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

Chapter 178 Capturing the Giant Kingle, the Lighthouse's Ancient Dragonite!

A few minutes later, the leader, Krabby, was knocked to the ground, half of its body buried in the mud, while Krabby in front of Ash stared at its own pincers in disbelief.

Even though he defeated the leader, the giant crab, he still felt a sense of unreality.

He simply obeyed the orders of the human behind him, and then struck the leader, the giant crab, in the weakest spots.

Furthermore, that person seemed to possess the ability to foresee the future. No matter how the opponent attacked, he could predict the opponent's attack route and issue precise commands, allowing the opponent to launch a strong counterattack.

This monstrous command ability is the key to his victory against overwhelming odds.

"Kuka kuka..." It took the leader, Big Crab, a long time to recover. He rolled over in the sand and looked at Little Big Crab with a complicated expression.

He is no longer as irritable as he was at the beginning, and he speaks in a calmer manner.

It's clear that he's been completely won over by Kingler's power. While the trainer deserves most of the credit, Kingler's ability to trust and obey commands so readily, as well as its own considerable strength, are also key factors.

Therefore, the leader of the giant crabs acknowledged that the little giant crab belonged to their clan of giant crabs.

This should have been a happy occasion, and Ash happily crouched down to the little Kingler and said, "Great! Your partner has accepted you. Go back to your clan!"

The little Krabby looked at the group opposite it, then at Ash, and finally turned its whole body towards Ash, extending its large pincers: "Kuka Kuka!"

"You said you want to stay by my side? Ah... but..." Ash looked a little embarrassed in the face of Crab's sudden request.

Actually, he already has a lot of Pokémon, and even if he rotates them frequently, it would be difficult to train them all.

After all, he needs to reserve a certain number of main Pokémon for training, and the other Pokémon can only be trained as a second team. The training time for the second team is definitely shorter. If he continues to capture Pokémon like this, he will have to create a third team.

His current plan is to train his Pokémon to Gym Leader level, then let them train on their own before focusing on his second team.

That's why Ash hasn't been catching any Pokémon lately. Now that Krabby wants to follow him, Ash is in a dilemma.

To be fair, he quite liked this big-clawed crab, mainly because it was a good fit for him.

The fact that the other person obeys his commands without being subdued demonstrates the level of understanding between them and the intimacy between them.

If you capture it but can't train it, that would be irresponsible of you to the King Crab!

"Don't make that face. It's not that I don't want to subdue you, but if I do subdue you, it might be a long time before I can exchange you for specialized training. The rest of the time you'll have to stay at Oak's lab and do daily training with everyone."

Seeing the sad expression on Krabby's face, Ash realized that his actions had caused him to misunderstand, so he quickly explained.

Upon hearing this, the giant crab's expression changed, and it began to wave its large pincers wildly.

It's okay—that's what the giant crab is trying to say.

Ash thought for a moment, then took out a Poké Ball and placed it in front of Kingler: "Since you've said so, how can I refuse? Welcome to my partnership. Don't worry, although I might neglect you a little at first, I will definitely train you to become the strongest Kingler, or even a Mega Kingler!"

"Kuka kuka!" Kingler slammed its pincers onto Ash's Poké Ball, its entire body transforming into a beam of light and entering the Poké Ball. After the Poké Ball shook three times and made a click, it meant that Ash had successfully captured Kingler.

"I've caught a Kingler Crab!"

"Pikachu!!" Pikachu, who had watched the whole thing from the sidelines, was already striking a pose.

You can lose your head, you can bleed, but you can't miss the pose!

"Kuka..." The leader of the Krabby Patches looked slightly forlorn after seeing the little Krabby Patches being captured by the human. If he could, he would have liked to become that human's Pokémon.

Not only because the human had a pleasant scent, but also because the human's skill in commanding the elves was exceptional!
Under that human's guidance, he could definitely become an unparalleled powerhouse among the giant crab clan!
However, that little guy beat me to it... Sigh.

Not long after capturing Krabby, the Poké Ball teleported it back to Professor Oak's lab. Ash then turned his attention to Krabby's group, which, the instant Ash looked over, led its entire group away sideways.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang approached at this moment. Xiaoxia asked with some concern, "Xiaozhi, the Krabby you caught looks malnourished. Could it really have some kind of physical defect?"

Judging from its appearance alone, that Krabby was indeed much smaller than a normal Krabby. Although it defeated the leader Krabby with Ash's help, there is a world of difference between a Pokémon with a trainer's command and one without.

Not to mention that the one in charge is Ash. When facing wild Pokémon, as long as the difference in level is not too great, Ash's command skills can basically make up for it—only for those below the professional level.

Therefore, it's quite normal for an average mid-level Kingler to defeat an average peak Kingler; this doesn't prove the Kingler's skill level or its talent.

Ash waved his hand and said, "No, he's perfectly healthy. He just hasn't fully developed yet. Once he grows up, he'll be the strongest Kingler in the world, the Giant Kingler!"

Ash spoke with great certainty, showing confidence not only in himself but also in Krabby.

【Species: Giant Claw Crab】

[Gender: Male]

[Level: Intermediate]

[Attribute: Water]

[Characteristic: Forced]

[Skills: Glare, Water Gun, Bubble Beam, Stomp...]

[Six Dimensions: Physical Attack C (A) Special Attack D (B) Defense E (B) Special Defense D (C) HP B (A) Speed ​​D (C)]

This is the data that Ash first saw for Krabby. It has two A-rank stats, which is one in tens of thousands in the species. This shows that Krabby's aptitude is absolutely fine.

Furthermore, although the giant crab looks dull, it is actually very intelligent; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to execute his orders so well.

On one hand, the giant crab trusted him quite a bit, and on the other hand, the giant crab's brain was able to fully receive his instructions.

