"So, I've been transported to Ash Ketchum's world!"
Looking at his reflection in the water, and Pikachu perched on his shoulder, Lin Zhi felt a little helpless. He never expected that he would transmigrate and become the protagonist, Ash.
According to his memories, Ash had just completed his first region trip, the Kanto region. He achieved a top 16 finish in the Indigo League, became an honorary trainer in the Orange League, and then returned to Pallet Town.
Just now, he and his travel companions Brock and Misty had packed their bags and were preparing to head to the western Johto region to challenge the Johto League.
In addition, he had another task given to him by Professor Oak: to deliver the GS Ball to Mr. Steel in Azalea Town, Johto region.
"From this moment on, I am Ash!"
The strange sensation in his body vanished instantly, and Lin Zhi and Ash's souls merged to become a brand new Ash.
"Now, I want to win all the tournament championships: the Johto Silver Conference, the Hoenn Evergrande Conference, the Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Conference, the Unova Vertress Conference ... and then become the Kanto region champion to make up for the regrets I had before I transmigrated!"
Ash clenched his fist tightly. With that, his journey would be complete and his trip would not have been in vain.
"Speaking of which, Ash's performance in the Johto region was really poor. None of the Johto starter Pokémon he caught evolved to their final forms, and his performance in the final tournament was also lackluster."
"Not only that, during the journey, the Pokémon captured in the Kanto region were either lent out or released. Apart from Charizard, they didn't have much of a role anymore. The worst off was Bulbasaur, which became Professor Oak's babysitter."
As a transmigrator, Ash discovers that he has also obtained a system called the Bond System.
The name reminded him of Ash's journey in the Kalos region, when his Greninja performed a unique Bond Pact transformation, evolving into Ash's Greninja.
Although it ultimately lost to Mega Charizard X, which was a type-reversed battle, it has to be said that this was Ash's best performance in a tournament.
Besides its built-in system store and system space, this system only has a feature to indicate affinity points.
It can detect the bond level between Ash and his Pokémon. Once the bond level reaches a certain point, he can perform a bond transformation with that Pokémon, similar to Greninja.
Even Charizard, which can Mega Evolve using Mega Stones, can evolve into Ash's version of Charizard.
Isn't he incredibly handsome?
As for the system shop, you can only exchange for some Pokémon items and some superpowers from the Pokémon world, such as Viridian Power and Dragon Power.
It's impossible to exchange for a Pokémon.
As for the exchange points required for redemption, they will be awarded to him based on the battle results after each victory.
After completing a journey through a region, the system calculated and awarded 3000 exchange points. That's a pretty good start.
"Speaking of which, should I exchange for some Aura Power?!"
Ash, who has read the original work, knows that he possesses the power of Aura and is hailed as the Aura Hero with Pikachu. However, his predecessor never trained for it and he didn't know how to train.
However, he had a hunch that his predecessor's ability to transform through bonds might have originated from his aura ability.
3000 exchange points are just enough to exchange for a basic Aura Power.
A flash of blue light appeared on Ash's body, and his eyes lit up. He slowly began to understand some of the uses of Aura.
"Pikachu?"
Pikachu cried out in confusion, as if it could sense that Ash had changed in some way.
"Haha, Pikachu, I'll be counting on you next!"
Ash glanced at the affinity value prompt given by the system.
Pikachu: 180/255
Charizard: 140/255
Snorlax: 120/255
Squirtle: 120/175
Bulbasaur: 120/180
I was a little confused about what the subsequent data meant, so I looked it up.
There is a certain compatibility between yourself and your Pokémon.
This number is also the maximum bond level that this Pokémon and its owner can reach.
However, this compatibility is not static; it is related to the degree of evolution. As training deepens and the time spent together continues, this compatibility score will gradually increase.
This is somewhat similar to how couples tend to become more and more alike as they spend more time together, eventually developing a resemblance.
For him to form a bond with a Pokémon and transform, he needs to reach at least a bond value of 255, which is also the maximum compatibility value.
Therefore, the ones that have a chance to trigger the transformation are Pikachu, Charizard, and Snorlax.
Ash never expected that he and Snorlax would have such a high compatibility.
Pikachu, which hasn't evolved to its final form, has such a high compatibility. It truly is its soulmate. It might be the only exception. It deserves to be called the child of destiny!
As for Squirtle and Bulbasaur, he didn't force them; neither of them wanted to evolve.
"Pikachu!"
Upon hearing Ash's words, Pikachu's fighting spirit naturally soared, giving him a look that said, "Don't worry about me."
"Ash, what are you doing? We think we're lost!"
Just then, Ash heard Misty complaining.
He then remembered that they had just left Pallet Town and were heading west towards their first destination, New Bark Town.
The town where the winds of beginnings blow!
They should have arrived by crossing this forest, but a thick fog blocked their way.
They had been lost for some time, and just when they were completely disoriented, he appeared.
"Don't worry, Misty, we'll definitely find our way!" Ash, who had just begun to master the power of Aura, was confident that he would never get lost again.
Just then, Ash seemed to sense a magical and powerful Aura.
It's a very gentle feeling.
Looking up, I saw a blue light and shadow appear in the water right in front of me.
"Suicune?"
Ash, who had traveled through time, naturally recognized it; it was clearly a phantom of Suicune!
Suicune glanced at Ash, then leaped into the air in one direction, clearly indicating the way for them.
Ash could clearly sense that Suicune's aura was gradually disappearing and vanishing.
"Thank you, Suicune. Wait for me somewhere in the Johto region!"
Ash shouted loudly, believing that Suicune could hear him. This was also his way of calling out to the entire Pokémon world!
He's here!
Pokémon, wait for him somewhere in this world!