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Chapter 222
Chapter 1101: The Fish is Under the Bridge
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
Heading north along Route 119, after passing through a large area of dense shrubbery, Ash and his companions arrived in a region filled with canyon streams.
A long, narrow stream flowed slowly southward from the north. Above, spanning the gaps between the intricate valley banks, were wooden bridges of varying lengths, which swayed as they walked on them.
This was a famous wild Pokémon habitat in the Hoenn Region. With abundant vegetation and water, it was home to a large number of Water-type, Grass-type, and Bug-type Pokémon.
"Chitter-chatter..."
"Chitter-chatter..."
As they crossed a wooden bridge, Ash and the others saw that the stream's riverbank below was crowded and noisy.
Moreover, everyone held a fishing rod, staring intently and eagerly at the bobbers on the water's surface.
"Is this a fishing contest?"
Ash wondered to himself in amazement.
The areas covered by the shadow of each wooden bridge were especially packed, with a fisherman casting their line almost every half-meter.
Just then, they saw a Bug Catcher Boy walking toward them, a large net slung over his shoulder. Ash couldn't help but ask what was going on.
"Oh, someone caught a Feebas here a few days ago. The news blew up, and now everyone's swarming here to fish."
The Bug Catcher Boy answered casually.
In the Hoenn Region, Feebas could be considered the most precious Pokémon in the entire region. Its rarity could even be said to surpass that of a pseudo-legendary.
However, the habitat for this kind of Pokémon had never been discovered.
Discovering a Feebas in the wild was definitely a sensational event because it meant this area might be the habitat for a large population of them!
"A Feebas, huh..."
Ash nodded. He had heard of this Pokémon.
It was a Pokémon on par with Magikarp. Magikarp was known as the weakest creature, but after its evolution into Gyarados, it gained immense strength.
And while Feebas was ugly in appearance, once it evolved into Milotic, it would become the most beautiful creature.
This stark contrast made countless trainers flock to it.
Not to mention, the main Pokémon of the Hoenn Region's celebrity, League Champion and Top Coordinator—Wallace—was a Milotic.
It was a Pokémon that embodied both power and elegance, a perfect match for Wallace.
"Bug-types are the coolest!"
However, the Bug Catcher Boy just clenched his fist and emphasized his point.
The dense shrubbery south of Route 119, with its two-meter-high tall grass, was home to a wide variety of Bug-type Pokémon. That was his target area.
"Then why are they all gathered under the wooden bridges?"
Brock couldn't help but ask, his curiosity piqued.
The long, narrow stream had plenty of space, yet the vast majority of people were crammed into the shadow beneath the wooden bridges.
To avoid the sun?
He looked up at the sky.
The weather was overcast; it looked like it might rain but hadn't yet, and there was no sun to speak of.
"Nah, it's not that. They say the trainer who caught the Feebas had an insane stroke of luck. It wasn't just one... he got consecutive bites, pulling up four Feebas in a row within half an hour!"
The Bug Catcher Boy explained with an air of importance.
"Later, a reporter interviewed that lucky guy who seemed to have used up his entire lifespan's worth of luck on fishing, and he only said four words..."
Hearing this, Ash and the other two perked up their ears, waiting expectantly for the rest of the story.
This kind of idle gossip was undoubtedly the most interesting.
However, the Bug Catcher Boy paused, coughed twice, and cleared his throat.
"Oh, oh, your mouth must be dry from all that storytelling. Here's a sweet, juicy Sitrus Berry. It'll quench your thirst!"
Ash quickly handed over one of Pikachu's leftovers from a few days ago.
Seeing this, the Bug Catcher Boy nonchalantly took the Sitrus Berry and took a big, casual bite.
*Mmm, why is it a little sour...?*
"By the way, you're all outsiders, right?"
The Bug Catcher Boy didn't talk about Feebas, starting on another topic instead.
It seemed he quite enjoyed deliberately keeping others in suspense.
"Oh~ We're from the Kanto Region!"
Blue replied with a smile on her face.
Inwardly, however, she was speechless. If she didn't really want to know what happened next, she'd unleash a "Pallet Town Turtle Fist" and land two solid punches right in this Youngster's eye sockets.
"The Kanto Region!"
Hearing this, the Bug Catcher Boy's eyes lit up.
"My best friend, Kogoro, is in the Kanto Region!"
"Kogoro?"
Ash raised an eyebrow. He felt like he had heard that name somewhere before, and it took him a good while to realize.
"Wait a minute, so you're the best friend Kogoro was talking about!"
"Huh? You know Kogoro too?"
The Bug Catcher Boy's interest was piqued. He moved closer to Ash. Who would have thought there'd be such a fateful connection with a random passerby?
"Heh heh."
