Pokémon Showdown: Silver Peak

After traveling between countless villages and passing through several quiet small towns, the four of them, who had been wandering in the wilderness since the Dasha Valley incident, finally arrived at the important town closest to Dasha Valley in a straight line today—— Dasha Valley Town.

The Pokémon Center became their temporary habitat, and as expected, Ash received an anxious message from Dr. Oak, urging him to call back as soon as he saw the message.

"Oh, Dr. Oak is really impatient." Xiaozhi sighed with a helpless smile.

"It comes to mind. We have been completely out of contact during this period. You just remember to report to Aunt Hanako that you are safe. Dr. Ohki must be particularly worried about us." Xiaoxia carefully speculated.

"Okay, okay, call him back now." Xiaozhi put away the communicator, walked to the video phone, and dialed the number of the Oak Research Institute...

Beep beep... click

"Oops! Xiaozhi! You finally showed up! You teleported those three little guys without saying a word. You were too bold!" Dr. Ohmu excitedly pressed his face against the camera, spitting.

"Hey, Dr. Omu, I'm absolutely at ease with your work. I'll leave the three friends under your care, and I'll have peace of mind." Xiaozhi waved his hand nonchalantly.

"I know you may be able to live a good life outside, but it really makes people miss you if you don't contact them for a long time." Dr. Omu educated Xiaozhi sincerely: "Even Xiaomao has imitated you and doesn't call often recently. It's true."

"Haha, Dr. Oak, don't blame Xiaomao's affairs on me." Xiaozhi responded with a happy smile.

"More than a hundred!" Just as Dr. Omu was talking on the phone, a slippery and sticky figure quietly approached his back.

"Look, the smelly mud seems to be quite moist." Xiaozhi looked happy and nodded slightly.

Being completely crushed by the smelly mud on his desk, Dr. Oak looked bitter: "Oh, dealing with this guy every day is really exhausting. Xiaozhi, should you consider helping me capture a new Pokémon?" Are you dreaming? Your Pokémon income has been zero growth recently."

"Let's just let it happen." Xiaozhi responded with a smile, showing a hint of helplessness.

"Don't act like it's none of your business, do you know that the recently launched Pokémon recommendation system has been upgraded to version 2.0?" Dr. Ohki reminded him.

"Oh~ there is an upgraded version, this is quite new." Xiaozhi thought to himself, it seems that this old friend Damu is not just a penman who only knows how to make money.

"That's right, the new version also contains new Pokémon information and materials. You only need to insert the Pokémon illustrated book into the phone card slot, and I can help you complete the upgrade." Dr. Oak guided the steps.

"Understood, here it comes." Xiaozhi agreed. After a moment, after two minutes of waiting, the Pokédex automatically popped up, and the upgrade was successfully completed.

"Okay, that's it. Don't just hang around all the time. Take the time to collect badges." Dr. Omu gave a final warning before ending the call.

After the call ended, Xiaozhi and the four of them sat in the restaurant of the Pokémon Center, gathering around the map Xiaogang spread out.

"The distance to the next badge..." Xiaogang compared the route on the map intently.

"That's right here - Red Lotus Gym!" Xiaoxia pointed to that specific location on the map, her tone affirmative.

"Okay, we have to hurry up and head to Red Lotus Island." Xiaozhi nodded in agreement.

"By the way, Xiaozhi, has your mysterious egg hatched?" Xiaoxia asked curiously.

"It should be within the next two days. With the professional petri dish in hand, it will be foolproof." Xiaozhi nodded firmly again.

"Oh, I really didn't expect you, Xiaozhi, to know so much about such advanced breeding tools. Sometimes it really makes me feel inferior." Xiaogang shook his head and recalled that when he first planned to use body temperature to incubate eggs, Xiaozhi was rejected by Xiaozhi. Scenarios that are resolutely prevented.

"I wonder what kind of Pokémon will be born in this egg..." The four of them imagined the surprises in the future with great anticipation.

On the other side, the Rockets trio who were working in the restaurant overheard the news.

"We must try to get such a precious egg!" Meow Meow said with a sly smile.

"I don't think it's that easy." Kojiro sighed helplessly: "From the beginning to now, how have we been able to defeat that little devil?"

After hearing this, Musashi and Meowth cursed in their hearts, but did not show it. After a brief silence, they began to plot in secret.

