Snap! Snap!
Successive egg-cracking sounds, accompanied by two dazzling white lights, announced the birth of Brock's Chansey and the last Audino.
Before the three of them could observe closely, Nurse Joy, who was nearby, hurriedly reminded them to promptly wipe the babies clean.
Under Nurse Joy's guidance, the three followed suit, wiping each little darling under their watery, innocent eyes.
Among them, Dawn was probably the most excited.
From its appearance, Audino's all-pink exterior really appealed to the young girl's aesthetic.
After all, Dawn's pokedex was pink, and so was her mini-skirt.
After carefully wiping Audino clean, she couldn't wait to pull out her pokedex to scan it.
"Beep~ No data found!"
Because Sinnoh and Unova are far apart, Dawn's pokedex could only search up to the fourth-generation regions.
"Huh!"
This made the young girl freeze, a big question mark written on her smooth forehead.
"Pfft~ That's because this is a Pokémon from another region!" Ash laughed as he explained, looking at the young girl's dazed expression.
Brock, on the other hand, acted as if it had nothing to do with him, focusing intently on taking care of the newly hatched Chansey.
"Audi Audi"
Dawn looked at the little pink and cream-colored creature in her arms, which was staring at her with a pair of watery, deep blue eyes, blinking.
"Another region?"
The young girl was puzzled, but since it was from another region, it wasn't surprising that she hadn't seen it before.
What she didn't expect was that such a cute little creature was also Nurse Nurse Joy's partner.
"Audino, the Hearing Pokémon. The ears on its sides give it incredible hearing, allowing it to understand a patient's physical condition and emotions through their heartbeat!"
As a partner of the Nurse Joy family, Nurse Nurse Joy promptly stepped forward to explain.
She was also surprised that Dawn could obtain an Audino from faraway Unova; this was a very rare occurrence.
"So your name is Audino!" She carefully extended her small hand and gently touched the little creature's nose, continuously teasing the adorable Pokémon.
"Audi Audi"
Perhaps because it saw Dawn first, Audino acted like a child, happily waving its hands, its large ears on both sides swaying with it.
While Dawn was teasing Audino, Ash was also taking care of the little tiger cub, Chansey, who had violently broken out of her shell.
As for why he decided this cute little creature, with its all-pink exterior, pants on its lower body, and head-like braids, was a tiger cub?
The reason was this little guy's brute strength; one hand was forcefully pulling at his right hand, and this strength was almost comparable to his own before he awakened his Aura.
"This little guy won't want to be a close-combat mage in the future, will she?" He couldn't help but say, feeling the brute force in his hand growing stronger.
"Pikachu~ (Help…)"
Hearing Pikachu's plea for help, he quickly looked over and saw that Pikachu, who had been teasing Chansey with its zigzag tail, was now being grabbed by one hand and swung around like a toy.
"Good baby, let's drink a bottle of Moomoo Milk first!"
To save Pikachu and calm this little one down, he quickly exchanged a bottle of high-quality Moomoo Milk from the shop to supplement the newly hatched Chansey's nutrition.
"Koo-ya~"
Perhaps smelling the sweetness of the Moomoo Milk, Chansey happily let go of Pikachu's tail and, hugging the bottle, drank it in big gulps.
Pikachu!!
Pikachu carefully climbed onto Ash's shoulder, observing this mischievous and strong little monster, but no longer dared to tease Chansey with its tail.
He chuckled at Pikachu's reaction, then opened his system panel to observe the little one's attributes.
[Pokémon: Chansey]
[Type: Normal]
[Ability: Serene Grace]
[Individual Values: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (28), Special Defense (31), Speed (25)]
[Moves: Pound, Defense Curl, Earth Throw (Egg Move)]
[Held Item: None]
[Strength: Infant (1%)]
The Nurse Joy family had given him a Chansey with 4V individual values; his luck could be described as quite good.
Moreover, the HP and Special Defense, which needed to be maximized, were indeed maximized, which greatly pleased him.
Only…
Chansey's dual attacks are also maxed out, is this for real?
No wonder she was so strong, like a Machamp.
Looking at Chansey, who was drinking milk in big gulps in his arms, he couldn't help but lament that this guy, on the surface, was a healer, but had the heart of a warrior.
Even her inherited move wasn't Heal Bell, but the Fighting-type Earth Throw.
With this configuration, even Charizard would have to exclaim how terrifying she was.
"Audi Audi"
Suddenly, Audino's cries echoed throughout the hatching room, and Ash and Brock's gazes were drawn to Audino.
"There, there, there…"
Dawn tried to soothe the crying Audino patiently, mimicking how babies were comforted on TV.
But after a while, the little one was still crying.
"Ah~" Seeing that her method wasn't working, Dawn immediately became flustered and asked the two beside her, "Why is Audino still crying?!"
"Audino is probably hungry. Just feed this little one some dairy products!" Brock, holding his own Chansey who was also drinking milk, turned his head and replied to Dawn.
"Ah!"
The young girl then saw Audino continuously pointing at her small mouth, clearly indicating she was truly hungry, but her thoughts couldn't help but focus on dairy products.
Milk? She didn't have any of that. Where could she find dairy products? Could it be Nurse Nurse Joy?
"Here!"
Just then, Ash handed over a baby bottle with a nipple, which contained Moomoo Milk warmed by the system.
"Ah!" Dawn was clearly startled, her body trembling slightly, "…Thank you!"
Because of her earlier thoughts, Dawn took the bottle with a slight blush, looked at the milky white liquid inside, and then handed it to the whimpering Audino.
Seeing that there was finally milk to drink, Audino immediately stopped crying and obediently drank the milk.
"Blushing again?"
Seeing the young girl inexplicably blush again, Ash shrugged, puzzled, but didn't deliberately mention it, because he had more important things to do.
He waited until Chansey had obediently finished her milk, put the little baby to Sleep, and then returned her to her Poké Ball.
After finishing all this, he then walked towards the Pokémon phone booth.
Before heading to Baiyang Town, he planned to re-evaluate his recently confirmed team and temporarily switch to the strongest lineup he could currently assemble.