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

“Okay…” Serena immediately misunderstood.

But the moment the door opened, she was quickly stunned into place in surprise!

"That is…"

Behind the door is a small greenhouse, where soft lighting illuminates the grass, creating a warm atmosphere.

In the middle of the meadow, a cute figure wearing a flower wreath is joyfully jumping and dancing in place…

"Ibu?!"

Chapter 1047 The Reunion of the Three Families, Different Circumstances

This carefully bred Eevee is female, possesses hidden traits, has good basic stats, enjoys singing and dancing, and has a cheerful and outgoing personality.

From any perspective, it would absolutely be Serena's dream cloth.

"Ash... this Eevee, could it be..." The girl was so excited that she couldn't contain herself and kept looking at the cute figure not far away.

In this situation, how could she not know that this was a surprise that Xiao Zhi had prepared for her!

"This was found by my dad. He searched all over the world for several specialized breeding bases and finally found this one," Xiao Zhi explained with a smile.

Ash said that his father had handled the matter very well; indeed, he was much more professional than him in the field of Pokémon investigators.

Eevee is a very popular Pokémon, and naturally, like the starter Pokémon, there are many professional breeding bases.

However, having a source of acquisition is one thing, but being able to select the most suitable one from a large number of individuals is not something that can be accomplished with just time and experience.

Dad must have pulled a lot of strings to get this Eevee... but as long as Serena likes it, it's all worth it.

"This...is too much trouble for Uncle~" Serena panicked and covered her mouth in embarrassment.

Ash's father, who is naturally her future father-in-law, has now caused her to run errands all over the world just for an Eevee...

"It's okay, he's enjoying it," Xiao Zhi shrugged, comforting him. "You know Dad, he's always treated you prospective daughters-in-law like his own daughters, much better than he would treat me, his adopted son."

"Pat pat~" After saying such honest words, Serena, who was just embarrassed, couldn't help but smile and patted Ash's hair comfortingly.

The tradition of raising sons frugally and daughters lavishly has been taken to an extreme by Ash's father... Luckily, his daughter is Lyra, whom Ash spoils even more than her father.

As for now, Xiao Zhi says, "Dad, you can spoil them as much as you want and just give them all the good things."

Anyway, everything belongs to me... even them are mine~

"This Eevee should be perfect for you. Just get along well with it from now on," Ash said with a light laugh, then gently pushed Serena into the room.

"Mmm!" The girl nodded excitedly immediately... and before turning away, she delivered a joyful kiss to someone's lips, leaving a lingering sweet taste.

Everything went smoothly after that. This Eevee was bred specifically to be handed over to a trainer.

So while Serena was still testing the waters, it had already started wagging its tail and trotting over to rub against the girl's legs.

"Eevee...it's so cute~" In just that moment, Serena's girlish heart was instantly captivated.

She pulled out her professional toolkit at lightning speed and gave Ibrahimovic a full-body spa treatment plus high-end hair care.

After that, she pulled out more than a dozen fruit samples and began asking Eevee about his taste while confirming the new special popfry recipe.

Ash said he was only stunned for a moment when Eevee used its Round Eyes move on Serena and started begging for pets and hugs.

If this continues, it probably won't be long before two ribbons extend from its neck, resulting in a glamorous fairy-like transformation!

Encountering each other in this way is actually quite nice; at least Xiaozhi doesn't think it's any worse than the original story.

This Eevee is definitely stronger than the one in the original story in terms of both its own qualities and personality, and most importantly... it will be especially close to Serena from the very beginning.

After all, this Eevee was bred for the purpose of being given away, so it's actually just like the other starter Pokémon.

Pokémon like these generally don't discriminate against their trainers. Pikachu and Greninja are extreme exceptions, and their appearances in each region can probably be counted on one hand.

Eevee is quite lucky. Regardless of the reasons for capturing it, Serena genuinely loves Eevee and is absolutely capable of helping it become stronger and protecting it from unnecessary harm.

On the other hand, look at that green-haired lizard king...right?

Leave Serena to interact with Eevee alone, while Ash returns to the greenhouse where his other female companions are discussing Sceptile.

Two new faces appeared in the greenhouse. Rukia made a special phone call to borrow Swampert from her uncle; Ash also called Akara Island before leaving to ask them to send Blaziken, who was training at Mount Vera, over.

Unfortunately, the power of the rings is now sealed by time, making this matter more complicated.

Inside this greenhouse, the three Hoenn starter Pokémon with hidden abilities have gathered together once again since they were first chosen.

Their circumstances are now quite different.

Swampert is undoubtedly a Champion-level Pokémon. It carries a Mega Stone and has now become one of Wallace's main Pokémon. It is also the number one attacker in rainy weather, and its output capability is even higher than Milotic's.

Ash's Blaziken was quite unhappy about this. It boasted that its strength was definitely no less than Wallace's Water/Ground, but in Ash's catch lineup, its most praised ability was its comprehensive and efficient Baton Pass.

This is what makes Accelerated Turkey unique, but it's also its biggest problem.

Putting aside the absolute main force, Typhlosion has always held the top spot among Ash's Fire-type Pokémon; in terms of Fighting ability, Bug King and Dragonite can also outperform Blaziken.

The reason why the aggressive turkey is always willing to play a support role is because it is self-aware and knows that it is basically impossible for it to stand out under Ash as a pure damage dealer.

