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

Chapter 203 The Backyard Creatures, and the Missing Mewtwo!
Inside Professor Oak's lab, Ash explained everything about Mega Evolution to Professor Oak in detail.

"So, to achieve Mega Evolution, you need Mega Stones and Key Stones, which are the two things you asked me to collect, plus the bond between you and your Pokémon, to finally achieve Mega Evolution, right?" Professor Oak summarized what Ash had said.

Ash nodded and gave Professor Oak a thumbs up, indicating that Professor Oak's analysis was spot on.

"Moreover, this evolution will revert to its original form after the battle ends or when the energy is exhausted and the ability to battle is lost. It is a system that temporarily enhances battle ability, but it lasts longer than Dynamax." Professor Oak said, his expression of surprise growing stronger.

This new system that Xiao Zhi discovered is truly an amazing thing!

Aside from boosting a Pokémon's strength and overall racial stats during battle, this system also provides significant support outside of combat.

For example, if a Pokémon is stuck at a bottleneck, then as long as it uses MEGA evolution to experience a higher level, it will be much easier for that Pokémon to break through.

This is practically a walking cheat machine!

For Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution, the bottleneck doesn't completely disappear, but compared to before, talent is no longer as important. Unless the level reaches an extremely high level, such as the Elite Four level, the effectiveness of Mega Evolution in breaking through the bottleneck will be slightly reduced.

Before reaching the Elite Four level, this method was like a cheat code, having an incredible effect on improving the Pokémon's strength.

This single effect is enough to make the MEGA Evolution system completely overwhelm the Dynamax system.

Ash and Professor Oak talked about Mega Evolution for almost an hour, because Professor Oak wanted to know how many Mega Evolutions Ash knew about, and how to identify Evolution Stones.

Ash doesn't know much about this either. He might know a bit about the types of evolutions, but the only way to distinguish evolution stones is by the Pokémon's ability to sense them. The reason he was able to recognize the type of evolution stone in Professor Oak's hand from a distance was because he asked the experts in the group.

He couldn't recognize his own words at all.

Ash then demonstrated Gardevoir's Mega Evolution, but when he tried to Mega Evolve Venusaur, he failed.

It's not that Ash and Venusaur's bond isn't strong enough, but rather that Ash doesn't have enough Key Stone energy!

Before determining the true effects of the Keystone, Professor Oak stated that the Keystone contains a considerable amount of life force, and this life force is regenerable. However, the problem is that ordinary methods cannot extract this life force from the Keystone.

Therefore, the key stone was hastily set aside and became a gemstone with only collectible value.

Currently, MEGA evolution can unlock the full power of the Keystone, but the problem is that after it is activated once, the life force inside the Keystone is exhausted.

To use it again, you need to wait for the keystone to accumulate life force. Only when the life force reaches a level that allows for a second activation can you perform another MEGA evolution.

According to estimates, the recovery time will be about two hours, which means that a second MEGA evolution is definitely not possible in a single battle.

The principle behind the Max Bracer is similar. Dynamax can only be used once per battle, but this isn't a rule restriction. Rather, it's because the energy within the Max Bracer is completely depleted after a single Dynamax.

It usually takes half a day to recover, or you can go directly to the charging point in the Galar region to recharge.

The same applies to Key Stones. If they cannot be restored in a short time, then unless you have two Key Stones, you definitely cannot perform two Mega Evolutions in one battle.

Since Ash had never tried consecutive Mega Evolutions before, this was the first time he had discovered this.

"It seems that Mega Evolution can only be performed once in battle. But in any case, the boost in battle from Mega Evolution combined with Dynamax is absolutely terrifying. It's not as simple as one plus one equals two."

Even though Mega Evolution has some flaws, Blaine is still certain of its terrifying power, and that if combined with Dynamax, it could give both Pokémon a boost in power during a battle.

Actually, this flaw isn't a big deal.
"That's right. This flaw can't overshadow the terrifying boost that Mega Evolution brings to trainers. If this system is fully implemented, there will be a huge gap between trainers with Mega Evolution and those without!"

Professor Oak also predicted that when MEGA Evolution comes into existence, the entire world order will likely be changed.

Currently, the Galar region, with its Dynamax form, is dominant, while the Alola region, with its other mysterious system capable of unleashing extremely terrifying one-time moves, is known only to the Alola natives due to its lagging education system and remote location.

Very few people outside the region know about the existence of Z-Moves. Even if they do, obtaining Z-Moves is not easy. They can only be obtained through the Alola Islands Tour, which is much more difficult than obtaining Max Armband.

Therefore, the Galar region, which has the potential to achieve Dynamax, has developed rapidly in recent years, and has even produced champion trainers like Leon who have surpassed all others. This has led to the Galar region showing signs of becoming the number one region.

Now, the emergence of Mega Evolution will definitely challenge the dominant position of the Galar region, and the number of Mega Evolution trainers will determine the rise and fall of an entire region.

Currently, only a handful of people in the Kanto region know about Mega Evolution. By taking advantage of this information gap, they have the opportunity to overtake others!
It was thanks to this MEGA evolution that we were able to escape the shameful title of being the worst region!
"Alright, Ash, go check on your Pokémon in the backyard. Gardevoir, stay here. I want to see just how much of a boost Mega Evolution brings to Pokémon." Professor Oak waved Ash away like he was shooing a fly. Right now, all he could see was Gardevoir after its Mega Evolution.

Ash rolled his eyes in exasperation, then turned and headed towards the backyard. Halfway there, he suddenly stopped, looked around, and asked, "Strange, where's Gary? Didn't he come back to Pallet Town too?"

