Ash's dream was destined to go unfulfilled, but knowing his personality, even if it really never came true, he would still cherish his Pokémon. There would be no melodramatic twists. Every year in the Pokémon world, after the day novice Trainers received their Pokémon, there would be news reports about some Pokémon being abandoned or abused. Even though the League punished such acts severely every year, completely stamping them out was extremely difficult. Otherwise, there would not have been so many related laws introduced. It was precisely because there had been so many similar cases that the League had been forced to impose these restrictions.
"Heath, do you have a phone here?" Ash came scampering over. Heath paused, then nodded. Of course he had a phone, but he had no idea why Ash was suddenly asking. Besides, Heath remembered that Ash should have had a phone of his own. After all, technology in this world was quite advanced. Phones were not luxuries; anyone could afford one. The only differences lay in their specifications, models, and such.
"Heath, could you look up a website for me? I got a text about a Pokémon giveaway!" Ash looked very happy. Heath was a little puzzled. A Pokémon giveaway? People were doing that these days? Still, such things did happen from time to time in the Pokémon world. Heath knew of some groups that gave away Pokémon, primarily those that had been abandoned or abused. Their giveaway efforts had gone smoothly, too. The only problem was that after they began their work, more people deliberately went to them to abandon Pokémon. Some even brought over seriously ill Pokémon that needed expensive medical treatment.
"Let me take a look first." Although he knew such people did exist in this world, Heath still intended to check