Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 460 New Partners

Crazy Plant is the strongest Grass-type move, on par with Hyper Beam, and it's almost exclusively learned by the starter Pokémon, which speaks volumes about its power.

Although it will cause a period of paralysis after use, just like the Destruction Ray, it is still very useful if used properly.

After all, its power is undeniable, and it's a skill of the same type.

A high number is truly remarkable!

Finding a Pokémon that possesses this skill is extremely difficult, so Ash couldn't possibly miss it now that he had one right in front of him.

"Venusaur, I've helped you solve the Lava Crawler invasion problem. How about the Pokémon Crazy Plants you taught me?"

Ash took out his specially made Energy Cube and held it to Venusaur's mouth, then unleashed his Affinity ability to get closer to Venusaur.

However, the forced smile he gave looked somewhat terrifying against the backdrop of his powerful muscles.

Fortunately, the Energy Cube worked. Venusaur sniffed the Energy Cube that Ash had prepared according to its appetite and was immediately attracted to it, and began to eat it in big mouthfuls.

He nodded repeatedly in agreement with Ash's suggestion.

"Flower (chew chew chew) — Flower!" (No problem, I'll agree to any condition as long as it protects our territory!)

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Ash casually picked up Suicune from beside him, skillfully arranged it into the shape of a sniper rifle, and charged towards the territory of the Magikarp on the other side of the cliff.

May and Max, who were already used to Ash's impulsive nature, stayed behind with Pikachu to eat berries for lunch and tease Bulbasaur.

"Ah! That's not fair! I want to stay and rest too!"

Bang, bang, bang!

"Enough with the nonsense! You've only just made an appearance, so get your work done! Don't think I don't know how carefree you've been in the Dark City; you haven't done a single thing right during training!"

"Hehehe, that balance between work and rest has always been my guiding principle in martial arts. I train every three days!"

Seeing that his actions in the Dark City had not been kept from Ash, Eight Treasures immediately began to make up a story.

Ash's response was naturally three punches from Odysseus.

Bang, bang, bang!

"Ugh—!"

This time, Ash used even more strength, and three big bumps immediately appeared on Eight Treasure Porridge's head.

"You damn lazybones! I thought you slacked off once every three days, but it turns out you slacked off for three days straight!" Xiao Zhi was so angry that his hair stood on end.

"You don't need to go back to Dark City anymore. Come here and train with the Hoenn newbies until you die!!!"

"Ah, no!"

"You have no choice but to agree!"

Bang, bang, bang!

This guy is even a bit rusty with using Water Gun, so Ash just used Aura Power to fill him up, making Eight Treasure Porridge feel like he was in heaven.

"Water cannon!"

Splash!

One after another, huge water bullets were continuously sprayed out of Babaozhou's mouth, repelling all the Lava Snails that surrounded him after hearing Xiaozhi's running sound.

They soon crossed the scorched white land and arrived at the valley next to the Forbidden Forest.

He tossed down the eight-treasure porridge, which looked like a shriveled cucumber, and then looked around.

"Strange, the temperature here shouldn't be this low."

"Low? I already feel unbearably hot."

Eight Treasure Porridge quickly became lively again; its resilience was its greatest strength after following Ash for so long.

"Idiot, if this place could be the original territory of the lava snails, it must have been a place with lava flowing everywhere and steam constantly before."

"But the temperature here is only a few degrees higher than in the Forbidden Forest, which is very abnormal."

As far as Ash could see, the valley was covered by a thick layer of volcanic rock, but now no lava could be seen on the surface.

All that remains are some empty, deep pits, telling the story of what they once were.

Suddenly, Ash, who was wandering around in the valley, saw a large hole dug by man at the foot of the largest mountain in the area.

When the waveguide sensor was activated, it detected nothing. Alarm bells rang in Xiaozhi's mind, and he quickly grabbed Eight Treasure Porridge and ran over.

After walking along the cave entrance for a short while, they found a large iron gate.

Looking at the big "R" on the iron gate, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but laugh speechlessly.

"No wonder the waveguide sensors are unusually quiet; they're everywhere."

