I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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The most luxurious guesthouse in Honglian Town.

It was almost dinner time when Xiao Mao and his friends arrived at the guesthouse. Xiao Mao ordered a set meal of delicacies from land and sea, which made Xiao Zhi and the other two very hungry.

"Wow, this salmon roe sushi is so delicious!" Xiao Zhi, like a gourmand, kept stuffing food into his mouth, eating with great relish.

Snapped!Snapped!

Xiao Mao clapped his hands and said, "Boss, the performance can begin now."

"Ok."

The proprietress opened the screen, and three beautiful young ladies dressed in kimonos appeared.

"oh!!"

When Xiaogang saw the three beautiful older sisters, he was so excited that he almost rushed up to them if Xiaoxia hadn't been holding him back.

"Pop!"

However, just as everyone was enjoying their food and listening to music, a round, pink, spherical object walked in.

【LV30 Jigglypuff♀/King】

"Oh, Jigglypuff!"

Gary was startled; he naturally knew that this Jigglypuff was the one that often appeared on Ash's travels.

Who would have thought this chubby guy had the potential to become a champion?

Unfortunately, Shigeru wasn't interested in Jigglypuff, especially since this Jigglypuff loved to sing, and taming it would be a real ordeal.

Furthermore, this Jigglypuff will appear in later storylines, and catching it might change future events, so it's best not to catch it.

"It's that Jigglypuff! Quick, don't let it sing!" Xia saw Jigglypuff and quickly reminded it.

Chapter 111: Team Rocket Steals Pokémon

Ash and Brock were also startled; they had suffered quite a bit at the hands of this Jigglypuff.

"Boohoo!" Fatty was overjoyed to see a songstress playing music. He immediately ran over, wanting to sing a song, but his body suddenly became unable to move and automatically floated towards Sabrina.

"Pop! Pop!"

Jigglypuff tried to struggle, but it was powerless to do so. In front of Sabrina, Pokémon below the Gym Leader level were no match for her. Even Gary didn't know just how strong Sabrina really was.

Ash and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Jigglypuff was under control.

"Is there something wrong with this Jigglypuff?" Shigeru could only ask, knowing the answer already.

"This jigglypuff loves to sing, and it always hypnotizes the people around it. If we fall asleep, the jigglypuff gets very angry and smears things all over our faces," Xia explained.

Ash and Brock nodded repeatedly; they had their faces painted by Jigglypuff countless times.

"So what do we do now? We can't keep controlling Jigglypuff forever," Ash said.

"give it to me."

Sabrina turned Jigglypuff towards her, her eyes emitting a blue light. Before long, Jigglypuff became drowsy and fell asleep immediately. Sabrina then placed it aside to rest.

"You may all leave now." Seeing that Jigglypuff was asleep, Shigeru also told the geishas to leave so as not to wake Jigglypuff up again.

"what..."

Seeing the geishas leaving, Xiao Gang felt reluctant to part with them.

After a satisfying meal, everyone went to soak in the private hot spring pool, which was also separated by partitions to keep men and women separate.

"Ah~! This feels so good." As Xiaozhi soaked in the hot spring, he felt all the fatigue from the past few days disappear.

Xiao Mao gazed at the night sky, admiring the beautiful starry scenery.

"Hmm? What's that?" As he looked, Xiao Mao saw something floating in the night sky, but because it was night, he couldn't make out what it was.

"what is that?"

"It looks like a hot air balloon."

Ash and Brock both looked puzzled, but Brock had better eyesight, since squinting helps him focus the light and see more clearly.

Indeed, a hot air balloon floated in the night sky, with a huge bag hanging below it, and a faint "whoosh!" sound could be heard.

"That hot air balloon is... Team Rocket!" Ash finally saw the shape of the hot air balloon and immediately recognized it as Team Rocket.

Shigeru was also startled, almost forgetting about the Team Rocket trio; those guys had escaped from prison.

Moreover, Team Rocket's target this time wasn't Ash, but rather they were doing something else entirely. Underneath the hot air balloon was a huge net filled with all sorts of Pokémon, and it's unclear where they caught them from.

Xiao Mao was also dumbfounded.

Could it be that because of my two attempts, Team Rocket has shifted their focus and no longer wants to steal Ash's Pikachu?

"They must be stealing someone else's Pokémon. Go on, Pidgey."

Ash immediately released Pidgeotto and commanded, "Pikachu, you team up with Pidgeotto and go rescue the Pokémon."

Xiao Mao was also stunned.

Ash actually had a Poké Ball hidden in his bathrobe. When did he become so vigilant?

"Pip!" Pidgeotto lowered its altitude, and Pikachu jumped directly onto Pidgeotto's back, riding Pidgeotto into the sky.

