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

Chapter 142 Half a Month's Results: Xiaoxia's Dratini, a Professional-Level Pikachu!
After the battle at the Fuchsia City Gym, Charizard and Gardevoir's levels became significantly different. Gardevoir used Teleport to send Ash and the others outside, then detected Charizard's level, and subsequently gave Ash a resentful look.

Pikachu has this kind of training opportunity, Charizard has this kind of opportunity, but she doesn't! That's too much!

Ash could only apologize to Gardevoir with an apologetic smile, promising that he would definitely let Gardevoir fight next time there was a similar battle.

In reality, not letting Gardevoir take the lead in this battle was a last resort, as Charizard had the Holy Fire to activate, giving them a chance to win.

When Pikachu is in its dual state, it can put up a head-on fight against its opponent.

But what about Gardevoir? Her skills are indeed diverse, but her level is too low. Against opponents of the same level, or those with similar levels, she can remain undefeated and manipulate them at will.

If the level difference is too great, your opponent won't be afraid of your fancy stuff at all.

Any fancy tricks can be easily defeated!

So sending Gardevoir into battle is practically suicide; it'll really wear down the blade!
However, that's only for now. If Gardevoir is given more time to develop and level up, it will be able to face the Elite Four even without relying on those fancy special powers.

Hmm... it should be possible after the Quartz Conference.

……

After Ash healed Pikachu and Charizard, the three of them headed towards their next destination.

After passing the Crimson Gym, the next challenge is naturally the Crimson Gym.

But according to the passerby, Honglian Dojo seems to have closed down, and if you go there now, it will probably be deserted.

Going to the Viridian Gym is not very realistic. It's already so difficult to fight the Fuchsia Gym. If we were to challenge the Viridian Gym, which is stronger than Fuchsia, wouldn't that be just sending ourselves to the slaughter?
Although Ash is still capable of fighting as long as he doesn't challenge the Elite Four level, even the champion Ash and the other experts in the group say that he shouldn't challenge the Viridian Gym right now and should just wait and develop his strength.

Furthermore, although the Crimson Lotus Gym is closed, the Gym Leader is definitely still on Crimson Lotus Island. As long as you go to Crimson Lotus Island, you will definitely be able to find him.

Trusting the experts in the group, Ash decided to set his next target on Cinnabar Island, and while he was there, he would look for the Mystery Garden.

That place plays a crucial role in Bulbasaur's evolution. Although Bulbasaur can still evolve if it can't find that place, the effect and future prospects won't be as good.

Therefore, it would be best to find the Mysterious Garden.

……

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed. Twenty days have passed since Ash challenged the Crimson Gym. In these twenty days, Ash's fame has grown even more.

A trainer who debuted only two months ago defeated three Elite Four level Pokémon using Pokémon at three different levels: Advanced, Elite, and Professional. This kind of thing is extremely rare.

Elves are indeed creatures capable of creating miracles, but no matter how many miracles they create, this leap in power is a bit too exaggerated.

And this wasn't just one miracle, it was three miracles in one go!

Even putting aside defeating the Elite Four, Ash managed to train a professional-level Pokémon in just two months. Isn't that an exaggerated thing?
According to sources, Ash did not acquire any Pokémon before his trip; he obtained all of them after his journey, essentially raising them from scratch.

In other words, Ash really did train a professional-level Pokémon in two months, and that Pokémon was a Pikachu!

Isn't this an unusual miracle?
The more Xiaozhi investigated, the more he discovered that countless miracles had occurred in this person's life.

It is said that it also has special abilities, and it was Ash who defeated the Goldenrod Gym that was feared in Kanto.

And after Sabrina, the Saffron City Gym Leader, was defeated by Ash, she seemed to have stepped down from her position as Gym Leader and gone out into the world.

The Goldenrod Gym has now been restored to its normal state, and the skill levels of the gyms have returned to normal.

The mysteries surrounding Ash Ketchum have piqued the interest of many.

