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

"Stop talking nonsense! I am willing to follow Lord Crimson Flame Pine, and I am even willing to give up everything for his ideals!"

The wild goose screamed madly, its obsessive behavior almost unbearable to watch.

"You people... simply cannot understand Lord Crimson Flame Pine! And do you know how good he has been to me? My super evolution power was a gift from Lord Crimson Flame Pine... What has this brat beside you ever given you?!"

"Hmm, that was indeed my oversight... I should have disarmed you first." Ash nodded in agreement, but then flicked his finger and snatched both the Fire Goose's evolution key stone and the Camerupt evolution stone.

This is the important thing.

If villains can't drop equipment, what's the point of their existence?

"Damn it... Give it back! Give it back to me!"

Ash ignored the screams of the frisbee; he was considering whether to give the stone to Nanami… The latter seemed to sense his thoughts and reached out her hand.

"Give it to me, I can also study the power of Mega Evolution." She took the Evolution Key Stone from Ash and turned to Rosaline with a smug look. "How about it, Ash gave it to me, aren't you envious?"

"That's mine!!"

“But it’s mine now…and he’ll give me even more in the future~” Nanami said with a smile, “You’re in trouble…Red Flame Pine can’t give you anything.”

"Damn it! Aaaaah!!" This barrage of taunts drove Huo Yan mad.

Xiao Zhi stopped dawdling and took the opportunity to search through Huo Yan's memories. Then he activated the ring and threw her and her minions to the entrance of the nearby police station.

After finishing all that, Ash turned to Nanami and found her looking at him with a big smile.

There seemed to be something else in that gaze…

The two naturally linked arms and joined the others.

At this moment, Butler had also finished confiding in Diane, and the two of them walked hand in hand to Ash, both of them somewhat at a loss.

“Butler, you may have been forced into this, but you were once a member of Team Magma… and according to Kanto law, your act of forcibly taking Jirachi is a confirmed crime!”

"I know!" Butler immediately bowed his head sincerely in apology. "I will take full responsibility, and I will have no objection no matter how you handle it... Also, I am truly grateful to you for rescuing Diane! If anything had happened to her, I..."

"As I just said, that's Kanto's law. What you did in Hoenn isn't my responsibility," Ash said, shaking his head slightly. "However, I do need something in return from you."

"Tell me, and I'll do whatever it takes, no matter how small!"

"I heard you developed a device to revive Groudon. Tell me about the principle behind it."

“Okay…” Butler seemed hesitant, but still told Xiaozhi about his invention in detail.

Strictly speaking, what he did was not resurrection, but creation.

He used Jirachi's Eye of Truth to draw upon the energy of the Millennium Comet, and then used Groudon fossils as a medium to channel the comet's energy into the Groudon patterns drawn on the earth, creating an embodiment of the earth out of thin air!

"I can't believe I was so foolish as to want to use Jirachi. It really is an evil invention..." Butler said dejectedly.

"Butler, inventions themselves are neither good nor evil; the key is the user's intentions!" Ash shook his head and corrected him. "I need you and your invention to help me realize an idea!"

Butler's instrument is very interesting. Ash thought to himself, "If we replace the Groudon fossil with other materials, we might be able to create something else..."

"In short, you'll stay with us for now. Once Jirachi has had his fun, we'll head to Farns together."

After instructing Butler to tidy up his equipment, Ash told his companions to go to sleep.

We had a big fight tonight, so everyone needs to get some rest. Otherwise, we won't have the energy to play with the three kids tomorrow.

Ash secretly released Silver from the other dimension when it was late at night.

"Waaah~" (Daddy~)

Ahem... You can ignore the terms of address.

"Wow, that's pretty good! It's grown so big." Seeing the Lugia that was much bigger than before, Ash couldn't hide his fatherly smile.

Little Silver must have absorbed the energy of the red and blue orbs, as its body length has increased by a full meter. Now it is more than three meters long, which is more than half the normal size of Lugia!

(This is all thanks to those two precious orbs. For legendary creatures like Lugia, natural energy is a natural supplement, so they can absorb it without worry and don't need to worry about growing too fast.)

Clearly, the management Pokémon pointed out to Ash a way to quickly nurture Silver into a capable individual.

In gaming terms, legendary Pokémon like Lugia, which are born and raised naturally, have fixed Individual Values ​​(IVs) and Effort Values ​​(EVs). It's difficult for ordinary trainers to help them break through their limits through training; all they can do is teach them a few special moves and help them level up quickly.

Natural energy is like magic candy; you can eat it as much as you want without any problem.

(By the way, different types of energy can be converted, right?) Ash asked curiously.

(Of course you can. Didn't you see before that natural energy can be transformed into other forms of energy using different mediums? And vice versa, those special forms of energy can also be transformed back into natural energy.)

(Then there's no problem.)

