Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 47 Youth is about running

When Ash left Fuchsia City, he once again rotated his Pokémon.

Ash brought Ralts, Eevee, Charmeleon, Clefairy, and Squirtle with him this time.

There's also that shark who absolutely refused to leave the party after hearing that Ralts was going to be in it.

It seems she still can't forget Xiao Nan's mother.

There was no other way, so Ash had to keep it.

Clefairy was left behind specifically to practice Ice Beam against the legendary Pokémon Ash.

After leaving Fuchsia City, Ash and his friends quickly arrived at the Wild Pokémon Sanctuary.

Because battles and Pokémon captures are prohibited within the protected area, Ash can only enjoy the natural scenery.

He also hired an indigenous person from the reserve as a guide.

"We, the Lalamo people, are dedicated to allowing Pokémon to grow in nature."

"So I accepted the alliance's invitation to settle here and take care of the protected area."

Tomiko, a girl from the tribe, introduced herself while showing Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia around the tribe.

The architectural style of the Lalamo people is somewhat like that of a nomadic tribe, with tents everywhere.

"Wow, there are so many people in your tribe!" Xiaoxia asked in surprise.

Not far from them, groups of teenagers rode past on Pokémon.

"That's because we're having a Pokémon race tomorrow."

"In our tradition, the champion of the race is the most honorable Pokémon trainer."

Tomiko also brought out her competition Pokémon, Ponyta, to introduce to Ash and the others.

"A running competition?" Ash became interested.

"Can outsiders participate?"

"Of course, we welcome everyone to participate."

"And the prize is a Pokémon egg."

[Ding! New side quest triggered: Youth is about running: Win the race]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +1000; Speed ​​+3; Trait: Riding LV1]

Just then, an arrogant teenager arrived, rushing to join the Dudu group.

"Tomiko, the competition starts tomorrow, and you're still just sitting here doing nothing?"

"Doliev, we'll see tomorrow."

"Hmph, the championship is definitely mine!"

After the boy left, Tomiko apologized to Satoshi and the others, feeling embarrassed.

"His name is Dolph. Don't let his appearance fool you, he's a very skilled rider. He and I are both favorites to win this competition."

"So you're this good, Tomiko. Looks like we're rivals now."

"Hehe, Ponyta and I won't lose."

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That very night, Tomiko took Satoshi to the mayor's house to register for the competition.

But when she got back, a sudden commotion came from her Tauros ring.

They rushed over to check, only to find that the Tauros were fighting.

Ash quickly helped by grabbing the horns of the two bulls that were fighting Tauros, lifting them up, and slamming them to the ground to calm them down.

"This...this kind of power..."

Xia, who was already used to such things, reached out to comfort the shocked Fu Zi.

"That's normal, that's just Ash. You'll get used to it."

The Tauros were instantly drawn away by Ash and forgot about the fight. With Tom's reassurance, the Tauros quickly calmed down.

Why is Tauros acting like this?

Just as Tomiko was wondering what was going on, a hidden weapon suddenly attacked her from the shadows.

Thanks to Ash standing right next to her, he caught the dart and prevented a crisis from happening.

Looking at the still-shaken Tomiko.

"They're after you. Has Tomiko offended anyone?"

She was well-liked in the tribe and had never made enemies, so I could only shake my head.

"That can only be because of tomorrow's race."

The person who launched the sneak attack ran very fast, and Xiao Zhi was unable to lock onto them, but he could still sense their general figure.

"Three people, two tall and one short... a very familiar setup!"

No wonder he could dodge my aura so skillfully; he's a seasoned expert.

"Those three despicable idiots!"

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"Meow, I almost thought I was going to die." Meow Meow frantically wiped the cold sweat from her face.

"Musashi, is it really worth it for us to provoke those terrifying brats for two Doduri?"

"We finally escaped from prison and don't want to go back in."

Kojiro, lying on the ground panting heavily, was also covered in cold sweat.

"That Dolph said we could take all of the girl's Pokémon after it was done, but that doesn't seem very reliable. And it seems like we just failed."

"Fool!"

After kicking Kojiro and Nyanko-sensei, Musashi said fiercely.

"We're the Rockets, how could we keep our promises! Of course we'll go back and tell that the operation is complete, and make him pay the deposit he promised first."

Kojiro suddenly realized.

