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

Chapter 133 A Gentle Fall! Pikachu Can Fly?!

Arbok dug a hole and burrowed underground, finally relieving itself of the continuous beating from Pikachu.

But at this moment, A-Ju was having some doubts about life.

Wait, who the hell is a Champion-level Pokémon? My Pokémon is the Champion-level, right? Why am I the one getting completely thrashed? Is there some kind of mistake?
What exactly was that electric acceleration thing? It was not only fast, but its power was also ridiculously strong.

The fact that Arbok was able to hit the defensive barrier and create a crack shows that the power of that attack was at the Elite Four level!
If that move were to strike the barrier directly, it would probably break through the defensive barrier!
When Charizard used its colorful flames to hit Toxicroak, the cracks caused by Toxicroak hitting the barrier were actually similar.

But Ah Ju still wants to say... why?!
Even with Ash's special abilities, how could a professional-level Pikachu possibly reach the attack power of an Elite Four member?
Is it really that ridiculous that a trainer with special abilities can boost a Pokémon's power? Will it become not only about training Pokémon, but also about trainers possessing powerful special abilities to become top trainers?
Otherwise, if everyone is at the champion level, and you give your Pokémon a buff, wouldn't it be invincible?!

In reality, Pikachu's ability to boost to this extent is not as simple as A-Ju imagined. It's not just the buff given by Ash, but also the effect of Partner Form.

In partner mode, the level can be reliably increased by one small level, and all stats will increase by one level.

With Pikachu's current stats, his Attack and Special Attack can be boosted to S-rank in the most extreme cases!
Ash's current Aura power is the sum of all the Auras of the Aura Heroes in the group plus the Aura he himself has increased.

Frankly speaking, even a Pokémon of the highest caliber could be boosted by Ash's Aura if he could apply all of his power to it.

At Pikachu's level, it's normal for it to advance a whole stage. If Pikachu's body can handle it, Ash could even raise its overall power to Champion level, but that's obviously unrealistic.

With double buffs, Pikachu's overall strength is almost comparable to that of a top gym leader; however, there is still a significant gap between a top gym leader and an Elite Four member.

Pikachu erased these gaps with an Electric Ball.

The Electric Ball doubles Pikachu's Attack and Special Attack! In terms of attack, Pikachu is in no way inferior to Arbok.

As for the disadvantage in speed, it is made up for by electric acceleration.

So although Arbok was a small level higher than Toxicroak in this battle, the difference wasn't as significant as the difference between Charizard and Toxicroak.

A-Ju was unaware of the various reasons behind it and only felt that it was extremely absurd. However, his qualities as an Elite Four trainer allowed him to quickly calm down and start thinking about a strategy for the battle.

First, use Dig to attack Pikachu.

No matter how strong Pikachu's attack power is, its defense is definitely weak!
He simply couldn't believe that a Pikachu with artificially enhanced strength could reach the Elite Four level in terms of defense.

So if the digging hole hits its target, the situation will be completely different.

As Arbok burrowed into the ground, only a gentle breeze stirred the dust, and the silence was so profound that even the slightest tremors from the ground could be heard.

The vibrating sound seemed to come from the entire ground, making it impossible to pinpoint Arbok's location.

Pikachu stood there without moving for several seconds, then suddenly jumped up!
The ground he was standing on cracked open instantly, and Arbok burst out of the ground, opening its blood-red maw and nearly swallowing Pikachu whole!

If Pikachu had jumped even a little slower, it might have been hit by Dig, or even gotten slapped by Arbok!

A-Ju's expression darkened. His worst fears had come true: Pikachu also possessed a similar super-strong sensory ability to Charizard.

This ability is most likely the same power Ash possesses called Aura.

Arbok, which was on the ground, kept emitting vibrations to affect Ash and Pikachu's judgment of Arbok's location on the ground. However, since Pikachu did not move, the location of the attack was fixed.

The difficult part is predicting exactly when Arbok will attack.

If you jump too early, you will have no way to move when you land and will be hit by Arbok's attack.

