Chapter 310: Dewford Island
The next day.
Ash's group set off on their journey to Dewford Island.
While looking for a boat to Dewford Island, they met an old man with a Wingull.
After dealing with the threat from Team Aqua for the old man, Ash's group boarded his boat and set off for Dewford Island.
While passing by a small island surrounded by Sharpedo, with some assistance from the Team Rocket Trio, Brock managed to capture the leader of the blocking Sharpedo through his own personal charm.
By evening.
At the Dewford Island pier.
"Alright, this is Dewford Island," Mr. Briney laughed.
Ash's group thanked him in unison: "Thank you, Mr. Briney."
"Now I plan to go to Slateport City, ready to travel the world with Pika, and I hope to meet you all again in the future."
After saying goodbye, the old man, Mr. Briney, drove his speedboat away.
Ash's group checked into the Pokémon Center before dark.
During dinner, Ash suddenly asked: "May, the Gym challenge on Dewford Island starts tomorrow. Are you ready?"
"I think I'm ready..." May lowered her head and said weakly.
"The Gym specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon. May, your Pokémon don't have a type advantage, so you still need to prepare some tactics," Brock reminded her.
"I will prepare!" May nodded.
Ash thought for a moment and said: "Forget it, I'll challenge the Gym first tomorrow. After that, we'll stay on Dewford Island for a while. There are quite a lot of Pokémon on this island. Let's see if you can catch one or two more, or evolve Torchic, and then go challenge the Gym."
Even with a type advantage, if the level is too low and moves are insufficient, Ash could still find a way to help May compensate. But since she currently had no advantage at all, it would be really hard for her to win.
"Really? That's great! I just happened to buy a swimsuit!"
"..."
May's words rendered Ash and Brock speechless. This girl was really carefree; even at a time like this, she was still thinking about playing.
The night passed quickly.
Early the next morning, the group headed toward the Gym.
Just as they arrived at the entrance of the Gym, they saw a group of girls in swimsuits rushing out of the Gym carrying surfboards.
"Beautiful ladies..."
Seeing this, Brock immediately lost his composure.
"That's strange. What are these people rushing off to do?" May asked in confusion.
"Who are you?"
At this moment, a young man with light blue hair walked out slowly, carrying a surfboard.
"Hello, Mr. Brawly. I'm Ash from Pallet Town. We're here to challenge the Gym. I wonder if you have time now?" Ash greeted him.
"A Gym challenge? I'm truly sorry, but so many people have come to challenge us recently that everyone is quite tired. Could the Gym challenge be postponed until tomorrow?" Brawly said somewhat apologetically.
"Is that so? Then we'll come back tomorrow."
Ash had originally planned to stay on Dewford Island for a while, so postponing the Gym challenge for a day or two wasn't a big deal.
Upon hearing this, Brawly smiled and said: "Ash, thank you very much for your understanding. If you really have nowhere else to go, you can join us at the beach."
"The beach? Doesn't that mean..."
Brock seemed to imagine something wonderful, instantly popped up next to Ash, and said to Brawly: "Then we'll trouble you, Mr. Brawly!"
"Uh..."
Brawly was almost scared to death by Brock's behavior, but in the end, he still prepared a set of equipment for them.
After arriving at the beach, Brock saw a beautiful swimsuit show everywhere. His surfboard vanished in the blink of an eye, and he himself darted into the pile of women.
Seeing this behavior from Brock, Ash and May were instantly speechless.
In the end, Brock's surfboard was picked up by Pikachu, and thus, there was one more surfing Pikachu on the sea.
May pointed at Brawly, who was surfing on the waves with his Makuhita, and said: "Huh? Ash, look, that's Mr. Brawly over there!"
"Yeah, I see him. May, that Makuhita is a good opponent. You should observe it carefully!" Ash said.
[Pokémon: Makuhita]
[Type: Fighting]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: 28 (Excellent High)]
[Ability: Guts (If a status condition is applied, it will muster Guts, and Attack will increase)]
[Potential: Elite]
[Moves: Tackle, Focus Energy, Force Palm, Power Up Punch, Fake Out...]
"Eh? Why do you say that?"
May turned her head to look at Ash in confusion.
"Because Mr. Brawly is using surfing for special training. The Makuhita's balance and control over its body are improving. Most importantly, that Makuhita is about to evolve."
Ash could see that the Makuhita was on the verge of evolution. Once it evolved, its strength would increase terrifically, and its level would increase to at least Gym intermediate level.
Such a level didn't mean much to Ash, but for a newbie like May, it was a hard-mode dungeon.
Unless May's skill level could meet Ash's requirements, she could then use Tyranitar to sweep through it.
"Ah? Surfing is also a type of special training?"
May couldn't believe that this sport, which looked like play, was actually a form of Pokémon special training.
Ash's mouth twitched slightly, and he said: "Otherwise, did you think Mr. Brawly was just playing?"
"Yeah!"
May nodded honestly.
"..."
After playing on the beach for a day, Ash and Brawly agreed on the time for the Gym match, and then they returned to the Pokémon Center to rest.
After playing for a day, the group had a quick meal and went to sleep early.
The next day.
Inside the Gym.
Referee: "Now beginning the Gym match between Gym Trainer Brawly and the challenger, Ash from Pallet Town. The number of Pokémon that can be used is two..."
"Ash, my first one is this. Machop, come out!"
[Pokémon: Machop]
[Type: Fighting]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: 27 (Excellent High)]
[Ability: Guts]
[Potential: Quasi-Elite]
[Moves: Low Kick, Focus Energy, Payback, Low Sweep...]
"Machop, huh? Alright, I choose you, Treecko."
Ash chose Treecko because it was close to evolving, and this Machop in front of him was excellent nourishment.
"Huh? Ash is going to use Treecko against Machop?"
Seeing Ash's choice, May was suddenly energized.
"Treecko, use Quick Attack."
Treecko burst into super-fast speed and knocked Machop down. After being knocked down, Machop rolled an extra turn, dissipating the force of Treecko's Tackle.
"Mr. Brawly, your methods of training Pokémon are truly brilliant. To be able to have your Pokémon apply surfing techniques to actual combat, it's amazing!"
Ash was praising Brawly on the surface, but in reality, he was telling May to watch carefully and learn, as the opponent was not that simple.
"Oh my, you discovered that? Ash, it seems you are also a very amazing Trainer. It looks like I need to get serious. Machop, use Cross Chop."
"Wanli~"
Machop's hands formed a cross shape, white light lit up on the edges of its palms, and then it lunged at Treecko.
"Treecko, use Grass Knot."
A green light flashed on Treecko's body. Two blades of grass grew rapidly on Machop's path, tangling together. Machop couldn't dodge in time and was tripped directly.
"Oh no." Seeing this, Brawly shouted hurriedly, "Machop, stand up quickly."
"Wan~"
Machop braced its hands on the ground, just about to stand up.
"Treecko, use Pound."
Treecko ran forward two steps, leaped into the air, twisted its body, and whipped its tail hard at Machop.
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