"Why would Officer Jenny appear at such a remote dock~ meow?!"
"What a bad feeling!!"
The scene of Officer Jenny chasing the Rocket trio became a beautiful landscape on the sea.
However, with the three of them being good at escaping, they should be able to get away, right?
Ash and his group said goodbye to Professor Oak and Delia and left Lanpulchicoin on a passenger ship.
Head towards the next Badge Gym location, Saffron City.
They boarded the communication ship and enjoyed the sea breeze peacefully, which was quite interesting.
During this period, Misty also captured her favorite Water Type Pokémon Horsea, which was a small gain.
The final stop of this ship is a place called Maiden's Harbor.
"The communication ship from Lanpulqi City has arrived at the last stop, Maiden's Gorge Harbor."
"At present, Maiden's Gorge Harbor is preparing to hold a summer temple fair, please enjoy it."
After getting off the ship, an announcement to tourists came from the harbor's loud speaker.
"Wow, a temple fair, it looks so interesting!"
"Let's go check it out together!"
"Alas, the temple fair of love, the belated temple fair...
Ash and Misty were both very interested, but Brock felt very sorry that he could not catch the tail of the love that was about to end in the summer.
But when he sighed and raised his head, he suddenly discovered.
At a pier not far away, a beautiful girl with purple hair stood there, gazing into the distance.
"So beautiful!"
Xiaogang was instantly attracted by it.
And I couldn't help but walk over there.
"Hey~!"
Suddenly, Gengar popped out of the Pokémon ball again.
It quickly flew in front of Xiaogang, crossed its arms over its chest, and made a cross sign to him with a serious face.
"What's wrong, ghost?"
After Gengar officially joined the team, everyone became familiar with him.
Xiao Gang asked in confusion, then immediately leaned over and waved at him: "You're blocking my view of the beauty!"
"Eehee!"
Gengar kept shaking his head, refusing to give in, and continued to speak and gesture.
"It might mean that using that power might lead to something bad happening...
Ash, who knew the inside story of this dock, came over and said, "After all, Gengar is a Ghost-type Pokémon, so it is very sensitive to this aspect."
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Gengar then grinned and nodded repeatedly.
"What? Why is it like this..."
Although Xiaogang believed in Gengar, he still couldn't take care of the beautiful Covet's nature and had to see a doctor.
Then, I found that the harbor pier was empty.
"It's gone, it's gone again, my beauty..."
Suddenly, he was immersed in pessimism and gloom again.
"Good job, Gengar."
Ash completely ignored Xiao Gang and never hesitated to praise him: "If this happens again, I'll leave it to you, Gengar.
"Eehee!"
Gengar nodded happily and straightened his body, making his upper body appear straight.
Leave everything to me!
Xiaogang, who was still immersed in sadness, had no idea that from this moment on.
Ash's arrangement for Gengar, what will happen to his future life?
Maiden Gorge Harbor is a small harbor after all, and even when a temple fair is held here, it doesn't seem very lively.
The three of them wandered around for a while and then found it boring.
Finally, we came to the Girls' Shrine in Harbor to see the treasure display ceremony that was about to begin.
It is said that this is a very mysterious painting that was handed down from here two thousand years ago.
It is only exhibited once a year during the summer temple fair.
When the host of the temple fair lifted the curtain to reveal the paintings, Xiaogang's eyes widened again.
The person shown in the painting was the beautiful purple-haired girl he had met at Harbor before!
"How could there be such a beautiful Stephanie..."
Xiao Gang stared at Normal, as if his soul had been taken away.
Subconsciously, he walked towards the painting in a daze.
But before he could take two steps forward...
"Eehee!"
The elusive Gengar suddenly appears again.
He was very obedient and followed Ash's instructions to restrain Xiaogang's behavior!
Its right hand glowed purple, and then it struck Xiaogang right in the lower back!
"Mmmm…mmm…I'm paralyzed!"
Xiaogang was shaking all over, shuddered, and then fell straight to the ground.
"Not bad, Gengar~"
Ash's eyes lit up, "You used the Poison Jab so skillfully that it only paralyzed Gon but didn't poison him.
"It seems that you have trained yourself quite well in mastering the techniques and controlling the moves!"
Gengar raised his head proudly: "Hey!"
Xiao Gang fell to the ground and twitched:
No one cares about me, right?
There are indeed some. After being praised by Ash, Gengar immediately lurked in the dark and kept a close eye on Xiaogang.
