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

Chapter 233 Ash: Gary, don't you dare fall in the top 64.

"Goblin, use your wings to cut through one of the rockfalls!!"

Since there's no way to dodge, let's fight our way out! This is the only way out for Zubat right now.

However, the rockfall from the fossil pterosaur was like a meteorite to the giant beak bat; given the giant beak bat's strength, it was impossible for it to cut the meteorite in two.

The wing attack struck the rockfall, but the massive rock didn't react at all, sending the Zubat flying!

The worm shakes the tree!

The word rose in everyone's mind, and Zubat was smashed down by the rock, eventually falling below the water field with a huge splash, and Zubat was directly blasted into the water.

Under normal circumstances, water can act as a buffer; it's much better for a beaked bat to be submerged in water than to be directly pressed onto the ground.

But in reality, the force of the rockfall was so great that even falling from that height, it felt like falling onto a concrete floor for Zubat!
The rock sank into the water, and the Zubat couldn't float to the surface either. Dowu's pupils contracted as he anxiously called out Zubat's name.

Ash frowned slightly. This attack seemed to have gone a bit too far. The Elite Four member was facing an elite opponent, and Aerodactyl had even used its full strength. Perhaps it was the sneak attack by Dewdrop that angered him, which is why he did this.

However, it was the fossil pterosaur's own fault just now, no wonder it was so fierce.

Seeing that the Zubat hadn't surfaced for a long time, the referee quickly took out one of his Water-type Pokémon and sent it down to search for it. In the end, the nearly dead Zubat was pulled up by the referee's Water-type Pokémon.

This is no longer just a loss of fighting ability; he almost lost his life!
Ash's expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and he quickly went to Zubat and used the power of Viridian to restore it, thus saving the nearly dead Zubat.

"Phew... Sorry, Dowu. This was Aerodactyl's first battle after its resurrection, so it was a bit rough. I've already healed Zubat, and it's fine. It'll be back to its old self soon after recovering at the Pokémon Center."

Ash's face showed sincere apology. He wasn't using the apology to show off how strong his Aerodactyl was, but he genuinely felt sorry.

He rarely beats his opponent's Pokémon to this extent in battle. One reason is that he always battles opponents of higher levels, so there's no such thing as holding back. No matter how hard he tries, his opponent won't be beaten to this state.

On the other hand, his other Pokémon are all very measured and will stop when fighting in the wild. If the difference in strength is too great, they will also restrain their power.

But the pterosaur was different. It had been fighting to the death since ancient times. There was no mercy for it. Every move it made was a matter of life and death!
Furthermore, the giant guillotine angered the pterosaur, which, in its rage, was even less likely to hold back, ultimately leading to this situation.

Ash felt a little guilty about this. Luckily, Zubat was alright, otherwise he probably would have had to withdraw from the competition today.

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When Dowu saw that Zubat was alright, his expression relaxed, and his heart finally settled down. It's good that he's alright, it's good that he's alright…

Aerodactyl landed beside Ash, its arrogant face showing apology. It wasn't that it felt it had done anything wrong; isn't that how battles are—a matter of life and death?
Moreover, he was attacked by the other party due to his carelessness just now, which would have been impossible before. It was only during his stay in Oak's laboratory that his vigilance had been greatly diminished.

Since the opponent chose to launch a sneak attack, isn't it normal for him to go all out?

The reason he showed an apologetic and guilty expression was because his own trainer was apologizing to the other party.

So even though Aerodactyl didn't know what it had done wrong, it still apologized to the other party along with its trainer.

Since Zubat was unharmed, Doo didn't blame Ash. Even if Zubat had been injured, he wouldn't have blamed Ash and Aerodactyl in the slightest. After all, it's normal to go all out in a normal battle.

To put it bluntly, what if you manage to kill someone who was holding back? Although the idea of ​​an elite-level player killing a king-level player sounds like a fantasy.