The two Pokémon flew into the sky and quickly approached the hot air. Pikachu unleashed a Thunderbolt attack, blasting the Meowth hot air balloon to pieces.

Shigeru soon heard the classic line from the character's position.

"What an awful feeling." The Team Rocket trio flew away in a hot air balloon towards the distant shore.

However, it wasn't over yet. Team Rocket had been driven away, but the Pokémon in the net was falling. Falling from that height would either kill or cripple it.

"Oh no, those elves are going to fall!" Shigeru warned.

"what!"

Ash instantly realized his problem, but he had no way to fix it.

Shigeru wanted to help, but he didn't have any Pokémon with him, so he didn't have any good ideas for the time being.

Ash and Gary could only watch helplessly as the Pokémon in the net fell. At that critical moment, the falling Pokémon suddenly stopped in mid-air and then suddenly fell down. But the pause had already provided a buffer, so the fall was not a big deal.

"Xiao Gang, let's quickly check how these elves are doing."

"it is good."

Ash and Brock were puzzled by what was going on, but they were more worried about the Pokémon in the net.

"It should be Natsumi," Xiao Mao pondered.

The next second, Nazi and Xia, both wearing bathrobes, appeared next to the net...

"Saria, Misty, you...!" Upon seeing Sabrina and Misty suddenly appear, Ash instantly understood what was going on.

"What happened here? Sabrina and I suddenly saw Pikachu and Team Rocket in the sky," Misty said.

Misty and Sabrina were soaking in a hot spring when lightning flashed in the sky. When they looked up, they saw Pidgeotto and Pikachu, and also a net bag filled with a bunch of Pokémon.

The hot air balloon exploded after being hit by a 100,000-volt attack, and the net fell out. Although Sabrina was unaware of what was happening, she still stepped in to save the Pokémon inside the net.

After that, Naz brought Xia over to see what was going on.

"It was all Team Rocket..." Ash told the two girls what had just happened.

"Honestly, Ash doesn't even consider the consequences before he acts. Luckily, Sabrina was there, otherwise these Pokémon would have gotten hurt," Misty said, exasperated.

"I understand, I'll be more careful next time." Ash is always very sincere when it comes to admitting his mistakes when it comes to Pokémon.

The Pokémon in the net were very friendly to Gary and his friends, and they cooperated well when checking their injuries.

After confirming that they were all alright, Xiao Gang asked, "These Pokémon were probably stolen by Team Rocket. Should we hand them over to Officer Jenny?"

No one had any objections, and Xiao Mao was also about to make a phone call.

However, at that moment, the innkeeper's wife suddenly arrived, bringing someone with her.

4.1 "Excuse me, everyone."

Xiao Mao and the others all looked at the proprietress, who had brought an elderly man with a receding hairline.

Bob!

Shigeru recognized them at a glance; it seemed these Pokémon all belonged to the Crimson Lotus Research Institute.

Team Rocket's trio is incredibly audacious. The Crimson Lab is connected to Mewtwo and is likely funded by Team Rocket. Their act of stealing Pokémon is practically embezzlement.

"I'm sorry, these Pokémon belong to our research institute. They were just captured by a group of bad guys, and I chased them all the way to this area," Blaine explained.

"Oh, it's your Pokémon, sir! I've already rescued them," Ash said proudly.

"Really!"

Blaine looked Ash up and down, and seeing Pikachu beside Ash, she believed that Ash was telling the truth.

Chapter 112: Chapman

"Thank you for your help. If you don't mind, how about visiting the Crimson Lotus Research Institute tomorrow?" Uncle Xia said.

"The Crimson Lotus Research Institute is an institution that specializes in researching powerful Pokémon. I've heard that the Pokémon there are all very strong," Brock reminded him.

“Is that so, sir? Then we’ll go visit tomorrow and have a match with Mr. Blaine while we’re at it,” Ash said.

When Ash asked Blaine to battle him, Blaine was taken aback. He hadn't expected anyone to challenge him.

Because Cinnabar Town became a tourist hotspot, many trainers challenged the gyms with a casual attitude, which made Blaine unable to experience the joy of battle, so he closed the gyms.

It's been so many years since anyone challenged him, so he was somewhat surprised to hear that someone wanted to challenge him now.

"May I ask why you challenged Blade?" Blade asked.

"Of course, it's to get the Crimson Gym Badge," Ash said.

“But the Crimson Lotus Gym is closed. Even if you beat Blaine, you won’t get the badge,” Blaine said.

"Ah...!" Ash was stunned. He had never really thought about this question before. His original goal for the 28 books was to collect badges.