Even so, it fared much better than the lightly armored Lizard King... after all, the latter really had bad luck with his people.

To utilize its unique characteristics, it only carried a single flight gem. Lacking the strength of a Celestial King and without any systematic or basic training, it only learned some flashy tricks...

Aside from a juggling trick that can activate the gem's effect, they actually equipped the lightly armored Lizard King with Solar Beam that requires charging and Harden Plant that causes stiffness after use... I mean, is this guy out of his mind?

Moreover, besides having its own development hindered, it also had to endure various setbacks along with its trainer, ultimately developing psychological trauma from the experience.

"Sigh, it feels so unfair to the Lizard King..." Rukia sighed with heartache. "If I had known, I shouldn't have entrusted the Lizard King to that little Shun in the first place!"

"There's no such thing as 'if only'." Ash shook his head seriously. His next words were actually directed at the reclusive Sceptile.

"This is the only thing that cannot be traced back to its source... The Lizard King's current predicament can be attributed to Shun's involvement, or it can be blamed on the Hoenn families for being too ruthless... But the act of entrusting it to someone else is neither a matter of right nor wrong, and there is no need to discuss it."

"But...why?" Xiaoyao was also very puzzled.

"Because this phenomenon is so common. From the League to individuals, entrusting Pokémon to others happens almost every moment around the world," Xiaolan calmly added. She could always understand Ash's meaning immediately.

"Could it be that regional professors have to investigate the character of novice trainers before handing over starter Pokémon?"

Chapter 1048 Trainers and Pokémon... Sceptile and Sceptile

It's not just about investigating the new trainer's character; you also have to ask the Pokémon if it agrees to go with them...

What Rukia and Haruka perceive as unfairness is actually this.

When dealing with the problem of the Lightly Armored Sceptile, or rather, starting with the Lightly Armored Wood Gecko, no one ever asked for its consent.

It was the one that was left over. Ash immediately took a liking to Torchic, and Wallace naturally added Mudkip to his collection. Only it had to be taken to Larus and then given to Greenie.

May and Lucia were thinking about what if it could choose for itself... but Ash didn't want them to think about such "what ifs".

The Lizard King's fate was a tragedy, but the root of this tragedy cannot be simply summarized as "if only we hadn't given it to Green Fur" or "if only it could have chosen for itself."

If you encounter the wrong person, that's another story. Is there anything wrong with the process of breeding it and then giving it to a specific person?

The Pokémon League breeds various starter Pokémon, and some breeding bases also breed large numbers of Pokémon like Eevee and then send them out in large quantities. Is there anything wrong with that?

If this is wrong, it means ignoring the Pokémon's wishes and arbitrarily controlling them... then Nemo's parents' company is also wrong.

They breed Rotoms specifically to produce 100 million of them, just to fit them into mobile phones as processors and sell them to users all over the world.

If we look into it more closely, could this be considered a Pokémon trade... or like getting a Rotom for free when you buy a phone?

Now, looking back at the original question with a fair perspective, whether giving away Pokémon was right or wrong is really not the point.

"Asking Professor Birch to investigate that kind of thing seems a bit unreasonable..." Rukia nodded, seemingly understanding. "After all, he's not a professional at checking household records..."

“Even professionals won’t do…” May chimed in. “Even if you can’t get the starter Pokémon, catching them in the wild is just as good… As long as people like Shun exist, they will definitely drag down some Pokémon.”

Of course, it's not just the green-haired guy; there's also Harry, Masamune, and even further back, Xiaoming, the top student, and even a certain character that Xiaozhi doesn't want to mention…

No trainer can be perfect. Even if you are captured by Ash, you may still be unable to stand out because your teammates are too strong.

Trainers with obvious flaws may also negatively impact their Pokémon to some extent due to these flaws.

This kind of thing cannot be investigated or completely eradicated.

Because this is the impact of human behavior on Pokémon... and this is also the true source of Sceptile's predicament.

"Any trainer's actions, whether it's capturing, raising, or battling, no matter how loudly they proclaim slogans like 'equal bonds' or 'respecting the wishes of Pokémon,' are actually dominated by the trainer."

"Including this lizard king, it was brought to me. If I want, I can communicate with it... If I'm not interested, I can simply take the ball back and give it to someone else, or just go through the proper procedures to release it back into the wild."

Just like Ash said, it's perfectly fine for him to leave Sceptile alone.

Ultimately, whoever holds the Poké Ball holds the initiative, whether it's the trainer or the Pokémon.

The current trainer system is entirely based on capturing and controlling trainers.

Seriously, stop bringing up things like whether it's intentional or not... Throwing a Pokémon into a Pokémon after a battle to catch it is itself an act of spawning a Pokémon without any vision of its surroundings.

After being captured, there are many other processes, such as targeted genetics, specialized breeding, mass breeding and then giving them away, and even releasing them back into the wild when they get tired of them.

Yes, Ash established a complicated process for the last step, but for trainers, going through the process is just to have an explanation... When that time really comes, whether the Pokémon to be released is willing or not is no longer important.

So it's essential to communicate with Pokémon beforehand in these situations... But then another problem arises: what if the communication goes wrong?

For example, what should Serena do if her newly captured Eevee refuses to evolve into Sylveon?