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

Chapter 222 A month and a half later, the Quartz Conference is about to open, and the ancient beings in the back mountain...

Blaine's encounter with Mewtwo didn't cause much of a stir. Although Blaine hadn't let go of the matter of Mewtwo, Mewtwo had. All she wanted to do now was to go and see this world with Ash. The rest... was no longer important.

After a brief conversation with Blaine, Ash put Mewtwo away and headed to the backyard of Professor Oak's lab.

He's going to continue his training.

The Indigo League is still almost a month and a half away. In this month and a half, we must raise the level of all our Pokémon to the next level so that we can go head-to-head with those veteran trainers without using Aura Fusion.

Xiao Zhi was rather opposed to using waveguide fusion at the Quartz Conference.

Don't be fooled by his repeated and unreserved use of Aura Fusion in battles against gyms; he was actually facing opponents who were far superior to him in both age and strength.

At the Indigo League, Ash's opponents are mostly his own age. If he had a choice, he certainly wouldn't want to rely on his own boosts to defeat his opponents. Instead, he would rely on the strength of his Pokémon to take them down fair and square!

Therefore, the actual strength of the spirit is very important.

Gardevoir, Charizard, and Pikachu have all reached Gym level. The next question is whether they can reach the next level in the remaining two weeks, and whether other Pokémon can also reach Gym level.

……

Time flies, and a month and a half has passed. During this time, Ash's fame has gradually faded.

No matter how popular you are, if you don't appear in the public eye for a long time, you will eventually disappear, unless you become a person whose name will be remembered for all time!

While Ash was famous, he wasn't quite that famous, so during his period of disappearance, his reputation was overshadowed by other things.

The first thing is that the Rockets have been hit hard by the league recently!

The league and the Rockets have been at peace for several years, but the Rockets have recently made a lot of moves, and they have all backfired. The league doesn't even need to lift a finger; the Rockets have already ruined themselves.

The league naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass; they would strike while the iron was hot! With the Rockets showing a huge weakness, the Kanto Elite Four led a powerful attack to wipe them out.

In a month and a half, Team Rocket suffered heavy losses. Their base in Kanto was almost completely destroyed. Kanto rescued many Pokémon that had been kidnapped by Team Rocket and destroyed many of Team Rocket's evil experiments.

In an instant, the entire chaotic and polluted area of ​​Kanto was swept away, and Team Rocket could be said to have been removed from Kanto.

As for Team Rocket's secret bases and habitats in other places, the League has stated that it will not tolerate them and is currently investigating them. Once they are discovered, the League will send a senior trainer to lead a team to strike at their heart!

The Rockets organization can basically be declared history.

However, there are still some hidden dangers. The three top executives of Team Rocket have not yet been captured, and the leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni, is still missing. As long as the four of them are not found, Team Rocket still has the possibility of making a comeback.

Now that the alliance has chosen to strike, it will naturally crush them all in one fell swoop. Therefore, as long as Sakaki and the three executives dare to show their faces, the alliance will definitely launch a thunderous attack and take them down in one fell swoop!
This is no longer the small-scale competition it once was. Giovanni no longer has the resources to compete with the league. Unless something unexpected happens, the Rockets will become history in the near future.

Besides the Rockets' situation, there's another thing that's been making headlines lately: the Quartz Conference is about to begin!

As the Kanto League's most prestigious annual tournament, the Indigo League naturally attracts a lot of attention, and this year's Indigo League is quite different.

As a cradle for new trainers, the Indigo League doesn't actually attract much attention, but the rewards for this year's Indigo League are surprisingly generous.

That reward was exclusively sponsored by Lance, one of the Kanto Elite Four and a member of the Dragon Clan—to travel to Dragon Island and choose any Pokémon!
Dragon Island, the home of the Dragon Clan, is extremely famous. Countless trainers outside are eager to go there, but basically, apart from members of the Dragon Clan themselves, no one else has the chance to go in.

But this time, the opportunity to enter Dragon Island was offered as a reward for the Indigo League, which naturally attracted trainers to flock there.
After the official announcement that the top three finishers in the Indigo League would be able to enter Dragon Island, many trainers who were previously unaware of the inside story flocked to Kanto and collected all eight badges in just one and a half months!
For some experienced trainers, collecting all eight badges is not a remarkable achievement, since gyms, as trials, are more about testing novice trainers.

As gym leaders, their strength surpasses that of many ordinary trainers. However, when facing ordinary trainers, they do not use their full power, which is commonly known as "I have the strength, but I don't know how to use it."

After all, the gym leader's main purpose is to assess the opponent rather than defeat them. As long as the opponent has the corresponding strength and meets the standards for participating in the league, the gym leader will give them a badge.

If a seasoned trainer has to battle a Gym Leader at full strength, then even a trainer who has been traveling for two years might not be able to withstand the Gym Leader's full power.

Apart from a few gym leaders, most gym leaders' main members are at least professional level, and reaching professional level in two years is not easy; it requires some talent.

Ash Ketchum is just an oddball among oddballs; there's no comparison.

Therefore, even for experienced trainers, challenging a gym doesn't mean going up against the gym leader's main strength, but rather demonstrating strength that they can respect.

If transportation permits, a month and a half is enough time for them to collect eight badges in Kanto. This year's Quartz Conference is also more lively than ever before.

Compared to seasoned trainers who collect badges with ease, it is extremely difficult for trainers with less than a year of travel experience to obtain eight badges.

For an average trainer, a year is barely enough time to train a complete team of Pokémon. This is actually quite disadvantageous when facing gym battles with diverse types, and their Pokémon' levels also cannot keep up.

For a trainer of this caliber, obtaining a badge would take at least several months, even ignoring the travel time.

