Pokémon: Ash's Sinnoh Reset

"That's really something. I didn't expect you to have traveled through so many regions, Ash, and you can always achieve good results in the League competitions."

Although Dawn invited Ash, Johanna was the one who spoke to Ash more at the dining table, while Dawn was more like an outsider.

But thinking about it carefully, there didn't seem to be any way around it. After all, both Ash and Johanna were experienced travelers, so they naturally had more common topics. Dawn simply had no opportunity to interject in many places. She just ate silently and absorbed some useful information from Johanna and Ash's conversation.

"It's not that good. Most of them ended with regrets. If I could have been more mature at that time, maybe things would have been different."

As Ash said this, Charizard suddenly came to his mind.

In the top 16 competition of the Indigo Plateau Conference, his immaturity at the time did not get Charizard's approval. Therefore, when he sent it to the field, it unsurprisingly lay directly on the ground and refused to fight. As a result, he was judged to have lost his will to fight when facing Hiroshi and directly lost the match.

His mood at that time? He couldn't remember it very well now, but it probably wasn't disappointment or anything else. After all, he was indeed too weak at that time. Whether in the command of battles or in other aspects, he couldn't be considered a mature Pokémon trainer.

The most disappointing thing about the Indigo Plateau Conference for Ash wasn't his defeat, but that he couldn't compete with Gary in the first League competition. Gary didn't expect it, and Ash didn't expect that he would be defeated so early.

However, it was precisely because of the failure that he, and Gary, could have more time to reflect on their problems. It was precisely because of that failure that prompted their subsequent growth. He came this way, and Gary also came this way.

"I think you're being a little too modest. Not to mention achieving results in the League competition, it's not easy for a newcomer in their first year to even get the eight badges and qualify to participate in the League competition. And speaking of immaturity~"

Dawn: "?!"

Alert.

Although Johanna didn't turn her gaze to her immediately, if the topic continued in this direction, the next topic would most likely be...

"Alas, if Dawn could also be as mature as you, that would be great~ She's always forgetful and easily immersed in her own world, and doesn't listen to others at all. She even likes to say 'no problem' all the time, but whenever she says 'no problem', it's often when..."

"That's not true! Don't talk nonsense!!"

Dawn indignantly interrupted Johanna. She never thought that she would be used as a negative example even when she didn't interject.

"Eh~?" Johanna let out a meaningful long sigh. "But didn't you forget your keys when you went out today? Although I didn't remind you today, you should have been unable to go home because you didn't bring your keys at least ten times, right? If you really grew up, you should at least remember this little thing."

"Ugh..."

Dawn couldn't refute and just lowered her head and continued to eat silently. Seeing Dawn like this, Ash then spoke, "As long as you travel, you'll grow every day. My situation used to be worse than Dawn's. On the first day of my debut, I was chased by dozens of Spearow, and I even had to jump into the river to escape. Pikachu wasn't close to people at that time either. It was really troublesome."

"Pika!"

Pikachu, who was also silently eating on the other side, didn't expect that the topic could be brought up to its past history. It was so shocked that it quickly turned around, not daring to face the gazes of Aipom and Dawn. However, after hearing such an interesting thing, Aipom, as expected, couldn't stay idle again, and started to put down its food and walk behind Pikachu, poking it with its hand, seemingly wanting to inquire about the past.

"Really? That's a bit..." Johanna's expression was full of sympathy. She thought Ash should be the type who grew steadily, but she never thought that Ash could be so tragic on the first day of his debut. "Although Pokémon trainers do have to be accompanied by danger, your situation is something that one out of a thousand trainers may encounter."

"Humph~! I'm very popular with Pokémon! I will never encounter a situation where I'm chased and attacked by Pokémon!"

Dawn didn't know where her confidence came from, but she actually made such bold claims before the start of her journey. However, Ash didn't refute it and just continued.

"It does seem dangerous now, but it's okay, after all, my relationship with Pikachu got better after surviving that danger, and I also encountered good things. Thinking about it now, I think it's quite worth it."

In the sky after the rain, a colorful figure flapped its beautiful wings and slowly passed by from one side of the sky. A rainbow accompanied its figure all the way to the distance.

Ash didn't know who that mysterious Pokémon was at the time, but in future travels, he learned that the Pokémon he encountered was the legendary Ho-Oh. Since the Bell Tower incident, it had disappeared from people's sight, and then hid behind the scenes and began to observe the world.

The story of his encounter with Pikachu must have been seen by Ho-Oh, and the bond and feelings between them should have been recognized by Ho-Oh, otherwise it wouldn't have appeared in front of him. Although it was just passing by, without any communication or eye contact, Ash now always felt that since the day he saw Ho-Oh, his journey had always been accompanied by various surprises, full of "good luck."

Well, this good luck refers to always being involved in incidents related to legendary Pokémon. Although it was indeed very dangerous, he had no complaints. After all, he was a Pokémon trainer, and being able to encounter various legendary Pokémon and create memories was originally a happy thing. Every danger he encountered was also truly transformed into experience and the motivation to become stronger, integrated into his body, urging him to continue walking down.

At the dining table, Johanna and Dawn, as the hosts, basically didn't speak. They just listened quietly to the various stories Ash told, immersed in them. They would only ask curiously if they had any questions. Most of the time, they were just ordinary viewers.

Even Johanna, who had also experienced traveling, admired and yearned for Ash's journey, let alone Dawn, who had not yet embarked on her journey.

As Ash told many stories in detail, Dawn's expectations and desires, accompanied by a certain idea, began to take root in her mind and gradually grow.