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

Chapter 220 The Dragon Fang of the Dragon Clan, the Reward of the Quartz Champion, Ascending to Dragon Island!

Ash told Lance and the others all the information about Mega Evolution without reservation. As for how to find the Evolution Stone and Key Stone, that was Lance and the others' own business.

Even Ash, who has the ability to predict the future, had Professor Oak collect the materials for quite some time before Steven finally managed to collect a small amount from him.

This can't even be considered collection in the strict sense; it's just outright demand!

Steven spent countless hours finding the Mega Stone and Key Stone in his possession. It's practically impossible to find them out of thin air in a short time. Even Ash only found them with the guidance of Mega.

Therefore, for Lance and the other Elite Four, finding the Mega Stone is still a long and arduous journey. Whoever finds the Mega Stone and Key Stone first will take the lead on the path to becoming an Elite Four member.

Although Lorelei and Shiva's main force cannot Mega Evolve, advancing to the Divine Realm is still a long way off. The short-term effect of Mega Evolution is to give Pokémon a short-term boost in combat power.

Lorelei and Shiva's Slowbro and Steelix can both Mega Evolve. These two Pokémon aren't exactly weak in their teams, and if they get a Mega Stone, it will significantly boost their strength.

Now it all comes down to who can get their own Mega Stone before the Indigo League. Whoever gets it will have a much higher chance of winning the championship battle after the Indigo League!

"Thanks, Ash. I'm sorry to have made you come all this way for Mega Evolution. This is just a small token of my gratitude. Please accept it." Lance said, handing Ash a very ancient-looking sharp tooth.

This sharp tooth was even larger than Adu's palm, and it looked as if it had been obtained from some enormous creature, almost the size of an ivory tusk.

Ash didn't take the sharp teeth from Lance's hand, but instead looked at Lance with a puzzled expression: "Mr. Lance, what are you doing...?"

"Didn't I say this is a small token of my gratitude? Although all you did was tell us about MEGA evolution, it's incredibly meaningful to us. If you hadn't given us the specific information and we had to figure it out ourselves, we don't know how long it would have taken us to figure out the information you provided in just half an hour."

A-Du's words were full of gratitude. After the excitement, he did not forget his roots. He knew who was the person who had given him the information about MEGA evolution and the hope of advancing to the God Realm level. He had prepared a gift of thanks for the other party, which was the Dragon Fang in his hand!
"This tooth is a dragon's tooth, but it's different from other dragon's teeth. It has been tempered by the dragon-taming power of our Dragon Tamer Clan. Not only can it increase Dragon-type damage by 25%, but it also has an amplifying effect on the training of Dragon-type Pokémon. However, it also has a weakness, which is that it is not very effective against Dragon-type Pokémon above the Elite Four level."

Dragon Fang, like the Cursed Symbol in Ash's hand, is an item that amplifies damage of a single attribute, but this amplification item is much more powerful than ordinary amplification items.

Ash's Millennium Curse Talisman, nurtured by Gengar for a thousand years, has the effect of increasing Ghost-type damage by 35%. While Lance's is not quite as overpowered, it is still stronger than ordinary enhancement items.

The maximum effect of ordinary items is 20%, but the Dragon Fang that Adu gave him can reach 25%, and it also has an additional training boost effect on Dragon-type Pokémon, which shows how precious it is.

But here's the problem... Ash doesn't have any Dragon-type Pokémon, so this thing is useless to him!

A Pokémon can usually only carry one item, so a Pokémon like Mewtwo, which integrates two Mega Stones into its body, is simply an anomaly.

Therefore, Ash couldn't give the Dragon Fang to Charizard, since Charizard already had the Rainbow Feather. Unless Charizard could completely make the Rainbow Feather its own, it couldn't use any other held items for the time being.

Aside from Charizard, he has no other Pokémon that primarily use Dragon-type moves.

Despite having "dragon" in its name, Aerodactyl isn't actually very skilled with Dragon-type moves, nor is it used to using them. It prefers to use Rock and Flying-type moves.

Therefore, Ash does not have any Pokémon that can carry Dragon Fang.

