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

Chapter 129 Charizard vs. Toxicroak: Overwhelming Disadvantage, Hidden Divine Power!

Asabane Dojo -

A-Ju looked at Xiao-Zhi with surprise and uncertainty, feeling somewhat unsure herself. Could it be that Xiao-Zhi really had three Elite Four level Pokémon?
Otherwise, why would you bother challenging the King-level difficulty if you have nothing better to do?
Even if you want your Pokémon to have a challenge and feel the pressure, you shouldn't fight against Elite Four level Pokémon, but rather choose one of similar strength.

To put it bluntly, even if Ash's Pokémon are strong, his command skills are definitely not that great. How much can he improve his command skills in two months?

Knowledge, practical experience, and insights... these all require time to accumulate, or guidance from renowned teachers.

Ash has only been traveling for two months, and he has been on the road the whole time. Where would he have gotten guidance from a master?

Without time and guidance, how skilled can Ash be as a trainer?

So even if Ash's Pokémon is of a higher level than his, the chances of him winning are not high, let alone sending a lower-level Pokémon to challenge him.

"...Since you insist on three-on-three, then let's do three-on-three. Aya, bring out that machine."

After pondering for a while, A-Ju decided to fight first and see what Ash was up to. They would find out after a fight.

However, since a battle between the Heavenly Kings is about to take place, it is natural to first ensure the safety of the surrounding area.

After A-Ju spoke, A-Ya called a few staff members to go into the dojo with her, and then carried out four machines and placed them in the four corners of the venue.

Ash looked at these machines and felt they looked somewhat familiar. These things seemed to be the same machines that rose up around him when he challenged the Rainbow Gym, but these machines were much larger and more sophisticated than those in the Rainbow Gym.

"This machine was distributed by the Alliance..."

"Well, I already know. Rika used this thing at the Rainbow Gym as well." Seeing that Aju was about to explain again, Ash interrupted him.

After all, he had already seen and heard the explanation of this thing, so there was no need to hear it again.

"You used it at the Rainbow Gym? That makes sense. Given the environment of the Rainbow Gym, if you didn't use this, you could probably demolish the entire gym with a few hits." Aju looked enlightened as she thought about the environment inside the Rainbow Gym.

Since Ash had already seen this machine, A-Ju didn't explain further. However, he did add, "This machine is a little different from the one in the Rainbow Gym. The machines in the Rainbow Gym, like those in regular gyms, can only defend against professional-level attacks at most, but mine... can block gym-level attacks!"

As she spoke, A-Ju was very proud of her device, after all, not every dojo can get this level of protective equipment.

As it stands, this is already the most advanced protective machine that the League can develop. If they want to upgrade the protection by one level, then they would need the Gym Leader's Aegislash to personally take action.

Although this machine can only withstand attacks from Gym Leader level Pokémon, it can also withstand the aftershocks of Elite Four level Pokémon battles as long as the attack doesn't directly hit the barrier. Therefore, A-Ju isn't worried about the machine's defensive capabilities.

Upon hearing this, Ash's face showed understanding, and he gave Kikyo a thumbs up.

Aya walked to the referee's table, made a ninja gesture, and loudly announced: "...The rules of the competition are three against three. The first side to lose all their Pokémon loses. Gym Leaders are not allowed to change their Pokémon voluntarily, but Challengers can change their Pokémon at will. Now, the competition begins!"

As Aya announced the rules, Aju flicked his hand, and a Poké Ball appeared in his palm. He then threw the Poké Ball, and with a flash of light, a deep blue Pokémon appeared on the field.

It has yellow eyes, a red bulge under its chin, three fingers and bright red claws on the back of each hand, and a slender body, standing on the field like a human.

"What kind of Pokémon is this? I've never seen it before." Xiaoxia looked closely at the Pokémon that Aju had released, and searched her memory, but she couldn't find any information or even the name of the Pokémon.

After seeing the frog-like sprite, Xiao Gang felt a tightness in his buttocks for some reason. He quickly shook his head to dispel the strange feeling and then tried to recall information about the sprite.

