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"So, I've transmigrated to become Ash!"
Looking at his reflection in the water, a different face, and Pikachu on his shoulder, Lin Zhi's expression was a bit helpless. He never expected to transmigrate, and to become the protagonist, Ash. From the memories in his mind, Ash had just completed his journey through the first region, Kanto. He achieved Top 16 in the Indigo League and became an honorary trainer in the Orange League, then returned to Pallet Town. Just now, he and his travel companions, Brock and Misty, had packed their bags, preparing to head west to the Johto region to challenge the Johto League. Besides that, he also had a mission given to him by Professor Oak: to deliver the GS Ball to Mr. Pokémon in Azalea Town, Johto region.
"From now on, I am Ash!"
The strange sensation in his body instantly disappeared. Lin Zhi and Ash's souls merged, becoming an entirely new Ash.
"Now, the Johto Silver Conference, the Hoenn Ever Grande Conference, the Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Conference, the Unova Vertress Conference... I will win all the regional championships! And then become the Kanto region champion, making up for the regrets before transmigrating!" Ash clenched his fists tightly. This way, his journey would have no more regrets, and it wouldn't be in vain that he had transmigrated.
"Speaking of which, Ash's performance in the Johto region in the original work was really poor. None of the Johto starters he caught evolved to their final forms, and his performance in the final tournament was also bad. Not only that, during his journey, the Pokémon he caught in the Kanto region were either lent out or released. Aside from Charizard, none of them had much screen time. The worst was Bulbasaur, which became a babysitter in Professor Oak's backyard." As a transmigrator, Ash found that he also gained a system, called the Bond System. This name reminded him of his previous self's journey in the Kalos region, where he had Greninja perform a unique Bond Phenomenon, evolving into Ash-Greninja. Although he ultimately lost to a Mega Charizard X with a type disadvantage, it had to be said that this was the best performance of his previous self in a tournament.
This system, besides a built-in System Shop and System Space, had a Bond Value display function. It could detect the Bond Value between Ash and his Pokémon. Once the Bond Value reached a certain point, he could perform a Bond Phenomenon with that Pokémon, similar to Ash-Greninja. Even Charizard, which could Mega Evolve with a Mega Stone, could evolve into Ash-Charizard through this. Isn't that especially cool?
As for the System Shop, it only allowed him to exchange for Pokémon items and psychic abilities from the Pokémon world, such as Aura and Dragon-type powers. Exchanging for Pokémon was not possible. As for the exchange points needed for exchange, they would be rewarded to him after each battle victory, based on the battle situation. After his previous self's journey through one region, the system calculated and gave him 3000 exchange points. It was a decent start.
"Speaking of which, should I exchange for Aura?" Ash, having seen the original work, naturally knew that he possessed Aura, and was even hailed as the Aura User with Pikachu. However, his previous self had never trained for it, and he didn't know how to train it. But he had a guess: perhaps his previous self's Bond Phenomenon ability came from his Aura ability. 3000 exchange points were just enough to exchange for a basic Aura. A blue light flashed around Ash, and his eyes lit up. He slowly began to understand some uses of Aura.
"Pika?" Pikachu let out a curious cry. It seemed to sense something different about Ash.
"Haha, Pikachu, I'll be relying on you from now on too!" Ash casually glanced at the Bond Value display given by the system.
Pikachu: 180/255Charizard: 140/255Snorlax: 120/255Squirtle: 120/175Bulbasaur: 120/180
He wasn't quite sure what the numbers after the slash meant, so he looked it up. There was a "compatibility" between himself and his Pokémon. This number was also the maximum value that the Pokémon and his own Bond Value could reach. But this compatibility wasn't constant. It was related to the degree of evolution. At the same time, as training deepened and time spent together lengthened, this compatibility number would slowly increase.
This was similar to how couples, after spending a long time together, would become more and more alike, forming a sense of "couple's resemblance." And for him to perform a Bond Phenomenon with a Pokémon, the Bond Value needed to reach at least 255, which was also the maximum compatibility. Therefore, currently, those with potential for Bond Phenomenon were Pikachu, Charizard, and Snorlax. Ash hadn't expected his compatibility with Snorlax to be so high. And Pikachu, despite not having evolved to its final form, actually had such high compatibility. Indeed, it was his soul partner. It might be the only exception. Truly a child of destiny! As for Squirtle and Bulbasaur, he wouldn't force them. They both didn't want to evolve.
"Pika!" Hearing Ash's words, Pikachu was naturally full of fighting spirit, looking as if to say, "Leave it to me."
"Ash, what are you doing? We seem to be lost!" Just then, Ash heard Misty's complaint. Only then did he remember that they had just left Pallet Town and were heading west, on their way to their first destination, New Bark Town. The town where the winds of beginning blow! But it was clearly supposed to be reached after crossing this forest, yet their path was blocked by a thick mist. They had been lost for some time, and just as they were getting disoriented, he transmigrated.
"Don't worry, Misty, we'll definitely find our way!" Ash, having a basic grasp of Aura, believed he would never get lost again. Just then, Ash felt a magical and powerful aura. A very gentle feeling. He looked up, and in the water right in front of him, a blue phantom appeared. "Suicune?" Ash, having transmigrated, naturally recognized it. That was clearly Suicune's phantom! Suicune glanced at Ash, then leaped in one direction, clearly guiding them. Ash clearly felt Suicune's Aura gradually disappear, its whereabouts unknown.
"Thank you, Suicune, wait for me somewhere in the Johto region!" Ash shouted loudly. He believed Suicune could hear him. This was also his call to the entire Pokémon world! He had arrived! Pokémon, wait for him somewhere in this world!