In the grand scope of the Pokémon professional trainer world, Ash's strength wasn't considered particularly outstanding.
But—
When paired with the fact that he was only six years old, it became nothing short of astonishing.
Across the entire Pokémon world, Ash had already broken countless so-called "genius records."
Combined with the growing popularity of his Skill Disc online shop, once the clinic section officially opened—
There would undoubtedly be a steady stream of trainers bringing their Pokémon to him for treatment.
After all—
His clinic offered free medical care.
And as these trainers continuously sent their Pokémon in, Ash would gain:
Experience to improve his Viridian Blessing
Opportunities to copy various Pokémon moves
On the surface, it looked like a completely free service.
But in reality—
Ash had already received more than enough in return.
In short—
Both sides benefited.
A perfect win-win situation.
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After leaving the City Arena, Ash met up with Gary on the road just outside Viridian City.
Looking toward the horizon, the sun hung low in the sky—
Round and radiant.
The evening glow painted the heavens in shades of fiery red.
"Pikachu, your candied apples and cherry tomatoes."
"Greninja, your grilled locust skewers, fried centipedes, and fried silkworm pupae."
"Pidgeotto, Fearow—you two…"
Taking the snacks Gary had helped buy earlier, Ash distributed them to his Pokémon.
"Pika~!"
"Croak!"
"Pidge!"
"Fearow!"
Each Pokémon happily accepted their treats.
Pikachu lounged comfortably in the bicycle's front basket, legs crossed, munching away contentedly.
Behind him, Greninja sat on the rear seat, calmly enjoying its skewers.
Meanwhile, Pidgeotto and Fearow flew into the air, each clutching snacks in their beaks, happily eating as they soared.
As for Magikarp and Feebas, they weren't fond of oily food.
Ash usually bought them things like seaweed and krill as snacks.
…
Ash treated all his Pokémon equally.
During training, he was strict with every single one of them.
But outside of training—
He was exceptionally caring.
Ring—ring—
As the sun set and birds returned to their nests, the two boys rode their bicycles along the road.
The cool evening breeze brushed past them.
The rustling of leaves echoed through the forest.
And they chatted casually about interesting happenings in the trainer world.
Time passed without them noticing.
Before long, they returned to Pallet Town.
As usual, Ash didn't head straight home.
Instead, he first stopped by his two clinics:
Dashiwan Valley
Stone Bridge
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In the morning, things were manageable.
Whenever Ash sensed injured Pokémon arriving through his Aura Powers, he would immediately go and treat them.
But in the afternoon, while he was training at the Pokémon Center in Viridian City, he couldn't return until evening.
By then—
A large number of Pokémon had already gathered at both clinics.
Seeing them weak, injured, and suffering—
Ash felt a pang of sympathy.
The moment he arrived, he immediately began treatment.
…
His training at the Pokémon Center had not been in vain.
His medical skills had improved significantly.
Especially his ability to integrate psychic power into treatment.
For example—
When dealing with wounds:
He used Aura Perception to assess the depth and severity of injuries
Applied mental suggestion as a form of "psychic anesthesia" to reduce pain
Used Aura projection to form an energy scalpel and clean infected tissue
Then applied Viridian Blessing to heal and close wounds
For severe injuries, he could even:
Use Aura to create energy sutures
Stitch the wound first
Then heal it completely
With his growing experience and mastery of his abilities—
Ash's treatment efficiency had increased dramatically.
In less than half an hour, he treated all the injured Pokémon at both clinics.
Dashiwan Valley: 21 Pokémon
Stone Bridge: 19 Pokémon
Viridian Blessing: LV.41 → LV.42
Although he currently only had two clinics providing experience, his internship at the Pokémon Center had also exposed him to a large number of patients daily.
As a result—
Even though his Pokémon were growing rapidly in strength—
Ash's own Viridian Blessing had not fallen behind.
Compared to Pikachu—the strongest member of his team—
Ash's Viridian Blessing was still two levels higher.
However, his Aura Powers progressed more slowly.
Even with the Dream Law Imprint enhancing his meditation efficiency, it had only reached LV.21.
Of course—
That was only slow compared to his other abilities.
In reality, it was still incredibly fast by normal standards.
…
After finishing treatment at both clinics, Ash finally rode his bicycle back home.
These days, Delia Ketchum and Miho Oak were busy running their flower shop and floral design classes in Viridian City.
They left early in the morning and usually didn't return until around 7 PM.
Arriving home and seeing that his mother hadn't returned yet, Ash started cooking rice in the rice cooker.
After that, he moved on to his other tasks.
At that moment, Rotom, possessing his phone, floated over.
"Ash, according to your plan for tonight—"
"You need to handle two high-tier orders:"
One from the King Carp Clan
One from the Lake of Rage Gyarados Research Group
"Additionally—"
"You still have two Magikarp orders pending for learning Tackle."
"And for regular orders:"
Teach Thunder Punch to Primeape
Teach Ice Fang to Arbok
Teach Gyro Ball to Voltorb
"Got it."
Ash nodded.
He first fed the Pokémon belonging to his online customers in the yard.
Then, one by one, he began teaching them their requested moves.
[Ding! Magikarp learned Tackle ×10!]
[Ding! Magikarp learned Tackle ×10!]
[Ding! Magikarp learned Tackle!]
[Ding! Magikarp learned Tackle!]
[Ding! Primeape learned Thunder Punch!]
[Ding! Arbok learned Ice Fang!]
[Ding! Voltorb learned Gyro Ball!]
And then—
The payment notifications began to ring.
[Ding! Poke Coin Pay received: 250,000 Poké Dollars!]
[Ding! Poke Coin Pay received: 250,000 Poké Dollars!]
[Ding! Poke Coin Pay received: 12,000 Poké Dollars!]
[Ding! Poke Coin Pay received: 6,500 Poké Dollars!]
[Ding! Poke Coin Pay received: 5,500 Poké Dollars!]
As night quietly fell—
Ash's strength, influence, and future—
Were all steadily advancing.
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