Ash's first battle ended with an impressive zero losses, and he even managed to defeat three opponents at once. However, in order to allow more of his Pokémon to be used, he chose to swipe out one Pokémon at a time.

Otherwise, even a Kingler could easily defeat all three of Dobu's Pokémon.

……

Those who come to the Indigo League have collected at least eight badges. Even if not everyone has challenged the true strength of the Gym Leaders, many Gym Leaders will gradually increase the difficulty of the challenge as the challenger has more badges.

Generally speaking, to obtain the eighth badge, one needs to be at least at the elite level.

After all, once you've obtained seven badges, the difficulty of the eighth badge is absolutely not something you can easily overcome.

That's why it's said that, under normal circumstances, trainers who travel for about six months are basically unable to participate in the Indigo League.

Trainers who participate in the Indigo League are generally between seven or eight months and a little over a year old. This is the best time to participate in the Indigo League. Trainers younger than that cannot participate in the Indigo League, and those older do not even consider it a good opportunity.

After all, very few people can train a Pokémon to the elite level in just six months, let alone more than one elite Pokémon; at least three elite Pokémon or higher are required.

The trainers who came to participate in the Indigo League, although they have not yet become true professional trainers, they already have that kind of talent. Among all trainers, they can be considered geniuses.

Powerful trainers look down on the Indigo League not because it's low-class, but because for their age group, participating in the league would be seen as bullying the younger ones. One to two years is the time it takes for trainers to widen the gap between themselves.

The saying "the strong get stronger" perfectly describes this situation. At least before reaching the limits of those trainers, they will all have a period of rapid improvement.

This is also why they chose not to participate in the Quartz Conference, even though those who do participate are all exceptional individuals!
After all, the fact that they were able to participate in the Quartz Conference in less than a year is enough to demonstrate their talent. Unless the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, no one would think that they are worse than the other!
Even if you fail temporarily, it just means that you are a little behind others in terms of time. As long as you give them enough time, you may be able to overtake them!

Only an absolute gap in skill level would make these trainers willingly admit defeat, such as those at the level of the Elite Four.

That's a level that can't be caught up to simply by time; more importantly, it depends on the inherent talent of both the Pokémon and the trainer. An ordinary person might never even own a Champion-level Pokémon in their entire life, let alone a Champion—that's something they wouldn't even dare to dream of. And Ash…

He was the kind of super genius who could rival an ordinary person's entire life in just a few months. After fighting against him, Duowu felt nothing but despair.

We can't win, we simply can't win...

From then on, the world of trainers gained another salted fish whose dreams were shattered.

……

After defeating Dew, Ash was interviewed by a group of reporters. At first, Ash smiled and faced all kinds of questions from the crowd, but as time went on, the voices became more and more numerous and louder, and he could only feel his ears buzzing.

So he quickly released Gardevoir and teleported to Misty's side. "This is terrifying! What are those reporters anyway? How can they even ask me what underwear I'm wearing today?" Ash complained, speechless.

The earlier interviews were fairly normal, but they got more and more absurd as they went on!

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang couldn't help but cover their mouths and giggle.

"So you like to show off, huh? Are you satisfied with your moment in the spotlight now?" Xiaoxia teased with a mocking expression.

"Heh, if I bother with them again, I'm a little dog!" Xiao Zhi rolled his eyes and said resolutely.

"Alright, alright, let's go watch Gary's match. His match has started now, and Professor Oak and Aunt Hanako have already gone over there." Brock said, standing up from his seat and leading the way.

"Huh? Mom and Professor Oak went to watch Gary's match? Aren't they going to watch mine?!" Ash complained as he followed.

Professor Oak went to watch Gary's match, fine, but why did his mother go with him?

"Because Aunt Hanako felt that the outcome of your match was pretty much decided, she went with Professor Oak to cheer on Gary," Misty explained, following Ash's side.

Professor Oak and Hanako were here at first, but after seeing that Ash's battle was over, they went to Gary's side, where Gary's battle had just begun.

