Sinnoh Region, Veilstone City.
The purple-haired boy, Shinji, quietly watched everything in front of him.
Palace Gate Stadium Audience Seats——
"This is too much."
"Is this still called a Trainer??"
"Ahhh!! If it weren't for the screen, I'd want to punch him twice. How could he abandon a Pokémon?"
Many viewers still held the right values.
Abandoning a Pokémon just to find a stronger one?
This is purely selfish, treating Pokémon as tools.
What's the difference between this and an evil organization?
For this reason, seeing Charmander's original Trainer behave like this, everyone felt sorry for Charmander and wanted to stand up for it.
Kalos Region, Team Flare Base.
After seeing the whole process of the Pokémon Trainer abandoning Charmander, Team Flare leader Lysandre had a cold expression and muttered to himself:
"Humans are the most selfish beings in the world. If there were no humans, Pokémon could live in a better environment."
"Plan Z, I will definitely complete it," Lysandre said with a firm look in his eyes.
Once upon a time, Lysandre was not such a person.
He had a loving nature and once led Team Flare to rescue many poor people during several disasters.
At first, people were very grateful to Lysandre.
But over time, as the number of rescues increased, people began taking Lysandre's actions for granted.
Even a young researcher, once funded by Lysandre, turned against him when funding was delayed, blaming him in anger.
This experience caused Lysandre to lose faith in humanity.
Gradually, he became radical and cynical.
He saw through human nature.
In order to create a world free of disputes and greed, he developed the idea of reducing the number of lives.
For this...
He needed the power of Zygarde, the legendary guardian of order in the Kalos Region.
His goal: to destroy the current world and create a utopia.
The Scene Continues——
[After learning he was abandoned, Charmander seemed to lose all hope and stood there quietly.]
[Ash, unable to stand it, rushed up to argue with the Trainer, but the Trainer pushed him away indifferently and said coldly:]
"The most important thing is that Pokémon are strong. If you don't want to lose, work hard to become stronger."
"But helping Pokémon grow stronger step by step—isn't that the role of Trainers?"
[Misty immediately retorted.]
[But the Trainer still looked indifferent:]
"Help them? Hmph, what's the point of that?"
"We can be friends! The relationship between Pokémon and us is one of companionship!"
[Ash picked up Charmander and said this seriously.]
[This sentence touched every upright Trainer.]
Palace Gate Stadium Champion Guest Seat——
"That's great, Ash!!"
President Damaranchi's expression changed from rage to happiness.
Ash's words were truly inspiring.
"Indeed, Ash is right. Only by becoming friends with Pokémon and treating them as partners can their true strength be revealed!"
Yulongdu's eyes were firm.
"Perhaps we now understand why Ash could trigger bond evolution with Greninja!"
Cynthia said.
"That's right."
Diantha agreed.
While they might not achieve the same bond as Ash and Greninja, there were other ways to demonstrate the importance of a Trainer-Pokémon bond.
Diantha, as the Kalos Champion, was close to Professor Sycamore, who studied Mega Evolution.
Mega Evolution was a higher stage of evolution, unlocking hidden power and abilities beyond normal evolution.
However, Mega Evolution required two key conditions:
A special item called a Key Stone, carried by the Trainer, resonating with a Pokémon's Mega Stone.
A deep bond between Trainer and Pokémon.
If Pokémon were treated as tools, the bond would be lost.
Without that bond, new power could not be unlocked.
A Trainer who abandoned their Pokémon could never reach the top.
Kanto Region, Rocket Hideout.
"And to become... friends? What a childish notion."
Boss Giovanni showed a wicked smile.
However, deep down, he had never abandoned his first companion, Beedrill.
This Beedrill, with champion-level combat power, rivaled even Dragonite, the strongest Pokémon of the Kanto Region's top Trainer.
The weakest bug had become as powerful as the strongest dragon.
The Scene Continued——
[Ash wanted to continue arguing with the Trainer.]
[But he realized Charmander was already extremely weak.]
[Without further dispute, Ash removed his raincoat and, with Brock's help, shielded Charmander's weak life flame.]
[They rushed to the nearby Pokémon Center, handing Charmander to Nurse Joy for treatment.]
[After a tense night, Charmander's life flame was reignited, and it recovered fully under Nurse Joy's care.]
[At this moment, Ash reached out to Charmander:]
"Charmander, do you want to come with me?"
"I want to be your friend. Is that okay?"
[Remembering the previous night's experience, Charmander, abandoned and filled with despair, was hesitant.]
[But Ash's warm sincerity was like sunlight piercing through dark clouds, reaching the depths of Charmander's heart.]
[Charmander, having thought it through, nodded and accepted Ash's invitation.]
[It gently touched the Poké Ball and was enveloped in red light, entering the ball.]
"I caught Charmander!!"
[Ash was overjoyed.]
The audience erupted into cheers.
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