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

Only then did he turn to the bewildered red-haired boy.

"Honey, next time you're battling in the wild, remember to prioritize beating up the people first. These guys are different from regular trainers; just defeating their Pokémon won't do any good~"

"I understand..." Xiao Yin nodded silently, but her expression was clearly puzzled. "How did you end up here?"

“I was passing through Azalea Town when Mr. Steel told me about what happened there. Coincidentally, Chie’s Slowpoke was also kidnapped. I found some things that Slowpoke had used and used Lucario’s sense of smell to track them down here,” Ash explained. “Well, I didn’t expect you to be so righteous as to get involved in this matter.”

"I can't care!" Silver turned his head away awkwardly. "I just get annoyed whenever I see these weaklings! Besides, they stole Chie's Slowpoke..."

"So that's why... But that little girl is really cute~" Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow, his face full of 'you're really something'.

"That's not why!" Silver blushed and bristled. "It's because... I received help from his family before. Many of the Poké Balls I use were made by Mr. Steel free of charge... This is just returning the favor!"

"Hmm, it's good to be grateful and repay kindness~" Xiao Zhi nodded approvingly.

Silver is indeed a good kid. Ash only approached him out of curiosity before, but now he has truly begun to appreciate him.

Just then, Lucario also identified its target and accurately located Chie's Slowpoke.

"Did you find it? Let me see... Thankfully, its tail broke off on its own, so it shouldn't hurt too much." Ash patted Slowpoke's head, using his psychic powers to hypnotize it into sleep.

"Chie's Slowpoke... wait!" Silver suddenly remembered something. "You said before that you found us by Lucario's sense of smell?!"

Although Silver already knew that Ash was a formidable opponent, he was still shocked.

The paulownia forest is a very vast forest, and where they are is at least ten kilometers away from Hinoki Town. How could that Lucario have such a keen sense of smell?!

So... is this what it means to be a strong person?

Watching Ash dealing with the scene, Silver felt a surge of longing well up inside her.

He had to admit that ever since he learned of Ash's existence, he had always wanted to be like him.

There's no need to build any faction or gather a bunch of lackeys to show off. As long as you're strong enough, you can solve all the problems on your own!

Hmm... If AI could hear these thoughts, it would probably say... Silver is still too young, and its understanding of issues is somewhat superficial.

Ash may be strong enough, but he has never fought alone. He is always surrounded by people who wholeheartedly help him.

"These few grunts are just temporarily staying here; it's not a real base. There are still many Slowpokes that need to be rescued." After quickly dealing with the prisoners, Ash also obtained more information.

He turned to Silver and pleaded, "Can I ask you a favor? I'll have Alakazam take you both back to Azalea Town so you can explain what's going on here to Mr. Steel, and I can continue the pursuit."

"I...I don't want to!" Xiao Yin immediately shook her head in refusal. "You just said you found their real stronghold, right? I want to go with them!"

"But you just went through a battle, and the Pokémon you're holding should be in bad shape. Shouldn't you help them recover first?" Ash asked seriously.

"I...I absolutely have to go!" Little Silver stubbornly shook her head. "I brought a lot of medicine to help them heal temporarily...No matter what, I don't want to give up halfway!"

"I see... Then let them all out. I'll heal them. You should save your medicine."

"Ah, this..." Silver was taken aback, clearly not expecting Ash to be so easy to talk to.

"What are you standing there for? Release them quickly!" Ash urged. "After you heal them, we still need to find Team Rocket's base."

"Oh..." Silver then released the four heavily injured creatures in a daze, and then stared in disbelief as Ash used the power of Viridian to help them quickly recover from their injuries.

During this time, Ash also sent out Alakazam to teleport the captured minions and Slowpokes back to Azalea Town, and to let Misty and the others know they were safe.

"That Alakazam..."

Little Silver stared at all of this in a daze, and the power that Alakazam had inadvertently displayed also captivated him.

How exactly can I train myself to possess this kind of power...?

Chapter 352 The Son Disciplined His Father, Is This Acceptable?

In the paulownia forest, Ash led Silver on a journey and soon arrived at the depths of the forest.

Ahead was a clearing in the woods, with sparse grass. Beside the clearing stood a small ancestral hall that looked old and rustic.

"This place..." Xiao Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

In the game, it seems you can summon Celebi using a GS Ball here...

(There is indeed some special energy there.) The management spirit also noticed something unusual.

(Take down the Rockets first.)

Team Rocket's base is not far from the shrine, so even if Ash wants to do a side quest, he'll have to wait until he's dealt with these guys.

Although it was called a base, it was actually just a fence with a few tents, and it looked very rudimentary.

This is understandable. After Ash and the League's series of blows, especially the unexpected destruction of the Cajas Town base and the Orange Islands academy, Team Rocket is not what it used to be and has even disappeared for a long time.

