The young man looked at himself in the mirror and the yellow rodent next to him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He had somehow transmigrated to the world of Pokémon and become the protagonist, Ash Ketchum. The famous "Pikachu" was right beside him.
That's right, he wasn't the original Ash; he was a transmigrator named Xiao Zhi, a Pokémon enthusiast who loved Ash very much. He had died by electrocution in a fit of anger after the official announcement that Ash's journey was ending and had crossed over to this world.
"Good. Since I've been given this chance, I'll carve out my own destiny and become a Pokémon Master!" Ash thought to himself. In his previous life, he was an orphan with no family, which made him all the more excited about this new world.
He quickly sorted through the memories in his mind. The original Ash had just finished the Silver Conference not long ago and was preparing to head to the Hoenn region tomorrow.
"Ash, Pikachu, come down for dinner," Delia called from downstairs.
"We know, Mom! We're coming down right now."
He picked up Pikachu and went to the dining table. He saw the red-haired woman and a clown-like Pokémon—it was Ash's mom and her Mr. Mime! Seeing the delicious food on the table made Ash's appetite soar.
"I'm ready to eat!" "Pika Pi~"
"Mmm! This is so good!" Ash's eyes lit up as he ate, and Pikachu nodded in agreement.
"I'm done! Mom, I'm going to Professor Oak's lab." After finishing his meal, Ash stood up and held out his arm. Pikachu quickly climbed up onto his shoulder.
"Okay, be careful on your way!"
"Got it, Mom." "Pika Pika~"
[Ding~ The Pokémon System has been activated!]
On the way to Professor Oak's lab, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind, causing Ash to stop in his tracks.
"Pika?" a confused cry came from Pikachu on his shoulder, who looked at the suddenly stopped Ash.
"I'm fine, Pikachu," Ash replied with a smile, continuing his walk toward the lab.
"Wahahaha, of course, a transmigrator gets a cheat!" he thought happily. "System, what are your functions?"
[Ding~ Host, the system has three main functions: First, you can view all Pokémon information. Second, there's a Pokémon Store where you can use points to buy any Pokémon item, including Mega Stones and Z-Crystals. Third, there are achievement missions, and you'll receive rewards for completing them. You can earn points from Pokémon battles; the higher the Pokémon's level, the more points you get.]
**[The system's long-term travel achievements are:
Defeat a gym leader: 1000 points.
Pokémon League Tournament: Top 16: 2000 points, Top 8: 5000 points, Top 4: 10,000 points, Third Place: 15,000 points, Runner-up: 20,000 points, Champion: 50,000 points.]**
"Woohoo, it's time to fly!" Ash thought excitedly.
"System, is there a beginner's gift package?"
[Ding~ No, but as compensation, the system will settle your achievement points from your Kanto and Johto journeys.]
[Ding~ Now settling compensation points. A total of 23,000 points from the Kanto journey.]
"Hooray! ε(*?ω?)_/?:?☆ Invincible," Ash thought. He then looked at Pikachu on his shoulder and thought: "Check."
[Pikachu]
[Category: Mouse Pokémon]
[Type: Electric]
[Gender: Male]
[Ability: Static (When an opponent uses a contact move, there is a 30% chance of paralyzing them)]
[Strength: Peak Gym-Level]
[Moves: Thunderbolt, Volt Tackle, Quick Attack, Agility, Thunder...]
[Terastal Type: Flying]
[Held Item: None]
Pokémon strength is divided into: Normal, Elite, Gym-Level, Quasi-Champion, Champion, Legendary, Mythical, and Ultra Legendary!
"As expected of Pikachu, his strength is at the peak Gym-Level! And his Terastal type is Flying!"
On the way, he checked the items in the point store. A regular Poké Ball costs 200 points, a Great Ball is 500, an Ultra Ball and other special balls are 1000, and a Master Ball costs 10,000! Other items cost 1000 points! TMs cost 2000! Z-Rings, regular Z-Crystals, Tera Orbs, and Key Stones cost 5000 points, while 50 Tera Shards, Mega Stones, and exclusive Z-Crystals cost 10,000! However, a good thing is that after using a Tera Orb, the system automatically refills its Tera Energy!
Soon, he arrived at Professor Oak's lab, a red house with a giant windmill. He pushed open the gate and rang the doorbell. "Ding-dong~" Soon, Tracey opened the door.
"Good morning, Ash!" Professor Oak also walked over.
"Good morning, Tracey and Professor Oak!"
"Oh! Ash, are you here to see your Pokémon?"
"Yep!" Professor Oak then led Ash to the backyard.
"Dana!" A four-legged green frog-like creature was the first to appear before him. It had a strange seed on its back and was firing a Solar Beam into the sky!
"Good morning, Bulbasaur!"
Soon, the ground began to shake, and a group of Pokémon rushed over! The fastest one was Bayleef.
"Bei-li~ Bei-li~" Bayleef rubbed against Ash's body.
Ash used the system to check them. Most were Elite-level, with only three being Gym-Level and having Terastal types that matched their original types.
Snorlax was at the late Gym-Level, with a Normal Terastal type! Bulbasaur and Heracross were at the early Gym-Level, with Grass and Bug Terastal types, respectively!
Bayleef, Kingler, the Tauros leader, and Noctowl were at peak Elite, with their Terastal types being Grass, Water, Normal, and Flying! Muk was at the late Elite, with a Poison Terastal type! Totodile and Cyndaquil were at the mid-Elite level, with Water and Fire Terastal types! Phanpy was at the late Normal level, with a Ground Terastal type! Cyndaquil was close to evolving; its strength would at least reach the late Elite level after evolving.
"Professor Oak! This time, I'm taking Phanpy with me to the Hoenn region!"
"Alright! Just that one?"
Hearing that she wasn't being taken, Bayleef let out a series of "Bei-li~ Bei-li~" cries, whining to Ash.
"Yep! And this afternoon, I'm going to pick up an old friend!" Ash said. "It's okay, Bayleef, I'll bring you next time. We need to catch new friends when we get to Hoenn!" Finally, after being soothed by Ash, Bayleef chose to stay behind.
Then, Ash used the lab's Pokémon transfer device to bring Charizard over.
"Come on out, Charizard!"
"Awooo~" A dragon's roar echoed as Charizard made its grand entrance!
[Charizard]
[Type: Fire, Flying]
[Ability: Blaze (When its current HP is less than or equal to 1/3 of its max HP, the power of its Fire-type moves is boosted by 1.5x.)]
[Strength: Early Quasi-Champion-Level]
[Moves: Flamethrower, Seismic Toss, Dragon Pulse, Overheat, Air Slash, Dragon Tail...]
[Terastal Type: Dragon]
[Held Item: None]
As expected, Charizard didn't disappoint. Not only was its strength at the Quasi-Champion level, but its Terastal type was also Dragon!
"It's been a while, Charizard! You've gotten so much stronger!"
"Awooo~ d===(￣▽￣*)b"
Afterward, Ash bought several TMs and items from the store to train his Pokémon and improve their strength! He also bought a Tera Orb, a Z-Ring, and a Normalium Z!
Professor Oak and Tracey were surprised to see Ash's training methods. At the same time, Professor Oak felt comforted, thinking that Ash had grown up.
It was a very productive morning. Pikachu got to hold a Light Ball and learned Tera Blast. Charizard got a Charcoal and learned Dragon Rush, and Snorlax learned Sleep Talk! Cyndaquil successfully evolved into Quilava and reached the late Elite-level! While the other Pokémon didn't make such huge progress, they also showed improvement! With that, all the points were used up.
In the afternoon, Ash and Pikachu went to Viridian Forest...
To be continued...