Ash just gave a forced smile in response.
So this was the guy who told Kogoro that the Hoenn Region was teeming with Rayquaza.
He even said that if you picked up a rock and dropped it from the sky over the Hoenn Region, you could probably knock a Rayquaza unconscious...
Kogoro believed him.
Ash had believed him too.
It even led to him making quite a fool of himself back then.
So the culprit was this Bug Catcher Boy with a twisted sense of humor standing right in front of him!
"What connection?"
Brock and Blue's curiosity was also aroused, and they moved closer.
This had happened when Ash first entered Viridian Forest, with only Misty by his side at the time.
"Heh heh, it's nothing..."
Ash quickly tried to brush it off. Rounding up, this more or less counted as his own embarrassing past, as Sylveon would say.
Back then, he had wholeheartedly believed that a Caterpie could evolve into a Rayquaza!
Now that he was in the Hoenn Region and understood Rayquaza's power... if Caterpie could really evolve into Rayquaza, this world would have fallen into chaos long ago.
After that little detour, the Bug Catcher Boy, who had completely finished the spoiled Sitrus Berry, finally spat out those four words.
"The fish is under the bridge."
Meaning, the Feebas are under the wooden bridge.
This long, narrow stream's water area, covered by the shadow of the wooden bridge, must have some kind of mystical property that allowed that ridiculously lucky passerby to catch four Feebas in a row.
After that, he didn't dare to fish anymore, deciding to quit while he was ahead.
After all, the weather had been unstable recently. A sudden thunderclap might just strike him down and send him to the heavens on the spot.
"So, you mean there are special fishing spots?"
Ash stroked his chin, looking down at the swarms of fishermen below.
If Misty were here right now, she would probably become one of the fanatics as well.
Although he was quite interested in Feebas, the place was already monopolized by others, so Ash chose not to go down and get a piece of the action.
As they were bidding farewell to the Bug Catcher Boy, the "root of all evil," Ash suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Blue.
"Say, didn't I catch a Feebas before? I gave it to you then, but I don't think I've ever seen you use it?"
"You did?"
Blue just blinked her pretty eyes, a look of confusion on her face.
But now that he mentioned it, she seemed to have a vague memory of it...
*Whatever. When we get to a Pokémon Center, I'll have to check my PC properly.*
If she really did have a Feebas...
Since she was now in the Hoenn Region, she would of course have to properly train this future "most beautiful Pokémon"!
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
Heading north along Route 119, after passing through a large area of dense shrubbery, Ash and his companions arrived in a region filled with canyon streams.
A long, narrow stream flowed slowly southward from the north. Above, spanning the gaps between the intricate valley banks, were wooden bridges of varying lengths, which swayed as they walked on them.
This was a famous wild Pokémon habitat in the Hoenn Region. With abundant vegetation and water, it was home to a large number of Water-type, Grass-type, and Bug-type Pokémon.
"Chitter-chatter..."
"Chitter-chatter..."
As they crossed a wooden bridge, Ash and the others saw that the stream's riverbank below was crowded and noisy.
Moreover, everyone held a fishing rod, staring intently and eagerly at the bobbers on the water's surface.
"Is this a fishing contest?"
Ash wondered to himself in amazement.
The areas covered by the shadow of each wooden bridge were especially packed, with a fisherman casting their line almost every half-meter.
Just then, they saw a Bug Catcher Boy walking toward them, a large net slung over his shoulder. Ash couldn't help but ask what was going on.
"Oh, someone caught a Feebas here a few days ago. The news blew up, and now everyone's swarming here to fish."
The Bug Catcher Boy answered casually.
In the Hoenn Region, Feebas could be considered the most precious Pokémon in the entire region. Its rarity could even be said to surpass that of a pseudo-legendary.
However, the habitat for this kind of Pokémon had never been discovered.
Discovering a Feebas in the wild was definitely a sensational event because it meant this area might be the habitat for a large population of them!
"A Feebas, huh..."
Ash nodded. He had heard of this Pokémon.
It was a Pokémon on par with Magikarp. Magikarp was known as the weakest creature, but after its evolution into Gyarados, it gained immense strength.
And while Feebas was ugly in appearance, once it evolved into Milotic, it would become the most beautiful creature.
This stark contrast made countless trainers flock to it.
Not to mention, the main Pokémon of the Hoenn Region's celebrity, League Champion and Top Coordinator—Wallace—was a Milotic.
It was a Pokémon that embodied both power and elegance, a perfect match for Wallace.
"Bug-types are the coolest!"
However, the Bug Catcher Boy just clenched his fist and emphasized his point.
The dense shrubbery south of Route 119, with its two-meter-high tall grass, was home to a wide variety of Bug-type Pokémon. That was his target area.
