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

“What the young man said is very true. Actually, I was originally a passenger on this abandoned ship. I was on the ship when it ran aground.”

"That's why we took the initiative to accept the Alliance's commission to come here and investigate the situation of this abandoned ship, to reminisce about the past and see if we should send someone over to remove it, but we didn't expect to be attacked as soon as we arrived..."

When the attack was mentioned, Xiao Sheng suddenly stood up and looked around warily.

"What was that thing that kidnapped me? It was so fast that I only saw a pair of big blue hands and didn't notice anything else before I passed out."

Xiao Sheng felt that it might be a Pokémon he had never seen before.

"But the killer doesn't seem to be able to spit silk, so why are we tied up?"

"That's because there are Pokémon that can use String Shot, and the one that kidnapped you must be the leader of all the Pokémon living on this abandoned ship."

At that moment, Pikachu immediately understood Ash's look and jumped to the water's edge in perfect unison, shielding the Mudkip behind it.

Suddenly, Ash and his friends heard various rustling footsteps around them. Several Pokémon emerged from the shadows and surrounded them, including the Spider, which was skilled at using web-slinging.

The water immediately began to churn violently, and a huge figure leaped out of it.

"This Pokémon is... Swampert!"

Xiao Sheng immediately recognized the other party's identity, but he was still afraid when he saw the Swamp Monster's fierce eyes and the low roar coming from its mouth.

"It looks so fierce."

"They probably feel that we've disturbed their peaceful lives."

"After all, based on my previous inspection, this abandoned ship will definitely pollute the surrounding waters, and it absolutely cannot be kept any longer."

"But that would mean the loss of these Pokémon's habitats."

Guanghai cautiously looked at the Pokémon around him, a hint of hesitation on his face. For some reason, he felt that the Swampert looked particularly familiar.

Without any hesitation, Swampert immediately launched an attack on Ash and his friends.

Unlike its weaker companions, Swampert is the leader of all the Pokémon on the abandoned ship and is quite powerful.

In particular, he used the Iron Tail move with unparalleled skill.

However, it encountered Pikachu, who also used Iron Tail to knock Swampert away instantly.

"Pikachu, Volt Blast!"

"Pickup!"

After a loud crackling sound mixed with electric current, the Swampert lost its ability to fight.

The outcome was decided in the blink of an eye, and the surrounding Pokémon were immediately stunned, retreating and no longer daring to approach Ash and his friends.

Of course, Ash wouldn't do anything to them, since they only wandered in here by accident after getting lost.

The one who truly determines the survival of their habitat is Mr. Guanghai.

At this moment, Swampert regained some consciousness and struggled to get up amidst the shouts of the surrounding Pokémon.

"Swamp Monster has a strong will, Pikachu, finish it off with another Iron Tail!"

"Wait a minute, Ash!"

"This Swampert is very likely an evolved form of the Mudkip that I lost back then!"

"what?"

After stopping Pikachu, Hirokai excitedly stepped forward and went to Swampert's side.

"When I was rescued on the cruise ship, the whole ship was in chaos, and I accidentally lost my important partner Mudkip's Poké Ball."

"No ordinary Swampert could learn Iron Tail; only my Mudkip learned Iron Tail with me back then."

"There's no mistake, this familiar feeling, and the way it uses its Iron Tail... This is definitely my Mudkip."

"Mumpfish, no, Swampert, it's me, I'm Guanghai!"

The Swamp Monster stared warily at Guanghai, but as he approached, confusion and anger appeared in its eyes.

“Swamp Monster, I have never abandoned you. I have always wanted to find you. Even this time, I came here from Slateport City specifically to look for you.”

After hearing these words, the anger in Swampert's eyes finally dissipated, and the trainer and Pokémon immediately hugged each other excitedly.

"Oh, I didn't expect to see such a touching reunion." Xiaoyao loves seeing these kinds of touching scenes the most.

"Hmm... I think we can finally get rid of being lost."

Ash heard it clearly: Hiroki said he was from Slateport City.

This really came without any effort; we can finally get to our destination.

Afterwards, Swampert returned to its trainer, Hiromi, and Ash took all the Pokémon from the abandoned ship with him.

All the water-related items were sent to Xiaoxia's place, and Xiaozhi has already paid for their food with gold.

The remaining Pokémon were all thrown into the Dark City's protected area to live a life of comfort and philosophical inquiry.

The abandoned ship will be recovered and removed by the Hoenn League officials a month later, preventing it from continuing to pollute the sea, which can be considered a happy ending for all.

Ash and his friends finally arrived in Slateport City aboard Hiroshima's small boat.

As soon as May arrived in the new city, she immediately ran to the Pokémon Center because she needed to register for the Pokémon Contest.

This time, she absolutely didn't want to be late again.

Fortunately, they didn't get lost and were delayed for too long, and Xiaoyao successfully registered.

"Yay! Now I can participate in the Kaina City Grand Contest!"

Even after leaving the Pokémon Center, May was still full of excitement, jumping and skipping with joy as she held her entry certificate.

"But sister, even if you're going to participate, are you really ready?"

