When Professor Oak saw the pool of black and purple slime, the expectation on his face seamlessly turned into horror.
Especially looking at the Pokémon that jumped towards him...
"Don't send Muk here!!"
Professor Oak covered his nose with one hand and struggled to escape with the other, shouting as he ran.
Well, Ash did get a big prey, and it was indeed a very "special" big prey!!
"But I can't stand this [Special] ahhhhh!!"
"Goooooooooo!!"
Krabby couldn't stand the stench any longer and ran away, while Gyarados sank directly into the pond without even his head showing.
Even the Nidoking in the deep courtyard seemed to sense something, and his body subconsciously shuddered~~~
In short, the right Pokémon should be placed in the right place to breeder.
The most suitable place for a Pokémon like Muk, apart from the stinking ditches and sewers, is naturally where Professor Oak is.
After Ash sent Muk away, the environment inside the power plant improved a lot.
It also made the two power plant employees who had been hiding come out from the corner.
"Thank God, the smell is finally gone!!"
The two people who were tortured to the point of turning blue in the face breathed a sigh of relief and were also full of gratitude to Ash.
"Thanks to you, we subdued Muk and defeated Grimer!!"
"This power plant can finally be saved!!"
What happened is very simple. The sea was polluted, which attracted many Grimers and Muks.
This group of Grimers, led by Muk, invaded the power plant and blocked the seawater intake.
Therefore, only after solving Grimer and the others' problems, can we turn the turbine generator to provide power and thus generate electricity.
"Fortunately, thanks to you, we have defeated these Grimers. The main problem has been solved. The next step is to provide power to the turbine generator "037" motor...
Two employees of the power plant brought Ash and others to the main control room and saw the huge turbine generator.
Since it is used to generate electricity, the main power source is naturally electricity.
FFVX...
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"
"Pikachu!!"
Under the strong power infusion, the generator successfully started to rotate again!
In an instant, the entire generator factory was brightly lit!
"This is so good!!"
Pokémon Center, bright lights reappear, Nurse Joy covers her chest with her hands, feeling relaxed.
"The operating room and treatment room can be used successfully again. This time, all the Pokémon are saved!"
A smile appeared on her face again.
"As expected of the legendary Mr. Ash!!"
"What the sisters said was indeed correct!!"
The voices of praise and admiration echoed in the night of Pokémon Center.
Just like that, the generator problem was solved, and Ash successfully subdued Muk.
The group returned to the Pokémon Center, and Nurse Joy immediately served them steaming hot meals.
"Scald is all ready, too."
Looking at the people wolfing down the food, Nurse Joy smiled happily.
Especially when he looked at Ash who was picking up chopsticks non-stop, his face was full of tenderness: "After everyone has finished eating, you can take a Scald bath."
"Very good!!"
Misty was the first to cheer, and Xiaogang also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Pika Pika~!"
Even Pikachu was holding his ketchup bottle and rubbing it against his cheek.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy~"
Ash ate a piece of meat pie and said with a smile, "This tastes really good.
"We should thank you properly."
Nurse Joy waved her hands quickly, "Thanks to you, all the Pokémon are saved!"
"And to prevent this kind of thing from happening again in Black Cloud City, I have reported it to Alliance."
"They will come to investigate the pollution problem in the city. Black Cloud City will only become better in the future..."
Nurse Joy said this with a look of longing, but she also did not forget the most important thing:
"And Mr. Ash, please help me. I will also report this to the Alliance and the family!"
Nurse Joy smiled sweetly, "Thank you so much, Mr. Ash, for this time!"
After everyone had a relaxing night's rest in comfort.
Even though Ash repeatedly stressed that he was only doing what he was supposed to do, Nurse Joy still came out in person to see them off to express her gratitude.
And pointed out the way for their next stop:
"Continue along this road and you will reach Fuchsia City.
"There is a Fuchsia gym over there. Mr. Ash, you can challenge that gym."
"I believe you can definitely get the Badge!!"
With Nurse Joy's blessing, Ash and his friends headed to their next destination.
Along the way, they once again left the hustle and bustle of the city and returned to the Primal forest.
And only in the most authentic nature can a group begin a journey that can be called an adventure.
"If you think about it, we've come a long way."
Walking in the dense forest, Xiaogang sighed.