Regarding the Fuchsia City Gym incident, Fuchsia City Gym Leader Ajax also spoke out, saying that the reason why Ash's Pokémon were able to unleash power far exceeding their own level was because of the help of Victini, the goddess of victory.

As for why Victini appeared in Kanto and why it helped Ash... don't ask. It's just a coincidence. Ash's desire for victory attracted Victini, thus triggering this miraculous battle.

Victini's basic information was also released by the Kanto Alliance.

Ninety-nine percent of people were skeptical of Aju's explanation, but apart from this explanation, there seemed to be no other possibility for an advanced Elite Four-level Pokémon like the Veil Pokémon.

Therefore, this reason is already the best explanation.

It is precisely because of this reason that Ash's achievement of defeating the Elite Four Pokémon of Fuchsia City Gym is not recognized by most people. They acknowledge Ash's genius, but they completely disregard the fact that Ash defeated the Elite Four Pokémon in two months.

Defeating the Heavenly King by relying on magical beasts has almost nothing to do with one's own strength.

You can't possibly run into a magical beast every time, right? If you do encounter such a thing, then it's not unreasonable to consider the improvement of Victini as part of your own strength.

But obviously, this kind of thing can't always happen. Victini wasn't Ash's Pokémon; it just happened to be passing by.

Therefore, Ash's miracle cannot be replicated a second time.

Even so, Ash is now a household name in Kanto, and his mere presence in any city would cause a stir.

Now even Ash and his friends are wearing masks when they go out.

Fortunately, thanks to Ash, a Pikachu craze swept through the entire region, and many people started catching Pikachu and leaving them outside, trying to replicate the miracle of Ash's Pikachu.

Many people are wondering if they've overlooked Pikachu's potential. If Pikachu weren't allowed to evolve, could it have jumped from Beginner to Pro level in just two months, just like Ash's Pikachu? However, the miracle of Pikachu will only happen with Ash's Pikachu. Those who try to imitate it will inevitably be extremely disappointed.

But it was thanks to their imitation that Ash's decision to leave Pikachu outside didn't seem so out of place, and they were able to avoid the crowd's attention with just a mask.

Ash once again experienced the troubles of fame; he couldn't train his Pokémon properly during this time.

However, this popularity is unlikely to last forever. Once this hype dies down, even if his fame remains, he won't be surrounded by people asking how to train Pokémon like before.

Over the course of twenty days, Ash and his friends passed through many cities, encountered various events, and met all sorts of people, including the very timid Parasect, a Pokémon sprint race, a forest full of Pikachu, and a very strange Jigglypuff.

On their journey, Ash and his friends arrived at a place called the Safari Zone, where Ash caught a Tauros with good potential. He didn't catch any more Pokémon after that.

Xiaoxia, on the other hand, caught a rare Pokémon—Dragon!

That's right, it's the pseudo-legendary Dratini from Kanto!

This Pokémon was caught in the wild. Even Misty never expected that she would be so lucky as to catch a Dratini.

Dratini did appear in the Safari Zone back then, but because of Dratini's appearance, the Safari Zone was overrun by trainers from all over Kanto. After all, it is a pseudo-legendary in Kanto, and if it is trained to its final evolution, it will definitely reach the Gym level.

Furthermore, the pseudo-legendary Pokémon's stats are extremely high among Pokémon of the same level. Who wouldn't want to catch such a Pokémon?
However, back then, the wild areas were thoroughly searched and dug up, but no Dratini could be found. The ecosystem of the wild areas was severely damaged, which led to the later regulations limiting the number of people and the use of Poké Balls.

In reality, Dratini do exist in the wild, but they are hidden, and only the wild area's keeper, Caesar, knows their whereabouts.

This time, Ash and his friends were able to capture Dratini thanks to Team Rocket's kidnapping of Caesar, which led them to discover Dratini's whereabouts. In the end, Ash, his friends, and Caesar worked together to defeat Team Rocket, and Misty even found the bomb hidden underwater in the lake and had Ash destroy it.

This ultimately prevented the Dragon Valley in the wild wilderness from being blasted to pieces.

