Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 188 The Veiled Dojo, the First Battle with Ah-Li

Following the direction of the sound, Ash and his two Pokémon cautiously moved forward and finally arrived at a pile of rocks on a hillside.

At this moment, amidst the pile of rocks, a girl wearing a sports vest and pants, with short pink, horn-shaped hair, stood on a boulder and spoke confidently to Lucario in front of her:

"Come on! I'm ready! Give it your all!"

Xiao Zhi recognized the girl who was speaking.

She is Ah Li, the current gym leader of the Curtain Dojo.

"Ow!"

Having already been told that, Lucario naturally wouldn't hold back.

A blue light condensed in Lucario's palm, and within seconds a small blue orb appeared in Lucario's hand.

The ball of light trembled continuously, producing a series of piercing sounds as it rubbed against the air.

Wave missile.

Ash was intently watching Lucario unleash its Aura Sphere.

If his previous actions in this direction were merely driven by inexplicable instinct and subconsciousness, then at this moment, Ash had found the answer.

What drew him here was not anything else, but waveguides.

The azure Aura Sphere seemed to possess some kind of magic, drawing Ash's attention and causing his gaze to follow the Sphere as it was launched towards Lee's location.

"Watch me!!"

All that could be heard was Ah Li letting out excited murmurs as she held her breath.

Just as the wave missile reached her, she first lowered her wrist, then swung it sharply at the missile.

"boom!"

The wave of missiles that Lucario unleashed with all its might was easily deflected to the side.

The missile struck the nearby boulder with a deafening explosion, instantly shattering it into countless fragments.

"call."

Seemingly quite satisfied with his move, Ali wiped the sweat from his brow after launching the wave missile, then let out a deep breath.

"Alright, alright, that's enough for today."

As Ah Li spoke, she planned to end today's training with Lucario, or what they called "spirit practice"?

"Ow..."

Lucario frowned, letting out a low growl of resentment.

It originally thought that this wave of missiles would definitely be able to break through Ali's defenses, but it turned out to be the same as usual.

"?"

With its eyes closed, Lucario reluctantly walked towards Lee's direction, but then, as if sensing something, it quickly turned its head and looked at Ash and the others who were hiding to the side.

"Ah?! Sorry for peeking at your training. I'm a Pokémon trainer who was passing by. My name is Ash. Nice to meet you."

"No, it wasn't something worth hiding in the first place."

Ah Li shook his head to indicate that he didn't care.

“My name is Lee, and I’m the Gym Leader of the Veiled City Gym. Since you’re a Pokémon Trainer, that means… you’re here to challenge me, right?”

Yes, are you free right now?

Challenging the gym was indeed on Ash's agenda, but he originally planned to do so in a couple of days.

But since we're already here... and Ah-Li himself mentioned it, it doesn't matter if we start the gym challenge sooner.

"Of course, no problem. I'll take you to the Veiled Gym now... Hmm? Is that Electabuzz behind you...?"

"EL!"

When Ali called her, Electabuzz came out without flinching and waved to her.

"So, you're the Electabuzz from Brother Lei Si's breeding center. Why are you here? Or do you two know each other?"

"They probably know each other, but the relationship is a bit complicated and hard to explain."

Xiao Zhi scratched his head awkwardly and said this.

After all, even he himself hadn't expected Electabuzz to come with him.

Even now, Ash still doesn't know why Lucario attracts him when it uses Aura Sphere... Could it be related to his unconsciousness at Ruins of Random?

"Is that so... Never mind then~ Anyway, since you're a trainer recognized by the League, you won't do anything to Electabuzz! Speaking of which, that Electabuzz seems to belong to Shinji, the younger brother of Raiji. I don't know if you know it~ Raiji told me that Shinji is coming to challenge the Veiled Gym tomorrow. I wonder how strong he is now."

As Ah Li said this, she put her hands behind her head and swaggered around, indeed giving off a sporty vibe.

only......

Has Shinji not arrived yet?

Xiao Zhi thought to himself, then breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After all, it seems that Lee's mentality was broken by Shinji, and it took Lee a lot of time to adjust his mentality after that. If he hadn't come to challenge him today, he would probably have spent a lot more time in Veil City later.

How lucky!

Thinking this, Ash led Pikachu and Electabuzz, who was still giving Pikachu a provocative look, toward the Veiled Gym.

......

"The rules are three against three. The side whose Pokémon are all unable to battle first loses. Only the challenger can change Pokémon during the challenge. Is that alright?"

Inside the gym, Lee didn't even bother to rest. Instead, he brought Ash to the battle arena and, while reading out the rules of the Veiled Gym, asked him this question.

"no problem."

Ash nodded, then took out a Poké Ball in response.

"Hmm! Then I'll send out my Pokémon first... Go, Marthana!"

The first Pokémon that Ari sent out was Marshall, which was exactly what Ash had expected.

However, no matter what Pokémon Ah Lee plans to send out first, Ash's plan will remain the same.

"I choose you, Starbird!"

Facing the Fighting-type Gym, Ash decisively chose Staraptor, which had been performing well recently and seemed poised to evolve at any moment.

"Mmm!"

With a long cry, the Mk bird ascended into the air and confronted Masana.

Neither of them showed any sign of backing down, but Ah Li's forehead was already beaded with sweat.

It wasn't because of fatigue, but rather—

It really is a Flying-type Pokémon...

While a Fighting-type Gym Leader should be prepared to face type disadvantages, Marshall's only move that can hit Staraptor is Psychic. Hopefully, this Staraptor isn't a speed-focused individual, otherwise just hitting it will be a hassle.

Ok?

Ash, who had sent out his Pokémon after Lee, suddenly realized—

I think I've forgotten something?

.......

P.S.: I currently owe 3/14 chapters, which I will pay back within a month. Because my sales haven't returned to previous levels, the support from readers hasn't returned, and I haven't had any new chapters, I've given up on the plan to earn the official bonus for writing 1 chapters a day and am preparing to focus more on planning my new book.