Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile!

Chapter 108 Gym Leader Rika, Rumors about Ash, A Novice Elite Four Trainer?

Rainbow City in the Kanto region boasts the largest department store in the entire Kanto region, and perhaps even the entire world!

The surrounding area is filled with countless shops and businesses, making it a true heart of the Kanto region.

Ash and his friends arrived in Celadon City, and were overwhelmed with wonder, like country bumpkins visiting the city for the first time.

They have everything here, and... it's incredibly expensive!
Wow! This hair tie is so pretty... A thousand dollars?! What?! A hair tie for a thousand dollars?! Is it made of gold?!

"This pot looks nice...two thousand???"

Xiaogang and Xiaoxia looked at the prices marked on the items they liked and suddenly fell into a state of existential doubt.

Even though they are gym leaders, they don't have a lot of money. After all, they have a lot of Pokémon and mouths to feed. Brock, in particular, was penniless when he was a gym leader.

After he was released, his father would give him some money regularly—which was actually just a salary subsidy from the dojo master.

But that money was enough for Xiao Gang. At least he didn't have to support ten younger siblings and a large number of Pokémon. The expenses for professional-level Pokémon were quite terrifying. The advanced Pokémon he had now were still manageable.

Even if we have a surplus, we can't spend money on things like this!
Isn't this just wasting money on trivial matters?
The prices in Rainbow City are absolutely outrageous; an ordinary person would be furious just to take a look.

Even Ash's lips twitched when he saw all the luxury goods in Celadon City.

He was initially quite pleased with himself, thinking that he had earned a lot of money from his online battles and could spend it as he pleased after arriving in Rainbow City.

When he arrived, he realized that the little money he had was only enough to buy the lowest quality carry-on item.

Xiao Zhi glanced around the mall and then quietly left.

I can't buy any!
After wandering around, Ash and his friends first went to the Pokémon Center and then told Professor Oak about having Gengar teach Primeape.

Upon hearing this, Professor Oak displayed a very strange expression (old man, subway, cell phone.jpg).

At first, he wondered if he had misheard—Gengar teaching Primeape? What kind of bizarre thing was that?

Putting aside the issue of Pokémon teaching Pokémon, what kind of genius idea is it to have a Ghost-type Pokémon teach a Fighting-type Pokémon? Can these two types even be considered the same?
"...I sensed with my Aura that there is a Ghost-type power within Primeape. Perhaps there is an even higher level of evolution beyond Primeape. This is related to the energy within Primeape, which is why it needs Gengar's guidance. Anyway, Professor Oak, you can go and talk to him. Goodbye."

Ash hung up the phone immediately after speaking, ignoring Professor Oak's horrified face, which was pressed close to the camera.

He had already considered all of this. When Professor Oak heard about the next evolution of Primeape, he would definitely have countless questions to ask him. The only excuse he could come up with now was the omnipotent Aura Force.

It's quite tiring to think about. Ever since he got the chat group, he clearly knows a lot of things that people in this world don't know, but he can only use various excuses to avoid telling the truth.

The existence of the chat group must not be exposed, and his current actions are a last resort!
However, after hanging up the phone, Xiaozhi was met with questions from Xiaoxia and Xiaogang.

After all, it's unbelievable that Infernape can evolve to the next level, and the fact that Aura can detect this is just too amazing.

Ash insisted that it was due to the power of Aura. What other explanation could there be besides the power of Aura?

Moreover, this is just speculation at the moment. Primeape hasn't evolved yet, and the Ghost-type energy within it is still uncertain. There's no need to dwell on it so much.

Now their task is to challenge the Celadon Gym, which is located in Celadon City.

……

Around 5 p.m., Ash and his friends arrived at the Rainbow Gym. They were greeted by a pretty girl. After listening to their needs, she opened the door of the Rainbow Gym and said, "You've come at just the right time. The Gym Leader is available today. It might not be so tomorrow. Come in."

Ash remained silent. Now, did he have to wait until the gym leader was available before challenging the gym?

