Ash rubbed his chin, thinking about the business here.
For these business people, it seems that they have made money, but in fact~~~
"You can make a lot of money, but I will never lose money."
This is the most intuitive nature of businessmen.
James of the Rockets, who is good at business, has a deep understanding of this.
"I'm so exhausted!"
James slumped on a bench in the park, looking up at the sky with a blank face.
"I hate Doll Festival the most!!"
Jessie was there doing all the shopping, helping to carry things, and the only people following behind were him and Meowth.
After shopping in these shopping malls, his legs are almost weak.
"Why, you thought I was just dancing to the festival?"
Jessie, who had bought a lot of things, picked up the high-end gift box next to her.
"These are all carefully selected by me, full of love for the present!!"
Jessie was very pleased with herself, "Giving these things to the boss will show our intentions and make us look smart!"
"Meow, office workers are really pitiful."
This is the only comment that Meowth, who is not human, can make.
"Yes, that's it!"
Jessie was very proud, "As long as I..."
Swish~!!
Before she could finish, a long scarlet Lickitung came flying at her.
All the beautiful gifts in her arms were taken away.
Then it was sent into a big mouth that emerged from the bushes nearby.
"Ah?! My stuff?!!"
Jessie stared at the empty gift box with a dull look on her face.
"What is this?"
"This guy seems to be Lickitung, the Pokémon that is never full...
"What a joke!"
Jessie, who was irritable, interrupted them immediately: "I spent a lot of effort to buy this present for my boss!"
"I'm so p****d off!"
Jessie flailed and took out the Pokémon ball, "You actually ruined my rare Doll Festival!!"
"I won't let you go!!"
Such things were just a small microcosm of the Doll Festival in Doll Town, and did not cause any waves at all.
What really aroused the interest of the residents and tourists in the entire town was a broadcast from the entire town.
"Dear customers who come to shop, in a short while, the town's grandest event of the Doll Festival will be held at the special venue on the roof of our company."
"The Doll Festival Queen Beauty Contest is about to begin."
"The winner will receive a Mega Deluxe 3-tier display stand and a set of specially made Pokémon Doll Festival dolls.
"Another secondary prize is that you can take a commemorative photo with Mega idol Fiorella Cappuccino..."
That's about it for the broadcast to end here.
"Queen beauty contest?! I can see the beautiful big sister again!!"
Xiaogang raised his hands and feet in support and cheered.
"Another competition, so I can get another [certificate of champion]?"
This is what Ash cares about.
As for Misty, the real participant...
"A special Dolls' Festival doll?!"
Misty's eyes were full of burning fighting spirit, I must get it!!"
It is also worth mentioning that the so-called secondary award, Mega idol Fiorella Cappuccino, seems to be very famous.
All the girls in this town like him very much.
In order to get a commemorative photo of him, many girls came to sign up.
Especially when the idol and the host were sitting in the studio together, they could hear the huge, sharp Growl coming from outside.
"The Doll Festival Beauty Contest to decide this year's Doll Queen is about to begin!!"
The host was full of passion and even didn't forget to CUE the idols around him:
"Fiorella Cappuccino, are you excited?!"
"Yeah, it's really exciting."
As an idol, Fiorella Cappuccino just sat there with a smile on her face, not saying much, just maintaining her idol demeanor.
As an idol artist, girls are naturally his base.
Therefore, after holding a grand Doll Festival celebration here, it is for the sake of exposure, popularity, and gaining support from fans.
He also came here specifically to cooperate with the town's official publicity.
As for the effect~~~
"Aaaaah, Fiorella Cappuccino!!"
Well, you can get a rough idea by looking at those Normal little girls who seem to have gone crazy and screaming there.
The host also knows that the person next to him can only be regarded as a mascot and should not pay attention to his hosting ability.
So he took the lead and took control of the situation again:
"The Stephanies who came to the celebration are all unique! They are as dazzling as Venusaur!"
"Standing like Jynx, sitting like Jigglypuff, walking like Oddish..."
He made strange analogies there, and finally declared:
"Okay, ladies, please start!!"
Then, many beautiful girls who signed up for the event changed into traditional costumes and sat on it one by one.
Just like the dolls on display, they all look so beautiful and cute.
Especially Misty, it was the first time Ash saw her beautiful side.
