17. A Break

Ash spent three days recuperating at Liza's residence in the Charicific Valley.

During this time, Charizard and Pikachu stayed with him every step of the way.

Fortunately, he was just mentally weak and had no physical damage. He fully recovered after three days of resting.

Not only that, Ash also found that his body seemed to be getting stronger!

Charizard stayed in the Charicific Valley for special training.

This is not release, to be precise, it should be called foster care.

If Ash needs Charizard's power or wants Charizard to return to him, he can contact Liza at any time.

Walking out of Charicific Valley, Ash threw a Poké Ball.

Chikorita, who had just been caught by Ash but already liked him very much, jumped out.

It immediately jumped onto Ash's shoulders, and Pikachu occupied both sides of Ash's shoulders respectively.

"Next, your training will begin!" Ash looked at Chikorita on his shoulder with a smile.

This little guy who is eager to win and refuses to admit defeat turns out to be a cute little girl.

After Charizard left, Ash is now surrounded by Pikachu, Squirtle, Heracross, Chikorita and Snorlax.

Of course, Ash will focus most of his energy on the newly captured Heracross and Chikorita.

Interestingly, after leaving the Charicific Valley, Ash and his party soon came to a place that seemed to be suitable for training Chikorita.

"Ash, are you sure you're okay?" Ash's coma made Misty very worried about his health. After all, he had eaten and slept in the open during the trip.

In fact, if Misty hadn't insisted, Ash would have been able to move freely the next day and planned to continue traveling.

"Misty, don't worry. I've fully recovered after three days of rest!" He quickly reassured Misty with a smile.

"By the way, don't you think it's very hot? The sun is so bright!" Brock was checking the map. It was said that they were almost at the location of the next gym, Azalea Town.

"Nah, it's not bad!" Ash smiled.

Brock glanced at ash, "Of course you feel better, Chikorita's big leaf help you block the sun!"

After leaving Charizard Valley, Ash has been training Chikorita along the way. After all, it is still a small one, so there will be no big changes during special training.

Unlike Charizard, you still need to find a suitable place to cast it.

Along the way, Chikorita has also gained a lot, and she has also learned the Magical Leaf skill. Before she was subdued, this little girl was well-known for her aggressive character and unwillingness to admit defeat, but after she was subdued by Ash.

Before it was conquered, it had actually accumulated a lot of experience.

Since coming here, Chikorita has become particularly the meaning of energetic because of the brighter sunshine.

As a grass Pokémon, it likes to bask in the sun the most.

"Hello you all!"

A young lady holding a big wrench appeared in front of Ash and his group. Only then did everyone notice that there was a thick water pipe on the roadside here.

She was probably checking the water pipes for leaks.

"Hello, beautiful and gentle lady, my name is Brock, may I ask for your name please?" Brock's old habit happened again, and then he was pulled away by Misty.

"My name is Mariah."

Miss Mariah introduced that this place is called Sunshine Town.

There is so much sunshine here that it is famous for its Sunflora.

Now that I'm here, of course I have to pay a visit.

The architecture here in Sunshine Town is particularly interesting. It seems that the terraces are normally built on the hillside and developed into steps.

This should be able to make the most of the sunlight here.

Mariah also breeds a few Sunflora at home. The pipeline she just created is to bring high-quality mountain spring water from the nearby mountains.

Utilize this high-quality water and the sunshine of Sunshine Town to allow Sunflora to grow naturally.

Just the big project of the storm drain is enough to show the care that Mariah put into the breeding process.

When she returned home and turned on the sprinkler, Chikorita jumped off Ash's shoulders and lay under the sprinkler to bask in the sun.

"Haha, Chikorita seems to like the spring water here too!" Misty also laughed when she saw Chikorita's appearance.

To be honest, this is probably what Grass Pokémon should be like: water and the sun.

Since Chikorita liked this place very much, Ash and his team stayed in this sunny town for a day of training before getting back on the road.

Of course, training cannot be stoped at a time like this.

"Wow, it's Vileplume! Togepi, you have to be careful not to inhale the spores around it!"

"This is Gloom!"

"And Bellsprout, Weepinbell and Victreebel!"

Not long after leaving, the group discovered a large number of wild grass-type Pokémon on the roadside.

Chikorita trained with Ash and greeted them one by one.

"Victreebel, how about fighting against my Chikorita?" Ash suddenly walked up to Victreebel, squatted down and greeted the largest Victreebel.

"Ash, be careful!"

Being so close, if these wild grass-type Pokémon suddenly burst out, just Stun Spore, Poison Powder, etc. would be enough for Ash to get hurt.

Misty and Brock were both frightened by thier friends sudden behavior.

However, the Victreebel nodded its pocket-shaped head, jumped out and accepted the challenge!

Chikorita jumped off his shoulders, full of fighting spirit.

Then, Razor Leaf started to launch off, very powerful.

This Victreebel is the Pokémon that has reached its final stage of evolution!

"Get away!"

Chikorita dodged left and right, easily avoiding these attacks.

But Victreebel attacked one after another, and the only Vine Whip suddenly came in front of Chikorita and tied her up tightly.

"Chiko!"

Ash smiled softly and didn't seem to care that Chikorita was tied up and hung in the air.

His calmness also affected Chikorita, causing her to quickly calm down from her panic.

"Have you calmed down?" Ash smiled, "Then use Sweet Scent!"

Chikorita raised the leaves on her head, and Sweet Scent filled the air, shrouding Victreebel.

Soon, the power of Victreebel's vines were released, and Chikorita was released!

"Use Magical Leaf!"

Magical Leaf is different from Razor Leaf. Razor Leaf shoots real leaves, which is a physical attack.

Magical Leaf is a grass-type energy, a special attack, and has a added lock on function, so the hit rate is extremely high to the point that it never misses!

Victreebel was immediately knocked away, but grass-based skills had almost no effect on it.

Just as the battle was about to continue, Misty suddenly spotted a pink Pokémon floating from the sky.

This is a Grass-type Pokémon, Hoppip, that can be blown away by strong winds.

"Please help me catch that Hoppip!"

A young lady ran over chasing the Hoppip. Upon hearing the sound, Ash decisively interrupted the battle.

"Heracross!" Ash throws out the Poké Ball.

"Heracross, throw Chikorita up, then Chikorita uses Vine Whip to catch the Hoppip, then Heracross catches them both!"