He immediately released Mudkip and had it use Dig to lead Ash around the large iron gate made of Team Rocket's special metal.

They appeared inside the new base from a place that those two idiots never expected.

"Hey, Amazon, three times."

"It's Kosaburo—ah! You little brat, how did you get in?"

"It's simple, just go through the tunnels."

Ash leaped gracefully, spinning 360 degrees in the air before landing perfectly.

Then the Eight Treasure Porridge and Mudkip that followed the jump fell headfirst onto the sand like wild geese landing on a sand dune, leaving Ash speechless.

"Are you two kidding me?!"

"Oops, oops!"

"Mago, Mago~"

They did it again immediately, and then they started banging their heads on the ground again.

Ash could only quickly pull these two clowns out of the ground and force them into a cool pose, ruining his planned grand entrance.

However, Kosaburo and Yamato, who were completely unprepared for Ash's appearance, were so startled that they dropped their lunchboxes. They had no time to watch the performance of the Eight Treasure Porridge and Mudkip.

This time they learned their lesson and implemented all the usual "anti-Xiao Zhi measures," so how could they still be discovered so easily?

"That's because you two idiots forgot the most important thing: to cover up the entrance to the secret base."

""

"Oh~"

"What the hell?! How could you forget something like this, Kojuro?!"

"It's Kosaburo. I thought the entrance was well hidden, so I planned to deal with it last."

"Such a large, unnatural hole was hidden there. Do you think everyone is blind enough not to notice it?!"

"Are you saying you're blaming me entirely?"

"Otherwise, who's to blame!"

Seeing that these two idiots were fighting amongst themselves, Ash didn't bother arguing with them.

He threw two pebbles directly at their foreheads, interrupting their attempt to retrieve a Poké Ball.

Then immediately have Eight Treasure Porridge and Mudkip use their water cannons together to blast them away.

The powerful combined current propelled the two creatures, breaking through the thick layers of mountain rock and soaring towards the horizon.

"Ah~, Amado, don't you think we're really stupid?"

"There's a little bit of that—"

"really----"

"I still feel so awful!" ×2

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest: Do a good deed today (second time): Defeat Team Rocket and stop their plot (75/∞)]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2000; Free Attribute Points +2; Hoenn Region Affinity +5; Hoenn Region Reputation +5]

After dealing with the duo, Ash turned his attention to the remaining equipment in the base.

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After arriving in Hoenn, Ash and Kosaburo acquired all the cold devices that were transformed from their hard-earned savings. Ash happily accepted them all and threw them into the shop, turning them into his warm money.

"Nine hundred, one thousand—Wow! My God, Team Rocket's equipment is worth so much!"

This time, Team Rocket made Ash a small profit of ten million, enough for Niko to live off for half a month.

Raising legendary Pokémon is really expensive. Luckily, Ash's money-making skills are equally superb, otherwise he would have gone bankrupt long ago.

After doing all that, Ash will begin to restore the valley's ecosystem.

Because Yamato and Kosaburo occupied the largest mountain here to build their new branch base.

In order to provide energy to the base, the two also built a device that could absorb underground heat energy and intercept the lava flow of the entire valley.

The exhaust gases produced after the machines are powered also cause surface cooling and environmental degradation.

That's why the lava snails that originally lived here were forced to flee to the Forbidden Forest.

What Ash needs to do now is restore the ecosystem here, since he's already sold Team Rocket's machines in the shop.

All he needs to do is summon the Flame Emperor and have it reopen the cooled-down lava channels.

For the volcano Pokémon Entei, doing these things is a piece of cake.

Emperor Yan also took the opportunity, in a rather obsessive way, to optimize the lava channels here.

This greatly extends the time that the magma can continue to flow beneath the valley, while preventing the area from becoming an active volcano and avoiding the eruption from affecting the adjacent Forbidden Forest.

It can be said to be foolproof and highly professional.

Afterwards, Ash and his minions went to capture all the Lava Snails that were still wandering in the Forbidden Forest.

Of course, Ash also took the opportunity to have his Pokémon have some friendly and heartwarming exchanges with them, filled with the beautiful emotions between Pokémon.

And they exchanged ideas three times! Three times!

