Dissuasion

That night, in a small grove of trees.

"Ursaring, use Hyper Beam!"

"Murkrow, use Shadow Ball!"

"Elekid, use Thunderbolt!"

"Torterra, use Energy Ball!"

Chimchar's performance today did not satisfy him.

Paul brought him here and subjected him to hellish training.

It commands its Pokémon to launch a frenzied attack on Chimchar.

This is an attempt to activate the Chimchar's Special Blaze Ability.

Soon, the Chimchar, which had been ganged up on, was covered in bruises.

After reaching his physical limit, he collapsed to the ground.

Paul, however, showed no mercy. Instead of letting it rest, he attempted to force it to continue training by shocking it with Thunder Shock.

Thanks to Ash, who heard the commotion and arrived in time, Paul was prevented from succeeding.

"Stop! Paul, the Chimchar has fainted!"

Ash, his face full of anger, stood in front of Chimchar.

Stop Paul from torturing Chimchar again.

"Get out of my way! It's my Pokémon, you don't need to meddle with it!"

Paul scoffed at Ash's words and retorted.

I was just thinking of using some forceful methods to drive Ash away.

"I'm telling you, your current behavior already constitutes abusing Pokémon, doesn't it?"

"If I tell Officer Jenny about what happened here..."

"She can, under the Pokémon Protection Act, strip you of your custody rights over Chimchar."

"Paul, you don't want to lose custody of Chimchar, do you?"

Bai Shi, who was following behind Ash, slowly walked up to Paul and said with a serious expression.

Paul's behavior was so appalling that even he couldn't stand it anymore.

Although he was very enthusiastic about training his Pokémon, he was somewhat aware of his own limitations.

Unlike Paul, who trains his Pokémon to the point of exhaustion.

They completely disregarded whether the Pokémon's physical condition was sufficient to withstand the strain.

Back then, when Bai Shi and a few Pokémon mined for almost half a month, they weren't in as bad shape as this Chimchar.

Any reasonably Pokémon Hunter wouldn't be so ruthless towards their own Pokémon.

Paul did indeed do him a favor, but that doesn't mean Bai Shi should blindly agree with all of Shinji's actions.

Besides, doesn't Paul like raising powerful Pokémon?

Later, I can tell him about the whereabouts of some Legendary Pokémon as a way of repaying him.

"Yeah, yeah, watch out or we'll report you!"

Dawn, standing to the side, echoed this sentiment.

She had disapproved of Paul's behavior from the beginning.

Now, I feel even more sorry for the Chimchar.

"Hmph, useless thing!"

Hearing their words, Paul snorted, but instead of refuting them, he turned his head to the side.

Clearly, Bai Shi's words had some deterrent effect.

"Ash, quickly take Chimchar to get treatment!"

Seeing that Paul seemed to be stopping, Bai Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said to Ash.

What he just said wasn't entirely fabricated.

The Pokémon Protection Act enacted by the Pokémon League does indeed contain provisions prohibiting Pokémon Trainer from abusing Pokémon.

However, the Pokémon League's definition of "abusing Pokémon" by Pokémon Trainer is very vague.

Even if this matter were to reach Officer Jenny's, the probability of her being stripped of custody would not be very high.

The most likely outcome is that he will reprimand Paul.

Pokémon inevitably get injured while being trained by their Pokémon Trainer.

It's impossible to say that they are abusing Pokémon.

Generally, Pokémon Trainer's parental rights are only revoked when Pokémon becomes disabled due to training.

In more serious cases, the other person's Pokémon Trainer qualification will be revoked.

Bai Shi took advantage of the fact that he had the numbers to intimidate the other side a little.

"Okay, I'll take it to the Pokémon Center now."

Only after being reminded by Bai Shi did Ash realize what was happening. He picked up Chimchar and ran towards the Pokémon Center.

The Chimchar was handed over to Brock, who was helping out at the Pokémon Center, to treat it.

Fortunately, after Brock's treatment and examination, the Chimchar was found to be fine.

With just a day or two of rest, you will fully recover.

"Paul, come with me for a moment, I have a question I'd like to ask!"

Out of a sense of responsibility, Brock, a healer and former owner of the academy, specifically sought out Paul.

I hope to find a place to talk to him about the Chimchar.

Seeing that Chimchar Ash stable, Ash and the others followed.

Only Bai Shi stayed behind, ostensibly to look after the Chimchar.

There are two main reasons why he chose to intervene.

First, Bai Shi really couldn't stand it anymore.

Secondly, he still hasn't given up on his idea of intercepting Chimchar.

I hope to take this opportunity to see if I can leave a good impression on him, making it easier to win him over later.

"Chimchar, just bear with it a little longer, you'll be free tomorrow!"

Looking at the still unconscious Pokémon before him, Bai Shi silently murmured to himself.

According to the storyline, Chimchar will be abandoned by Paul tomorrow.

Then, he can try to take the other person in.

"Fire~"

Just then, the Chimchar also woke up.

He was looking around with a curious expression.

Upon realizing Paul wasn't around, a very complex expression appeared on his face.

I felt both sad and relieved.

Even Bai Shi, who was staring at the Chimchar, felt a pang of sympathy.

"Chimchar, eat Poffin to restore your strength!"

Bai Shi took out some Poffin a type of incense), placed it in front of the Chimchar, and said softly.

For this day, he specially prepared some Poffin, which suited the taste of Fire-type Pokémon, and carried it with him.

"Fire~"

The Chimchar initially wanted to refuse the food offered by a stranger.

Unfortunately, I was too hungry, and the allure of Poffin's aroma only lasted for a dozen seconds before I gave in.

Without thinking twice, he started wolfing down his food.

It also developed some fondness for the Bai Shi that fed it.

"Eat slowly, no rush. If you're still hungry after you finish, I'll have more!"

Seeing that the other party had accepted his food, Bai Shi's lips curled up, and his mood improved considerably.

While Bai Shi was using Poffin to "steal the house," Brock and Paul's conversation was still ongoing.

Paul, whose memories were stirred by Brock, also described to everyone the scene when he captured Chimchar.

Through Paul's recollection, everyone learned that he treated Chimchar in this way in order to activate its Special Blaze Ability.

"Even if Chimchar is seriously injured, or even loses its power, you don't care?"

After hearing Paul's recollection, Ash stood up angrily and questioned him loudly.

"That means it's only this level of Pokémon!"

Paul responded coldly to Ash's question.

"Paul, you've really gone too far!"

"Is this so-called Special Blaze more important than the Chimchar itself?"

This cold-blooded statement was so offensive that Dawn, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up for Chimchar.

"I don't need you to lecture me. After all, I am the Pokémon Trainer of Chimchar!"

Paul looked annoyed, lost patience with arguing with Ash and the others, turned around and left the Pokémon Center.

We plan to bring the Chimchar back before the competition starts tomorrow.

"Paul, you'll regret this!"

Ash clenched his fists and shouted loudly at Paul's departing figure.