So you're saying your salaries are free? You don't have to stick to your posts every day?
The Rainbow Gym is decorated with many flowers and green leaves, making it a colorful and vibrant place. It has to be said that this is the most beautifully decorated of all the gyms that Ash has challenged.

"Are you the challengers?"

A beautiful woman emerged from the depths of the dojo. She had short, flowing, jet-black hair, the ends of which barely touched her shoulders.
Wearing a beautiful kimono, she exudes the aura of a Yamato Nadeshiko, giving off a gentle and graceful beauty.

Seeing this, Xiao Gang instantly appeared in front of Xiao Zhi, his dark face slightly flushed, and smoothly said, "I am the challenger! Here to challenge for the position of your heart~"

"Don't cause trouble here!!" Xiaoxia's lips twitched, and she angrily grabbed Xiaogang's ear, pulling him back behind Xiaozhi amidst his cries of pain.

Ash glanced at Brock with a hint of helplessness, feeling that Brock was becoming increasingly different from the reliable and mature older brother he had been at the beginning.

"Hello, I'm Ash from Pallet Town, here to challenge the Rainbow Gym."

Rika, who had initially smiled politely despite her embarrassment at Brock's intrusion, instantly turned serious upon hearing Ash's name.

"Are you Xiaozhi?"

"Um...you've heard of me?"

"Hehe, your reputation should have spread to the ears of all the gym leaders by now. A trainer who has been in the industry for less than two months actually defeated Sabrina, the gym leader of the Goldenrod Gym, and is suspected of having the strength of an Elite Four member. When I first heard this news, I thought the League was just making a lame joke."

Lijia covered her mouth and chuckled softly, but there was no smile in her eyes, because this news was not a joke, but the truth.

A boy who debuted less than two months ago destroyed the Golden Gym in Kanto, a place notorious for its nightmarish difficulty.

This is simply unbelievable. Even if there are genius trainers, they wouldn't be geniuses like this, would they?
Of the four Kanto gyms, the Goldenrod Gym is definitely not the strongest, but it is definitely the most difficult to beat, because the new gym leader Sabrina doesn't seem to know the meaning of "holding back."

Her deeds had already spread to all the gym leader's ears, except for Misty, who had only recently taken office. Since the new gym leader took office, not a single Goldenrod Gym Badge has been given out—not even once!

The Indigo League is designed for trainers who have been traveling for less than two years. Even trainers who have been traveling for nearly two years and are stuck at the limit time have no chance of winning if they challenge the Goldenrod Gym.

While the strength of the Crimson, Deep Red, and Viridian gyms is also formidable, they tend to go easy on challengers based on their skill level, so those three gyms occasionally manage to award one or two badges.

As for the Goldenrod Gym... well, let's just say it's not a gym.

Therefore, when Rika heard that someone had kicked out the Goldenrod Gym, she didn't believe it at first.

To defeat the Goldenrod Gym, one would need at least a high-level Pokémon. Trainers with less than two years of travel time who could achieve this level of skill are extremely rare.

However, someone actually did it, and according to rumors, that person even possessed the strength of a Heavenly King.

After confirming the authenticity of the news, Rika was not only extremely shocked but also very curious about who this person was, who could possess a Champion-level Pokémon and defeat Psychic Sabrina in just two months of travel.

This must be something you have to start training Pokémon at the age of five to achieve, right? Or maybe he inherited the family's Pokémon and gained their approval. Rika can't think of any other possibilities.

She hadn't expected that the person from the rumors would appear before her so quickly. Unable to contain her curiosity, Rika asked Ash, "How did you do that? Do you really have the strength of a Champion? You've only been traveling for less than two months, right?"

"Um... I just happened to catch a high-level Gastly on the road, which is just right to compete with Sabrina's Alakazam."

Unless it's Ghost or Dark type, other Pokémon will have a natural disadvantage against Psychic type, even Bug type.

Despite the fact that Bug-type is super effective against Psychic-type, the strength of Psychic-type lies in its unpredictability. Even with type advantage, Bug-type still has a very difficult time defeating Psychic-type.