"What's wrong, Ash? Do you think the gift isn't enough?" Lance teased Ash with a smile when he saw that Ash was hesitant to accept it.

Ash waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, it's just that the Dragon Fang is so precious. Mr. Lance, you're giving it to me just because I asked you to? Besides, I don't have any Pokémon that can use the Dragon Fang. Giving it to me would be a waste."

Upon hearing this, Lance immediately shoved the Dragon Fang into Ash's arms before continuing, "What do you mean by 'wasteful'? Just take it. Just because you can't use it now doesn't mean you can't use it later. Don't you know what the prize for this year's Indigo League champion is?"

"Uh... what is it? Isn't the Indigo League champion a champion?" Ash hugged the huge Dragon Fang, looking completely bewildered.

"Hehe, you should know that this year's Indigo League is exceptionally competitive. Many trainers with nearly two years of experience have even come to participate. The difficulty is on a completely different level compared to previous Indigo Leagues." After giving Ash the Dragon Tooth, Lance's smile became even brighter.

He slowly began to explain to Ash why this year's Indigo League was so intense: "Because the prize for the champion of this year's Indigo League is pretty good—the chance to choose any Pokémon on Dragon Island."

"Choose any Pokémon from Dragon Island?" Ash tilted his head, a thoughtful look in his eyes, but after thinking for a while, he still couldn't figure out what Dragon Island was.

"The so-called Dragon Island is an island inhabited by dragon-type Pokémon. The entire island is full of dragon-related Pokémon, whether they have dragon in their name, dragon in their type, or are related to dragons, you can find them all on the island. You could say that Dragon Island is the largest habitat for dragon-type Pokémon in the world," Lorelei explained softly to Ash.

Besides Ash, Brock, Misty, and Gary were also completely unaware of the existence of Dragon Island. It was only after Lorelei's explanation that they learned that such an island actually existed in the world.

"Going to Dragon Island to choose any Pokémon... that's a really generous reward. Since that island is the habitat of the world's largest dragon Pokémon, it means that there must be pseudo-legendary dragon Pokémon on it. No wonder the competition in this year's Indigo League is so fierce." Brock stroked his slightly stubble-covered chin and concluded thoughtfully.

The rarity of pseudo-legendary Dragon-type Pokémon in the world goes without saying. Although there are many pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Dragon-type Pokémon are definitely the more popular type because the power of dragons is widely recognized.

Among Pokémon of the same level, Dragon-type Pokémon are generally stronger, and there aren't many types that counter them. If it weren't for the unprecedented earthquake that struck Earth in recent years, which caused many Pokémon to awaken a new type—Fairy—Dragon-type Pokémon would be virtually unbeatable. Originally, only Ice and Dragon-type Pokémon could counter Dragon-type Pokémon, but Dragon-type Pokémon have unparalleled resistances, essentially ignoring these two weaknesses.

But the Fairy type is different. Not only does it counter the Dragon type, it also makes the Fairy type immune to Dragon type attacks, which is a devastating blow to Dragon type Pokémon.

The emergence of the Fairy type has somewhat affected the dominant position of Dragon-type Pokémon, preventing it from far surpassing other types. However, this has only created a certain balance, and if given a choice, Dragon-type Pokémon would still be the first choice.

After all, its overall quality is what it is. As long as it doesn't encounter its natural enemy, Fairy-type, the Dragon attribute is still an extremely powerful attribute.

Therefore, pseudo-legendary dragon-type beings are still very attractive and revered.

Many trainers who have traveled for ten or even twenty years may not have a single pseudo-legendary Dragon-type Pokémon, since such Pokémon are almost as rare as legendary Pokémon.

Nowadays, even a minor Indigo League champion can go to Dragon Island to choose a Pokémon. Although there's no guarantee that he'll pick a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, the chances are much higher than just wandering around outside and encountering one.

“Xiao Gang is right. There are indeed pseudo-legendary Pokémon on Dragon Island, and quite a few of them. More importantly, Dragon Island is the territory of our Dragon Tamer Clan. Dragon Tamer Power covers Dragon Island all year round, so the Dragon-type Pokémon on Dragon Island, as well as those with hidden Dragon-type Pokémon, can be amplified by Dragon Tamer Power.”