If you jump too late, you'll be attacked directly by Arbok.

Therefore, timing the jump is extremely important. Even Elite 1 Pokémon and their trainers would find it difficult to judge the timing and would have to rely on their rich experience to control it.

But Ash is different... This guy is practically cheating!

His sensory abilities were definitely capable of clearly sensing Arbok's situation underground, which is why he was able to grasp the moment Arbok emerged so precisely.

"Arbok, trash shot!" Arbok commanded coldly.

So what if you dodge the digging hole? I'll see how you dodge in mid-air!
Arbok, which had just emerged from the ground, swung its tail violently, firmly fixing its body in place and relieving the swaying sensation it felt after coming up from the ground. At the same time, it opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, and a jet of dark purple energy shot out from its mouth!

This is one of the strongest moves in the Poison type, and it is extremely powerful!
Furthermore, since it was used by Arbok at the Elite Four level, the entire space seemed to be polluted the moment the move was unleashed, and the blackish-purple energy seemed to corrode even the space itself!

Pikachu, suspended in mid-air, seemed to have no room to dodge, but Ash shouted at that moment, "Float down!"

"Pika!!" Pikachu spread his arms and legs, and at that moment, he seemed to be riding the wind!

An invisible breeze made it float in mid-air, slowing its descent considerably, and Pikachu even drifted horizontally for a distance.

That garbage shot that was supposed to hit somehow missed!
Ah Ju tilted his head, revealing an unprecedentedly mysterious expression on his face. He wondered if today's battle was trying to completely shatter his worldview.

Why...why can Pikachu fly?!
Can anyone tell him why Pikachu can fly?!
At this moment, Pikachu seems to be floating in the air as if riding the wind; isn't that flying?!
He could even move his body in the air. Although he wasn't as fast as a Flying-type Pokémon, he managed to dodge the trash shot by making slight movements!
Trash Shot is a powerful move for Poison-type Pokémon, but it also has some drawbacks. Its attack speed is relatively slow, making it easy for fast Pokémon to dodge.

But Ah Ju never dreamed that an electric mouse in mid-air could dodge trash shots in this way. This must be a cheat!

Dodging the trash shot is only one aspect; Ash's "Floating Slam" wasn't just about using the power of Flying-type attacks to dodge them. This move... is an offensive move!

Pikachu transformed itself, going from having its limbs spread out to closing into one, and then plummeted down like a rocket, its target being Arbok, whose body was slightly stiff after unleashing its ultimate attack!
"boom!!"

Arbok was hit by Floater's Fall, and its body, which was stuck in the ground, was sent flying. It rolled around on the ground and finally came to a stop just as it scraped the edge of the arena.

This is the third time Pikachu has attacked Arbok, but Arbok hasn't managed to touch Pikachu even once.

And this attack pattern is so strange, it looks like a Flying-type move. How can Pikachu know Flying-type moves? Is this some kind of ghost?!
"Pikachu, Electric Terrain!!"

"Arbok, Orochi glare!!" A-Ju was well aware of the boost that Electric Terrain provided to Electric-type Pokémon, but he was determined to force a buff on Pikachu!

The move "Glare" can paralyze a Pokémon if it hits, which is a major weakness for a speed-type Pokémon like Pikachu!
Once Pikachu loses its annoying speed, Arbok will have a simple task of dealing with it. Even if it sets up Electric Terrain, so what? At that point, Pikachu won't even be able to hit Arbok with its moves, and might even be swept away by Arbok!

Even though Ash knew that Pikachu would be paralyzed by Snake's Leer, he didn't take any other precautions and still let Pikachu use Electric Terrain.

Pikachu burst forth with dazzling lightning, which poured into the ground, causing faint electric currents to emanate from the entire area, turning the whole place a pale gold color.

On the other side, Arbok's eyes were also fixed on Pikachu. The terrifying eye patterns on its body generated a strange power that acted on Pikachu, paralyzing it.