"This is Toxicroak, a Pokémon from the Sinnoh region, and an evolved form of Croagunk."

"The Sinnoh region? The Pokémon from the Sinnoh region are Mr. Akai's main force? But Brock, how do you even know about the Pokémon from the Sinnoh region?" Misty asked with a strange expression.

We're all dojo owners, you seem to know way too much.

Xiao Gang replied matter-of-factly, "Of course I saw it in the information Miss Joy gave me. Don't you remember? Miss Joy from Black Cloud City gave our Mr. Aju a lot of information, including the general information about his main Pokémon. But you probably haven't paid much attention to the information about his main Pokémon."

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

Indeed, although she had read A-Ju's information, she paid almost no attention to the information about the main Pokémon.

After all, who would have thought that Ash would challenge Kikyo's main Pokémon?

No one knows Ash's situation better than them. Right now, besides his Elite Four-level Gengar, Ash's strongest pet is only his Pikachu at the beginner level.

Next up are two elite, peak-level Pokémon: Charizard and Gardevoir.

To put it bluntly, a Pokémon of this level would be crippled if it were even touched by a Champion-level Pokémon!

Even the strongest Pikachu is two levels below A-Ju's weakest Elite Four Pokémon! How the hell is he supposed to win?!

"It seems Ash didn't... teleport Gengar over, did he?" Brock suddenly asked.

"Huh? It seems not, I didn't see Ash trading any Pokémon... Wait a minute, he wants to challenge Mr. Kikyo's three main Pokémon without Gengar, is he crazy?!" Misty only realized this halfway through her sentence.

Ash actually wants to challenge Kikyo's three Elite Four Pokémon without bringing Gengar!

How dare he?!
Without Gengar, they might get swept 3-0 by the opponent!
As Aya just mentioned, the Crimson Dojo has been broadcasting live for the past few days, and they've seen the cameras placed around the dojo, meaning this match is being shown on television!
If Ash were to be mercilessly swept aside and crushed 3-0 after challenging the Elite Four in a 3-on-3 battle... then Ash would truly become famous, albeit in a bad way.

In the future, when people see Ash when he goes out, they will probably say, "Isn't this the arrogant, overconfident trainer who challenged the Elite Four candidates and got crushed?"

Didn't Ash think of this? How could he do something so irrational as to challenge Kikyo's main force without bringing Gengar?
On the field, Ash took a deep breath after seeing Toxtricity appear.

Based on the information he had previously reviewed and his predictions, A-Ju indeed sent out Toxtricity as his first Pokémon. This was the weakest of A-Ju's main force, only at the beginner level of Elite Four. But even at the beginner level of Elite Four, it was still a genuine Elite Four level Pokémon. Without Gengar, defeating it would be as difficult as trying to climb to heaven with one foot on the left and one foot on the right.

However, since he made this choice, he must have some trump cards up his sleeve. In order to take a big step on the road to ultimate strength, a little bit of pressure is necessary.

"Go for it... I choose you, Charizard!!" Ash murmured, taking out a Poké Ball and throwing it out!

With a flash of light, an orange-red fire dragon roared onto the field, its flames soaring into the sky, but crashing into the barrier and failing to create a dazzling display of fireworks.

"Charizard? But this level..." When A-Ju first saw Charizard, she found it quite interesting.

The final evolved Pokémon shouldn't be too low-level, which might be the Pokémon Ash mentioned that he caught using special methods.

But as Charizard breathed out a burst of flame, A-Ju immediately realized Charizard's level: Elite Peak.

In the hands of a novice trainer, Elite Peak is indeed quite good, but for this battle, Elite Peak is completely inadequate.

"Ash, are you sure you want to use Charizard?"

"My Charizard is very strong, Mr. Akira, you'd better be careful." As Ash finished speaking, his eyes slowly closed—Aura resides in my heart.

A pale blue light enveloped Ash, and Charizard's aura grew even more profound.

A-Ju didn't notice anything, but Xiao-Zhi's words made him shake his head.

