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

Chapter 238 Tactical Master Kohei, Ash's Second Opponent - Yuto Seidai!
Chimchar was bullied by other Pokémon from the moment he became conscious in the wild until he was surrounded by a group of Zangoose. During that time, he accidentally unleashed unparalleled power and was subsequently valued by Shinji.

After being recruited by Shinji, he didn't have a good time in Shinji's team. But Shinji was the only person he had ever met since birth who would reach out to him. No matter how bad Shinji's attitude was towards him, Shinji was the only one in his heart.

For Shinji's sake, he tried his best to repay him. He knew that Shinji valued power and that Shinji subdued him because of the flame that he had accidentally unleashed. However, no matter how hard he tried afterward, he was unable to unleash that powerful flame.

Despite Shinji constantly pushing his body to the brink of death, bringing him to the brink of death in order to unleash that flame to survive, for some reason, even on the verge of death, he was unable to channel the power within him.

Not only Shinji, but even Chimchar thought that the power burst might be a miracle that only happens once in a lifetime. In fact, when that power burst, Chimchar was completely unaware of it. It was Shinji who told him that he had that terrifying power within him.

He believed in Shinji, so he tried his best to explore and inspire him, but the final result was not very good.

Unable to unleash a burst of flame, Chimchar wanted to improve in another direction. Since the burst of power wasn't working, it would just need to stabilize itself.

That is to increase your level.

However, even though he kept trying in another direction, he didn't achieve anything. His level couldn't be raised, his strength couldn't be improved, and he couldn't unleash the flames. In Shinji's eyes, he was a piece of trash.

Being abandoned by Shinji was something that could have been expected long ago, but Chimchar didn't want to accept this reality, nor did it dare to think about it.

But reality is reality, and he was still abandoned by Shinji. But what he didn't expect was that no sooner had he been abandoned by Shinji than someone else chose to accept him.

This left Chimchar in disbelief, and it also made Chimchar question whether it was truly worthy of the title.

He had already disappointed that person; did he really have to disappoint this person as well, the one he had taken a liking to upon their first meeting and who had completely cured him?
If this person sees him in the future and realizes he's so useless, a hopeless little fire monkey, will he also choose to abandon him?
"Don't overthink it, Chimchar. You have unparalleled potential. I wouldn't dare say you're the most promising Pokémon in the world, but I'm certain you're the most promising Chimchar in the world. Just because that person can't unleash your power doesn't mean I can't!"

Ash's voice reached Chimchar's ears, causing Chimchar to suddenly raise its head and meet Ash's eyes.

In Ash's eyes, he saw a variety of emotions: concern, encouragement, trust... These were emotions that Shinji had never given him, and emotions that Shinji had never shown. It seemed that the only emotion that person had was indifference.

"I'll show that guy with my actions that it's not you who's useless, it's him who's useless. Let me unleash your potential and surprise him!" Ash stretched out his hand to Chimchar once again, and this time, Chimchar responded.

He placed his little hand in Ash's hand, a gesture that represented his wishes and showed that Ash's kindness towards him had been reciprocated.

……

The realities of the world are always full of drama. For example, Ash only wanted to dissuade Shinji, but ended up catching the abandoned Chimchar instead.

Actually, when Chimchar entered his Poké Ball, Ash felt like he had just woken up from a dream. He had just caught such a Chimchar with incredible potential.

The sheer luck of capturing one of Sinnoh's starter Pokémon is already incredible, let alone the fact that this starter Pokémon has S-rank potential and was discarded by someone else...

This is even more outrageous than a TV drama plot; it's hard to imagine that this is a situation that could occur in the real world.

In fact, his Charmander was based on the same scenario, except that Daiyu was a bit more extreme than Shinji, and Ash didn't catch Charmander the moment Daiyu abandoned it.

His process of catching Charmander was much more complicated, while catching Chimchar was like a natural process, almost as if God was feeding him, or perhaps Arceus was feeding him...

