Chapter 74 Certification Examination Center
After leaving Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden, Ash and the others spent a wonderful Doll Festival in Doll City, experienced Growlithe police dog training, and met Todd, a photographer who loves to photograph Pokemon. During this time, the group arrived at the identification examination center established by the Pokémon League.
"To participate in the Pokémon League Contest, one must first pass the trials of 8 Gyms and obtain the Gym gym badge. This Pokemon Identification Center evaluates eligibility based on a comprehensive score from written and practical tests. Those who pass will receive a qualification badge to challenge the Pokémon League."
Ash knew that this identification examination was actually set up specifically for Trainers studying in schools, such as Giselle and her classmates.
"Hey, Misty, are you sure you want to take this exam?"
Ash asked, looking at the two who were registering their information.
"Of course! This exam sounds quite interesting. Ash, aren't you participating?" Misty asked.
"Since you're all participating, I'll sign up too."
It wasn't that Ash didn't want to participate, but his Aura detected someone he had blacklisted appearing nearby, and he planned to prank them.
Indeed, the Pokemon school where Giselle was studying organized students who wanted to participate in the Indigo Plateau Conference to take the exam together, while Goh hitched a Tailwind ride to undergo his Trainer qualification assessment.
Because of the buff Ash gave him last time, Goh was successfully blacklisted by the Joy Family. The Joy Family's influence in the League is among the best. That Nurse Joy, to vent her anger for her Happiny, directly restricted Goh's Trainer qualification assessment from before twenty years old to before sixteen years old, and the number of attempts was a pitiful three.
The first time, due to the Dragon Family's intervention, he was kicked out at the last moment. Now it was his second assessment.
The Joy Family's reason for the restriction was very direct: they determined he had no Trainer aptitude. Rather than wasting a few years learning how to be a Pokemon Trainer, he should find a job and become a corporate slave.
After all, how could someone who could anger a docile Pokemon like Happiny and not be able to appease it possibly be suitable to be a Trainer?
"Ash?!"
Just as Ash finished filling out the information, Giselle's uncertain voice sounded behind him.
"Giselle, long time no see. You wouldn't happen to be here to take the exam for the Indigo Plateau Conference, would you?" Ash turned and asked.
"It really is you! You're going to be disappointed, I've already obtained my qualification to participate. This time, I'm here to help as a student leader. Ash, aren't you collecting gym badges? How many do you have now?" Giselle asked curiously.
"Six. Is there a problem?"
"Oh my! Only six? I remember the Indigo Plateau Conference requires 8 gym badges. You haven't even qualified to participate yet!" Giselle said with some pride.
She, Giselle, had already qualified to participate.
Ash had not!
This gave her the illusion of defeating Ash.
"Tch, isn't it just a qualification obtained through an exam? Your actual combat experience is practically zero, so if you want to defeat me, you're still twenty thousand years too early!" Ash said with a hint of disdain.
"Damn it!" Giselle glared at Ash angrily.
He has no gentlemanly demeanor at all! Damn it!
"What's that expression? Looking for a fight? I'm ready anytime, I'm just afraid you'll cry!"
Ash raised his fist, which was as big as a sandbag. With one punch, he was sure Giselle would turn into a whiny monster.
"You stinky Ash, I want to have a match with you!" Giselle, enraged, grabbed Ash's collar and immediately declared war.
"A match is fine, but can you let go?"
Is Giselle good-looking?
That's for sure, especially with the added bonus of a short skirt uniform.
But Ash wasn't just any casual person. Besides, when out and about, boys also need to protect themselves.
"Hmph!"
Giselle snorted angrily. She realized Ash was a blockhead. She, a girl, didn't mind being close to him, but he was the one who was disgusted first.
"Ash from Pallet Town, this is your number plate!"
At this moment, a staff member from the examination center handed Ash a number plate with the number 7 on it.
"Thank you!"
Ash took the number plate and pinned it to his chest.
"According to the rules, please temporarily store your Pokemon Balls here," the staff member said again.
"Pokemon Balls? Alright."
Ash took out a few Luxury Balls. As for Master Balls, he decided against it.
"Nurse Joy?"
Brock looked at the nurse walking by, and his feet unconsciously followed her.
"That is Nurse Joy from Fuchsia City. Her goal is also to become a Pokémon Master," Giselle said.
The Nurse Joy she mentioned had actually brought her younger sister to their school for an exchange before, so Giselle had a deep impression of her.
After all, that time, some brat from their school, for some unknown reason, angered the Happiny of this Nurse Joy's sister, causing their school to not only become 'famous' in the League but also almost be mistakenly thought by the Joy Family as intentionally causing trouble and trying to provoke them. Fortunately, the misunderstanding was resolved in the end; it was that brat's individual behavior.
"But they all look so alike, I can't tell which City they're from," Misty said.
"I can tell!" Brock said confidently.
He, Brock, could tell the origin of every Nurse Joy in every Pokémon Center throughout the Kanto region at a glance. This was his unique skill!
"Uh…"
Ash and Misty immediately lost the desire to respond.
Suddenly, Ash saw a sneaky figure at the entrance and said, "Well, I have something to take care of. You two chat for a bit."
With that, Ash darted out the door.
At this moment, Goh was very happy.
He had absolute confidence that he would pass today's assessment.
"Giselle, and Yu Long Li, just you wait. My aptitude as a Pokemon Trainer is definitely stronger than yours!" Goh thought to himself.
Ever since the Happiny incident, he had become a public enemy of the entire school. Not only was he bullied by the Trainers studying at the school, but he was also subjected to irregular suppression by the student council, which planted a seed of resentment in his heart.
Even if he harbored resentment, he could only endure until he regained his Pokemon Trainer qualification. And today was the day he would regain his Trainer qualification. His miserable days were over!
Just as Goh was reveling in his self-satisfaction, Ash, who was following behind him, was already applying a buff to him.
"Loser, you probably won't ever become a Trainer in this lifetime!"
Ash applied a six-month bad luck buff to Goh in one go. He believed that for the latter half of that period, Goh would have to spend half his time in the hospital.
This way, Goh would perfectly miss the assessment and comfortably live as an ordinary person. What a perfect script!
As soon as the buff was applied, its effect became apparent.
Bang!
Goh stepped on a banana peel and fell hard.
"Ouch! Who! Who threw a banana peel here?!"
He clutched his backside with one hand, picked up the banana peel with the other, and loudly questioned his surroundings.
However, just as he was loudly questioning, a Pidgeotto happened to fly overhead, and then a blob of shit accurately dropped into his mouth.
"Huh? What is this?"
Goh's mouth moved, as if tasting the substance.
The next second, he bent over and vomited uncontrollably.
And this scene was all recorded by Ash, who was not far away.
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