"Over time, the talents of the Pokémon on Dragon Island and their offspring have become increasingly stronger. Even if you don't encounter any pseudo-legendary Pokémon on the island, it's still worthwhile to capture even just an ordinary Dragon-type Pokémon."

Adu revealed another advantage of Dragon Island: the aptitude of the Pokémon.

Besides having pseudo-legendary Pokémon, the Pokémon on Dragon Island are generally much more powerful than those outside due to the power of dragon riding, which alone is enough to make the trip to Dragon Island worthwhile.

With such huge benefits, it's no wonder that this year's Indigo League has attracted so many experienced trainers to participate.

"How come I had no idea about this! Gary, did you know but didn't tell me?!" Ash shouted at Gary, who was peeking out from the doorway.

Xiao Mao poked his head out irritably and said, "I don't know anything. If I knew, I would have told you already. Why would I hide something from you that I was going to find out sooner or later? I was wondering why so many experienced trainers came to participate in this beginner tournament. It turns out it's because of Dragon Island."

Gary had only just learned that Dragon Island was the prize for the Indigo League. In fact, like Ash, he didn't even know what Dragon Island was, let alone the champion's reward.

"Only the champion can go to Dragon Island?" Xiao Shigeru asked, turning his head and frowning slightly.

If only the champion can go to Dragon Island, then this thing has nothing to do with him. No matter how blindly confident he is, he doesn't think he can defeat Ash.

After the New Island incident, Gary had a clearer understanding of the events between them. At least for now, the two of them were not even in the same league. The probability of Gary defeating Ash was not much higher than the probability of defeating the Elite Four.

Unless Ash uses his second team, there is still some hope. But in such an important competition, unless the second team consists entirely of Gym Leaders, it is impossible to use the second team entirely. At least half of the main team must be included.

With his current strength, even just one of Ash's main Pokémon could wipe out his entire team!

That one fire-breathing dragon is enough.

So no matter how much Shigeru tries to encourage and hypnotize himself, he has to face reality: he definitely can't win the Indigo League championship.

But what if it's not just the champion who gets to reach Dragon Island?
"Not only the champion, but all the top three will qualify to go to Dragon Island. However, the first place will receive a special map provided by my Dragon Clan, which will allow us to more accurately locate the pseudo-legendary Pokémon and high-potential Pokémon on the island. The second place will have a slightly narrower range, and the third place will have to rely entirely on themselves."

A-Du's words finally gave Xiao-Mao a sigh of relief; the top three could all make it to Dragon Island!
Even if he can't win the championship, he can still try to secure second place and compete for third!

As long as I don't run into Ash before the semifinals, everything will be fine.

If he encounters Ash in the semifinals, he can still play a loser's bracket match against the other semifinalist. However, if he meets Ash before the semifinals, he will have absolutely no chance.

In summary, whether you can go to Dragon Island depends on your fortune.

"So Ash, even though you don't have a Dragon-type Pokémon right now, once you get to Dragon Island, you'll definitely be able to catch a Dragon-type Pokémon that you're satisfied with. As for whether you can get into the top three at the Indigo League... I actually have a lot of confidence in you. What about you?" Lance said, looking at Ash with admiration.

He rarely praised a junior like this, but Xiao Zhi was different. His strength and talent were so great that even he had to exclaim, "Genius!"
This is a genius in the eyes of a genius from the Dragon Clan, not on the same level as the geniuses in the outside world. The number of trainers he considers geniuses can be counted on one hand, and so far, the only trainer who can make him sincerely exclaim that his talent is monstrous is Ash.

Even Dan-di felt that he was not as good as Xiao-zhi.

"Of course I'm confident. Not just the top three, I'm definitely going to win the Indigo League this year!" Ash answered decisively. As his first major tournament since his debut, he was determined to achieve a brilliant result!

He then looked at the Dragon Fang in his hand, a resolute glint in his eyes, and bowed to Awatari: "Thank you, Mr. Awatari. I will accept this Dragon Fang."

(End of this chapter)