At this moment, Venusaur lay leisurely on the ground, the enormous flower on its back swaying gently beneath the sunlight. Amid that swaying, faint strands of soft light could vaguely be seen merging into its body.
After fusing the Sage Body and Wood Release, combined with Pokemon's own unique nature, the two had produced a wondrous reaction.
Even Ash Ketchum himself did not know just how strong Venusaur had become.
As for Snorlax, its eyes were fixed intently on Brock, who was preparing food—or rather, on the food he was making.
Snorlax did not like training, but thanks to its natural talent and compatibility with the Paw-Paw Fruit, Ash Ketchum had still drawn upon Bartholomew Kuma from One Piece to create quite a few abilities together with it.
Although Snorlax was currently somewhat weaker than Charizard, Pikachu, and Venusaur, the gap was only slight.
Once Ash Ketchum bought Advanced Armament Haki for it, that gap should more or less disappear as well.
"Even so, it's still far too lacking."
Ash Ketchum looked at the information in the Chat Group and muttered to himself.
Brock, who had nearly finished preparing the food nearby, wore a wry smile when he heard him mutter.
"It's already enough, Ash Ketchum."
"Even Lorelei of the Four Heavenly Kings isn't your match."
"You know, this is only your first year traveling. In the Pokemon League, you're still a rookie Trainer."
"You've traveled for less than a year and already possess strength no weaker than a member of the Four Heavenly Kings. You're already the finest Trainer I've ever seen."
"If even that isn't enough, I really can't imagine what it would take to satisfy you."
Brock could be said to have watched Ash Ketchum grow stronger step by step until he reached his current level.
Yet