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

So, leaving Pokémon, Charizard, and Lucario to guard the house, Ash and the rest of his crew flashed away, teleporting directly to the neighboring Ula Ula Island!

...

Po Town, located in the northwest of Ula Ula Island, is a truly dilapidated town.

When Ash arrived, it was nearly dusk, and the entire town of Po was shrouded in gloom, with a light, damp rain falling from the sky.

The town of Po appears even more desolate and dilapidated in the rain. The entire town is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is enclosed by thick high walls. The gate located on the island side is the only access point to Po town.

Ash observed the town from mid-air and found that it was indeed as described in the game: all the buildings were abandoned, the streets were in a mess, and there were all kinds of vulgar graffiti everywhere.

"Ha... With so few people, you dare to call yourselves an evil group?"

Ash used his aura to sense the area and discovered that there were only a few dozen people in the entire town.

At this time of day, apart from the prisoners of Bulmer, there are unlikely to be any other low-ranking members out and about, so this is very likely the entirety of the Skull Squad.

The total number is less than fifty... Honestly, Xiao Zhi is too lazy to take orders like this now.

"Looks like there's no need to test anything, let's just charge in... Corviknight and Pelipper, you two follow Pikachu, Feebas follow me."

Ash sent out two flying Pokémon, signaling Pikachu to take to the sky to lead the team, while he summoned Feebas, held it in his arms, and then, as if using a summoning technique, dropped a black Poké Ball to the ground.

"Come out... Steelix!!" "Kane!!"

With a low roar, a giant snake, nearly forty meters long, suddenly appeared at Xiaozhi's feet. The shock of its landing alone caused a large number of walls and houses in Po Town to collapse!

"Alakazam, Mega Evolve!" "Alakazam!"

A flash of light from Mega Evolution appeared, and Mega Alakazam, resembling a wizard, sat cross-legged, its powerful psychic abilities instantly spreading throughout the entire town!

At the same time, Ash's Crobat, Gengar, Nidoking, and Snorlax, who he now carries with him, also rushed out one after another.

Dragapult, which it had just captured, hesitated for a moment. It placed the child next to Ash and then transformed into a ghostly green afterimage, knocking the minions in front of it to the ground!

"Damn it... what's going on?" "Could it be those damn cops coming to our door?" "Are you kidding me? They don't have that kind of ability!"

A group of thugs hiding in the central mansion were wondering what to eat for dinner when suddenly a sandstorm hit, and they ended up with a mouthful of dirt.

It's Steelix's sandstorm!

Under the cover of the sandstorm, Ash and his friends launched a fierce attack on the only intact mansion in Po Town. Pokémon were everywhere, both in the sky and on the ground, and the small fry on the outskirts were no match for them!

"Hmph, a bunch of useless bastards, scared out of their wits at this level?" At this moment, in the mansion, a young man with blond hair and side-swept bangs looked at the group of henchmen who were running around in a panic and let out a disdainful snort.

"Stop talking nonsense, if you're so capable, then you do it!"

"That's right! Didn't you say you'd be our bodyguard? Instead of posing for photos, why don't you hurry up and deal with these troublemakers!"

The two fleeing henchmen were indignant and tried to incite the boy, but the blond-haired youth was quite swayed by their rhetoric.

"Fine, I'll show you what the difference in strength really is!" The blond boy crossed his arms, used the other hand to hold his bangs and struck a final pose before swaggering up to Ash.

"Stop right there! I'm a bodyguard for the Skull Team. If you've got the guts, come and fight me!"

"Huh... why is it you?" Ash was stunned by the shout. He rubbed his eyes hard before he could make sure he wasn't seeing things.

With his side-swept bangs, black clothes, and a body covered in holes while trying to look cool, isn't this his chuunibyou brother-in-law... uh, what Ash wants to say is that the other person's name is Gladion.

"What are you hesitating for? Hurry up and fight me!" Seeing his opponent's hesitation, Gladio was actually a little flustered and could only keep urging him on.

He had boasted too much earlier, but after actually meeting Ash, he realized that Ash's number of weapons was far greater than his own, so he started thinking about limiting the conflict to a battle.

As for Xiao Zhi, he simply never expected to encounter this person here!

"Hey! Do you want to fight or not?!" Gladio seemed a little agitated, gripping his left wrist tightly with his right hand, his whole body tense as if he were about to release a Thousand Birds...

"Honey, is that hand you have Parkinson's disease?"

"What did you say…"

call out!

Before he finished speaking, Ash had already vanished from above Steelix's head in an instant, rushing to Gladion and grabbing his collar!

"Remember, don't get distracted during a wild battle!"

"You... um."

The immature boy wanted to argue, but a flash of purple light appeared in Ash's eyes, and he knew nothing more.

