Pokemon: Release? Nonexistent

Chapter 740 Semi-final Rival

(First update! Please collect and send flowers!!)

"Dear contestants, please go to the Pokémon Center lottery area and conduct the Contest Category lottery!"

At night, Ash had dinner with everyone. While chatting after the meal, the radio suddenly sounded.

Hearing this voice, Misty and others subconsciously became nervous.

Ash didn't say much, took Pikachu and the others up and left the restaurant, followed closely by Misty and others.

Soon we arrived at the lottery area. Compared to the beginning of the promotion round, the place seemed a bit deserted now, and there were only four fish tanks left in the Contest Category area.

Because now, there are only the last four people left, so it can be said that as soon as they come here, the four people are face to face, unlike before, because there were too many people and they couldn't see their own Rival.

But although there were fewer and fewer people, the smell of gunpowder was indeed getting stronger. Except for Ash and Xiao Lan, they knew each other and said hello when they met.

When the other two saw Ash, they both said nothing, but there was Ember in their eyes.

Although there are fewer and fewer players, many people still came to the Contest Category area after hearing the broadcast, but they were all watching from the outside mainly to see who would get along with whom next.

Following the old rules, Ash took the fishing rod given by Nurse Joy and threw the hook into the water without any hesitation.

Magikarp soon took the bait. Looking at the numbers above, it showed Group A-1, which represented the first game of the semi-finals.

"This is Group A1, upload the information immediately!" Seeing this scene, Nurse Joy said quickly, and Xiao Lan and others in other areas also took the bait one after another.

Soon the information of the four people began to be uploaded. This time, the display on the big screen was different, perhaps because the number of people began to decrease.

The person's avatar appeared at the same time, and then began to jump chaotically. It took a few seconds, but to other people who came to watch the Contest Category situation, it seemed to have passed a long time.

Bang!!!

Soon, the Contest Category's avatars were frozen on the big screen. Misty and others looked at it and saw that Ash's and Xiao Lan's avatars were separate, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

I was so lucky, I didn't expect that there were only four people left and I didn't meet them.

Ash also looked at his Rival, a boy who was not too old and looked about the same age as Xiaogang, with conspicuous red hair.

"Ash, your next Rival is the Flame Player from New Bark Town (the Heaven-defying Flame Dragon made a cameo appearance, the three characters were merged into one, and the name was also changed)..."

"Okay, I understand, thank you!" Ash responded after hearing the sound.

New Bark Town is a town in Johto Region that is said to be the town where the wind of change began to blow. Its status in Johto Region is the same as Pallet Town in Kanto Region.

If Pallet Town is the origin of many Rookie Trainers in Kanto Region, then New Bark Town is the origin of Rookie Trainer in Johto Region.

Both are towns that have produced many top Trainers, but before Ash and others appeared, Pallet Town gradually declined.

Many outstanding Trainers have emerged in New Bark Town, but although they are both places of origin, Pallet Town has always been known as the place of championship.

However, as they are both the land of Earl Dervish, many Trainers from New Bark Town are not convinced by this. Although Kanto Region and Johto Region are connected due to their geographical location, the two Regions are complementary and developing rapidly.

But the competition is actually very fierce, especially the competition among Trainers.

And because of the emergence of the talented Trainer Du, who is now the Elite Four champion, Johto Region has clearly surpassed Kanto Region in the ranks of trainers in recent years.

This situation will probably last until someone can defeat Du.

It's just that for some young Trainers, crossing is like a high mountain, but the younger generation of Trainers are actually competing with each other.

After confirming the Contest Category, Ash was about to leave, but at this moment, a figure came over and stopped when walking past Ash. It was the Rival of Ash's next game.

"Ash from Pallet Town, I've long admired your name. I've seen your previous games, but you can never beat me.

Yan spoke confidently, and at the same time, there was a strong smell of gunpowder in his eyes.

"Then let's give it a try!" Ash paused for a moment, then responded calmly.

"Hmph! Just wait! I will prove in this game that our New Bark Town Trainer is definitely better than Pallet Town's Trainer.

"`"From now on, when people mention the place of championship, it will be our New Bark Town, not Pallet Town!" Seeing Ash's nonchalant look, Yan was no longer asking for trouble.

After putting down the harsh words, he left directly. At this time, Misty and others also walked to Ash's side and couldn't help but speak.

“This guy is really a Power Trip!”

"Yeah! But we can get here. We do have the capital of Power Trip. In the past, Pallet Town has been suppressing New Bark Town, but now it is finally improving. No wonder he has such a reaction.

Xiaogang also spoke at this time. To reach the semi-finals, he relied not only on luck, but also on his strength most importantly.

As for the situation between Pallet Town and New Bark Town, anyone in the know actually knows that this is actually a healthy competition, and everyone in the two regions actually agrees.

But after being suppressed for so many years, the Trainer of New Bark Town was certainly not convinced. Even the Pokémon Professor and Professor Elm in their town (Li Li's) were former students of Professor Oak.

This feeling of being overwhelmed no matter what time is really not good.

"Don't worry, everything will be explained on the field."

Since the other party is talking about the situation of two towns, then I should take Shao seriously.

Over the years, Ash has also developed a deep sense of belonging to Pallet Town.

Whether it’s because of the care I received from everyone in Pallet Town over the years, I really fell in love with this town with its simple folk customs.

Or is it because of my feelings for Pallet Town as a time traveler? I believe that anyone who likes the Pokémon series will have a higher feeling for Pallet Town than other regions.

Since it was for this place where both body and mind belonged, there was no reason to lose. Ash's eyes gradually became firmer. .