Chapter 171: The Jealous One ''Chikorita''
After leaving Longmen Town, Ash and the others continued their journey. Over the course of a few days, they passed through three small towns, and in one of them, Brock caught a small Stantler.
Stantler has an evolution method similar to how Primeape evolves into Annihilape; both require using a specific move a certain number of times to trigger the evolution. The move Stantler needs to stack is Barrier Bash, and the count is also 20 times.
The evolved form is called Wyrdeer. After evolving, its typing changes from the original Normal-type by adding a Psychic-type, making it a Pokémon with a quite high lower limit.
Today, Ash and his friends set off again, and they hadn't walked far before they arrived at the foot of a mountain.
" We should be able to see the town once we cross the mountain ahead, " said Brock.
" But why do I feel like it's getting colder and colder? Brock, are you sure we haven't taken the wrong path? " Misty looked at Brock suspiciously.
" Trust me, we definitely haven't taken the wrong path this time. I'm not sure what's going on with this weather, though. "
The path they were taking now was one that Brock had confirmed repeatedly; he could thump his chest and guarantee they weren't lost.
Ash pointed to the mountain peak in the distance, " Just look at that peak over there and you'll understand. It's snowing, so it would be strange if it weren't cold. "
" You're right. "
" By the way, does anyone want to go skiing? " Ash asked, looking at the two of them.
" That's a great idea! Who knows, there might be beautiful older sisters at the ski resort! " Brock made a perverted expression again.
" I really don't know what happened to you on Daikan Island, Brock; your imagination is much richer than before, " Misty remarked out of the blue.
However, upon hearing the words " Daikan Island, " Brock seemed to recall something terrifying, and his background turned a gloomy gray once again.
" We can talk about skiing later; there's a big surprise over there! "
Ash looked toward the grass not far away, where a wild Chikorita was lying on the ground, leisurely sunbathing.
[ Pokémon: Chikorita ]
[ Type: Grass ]
[ Gender: Female ]
[ Level: Elite Intermediate ]
[ Ability: Overgrow ]
[ Potential: Elite ]
[ Moves: Tackle, Razor Leaf, Vine Whip, Reflect... ]
The three of them had only walked forward a few steps when they could smell a faint, sweet scent.
" It smells so good! It's different from the scent Casey's Chikorita gives off! " Misty exclaimed.
Ash explained, " There's a difference between wild Pokémon and those raised in a daycare. This scent smells very close to nature. "
Noticing the approach of Ash and the others, Chikorita opened its eyes and stood up. The large leaf on its head twirled a few times as it struck a battle pose.
" Oh, this wild Chikorita seems quite combative! Ash, do you want to catch it? " Brock asked.
" Yeah. "
After locking eyes, Ash knew that this Chikorita before him was the jealous one from the original story that liked to cling to idiot.
" Eevee, go play with her for a bit. "
Since it was an Elite-level Pokémon, if he sent Pikachu out, he would surely play too rough, so Ash didn't intend to let Pikachu take the field.
" Eevee! "
Eevee met Chikorita's gaze and, confirming that the opponent was a pushover, didn't take it too seriously.
Feeling underestimated, Chikorita didn't wait for Eevee to attack and fired off two Leaf Blades first.
" Eevee, use Quick Attack. "
Eevee moved its short legs and easily dodged Chikorita's Razor Leaf, then, with lightning speed, pounced on and pinned Chikorita down.
Eevee's level was far above Chikorita's. Pinned down by Eevee, Chikorita couldn't break free at all. After struggling a bit, Chikorita had no choice but to use Vine Whip to drive Eevee away.
Eevee was quite agile, and Chikorita's Vine Whip couldn't touch Eevee at all.
" Eevee, use Take Down. "
Eevee charged toward Chikorita again, knocked it over, and followed up with a Body Slam, completely pinning Chikorita beneath it.
Ash seized the opportunity and threw a Poké Ball, intending to catch it, but unfortunately, the Poké Ball only shook a couple of times before Chikorita broke free.
" This Chikorita is so competitive! " Misty exclaimed.
" Ash, it's already injured, so you should go easy on it, " Brock couldn't help but remind him.
" Don't worry. "
From the beginning of the battle, Ash had been using Natural Power on Chikorita, and Eevee's attacks were measured.
" Eevee, one last Quick Attack. "
This time, after Eevee subdued Chikorita, Ash threw another Poké Ball. Perhaps because Chikorita had exhausted too much stamina breaking out of the last Poké Ball, this time it stopped after only a few shakes.
" Ding, congratulations to the host for catching Chikorita. You have received 3000 points, 1 Evolution Stone, and 1 Soothe Bell. "
" Finally caught it. "
Ash let out a long sigh of relief.
Afterward, he released Chikorita and used all his strength to channel Natural Power to heal it.
At that moment, Chikorita felt as if it had been cast into the embrace of nature. Its injuries healed completely within a few minutes. When it opened its eyes and saw Ash, the original hostility was gone, replaced by affection; it really liked the natural aura emanating from Ash.
Ash gently stroked Chikorita's head, " Chikorita, from now on, we're partners! "
" Chikorita! "
Chikorita didn't refute Ash's words upon hearing them; instead, it rubbed its head against Ash's hand and then jumped into Ash's arms.
" Eevee! " (Don't get close to Ash, get down now!)
Eevee stared fixedly at Chikorita.
Chikorita ignored Eevee's words, not even taking her seriously, and kept burrowing into Ash's arms.
Eevee didn't put up with it either; she leaped down and tackled Chikorita back onto the grass. Then, the two Pokémon started fighting—though, of course, they didn't use any moves, just batting at each other.
Watching the two little ones on Ash competing with each other, Misty said, " This Chikorita is so clingy! And Eevee seems to be jealous. "
" It must be Ash's Psychic, which makes Chikorita feel like it's returning to nature, which is why it's clinging to Ash, " Brock explained.
" Pika, Pika! " (Everyone is a partner, Eevee, just bear with it!)
Pikachu acted as the peacemaker.
He had been with Ash for quite a while and understood Ash's scumbag nature. He knew that Chikorita would, at most, stay with Ash for one region; when they went to other regions in the future, the ones who would still be by Ash's side would be them.
Ash stroked Eevee's head and comforted her, " Alright, Eevee, Pikachu is right. Everyone is a partner, and partners should help each other. "
Hearing Ash's words, Eevee and Chikorita stopped fussing.
Ash finally saw it clearly: they were both jealous ones.
He opened the system and bought a Soothe Bell in the shop. After putting it on Eevee, he put the Soothe Bell rewarded by the system on Chikorita.
Seeing the bells on each other's necks, Eevee and Chikorita both snorted and turned their heads away, looking as if they wouldn't pay any attention to the other.
Pikachu had a massive headache. Especially now, Pikachu realized that following Ash was like being a total sucker. He couldn't fight in battles, only act as a babysitter and peacemaker. Most importantly, after doing so much, he hadn't gotten any benefits at all. This mouse's heart is so tired..
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