Furthermore, according to the message that Ash sent back through a secret channel—namely, Gastly—it seems that Giovanni disappeared completely shortly after the chaos in Kanto.

Even the Rockets' own staff can't get in touch with him now... Even that Master Ball has been handed over to someone else.

Furthermore, the Millennium Gastly has finally confirmed that the ball was not intended to capture Mewtwo!

"Hey, are you ready?" After regaining his senses, Ash checked the general layout of the base and reminded the boy next to him.

"How do you plan to fight?" Xiao Yin asked nervously.

"Of course, we should blow it up from the middle!"

hum!

With Teleport activated, Ash and Silver appeared directly in the center of Team Rocket's base, followed by the throwing of several Poké Balls!

"Pikachu!" "Kane!"

Pikachu unleashed a burst of lightning that spread throughout the base, followed by the colossal Steelix, which coiled its body outwards in a wide arc, destroying the entire base's defenses almost instantly!

"Attack! Prioritize attacking humans, then Pokémon, and don't rescue the captured Pokémon yet!" While directing his partner to launch the attack, Ash also reminded Silver of the key points of this chaotic battle.

Team Rocket has imprisoned many Pokémon here, not just Slowpoke whose tail was cut off. They are all very weak and are actually safer in the cage.

"Got it! Crocodile, Ursaring, go!" Silver also sent out his Pokémon to join Ash in the attack.

During this time, he also secretly learned Ash's fighting and command methods.

He discovered that Ash's Pokémon, besides being powerful, also cooperated very well with each other, often using continuous attacks to overwhelm their enemies.

Ash's commands are even more concise and efficient. He usually uses abbreviations to instruct on special moves, and sometimes he doesn't even say the Pokémon's name!

For example, the word "Stone Edge" tells Pinsir to launch a Stone Edge attack, and the word "U-Turn" will cause Crobat to keep returning balls to launch guerrilla tactics.

Observing it up close at the closest distance undoubtedly benefited Xiao Yin greatly.

Amidst the chaos of the stronghold, another adorable creature, light blue with a red dorsal fin, quietly opened its eyes…

It was also one of the Pokémon captured by Team Rocket. After observing the situation, the little guy rolled its eyes and suddenly bared its sharp teeth at the iron cage in front of it!

"Vani, Vani!"

With a series of cracking sounds, the iron cage, which should have been incredibly sturdy, was actually bitten through by it, leaving a large hole!

After doing all that, it wanted to call its fellow inmates, such as Shellder and Kingler, to escape together, but seeing how weak they all looked, it could only leave on its own in the end…

"Damn it, you're not getting away! Bigmouth Bat, take care of it now!"

Its escape attempt was quickly discovered by Team Rocket's minions, who angrily dispatched Zubat, who unleashed a series of Sky Slashes at the little guy!

"Wani~" But the little guy nimbly jumped with alternating feet, easily dodging the attack as if dancing, and even threw a powerful water gun in return, making the Zubat dizzy.

"Damn bastard..."

Bang!

The Rockets' underlings tried to press their advantage, but were kicked in the lower back and fell face-first into the mud.

After that, he was kicked hard in the head and then he knew nothing more…

"Good job, Totodile." Ash smiled and gave the little guy a thumbs up. "But it's still too dangerous here. Go back to your cage and hide. Don't let the bad guys find you."

This little saw-toothed crocodile is really smart. It actually had the ability to bite through the cage a long time ago, but it was worried that it wouldn't have a chance to escape, so it has been patiently waiting until now.

"Wanny, Wanny!" Hearing Ash say that, the little guy jumped up and down happily a few times, then ran back to pretend to be weak.

However, it didn't just lie there. When the next lone Team Rocket minion passed by, Totodile attacked again, biting the opponent's ankle and easily taking him down.

After that, he used a Water Tail Smash to the head, a move exactly like Ash's.

After finishing his work, the little tortoise happily danced a few steps... and then continued to pretend to be unconscious.

"This kid has potential!" Ash's eyes lit up. He seemed to know where this little Vani came from.

...

The battle ended quickly. Ash gathered all the Team Rocket members together and entrusted them to his Pokémon for safekeeping. He then made an excuse to go to the shrine.

"This is..." Near the shrine, Ash indeed discovered a ripple of time.

Before he could even make contact, the ripples flew into Ash's body, and his thoughts seemed to be caught in the flow of time...

When Ash came to his senses, he found himself on a somewhat familiar street. After looking around carefully, he realized that this seemed to be the outskirts of Viridian City.

It was pitch black all around, with only the occasional faint light from the streetlights…

"You're leaving? Why? Is it just because you were defeated by those people? Didn't you say you were the strongest in the world?!"

The red-haired boy asked in confusion, judging from his clothes that he should be Xiao Yin who had not yet gone on his trip.

The person he was questioning was Sakaki, the one who had dominated the alliance for many years and controlled the Kanto underworld!