"James, if you don't want to go to jail, I advise you to put the egg down obediently," Ash said calmly.

Jessie snatched the basket of Pokemon Eggs from James's hands, "No way! We worked hard to steal these!"

James nodded in agreement, "Exactly, exactly!"

"Ash, don't do anything reckless, or we can't guarantee we won't do something irrational."

Meowth extended its sharp claws toward the Pokémon Eggs, as if threatening to puncture them should Ash make any rash moves.

Seeing them acting so tough, Ash took out a Master Ball and said coldly, "Did you three forget something!"

Upon seeing the Master Ball, the Team Rocket Trio instantly lost their nerve, "Ki... Ash, you... you shouldn't be impulsive!"

"Put the things down, and I can give you one minute to run away, otherwise you'll all be going to jail!"

"We'll put them down, we're putting them down right now!"

Hearing Ash's threatening words, the Team Rocket Trio set down the two baskets of Pokemon Eggs and turned to flee.

"Arcanine, don't let them off easily, use Fire Blast!"

At this moment, Gary came running over late.

Hearing these ominous words, the Team Rocket Trio broke into a cold sweat, and their pace involuntarily quickened.

However, for an Arcanine capable of using Extreme Speed, they couldn't run far at all. Arcanine opened its mouth and blasted a large, flame-shaped fire, blowing the Team Rocket Trio into the sky.

"We're blasting off again!"

After the small interlude.

Ash and Gary returned to the race. Because of their massive lead, even after being delayed by the Team Rocket Trio, they were still ranked first and second.

After receiving the replacement eggs from Mr. Shellby, the two turned back and rushed toward the starting point.

In the final sprint, Ash first ordered Bayleef to take a shortcut and complete a leap, then just before the finish line, he instructed Bayleef to use Vine Whip to propel itself forward, successfully taking first place.

After the award ceremony, Gary bid farewell to Ash's group and continued his journey of special training.

As for Ash's group, just before they set off, Mr. Shellby, to thank Ash for retrieving the eggs from the Team Rocket Trio, specially gifted Ash a Phanpy egg.

[ Pokémon: Phanpy ]

[ Type: Ground ]

[ Gender: Male ]

[ Level: 0 (Unhatched) ]

[ Ability: Pickup (Sometimes picks up items used by opponents, and can also find items during adventures) ]

[ Potential: Elite ]

[ Moves: Tackle, Defense Curl, Rollout, High Horsepower (Egg Move) ]

Perhaps not many people recognize Phanpy, but its evolved form, Donphan, is much more famous. Donphan is a Pokémon capable of searching for ore with its nose; although this skill requires training from a young age, it is also a way to make a living.

This Phanpy's potential is considered excellent for a small, workshop-style nursery. After all, workshop nurseries are different from large-scale nurseries, which have many excellent Pokémon as their foundation.

With that, Ash, carrying the egg gifted by Mr. Shellby, set off once again on his journey toward Mahogany Town.

A few days later.

Under the cover of night.

In a certain forest.

Ash's group had just finished setting up camp and hadn't even had a chance to rest when the Pokemon Egg in Ash's backpack began to glow.

Misty exclaimed, "Wow, Ash, look, the Pokemon Egg Mr. Shellby gave you is about to hatch!"

"Yeah," Ash nodded. He opened the incubator and carefully placed the egg into a warm little nest.

"By the way, Ash, what kind of Pokémon egg is this exactly?" Brock asked curiously.

Ash said, "It's a Phanpy egg."

"Phanpy? That's really a pretty good Pokémon!" Brock said with some excitement.

Ash watched the frequency of the egg's glow and judged, "It is indeed a good Pokémon, but according to the progress, it won't finish hatching until tomorrow."

"Tomorrow! Then let's get some rest early tonight!"

A sleepless night.

The next morning, even Misty and Brock, who were used to sleeping in for an extra two hours, uncharacteristically woke up early to stare at the Phanpy egg.

The enthusiastic appearance of these two left Ash, the owner of the egg, feeling speechless, "Actually, there's no need for this."

After all, it wasn't their first time watching the hatching process of a Pokemon Egg; Togepi, Cleffa, and Abra were all Pokémon they had witnessed hatching together, especially Misty, who had seen more Pokémon eggs hatch with her own eyes than Brock.

"We're just watching," Brock said with a silly grin.

The three didn't wait long. As the Phanpy egg emitted a brilliant white light, a small, indigo-colored elephant about thirty centimeters in size appeared before Ash and the others.

Phanpy opened its eyes and flapped its large ears, which looked like palm-leaf fans, a few times.

Looking at the adorable Phanpy, Misty was instantly captivated, "Wow, this Phanpy is so cute!"

"This Phanpy's skin has a very nice luster, and its size is slightly larger than a normal newborn. That's great, Ash, this one is very healthy!" Brock analyzed.

"Yeah, I can tell," Ash nodded. He then took out a Poké Ball and said to Phanpy, "Phanpy, welcome to the team!"

To avoid any accidents, Ash used both his Aura and natural energy simultaneously. Phanpy felt that the Aura on Ash was very familiar, so it extended its trunk and gently tapped the button on the Poké Ball, and was subsequently pulled inside.

After the capture was complete, Phanpy seemed unaccustomed to the Poké Ball and ran back out on its own.

Seeing this, Ash instructed, "Pikachu, Eevee, you two go play with Phanpy for a while."

"Pika!"

"Eevee!"

This time, Eevee rarely didn't get jealous and obediently played with Pikachu and Phanpy.

Ash got up to prepare Phanpy's special food. After all, it was his new Pokémon, and he had raised it from an egg; even if its potential was a bit low, with good training, the potential limit could be easily broken.

Brock followed behind Ash to learn, as he was still aiming to become a Pokémon Breeder.

The newborn Phanpy was indeed very playful, and not long after, it ran outside the capsule house.

The Team Rocket Trio, who had been tailing Ash's group, saw Pikachu, Eevee, and Phanpy run out and immediately had devious thoughts.

Seeing that Ash and the others hadn't come out for a while, they boldly launched an attack from the front.

Meowth held a glove-type remote control device and pressed the switch, aiming at Phanpy.

The machine immediately extended a large hand and pinned Phanpy's head down.

"Pika Pikachu!" (Team Rocket, let it go!)

Pikachu glared angrily at the Team Rocket Trio.

Meowth heard this and smirked, "Pikachu, that's impossible. We aren't catching you today, but we'll gladly accept this Phanpy."

"Eevee!" Seeing this, Eevee directly unleashed Swift, striking the trio.

Pikachu also immediately used Iron Tail to sever the large hand, followed by a Thunderbolt.

Watching the Team Rocket Trio fly away like stars, Phanpy's little eyes were filled with confusion.

Having just hatched, it completely didn't understand why those three guys could fly.

This whole scene was seen by Ash through his Aura. He didn't rush out because he had confidence in Pikachu and Eevee.

After feeding Phanpy, Ash's group set off on their journey once again.

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