Although she is usually pretty good.
On the contrary~~~
"It turns out Jessie can grow up like this!!"
James and Meowth were really amazed.
The usually fierce Jessie seems to be a completely different person now, she is completely gone!!
"Many lovely ladies have gathered here again this year..."
The host immediately became interested: "Excuse me, which type of Fiorella Cappuccino do you prefer, Stephanie?"
"Actually, every Stephanie is very cute..."
The latter also smiled and said a series of formulaic words to protect his fans.
After he finished his long speech, the host finally got to the point:
"Okay, sorry to have kept you waiting!!"
"This year's winning prize is this~~~~"
As he deliberately stretched out a long note, a prize platform slowly rose in the middle of the venue.
"A luxurious three-stage display of Pokémon dolls from the long-established Chucks store!!"
"This is specially prepared for this game!"
"This is a one-of-a-kind special item in the world!!"
There are three levels of Pokémon dolls, of which Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur are of course the three best.
There are also other Pokémon such as Wigglytuff and Pikachu, all of which are made into doll-like shapes.
"So cute!!"
This also caused all the girls in the audience to let out cute sharp Growls again.
"Yeah, it's really cute~"
Fiorella Cappuccino also did not miss this opportunity and smiled, showing her teeth that were very white.
This naturally caused waves of shouting.
"It's those dolls..."
"The only one of its kind in the world..."
Misty and Jessie don't care about idols. At this moment, they only have the dolls in their eyes.
"I will definitely win!!"
Both of them noticed each other, looked at each other, and saw the fire in each other's eyes.
"alright!!"
After showing the dolls and achieving a satisfactory warm-up effect.
The host continued: "Then everyone, please prepare to take out your Pokémon~!!
Um?!
Both of them were stunned when they heard this.
"Want to fight?!"
"Isn't this a beauty contest?!"
"BET..."
The host seemed to have heard the doubts and explained: "Beauty Lizzy also needs to be strong."
"This is the real Doll Queen!!"
"Yes, what I have in my hand is the Contest Category table..."
The idol, Fiorella Cappuccino, was holding a ranked battle order.
"The rules are very simple. Each person can use four Pokémon in battle.
"If all four fall, then the winner will be decided..."
The rules are simple and the reasoning is good.
How can the Pokémon Festival be complete without the world's most popular Pokémon battle?!
"Okay, no problem!!"
"If you want to fight, come and fight!!"
Misty and Jessie both accepted it quickly and were even full of fighting spirit.
It just so happens that the two of them, one is in the upper half and the other is in the lower half.
Unless they advance all the way to the final, the two sides will not meet before then.
Of course, these are not problems.
The problem is that the four Pokémon that need to be taken out...
"Please, lend me your Pokémon!!"
Misty clasped her hands together and asked Ash and Xiaogang sincerely.
"But Pokémon don't listen to other Trainers' orders..."
Ash said first: "Just like if I lend you Charizard, it may not obey your command..."
"Of course I know, and I won't borrow Charizard's...
Misty is very self-aware.
She also knew that she couldn't control a powerful Pokémon like Charizard even if she borrowed it.
"By the way, don't you have enough Pokémon?"
Xiaogang reminded: "Staryu, Starmie, Goldeen, Horsea, and..."
"And Psyduck."
Misty felt a little discouraged when she heard this name.
Even though everyone says it's amazing, Misty still can't figure out what's so amazing about it.
"And Horsea and Goldeen need water to fight. Staryu and Starmie are also good at water places."
Misty said dejectedly, "If we send them out to fight, they will be easily defeated..."
"I really want that doll!!"
"You are an only child, so you won't understand..."
Misty was lost in some memories: "As the youngest of four sisters, the things I took were all used by my older sisters...
"Even the dolls are the same."
"Each of my sisters has her own doll, but I am the only one who has someone else's doll."
She seemed to remember the "help" her sisters gave her by giving her the dolls they had used:
[Look Misty, you have three sets of dolls...…]
"Love to joke!!"
Misty gritted her teeth, "I want my own doll too!!"
"So, just tell them first and let them listen!"
"Please!!"
Misty requested sincerely again, she really wanted a set of dolls of her own.
"I see~"
Ash nodded, "If you had said that earlier, then I would have understood."
"Pika Pika!!"