In this situation, two outliers emerged in the league.

Among the contestants, there are two trainers who have already earned eight badges in less than six months of travel. Both of them came from Pallet Town, and one of them even has a record of battling an Elite Four member and winning.

Although there were failures, they were only narrow defeats.

Those two, needless to say, are Ash and Gary. Kanto is bustling with activity this year.

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Ash's home—

Ash and his friends were enjoying their meal at the table, with Pikachu and Togepi also eating heartily. Before they knew it, a month and a half had passed, and there were less than three days left until the Indigo League.

After finishing their meal, Ash and his friends packed their things and prepared to head to the Indigo Plateau.

Indigo Plateau isn't far from Pallet Town; it wouldn't even take half a day to walk there. Ash could even come back to Pallet Town to eat and sleep after the competition.

However, the preliminary rounds are held over several days, so Ash doesn't plan to come back before the main competition. Running around is too much trouble, so Ash is going to pack his luggage and clothes soon.

Right now, the news anchors on TV are still reporting on the hottest topics of the moment.

"Dragon Knight, one of the Kanto Elite Four, successfully destroyed the fifteenth Team Rocket base in Kanto today!"

"The Rockets are past their prime, while Kanto is thriving!"

"This year's Indigo League will be fiercely competitive, with hundreds of trainers participating, including many with two years of travel experience!"

"..."

While eating, Xiao Zhi and the others listened to the news for useful information. Just as they finished their lunch and put down their chopsticks, the female news anchor on TV suddenly looked flustered and read out a news item in a very fast but precise manner.

"Breaking news! Two enormous Pokémon have been spotted in a mountainous region of the Kanto area! Their appearance is suspected to be Dynamaxed Pokémon from the Galar region!"

"These two Pokémon are currently fighting each other, causing significant damage to the surrounding environment. The League is dispatching personnel urgently, but it will take approximately thirty minutes. Residents in the surrounding area are advised to evacuate immediately. Trainers with the necessary skills are welcome to help stop them."

As soon as the words were spoken, a small frame appeared next to the TV host, showing a giant Gengar and a giant Alakazam fighting each other!

The punches and kicks of the two elves caused the surrounding mountains and trees to tremble. The forest beneath their feet had been horribly damaged in the fight, and each of their attacks left a strange stone in the place where it struck.

If this continues, the entire region will be destroyed because of their fighting.

The moment Ash saw the two Pokémon, his pupils constricted sharply, because the strange patterns on these two Pokémon were extremely similar to the strange patterns on Dragonite!

Rather than saying that these two Pokémon are Dynamaxed and turned into this state, it would be more accurate to say that they are actually ancient Pokémon!
"Ash, are these two Pokémon connected to the Dragonite at the Bright Lighthouse...?" Not only Ash, but Misty and Brock also realized the connection between the two Pokémon and the Dragonite at the Bright Lighthouse the moment they saw them.

Ash nodded in agreement with their idea: "Let's go, let's go over there. Regardless of their connection with Dragonite, we can't let them continue to cause destruction. That's the back mountain of Pallet Town! If the fighting continues, they'll end up fighting all the way to Pallet Town!"

As luck would have it, the battle between the two Pokémon happened to take place in Pallet Town. Ash was extremely familiar with the environment shown on TV, having spent the past month and a half training there.

It just so happens that he spent the last two days organizing and planning his Pokémon and didn't go to the back mountain. As a result, this incident happened there. Isn't that a coincidence?

"Wait a minute, Ash, are you going over there?" Seeing Ash put down his chopsticks and was about to leave, Hanako quickly stood up and pulled Ash aside to ask.

"Yes, Mom! Didn't the people on TV just say that they should ask a skilled trainer nearby to help stop them? The reinforcements from the League won't arrive for another half hour, so I definitely have to go and help!"

Ash said matter-of-factly that he had to go and help them, whether it was out of courtesy or reason, otherwise it would be too late once those two guys reached Pallet Town.

Hanako paused for a moment, then released her grip on Ash's clothes. The worry on her face disappeared, replaced by a smile. "Be careful, Ash," she said. "Don't do anything beyond your capabilities, okay?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, if all else fails, we still have Mewtwo. You know how powerful Mewtwo is, right?" Ash said, waving to Misty and Brock, and then ran off with Pikachu. Misty followed closely behind, carrying Togepi and Brock.

Hanako watched as Satoshi stormed out the door, her smile slowly fading, replaced by worry.

Ash has also mentioned the existence of Mewtwo. Even Hanako, who is not a trainer, can clearly feel its powerful strength. With Mewtwo around, Ash's safety can be guaranteed to some extent.

But what mother doesn't worry about her child? The scene of those two enormous creatures wreaking havoc on the surroundings on TV was very worrying!
Even if Ash's strength is guaranteed, is there really anything he can do when he encounters something like that monster?

If Mewtwo knew what Hanako was thinking, he would probably find it both funny and absurd.

If size is the standard for judging a Pokémon's strength, then someone of her size would probably be automatically excluded from the top-tier Pokémon category.

Mewtwo could see the outside world even from inside the Poké Ball, and he could also see the power of the two Pokémon colliding.

To put it bluntly, those two guys combined are probably about 10% stronger than her.

She can take down her opponent nine times in a second.

It's just a bigger paper tiger, nothing to worry about.

……

On the way to the back mountain, Xiaoxia followed behind Xiaozhi, panting, and kept complaining, "Why are the TV station people already here, but the League reinforcements are still half an hour away? Can Mr. Lance and the others arrive slower than the TV station people?"

Given Lance's Dragonite speed, theoretically even if it's thousands of kilometers away, it shouldn't take him more than ten minutes to get here. Could it be that Lance isn't in Kanto?
(End of this chapter)