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

Chapter 235 Shinji's First Battle, the Little Flame Monkey with 3S Qualification!
Besides Torterra, Shinji has various other Pokémon. Last night, Gary and Ash spent the whole night looking at information, with Shinji being the one they were most interested in. In addition to Shinji, there are other powerful trainers, such as a guy from Sinnoh named Koppin who also has powerful Pokémon.

The most impressive thing about the guy named Koping isn't his Pokémon, but his intellect. He's said to be very good at gathering intelligence and can devise a complete strategy based on existing information. Coupled with his strong Pokémon, he's a favorite to win this Indigo League.

In just one morning, Xiao Mao had compiled a list of almost all the key targets they had researched and focused on last night. And there were quite a few, to be honest.

Furthermore, Xiao Zhi also saw an unexpected player on the list.

"Yuto Seidai? That girl from the Pokémon Academy? She's actually here for the Indigo League?!" After hearing this name, Xiaoxia thought for a while before finally recalling it from her memory.

They had only met Sundae once, but the girl left a deep impression on them. On the one hand, she was beautiful enough, and on the other hand, her arrogant and domineering personality made them remember her.

“I remember Sundae did say she was going to participate in the Quartz Conference, and I didn’t expect her to actually come… But her strength seems to be quite average, right?” Xiao Gang said with a slightly strange expression.

To be honest, he didn't really remember what level of Pokémon Sunday had sent out; he only remembered that Sunday was easily defeated by Ash.

At that time, Ash had only been out for a few days and hadn't even gotten his third badge yet.

Sundae's strength is probably only slightly stronger than a novice trainer. Now that the other party is participating in the Indigo League, isn't this just pure suicide? This year's Indigo League is not like previous ones!
Unless Sundae can grow as rapidly as Ash in just a few months, she'll just be there to make a cameo appearance at the Indigo League.

"Sidee probably didn't come to the Indigo League by collecting Gym Badges, right?" Misty asked Ash, thinking about the special competition slots at the Pokémon Academy.

Ash nodded: "It's written in the information that she came to the Indigo League directly through a special quota from the Academy, but she also passed the first round of the preliminaries, and it seems that she also has an elite-level Pokémon."

Elite level is already quite good. To have an elite-level Pokémon in half a year is enough to prove that Sundae has good talent. If she becomes a proper trainer, she still has the potential to succeed in the future.

But if she were to continue wasting her life in that academy, it would be a true waste of her talent.

"Which group is the sundae in?"

"My group."

Xiaoxia & Xiaogang: ……

This unlucky kid, it was bad enough that he was taught a lesson by Ash at the academy, but now he's even been assigned to a group with Ash.

Although it's not guaranteed that members of a group will be matched, there is still a possibility, and the possibility increases as the game progresses. So, Sundae's luck is really a bit bad.

"It seems the competition has already started. Shinji and Kopei are playing today. Let's go check it out." Ash glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already past 9:30 after breakfast, and the competition had long since begun.

However, the two contestants they were watching were not yet ready to start their matches; Shinji's match was at 11 a.m., and Kohei's was around 1 p.m.

Looking back now, it's just the right time.

"Okay, let's wash the dishes and then we'll go over." Xiao Gang nodded and started clearing away the dishes, while Xiao Mao and Xiao Xia quickly joined in.

They've stopped helping with breakfast, so we can't expect Xiaozhi and Xiaogang to do things like clearing the plates and washing dishes, can we?

Xiao Gang's attempt to clean up the dishes was snatched away by Xiao Mao. Xiao Gang and Xiao Zhi exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly.

Although Young Master Shigeru is spoiled at home, he is truly exceptional when it comes to his friends. He never takes advantage of others and will repay any favors he receives elsewhere, thanks in large part to Professor Oak's teachings.

As for Gary's parents... those two guys are always holed up in the lab. In over ten years, Ash has seen them no more than three times. Gary might have seen them a little more often, but still only a limited number. So Gary's education has all relied on Professor Oak.

