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

It wants to shed the label of being "trash" in the eyes of other Pokémon and become a true powerhouse!

"Steelcore, come out!" Ash suddenly threw out a Super Heavy Ball, and the giant steel beast, which was over thirty meters long, crashed to the ground with a thud, the shockwave even creating a wave in the sea!

"Thump..." Magikarp was swept away by a wave and submerged in the water. It took it a while to float back to the surface.

The fish was completely dumbfounded when it saw the majestic, gigantic iron snake, and was even too frightened to move.

However, Nurse Joy has more confidence in Ash now.

She had seen Ash's Steelix on TV, and now, seeing it up close, she couldn't help but marvel at its exaggerated size.

Ash undoubtedly has extensive experience in raising super-sized Pokémon, so having Magikarp follow him would definitely be the right choice.

"If you want to follow me, charge at me with all your might!" Ash pointed at Steelix's steel body!

"Knock..." Magikarp's face turned pale instantly. The other party was such a huge lump of iron, while he was just a fat otaku lacking calcium.

It must hurt a lot if I crash into it like that…

"What are you hesitating about?" Ash frowned slightly. "This is a one-time opportunity. If it doesn't work out, then forget it..."

"Knock!" Upon hearing Ash's words, Magikarp cried out in alarm.

It circled in the sea several times before finally making up its mind, leaping out of the water with a loud bang and crashing headfirst into the giant steel snake!

Bang!

A dull thud echoed as Magikarp's force failed to budge Steelix in the slightest. Instead, it sustained a noticeable wound on its head and its massive body bounced back into the water, splashing up a spray of water.

However, after surfacing again, although Magikarp was baring its teeth, the fear in its eyes had clearly diminished.

So, pain isn't all that bad after all.

If you just grit your teeth, you'll get through it!

"Great, crash it again!" Ash nodded in satisfaction and, under Nurse Joy's worried gaze, gave the command once more.

"Knock!!" This time, Magikarp did not hesitate. It leaped up with all its might and charged fiercely at the Iron Serpent, which was like a barrier!

But this time, it saw a Poké Ball coming straight at it!

"Nice to meet you, Magikarp." Ash reached out to catch the falling Poké Ball, expressing his expectations to the other Pokémon.

"Strive on, future champions!"

Chapter 291 The Gyarados that Can't Fly, and the Snorlax that Can Swim

"Go for it, Magikarp! You can do it! Just swim another 500 meters!"

"Believe in yourself! You still have untapped potential! Just 300 meters more!"

"You're amazing! Keep going! There's really only one hundred meters left!!"

...

On the vast ocean, a boy held a megaphone and enthusiastically encouraged everyone, while a fat guy in the water was sweating profusely... and everyone else's mouths twitched.

"Uh... how long has it been swimming those last hundred meters?" Misty asked uncertainly, watching Magikarp dragging Lapras and barely moving forward.

Tying a rope to Magikarp's tail and having it drag Lapras and Ash forward with the weight... This method is quite scientific, but from the very beginning, Misty always felt that the distance Ash was shouting was off.

"Who knows? But the total distance we covered was definitely more than 500 meters!"

Using the observer's keen eye, Xiao Jian quickly calculated and came to a conclusion... the giant Magikarp, dragging Lapras, had already swum at least three 500-meter distances!

"This is also because Magikarp is willing to work hard," Lila said with a smile. "It actually knows that its brother is lying to it, but it still persists and refuses to give up."

"Hmph, they even fooled Pokémon~" The older sister let out a pleasant snort, but her evaluation was still quite objective, "This training method is indeed good... and the choice of Everstone is also correct."

After catching the giant Magikarp, Ash immediately devised a series of training plans for it. He also called Rika in Celadon City and asked her to buy a batch of supplies from the department store.

This includes a drink that provides Magikarp with overall nutrition... Pikachu and Pinsir have both drunk it before, and Ash now calls it "the ultimate comfort drink"~

There were also other items, the most important of which was the Everstone. Ash even sent a Pokémon with it, and after it was equipped, it was sent back as quickly as possible.

"An Everstone... Is Ash not planning to evolve Magikarp?" As a Water-type Trainer, Misty couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

She was also looking forward to seeing what a cool Gyarados would be if such a huge Magikarp evolved.

"Magikarp can't evolve in the short term, so I have to completely solve its physical problems first!" Ash explained as he came over.

Given Magikarp's current state, there are only two possibilities if it were to evolve rashly.

The first outcome is that it evolves into a Gyarados of average size, somewhat calcium deficient... This is not a bad result; at least with some conditioning, it can still be used as a fighting force.