"Yeah, and why don't we just pack up his whole bunch of Totoros and take them with us tomorrow!"

"You're absolutely wicked, Kojiro!"

"Same to you, Musashi!"

"Meow, haha, hurry up and get ready!"

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Before the second day of the competition, the athletes all came to the starting line to prepare.

"Ash, what Pokémon are you going to use for the competition?"

Tomiko looked at Ash with a puzzled expression, noticing that Ash only had Pikachu hanging on his shoulder.

"That's my Pikachu."

"Oh, will this work?"

"What's the big deal?"

Ash pointed to the trainer next to him riding an Erangel.

"You can see that he's fine."

Tomiko still didn't understand.

"At least Naughty Egg is bigger and can sit on people, but Pikachu is..."

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Using Pikachu in the competition? Tomiko and your idiot friend, I'm really looking forward to your performance today."

Dorifu, who was passing by, laughed so hard his stomach hurt when he saw this scene.

Although it's unclear why Tomiko is still appearing on the field.

However, judging from the bandages wrapped around her, she must have been seriously injured (actually, she just scraped her skin a little while grabbing a Tauros horn last night).

"Those three don't seem to be lying to me."

Three Rockets players have assured him that they will help him eliminate his competitors on the court today and help him win the championship.

Dolph is full of confidence now.

The competition is about to begin.

As soon as the command was given, the contestants rushed forward, except for Ash and Pikachu, who remained in place.

"The other contestants have already set off, what is Ash doing?"

The broadcast screen was showing the starting situation, and the announcer's puzzled voice came from it.

Ash and his friends are still warming up.

"Pikachu, are you ready?"

"Pikachu!"

After receiving an affirmative reply, Ash crossed his arms, jumped up, and sat cross-legged on Pikachu's head.

Pikachu used its short arms and head to carry Ash as it ran forward, creating a somewhat comical scene.

"Good heavens, what's that? Ash's Pikachu! It's carrying Ash and running so fast!"

The announcer's shocked voice came over the radio.

"How can Pikachu run so fast? My goodness, it's overtaking one runner after another! Pikachu has caught up with the leading group!"

"Heh heh, how could foolish humans understand our bond? Pikachu, accelerate again!"

Ash and Pikachu's daily training intensity is much higher than this.

"Pikachu~ Pikachu!"

Pikachu's short legs once again strained to run, its legs almost leaving afterimages as it spun around.

It nimbly maneuvers to avoid obstacles on the track while increasing its speed.

At this point, Ash's only remaining opponents were Tom and Dorif.

"Damn it, how can Pikachu run so fast? Dodori, let's speed up too!"

The three chased each other, and it was difficult to determine a winner for a while.

The three of them soon arrived at the cliff rappelling obstacle course.

There are many small rocky platforms here to use as landing points for jumping.

However, the organizers were quite cunning and placed a bowl of Pokémon food on each platform.

Many Pokémon couldn't resist the temptation and started eating.

Even Dolph's Dolph couldn't resist, and the three heads even got into a fight over food.

"Calm down, Duduli, I can get you more food when I get back."

Unfortunately, Dodori got too carried away and completely ignored its trainer's commands.

Dorif could only grit his teeth as he watched Ash's Pikachu hop and skip quickly through the level.

"Damn it, where are those Rockets guys?"

They are happily packing up the Duduli from his ranch at Duduli's house.

In the end, Tomiko and Ash were the two who competed for the championship.

Tomiko's Ponyta is quite fast, but unfortunately it's still not as fast as Pikachu.

In the final sprint, Pikachu used its tail to launch itself into the air, carrying Ash across the finish line first!

"The final winners are unbelievable! It's Ash Ketchum and Pikachu!"

[Ding! Side quest completed: Youth is about running: Win the race!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +1000; Speed ​​+3; Trait: Riding LV1 (You can ride as long as you can mount them!)]

After receiving the award, Ash, holding his newly acquired Pokémon egg, waved goodbye to Tomiko and headed to the Wild Area with Misty.

When I passed by Dolph's house, I saw him furious because all of Dolph's toys had been stolen.

"Xiaoxia, what are you looking at?"

"The description says that a miniature dragon was once discovered in that park."

I took the picture book from Xia and looked at it.

"It really is a miniature dragon!"

With the fat, Xiao Zhi immediately woke up from his sleepiness.

"Let's get going!"