"Damn that Mankey!"
After finishing their meal, Ash was playing small games with his Pokémon when he suddenly heard a very familiar voice.
Three familiar figures appeared at the temporary campsite.
Their faces were filled with anger.
"Team Rocket… you again," Ash said.
He stopped the Pokémon beside him from rushing forward to deal with the uninvited guests and looked at the battered-looking Team Rocket trio.
Seeing how furious they looked, Misty instinctively stepped in front of the Pokémon.
"We don't have time to deal with you right now," James said while scanning the area, clearly searching for something.
"Have you brats seen a Mankey, meow?" Meowth asked while sniffing the air repeatedly.
"No," Brock replied cautiously. He was certain Team Rocket was trying to capture the Mankey they saw earlier.
Using his psychic senses, Ash detected a presence near a nearby fruit tree.
That was probably Mankey.
He wondered what it had done to provoke Team Rocket so badly.
"Meowth, are you even useful?" Jessie complained.
She noticed Meowth had followed the scent straight to the leftover rice balls Ash's group had recently eaten.
They had barely finished lunch and Meowth already wanted another bite.
"Meow! It's over there!"
Meowth finally snapped back to attention and forced his eyes away from the rice balls. Following the scent trail, he quickly locked onto Mankey's location.
Aside from battling, Meowth had plenty of useful skills—like detecting scents most Pokémon couldn't notice.
Everyone turned toward the fruit tree.
Mankey suddenly jumped down from the branches.
"So you were hiding there, meow."
Meowth flexed his claws and signaled Jessie and James with his eyes.
Jessie and James released Ekans and Koffing, then cracked their knuckles and stretched their necks.
Their joints popped loudly.
"Let's just watch," Ash said while pulling Misty and Brock back.
Judging by the situation, Team Rocket seemed ready to fight Mankey directly.
Mankey used Leer, but Koffing quickly released a cloud of smoke, covering their positions.
Suddenly—
Meowth dashed forward and launched a surprise Fury Swipes attack.
Mankey crossed its arms to block, then delivered a powerful chop back toward Meowth.
At that moment, Meowth immediately regretted everything.
He really should've let Ekans and Koffing attack first.
Balls of thick black sludge suddenly shot from Koffing's mouth, carrying a foul smell and heavy impact as they flew toward Mankey.
At the same time, Ekans, which had been hiding nearby, suddenly lunged forward.
Its jaws opened wide, revealing sharp fangs.
It bit down on Mankey and wrapped its body tightly around it, binding it firmly.
"Perfect! Let's see if you dare steal our rice balls again!" Jessie said smugly.
She even knocked on Mankey's head mockingly.
Mankey was absolutely furious.
"Move aside. Let me finish it with one kick."
James kicked Mankey away, then turned toward Ash.
"Now that we've dealt with the monkey… you're next."
"Do you want to experience Pikachu's Thunderbolt again?" Misty said with a smile.
After facing Team Rocket so many times, she was no longer afraid of them.
"Ash," she added, "are we fighting them?"
"Nah."
Ash calmly sat down.
"Pikachu, let's sit and watch the show."
He even poured himself some tea.
Seeing Ash treat them like they were completely insignificant, Team Rocket instantly turned red with anger.
"You'd better worry about yourselves first," Brock said while pointing behind them.
On a stone platform nearby—
Mankey stood there, breathing heavily with rage blazing in its eyes.
"You want another beating?" James began.
But before he finished—
Mankey's body suddenly erupted with a brilliant evolutionary light, completely surrounding it.
"It evolved out of pure anger?" Meowth muttered, sensing Mankey's emotions.
Ash calmly took a sip of tea.
The famous "Evolution Kick" scene had happened exactly like in the original story.
Using his Pokédex, he checked the new Pokémon's information.
Primeape — the evolved form of Mankey.
It is constantly angry. Once it locks onto a target, it will pursue it relentlessly.
Its signature move Rage Fist (described here as going on a rampage) can cause massive chaos.
Primeape was much larger than Mankey.
The fur on its limbs had disappeared and was replaced by black ring-like cuffs. Its hands resembled boxing gloves, and its feet now looked more human-like with two toes. Its tail had vanished, and a large vein bulged permanently on its forehead.
Primeape stared directly at Team Rocket.
Its eyes burned with fury.
The vein on its forehead throbbed violently as if its suppressed power might burst out at any moment.
"Ekans! Koffing! Attack!" Jessie ordered.
She looked at Primeape with contempt.
Even though it had evolved, to her it was still just a monkey.
Primeape moved instantly.
One fist struck Ekans' head.
The other smashed directly into Koffing's face.
Both Pokémon were sent flying before they could even attack.
"M-Meowth! You're up!" Jessie shouted.
But before she finished—
Meowth was already flying backward with a swollen face.
Primeape clearly remembered everything.
Jessie had knocked its head.
James had kicked it.
So it gave each of them one powerful punch, instantly turning both of their eyes into giant black bruises.
"Do you think it's going to target us next?" Misty asked nervously.
After finishing with Team Rocket, Primeape still hadn't forgotten Ash's hat… or the rice balls.
Ash slowly spun his hat with one finger and raised an eyebrow.
Then he tossed it into the air.
Primeape's face immediately lit up with excitement.
It rushed forward and leaped up, reaching out to grab the hat—
But the hat suddenly shifted direction and returned to Ash's hand.
After being tricked several times, Primeape became furious again.
It charged straight at Ash and swung a punch toward Ash's eyes with frightening familiarity.
"Pika—CHU!"
Before Primeape could even reach him—
Thunderbolt struck.
Primeape collapsed onto the ground, twitching.
"Pikachu is amazing again," Misty said with relief while patting Pikachu.
The tension in her eyes disappeared.
Ash adjusted his hat and picked up a rice ball that Brock had prepared earlier.
He held it out toward Primeape.
Maybe Brock's deluxe rice balls could tame this angry Pokémon.
Primeape accepted it.
"Chomp… chomp…"
It happily devoured the rice ball, smiling with complete satisfaction.
There was not even a trace of anger left.
Ash took the opportunity and threw a Poké Ball.
The ball struck Primeape and automatically opened.
Primeape turned into a beam of red light and was absorbed inside.
The Poké Ball fell to the ground.
It shook twice.
Then stopped.
"Brock," Ash said with a grin, watching the Poké Ball being sent to Professor Oak's Lab, "your rice balls conquered Primeape."
Brock laughed proudly.
"I used only the best ingredients."
"Then let's pack up and head to Celadon City," Misty said excitedly.
Celadon City had plenty of fun places to visit.
"What about Team Rocket?" Brock asked.
"…Hmm."
Ash looked at the unconscious trio.
"Let's at least leave them some rice balls and Super Potions."
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