"Then why are they all gathered under the wooden bridges?"
Brock couldn't help but ask, his curiosity piqued.
The long, narrow stream had plenty of space, yet the vast majority of people were crammed into the shadow beneath the wooden bridges.
To avoid the sun?
He looked up at the sky.
The weather was overcast; it looked like it might rain but hadn't yet, and there was no sun to speak of.
"Nah, it's not that. They say the trainer who caught the Feebas had an insane stroke of luck. It wasn't just one... he got consecutive bites, pulling up four Feebas in a row within half an hour!"
The Bug Catcher Boy explained with an air of importance.
"Later, a reporter interviewed that lucky guy who seemed to have used up his entire lifespan's worth of luck on fishing, and he only said four words..."
Hearing this, Ash and the other two perked up their ears, waiting expectantly for the rest of the story.
This kind of idle gossip was undoubtedly the most interesting.
However, the Bug Catcher Boy paused, coughed twice, and cleared his throat.
"Oh, oh, your mouth must be dry from all that storytelling. Here's a sweet, juicy Sitrus Berry. It'll quench your thirst!"
Ash quickly handed over one of Pikachu's leftovers from a few days ago.
Seeing this, the Bug Catcher Boy nonchalantly took the Sitrus Berry and took a big, casual bite.
*Mmm, why is it a little sour...?*
"By the way, you're all outsiders, right?"
The Bug Catcher Boy didn't talk about Feebas, starting on another topic instead.
It seemed he quite enjoyed deliberately keeping others in suspense.
"Oh~ We're from the Kanto Region!"
Blue replied with a smile on her face.
Inwardly, however, she was speechless. If she didn't really want to know what happened next, she'd unleash a "Pallet Town Turtle Fist" and land two solid punches right in this Youngster's eye sockets.
"The Kanto Region!"
Hearing this, the Bug Catcher Boy's eyes lit up.
"My best friend, Kogoro, is in the Kanto Region!"
"Kogoro?"
Ash raised an eyebrow. He felt like he had heard that name somewhere before, and it took him a good while to realize.
"Wait a minute, so you're the best friend Kogoro was talking about!"
"Huh? You know Kogoro too?"
The Bug Catcher Boy's interest was piqued. He moved closer to Ash. Who would have thought there'd be such a fateful connection with a random passerby?
"Heh heh."
Ash just gave a forced smile in response.
So this was the guy who told Kogoro that the Hoenn Region was teeming with Rayquaza.
He even said that if you picked up a rock and dropped it from the sky over the Hoenn Region, you could probably knock a Rayquaza unconscious...
Kogoro believed him.
Ash had believed him too.
It even led to him making quite a fool of himself back then.
So the culprit was this Bug Catcher Boy with a twisted sense of humor standing right in front of him!
"What connection?"
Brock and Blue's curiosity was also aroused, and they moved closer.
This had happened when Ash first entered Viridian Forest, with only Misty by his side at the time.
"Heh heh, it's nothing..."
Ash quickly tried to brush it off. Rounding up, this more or less counted as his own embarrassing past, as Sylveon would say.
Back then, he had wholeheartedly believed that a Caterpie could evolve into a Rayquaza!
Now that he was in the Hoenn Region and understood Rayquaza's power... if Caterpie could really evolve into Rayquaza, this world would have fallen into chaos long ago.
After that little detour, the Bug Catcher Boy, who had completely finished the spoiled Sitrus Berry, finally spat out those four words.
"The fish is under the bridge."
Meaning, the Feebas are under the wooden bridge.
This long, narrow stream's water area, covered by the shadow of the wooden bridge, must have some kind of mystical property that allowed that ridiculously lucky passerby to catch four Feebas in a row.
After that, he didn't dare to fish anymore, deciding to quit while he was ahead.
After all, the weather had been unstable recently. A sudden thunderclap might just strike him down and send him to the heavens on the spot.
"So, you mean there are special fishing spots?"
Ash stroked his chin, looking down at the swarms of fishermen below.
If Misty were here right now, she would probably become one of the fanatics as well.
Although he was quite interested in Feebas, the place was already monopolized by others, so Ash chose not to go down and get a piece of the action.
As they were bidding farewell to the Bug Catcher Boy, the "root of all evil," Ash suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Blue.
"Say, didn't I catch a Feebas before? I gave it to you then, but I don't think I've ever seen you use it?"
"You did?"
Blue just blinked her pretty eyes, a look of confusion on her face.
But now that he mentioned it, she seemed to have a vague memory of it...
*Whatever. When we get to a Pokémon Center, I'll have to check my PC properly.*
If she really did have a Feebas...
Since she was now in the Hoenn Region, she would of course have to properly train this future "most beautiful Pokémon"!
(end of chapter)
