"But there are no Pokémon here!"
"You misunderstood, that's not what I meant." Professor Bill chuckled when Misty asked. Then he snapped his fingers.
Snap!!!
The surrounding lights instantly dimmed. Then, from all directions, many three-dimensional images were projected from unknown locations, appearing as square grids. Each grid contained a Pokémon.
"This is!!" Misty and Brock looked around in surprise. Ash also scanned his surroundings.
"Pokémon exist everywhere in the world. Just in our Kanto region alone, there are over 150 species of Pokémon."
"1...150 species?" Misty and Brock were different from Ash; both were very surprised. Although they knew there were many Pokémon in this world, they didn't have a concrete concept.
Professor Bill's words gave them a clear concept. And it was just one region, meaning there would be many more Pokémon they didn't know about outside the Kanto region, so there were definitely more than 150 species.
"That's right, these are just from our Kanto region. Other regions all have over 100 species of Pokémon at least."
"And one thing our researchers universally agree on is that we firmly believe there are still more unknown Pokémon yet to be discovered, surely hidden in some corner of the world."
"Here, researching these Pokémon, I'm tirelessly immersed in it, so I don't feel lonely at all."
The Pokémon Professor Bill referred to as accompanying him were not physically present, but rather a spiritual companionship. This was a different level compared to companionship in reality.
"Simply incredible!" Hearing Professor Bill's words, Misty and Brock only then realized how insignificant they were compared to this world.
Even top researchers like Professor Bill still had undiscovered Pokémon, which made them look forward to this world even more.
"Alright, it's getting late. Your rooms are on the second floor. I'll take my leave first!" Professor Bill didn't say much more, rising and leaving. Brock and Misty also recovered from their shock.
"Ash, aren't you surprised at all?" Misty couldn't help but ask, seeing Ash showing little surprise.
"What's there to be surprised about? I know!" Ash shrugged slightly. By the time Ash transmigrated, the Pokémon series had already featured over 600 species.
If nothing unexpected happened, there would be more and more in the future, easily exceeding 1000 species, so he didn't find it strange.
The only difference from before his transmigration was that this world was a real existing world, and the timelines of each region advanced together, so Pokémon discovered in other regions had already appeared.
Unlike in his previous life, where Pokémon were created by people and thus had to appear region by region. That's why Professor Bill said there were over 150 species just in the Kanto region.
"Alright, I'm going to rest too. I have to wake up early tomorrow!"
Ash also got up and left. He had set up a training plan for tomorrow, with the general training period set for about 5 days.
"He's a monster!" Misty couldn't help but say, watching Ash leave.
"Hahahaha! With Ash's knowledge of Pokémon, it's not surprising. Instead, we're the ignorant ones. I'm glad I left Pewter City to travel and see all kinds of Pokémon."
Brock also couldn't help but laugh. Misty, hearing this, thought for a moment and also chuckled. Wasn't she the same?
The next morning.
The sky wasn't fully bright yet; the sun had just risen above the horizon, and there were already several figures on the beach.
"Everyone, push hard! This morning's goal is back and forth across White Strait Beach!" Ash, an early riser, led the way, with Pikachu, Axew, Charmander, Squirtle, and Eevee running behind him.
Pidgeotto, flying in the sky, would have an easier time, so the power-up device he got from Little Ming (presumably a character) was temporarily attached to Pidgeotto to increase the difficulty of its flight.
Ash also ran with his Pokémon. In the more than three years since he transmigrated to this world, morning runs had been something he did every day, year in and year out.
"Pika~ Pika~"
"Eevee~ Eevee~"
"Ree~~"
The Pokémon running behind him could be heard panting, but no matter how far they ran, Ash was always leading, feeling the same exertion. This further spurred their fighting spirit.
Misty and Brock were still asleep, but there was someone else who woke up as early as Ash: Professor Bill. Professor Bill had arrived at the top of the lighthouse early in the morning and happened to see the figures on the beach.
He was a little surprised. He knew Ash had said he would stay to train, but he hadn't expected him to wake up so early. One must know that trainers are as numerous as fish in a river, but very few truly achieve top trainer status.
As trainers, not many train themselves as much as their Pokémon, but seeing Ash, he couldn't help but praise him.
Watching Ash lead his Pokémon in training, over an hour passed without him realizing it. Ash had already led his Pokémon on a round trip across the beach. The Pokémon were all panting heavily, sitting on the ground exhausted.
Looking at Ash, although he was also panting and wiping sweat, he still stood in place.
"He's truly a hardworking young man!" Bill couldn't help but smile, a smile appearing on his face.
"Alright, next, for fighting, let's start practicing according to the plan I've set!" After resting for about twenty minutes, Ash said to his Pokémon, taking the power-up device off Pidgeotto and putting it on Squirtle.
Squirtle, wearing the power-up device, trained by swimming against the strong morning waves. Currently, Squirtle's known moves were Water Gun, Rapid Spin, Headbutt, and Withdraw.
Using the power-up device to counter the waves was a way to increase Squirtle's propulsion power through weighted training, to learn Aqua Jet. Although the power wasn't enhanced, this was a low-level move that could have various variations.
For the current Squirtle, learning it would be much easier. Combining it with his experience from the anime, Ash also had plans for the future development of this move. For now, it was best to learn this move.
Squirtle often caused trouble with the Squirtle Squad, but it actually didn't fall behind. Its strength was undoubtedly worthy of being a boss, it just lacked formal training.
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