Professor Oak is truly a superhuman, managing to raise Gary while simultaneously pursuing his doctoral research, and raising him to be virtually flawless except for his slightly arrogant and conceited personality.

After washing the dishes, everyone went together to the preliminary round venue next to the Quartz Arena.

The four preliminary round venues are located around the Quartz Arena. Each venue has a special seating area for distinguished guests, such as the Four Heavenly Kings and the League President.

Yesterday, the arrival of Cynthia and Leon caused quite a stir. Apart from Ash's match, everyone's attention was focused on Cynthia and Leon.

In terms of fame, the two of them are equivalent to top stars in the world, the kind who can elicit cheers and screams from countless people just by appearing on stage.

If it weren't for security measures, the moment they arrived at the Quartz convention site, the convention would have been thrown into chaos, and there wouldn't have been any need for it to even begin.

This is also the purpose of setting up special spectator seats. It is not to treat guests differently, but to allow distinguished guests to watch the game in peace without being bothered by the noise around them.

If the match were watched from the normal stands, there would be no need to hold the match at all; everyone could just revolve around Leon and Cynthia.

Even so, the day Cynthia and Leon arrived still attracted the attention of the vast majority of the audience. The stands at the venue where they went to watch the match were packed, with no standing room left.

The venue they went to was the same venue where Ash competed. If Misty and the others hadn't had tickets for relatives of the contestants, they probably wouldn't have had any seats either. After all, the tickets could be used in all four venues, meaning the audience could move around to watch the game as long as they bought a ticket for the preliminary round.

This is also to allow the audience to freely watch the battles of their favorite trainers. If there were only fixed venues, the tickets would probably be hard to sell before the day of the competition, since who knows who would be battling in the venue they were watching?

Many people are fans of the contestants, and they came because of those contestants, such as Xiaozhi's fans.

In Ash's arena, only during Ash's matches do 90% of the people focus on Ash. At other times, everyone is looking at Cynthia's stunning beauty and Leon's... advertising cape.

Neither Cynthia nor Leon appeared today, and Ash didn't have a match either, so the Indigo League wasn't as lively as yesterday. However, there were still some popular players competing today, namely Paul and Koppei from the Sinnoh region.

The organizers aren't stupid; they can't possibly schedule all the top players' matches on the same day, otherwise, attendance for the following days would be a serious concern. The Indigo League only lasts a short time, and during the tournament, the surrounding merchandise, Pokémon food, drinks, items, etc., generate a significant amount of revenue. Therefore, the organizers naturally stagger the matches of the top players.

The only players with some recognition in today's competition were Shinji in the morning and Kao Ping at noon, but they were still less well-known than Ash.

They are indeed very powerful trainers, but Ash was able to go toe-to-toe with the Elite Four members in just six months, while they could only reach the level of defeating ordinary Gym Leaders.

They can't beat Ash in terms of strength, and they're even older than him. Overall, they're far behind Ash in skill level. However, they are the most likely to defeat Ash in this Indigo League. After all, apart from a few exceptions, anyone else would be easy prey if they encountered Ash, or even his second team of Pokémon.

Ash and his friends arrived at the rocky arena. The number of spectators around them was less than half that of Ash's previous match, but everyone was focused on the match and did not notice Ash and his friends' arrival.

The current match is a battle between two elite beginner Pokémon, a fight that Ash doesn't even consider worth watching.

Time ticked by, and finally, it was Shinji's turn to enter the arena.

Shinji slowly walked out of the players' bench, still wearing the same blue long-sleeved jacket and a small backpack, his face expressionless and looking very cool.

His opponent was a beautiful girl with a resolute expression. She looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her name was A-Xiu. She was a trainer who had been traveling for nearly two years and was one of the oldest participants in this batch. She had come to participate just in time for the requirements.

