Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 138 Snorlax Who Can Do the Butterfly Swim

Chapter 138 Snorlax Who Can Do the Butterfly Swim

"Go, Otter! This is your first appearance, so do your best!"

Ash hasn't used it much since he caught it.

The main problem is that there are too few opportunities to farm monsters in the Orange Alliance; they're mostly on the high seas and don't get many chances to appear.

Now is the perfect time to battle Magikarp, a weak opponent.

"Rice wine, rice wine?" The otter, which had just appeared, was still a little confused.

At this moment, Onix throws out several Magikarp.

"Otter, defeat that Magikarp!"

"rice wine!"

The otter, realizing what was happening, immediately patted its little chest to indicate that everything was fine.

Then he leaped off the dragon's back and jumped into the pool. Immediately afterward, he panicked and frantically pounded the water as if he were drowning.

Ash was dumbfounded. "Am I hallucinating? A Water-type Pokémon drowning?"

The water otter, caught in a splash, was swept away by a group of Magikarp's tails and was completely disoriented, suffering a successful defeat.

Xiao Zhi frowned, clearly caught off guard.

Xiaoxia, who had just finished dressing up Feebas, happened to look up and saw this scene. "Ah, just like my Psyduck, it can drown too."

"They're already comparing themselves to Psyduck? How pathetic, Otter!"

"Hey, Ash, what do you mean?!"

Using flight, I flew over the water otter and lifted it up.

The little otter had been knocked unconscious by the blows, but was given some healing medicine to wake it up.

"Rice wine~ Rice wine~" The otter hugged Ash's arm and cried as soon as it woke up.

Xiao Zhi could only offer some words of comfort, but he still couldn't believe his eyes.

When we put it in the nearby water, the otter really started splashing around as soon as it touched the water.

This time, Ash saw clearly that Oshawott would keep its eyes closed when it went into the water because it was scared.

Is this really a weakness that Water-type Pokémon should have?

"Why do I feel like all my Water-type Pokémon are pretty strange?" Ash leaned down and gently stroked Oshawott's head.

"Is it because of something that happened in the past that you have a lingering trauma?"

The little otter shook its head. "Rice wine, rice wine." (No, it's just scared.)

Left with no other choice, Ash began to train the otter, the first step of which was to make it open its eyes in the water.

The little guy initially tried to refuse, but couldn't resist Ash's leg and was forcibly dragged into the water with him.

With Ash by its side, the otter was less afraid and stopped thrashing around, but its eyes remained tightly closed.

Ash tried to open its eyelids, but as soon as it opened its eyes, the otter immediately nervously used a move.

"rice wine!"

"Ripples in the water?"

A blue ball of water energy was launched from its hand, and Ash, who was caught off guard, was knocked out of the sea.

Ash was not angry at all after regaining his balance in the air; on the contrary, he was very happy.

"Very good, the skill's power is excellent."

This otter has potential for development, but its temperament is a bit off, and it needs more intensive training.

They pulled the water otter, which was now frantically struggling in the water, out of the water.

As they prepared to try again, they discovered that land had appeared not far away.

They are a series of closely spaced archipelagos.

Since it was rare to see land, Ash decided to go up and rest for a while.

"That's enough for today's special training."

Upon hearing this, the otter immediately beamed with joy, realizing it had escaped a disaster.

"Don't be too happy yet, you must continue training after you've rested."

"How can a Water-type Pokémon be afraid of water?!"

Xiaozhi's words deeply hurt Xiaoxia.

"Yeah, how can a Water-type Pokémon not know how to swim? Hehe—.hehe" She immediately decided to give Psyduck special training later, the little duck was going to suffer a lot.

As they moved toward land, Ash suddenly caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a black dot moving rapidly across the sea in the distance.

It's also heading in the direction of the island Ash is going to.

Ash didn't pay much attention to the fact that it could move so fast in the sea, assuming it was just a Water-type Pokémon.

Upon arriving on the island, they discovered that it was covered with pomelo trees, laden with pomelos.

"Is this wild?" Xiaoxia was about to get closer to take a closer look when she was stopped by a voice.

A figure came running towards them with hurried footsteps, cursing as he ran. "Stop it, you damn thief!"

Chaos erupted immediately.

It turns out that the people on this archipelago mistook Ash and his friends for thieves who came to steal yuzu.

Fortunately, after some explanation, Xiaowen, the girl who had rushed over earlier, finally realized that she had misunderstood Xiaozhi and the others, and apologized to them.

"Recently, there have been a lot of pomelos being stolen in the mornings, so I've been a bit stressed and I'm really sorry for the misunderstanding."

"It's alright, I forgive you. After all, we didn't get permission before landing on the island." Xiao Zhi helped Xiao Wen, who was tied up, untie the ropes.

Yes, it's Xiaoxia's specialty, the turtle shell bondage, and Xiaowen, who is Xiaochulu, is still blushing.

She got up to stretch her muscles and apologized to Xiaozhi again, while also saying with some disappointment.

"Growing pomelos is a very hard job. There are not many other livelihoods in the area, and the villagers rely on this harvest to make a living all year round."

"Our pomelos have been stolen, and we really don't know what to do."