Only the equally unpredictable Ghost type and the Dark type, which is not afraid of psychic powers, are relatively easy to defeat Psychic types.

So Ash was just lucky; the Elite Four-level Pokémon he encountered happened to be Ghost-type. Otherwise, it would be hard to say what would have happened.

Upon hearing this, Lijia gave a polite but slightly embarrassed smile.

Don't you want to listen to what you're saying? Is this even human? What do you mean by "by sheer chance" in capturing a Champion-level Gastly? What kind of incredible luck would it take to capture a Pokémon of that level? And a very rare Ghost-type at that!
Besides, encountering it is one thing, capturing it is another. If you don't have a Champion-level Pokémon, how did you capture Gastly? Did you go up and capture it yourself?

"Ahem, let's put that aside for now. Since you have a Champion-level Pokémon, do you plan to use it in this battle? If you do, I will treat you with the highest level of service."

Rika didn't delve any further into Ash's Champion-level Gastly, but instead brought the topic back to the topic of battles.

How to capture a Champion-level Gastly is Ash's secret; all she needs to know now is what level of Pokémon Ash will bring out for the battle.

Generally, gym leaders set the difficulty based on the challenger's travel time, but Ash is clearly beyond the scope of conventional methods.

Whose kid has managed to take down a top-tier dojo in less than two months since their debut?
The difficulty cannot be judged by the travel time, but by the level of the Pokémon Ash uses.

Although if Ash were to bring out a Champion-level Gastly, she wouldn't have any way to counter it...

"I probably won't use Gastly in the gyms anymore. After all, it's not a Pokémon that I personally trained. Strictly speaking, my trainer level isn't high enough. It's just that Gastly recognized me for some special reasons. So I won't use Gastly in the gym battles later."

Ash first shook his head, denying that he used Gastly in battle, and then explained why.

He then continued, "As for the other Pokémon... the strongest Pokémon I have is an elite-level Pikachu. It's my starter Pokémon. The other Pokémon are all at advanced levels, ranging from peak to intermediate. I feel that... battling elite-level Pokémon would be more suitable."

A Pikachu at its peak... a starter Pokémon... in less than two months...

The combined meaning of these sentences almost caused Lijia's CPU to overheat and burn out.

"You mean you raised an elite-level Pokémon in less than two months, and it's a Pikachu at that?" Rika suppressed her urge to shout and said calmly with a smile.

"Yes, when he first got together with Pikachu, he was already at the intermediate level, which was a bit higher than other people's starter Pokémon. And Pikachu himself was also very hardworking, which is why he grew so fast."

"Pika pika~~" Pikachu scratched its head shyly after being praised. Ash's words basically gave him all the credit, but in reality, Ash himself was the most important one.

"Hiss... Huff... Elite level, huh? I see. Let's battle first, and I'll get to know what kind of person you are through the fight." Rika took a deep breath, suppressing her turbulent emotions, and then turned to lead Ash to the battle arena.

Judging from his appearance and the way he speaks, Xiaozhi seems to be an honest person and shouldn't lie to her.

However, whether he is truly as honest as he appears on the surface remains to be seen through a battle.

Battles don't lie!

Led by Lijia, the group arrived at the battlefield, where many beautiful flowers and plants still grew around it.

Ash looked around and said with some concern, "Is it okay to battle here, Rika? If the battle gets even a little intense, the plants around here might get damaged..."

“You don’t need to worry about that,” Lijia said, snapping her fingers.

Four machines appeared at the four corners of the dojo, and they emitted a wave that formed a huge barrier that firmly covered the area!

"this is……"

"This is a protective barrier issued by the League. It was developed using Aegislash's King Shield. It can prevent attacks from inside from affecting the outside. However, attacks from the outside can easily penetrate it. It is basically impossible for a force below the Gym Leader level to destroy this barrier from the inside."

"Oh, there's such a thing!" Ash exclaimed, then looked at Misty and Brock, his eyes seeming to say—why don't your gym have this?

(End of this chapter)