Pokémon: Pikachu Bonds

"You don't have to win, as long as you perform well in the joint conference."

"The so-called joint conference is, to put it bluntly, a selection conference for the World Defense Team. As long as you perform well and are selected by the leaders, you can become a member of the World Defense Team."

"Xiao Mao, as a descendant of the Ooki clan, you must join the World Defense Team." Nanami said solemnly.

"Of course, if you can win the United Conference Championship, it will also bring honor to us. However, this League Conference gathers various elites from eight regions, so you don't have to be too obsessed with the championship, just do your best." Qinglu interrupted.

"Don't worry~ I will do my best and will not bring shame to our Omu clan." Xiao Mao replied.

"Well~ I believe you~ After all, there are no weaklings among the descendants of the Oki family." Qinglu patted Xiaomao's shoulder.

.......

Pallet Town, Ash's home...

"I wonder how Xiaozhi has been doing these days? Has he been eating well?" Hanako, who was watering tomatoes in the yard, asked worriedly.

"Barali~Barali~" the magic wall puppet who was sweeping the floor comforted.

"Huahua, I haven't seen you for many years..." A familiar voice sounded in Hanako's ears.

Bang~

Hanako was stunned for a moment after hearing Chao Si Mu Xiang's voice, and the watering can in her hand fell to the ground. Hanako turned around with an unbelievable look on her face... Only to see three people standing not far away...

"Husband...Dad...Little Red..." Hanako murmured excitedly, covering her mouth with her hands, her eyes filled with tears.

"Huahua, thank you for your hard work over the years..." Chishao said apologetically.

"Chishao, where have you been all these years? Why did you suddenly disappear? And why did you come back with Xiaochi and dad this time?" Huazi threw herself into Chishao's arms and kept punching his chest with her little fists.

"It's a long story...please listen to me slowly..." Chishao told Hanako everything that had happened over the years.

"I didn't expect that the reason you suddenly disappeared was to protect world peace." Hanako wiped her tears and sighed.

"How is Xiaozhi doing lately?" Chishao asked.

"Xiaozhi~" Hanako began to tell what Xiaozhi had experienced in the past eighteen years.

"I didn't expect Xiaozhi to have encountered so many things over the years." Chishao exclaimed.

"I really want to meet my eldest grandson." Akamori interrupted.

"Dad, if you want to see Xiaozhi, you can give him a video call." Hanako suggested.

"It's okay. No rush. Let's talk about it after he comes back from his trip. We also have things to do." Akamori replied.

...........

In a cave in a forest...

After much thought, Xiaozhi finally came up with a plan for future training. Xiaozhi has two plans.

Option 1: Use weight training to increase the speed and agility of Pokémon, and also increase the speed of bulky Pokémon.

Option 2: Use special training methods to increase the power of skills. The quickest way is to continuously improve the power of your skills in Pokémon battles.

After finalizing the future training plan, Xiaozhi called Professor Oak.

"Xiaozhi, why did you suddenly remember to call me today?" Professor Oak asked puzzledly after answering the phone.

"I need help with something, Professor Oak."

"Oh? What happened?"

"Here's what happened..." Xiaozhi told Professor Oak about his training plan.

"Weight training to increase speed and training to increase skill power?"

"This is indeed a very good plan. Xiaozhi, you are very determined to win the championship this time. I will help you build the weights. As for Pikachu and the others' weights, I will contact you when the time comes and ask you to pick them up at the designated location."

"Thank you, Professor Oak~"

"By the way, the Pokémon Leagues of the eight regions recently jointly launched the first Pokémon Joint Conference. Do you want to attend, Xiaozhi?"

"Pokémon United Conference?"

"That's right~ It's a joint conference composed of eight regions headed by the Kanto Alliance, and the gold content of the joint conference is quite high. After all, the trainers who can participate in the joint conference are not ordinary people."

"Because the requirement for participating in the joint conference is to obtain a gym badge in each of the Kanto region, Johto region, Hoenn region, Sinnoh region, Unova region, Kalos region, Alola region, and Galar region. And that badge must be the badge of the strongest gym in that region. Trainers who can obtain the badge must be quite powerful."

"The strongest gym badge?"

"That's right~ The eight strongest gyms announced by the alliance are: the Crimson Gym in Kanto, the Kaji Gym in Johto, the Orange Gym in Hoenn, the Binhai Gym in Sinnoh, the Ritsu Gym in Unova, the Yingxue Gym in Kalos, the Patrol Island in Alola, and the Fist of the Stars Arena in Galar. Only those who obtain badges in these eight places can participate in the joint conference."

"I see~ A joint tournament where you have to collect the strongest gym badges from eight regions to participate? This is really exciting." Xiaozhi said excitedly.

“Xiaozhi, don’t underestimate these eight gyms. The strength of these eight gym leaders is second only to the Four Heavenly Kings. Some of them have even reached the Four Heavenly Kings level, but for some reason they did not become the Four Heavenly Kings.”

"Although they won't use their full strength in the gym competition, Xiaozhi, don't underestimate them," Professor Oak reminded.

"I understand~Where is the registration location for Professor Oak?" asked Xiaozhi.

"You can sign up at any Pokémon Center in the eight regions," Professor Oak replied.

"I understand~" Xiaozhi nodded.

"By the way, Xiaozhi, remember to capture more Pokémon. You have captured fewer and fewer Pokémon in recent years. As a Pokémon trainer, you need to capture more Pokémon. If you only use six Pokémon, you will be easily targeted by your opponent."

"After all, the rules of the United Conference are different from those of the ordinary League Conference. The United Conference is a 6V6 all-member competition from beginning to end, and even the Gym Tournament is the same." Professor Oak suggested.

"6V6 all-member competition? I understand~ I will capture more Pokémon." Xiaozhi said and hung up the phone.

"The joint conference? I will definitely participate and win the championship." Xiaozhi said excitedly.

"Pica~"

"Ahh~"

"roar~"

"Buzz~"

"Water~"

Pikachu and five other Pokémon said they would also help Ash win the championship.