"Gladio, this level of chuunibyou (delusional) behavior is truly legendary." Ash casually tossed the creature behind him and then touched Feebas's dorsal fin.

"Little guy, remember this too... wasting time striking poses during battle is the worst thing you can do. If you encounter someone like this, just smash their face in the first place!"

"Hmm~" Ugly Fish nodded very seriously, and even put what he learned into practice on the spot - a certain white-haired non-mainstream person had just come out of the house and was about to strike a pose to exude an aura of dominance when a shot of boiling water was sprayed right in his face!

"Damn it! Armored Warrior!" The opponent reacted quickly, immediately summoning a heavily armored, upright insect-shaped Pokémon that easily blocked the scalding water attack.

But by sheer coincidence, the attack ended up burning it.

"It's you..." The white-haired non-mainstream man's expression changed... but Xiao Zhi had already pounced on him!

"Guzma, you're finished!"

"What a joke! Scizor!!" Guzma lived up to his reputation as the 'Invincible Emperor'; his reaction was indeed quick. While retreating, he released a Scizor to help Golisopod restrain Ash.

"Nidoking! Snorlax!"

However, Ash was quick to act as well. He had already summoned the pink Nidoking and the academically gifted Snorlax to his side. The scorching Life Orb and the incomparably powerful Belly Drum Giga Impact erupted at the same time, and Guzma's two instantly lost their ability to battle!

"Damn it... Ugh!"

Bang! !

So focused on the outcome of the Pokémon battle, Guzma was suddenly struck hard in the abdomen, his eyes rolling back as he collapsed to his knees before Ash…

Chapter 402 Forced Reminiscing, Is That Even Okay?

"You...you're despicable! You don't even follow the rules..."

In the chaotic neighborhood, Guzma knelt before Ash, cursing intermittently.

"Heh, that's really interesting." Ash laughed immediately.

"Guzma, you're the leader of Team Skull, and I'm a League Investigator. We're like cops and robbers... You don't actually think I'm here to challenge your Pokémon to a battle, do you?"

Honestly, compared to the Rockets and those ruthless poachers, the Skull Team is nowhere near as good.

They're just a bunch of petty thugs who can't amount to anything; they're incapable of achieving anything significant.

Guzma, the leader, could barely be considered a powerful trainer, but when he encountered Ash, the king of wild battles, he could only crawl on the ground.

What about the rules?

Regardless of the means, the rule is to incapacitate the enemy in the shortest amount of time!

"Damn it!" Guzma raised his head in resentment, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

"Guzma, I'm actually somewhat interested in you, but I don't have time to chat with you right now... so, close your eyes when it gets dark~"

"Well…"

Guzma's eyes went blank for a moment, and Ash roughly read the information in his mind.

The Skull Team was indeed secretly employed by the Aether Foundation, and Guzma himself held Lusamine in high esteem, so he was willingly being used.

After the recent Ultimate Energy Outbreak, Lusamine, taking precautions, entrusted something to Guzma to take away... and that thing is now in Team Skull's lair!

There's another thing: the news about Moen's return was told to Guzma by people from the Ether Foundation!

His original order was simply to secretly check on Moen's situation, but after she inadvertently revealed that 'Rosamina is distracted and desperately wants to reunite with her husband,' he angrily sent Bulmer to attack the hotel...

As a result, Ash Ketchum, a demon, was summoned.

Very interesting information~

After successfully suppressing Team Skull, Ash had Alakazam tie up all the thugs, and then he went alone into the only remaining intact mansion on the scene.

A moment later, Xiao Zhi strolled out with a satisfied smile, carrying a small bag in his hand.

The things that jingled inside were all pure Z-crystals!

Guzma has always been a rebellious guy. He harbors resentment because he can't become the captain and has repeatedly clamored to completely destroy the tradition of the Alola Islands Tour.

But this guy, who doesn't use Z-Rings and looks down on Z-Moves, is racking his brains to collect Bug Z-Moves, and in the end, all of his collection ends up benefiting Ash.

In addition, Xiao Zhi also found a hard drive.

This is what Lusamine gave him, but unfortunately Team Skull doesn't even have a computer, so Ash can't see its contents for the time being.

"Oh yeah, there should be computers there~" Xiao Zhi's eyes darted around as he thought of a good place.

"Everyone, let's go!" After recalling his companions, Ash activated his psychic powers and led dozens of prisoners away from Team Skull's lair.

Since it's such a coincidence, let's go catch up!

...

Po Town Police Station.

"Meow!!" An Alola Meowth playing in the police station was startled when it saw dozens of people who were tied up suddenly appear. It screamed and dashed into the police station.

After a while, a girl who looked slightly younger than Xiaozhi and was wearing a patchwork dress floated out gracefully.

The girl had very expressive features and always wore a lovely smile; beside her was a Mimikyu of a different color, which floated silently in the air.