Saffron City.
By the time Li Wei arrived in Saffron City,
Ash had also received a special-edition Pokédex from Professor Oak and been given the title of Person of Bonds.
It suited Ash perfectly.
Professor Oak certainly had an eye for these things.
When it came to forming bonds with Pokémon, Ash was exceptionally good.
Ash could forge bonds with Pokémon in no time at all.
That also allowed him to put together a team in each region in a very short time.
But it did place some limits on what he could achieve.
Even setting aside the Lily of the Valley Conference, where that Trainer with Legendary Pokémon had stopped him in his tracks,
if Ash had brought back his veterans for the Unova League tournament,
Charizard, Sceptile, Infernape, and Snorlax, together with Pikachu, would have made it a bloodbath.
Taking the top spot in Unova would not have been difficult at all, but Ash had stubbornly taken that team of rookies into the league instead.
Then he had actually lost to the mighty Cameron, who did not even understand the rules.
It made no sense. No sense at all.
Of course, that was now almost certainly never going to happen.
For one thing, Ash could genuinely grow now. With guidance from Green and everyone in the Chat Group, he would only keep improving.
Li Wei also planned to put Ash through some special training when he came to travel through the Sinnoh Region.
Professor Rowan had already contacted Li Wei. This year's Pokémon Summer Camp would once again be held at the Breeding Center.
Li Wei vaguely remembered that Professor Rowan would invite Ash and Dawn to the Summer Camp.
Li Wei would have plenty of time to give Ash some special training.
Before this year's Pokémon Summer