Ash did indeed notice this; when Mewtwo crushed the red and blue orbs, many of his enhancement items were activated.

This means that the natural energy of the red and blue orbs was transformed into Mega Energy, Max Energy, and Terabithia Energy respectively through the Evolution Key Stone, Max Bracer, and Terabithia.

The reverse process also applies.

Therefore, Ash can easily find many Rare Candies suitable for Silver in Hoenn...

For example, meteorites, meteorites, meteorites, and the like~

"Why aren't you resting yet?" After confirming Silver's condition, Ash looked up again and found Swellow standing in front of him.

“Spa…” Aogu Yan opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but couldn’t get the words out.

"If you won't tell me, then I will." Ash looked calmly at Taillow. "I think you understand that you are not my Pokémon... at most, you are an uninvited guest."

The positioning of Aoguyan is actually similar to that of the previous Unknown Totem G.

Its Poké Ball is merely for show; it only serves as a dwelling place and is completely unrestrained.

Ash provides it with food and shelter, helps it train, explains various tactics to it, and even lets it fight whenever it wants... He provides all of this simply because it is currently with the team.

It is actually free; it can leave whenever it wants, and no one will restrict it.

But it refused to leave.

It used to be to have a showdown with Rocket Sparrow, but that's definitely not the case now, because even it knows it can't beat it.

No one will stand still and wait for it to catch up. With the Scepter on its back and having completed its final evolution, how can the current Taillow possibly compete?

"I don't really care that you went into battle without permission, but you ignored my orders and acted recklessly, which ultimately caused Talonflame to get injured. That's really going too far!" Ash was already showing signs of anger as he said this.

Arrogant Swallow was really running out of his patience... Refusing to obey and unwilling to open up, Xiao Zhi didn't know what else he could do.

“Spar…”

"What are you trying to say? If you dare to say that it brought it on itself, and that you don't need its help even if you're killed... then you should fly as far away as possible right now. I don't welcome people with that kind of thinking here!"

Seeing Ash's extremely serious expression, Swan was so frightened that it dared not speak.

Of course it wanted to stay and continue to grow stronger, but its innate pride prevented it from being bossed around by humans, nor did it want to get close to a group of beings completely dependent on humans…

This problem is actually easy to solve. Just activate the Poké Ball's brainwashing function and officially capture Taillow. It's probably already rubbing against Ash's shoulder right now.

When dealing with ordinary Pokémon, the brainwashing function of the Poké Ball is so effective... Otherwise, why don't those Pokémon captured by a single Poké Ball resist the commands of a vicious dog, or even bite it to death in a few bites?

Could it be that just because they were hit with a ball, they all genuinely came to agree with that guy?

Are you kidding me?

But Ash won't do that, otherwise his long-standing persistence would be meaningless.

“Swallow, I’ve always tried to gain your approval, to open my heart to you… but unfortunately, you’re unwilling to respond.” Ash said calmly, “Then let me be frank. Either we open up to each other and you follow my instructions from now on, or… let’s part ways amicably and never see each other again!”

"Spah! Spah?!" Faced with Ash's ultimatum, Swellow finally spoke her mind in her anxiety.

It simply refuses to bow its head and admit defeat, nor is it willing to give up its stubbornness!

It doesn't like fancy maneuvers and enjoys the thrill of head-on confrontation with its opponents. Isn't that acceptable?!

"Of course that's possible, and I also have a way to give you the power to defeat your opponent head-on!" Ash said decisively, activating the Normal Z-Force he had obtained earlier. "How about it, want to give it a try?"

"Spa?" The proud swallow suddenly felt a powerful force surge into its body. It could no longer contain its excitement and flapped its wings to rush towards the distant mountain peak!

During its rapid flight, it elongated its body and evolved into a strong and resolute Great Swallow!

"Spar!"

boom!

The boulder on the mountaintop shattered with a crash, and the giant swallow let out a joyful cry in the night sky!

Ultimate Invincible Massive Crash!

After circling excitedly in the air for a while, Swellow flew back to Ash's side, only to find the latter staring at it with a serious expression.

"Swellia da Vincis, I have kept my promise... You had better keep your word too, and from now on you will not disobey me, your trainer!"

Chapter 704 Seven Nights of Wishing Stars, From Farns to Chimney Mountain

Unlike his previous attempts to capture Pokémon, Ash did not gain Swellow's approval; he only received obedience.

Swellow has made it clear that she works for Ash, and that she is using her combat power to obtain resources to become stronger... She might secretly curse a few times, wondering if her boss is some kind of stupid idiot.

In short, the process of capturing the creature wasn't very heartwarming, but it was very meaningful to Ash.

It even led him to decide that he would turn off the brainwashing function of all Poké Balls from now on.

Pokémon with a unique personality like Swellow are definitely not isolated cases.

How do you deal with a Pokémon that's stubborn, inflexible, and defiant?