Another possibility is that it will evolve into a Gyarados that is three times the size, but extremely calcium deficient and almost shatters at the slightest touch!

If that were the case, its dragon life would be completely over...

"And even if its physique is improved, with its size, it will definitely encounter new drawbacks after evolving," Ash continued.

"A new drawback... what is it?" Xiaoxia listened very carefully. She was also a Gyarados trainer and wouldn't miss such a rare learning opportunity.

“It’s probably cervical spondylosis,” Cynthia interjected casually. “Most Gyarados suffer from cervical spondylosis due to their top-heavy body structure. This problem will be amplified when Gyarados’s size increases.”

She actually admired Xiaozhi a lot; she hadn't expected him to pay attention to such details.

As a trainer, Ash is impeccable... except that he might be a tiny, tiny bit... dirty-minded.

“That’s it~” Ash nodded. “The subsequent problems can’t be solved by calcium supplements alone, and the more calcium it gets, the heavier its head will become after evolution. To completely solve the cervical spine problem, unless…”

"Unless what?" Xia immediately asked curiously.

"Unless Gyarados can actually fly!"

Ash's words were surprising, but Cynthia seemed thoughtful.

In this era, Gyarados, despite possessing the Flying type, cannot actually fly.

Only a few powerful beings can glide close to the water's surface at high speeds... but that's actually a kind of power to control the water's flow, and it's a far cry from pure flight.

Cynthia's Milotic can do that too, but can you say Milotic can fly?

However, Cynthia had indeed seen flying Gyarados in the literature.

In the Sinnoh region—which was ancient Sinnoh—Gyarados could indeed roam the skies!

If Gyarados could fly, its cervical spondylosis would indeed be cured without medication... After all, its whole body would be floating in the sky, so the pressure on its neck would definitely not be that great.

Cynthia had no idea how Ash knew all this...

She glanced at the boy not far away, but he was only focused on fooling the fat otaku in the water.

"Go Magikarp! Only fifty meters left!"

Everyone was speechless upon seeing this. Even if Magikarp trusted you, you couldn't just blatantly lie like that!

In the short time they were chatting, Magikarp swam more than a hundred meters, and now you're saying it's still fifty meters away?!

"Knock..." Magikarp was also a little resigned to its fate, but just as it was about to catch its breath, a splash of water suddenly erupted not far away!

boom!

A familiar scene unfolded, and another dark shadow appeared in an instant!

"What's that?" Xia asked, startled. "Could it be Miss Joey again?"

"No...it's Snorlax!" Jian exclaimed, shaking his head. "It's a Snorlax swimming...cough! cough cough!"

Just as they were talking, a giant beast swimming in the sea suddenly swept past them, and the waves it created choked Xiao Jian's mouth.

"Butterfly Stroke, and it's so fast! This Snorlax is extraordinary." Cynthia's eyes lit up; she had never seen such a unique Snorlax before.

"What are you waiting for? Turn around and chase it!" Ash immediately gave Magikarp the command. "Hey, you're a fish, how can you lose to a land creature in swimming?!"

"Knock!!" Ash's provocation clearly had an effect. Magikarp made a drift turn and immediately chased after Snorlax!

Ash is right. It's a fish, and a fish with a Speed ​​stat equal to Dragonite. How could it lose to a fat land creature?

Unfortunately, it had a good plan, but when the game actually started, it found that it couldn't catch up with Snorlax at all!

"Well, I'll help you this once... Go as fast as you can!!" As he spoke, Ash released the power of Viridian to help Magikarp recover.

At the same time, Lapras released Rain Dance into the sea ahead, helping Magikarp activate its Swift Swim ability!

"Thump!" In that instant, Magikarp seemed to lose all feeling of its own weight, pushing its speed to its limit!

Trailing behind it, Lapras and creating surging waves, it finally caught up with Snorlax.

"Thump!!" Just as it was about to reach the shore, Magikarp suddenly leaped out of the sea with a splash, winning by a very narrow margin!

It landed headfirst on the soft sand, and Magikarp immediately became excited and jumped around.

But Snorlax didn't even glance at it before dashing into the depths of the island.

"Hey, you seem pretty energetic. Let's do another fifty impact training sessions then. Chenglong will supervise."

"Knock?!!" In an instant, Magikarp's background turned gray.

Leaving it to train miserably on the shore, Ash and the others hurried towards the island.

Finally met...

Of all the Pokémon in the Orange Islands, Ash is most interested in them!