Chapter 373: May's Bulbasaur
Behind a tree somewhere in the forest, the Team Rocket Trio, who had been tailing Ash, was observing the situation with Ash and his friends.
"Why do all the Grass-type Pokémon here listen to that Venusaur?" James asked in confusion.
"You idiot! Since those guys are so obedient, doesn't that just prove that Venusaur is the boss here?" Jessie said.
"I see. If we could capture it, wouldn't we be able to command all the Grass-type Pokémon here?"
"We definitely can, Meowth!"
"Then let's capture that Venusaur first!"
"And then round up the rest of the Pokémon. As long as we send these guys back to the Boss, we'll be rich, Meowth!"
"Wobbuffet!"
Thus, the Team Rocket Trio began formulating a plan to capture the Venusaur.
...
Meanwhile.
Led by that Bulbasaur, Ash and May arrived in front of a waterfall.
Ash also learned from Bulbasaur and the others that the forest they were currently in was a paradise for Grass-type Pokémon, and the Grass-type Pokémon here had lived in this forest for generations.
That Bulbasaur seemed to take a liking to May, and it actually used Vine Whip to pick a flower and present it to her.
Seeing the heart-shaped spot on the Bulbasaur's forehead, Ash knew that this was the very Bulbasaur that May would capture.
[Pokémon: Bulbasaur]
[Type: Grass + Poison]
[Gender: Female]
[Level: Elite Beginner]
[Ability: Overgrow (When HP is reduced, the power of Grass-type moves increases)]
[Potential: Quasi-Champion]
[Moves: Tackle, Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Petal Dance (Inherited)...]
Oh wow, not to mention, this little one is quite a good fit for May.
High potential, a decent move pool, and it even inherited a major Grass-type move like Petal Dance.
The Bulbasaur seemed to have something it wanted to tell May, as it used its Vine Whip to pull her hand and ran towards a nearby mountain peak.
Seeing this, the Venusaur didn't pay any mind to it, closed its eyes, and prepared to rest.
Under the guidance of Bulbasaur, Ash and May arrived at an excellent viewing spot.
Looking at the dense forest straight ahead, Ash remarked, "This forest is really huge; no wonder we got lost."
May pointed to the edge of the forest and said, "You can see a city over there!"
Bulbasaur's eyes lit up, and it turned to look at May.
"?"
Feeling the look from Bulbasaur, a question mark appeared on May's face.
"It hasn't left this forest. May, why don't you tell it about things outside the forest?" Ash suggested.
"Mm-hmm!"
May nodded, then crouched down and whispered to Bulbasaur, "Let me tell you, there are many towns outside the forest where many humans and Pokémon live."
"Bulba?" (Really?)
"On the streets of human society, there are many shops selling food, accessories, and so much more!"
"Bulba!"
After listening, Bulbasaur lowered its head and pondered for a moment. When it looked back at the distant city, its eyes were filled with deep longing.
"I'm not sure if you can understand me when I tell you these things."
May reached out and picked up Bulbasaur, and facing the distant city, she continued, "Look, there's a city right there."
"Bulba!"
"Bulbasaur, did you know? We travel everywhere just to go to many places like that!"
"Bulba-bulba~"
Just like that, May chatted about everything from cities to the various things she had encountered since she started her journey.
...
Meanwhile, at the entrance to the forest fence.
In the village that guards the forest, Brock obtained their elder's consent and opened the gates protecting the forest.
"A long time ago, many people entered this forest to obtain Grass-type Pokémon. As a result, because they committed the crime of destroying the forest, they angered the Grass-type Pokémon within.
From that time on, the Grass-type Pokémon here would attack any human who invaded the forest, and so the forest became a completely primitive zone," the elder explained.
"I see. No wonder you built walls to protect the forest."
Brock realized.
Inside the forest.
The Team Rocket Trio was driving a special robot and had begun capturing the Grass-type Pokémon in the forest.
A large number of Grass-type Pokémon were being chased around, and the Team Rocket Trio was grabbing them one by one as if playing a claw machine.
"A big harvest..." Jessie's excited voice came from inside the robot.
Ash and May came hearing the commotion. Seeing the large 'R' on the robot's chest, Ash didn't even need to use Aura to detect it; he could guess who was causing trouble.
"Team Rockets, why is it you three idiots again?"
"Ash, this has nothing to do with you. Our target is just the ownerless Grass-type Pokémon here!" James shouted.
May didn't back down at all and retorted directly, "What kind of joke are you making! Let those Pokémon go quickly, or else you'll be in for a beating!"
Jessie couldn't tolerate anyone yelling at her, and immediately threatened, "little girl, don't go too far, or I'll capture your Bulbasaur along with them!"
"Alright, May, now isn't the time to waste words with them. Latias, use Dragon Claw to rescue those Pokémon!" Ash called out.
"Latias? Ash, what nonsense are you talking about? Where would there be—"
Before Jessie could finish her sentence, she saw a red streak of light flash by. Subsequently, the basket on the back of their robot was completely torn apart, and a large number of Grass-type Pokémon fell out.
"What the heck was that?" James asked in confusion.
"Latias... have we heard that name somewhere before, Meowth?"
Meowth fell into deep thought.
Jessie gave Meowth a hard knock on the head, "Idiot! Didn't we see it before in the Water Metropolis, Alto Mare?"
"But then again, where did the Ash capture Latias? How come we've never seen it?"
James was puzzled. They had clearly been following Ash the whole time, but they had never seen this so-called Latias.
"Forget it. Anyway, it's a Legendary Pokémon. Let's catch it while we have the chance, Meowth!"
Meowth operated the robot and made wild grabs at Latias in the sky.
However, with Latias's speed, no matter how Meowth operated it, it was all in vain.
"Latias, use Draco Meteor!"
Hearing this, Latias looked up and spat out a stream of energy balls. The energy balls flew into the high sky and exploded, turning into meteorites that smashed towards Team Rockets.
With just one move, the Team Rocket robot was blown to pieces, and the trio once again won a 'blasting off' experience card.
"We're blasting off again!"
After dealing with the Team Rocket Trio, Latias transformed back into Bianca's form and returned to Ash's side.
"Bulba?!"
Seeing Latias transform into a human, Bulbasaur was instantly stunned.
"It's getting late, May, we should go!" Ash said.
"Yeah!"
May nodded, then said earnestly to Bulbasaur, "Goodbye, Bulbasaur."
"Bulba~~"
Bulbasaur clearly had already accepted May and did not want her to leave.
"May, this Bulbasaur wants to go with you. Do you want to choose to capture it?" Ash reminded her.
"Capture it? But this is its home. Is it really okay for me to take it away?"
May also loved this Bulbasaur, but if she captured it, it would mean Bulbasaur had to leave its family...
Ash smiled, looked at Bulbasaur, and asked, "Bulbasaur, you yearn for life in the outside world, and you really like being with May, right?"
"Bulba-saur!"
Bulbasaur nodded.
"May, you see?"
"Alright, I know what to do."
May took a deep breath and extended a travel invitation to Bulbasaur: "Bulbasaur, would you like to come on a journey with me?"
Bulbasaur leaped directly into May's arms.
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