After a night of rest, Ash and Natsuki originally wanted to have their Gym battle right away. However, since the four of them had been flown directly to Petalburg City by plane, there were other challengers ahead of them in the queue. With no other choice, they had to wait two days for their turns. As it happened, Natsuki planned to do some special training focusing on Normal-type moves, so Ash and Natsuki decided to spend the next two days in dedicated training. As for Wally, he had already left, saying he simply couldn't wait to challenge the Gym, and had said his goodbyes after dinner that evening.
Early the next morning, Ash was woken up by his alarm. He checked the time and saw it was already nine o'clock, whereas Brock was up and about early as usual. Ash saw a message from Natsuki saying she was waiting for him at the training ground, so he immediately got dressed, washed up, and headed downstairs. The layout of the Petalburg Gym featured the official battle arena and a small attached training ground at the front, while the living quarters for May and her family were in the back. Because Norman was scheduled to conduct Gym battles today, the front training ground was definitely out of use.
"Yay, it's in Petalburg Woods!" Ash checked the location Natsuki had sent him, which was deep in the forest, so he stepped outside and headed straight into the trees. When he arrived, Natsuki and Brock were in the middle of a training session. Brock had sent out Mudkip, while Natsu…
Chapter 122