"You know Pikachu and the bear apprentice, this is Pidgeot."
"Beep~Damn!"
"This is Nidoking."
"Nido."
Pidgeot greeted Bulbasaur politely as a welcome to his new companion.
Nidoking just glanced at Bulbasaur indifferently, with a puff of white air spitting up from his nostrils.
As a mountain totem, it is not yet possible for it to play with a child.
Well, in Nidoking's eyes, Bulbasaur is now no different from a child.
"Da na…"
Bulbasaur, who was meeting with the other Pokémon, also felt Nidoking's indifference.
Its gaze moved back and forth between Pidgeot and Nidoking for a long time before it slowly retracted its gaze.
Compared with these two, the gap between them is really not that big.
It really doesn't have the strength to be taken seriously right now!
"Da na!"
It's still too weak. We need to improve our strength!
Fight! Become stronger!
On the rest of the way, Bulbasaur worked very hard.
Together with his bear apprentice, they fought against the wild Pokémon that appeared from time to time.
There are also Trainers who come to challenge.
Along the way, in constant battles, Bulbasaur also found that his strength had increased significantly!
This made it extremely excited and at the same time strengthened its determination to continue walking with Ash!
The journey is going on so fulfillingly and happily.
but...
The adventure in the Pokémon world is so magical.
On the road ahead, no one knows what will happen or what kind of people and things are waiting for them.
For example, Ash and his group started their journey and walked for a while.
"Although we can take a shortcut and reach Vermilion City faster by taking this road, but..."
On an unknown road, Misty spoke weakly.
"We need a place to rest at least. We have been walking for a long time, right?"
"Well, if nothing goes wrong, there will be a Pokémon Center ahead..."
Ash looked at the clear map provided by Rotom. Thanks to this map, they didn't get lost much in such a place.
"How do you feel, Bulbasaur? If you feel tired, you can take a rest first~~"
"Da na, da na!"
At Ash's feet, Bulbasaur, who was doing Performance training in between battles, shook his head.
After these days of contact, it has roughly understood what kind of people Ash and his group are.
It doesn't hate it, but is willing to join such a team and atmosphere.
The training plan designed by Ash also allows it to truly feel the changes in its body.
It has also learned some more powerful skills, which has greatly improved its strength.
Bulbasaur was confident that if it encountered Team Rocket again, it would be able to knock them away.
Now, its strength is steadily improving.
"Da na…"
It couldn't help but look at the bear apprentice who was undergoing even more rigorous training than it.
The latter's eyes were always so determined, without the slightest wavering.
"Apprentice Bear is working so hard just to allow himself to evolve and become stronger."
"As long as you evolve, you will gain a stronger body and more powerful skills, and you can protect more people~"
Bulbasaur couldn't help but recall what Ash often said to it.
So...if I evolve, I'll become stronger, right?
Bulbasaur was also thoughtful.
He also thought of the final evolved forms of Pidgeot and Nidoking.
Their strength left a deep impression on him.
"This place is very close to Route 24 that leads to Vermilion City..."
Suddenly, Ash stopped and Misty beside him almost bumped into him.
"Ash why did you stop so suddenly?!"
Before she could ask the question angrily, there was a sudden noise in front.
"Just wait here for me, I'll be back to pick you up soon!"
The man with small eyes, wearing a flirty pink top, a gray-yellow vest on the outside, and a pair of sunglasses over his blue hair, spoke to the Pokémon in front of him in a pretentious manner.
"Fire crack."
The Pokémon, whose body was orange, with a cream-colored belly and the underside of its tail, and whose tail had flames on it, whispered in response.
Then he sat obediently on the small stone platform and didn't move.
"Charmander, the lizard Pokémon, has a flame on its tail that represents its mood. When it's happy, the flame flickers. When it's angry, the flame burns violently. When the flame goes out, its life ends."
Rotom is still scanning and recording.
"That's good~"
Seeing this, the man with blue hair and small eyes breathed a sigh of relief as if he had thrown away a big trouble and burden.
He turned around and planned to leave here without mercy.
"Wait a moment!!"
At this moment, a sudden sound made him stop in his tracks.
"What?!"
The blue-haired, small-eyed man turned around and asked rudely, then saw a young man with a Pikachu coming towards him.
"Are you the Trainer of this Charmander?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"From the look of you, you want to abandon it, right?"
"…Who are you?! Do you want to meddle in other people's business?!"
The blue-haired, small-eyed man's face suddenly turned unfriendly.
"I don't mean anything, it's just..."
Ash pointed at Charmander, who was standing aside with eyes wide open and confused, and said with a smile:
"I am quite interested in this Charmander."
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