones who were already poised to go, charged ahead of them!

"Li Ke, take care of Clefairy for me!" Xiao Gang didn't expect Xiao Zhi to act so quickly, so he could only hand the weak Clefairy over to Li Ke first, and then followed closely with Onix, Geodude and the newly caught Zubat.

However, the further he went, the more alarmed he became.

Ash's Onix can actually let his Onix crawl on his back, the size difference is just too big!

"Pakie, Rock Slide! Charmander, Flamethrower! Pikachu, Thunder at full power!"

Flying rocks, raging flames, and bursts of lightning... The three little ones instantly tore open a gap in the enemy's defenses and fell into the encirclement at the bottom of Mt. Moon with Ash!

However, the Rockets' lackeys weren't paying attention to him for the time being...

"That guy's Onix..." "Cripple it and take it!"

Upon suddenly seeing such a unique giant onix, these guys practically had the word 'greed' etched into their eyes!

Then, several Team Rocket grunts shouted at the same time and actually brought out more than a dozen gas bombs at once, hoping to take down Onix instantly by self-destruction!

"Onix, curse followed by a spiral ball!"

Ash immediately led the three little ones away from Onix, and at the same time gave the order to Onix to sacrifice its speed in exchange for a boost in both offense and defense!

During this time, he kept his eyes glued to the dozen or so gas bombs that were coming at him, not daring to look away...

Boom! !