Because of this incident, Caesar's goodwill towards Ash and his friends increased significantly. Meanwhile, the Dratini from back then had evolved into Dragonair and even had a child, which was the new Dratini.

She wanted her child to see the world, so she entrusted Dratini to one of Ash's three friends.

Ash and Brock both chose to withdraw, giving Dratini to Misty.

Ash felt that he was almost overwhelmed with the number of Pokémon he had. If he were to add a Dratini with a very long growth cycle, it would be even more troublesome to rotate and train different Pokémon.

He caught a Tauros because he rode it around the Wild Area and the Tauros seemed to like him, so he caught it.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have caught a single Pokémon on this trip.

Xiao Gang also caught a Rhinoceros in the Wild Area, so he had a fruitful trip. However, Xiao Mi didn't catch any Pokémon, so in the end, he gave the Dratini to Xiao Mi.

Xia was so moved that she shed tears.

This is a pseudo-legendary Pokémon! It's not uncommon for ordinary trainers to fight each other to the death over a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, but Ash and Brock chose to give her this Dratini. How could Misty not be moved by such friendship?

Xiaoxia finally accepted the Dratini, bringing her total number of Pokémon to five.

This is the number of Pokémon Ash and his friends have gained in the past twenty days. In addition to the increase in the number of Pokémon they have, all of their Pokémon have also improved.

Xiaoxia's Starmie has reached the advanced professional level. It is extremely difficult to advance to the next level after reaching the professional level. Advancing to the next level in a month is considered to be very fast, but Starmie only took more than 20 days.

Staryu's level reached the intermediate professional level, Wartortle advanced to the peak, Horsea advanced to the advanced level, Psyduck... His level is very strange. He is only at the ordinary intermediate level, but he unleashed power comparable to the professional level during a battle with Team Rocket!

That time, Team Rocket members clamped Psyduck's head, and Psyduck unleashed a massive burst of power.

From that time on, Xiaoxia realized that her Psyduck was indeed a bit unusual. However, that kind of explosive power could not be used all the time. Under normal circumstances, Psyduck was only at the intermediate level.

Furthermore, because of his usual dazed state, Psyduck doesn't even know how to train and can only level up by eating, drinking, and occasionally battling.

Therefore, even though Psyduck's strength is low, its level increases very slowly.

Brock's Onix has reached Elite-Advanced level, and his Graveler has evolved into Graveler, which is also Elite-Advanced level, having caught up with Onix.

Zubat advances to Advanced, and Wartortle advances to Peak, generally improving by two minor levels.

Such an improvement in just one month is simply impossible under normal circumstances. Even if Xiaoxia and Xiaogang were in the gym right now and devoted all their resources to one of their Pokémon, they probably still wouldn't be able to achieve such an improvement.

As mentioned before, they seem to enjoy some kind of inexplicable blessing by being around Ash. Their Pokémon's leveling speed has increased significantly, and Ash also has the rare and highly sought-after Rosemary.

Currently, Exotic Rosemary is extremely popular in Kanto and even throughout the entire League, and it's incredibly hard to find.

However, as the recipe provider, Ash has more than enough Rosemary. With Ash's Viridian Power to restore his Pokémon, as well as the combination of nutritious meals and massages, as long as the Pokémon is diligent, even if its aptitude is low, it can still raise its level!

At least until you reach the Dojo level, you won't have any major bottlenecks to worry about.

Xiao Gang's newly tamed rhino is at a high-level normal, which is a fairly common level in the wild, while Xiao Xia's dwarf dragon is at a peak normal level. It seems that Dragonair is quite focused on training his daughter.

To reach this level as a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, one has to put in far more effort than an ordinary Pokémon.

Finally, there's the level of Ash's Pokémon. First up is Pikachu – the pinnacle of its class!
After that battle, in just twenty days, he leveled up two times in a row. Even Ash was very surprised. How could Pharmanias level up so quickly at the professional level?

This improvement speed isn't much slower than that of the elite level!

(End of this chapter)