Ash threw out nearly a hundred powerful healing potions, which moved the Lava Snails deeply.

However, in the end, when the lava snails saw their homeland restored to its original state, and even improved for them, they all smiled with joy.

"From now on, you can live here peacefully. If any more Team Rocket members try to cause trouble, remember to blast them away immediately."

"If you really can't beat me, you can come to me too," Ash said with a bright smile.

"Woo~ Woo~ Woo!!!" (Please, we really don't want to see you again!!!)

After rubbing the heads of the lava snails (daring not to say anything), and feeling their body temperature of nearly 10,000 degrees Celsius, Ash returned to the Forbidden Forest.

Seeing that Ash had kept his promise, Venusaur also kept its word.

It led Ash and his friends to its private waterfall "bedroom" in its territory, and taught Ash how to use Crazy Plants, including the Sceptile and the Venusaur that it had specially brought back from Professor Oak.

Because Venusaur's palace is located next to a waterfall high up on a mountaintop, Ash and his friends can see the outline of a distant village as soon as they turn around after arriving here.

Ash was surprised to find that there was a human settlement so close by, so he flew directly to the Pokémon Center there and temporarily retrieved Venusaur from Professor Oak.

Meanwhile, May and Max were absolutely unwilling to go to the village from the sky with Ash, and both of them wanted to spend more time in the forest with the Pokémon there.

So when the skills were being taught, the three of them stayed with Venusaur.

As the leader of all Grass-type Pokémon in this forest, Venusaur has extensive teaching experience.

The Grass-type Pokémon here are so powerful because of its teachings, which is why Venusaur is so respected in the Forbidden Forest.

Ash's Sceptile and Venusaur were also very serious about learning from Venusaur, so the skill transfer process went very smoothly.

Xiaoyao wasn't idle during the teaching period either.

She would often take the innocent and romantic Bulbasaur on trips through the forest. The two really got along well, especially in their shared love of beautiful flowers.

Occasionally, May would pick up Bulbasaur, point to the shadows of several tall buildings in the distance, and tell it about the interesting things there.

"Bulbasaur, did you know that in places where humans live together, there's something called a shop?"

"There are lots of fun and delicious things inside, and there's even a flower shop that specializes in selling flowers."

"In there, you can see all sorts of beautiful flowers that you've never seen before displayed in one place, and you can choose whatever you like."

""

"Seeds, seeds————" (Various unfamiliar flowers————)

Listening to May's words, Bulbasaur's eyes also filled with longing for the distant town.

Time flies, and the skills were learned in two days.

Ash and Pikachu have been practicing Eight Treasure Porridge like crazy these past few days, and they've had a very fulfilling time.

Because Ash helped treat the Pokémon here, the Grass-type Pokémon here joined in Babao Zhou's special training after their relationship improved.

That was such a beautiful picture of humans and Pokémon living in harmony! (Eight Treasure Porridge: Not beautiful at all!)

Venusaur also specifically taught Ash's Sceptile the move Green Grass, as well as Venusaur's Poison.

These are all very useful skills, and Ash, in return, left it a lot of Power Cubes as a gift.

I believe these Power Cubes will last Venusaur for a long time.

However, just as Ash and his friends were about to leave, Bulbasaur caught up with them.

All the way, it looked at Xiaoyao with its big eyes, reluctant to part.

Bulbasaur wants to leave the forest where it has lived since it was a baby; it wants to see the outside world.

Xiaoyao also really liked this cute Bulbasaur, and she couldn't resist such an onslaught.

She immediately ran to Venusaur and begged to let her take Bulbasaur with her.

After spending the last few days together, Venusaur could tell that May was a good trainer, and after much consideration, finally agreed to May's request.

"Thank you, I promise I will take good care of this child! Please look after Bulbasaur from now on!"

"Seeds, seeds!"

"Flower." (Alright, hurry up and take this little tyrant away.)

And so, Haruka successfully gained a new friend.

The group hurried along, getting a little lost and passing through a few scattered villages before finally leaving the Forbidden Forest and arriving at the next town.

As soon as they entered the Pokémon Center, they were drawn to the things on the walls.

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