Because of her age, Ash and Gary paid close attention to the girl's information, only to find that she really was just a little older...

After nearly two years of travel, the Pokémon she has is at most at the professional level. She doesn't know what the professional level is, but it definitely won't exceed the advanced professional level, unless she's hiding her true strength.

This is considered below average for a trainer who has been traveling for two years. It's unclear whether it's because the girl lacks training talent or the Pokémon's talent is lacking.

In the past, she might have had a chance to get into the top three at the Quartz Convention, but now... she might as well just wash up and go to sleep.

Not to mention that her first opponent was Shinji, which was really unlucky for her.

The match begins, and Shinji's first Pokémon is Chimchar!

This is one of the starter Pokémon in the Sinnoh region, but Shinji's Pokémon hasn't even evolved yet. Bringing out a Pokémon of this caliber at such a league tournament is really puzzling, and even illogical.

"What's up with this guy? Wasn't he supposed to be an elite from the Sinnoh region? Elites from the Sinnoh region get a 90% discount on Aquarius?"

"Chimchar... Good grief, is this guy treating his opponent like he's not even human? What's the difference between this and us Kanto people bringing out Charmander in a league match?"

"Although I can't tell the level of that little fire monkey, if it's above elite level, I'll eat it!"

"..."

Shinji's use of Chimchar sparked heated discussions and controversies. Using a Pokémon that hadn't even evolved yet in the League Tournament, unless he was specifically training it with an Everstone, was simply a sign that he didn't want to win.

The starter Pokémon usually evolve to the Advanced stage for the first time. If they don't even evolve once, then no matter how high their level is, it generally won't exceed the Advanced stage. In other words, that little Chimchar is at most at the peak of the Advanced stage.

If a Pokémon of this level comes up to battle, isn't it just like sending them to their doom?
In reality, this kind of example cannot be applied to all Pokémon. For example, Ash's Bulbasaur, even without evolving, once reached the mid-elite level.

However, cases like Bulbasaur are ultimately a very small minority. This little Chimchar is quite different from Bulbasaur.

【Species: Miniature Flame Monkey】

[Gender: Male]

[Attribute: Fire]

[Level: Advanced Beginner]

【Characteristic: Super Firepower】

[Skills: Spark, Flame Jet, Flame Wheel, Flame Vortex...]

[Six Dimensions: Physical Attack C-A (S), Special Attack C (A), Defense B (B), Special Defense B (B), HP A (S), Speed ​​A (S)]

When Ash saw the information about Chimchar, even with his vast knowledge, he couldn't help but show a look of shock on his face.

Three S-rank... This was the first time he had ever seen a three S-rank Pokémon other than his own, not counting legendary Pokémon.

Even Lance's Dragonite doesn't have the potential of a triple S-rank Pokémon; it's more like a double S-rank Pokémon. Triple S-rank Pokémon are even rarer than legendary Pokémon. Don't be fooled by the fact that he has so many Pokémon with high potential; it's actually largely due to his incredible luck.

In addition, many Pokémon are improved from low aptitude; only Charmander, Riolu, and Ralts are born with 3S stats.

Now there's only one more Venusaur; the rest of the Pokémon are mostly single or double S-rank stats.

While aptitude doesn't represent everything, strong aptitude can not only raise a Pokémon's potential but also reduce the bottlenecks it encounters when leveling up.

This latter situation was something Ash discovered after a period of trial and error. Pokémon like Charizard and Gardevoir not only have high levels now, but they also need to train their stats to the limit of their current level before they can improve. Theoretically, they should progress more slowly than other Pokémon, but their levels are getting further and further away from other Pokémon...

People often say that even if a Pokémon has mediocre talent, it can still create miracles through its bond with its trainer. But they never think that a Pokémon with exceptional talent can also create even more brilliant miracles through its bond with its trainer. As the saying goes, if a genius works harder than you, why can't he be better than you?

(End of this chapter)