Finally, when Xiaozhi and his friends left the Pokémon Center,

Two Team Rocket members wearing headscarves and dressed like bohemian girls appeared in front of Xiaozhi, singing and dancing: "Hello, we are little girls selling eggs..."

"Stop pretending, aren't you Team Rocket? And Kojiro, you are obviously a man, right?" Xiaozhi saw through their disguises without even raising his eyelids.

"What?!" The Rockets duo were stunned for a moment.

"Go away!" Xiaozhi rolled his eyes, and the Pikachu next to him was flashing with electric light, ready to go.

"Oops, sorry to bother you!" Before Pikachu's anger could burst out, the two figures disappeared from the sight of Xiaozhi and his party like a gust of wind.

"It seems that those two people just now are Team Rocket. They really can't get rid of them." Xiaoxia frowned, with a hint of helplessness and dissatisfaction in her words.

"Forget it, it's just work for them, don't worry too much." Xiaozhi took it indifferently, shook his head gently, hugged the real Pokémon egg tightly in his arms, and the four of them stepped on it again On the journey.

At noon, the incubator held in Xiaozhi's hand suddenly released a soft white halo.

"This is a sign of hatching!" Xiaogang frowned, observing this change.

"Everyone, make some space and keep the air flowing." Xiaozhi waved his hand to everyone to step back.

"Let me take a closer look!" Xiaoxia excitedly wanted to squeeze forward.

However, Xiaozhi did not let her succeed. He covered Xiaoxia's cheek and pushed her aside gently but firmly. With a click, the eggshell cracked in half, and a cute little triangular head poked out from it, with its lower body still attached to the round eggshell. This is how Togepi was born.

"Togepi, welcome to this world." Xiaozhi smiled and carefully held the newborn little guy in his hands with anticipation.

"Hey~" Togepi slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Xiaozhi's warm smile, and he happily responded with the same cute smile.

"So cute!" At this moment, Xiaoxia didn't care about bickering and playing with Xiaozhi, and took over Togepi and stroked it lovingly.

"Cha?" Pok looked at Xiaoxia again, and finally chose to extend his tender little hand to Xiaozhi.

"Let me hold Togepi." Xiaoxia looked at Xiaozhi with a look of love in her eyes.

"Okay, Togepi, who do you want to hold you?" Xiaozhi asked Togepi in his arms with a smile.

"Hey~" Togepi kicked its short legs without hesitation and fell straight into Xiaozhi's warm embrace. Because the first moment it opened its eyes was Xiaozhi, Xiaozhi was like a parent to Togepi.

"I also want to get close." Xiaogang came closer with great expectation, and was attracted by Togepi's round body and egg-yellow skin. His cuteness was enough to make people happy.

"This Togepi, Xiaozhi, how do you plan to arrange it?" Xiaoxia asked curiously.

"I picked it up and hatched it, so of course I have to tame it and take care of it." Xiaozhi straightened his chest and raised his head, responding matter-of-factly.

"Well, what Xiaozhi said does make sense." Xiaogang nodded in agreement.

"But... I think Togepi seems to be more compatible with me. Why don't I accompany him to grow up?" Xiaoxia tried to persuade everyone with the "cute offensive".

However, with a snap, Xiaoxia received a knife on her head, "Don't even think about using this trick. Who is Togepi closer to?"

Seeing Togepi in Xiaozhi's arms constantly stretching out her hands to hug him, Xiaoxia had no choice but to accept the reality.

"Okay, Togepi, from now on, we are partners." Xiaozhi took out a commemorative ball and placed it in front of Togepi.

"Hey~" Togepi happily got into the commemorative ball in Xiaozhi's hand.

"Hey, I conquered Togepi!" Xiaozhi and Pikachu raised the scissor hands symbolizing victory.

"At least let me be responsible for Togepi's daily care." Xiaoxia still looked at Xiaozhi with nostalgia.

"Of course, everything is not a problem." Xiaozhi cheerfully handed the commemorative ball to Xiaoxia's palm.

"That's great! Togepi is so cute!" Xiaoxia was ecstatic and danced to express her joy.

With the lovely Togepi in his possession, and once again determined to move forward, Xiaozhi's journey will continue in order to reach Red Lotus Island, to be continued...