Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 118 Naruto vs. Ash, the first time a battle was proposed.

As they dragged Team Rocket's robot out of the forest, they happened to bump into Ash carrying a Cyndaquil in the distance, with a Bayleek following beside him. It seemed that all the Pokémon had been found.

"Looks like you don't need my help anymore."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and greeted them. The others turned around, but their attention was immediately drawn to the robot.

"This is……"

"I found this robot on the roadside. It looks like Team Rocket didn't want to throw it away. I'll take it back, take it apart and study it. I can make some money by selling it as scrap."

"..."

Can you really find this on the roadside?

Xiao Guang and Xiao Gang hesitated, seemingly not quite believing it, but Xiao Zhi believed it completely without a doubt. Then he noticed that the Moon Bear was dragging the robot.

Upon seeing an unfamiliar Pokémon, he instinctively took out his Rotom phone. In this era of rapid information development, the Pokédex is a thing of the past. Now, all Rotom phones are equipped with the National Pokédex function, making it convenient to check anytime.

After scanning the Ursaring with the phone's Rotom camera, Ash looked puzzled. He tried several more times, but the screen still wouldn't display anything.

"Strange... There's no information about this Pokémon in the National Pokédex, what's going on?"

"Huh? Is Zun Du fake Du?"

Xiao Guang also took out his phone and used Rotom to scan, but no information was found.

Xiao Gang, who was standing nearby, squinted at the Pokémon for a while and then explained, "There are too many Pokémon that are not registered in the Pokédex. The National Pokédex is compiled by trainers who investigate and record them, then the researchers process and integrate them before they are finally registered in the Pokédex."

"That's right. Moreover, the Pokédex is frequently updated with information about the Pokémon ecosystem. Pokémon with unclear or insufficient information are generally not included in the Pokédex to avoid misleading trainers who are looking for information."

Mingyou picked up where Xiaogang left off and continued, saying that he had researched all of these things himself. Not to mention Heyue Bear, even Yueyue Bear had no information in the Pokédex; he could only find relevant literature records online.

"I see……"

Ash and Dawn listened to the lesson like students, then asked in unison, full of curiosity, "So, what's this Pokémon called?"

"Moon Bear Heyue, just call him Heyue Bear."

Mingyou patted the sturdy body of the Ruby and introduced it with a smile. Then, looking at them, she said, "Now that you've found all the Pokémon, is there anything else you want to do? The opening ceremony starts in the evening, and it's almost lunchtime. Would you like to go to town for a meal together?"

"No, it's been too long since I've spent time with these Pokémon. To avoid them getting rusty, I need to warm them up before bringing over other Pokémon!"

Ash responded with a smile, saying that this time he planned to bring all his companions from previous travels to other regions to participate in the Lily of the Valley Conference, with only one goal: to win the Lily of the Valley Conference!

Upon hearing this, Mingyou pondered for a moment, then glanced at the little Snorlax beside him, and with an idea in mind, looked ahead and suggested, "Since this is just a warm-up, why don't we have a battle? I'll use these kids to battle you!"

"Really? No problem!"

When someone challenged him to a battle, Ash clenched his fists and agreed without hesitation.

Standing nearby, Hikaru Bogarman looked somewhat worried: "Are you alright...? The qualifiers are tomorrow, you should get some rest today, right?"

"This is the perfect warm-up for him."

Xiao Gang smiled calmly...

The playing area was quickly divided up on the spot. Since the competition was tomorrow, there was no need to defeat the opponent. The winner could be determined by a point. Xiao Gang would be the referee. The rule was 5v5.

"I never thought I'd actually ask to fight someone..."

Mingyou held the Poké Ball, somewhat self-deprecatingly. This was only the third time in his life that he had battled someone. As for the reason, there was, of course, one.

"Then let's begin!"

As soon as Xiaogang finished speaking, both of them threw out Poké Balls at the same time. Bayleef and Gible appeared on the field together, and the battle was about to begin!

"Flying Leaf Blade!"

"Sword Dance!"

The two shouted almost simultaneously, and Bay Leaf instantly flung out many leaves from its head. Gible didn't dodge at all, taking the blows head-on with its body. Many of the leaves shattered upon hitting its hard dragon scales, significantly reducing the damage.

This is the benefit of gaining weight!

Gible successfully executed Swords Dance, greatly increasing its attack power. It then took the initiative to attack, digging a hole to hide in the ground. Ash immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Use Vine Whip to pull it out of its burrow!"

"moon!"

The laurel leaf lashed out its vines, which extended directly into the burrow, but the next second its body suddenly froze, and the extending vines were stuck and motionless, as if they had been grabbed by something with great strength!

But its indomitable spirit also erupted, and it used all its strength to try to pull the giblet out. It could feel that the vine whip had caught its opponent.

"moon!"

Laurel Leaf swung its head sharply and pulled the vine whip out of the cave. But what was pulled out with it was the Gible shark that had instantly untied the vine whip and used its strength to swing its dragon claws and charge out!

"shark!"

As the Gible swung its claw down, Laurel Leaf, having exerted too much force, was unable to dodge in time and was directly hit by the dragon claw, flying away with significant damage.

The bay leaf rolled twice on the ground and was about to get up when the gible raised its claws and landed beside it. According to traditional martial arts, it stopped when it was touched, so this was considered a loss. Therefore, the gible won.

Seeing this, Dawn was very surprised, because Ash also had a Gible, but it was obvious that there was a difference between the two Gibles.

"Wow, Naruto is amazing too!"

"He's much older than all of you, so he's probably a trainer who's traveled for a long time and then returned home to start a new life. The Pokémon around him are of varying strengths. It's obvious that Gible was caught not long ago, while Ursaring has been caught for a long time."

Listening to Xiaogang's analysis, Xiaoguang nodded slightly, suddenly realizing, "I see! Battling against a trainer like that must have been very rewarding!"

"That's right!"

……

Ash comforted Bayleek, who was pouting after her defeat, because Bayleek felt she could still fight back and even throw away her sportsmanship...

He then stood up, looked at Mingyou, and said excitedly, "You're really amazing!"

"Same to me."

Mingyou responded with a smile, while secretly observing Gible. She felt that this little guy really liked battling, unlike Munchlax and the others.

Furthermore, he felt that Gible was about to evolve. After all, all those Grovyle in the house that could skillfully boost Ground-type energy weren't for nothing, but it was still missing that one crucial opportunity.

Perhaps the only way to find the answer is through battles, since the type of Gible doesn't match its type; only when they have the same type can it work perfectly...

Then Ash sent out his second capable helper, Totodile... What? Totodile came? I laughed when I heard that. You should evolve it a couple more times online and become a Devastator before you come.

Mingyou, who was criticizing the baby team lineup, completely forgot that she herself was also playing the baby team lineup.

The battle resumed, and the carefree, flailing Totodile suddenly became serious, forcing even the Gible to take it seriously. It then opened its massive jaws, took a deep breath, puffed out its cheeks, and then…

"Use the water gun special move!"

"..."

……

(End of this chapter)