Pokémon: Who told him to come out of Pallet Town!

Chapter 7: Pikachu's Theory Conjecture

After studying it for a while, Natsume retracted the system panel.

Practice makes perfect; we'll find out when we have someone try it out.

In short, Xianbu was anxious.

Natsume rubbed his hands together, leaned back, and his Rotom phone teleported him back to his original hospital bed as if by telepathy.

The most urgent task now is to finish the Pikachu project.

Natsume lay on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He actually had some guesses about Ash's Pikachu.

Although this is the real world and differs from anime, the story Natsume saw in his previous life can still be used as a reference.

Ash's Pikachu uses moves with power exceeding its level.

This is precisely why Team Rocket believed it was a special Pikachu and thus set their sights on Ash.

The skills used possess power exceeding their level...

A gadget flashed through Natsume's mind, a gadget that only Pikachu could carry—the Electric Ball.

This is an item that exists in the Pokémon game series, and it is also Pikachu's exclusive item.

When Pikachu is equipped with a Light Ball, its Attack and Special Attack stats will double.

If this were to be visualized in reality, it would mean using skills that possess power beyond their level.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Natsume took out his notebook and began writing down his hypotheses.

Hypothesis 1: Ash's Pikachu swallowed an Electric Orb.

Hypothesis 2: Ash's Pikachu has something similar to an electric ball on its body, or it has experienced some event that caused an unknown change in its body, thus gaining a buff that increases both attack power.

Of the two hypotheses, Natsume leans more towards the latter.

If he remembered correctly, Ash's Pikachu was completely powerless against Brock, the Gym Leader of Pewter City.

However, after special training at the power plant, its electrical power was greatly increased.

Does this mean that Pikachu gains a permanent buff to both attack stats after each large charge?

This thought suddenly popped into Natsume's mind.

I don't know if it's only Pikachu that can do it, or if all Pikachu can.

If it's the latter... then Natsume can guarantee that he'll have his Pokémon doctoral dissertation.

"Bang!"

Just then, the door opened.

It was Ash. He walked in looking dejected, with Misty following behind him.

Oh no, he couldn't find Natsume-san.

"Pikachu - Pikachu".

Pikachu perched on Ash's shoulder and touched his forehead with its little paw as a gesture of comfort.

"Natsume-nii, where did you go?"

"I don't know, but I think I'll go back to my old room."

"Sigh, yeah, you might just go back to your old room."

Ash suddenly realized what was happening and turned to go find Natsume.

"Idiot, he's right in front of you!"

Xiaoxia couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Xiaozhi back.

"Huh? Natsume-nii, what are you doing here?"

Xiaozhi looked at Natsume lying on the hospital bed, somewhat surprised.

He's been back and forth outside the ward several times, but he hasn't seen anyone inside.

"Can I borrow your Pikachu?"

Just as Ash was wondering what was going on, Natsume stood up and grabbed Pikachu by the back of the neck.

"Pikachu? Pikachu?"

Pikachu looked at Natsume with some confusion, wondering what the other was going to do with it.

"Natsume-nii, what are you taking Pikachu for? I'm really close to Pikachu now, and I don't feel comfortable without him standing on my shoulders... Hmm?"

Before he finished speaking, a red light was released from the red and white ball at Natsume's waist and landed on Ash's shoulder.

"Pikachu!"

The man with the middle parting waved at Ash.

You're used to it now.

"..."

Natsume left the room and found Miss Joy.

After showing her Pokémon researcher credentials, Nurse Joy agreed to use the medical facilities there.

Soon, led by Joey, Natsume entered a room with many facilities.

"Pikachu Pikachu Pikachu!"

As soon as Natsume stepped into the room, he heard a cacophony of Pikachu sounds.

The familiar panting of the Pikachus almost made Natsume think he was back in the breeding house he built at Oak's lab.

Turning my head, I saw a device in a corner that looked like a hamster treadmill, with dozens of Pikachu running in circles.

Seeing Natsume's expression, Miss Joy smiled slightly and explained:

"These kids provide electricity for the Pokémon Center. Not only that, but yesterday, thanks to them, Pikachu regained its strength and was able to drive away those bad guys."

As Miss Joey spoke, a look of admiration appeared on her face.

"It's really rare to see two young children so calm in the face of an evil organization."

Seeing Miss Joy sighing inwardly, Natsume scratched his head, then wrote something in his small notebook, tore it out, and handed it to Joy, saying earnestly:

"This is Xiaozhi's home address. You can send a banner to him."

Joey: "..."

Joey took the note and silently left.

The room fell silent, with only the sound of "Pika Pika Pika" filling the room.

Turning his head, Natsume glanced at the busy Pikachus.

According to Joey, Pikachu did charge last night, and it was dozens of Pikachu releasing their power together.

While pondering, Natsume took out his Rotom phone and opened the stats detector.

A short while later, six numbers appeared on the detector.

Among them, both special attacks and attacks have increased slightly compared to the previous few days.

"well!?"

Natsume suddenly felt that his second guess was more likely.

However, even so, the first guess still needs to be verified.

Since this is the Pokémon Center, he could easily give Pikachu a stomach CT scan.

"Pikachu?"

Pikachu looked on in confusion as Natsume fiddled with things in front of it, seemingly performing some kind of check.

"Hmm...the fur is very nice, and the cheek pouches have a lot of charge, probably because it was charged last night?"

"The excrement residue at the steel gate, whether dry or wet—ah!"

Natsume was kicked away by Pikachu.

"You are very healthy."

After recording Pikachu's physical characteristics, Natsume directly activated the machine next to him.

Soon, a CT scan of Pikachu's abdomen appeared on the screen next to him.

"No, from any angle, there is no."

Natsume stroked his chin, observing very carefully.

There was no trace of an electric light in Pikachu's stomach or intestines.

"But it seems you have two small tumors."

"Pikachu!?"

Pikachu was startled and hurriedly looked at the monitor next to him, but unexpectedly, Natsume's voice of sudden realization followed.

"Oh, this looks like your testicles."

"Skin......"