Hurry Up and Replace That Water Gun!

The moment Ash called out Water Gun, Mingyou nearly lost it. It wasn't that he'd remembered something funny. It was just... that move.

"Hahaha!"

At the sound of laughter, Mingyou glanced back at Latias. The little girl couldn't hold it in either. Wasn't that Water Gun just a joke? It couldn't even mix matcha powder for Sinistcha's tea.

Totodile's Water Gun hit Gible and did almost no damage. Honestly, when the Pokémon back at the Manor hooked a hose to a faucet and turned it all the way up during playtime, that stung more.

Seeing the attack land, Ash waved his hand again. "One more time! Water Gun!"

Pew~

As Totodile continued giving Gible a cold shower, Mingyou finally snapped. "Hurry up and replace that damn Water Gun! The faucets we use to water the Orchard and Vegetable Garden hit harder than that!"

"Huh?"

Ash froze, not understanding why Mingyou was angry. Dawn and the others beside the field were startled too.

Mingyou rubbed his forehead and shook his head. "I mean, can't you teach your Pokémon some stronger moves? I'd give you credit for trying if you replaced Water Gun with Water Pulse. Or use Ice Beam or Ice Fang, and Gible would be the one rolling around on the ground! Can't you afford a Technical Machine?"

"A Technical Machine? What's that?"

Ash sounded curious, as if he'd never used one. Nearby, Dawn explained.

"It's an item that lets a Pokémon learn a move quickly. They're expensive. Lots of Coordinators buy them so their Pokémon can try out different move combinations."

"That's right."

Brock picked up where she left off, folding his arms. "But it's better not to use Technical Machines too often. Besides being expensive, they can fail. I've heard that using too many can drain a Pokémon's