It suddenly realized that this behavior of jumping out in time to stop Xiaogang...
Still quite interesting!
At the temple fair, the abbot was still introducing the painting and said that the girl in the painting was Stephanie who had passed away two thousand years ago.
"The girl had a lover, but her lover went out on a ship to fight in the war."
"She is waiting here, waiting and waiting for her lover."
"But the man never came back, and the girl waited endlessly."
"Legend has it that she turned into Rock and is still waiting for her lover."
This is the legend of Maiden Rock from two thousand years ago.
At sunset in the evening, Ash and his group followed the legend and found the most famous attraction at the pier.
A rock statue of a girl stands on the reef.
Xiaogang just stared at the statue infatuatedly, and even though the sun set and night fell, he refused to leave.
So~
"Eehee!!"
Gengar appeared again and with lightning speed, he paralyzed and knocked Xiaogang down again with a Poison Jab.
Now it is completely adept at doing such things.
"It's no use trying to drag him away by force like this."
Suddenly, an old fortune-telling lady dressed in simple and ancient clothes appeared out of nowhere.
"He has been possessed by the girl's ghost."
The fortune-teller Mikey was dressed in a professional outfit and said seriously:
"At this time of year, male travelers are attacked and their energy and vitality are drained away."
"In the end, they will be found in the temple like mummies."
The fortune-telling old lady spoke in a low voice: "This is all the work of the ghost girl who died in resentment without waiting for her lover!!"
Her tone sounded particularly human. If it were an ordinary trainer or tourist, they would probably get goose bumps after hearing this.
Then, the fortune-telling old lady will proceed to the next step.
But unfortunately...
She, no, it was it, this time the idea was doomed to fail.
"Beep, Gastly, a gas Pokémon, a life form born from gas. If anyone is wrapped in a poisonous gas body, they will fall unconscious."
The Rotom Pokédex in Ash's hand was pointed at the old woman, making an accurate judgment.
"This is the first time I've seen a Pokémon that can transform into a human form."
Ash had a faint smile on his face, as well as a hint of curiosity, as he looked at the Gastly in front of him who was almost a spirit.
Ash, who has read the original plot, naturally knows that this Gastly is there to help Ghost, a girl from Maiden Gorge, find her lover who left a thousand years ago.
Every year during the summer temple fair, people come to Maiden Gorge to pass on the legend of the thousand-year-old girl.
By the way, she can transform into the appearance of a young girl Ghost or an ugly, short old woman to seduce young men and get income from selling talismans from their relatives and friends.
No, it shouldn't be a by-product, but one of the main purposes.
After all, Gastly, who has lived for who knows how many years, loves to make money.
Even when I left Maiden Gorge in the early morning of the next day and said goodbye to the girl's soul.
They all took out their own cash registers to see how much money they had earned this summer.
"Were you discovered? There's nothing we can do about it."
The pale and skinny old lady sighed when she heard this, and then a gust of cold wind blew past.
Only a ball of dark purple gas remained, floating in the air.
Big white eyes, small black pupils, a mouth with a pair of fangs, and a black core sphere that emits gas.
It is the Pokémon Gastly.
"At the beginning, it still surprised me..."
The old Gastly, who had lived for who knows how long, spoke, looking at the equally shocked Gengar:
"After all, he was the one who was able to detect my presence at the first moment in Harbor and stopped your companion."
"Although I haven't evolved yet, I think this Gengar's aptitude is quite good."
Hearing Gastly's praise, Gengar, the final evolution, touched the back of his head a little embarrassedly.
"But what surprised me the most was you, a Trainer..."
Gastly suddenly changed the subject and looked directly at Ash:
"You just took out the Pokémon Pokédex to investigate me, and you weren't surprised at all by the results...
Old Gastly's eyes became very sharp at this moment: "And he was not wary or defensive towards me."
"It was as if she knew that I would appear here and transform into the form of this fortune-telling old lady.
As expected of Gastly, who may have lived for thousands of years, his experience and judgment are impeccable.
"That's because I had heard the legend about this place before I came here."
Ash said slowly, "It is said that during the Ghost Festival, many deceased people will come back to see their relatives and then take the Harbor's lights back. This is the legend of Maiden Gorge."
"Besides Ghost Pokémon, there are no other creatures that can be related to the deceased."
"And, every summer, the legend of the young ghost continues to spread, as if there are people specifically helping to do it."