Pikachu was also full of support and jumped directly onto Misty's shoulders.
"Really?"
Misty suddenly
Smiling happily, holding Pikachu happily, "Thank you, Ash!!"
"It's nothing~"
Ash just waved his hand, "I really can understand..."
He whispered, "What kind of sadness and pain comes from unfair treatment."
Misty was stunned when she heard that, then immediately turned her head away and quickly raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"FFLX..."
She turned her head again, even stronger.
"I won't lose!!"
She looked at Ash and gave him a very bright and charming smile.
In this way, Misty also borrowed a very powerful Pokémon from Ash.
There is no need to say much about the electrical department Pikachu.
The Fighting-type Bear Apprentice, the Water-type Squirtle, and the Grass-type Ivysaur, make a total of four.
Well, mainly because Misty has a good relationship with these Pokémon.
The latter were also willing to give this companion face.
Of course, Misty is very self-aware and won't ask for Gengar and Charizard, which are both very powerful at first glance~
If it is beyond her ability, then she will not consider it.
As for Xiaogang's Onix, Vulpix and Geodude...
Well, he should keep it for himself.
On the other side, Jessie and her friends were facing the same problem as Misty.
"So, my Pokémon is going to be borrowed too?"
James handed his Weezing Pokémon ball to Jessie reluctantly.
"You have to cherish it, understand?"
"So annoying!!"
Jessie took it impatiently. All she had eyes for was Covet the doll!
"I will definitely win too!!"
bite!
With the ringing of a bell, the competition officially began.
First, let's go to the east venue.
Misty's game went very smoothly.
Rival's Pokémon are Krabby, Pinsir, Cubone, and Raticate.
Well, in a word, they are all on the roadside.
"Dah!"
Ivysaur, who restrains water type, took down Krabby with one Razor Leaf.
Even the Bug Type Pinsir that restrained him was blasted into the air with a Sludge Bomb.
Cubone, a Ground-type character that is also restrained, can no longer be used after a few hits with Vine Whip.
As for the Normal series' Raticate, it attacked back and forth twice and then fled in panic.
Really, there is no challenge at all.
Even Ivysaur himself found it boring.
In the first battle after the evolution, he successfully defeated four people alone, but he did not feel the slightest sense of accomplishment.
Rival is really too weak~
On the other side, at the West District venue.
Jessie's Rival is a Trainer named Vivi, and the Pokémon she sent out is Infernape.
"The competition requires four people, but here there are only Arbok and Weezing. Can she do it?"
Meowth was sitting on the sidelines, commenting along with James.
"Did you forget something important?"
Jessie came closer and looked directly at Meowth.
The important thing....?
Looking at Jessie's eyes, especially seeing my own reflection in Jessie's eyes...
Meowth suddenly reacted:
"Ah, I'm also a Pokémon!!"
"Your reaction is too slow, isn't it?!"
Jessie grabbed Meowth without any hesitation and threw him onto the fighting stage.
"Contestant Jessie, send Meowth to duel!!"
The host introduced it very politely.
BTU...
"Using Normal-type Pokémon to fight Fighting-type Pokémon?!"
The Host secretly complained, "As expected, you are a girl. You don't even understand the most basic attribute restraint in battle..."
On the stage, Meowth, who was thrown in, quickly accepted the fact that he was a Pokémon.
"Meow, I haven't been so excited for a long time!!"
It has a bossy demeanor and shows its claws:
"I can defeat you with just one claw, watch out, meow!!"
With a powerful roar, Meowth rushed forward immediately.
Then~
Bang!!
"Meow~~"
The faster it rushes, the higher it will be blown away.
It's a Normal-type, so it's a bit too much for it to fight against a Fighting-type, evolved Infernape.
"I didn't expect you to..."
Jessie didn't even bother to look up, "Next!"
"Crack~ Abo!!"
Arbok rushed out first and bit the attacking Infernape's fist directly.
The fangs sank directly into Infernape's fist, and it didn't take long...
Plop.
The cobra's venom began to take effect, and Infernape fell to the ground twitching.
"Ah, my little monkey...
The Vivi Trainer opposite was like a little fairy, crying and making a fuss.
Well, then I was cleared out by the organizers... and asked to leave the competition venue.
All I can say is that there is no shortage of creatures like fairies anywhere.