"What are you talking about? Of course I'm ready."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Sheng immediately cast a suspicious glance at Xiao Yao.

"Really? Back on Fighting Island, all you did was watch Ash's training with me. What have you been training so far?"

Upon hearing that Max had such doubts about her, May immediately pulled Ash and Max to a nearby beach.

She wanted to personally demonstrate the results of her special training to them.

"Just you wait and see, the Hunting Swallowtail Butterfly makes its captivating debut!"

Xiaoyao hasn't given up on her beautiful dance entrance pose, but this time she has made some improvements.

Trainers' movements have become noticeably less exaggerated, while Pokémon's spinning entrances have become even more eye-catching.

"Not bad." Ash applauded May with satisfaction. It seemed that May had taken his criticism to heart.

"It's not over yet. This is just the beginning. To pass the first round of review, you'll need a spectacular performance."

At this moment, Xiaoyao took out several frisbees from somewhere.

"Hunting Swallowtail Butterfly, Silver Whirlwind!"

"Mmm..."

The frisbee was forcefully flung into the air by Haruka, and at the same time, the Hunting Butterfly immediately flapped its gorgeous wings, creating bright whirlwinds that materialized into physical forms.

The silver whirlwind struck the discs accurately, sending them right back into Haruka's hands.

It fully demonstrates the graceful posture of the Hunting Swallowtail and its skillful control over the silver whirlwind.

However, when shooting down the last one, a mistake occurred, and the frisbee slipped from his hand.

Blown by the silver whirlwind, the frisbee was violently flung toward the high ground behind the beach, where a person happened to be standing.

Seeing that the frisbee was about to hit him, Xiaoyao hurriedly shouted in alarm.

"Watch out! Get out of the way!"

But at that moment, the person didn't even glance at it, and easily stretched out a hand to catch the frisbee.

Seeing that the frisbee hadn't hit the other person, Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief, but the person immediately gave her a contemptuous laugh.

"Honestly, it's so ugly!"

"what?"

"I'm telling you, you and your Pokémon are neither pretty nor attractive! You think you can participate in the Pokémon Contest like this?"

"Who's this arrogant guy?"

Chapter 397 Xiaoyao's formidable rival

The green-haired man, hands in his pockets, swaggered down from the hilltop.

Then, standing proudly in front of Ash and his friends, he casually tossed the frisbee back to May.

Upon closer inspection, the man's appearance was somewhat feminine, and although his tone was unpleasant, he was indeed a handsome man.

"My name is Shun, and I am a Pokémon Coordinator."

"Oh, so that means you're the same as Haruka."

For some reason, when Ash heard this person's arrogant tone, he couldn't help but think of how he first met Gary, so he looked at the other person with great interest.

"That's insulting. Don't compare me to that girl. If someone of her caliber participated in the Grand Contest, she would definitely be eliminated in the first round of judging."

"What did you say!"

"Oh, don't be like that. You'll look even uglier when you're angry. You and your Pokémon will both be ugly."

"Damn it! It's one thing for you to criticize me, but to say that my Pokémon is unforgivable."

This young Shun is just as cheeky as Gary was back then, and May, just like Ash was back then, was immediately annoyed.

However, when Ash was a child, he simply beat up Gary, which became the beginning of their ill-fated relationship.

May isn't as violent as Ash. She's always baring her teeth and claws, but she never actually lays a hand on him. She's just too kind.

"In that case, why don't you release your Pokémon and let's see?" Ash stepped forward and pulled May behind him.

As an inexperienced rookie trainer, May always felt inferior when facing experienced trainers who seemed to be handling things with ease, so Ash had to step in at this point.

Since the other party looks down on May so much, they must be quite confident in the strength of their Pokémon. Let's challenge them to a battle.

Whether the opponent chooses to perform or engage in a flashy battle, watching other Coordinator Pokémon will be helpful for May.

However, when faced with Ash's invitation, Shun only glanced at May before shrugging and waving his hand.

"There's absolutely no need for that. Instead, you should all get out of here right now."

"Ugh, why? My sister and we were the ones who got here first!"

"Because this is the private beach of the grand hotel I'm staying at, understand?"

Only then did Xiao Sheng notice the notice board on the wall in the distance, and his temper immediately subsided.

Previously, it was inconvenient to demonstrate moves because there were too many tourists on the beach next to the Pokémon Center.

That's why the siblings found this place. Xiaosheng and Xiaoyao hadn't actually noticed the sign, and they realized they were in the wrong.

"Alright, Xiaosheng, let's go," Xiaoyao said.

She was still furious; that little Shun was just too infuriating.

"Wait a moment."

At this moment, Ash spoke up. He glanced at the hotel's name and then called Kojiro.

A moment later, a bell rang from Xiao Shun's pocket.

He was clearly taken aback for a moment before answering the call.

"........."

After hanging up the phone, the green-haired boy's face instantly turned ashen, and he looked at Ash with a surprised expression.

How did you do that?

"Having spent a little money, do we still need to leave now?"

"No need. The whole hotel is yours now. I'm the one who should leave."

"Hey, Ash, did you buy the hotel?" Haruka asked in surprise.

Xiao Zhi nodded.