After treating Pidgeotto and sending it back to its Trainer, another injured Pokémon immediately arrived through the transfer system.
"An Arbok. Stomach perforation caused by swallowing its own Acid attack?"
"Understood."
Ash nodded.
A red beam of light flashed.
The next moment, a massive purple cobra materialized on the examination table before him.
For an ordinary person, such a vicious and intimidating Pokémon would be enough to make their legs go weak.
But Ash showed no trace of fear.
"Arbok, don't be afraid."
"I'm the doctor treating you."
"Calm down."
"I know you're in pain, but I'll help you get rid of it very soon."
Ash gently stroked Arbok's body.
The effect of Natural Affinity activated.
The agitated Arbok quickly relaxed and allowed Ash to examine it.
"System, display Arbok's data panel and copy all the moves in its move pool."
After calming Arbok down, Ash immediately issued another command.
Ding. Scanning and copying. Please wait...
[Pokémon: Arbok]
Level: LV.25
Type: Poison
Nature: Hasty
Ability: Shed Skin
Potential: Red Potential
Moves (Copyable):
Proficient
Crunch
Ice Fang
Thunder Fang
Fire Fang
Skilled
Wrap
Leer
Poison Sting
Bite
Glare
Novice
Screech
Acid
Ding. Copying skills...
10%...
30%...
50%...
70%...
90%...
100%...
This Arbok was significantly stronger than the Pidgeotto from earlier, both in level and potential.
Its move pool was also far more valuable.
Moves like Ice Fang, Thunder Fang, and Fire Fang could be sold at very attractive prices.
Meanwhile, Glare was a move perfectly suited for Fearow's future development.
After finishing the copy process, Ash immediately began treatment.
A stomach perforation was no joke.
The pain alone was enough to leave most Pokémon writhing in agony.
Since the injury had been caused by swallowing Acid, Ash placed his hand against Arbok's abdomen and activated Healing Grace, repairing the damaged stomach tissue.
At the same time, he provided clean water to dilute the remaining acidic residue inside Arbok's digestive system.
Ash's healing abilities were powerful and versatile.
More importantly, before opening his online clinic, he had spent over ten months studying and interning at the Viridian City Pokémon Center.
He possessed not only extraordinary healing powers but also professional medical knowledge.
The combination of both allowed him to treat injuries with remarkable efficiency.
Before long, Arbok's stomach perforation was completely healed.
...
...
From 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Ash had trained at the Viridian Gym under his mentor Giovanni.
From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, he spent three consecutive hours at the Viridian City Pokémon Center treating patients received through the online clinic.
Although today's schedule also included promoting Ash's Feebas Beauty Guide, the sales stream had proceeded exceptionally smoothly.
With Pikachu serving as the adorable face of the broadcast and Gary acting as moderator, the livestream became a phenomenal success.
At its peak, the audience exceeded five million concurrent viewers.
Because viewers received a twenty-percent discount when purchasing through the livestream, orders flooded in at an astonishing rate.
Over the course of three hours, Pikachu's stream generated:
2.3 million orders.
The results left both Ash and Green overjoyed.
The initial print run of one million copies had already sold out through preorders.
A second emergency printing of two million copies had been arranged.
After today's stream, those two million copies were also completely sold out.
Looking at the overwhelming enthusiasm of the fans, neither Ash nor Green doubted that Ash's Feebas Beauty Guide could eventually surpass ten million copies sold.
And that was only the beginning.
As Ash's fame continued to grow and more beauty professionals endorsed the guide, worldwide sales could become even more terrifying.
With a twenty-five percent royalty share, Ash would earn an enormous fortune.
Even Green, who held forty percent of the publishing royalties, was on track to become one of the youngest wealthy girls in the Pokémon world.
Thinking about the golden future ahead, both of them couldn't help feeling excited.
And Ash still possessed the five major patents related to Remote Capture.
Those patents were keys that could unlock an entirely new industry.
Once licensing and commercialization officially began, the revenue from patent authorization fees alone would be enough to fill his coffers endlessly.
However...
Ash never lost himself in the lure of money.
The truth was that his Skill Shop had already granted him complete financial freedom.
Money was still worth earning when opportunities appeared.
But after reaching a certain point, accumulating more wealth simply wasn't that attractive.
Ash was, first and foremost, a Pokémon Trainer.
From beginning to end, his dream had always been to catch, train, and raise Pokémon.
Whether he became an Elite Four member...
A Champion...
A Hall of Fame Master...
Or even someone capable of standing toe-to-toe with Legendary Pokémon...
His passion for discovering and raising new Pokémon would never fade.
That enthusiasm burned as brightly as ever.
...
After the afternoon livestream concluded, everyone packed up the equipment.
Changing back into his regular clothes, Ash left the dressing room.
Rather than heading straight to dinner, he picked up Pikachu, called Greninja and Bulbasaur over, and walked toward the Battle Hall beside the Pokémon Center.
Earlier that morning, while assigning training tasks, Ash had promised Bulbasaur something important.
Real combat experience.
Unlike Pikachu, Greninja, Gyarados, and Milotic, all of whom Ash had personally raised from their weakest stages, Bulbasaur was different.
Pidgeot and Fearow had already been around Level 20 when they were caught.
Bulbasaur, however, was only Level 14.
It was still firmly within the foundational stage of growth.
Fortunately, that also meant rebuilding and strengthening its foundation would be much easier.
As a result, Ash's current training philosophy for Bulbasaur was simple:
Build the strongest possible fundamentals.
Supplement them with regular real-world battles.
And tonight...
Bulbasaur's first official battle under Ash's command was about to begin.
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