In his opinion, Ash might have become a bit arrogant because of his previous experience of winning multiple battles against gyms without losing.

They actually thought that a top-tier elite Pokémon could fight against a Champion-level Pokémon.

How many dishes did you eat to get this drunk?
Putting everything else aside, if this Charizard could withstand one hit from a Toxicroak, it would probably bury itself somewhere.

"Let them see the difference between elites and kings, Poison Skull Frog, use Poison Strike."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Poison Skull Frog's sharp fingertips were covered with a layer of dark purple energy, and then it disappeared from the spot in an instant!

The next instant, Toxicroak appeared in front of Charizard, a sinister smile appearing on its dark face. Its palm, imbued with eerie purple energy, slashed through the air and stabbed towards Charizard's abdomen!

The sharp energy even caused a slight stinging sensation on the Charizard's skin.

Ash didn't give any commands; he simply turned to the side and stretched his hands forward. The Charizard on the field did the exact same thing.

The Poison Pounce was narrowly dodged, and in that instant, the Toxicroak's arm was also pinned down by Charizard.

Both A-Ju and the Poison Skull Frog wore expressions of extreme shock!
How did he dodge that?!

He made no move before the Poison Skull Frog arrived, but the moment the Poison Skull Frog revealed itself, he made a move and dodged the poison attack by a hair's breadth!
This is not a reaction or action that an elite-level person could make.

"Flamethrower!" Ash said coldly.

"Roar!!" Blazing flames erupted from Charizard's mouth, engulfing Toxicroak's head in a fiery blast, giving the frog's head a taste of its own medicine!

The spectators and Aya, the referee, almost popped their eyes out.

What the hell? Her brother sent out his main Pokémon, Toxicroak, but not only did he fail to win the battle decisively, he was instead pinned down and counterattacked by the opponent!

And that Charizard was only Elite level? What a joke! Her brother must have gone easy on her!
As the flames slowly dissipated, the Poison Skull Frog, whose head had been covered in flames, reappeared before everyone. Its imposing presence, capable of melting stone and turning gold into flames, ultimately only left a small charred mark on the Poison Skull Frog's head.

Even with waveguide fusion, the difference in power between the two was still too great. A direct hit from the jet flames could only cause minor superficial damage, and...

"Toxicroak, Drain Punch!" After a brief moment of surprise, Aju demonstrated the qualities of an Elite Four trainer.

When one of your arms is restrained by the opponent, it is precisely the best time to attack the opponent at close range!
The Poison Skull Frog's claws glowed with a brilliant white light, and then it swung them at the Charizard's arm.

Charizard instantly released its claws, both claws glowing with a vibrant green light. The light transformed into sharp claws that covered the claws, clashing head-on with Toxicroak.

"boom!!"

"Crack!!"

In a single exchange, the Twin Dragon Claws were shattered by the Toxapex's fist, but Charizard used the force to retreat sharply, widening the distance between the two.

Ash loosened his grip; the clash had left his fist feeling slightly numb. This was only because the dragon's claw had blocked the attack, without a direct collision. If Charizard had been hit directly, even with Aura Fusion, his arm would probably have been ruined.

This is the difference between the Elite Four and the current Charizard!

'Dude, is this really a chance to win? The gap is way too big. Are you kidding me?' Ash thought to himself.

In fact, he didn't intend to face A-Ju's top-tier main player in this match.

He knew there were cameras broadcasting live. If he chose to challenge the top-tier main force, he could indeed make a big splash at the beginning, but if he was swept aside, it wouldn't be making a big splash, it would be making a huge fool of himself!
So whether it's to show off or to avoid making a fool of himself, he should have chosen to fight against a professional-level opponent, both morally and logically.

An elite trainer defeating a professional trainer of a higher level can become famous throughout the entire league. This is not just an ordinary victory, but a victory over a Champion trainer!
So why did he ultimately choose the Elite Four difficulty level to challenge? It was because the experts in the group said that they could use Elite Four level Pokémon to unleash the hidden power within Charizard.

That power belongs to the legendary spirit, Ho-Oh!

(End of this chapter)