"Finally we've left the big city, and I heard that the next gym, the Fuchsia gym, is in the mountains.
Misty was also breathing in the fresh air of nature, "But where exactly is it?"
"As for the specific location..."
Ash checked the Rotom Pokédex, "Just past the mountain ahead, we're almost there..."
Boom!
The ground suddenly made a noise, similar to an Earthquake.
"It seems to be the noise coming from the front!"
The three people followed the source of the sound and rushed in that direction.
Soon, we saw large pickup trucks loaded with cargo running on the road through the forest.
But obviously, this is not the main reason for the noise.
Snap, boom!
Ash and others saw with their own eyes that potholes and collapses suddenly appeared on the road below the pickup trucks.
Trucks were trapped one after another and even overturned on their sides.
"Isn't that too much?!"
Such a shocking car accident made Xiaogang and Misty open their eyes wide.
The culprit who caused such a tragic scene...
"Beep~beep."
A Pokémon with an oval brown head and a red nose emerged from underground.
"Diglett, the mole Pokémon, is a breeder of Diglett by almost all farmers. Because the land dug by Diglett is already well cultivated, it can grow delicious vegetables."
Rotom Pokédex daily records the Pokémon that pop up.
"Here it comes again, here it comes again!!"
From the front truck, a contractor wearing a yellow construction hat climbed out from the driver's seat with difficulty.
Seeing Diglett pop up, he couldn't help but feel jealous:
"Diglett, Diglett, disaster!!"
He grabbed a hammer from the car and started playing Diglett mode.
"It's all because of you guys that my reservoir project has not made any progress!!"
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he hit, he couldn't hurt Diglett at all.
The speed at which these little guys retreated into the ground was definitely not as fast as normal.
"DXA..."
The contractor was exhausted and out of breath, but nothing worked.
"Sure enough, damn Pokémon should be dealt with by Pokémon Trainers!"
He said viciously: "Fortunately, I have already set up a Minimize Team and am looking for an excellent Pokémon Trainer with a good reputation in the nearby training area!!"
"I also gave you a very generous reward, a free hot spring invitation ticket for four days and three nights in the hot spring resort!!"
"I don't believe that I can't cure you..."
The contractor snorted angrily, and couldn't wait to see these Digletts get into trouble.
"BB..."
Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him.
"If you're looking for a Pokémon Trainer, maybe you don't have to go through so much trouble.
"Um?!"
The contractor turned his head upon hearing this and looked at the man and woman in front of him, plus the boy with Pikachu:
"Who are you?"
"We are here to help you solve your problems."
Ash said with a smile.
The dream of the contractor is to build the largest reservoir in this mountain range.
Just one Diglett after another, constantly disrupting their work.
It even caused quite serious damage.
This also forced the contractor to recruit powerful Pokémon Trainers to drive away the Digletts that were interfering with the construction.
If nothing unexpected happens, next, the Trainers recruited by the contractor will throw Pokémon balls at the groups of Digletts.
But all the Pokémon were unwilling to come out of their Poké Balls.
Since the Pokémon were unwilling to fight Diglett, the helpless Trainers gradually dispersed.
It was not until the evening that Ash and his group unexpectedly discovered many Diglett and Dugtrio planting trees in the forest on the mountain.
Only then did they realize that once the reservoir was built, the entire forest would be flooded and the Pokémons would lose their homes.
Diglett sabotaged the reservoir project in order to protect the forest.
The Pokémons are aware of this, so they refuse to fight.
Therefore, Ash didn't do much.
I just brought the contractor of the reservoir to the field of trees planted by the Digletts.
All the reasons are laid out in the open.
"That's why Diglett keeps sabotaging you.
Ash looked at the endless forest and fields, and said to the dazed reservoir contractor next to him:
"Once the dam is built, the entire forest will be submerged in water."
"So, you'd better consider whether you need to continue with this project.
"Just a friendly reminder, if Diglett's disaster gets too serious, it will attract investigators from the Pokémon Alliance.
"Once they find out there's a reason for this, then your project..."
Ash stopped there, and as the contractor of such a large reservoir project, he was obviously not a fool.
"I understand. I will stop the construction. It is not okay to build a reservoir here.
The reservoir contractor stopped the loss in time.
