"Beep—"
The young man opened his groggy eyes and turned off the annoying alarm clock.
He didn't go back to sleep. Instead, he let out a long yawn.
But he immediately noticed something was wrong. His eyes fixed on the yellow mouse sleeping beside him.
Its fur was all yellow, with two brown stripes on its back, a lightning-bolt-shaped tail like a sawblade, and the familiar red electric pouches on its cheeks.
Without a doubt, it was the Pokémon he knew from his memories: Pikachu.
He examined his own body and found that his hands and feet had become much smaller, and his hair was a bit messy.
A glance in the mirror at the foot of the bed revealed that his appearance had completely changed. He was now a boy he was very familiar with.
"I can't believe I actually came to this world, and I even became the main character!" the young man muttered to himself.
He tiptoed to the mirror at the foot of the bed and looked at his reflection, constantly marveling at the sight.
That's right, he wasn't an ordinary young man but a person who had transmigrated.
On a certain night in his previous life, he was rewatching Ash's battle in the Masters Eight Tournament.
He noticed a mysterious QR code in the bottom right corner of the screen. He used his new Redmi K50 to scan it, and before he knew it, he had transmigrated.
He had even become the main character, Ash, and the Pikachu on the bed was naturally the legendary "Pikagod."
"This is awesome! I just turned into an adult and I've already transmigrated into the Pokémon world, a place I've longed for!"
The young man, or rather, Ash, was extremely excited about transmigrating.
The fact that he had actually transmigrated and become Ash was an incredible stroke of luck.
"Thanks, mysterious QR code!" In his joy, he didn't forget to thank the QR code.
"It's a shame it's not starting from Kanto. I've even missed the Hoenn region and the Battle Frontier. My next stop is Sinnoh!"
He sorted through the memories in his mind and found that he had successfully defeated Pyramid King Brandon not long ago and had just said goodbye to May and his other friends.
Then, yesterday, he returned to Pallet Town, got schooled by Gary's Electivire, and was now preparing to travel to the next region, Sinnoh.
"This is fine, too. I'll get to meet Dawn soon, which is a good start!" Ash muttered.
Even though he missed the first three regions, the upcoming journey to Sinnoh was acceptable.
After all, in some ways, the Sinnoh journey was Ash's peak.
He not only met Paul, his most successfully developed rival, but also broke his previous record of making it to the top 8 in past regions, achieving a top 4 finish.
If it weren't for the "Legendary Guy" suddenly blocking his path, Ash might have won his first championship in Sinnoh.
But now, he was here. Starting from the Lily of the Valley Conference in Sinnoh, he would also take home the championships of Unova, Kalos, and Alola.
After conquering these places, he could go back to the Kanto League to clear the Champion's Road.
He would grab the championship of the strongest region.
After that, he would then go to Galar to compete in the Masters Eight and become the world's number one Pokémon Master.
Thinking of this, Ash clenched his fists in excitement.
"Pikapi~"
Just then, a yellow paw poked his thigh.
Ash looked down and saw that Pikachu had come over to him at some point.
Pikachu was putting its other paw to its mouth and yawning.
Looking at the scene, how could Ash not know what was happening?
He squatted down and picked up the Pikachu he had woken up, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, Pikachu. I got a little too excited and woke you up!"
While apologizing, he used his "cat-petting" technique, which he had practiced diligently in his previous life, to stroke Pikachu's chin, head, and back.
"Pi… Pikapi~"
Hearing Ash's apology, Pikachu nonchalantly waved its little hands.
It was already early morning, so it didn't matter if it was woken up.
But Ash's expert cat-petting technique made Pikachu cry out in pleasure, its entire body going limp in Ash's arms.
"Are you enjoying this, Pikachu?" Looking at the electric mouse's squinted eyes, he knew his ten years of cat-petting skills had worked. At the same time, he asked a question he already knew the answer to.
"Pika—Pika~"
Pikachu nodded without a doubt. This technique was so good it felt like it was hitting all the right spots.
It just wondered when its trainer, Ash, had mastered such a technique. It was almost more than Pikachu could handle.
Seeing Pikachu's blissful expression, he, too, addicted to petting, continued to increase the intensity.
At the same time, he was analyzing his "cheat" or "golden finger" in his mind.
These days, if a transmigrator didn't have a cheat, they'd be embarrassed to call themselves one.
His cheat was different from the "seductive hussies" of cheats. It wasn't a system with artificial intelligence but a Pokémon "shop" that looked incredibly familiar to him.
He tapped on the cheat, and a screen instantly appeared before his eyes.
Pokémon Items / Pokémon Medicine / TM / Important Items / Other
There were six categories in total.
The familiar options made him slightly stunned. It looked a bit like the bag system from Pokémon Sword and Shield.
After tapping through the options, it was just as he had predicted.
His cheat seemed to be the bag system from his Sword and Shield account that had transmigrated with him.
The Rare Candies stored inside were the exact same number he had collected in his previous life, and the quantities of various Pokémon items were also an exact match to what he had collected before.
He was completely certain this was the bag system from his Sword and Shield account.
But...
"I worked so hard to collect all of this. How dare you charge me for it, you scammy bag system!"
He felt a bit annoyed and unconsciously increased the pressure on Pikachu while petting it.
It was only when Pikachu yelped that Ash calmed down.
[Standard Pokémon Items (1000): Charcoal, Mystic Water, Miracle Seed... Everstone]
[Common Evolution Items (1000): Thunder Stone, Fire Stone, Water Stone... Dawn Stone]
[Battle Enhancement Items (1500): Choice Band, Choice Specs, Quick Claw... Leftovers, Black Sludge... Safety Goggles]
[Special Evolution Items (2000): King's Rock, Metal Coat, Razor Fang... Prism Scale]
[Special Pokémon Items (3000): Charizardite X, Charizardite Y... Mewtwonite X, Mewtwonite Y... Electricium Z]
Most of the Pokémon items were things he had painstakingly collected, and now this "black-hearted cheat" was listing them all with clear prices.
However, the addition of Mega Stones and Z-Crystals to the bag system made him feel a little more balanced.
"At least the prices aren't too outrageous!"
He glanced at the amount of "shop currency" on the data panel, which was enough for him to redeem nearly seven Mega Stones.
And among the Pokémon Ash had caught from Kanto to Hoenn, only five had Mega Evolution forms.
These were the veteran Charizard, the Bug-type powerhouse Heracross, the Grass-type specialist Sceptile, the Ice-type youngster Glalie.
And Pidgeot, which was currently waiting in Viridian Forest.
Because of this, he directly redeemed the Mega Stones for these five Pokémon from the shop, and his 15,000 currency was instantly wiped clean.
He then redeemed one more item, a Keystone, which cost 5,000 currency.
His 20,000 currency was immediately gone, and his system space now held six shiny gems.
The reason this particular Keystone was so expensive was that it was special. It could provide the energy for six Pokémon to Mega Evolve simultaneously.
This was the exact reason Ash decided to get it.
"Grrr~"
Right after he closed the data panel, a rumbling sound suddenly came from somewhere.
"Pikapi~"
Pikachu awkwardly scratched its head. The sound had come from its belly.
"Alright, then, let's go get some breakfast!"
He placed Pikachu on his shoulder, opened the door, and went downstairs to get some breakfast.