Xiao Zhi understood her feelings very well, and just as he was about to comfort Xiao Wen, an employee on the island suddenly ran over and said a few words to Xiao Wen.

Xiaowen almost fainted on the spot.

"Go quickly and tell the people on the other islands to start harvesting the pomelos immediately. I'll figure something out!"

"What's wrong?" Xiao Zhi asked curiously, wondering why Xiao Wen's emotions had suddenly changed so drastically.

"The pomelo thief has been found, but he's already eaten all the pomelos on two islands!"

"Ah, finished eating?" Ash suddenly realized something. "Was it a Pokémon?"

"That's right, it's Snorlax. It's on this island." Xiaowen was already crying. "It's eaten almost all the berries on this part of the island, except for the ones near us."

"Snorlax, that famous glutton?" Misty was also surprised to hear this. "How did it get to the island?"

"It swims! This Snorlax can swim!" Ash was now certain that the fast-moving black dot he had just seen was indeed a Snorlax.

"Not only can Snorlax swim, but it's also that fast!" Intrigued, he ran over with Xiaowen to check.

When we found Snorlax, it was breaking off a branch with one hand and putting the fruit on it into its mouth.

The surrounding trees have been completely devoured by it.

This really broke Xiaowen's heart; it was all their hard-earned income from the whole year!

Moreover, this Kabi had thick hide and tough flesh, so no matter what the staff tried to scare it away, it didn't hurt or itch.

Completely ignoring the distractions around him, he continued to devour the pomelo with unbridled abandon.

"Ash, you're a trainer, please save us!"

With teary eyes, Xiaowen tugged at Xiaozhi's sleeve and pleaded.

Since we've met by chance, and it's our fellow villagers' lifeline...

"Okay, I won't stand idly by!"

[Ding! New side quest triggered "Saving the Pomelo": Defeat Snorlax and prevent it from stealing fruit from the Orange Islands again.]

【奖励：联盟币+1200；体力+2；自由属性点+3；地区好感度+10；地区声望+10】

The first thing they sent was the water otter to fight back. On land, it behaved much more normally and made a very imposing entrance.

Even when faced with Snorlax's enormous body, it shows no fear...?

When this guy first appeared, he put his hands on his hips, and as soon as he saw Snorlax, he immediately hid behind Ash and pushed Pikachu out.

"No way, you go!" Ash grabbed Oshawott and threw it at Snorlax.

"Rice wine~" (*。><。°)

"Use the shell blade!"

The otter in mid-air picked up a small seashell from its belly, from which a sharp blade formed from aquamarine energy extended.

It slashed at Snorlax's belly.

It made a popping sound—but had no effect.

It was so mild that it didn't even hurt; the Snorlax's hand didn't even tremble when it plucked the nearby pomelo branch.

Otter slashed several more times, annoying Snorlax.

"Kirby!"

It crashed down like Mount Tai, rendering the otter incapable of fighting.

"It still won't work. Come back. You've done a good job." Ash recalled Otter and sent out his general, Pikachu.

"Use 100,000 volts!"

"Pikachu!"

A thick bolt of lightning struck Snorlax, which was indeed tough and resilient.

Even after being hit by a 100,000-volt attack and surrounded by black smoke, it still didn't give up eating.

"Pikachu?"

Pikachu was surprised that its Thunderbolt attack hadn't done much damage to Snorlax.

"In that case, let's continue using the Iron Tail."

Pikachu's tail immediately gleamed with a metallic sheen as it slashed towards its belly.

The behemoth is coming!

The attack successfully hurt it, and Snorlax finally stopped eating and covered the spot where it had been hit by Iron Tail.

His usually calm face now showed an expression of pain.

Snorlax roared and seized the opportunity to use Body Slam, slamming Pikachu to the ground.

However, this large-area physical contact successfully triggered Pikachu's Static ability, paralyzing Snorlax.

"Okay." This was exactly what Ash and Pikachu did on purpose.

Pikachu seized the opportunity to use its powerful legs to kick Snorlax's belly repeatedly, breaking free from under it.

Then, a powerful iron tail strike landed on the head of the big-bellied dog.

Snorlax let out a heavy wail and collapsed. Ash seized the opportunity to throw a Poké Ball.

Without much struggle, Snorlax was successfully captured.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "Saving the Pomelo": Defeat Snorlax and prevent it from stealing fruit from the Orange Islands again.]

【获得奖励：联盟币+1200；体力+2；自由属性点+3；地区好感度+10；地区声望+10】

After successfully catching Snorlax, Xiaowen thanked Xiaozhi profusely and sent him a whole truckload of pomelos.

After trying a few, I have to say that the pomelos here really taste great.

But what should we do with this Snorlax?

It has an incredible appetite; it ate all the pomelos on three whole islands and it still wasn't full.

If I were to keep one as a pet, wouldn't the daily food cost be more than that of an Onix?

"I feel so bad for it!" Ash immediately decided, "I'll leave Snorlax in Professor Oak's care. I'm sure he'll take good care of it."

I sent pomelos back to my hometown to my mother as a local specialty.

I'll also send a copy to Professor Oak as compensation.

Ash: "No need to thank me, Professor."

Professor Oak: "?"