Pokemon: This Ash Is Too Versatile-Chapter 689 - 369: Serena Participates in the Silver Conference! An Unexpected Encounter with a Green-Haired Boy

Chapter 689: Chapter 369: Serena Participates in the Silver Conference! An Unexpected Encounter with a Green-Haired Boy

Even though Brock’s behavior seemed inappropriate, he actually didn’t have any substantial impact on others. This year, the men and women rolling around had a hint of sexual harassment, but Misty pulled him away just in time.

"Oh, this guy just can’t control himself when he sees a beautiful big sister. Sorry about that, Serena," Misty said, throwing Brock to the side and clapping her hands with an awkward smile.

"So, where should we go now?" After this little episode, Serena brought up the key question. They had arrived at New Bark Town, but where should they register for the Silver Conference?

"You can register at the Pokemon Center." Ash had already confirmed the registration process for the Silver Conference, which was simple: bring your ID to the Pokemon Center and find Miss Joy to register.

If the process wasn’t simple, New Bark Town would probably still be packed.

Amid the crowded people, Ash and his friends finally reached the door of the Pokemon Center. This was the busiest place in New Bark Town now. Besides healing injured Pokemon, the center now had to register Trainers from all over the league, making it extremely busy.

Ash and the others stood in line for about half an hour before managing to get inside the Pokemon Center. Brock misbehaved again, but this time Misty, who was prepared, stopped him immediately.

Ash successfully registered for the Silver Conference.

"Great! Now we can head to Violet City for the challenge! By the way, Serena, do you want to participate in the Silver Conference as well?" Ash put away his Pokedex and asked Serena next to him.

Hearing this, Serena showed a surprised and slightly panicked expression: "Huh? Me... me? I can’t, right? I just started my journey, and I only have one Pokemon..."

"It doesn’t matter. Everyone has a starting point. Half a year ago, I also started my journey and directly participated in the Quartz Conference. Battling with Gym Leaders from various regions helped me grow quickly to where I am now. Battling is the best way to improve!"

"Even if you’re not interested in Gym battles, you can use the experience from Gym battles and the Silver Conference to improve yourself for other fields in the future, making things much easier." Ash analyzed for Serena thoughtfully.

Lifting yourself even slightly in one field can make it much easier when entering others, even if you don’t like league battles. Otherwise, Serena would just be like a headless chicken following them without any goals.

This kind of journey doesn’t have much meaning. While the scenery along the way is important, having a goal is equally important. Achieving your goal, despite all the hardships, brings a sense of achievement and enlightenment like never before.

That’s why Ash was encouraging Serena to participate in the Silver Conference. Regardless of the result, at least she had a goal, at least she participated.

Serena hesitated, her fair hands balling into fists, and then her expression grew determined: "I got it! I’m going to join the Silver Conference!"

"That’s the spirit! Miss Joy, could you please register my friend here as well?" They hadn’t left the center’s front desk yet, so they took the opportunity to register Serena’s participation too.

Miss Joy took Serena’s Pokedex and registered her for the Silver Conference.

"Phew~ I’m already nervous even though I haven’t started the Gym challenges yet. Hey Ash, the first Gym we’re going to is the foreign resident Gym Leader’s at Violet City, right?" Serena held her Pokedex to her chest, feeling her heartbeat race. After calming for a bit, she asked Ash.

Now that she’s also a participant in the Silver Conference, she needs to tackle Gym challenges. Previously, she could ignore Gym Leaders, but now she needs to gather some intel about them.

"Yeah, next we’re going to challenge Mr. Thousand Miles, the Gym Leader from Petalburg City in the Hoenn Region. According to the info from Professor Oak, when a foreign resident Gym Leader comes to the Johto League, they only bring their strongest main Pokemon, so there’s no option for holding back, meaning Mr. Thousand Miles isn’t suitable for you to challenge, Serena."

For Newbie Trainers like Serena, Gyms usually prepare beginner-level Pokemon. When Ash challenged Brock back then, he only used Advanced Level Pokemon, not even Elite Level.

At that time, Brock had Professional Level Pokemon, which means Gym Leaders generally tailor their challenges to the Trainers. This isn’t only true in Kanto; Gym Leaders in other regions do the same.

They use different Pokemon when facing Trainers with varying experience.

However, when foreign resident Gym Leaders arrive, the league clearly states they will only use their main Pokemon, so facing them means going all-out against the Gym Leader!

A Gym Leader going all out is extremely difficult to beat for most Trainers, not just Newbies but even veterans. Those who can hold the position of Gym Leader are the elite of the elite!

So, challenging a foreign resident Gym is extremely challenging. The league has corresponding incentives: those who challenge foreign resident Gym Leaders only need four badges to enter the Silver Conference.

Moreover, defeating a foreign resident Gym Leader has extra rewards—it might be money, rare Pokeballs, Move Machines, or held items...

In short, compared to challenging local Gym Leaders, the rewards for challenging foreign resident Gym Leaders are on a completely different level, and so is the difficulty.

Ash’s goal isn’t just the foreign resident Gym Leaders. His goal is to challenge the strongest Gym Leaders from every region!

If the aim is to become one of the Eight Great Masters Champions, it’s necessary to battle all those enhanced Trainers!

Thousand Miles Gym Leader is his first target. Petalburg’s Thousand Miles has a Slaking as his ace, reportedly at a level close to Champion Level. His other main Pokemon are all Elite. If Thousand Miles hadn’t refused, he would already be one of Hoenn’s Elite Four.

Serena’s initial goal isn’t likely to be Thousand Miles, but there’s a local Gym in Violet City where she can challenge, so starting at Violet City as a goal remains unchanged.

"Hmph, listening to you, do you think you can beat my dad... beat Mr. Thousand Miles? Do you even know how strong the Thousand Miles Gym Leader is?" Just as Ash and Serena were discussing notes for Gym challenges, a young voice rang out behind them.

They were now outside the Pokemon Center, avoiding the crowded entrance, moving to a quieter spot.

Ash turned around and found a young boy with light green hair, wearing dark green shorts and a T-shirt, almost completely dressed in green, with glasses.

"Hey kid, listening to you, you seem familiar with the Thousand Miles Gym Leader? Are you from the Hoenn Region too?" Seeing that the speaker was a boy not even ten years old, Ash didn’t mind his sarcastic tone, but crouched down to talk calmly with him.

"Of course! I... The Thousand Miles Gym Leader is famous in the Hoenn Region! Given some time, even Mr. Steven from Hoenn could be surpassed! He’s the future strongest Trainer in the Hoenn Region!" the boy said proudly.

Someone who didn’t know might think the Thousand Miles was himself. Even the Thousand Miles probably wouldn’t dare to claim he could overshadow Steven!

After all, Steven is one of the world’s top Trainers!