Let you make animations and develop virtual Pokémon? Chapter 118

In the past six months, not only has the second generation of manga concluded, but so has the anime.

In episode 255,

Ash sent out Charizard to battle Clair, the Gym Leader of Blackthorn City, winning the victory and obtaining the last Johto region badge! The Rising Badge!

This also meant that Ash, having successfully acquired 8 badges, qualified for the Johto League Silver Conference!

However, at the end of this episode, Charizard returned to Charicific Valley, leaving Ash once again.

Episode 258,

Ash and his friends arrived at the Pokémon Ocean Research Institute and reunited with Lapras, whom he had released in the Orange Islands.

Now, Lapras had grown up, carrying Ash as they cruised the blue sea, the ocean seemingly reflecting their memories from their time together in the Orange Islands.

Of course, after this wonderful time, Lapras ultimately did not return to the main group but became the new leader of the Lapras herd.

Episode 266,

Ash and his friends finally arrived at the venue for the Johto League Silver Conference.

However, due to a Sneasel occupying the place where the sacred flame was stored, the competition was delayed.

This Sneasel had a strong sense of territory, attacking anyone who approached.

To retrieve the sacred flame, the staff of the conference invited many trainers to help, but all ended in failure.

Ash wanted to try to go in and retrieve the sacred flame, but before he could even enter, he was driven back by Sneasel’s subordinates, Machoke and Machop.

At this moment, a trainer from the Hoenn region made a stunning appearance with his Blaziken.

Ash had never seen this Pokémon before, so he took out his Pokédex to scan it, only to find that it couldn’t be identified.

It’s worth noting that Ash’s Pokédex had been upgraded and contained records of Pokémon from both regions, yet this Pokémon called Blaziken couldn’t be identified.

That meant it was a brand new Pokémon!

“Holy crap!! What kind of Pokémon is that?”

“So tall and handsome, are its legs really that long?”

“What a handsome Blaziken, it looks so strong!”

“Did they say it’s from the Hoenn region? This must be a Pokémon from a brand new region!”

“Is a new region coming so soon?”

“Of course, Ash’s journey in the Johto region is almost over, and Arceus Inc. must be starting to think about constructing the next region.”

The appearance of the new regional Pokémon Blaziken, combined with previous foreshadowing in the manga and some new Pokémon in “Pokémon: Soul Rescue Team,” led fans to boldly speculate that a new generation would arrive soon!

At this moment, whether they were gamers, anime fans, or manga readers, everyone was ecstatic.

Back to the anime,

Harrison’s Blaziken displayed exceptionally powerful strength, quickly defeating the Sneasel.

It’s worth noting that this Sneasel was not weak; all previous trainers had been unable to do anything against it.

Yet, Blaziken appeared and effortlessly took care of it, showing just how powerful it was.

Finally, Harrison successfully caught Sneasel and retrieved the sacred flame, allowing the Silver Conference to commence successfully.

In the following days of the competition, Ash surged forward, defeating Gary, and Charizard also made its return, but unfortunately, he ultimately lost to Harrison in the battle to advance from the top 8 to the top 4.

There was nothing he could do; Harrison’s displayed strength was too great.

In the decisive battle between Ash’s Charizard and Harrison’s Blaziken, Charizard was ultimately slightly inferior and lost to Blaziken.

This also meant that Ash’s journey in this Johto League Silver Conference ended in the top 8.

And Harrison also stopped at the top 4, losing to a trainer named Du She.

“Sigh, what a pity, he was so close to winning.”

“It’s truly a shame, Blaziken was also heavily injured, but its tenacity seemed even greater.”

“Bullshit! Charizard’s tenacity is no worse than any Pokémon’s, it’s purely a plot device! I’m sending razor blades to the scriptwriter!”

“Don’t get too excited, brother above, it’s understandable to set the plot this way; Ash’s performance is at least better than last time.”

“But wasn’t Ash the champion last time?”

“Does the Orange League even count? What kind of prestige did that competition have?”

“It’s okay, there’s a new region! Ash will get better and better, top 16, top 8, looking at it this way, next time he’ll be at least top 4!”

“Exactly, looking forward to the new Hoenn region!”

The perspective returns to the anime.

At night, Harrison said goodbye to Ash and his friends.

Before saying goodbye, Harrison shared many stories about the Hoenn region with Ash.

Ash learned about Professor Birch there, as well as various different Pokémon.

After that, Harrison decided to travel to the Kanto region, making the audience exclaim that his travel route was completely opposite to Ash’s.

Ash went from Kanto to Hoenn, while Harrison went from Hoenn to Kanto.

Next, the audience was saddened by frequent separation scenes.

Ash’s Squirtle first returned to the Squirtle Squad.

And Charizard also returned to Charicific Valley once again to continue its training there.

Gary became more and more mature, no longer having his former spoiled rich kid temperament, deciding to become a Pokémon researcher like his grandfather.

In episode 274,

Ash, Misty, and Brock disbanded.

Due to Misty’s three older sisters traveling the world, they gave the Cerulean Gym Leader position to Misty.

And Brock also had to rush home due to important family matters.

Fragments of memories of the three sharing joys and sorrows together flashed by.

Under the sunset, Ash, Brock, and Misty tearfully parted ways, signaling the official disbandment of the original main group.

“Sigh… The journey in the Kanto region is over, they have to separate now?”

“So sad…”

“Tears!”

“Ahhhhhhh! Why are they showing flashbacks?”

“Are Brock and Misty also being ‘released’?”

“Damn, I was already in the mood, but that guy above made me laugh.”

And so, the three members of the main group returned home.

Misty returned to Cerulean City, Brock returned to Pewter City, and Ash returned to Pallet Town.

Under the twilight, on an old tree in Pallet Town, Ash sat alone with his knees hugged, dappled tree shadows swaying on his shoulders.

All his companions were gone, only Pikachu remained by his side.

Suddenly, Pikachu’s ears perked up alertly: “Pika-Pika!”

It nudged Ash, pointing to the sky.

Ash looked up, and a brilliant golden light streaked across the twilight, Ho-Oh’s magnificent tail feathers faintly visible among the clouds, the scattered rainbow light like a beacon guiding the way.

Ash instinctively stood up, that direction was… Hoenn! He suddenly clenched his fist, deciding his next destination! He would go to Hoenn!

After a farce with Team Rocket, Ash boarded a ship, officially setting off towards the Hoenn region!

“Pokémon Season 1” Concluded!

With the temporary conclusion of the manga and anime, Pokémon fans worldwide voiced their calls.

“Hoenn region! Arceus, hurry up and launch!”

“Faster, faster, Soul Rescue Team has already been cleared, we need a brand new game!”

“We can’t wait to catch new Pokémon!”