Although he was certainly feeling pain and reluctance, he had to face a behemoth like the Pokémon Alliance.
He is just a small shrimp and can't make any big waves.
What's more, what he did was to destroy the homes and ecology of Pokémon.
If we really want to investigate, it will be very serious.
"I will leave, thank you for your help and advice
...
After making a decisive decision, the reservoir contractor had no choice but to accept the result.
"It will prevent me from increasing my investment and causing more losses!"
However, he was really grateful to Ash and others who helped him.
"These are the spa vouchers for Cinnabar Island, take them!!"
"This is my small token of gratitude to you!!"
Under the repeated insistence of the reservoir contractor, Ash and his team got the luxury hot spring voucher on Cinnabar Island!
There is one more thing I gained from traveling.
"So, if something happens, you still need to get involved and solve it~"
Ash put away the invitation ticket for the hot spring resort and said with emotion.
And just at this moment.
"Beep~beep!!"
There was a lot of shouting from Diglett, as if they were discussing something.
Finally, after everything calmed down, a Diglett with three heads, who seemed to be the leader of this group of Digletts, came to Ash and others.
"Ding, Dugtrio, the evolved form of Diglett, the triplet Diglett, has the potential to dig 100 kilometers underground. No one knows what the underground part of it looks like."
"Beep~~~"
Dugtrio came up to Ash and placed a shiny object in front of him.
"..."
The round stone with a mixture of black and red colors immediately attracted Ash's attention.
"Ehey?!!"
Suddenly, Gengar's figure emerged from the shadows.
Xiaogang shuddered and stepped back subconsciously, covering his waist.
After thinking that he didn't do anything crazy to chase the young lady, he looked at Gengar who suddenly appeared in surprise.
It turned out that the latter didn't care about him at all.
He just stared at the black and red stone that Ash picked up.
"Pika Pika~"
The Pikachu next to it was dancing with joy, saying that this was a special thank-you gift from the Diglett clan.
In order to thank Ash for persuading the reservoir contractor to stop building the reservoir, they were able to preserve their home.
The thank you gift they gave was...
"This is indeed a very important Present!!"
Ash smiled, put away this special evolution stone, and solemnly thanked Dugtrio.
Yes, this is an evolution stone!
An evolution stone that allows Pokémon to Mega Evolution!!
Mega Evolution is a higher level of evolution that goes beyond the limits of what Pokémon can evolve so far.
Pokémon that have undergone a Mega Evolution temporarily unlock hidden powers.
It displays abilities that cannot be acquired through Normal evolution, and usually lasts for one battle.
Mega Evolution is a temporary Contest Condition and cannot be maintained permanently.
To start Mega Evolution 0.9, you need two things.
One is the evolution Key Stone worn by the Trainer.
One is the Pokémon Evolution Stone that is carried by the Pokémon.
Every Pokémon has its own evolution stone that can unlock Mega Evolution.
During battle, the Key Stone will resonate with the Evolution Stone, thereby helping Pokémon evolve.
As for the Key Stone, it is like a key to open a door, and a Trainer only needs one.
But Pokémon all need to get their own exclusive evolution stone.
The Pokémon corresponding to the evolution stone given by the Diglett clan...
"Such a strong Ghost energy!!"
It's a rare chance for the thousand-year-old Gastly to come out in broad daylight.
Of course, it can only shrink in a dark corner, but this does not prevent it from casting a suspicious look:
"And it feels like this strange stone also has the power of our Gastly lineage..."
Well, it is true that he has the same power as you, but to be specific, it should be Gengar's~~~
That's right, this evolution stone is the exclusive evolution stone that allows Gengar Mega Evolution!!
If you have this Evolution Stone and get the Key Stone, you can successfully make the Gengar Mega Evolution!!
By then, its already strong strength will surely rise to a higher level!
"What is this, Ash?"
Misty and Xiaogang also looked at the stone curiously.
"I don't know either. I'll study it later."
Now is not the right time to reveal Mega Evolution, since Ash still has the [Research Expert] entry.
It would be reasonable for him to come up with a Mega Evolution result later, right?
"Here you go, Gengar."
Ash casually threw the Evolution Stone to Gengar, "Think carefully about the power within it."
"Keep it safe and don't lose it."
"Eehee!!"