"Plus, there's the fortune-telling old lady who sells talisman paper and appears here regularly every year, but is usually hard to find..."
Ash snapped his fingers lightly, "Then the answer is obvious."
"Just use the Pokémon Pokédex and aim it at the fortune-telling old lady, and that's it."
"I see. It seems that I only come here to work once a year at a specific time, which makes me a little too conspicuous."
Gastly nodded slightly, "Next
If I come again, I'm afraid I'll have to change my identity."
"BB..."
Gastly glanced at Ash, who was still smiling: "Do you have any ideas, young Trainer?"
"As you can see, I have a Gengar here.
Ash pointed at the purple fat man next to him: "I would like you to be its coach and help me coach it."
"Eehee?!"
"Coaching it?"
Gengar was startled, and Old Gastly narrowed his eyes. "Are you kidding me, Trainer?"
"I think its qualifications are already very good, and it looks like you have done a great job of breeding it. There is no need for me to come in and add to the fun, right?"
"Besides, why should I help you?!"
Old Gastly raised his head proudly, almost saying to Ash, "Who do you think you are to ask me to help you?"
What is my identity? What is your identity? Don't you understand the situation?
"Gengar's strength and growth naturally do not need your concern, Mr. Gastly. I will take good care of it."
Ash touched the purple fat man's head:
"But my practical experience, rich experience, and insider information about Ghost Pokémon and the secrets of Gastly are what I cannot give it for the time being.
of."
"You have survived for such a long time and are still safe and sound. I believe you have some experience in these areas."
"Of course, I know that it is not easy to invite Mr. Gastly to coach, so..."
Ash smiled slightly: "I am willing to give a certain amount of compensation."
"remuneration?!"
Hearing this, Gastly's gas-like gas stagnated slightly.
[Pokémon:Gastly]
[Gender: Male]
[Trainer: None]
[Attribute: Ghost, Poison]
[Ability: Float (Immune to Ground Type moves (except Sand Attack and Thousand Arrows)] [Not affected by Sandwood Ability and Contest Conditions such as Poison Wilt, Scatter Wilt, Sticky Web, and Field Contest Conditions
)]
[Skills: Lick, Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Mean Look, Payback, Dark Pulse, Night Shade, Hex, Spite, Spell, Sucker Punch, Shadow Ball,
Life, Dream Eater...
[Carrying things: None]
[Potential: Champion]
[Training suggestions:...
[Entries: Thousand-year covenant (color), can't stand the light (gold), ever-changing (gold), regard money as life (purple).]
[Millennium Promise (Color): A thousand-year-long promise with Gastly. It will make every effort to fulfill its promise with you, thus creating all kinds of incredible things.
Ability (Nuo Li Zhao). ]
[Hide the Light (Gold): Ghost's stage is still at night. After thousands of years of changes, it cannot have too many activities during the day. In the dark, all abilities are increased by 100%.
100%, and effective activities cannot be carried out during the day. ]
[Thousands of Changes (Gold): Assisting Hypnosis, you can achieve thousands of changes to the main body, and can effectively change to target and attack the enemy. ]
[Regarding money as life (purple): Especially fond of money, if blessed by money, will burst out with 130% enthusiasm. ]
Colorful entries!
This is the first time Ash has seen a colored level entry on a Pokémon other than Pikachu!
Originally, Ash thought that entries of this level would appear more often on mythical beasts.
But I didn't expect that this very special Gastly also had it!!
RTU...
"A thousand-year agreement, to maintain an agreement for a thousand years... Sure enough, it's still a bit too harsh."
Ash himself didn't think he could live for a thousand years, let alone keep the promise.
As for the latter [Cannot See the Light (Gold)], Gastly himself said that it cannot move after daylight comes.
This reminded Ash of the ancient Arceus chapter.
At that time, Ghost-type Pokémon like Gastly could only move at night and could not come out during the day.
It seems that this Gastly has most likely survived from that era to the present day.
The one about [valuing money as life (purple)] is even simpler, it's just about spending money.
Ash knew this guy liked money, but with this entry...
He also had a deeper understanding of Gastly's greed for money.
Fortunately, he won the prize from Gary, and part of the bonus given by the Pokémon Alliance for preventing the Tentacruel incident has also been received.
This has made Ash's financial situation much more comfortable.
"Follow you all the way to help Coaching Gengar? No problem at all."
After Ash gave a number that satisfied Gastly, it patted its chest and made the promise.