After hearing Xiaoxia's explanation, Xiaozhi's dissatisfaction lessened a bit: "That's more like it..."

Soon, the three arrived at another arena, where Xiao Mao was engaged in a fierce battle with his opponent, A Qing, who had sent out a Venusaur, whose strength should not be underestimated.

That Venusaur has reached the elite peak level. Looking at all the contestants, Aqing should be able to rank it among the top.

I don't know if it was Xiao Mao's bad luck or A Qing's bad luck.

If you say Xiao Mao was unlucky, he encountered an elite peak-level player; if you say A Qing was unlucky... he encountered a professional-level player.

A month and a half ago, Gary's Blastoise was already at the professional level, and now it has soared to the advanced professional level, which is only one level weaker than Ash's Blastoise.

In fact, Ash's Blastoise was initially weaker than Gary's, but it gradually caught up. However, Gary's Blastoise was not only his starter Pokémon, but also his ace Pokémon.

Gary put in far more effort into Blastoise than any other Pokémon, whether in terms of time, resources, or other aspects. As a result, there wasn't a significant difference between Ash's Blastoise and Gary's Blastoise.

With just Blastoise, Gary could dominate the Indigo League. After all, Blastoise, which is close to the peak of professional level, was almost the ceiling of the Indigo League in the past. Not to mention that he was a sure thing to win the championship, his combat power was at least in the top three.

However, it's not quite up to par for this year's Quartz convention.

Even setting aside Ash's presence, the other contestants in this year's competition are all formidable opponents, and Gary's Pro Advanced level is only considered above average.

But then again, it's more than enough to face their current opponent.

In this match, Gary didn't even send out his Blastoise, but instead used Alakazam to sweep the opponent's three opponents.

Gary's Alakazam is also one of his main Pokémon, and its level has reached the beginner professional level.

Xiao Mao's victory over three opponents earned him enthusiastic cheers from the surrounding crowd, and some contestants quietly increased Xiao Mao's danger level several times over.

Gary's resume is actually quite limited. Not only is there very little information about his battles, but he also only has six months of travel experience. If it weren't for the fact that he shares the same Pallet Town origin as Ash and has a famous grandfather, probably not many people would pay attention to Gary.

However, now, Xiao Mao has won everyone's attention with his strength. In just half a year, he has reached the professional level—this guy is a freak!

"What's up with this Pristine Town? Is it a breeding ground for freaks?"

"Yeah, one Ash is one thing, but there's also Gary? Are all the younger kids this strong now?"

"Six months into professional level...tsk tsk, truly a promising young talent!"

"Hehe, when I was traveling for six months, I was so lucky to have even one elite-level one..."

"..."

The enthusiastic discussion around him made Gary, who already loved to show off, stand up even higher, and then his eyes met Ash's.

My initial sense of pride plummeted to rock bottom.

Pride? What pride? Compared to Ash, he's nothing. Others may not know Ash's true strength, but surely he does.

He's still working on his pro-level skills, while Ash is probably already able to compete with champion-level players.

The two are completely incomparable.

As Gary stepped down from the platform, he nodded slightly at Ash: "You're done too?"

"Hmm, it seems like things are going quite smoothly for you here too."

"It's only the first match of the qualifiers; the tougher opponents are yet to come."

"Hey, don't lose before you meet me!"

"I should be the one saying that." Gary wouldn't back down, no matter how much stronger Ash was than him, or whether Ash could dominate the Indigo League. He just wanted to make a bold statement.

"If you fall in the top 64, I'll laugh at you for a year."

"Hehe, the top 64, what's the point of opening..." Xiao Mao said halfway, but suddenly his whole body trembled. He felt that saying this would set a terrible flag, so he quickly shut his mouth.

He certainly couldn't possibly fall at the top 64, but an ominous premonition lingered in his heart. He needed to go back and study the contestants for this competition more carefully...

(End of this chapter)