The river water seemed to be stirred by a giant invisible hand.
Soon, three wet, blue-faced, unconscious figures were steadily "fished" out of the water by psychic power, dragged lightly to the shore, and paralyzed on the mud like three stranded salted fish.
Jessie's red hair was plastered to her face, James's elegance was completely gone, and Meowth's claws were twitching unconsciously.
Besides the water stains, they also faintly emitted the residual toxic gas of a Koffing and a hint of a burnt smell.
"Here, your forty thousand." Misty crossed her arms grumpily and gestured to the ground with her mouth, "But it's the poisoned and comatose version, you might need to resuscitate them before cashing in."
In this world, poisoning is a very dangerous thing.
Poisoning doesn't necessarily kill immediately, but it's very likely to cause death if the antidote isn't administered in time.
Ash looked at the unconscious trio on the ground and scratched his head: "Uh... it seems we really do need to treat this Poison status first?"
"...Do I have no way to detoxify them? Should we hurry and send them to Cerulean City?"
Ash remembered that the three of them didn't possess any healing-class Pokémon.
"Sigh... leave it to me." Brock, who had been silent, sighed, his face showing helplessness and a sense of responsibility.
He silently put down the lunch pot he had been protecting, crouched down, and took out an antidote and bandages from his portable medical kit.
"After all, I am the Gym Trainer of Pewter Gym," he said calmly while skillfully checking their pupils and pulses, "I can't just watch them die in front of me—even if they are Team Rocket."
He first injected each of them with a general antidote, then carefully cleaned and bandaged the wounds cut by crushed rocks or burnt by electricity.
It could only be called first aid.
To cure them completely, it was definitely still lacking.
"Pika..." Pikachu jumped off Ash's shoulder, watching Brock work curiously, then looked at Team Rocket, whose faces were gradually recovering a bit of color from the bruise-purple, and scratched his face with a small claw.
Ash also squatted aside, watching Brock's skilled first aid operations, and blinked: "Brock, you really know a lot."
"It's just the basic literacy of a Gym Trainer and Breeder." Brock didn't lift his head, his voice steady.
"Accidents are inevitable in Pokémon battles; treating various injuries is a necessary skill. Moreover..." Brock paused, "Although they are stupid, they don't deserve to die."
He had heard the bounty Ash mentioned just now.
A bounty of 20,000 yuan can only mean they did some bad things, but certainly nothing excessively evil.
If there were another zero behind it... that would be a lingering death.
Below 100,000 and above 100,000 are two different matters.
Soon, the breathing of the Team Rocket trio became steady.
Although still unconscious, at least their lives were no longer in danger.
"Alright, they're stable for now." Brock stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Although I feel that the physical constitution of these three guys is unusual and they won't be poisoned to death so easily, it's best to send them to a Pokémon Center for further treatment."
While saying this, Brock was thinking about Team Rocket's elite enhancement system.
There are many superhumans in this world.
Whether it's defeating Fighting-type Pokémon with close-quarters combat capabilities, or subduing Psychic-type Pokémon with psychic powers... there are people who can do it.
So as the overlord force of Kanto, Team Rocket naturally researches this aspect.
Of course, it's not some ridiculous cyborgs or artificial humans, just some body enhancement agents.
The effect can be roughly understood as: Trenbolone, Methenolone, Oxandrolone, Oxymetholone, Stanozolol, Trestolone, Methasterone, Nandrolone Decanoate, Nandrolone Phenylpropionate.
The 'Nine Dragons Power MAX' enhancement with no side effects.
Ash looked at Team Rocket lying side by side on the ground, rubbed his chin, and his eyes became sly again: "Send them to the Pokémon Center? No problem! But... regarding the 'shipping fees' and 'medical fees' for sending them there... will the League reimburse me?"
What's wrong with being greedy for money?
I, Ash, am just this poor right now.
What?
You say Mom said I can ask her for money if I'm short.
You've already left home to travel, how can you still ask your family for money?!
Misty was speechless: "...Brock, is there any antidote left? This guy seems to be poisoned even deeper by 'greed'... you should give him a shot too."
Pikachu nodded in deep agreement: "Pikachu!" (Exactly!)
"By the way... this Meowth can speak human language." Ash tossed the Poké Ball in his hand, a bit eager to try, "It must be a quite rare Pokémon, right."
"Don't dream about that~~" Misty suddenly became smug, preparing to give Ash a little lecture.
"When a Poké Ball captures a Pokémon, it marks the Pokémon with a special tag, indicating that this Pokémon belongs only to this Poké Ball."
"When attempting to use a Poké Ball to capture a Pokémon that already has an owner, the Poké Ball will recognize that the Pokémon has an affiliation, so it won't react, and the capture won't succeed."
"Only when a Pokémon is abandoned or released by its owner, and the binding with the original Poké Ball is dissolved, becoming a wild Pokémon again, can it be captured by other Trainers with a Poké Ball."
Misty said triumphantly: "If you don't believe me~ you can try capturing it with a Poké Ball~"
Thinking of the experience of being lectured by Ash before, Misty was quite proud now.
You lectured me before?
Now feel the sensation of being lectured by me!
"..." Ash tossed the Poké Ball.
If he remembered correctly, this Meowth of Team Rocket had not been captured by a Poké Ball.
But Misty was so smug... shouldn't he provoke her a bit?
"Since you put it that way, I'll verify it for you to see." Ash threw the Poké Ball at Meowth.
The Poké Ball opened upon hitting Meowth, turning Meowth into a red light and collecting him inside.
"How is that possible!" Misty couldn't hold back anymore, "How could Team Rocket's Pokémon not be captured!"
As for the Poké Ball being broken... that was absolutely impossible.
If someone cracked and modified the League's unified standard Poké Balls, the League would immediately put a bounty on them.
This is an extremely heinous act... converted to a bounty, it starts at 100,000, with no upper limit.
Dong—
Dong—
Dong—
After the button on the Poké Ball lit up three times, it stopped shaking.
Proving that this Meowth was caught.
Of course, catching is one thing, whether it's truly tamed is another matter.
It's common for Pokémon to be unwilling to submit to people after being caught.
"Alright!" Ash adjusted his hat happily, "I caught the Meowth that speaks human language!"
He looked at the System interface.
Well... this Meowth's ability level is indeed a bit lacking.
Emm.
Meowth—
Nickname: Meowth that speaks human language
Level: 10
Nature: Hardy
Ability: Technician
IVs: Average
Moves: Growl LV4, Hone Claws LV5, Scratch LV3
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"A Meowth that can speak human language... maybe there's only this one in the world." Brock touched his chin and said.
From his perspective, this Meowth was not young, and its physical potential development was limited.
There wasn't much hope for combat power.
But being able to speak human language, this point alone was very valuable.
Of course, only 'valuable', speaking human language isn't a very strong ability.
Among powerful Pokémon, there are actually quite a few who can communicate with humans in various ways.
Especially Ghost-type and Psychic-type.
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