Therefore, Ash believes that Krabby is simply a late bloomer, not that it has any physical defects. If it did have defects, they would be clearly reflected in its six-dimensional aptitude.

The Great Claw Crab's stamina is A-level. No matter what its shortcomings are, it should never have any shortcomings in stamina or size.

Seeing Ash's confidence in Krabby, Misty stopped asking questions. After all, Ash has a special ability; every Pokémon he catches has incredibly high aptitude and grows very quickly. So, Ash must have some tricks up his sleeve when it comes to catching Pokémon and be able to tell their general condition.

Xiaoxia realized this, and Xiaogang also realized it, but because this kind of thing happened to Xiaozhi, they were already used to it.

After catching Krabby, Ash and his friends arrived at Bill's Lighthouse and met the relatively young Professor Bill.

Compared to Professor Oak, Professor Masahiro is indeed very young, even younger than Professor Sakuragi.

With emerald green hair, following the season's trend, and wearing a brown suit instead of a lab coat.

He looks like a young man in his early twenties. Becoming a PhD at such a young age can only be described as a promising young man.

Upon seeing Ash and the others, Bill greeted them and then got straight to the point.

On the other side of the sea, sometimes a mournful cry could be heard. Zheng Hui observed it through his binoculars and saw that it was a very large spirit, but it was shrouded in thick fog and he could not see its figure clearly.

He analyzed the sound and created the same sonar device to communicate with the mysterious spirit!
Some time ago, he finally created the device and used it to summon the spirit.

However, as the spirit drew closer, Zheng Hui felt an extremely terrifying sense of oppression.

His intuition told him that if the elves arrived and didn't discover his own kind, he, the instigator of the forgery, would likely be the first to be punished.

Therefore, Masahiro sought help from Professor Oak, hoping to have someone to rely on.

Professor Oak sent Ash over instead. Professor Oak had heard rumors about Ash, who was able to fight against Elite Four level Pokémon using special methods. Although there were many rumors online that Ash had faked his abilities, Professor Oak believed that a student trained by Professor Oak would not do such a thing.

So when Professor Oak asked Ash to come over, Bill thought about it and agreed.

No matter what, a trainer who can battle against the Elite Four should be able to protect him.

"...That's the situation. Tell me when you're ready, and I'll use the device I made to summon that Pokémon. Today, I'm going to expose its true nature!" Dr. Zheng Hui clenched his fist and said with a determined expression.

Ash and the others exchanged glances. Ash then said to Professor Bill, "We're ready now, but Professor Bill, you might have to step back a bit. If that Pokémon gets agitated, we might not be able to stop it, since we don't know its true strength yet."

Zheng Hui nodded to indicate that he understood. As for whether he would back out later, that would depend on Zheng Hui's reputation...

Afterwards, Zheng Hui first treated everyone to dinner, and then went directly to the cliff area of ​​the lighthouse to activate the device he had prepared.

As the device was activated, shouts echoed from the other side of the misty sea.

Ash and the others all became serious, ready to deal with the powerful enemy that was about to arrive.

As the figure drew closer, the oppressive feeling emanating from it grew stronger.

Ash had already activated his Aura to probe the opponent's Aura. The Aura on that Pokémon was incredibly powerful, at least at the Elite Four level, and not just any Elite Four Pokémon.

Ash's Insight only came into play once the Pokémon got closer.

Name: Dragonite (Ancient)

[Gender: Female]

[Type: Dragon, Flying]

[Level: Peak Heavenly King]

[Feature: Multiple scales]

[Moves: Hyper Beam, Outrage, Dragon Dive, Dragon Claw, Dragon Tail, Air Blade, Dragon Dance...]

[Six Stats: Physical Attack A (A), Special Attack A (A), Defense S (S), Special Defense S (S), HP S (S), Speed ​​A (A)]

Ancient...Dragonite?!

Upon seeing the other's name, Ash's pupils constricted sharply. That blurry outline was completely incompatible with the honest and docile Dragonite. Judging by its size alone, this Dragonite was almost equivalent to a Galar Pokémon in its Dynamax form.

However, the Dynamax system can only be used in the Galar region; other regions cannot perform Dynamax.

Therefore, the reason why this Pokémon is so large should not be related to the so-called Dynamax.

As the other party drew closer, Ash understood what it was shouting; it was calling for its companions.

Ancient Pokémon are almost extinct now. They're ancient, and the fact that Dragonite is still around is already a miracle. There are hardly any other ancient Pokémon.

But this Dragonite still longed to meet her companion. After hearing the special sound created by Professor Bill, she thought she would finally meet her companion. However, as the distance got closer and closer, the ancient Dragonite could neither see nor sense the presence of her companion.

Instead, she saw several tiny figures standing on the edge of the cliff, with a machine beside them emitting sounds that seemed to be approaching the cries of her companions.

Seeing this, the ancient dragonite could no longer suppress its loneliness, grief, and sadness at being deceived, and it burst out with its emotions!
"Whoa!!!" A deafening sound echoed across the entire coastline, and the Zheng Hui Lighthouse swayed precariously amidst the enormous roar.

At this moment, Xiaoxia and the others finally saw the giant elf's figure clearly.

"Quick... Dragonite! This Pokémon is actually a Dragonite!" Brock exclaimed in disbelief. Misty and Bright also showed shock on their faces. They had never seen such a huge Dragonite before.

As Dragonite roared, the mist was dispelled, revealing Dragonite's full form. In terms of appearance, it was basically an enlarged version of Dragonite. However, this Dragonite had some strange black patterns on its body, which gave people a chilling feeling.

Before anyone could react, the ancient Dragonite unleashed a powerful punch...

(End of this chapter)