"Without that terrifying speed and reaction ability, Pikachu wouldn't stand a chance against Arbok after Ash was defeated," said Ajuga, clearly demonstrating the superiority of Pikachu.

Pikachu has always been able to gain the upper hand because of its incredible reaction speed and reaction ability.

However, nowadays, paralysis halves the speed of a Pokémon in all aspects, including movement speed, attack speed, and reaction speed.

With the power reduced by half, Pikachu can no longer perform the same actions as before.

Ash didn't answer, only giving a strange smile.

“Mr. Aju, when I was fighting Sabrina, she taught me a good lesson. Now I will pass on this lesson to you, so listen carefully.”

Aju:?
"When dealing with trainers who can imbue their Pokémon with special abilities... don't inflict any status conditions on them! Pikachu, Electric Speed ​​Boost!"

Pikachu's body jolted, a surge of electricity erupted from its body, then burst forth with dazzling golden light, and it vanished from its spot in an instant.

"Spread poison around here!" Seeing Ash once again unleash Pikachu's terrifyingly fast move, A-Ju quickly responded.

Previously, when facing the move called Electric Boost, he commanded Arbok to use Coil, but before Arbok could even coil up, it was knocked away by Pikachu.

This time, however, Pikachu was already paralyzed. Electric Boost might be a move that can increase speed like Quick Attack, but with its speed halved, Pikachu can't be as fast as before.

Therefore, theoretically, Arbok should be able to use its skills this time.

If you spread poison around the area, Pikachu's attack will hurt the enemy a thousand times, but also damage itself a thousand times more!

After several battles, A-Ju had realized that although Ash's Pokémon were good at fighting against opponents of higher levels, they all had a common weakness: extremely weak stamina!

It's not quite right to say they've become weaker; rather, their strength has improved, but their stamina hasn't increased accordingly.

Therefore, they are fighting using their original physical strength.

It's obvious that if an elite Pokémon can continuously unleash attacks and speed at the level of a Gym Leader or even an Elite Four member while maintaining the same stamina, it would be strange if its stamina didn't deplete quickly.

So as long as you exchange hit skills with your opponent, the opponent will definitely be the first to fall!

The opponent isn't a true Elite Four level Pokémon. How could there be no cost to forcibly raise its strength so much?
Arbok was shimmering with a dark purple light, and a thick toxin was about to be expelled from his body, but in the next instant, his vision was covered by golden light.

"Bang!!" The purple figure was kicked dozens of meters away like a ball!

"boom!"

Arbok crashed into the barrier once again, and this time the cracks in the barrier were even larger than before. With a little more force, the barrier might shatter.

Ah Ju was completely dizzy.

What's going on? Why did Pikachu's speed increase slightly after being paralyzed instead of decreasing?! Is this Pikachu crazy?!
Suddenly, A-Ju remembered what Xiao-Zhi had said about teaching him a lesson. Could it be...?

"You can use your special ability to remove abnormal statuses from spirits?!"

Xiao Zhi smiled noncommittally. He neither admitted nor denied it, but given A-Ju's intelligence and experience, he should have already confirmed this conjecture.

After all, the paralyzed Pikachu was even faster than before, which was truly unbelievable.

The only possibility is that Pikachu wasn't paralyzed.

The situation is a bit troublesome now. A-Ju originally wanted to exchange the activation of the electric field for Pikachu's paralysis, which would undoubtedly be a profitable trade.

But now it's a pure loss!

In terms of speed, Arbok can handle it as long as Pikachu doesn't use that priority move. But in terms of reaction speed, Ash's special ability is too overpowered!

If that skill isn't sealed, it seems there's no way to win this battle other than by simply wearing down Pikachu's stamina.

"Arbok, charge up!" After thinking for a moment, Arbok commanded again.

Arbok, which had slid down the barrier, braced itself and began to gather power.

"Pikachu, Electric Speed ​​Up!"

Charge is a variable skill that increases defense and special defense. Electric acceleration has the effect of hitting a critical point and can ignore the opponent's defense increase.

Therefore, this trick is useless against Pikachu.

(End of this chapter)