After experimenting with Gigantamax, Roy had a rare good nap this afternoon, waiting for his Arena training session. Agatha never lets him skip class.
While Roy was sleeping, Snorunt was peeking into the mouth of the Ancient Gengar, half of its body inside, trying to see what was inside.
When Roy woke up, he saw half of Snorunt hanging from the mouth of the Ancient Gengar. He was so frightened that he quickly pulled the Snorunt out, while the Snorunt's two small round hands were still pulling on the Ancient Gengar's Lickitung.
Arriving at the preparation room of the Ring Arena, Roy sat quietly in his seat, waiting for his match.
Today he wasn't playing in a ring match, but rather a 3v3 free match.
While Roy was waiting, a man and a woman, both looking melancholy and exuding a sense of oppression, sat down next to Roy after seeing Roy.
These two are the two Ghost type Pokémon Trainers that Nurse Joy mentioned earlier. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together.
Upon learning that there was another Ghost-type Trainers at the Training Ground, the two quickly found Roy.
As it turned out, Roy was completely different from the others, except that he also used Ghost type Pokémon in battle.
Roy didn't chase the two away. He knew they meant no harm, and they had become his loyal customers, buying Ghost-type Pokéblock from him every time.
The Ghost-type Pokéblock created by Roy were unusually well-suited to the tastes of their Pokémon.
Do you still want the original pure Ghost type blocks?
Seeing that the two of them were neither smiling nor answering, but just staring intently at him, Roy could only be thankful that he could control his breathing, otherwise he felt that the two of them could stick to him.
After the two boxes of Pokéblock were handed to them, the Pokémon in their Poké Balls instantly jumped out.
The Banette, the Drifblim, the Pumpkaboo, and the Sableye took the Pokéblock from the two of them, flipped open the box, and started eating the Pokéblock.
A group of Ghost type Pokémon, two Ghost-type Trainers, and an eerie atmosphere created a vacuum zone within 5 meters of Roy.
"Young man, you're Roy, the new guy at the Fighting Dojo?"
A man in Fighting type training uniform approached Roy, who was surrounded by Ghost type Pokémon, and greeted him familiarly, breaking the silence in the otherwise tense situation.
It's me, you are...
"I'm an apprentice at the Saffron Gym. I heard you defeated Bado a while ago, right? It's a pity I was in Cianwood City training with Chuck Gym Leader during that time, otherwise I would have definitely given you a 'fireworks' gift. Well done!!"
"Just lucky, just lucky. I only managed to defeat Brother Bado by sheer luck."
"Hey, young man, being overly modest just seems pretentious. Now everyone in our Gym is saying you beat Bado and the others so badly they're too scared to come to the Arena at night."
It turned out that the person in front of them wearing Fighting type training uniform was an apprentice of the Saffron City Fighting Dojo, and the Gym Leader, Koichi, was Bruno's junior brother. According to their relationship, they were from the same lineage.
Just as the two were chatting, an untimely voice rang out:
"It's just beating Bado; anyone who didn't know better would think they won a championship. What's there to be proud of?"
A calm yet slightly Taunt voice also came from the mouth of a boy with purple hair.
Roy couldn't help but feel that the other person looked familiar. This was really... no, Shinji should be about the same age as Ash and Gary now.
Shinji needs no introduction; everyone knows him. He's Ash's formidable rival in the Sinnoh Region, and his classic lines include: "Useless low-level Pokémon," "Useless thing," etc.
In the anime, Shinji is designed more like a gamer. Pokémon based on their talent and Individual Values, and releases them if they don't meet his expectations.
In the anime, Ash's senior brother was released by Shinji and eventually joined Ash.
But after Electivire lost to Ash's senior brother at the final Sinnoh of the Lily of the Valley Conference, he finally understood the bond between Pokémon Trainers and Pokémon.
But Shinji is actually a total tsundere.
In the Journeys arc, in order to help Ash get used to the pace of battles, Ash was given a practice match with several champion Pokémon before participating in Ash Masters Eight Tournament.
The person standing before them who looks very much like Shinji is Shinji's older brother, Reiji.
Roy didn't expect to run into him here.
In the anime, Reiji gives off the image of a gentle older brother, but that's after he was reprimanded by Elder Brandon of the Battle Frontier and chose to become a breeder.
However, the anime shows that he once stood in front of the Elder Brandon of the Battle Pyramid, which indicates that the other party was not simple.
Meanwhile, Ash, Brock, and the others also discovered a large picture frame covered with Badges in Reiji's house.
It's clear that Reiji has traveled to Sinnoh, Hoenn, Johto, Kanto, and has obtained many Gym Badges, including the Golden Badges unique to the Kanto and Johto Battle Frontier.
However, the fact that the opponent was defeated by Brandon in front of Shinji also shaped Shinji's personality later on.