"Oh, he went on a date with his girlfriends early this morning. He said today is his last day off, and after today he'll start training his Pokémon hard to prepare for the Indigo League," Professor Oak said without turning his head.

After hearing that Gary was not there, Ash did not linger in the lab. After instructing Gardevoir to come back after collecting the data, he went to the backyard.

……

The backyard of Oak's laboratory is less of a backyard and more of an open lawn or open field.

Various flowers, trees, and shrubs have been planted here, and there are many unique environments, all built by Professor Oak for the elves to live in.

Without interacting with or feeding the Pokémon, it would probably take more than two hours to traverse the entire plain.

Ash uses his Aura to search for his Pokémon. Tauros runs across the plains, Butterfree is affectionately with its wife, Pidgeot soars in the sky, Gengar is teaching Primeape, Aerodactyl follows behind Ash, and Krabby plays in the water.

These are all the Pokémon that Ash has kept at Professor Oak's lab.

"Everyone, I'm back!!"

Ash's Aura reached the hearts of all the Pokémon. Upon hearing that familiar voice in their hearts, the Pokémon in the backyard instantly dropped what they were doing and rushed towards Ash's direction.

"Pidgeot!!" The first to arrive was Pidgeot, with a blue berry on the tip of its claw. After landing in front of Ash, Pidgeot raised its claw and handed the berry to Ash.

"You even brought me some berries, thanks Pidgeot." Ash casually plucked the berries from Pidgeot's claws and tossed them into his mouth without any hesitation.

It's sweet and sour, and quite delicious. This must be one of the fruit trees that Professor Oak planted in his backyard. He's taking good care of it, and I guess Venusaur has done a lot of work.

"Hehehe, what brings you back? Have you collected all eight badges?" Gengar's eerie voice rang out behind Ash. If it were anyone else, they might have jumped three feet high in fright, but Ash wasn't afraid of ghosts. Besides, he already knew Gengar was coming closer.

"Yeah, you've collected all the badges. You have no idea how dangerous this battle was. Luckily, your trainer was incredibly skilled and managed to narrowly defeat the opponent! Otherwise, your trainer probably wouldn't be back by now~" Ash exaggerated, leaving Gengar completely stunned.

"Is it really that exaggerated? What could possibly push you to the brink? Even a Champion-level Pokémon couldn't do that. Even if your Pokémon can't beat the opponent, you could easily defeat it yourself." Gengar didn't quite agree with Ash's Pokémon's strength, but it still highly recognized Ash's abilities.

Ash's Pokémon are indeed strong, and their talent is among the best in the world. However, if they haven't grown up, they haven't grown up. To put it bluntly, without Ash's assistance, all of his Pokémon combined wouldn't be a match for him.

But Ash is different. Now that Gengar has come to Professor Oak's lab, its strength has improved even faster than when it was outside. In just over two months, it has already reached the peak of the Elite Four.

Even so, when he looks at Ash's skill level now, it's like looking at a vast ocean, completely unfathomable.

Having lived for thousands of years, not to mention humans, even among the countless Pokémon he had ever seen, none could reach Ash's level.

According to Gengar's estimation, Ash's level is at least Champion-level or higher, so how powerful must an enemy be if even Ash can't defeat it?

"That's definitely a little stronger than Champion-level, but a little weaker than God-level." Ash held up a tiny finger, which was actually the Finger Universe.

Because Mewtwo is much stronger than a champion at his peak, but also much weaker than a god-level being.

Upon hearing Ash's analogy, Gengar's face changed, revealing an expression of extreme shock.

What kind of monster did this trainer provoke outside? Even champions have come out, and judging from Ash's words, he seems to have successfully overcome that crisis, otherwise he wouldn't be here now.

I just don't know if they faced it head-on or if they escaped and hid away.

Following Gengar's arrival, Muk, Krabby, and other Pokémon also came to Ash's side.

Whether they were strangers or acquaintances, everyone's faces lit up with happy smiles upon seeing Ash.

Ash has caught Pokémon like Tauros and Muk, but he hasn't used them in battles. However, he still occasionally uses them for training.

So they weren't particularly unfamiliar with Ash; they just hadn't gone through any battles together to develop a rapport.

But it doesn't matter, there will be plenty of opportunities for everyone to shine once the Quartz Conference begins.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang watched this scene with knowing smiles. Even though they were thousands of miles apart and hadn't spent much time together, as long as a bond was formed between the trainer and the Pokémon, it would only grow stronger with the passage of time.

Xiao Zhi is the best example.

After a brief reunion, Ash released all the Pokémon he was carrying, and all of Ash's Pokémon were finally gathered together at this moment!

"Everyone, there are still more than two months left in the Indigo League. Let's become stronger and win the Indigo League championship!" Ash shouted, raising his arm.

The sounds echoed throughout the backyard, and the two-month intensive training officially began!
……

Time flies, and seven days later.

For seven days, Ash's training and practice time was packed every day, and all his Pokémon were steadily improving. However, during these seven days, something significant happened.

Mewtwo has gone missing.

Ash received the news three days ago. Lorelei called him and immediately asked if he felt anything strange around him or if he felt like he was being watched.

Mewtwo has gone missing, and Lorelei wonders if she might be looking for Ash. If there's anyone in the world that Mewtwo would care about the most, besides Mewtwo's creator and the missing Giovanni, it would only be Ash, who defeated Mewtwo.

There was nothing unusual around Blaine, Giovanni couldn't be found, and there were only reports of Team Rocket being disbanded. The only clue left was Ash.

Unfortunately, Ash didn't sense anything unusual around him. With his strength, if a powerful being like Mewtwo were watching him, he would definitely have noticed.

He feels nothing now, which means Mewtwo is not around him.

Where can Mewtwo go?
(End of this chapter)