Shinji came to the Indigo League to catch a powerful Pokémon with a strong species on Dragon Island, but he never imagined just how strong the potential of the Chimchar he had just abandoned really was!
This is a being with the potential to reach godhood in the future. I wonder if Shinji will regret it after learning about Chimchar's potential... Given that person's personality, I doubt it.

Although they hadn't known each other for long, Shinji's personality was evident in his battles, and Ash could sense that Shinji's personality was completely opposite to his own from their first meeting.

Based on Ash's guess, he probably wouldn't feel regret, but Ash didn't want him to regret it. Instead, he wanted him to acknowledge Chimchar's strength!
The useless thing isn't Chimchar, but yourself who can't unleash its potential!
……

After the little incident at noon, Ash and his friends continued to watch the Indigo League matches. In the afternoon, Kopei's battleground was the Grass Field. The trainer named Kopei was a bespectacled, very refined-looking person.

His battles were a feast for the eyes, flowing smoothly as if everything was within his calculations. He anticipated every move of his opponent, and despite their similar strength, his opponent was completely overwhelmed and unable to fight back.

The spectators around were enjoying the show, but Kaoping's opponent was having a really tough time. Every move he made was calculated by his opponent. Even though their strengths were about the same, he couldn't even unleash 70% of his full potential. It was just too disgusting.

Fighting an opponent like Kaoping is like shortening your lifespan by ten years.

After the battle, none of Koping's Pokémon lost their ability to battle, achieving a 3-for-0 victory. Although the battle wasn't a complete rout, his opponents were indeed completely overwhelmed.

Furthermore, Kaoping did not reveal any valuable information in this battle. The Pokémon he used were only at the professional level, which is definitely not Kaoping's true strength. According to old information, Kaoping's main Pokémon are all at the gym level.

His current professional-level Pokémon are probably only at the bottom of his main team, or even the second team. As an expert in intelligence gathering, he naturally knows the importance of intelligence. How could he possibly use his full strength when he can completely control the opponent's intelligence?
Therefore, this battle left many trainers who wanted to observe and gather information about Koppei's Pokémon strength empty-handed. Ash and his friends also failed to gather any useful information about the Pokémon, but Ash did learn about Koppei's fighting style, which is actually quite important, even more so than the Pokémon's strength or information.

Pokémon can fight each other, but only trainers can fight each other. The strength of Pokémon fighting is one thing, but the strategy of trainers is another. What Ash has to do is not lose to his opponent in the strategy of trainers, so that his Pokémon will not disappoint him and will defeat the opponent.

"Let's go, there shouldn't be any matches worth watching today. I'm going to give Chimchar some special training first. I'm planning to let him show his skills in the next battle and get him back to his confidence first!" Ash stood up, said to everyone, and then ran off the field.

Xiaoxia and the others watched Ash run off without calling him back. They knew that what Ash wanted to do most right now was to help Chimchar prove himself to Paul, which was probably more important than him winning the Indigo League.

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Time flies, and before we knew it, it was the fifth day of the Quartz Conference. By the fifth day, the first round of the preliminary rounds had basically ended. The four days of the preliminary rounds had eliminated half of the participants. The second, third, and fourth rounds combined would probably only take four days.

The second session lasted two days, the third session lasted one day, and the fourth session lasted one day.

After a week of rest and preparation, the Quartz Conference's top 32 competition began. The schedule was quite tight, and to stand out in the conference, one needed to be well-prepared not only on the competition field but also off the field.

Getting a good rest and preparing tactical plans are also very important. Many trainers have already revealed their trump cards in the first match. If they don't make tactical changes in the second match, they may have a hard time advancing to the third round.

Ash's match was on the morning of the fifth day, which was one of the previous matches. His audience seats were once again packed, and Cynthia and Leon, who hadn't appeared for several days, were once again in the special audience seats.

Even a fool would know now that the reason Cynthia and Leon were at the preliminaries was probably to watch Ash's match; they came specifically for Ash.

After learning this information, many people were shocked. Ash is indeed famous and strong, but is he really worth two champions coming to the scene for him and watching every single preliminary match?
These two champions are even among the top two in the world! Does Ash have that much influence?
In reality, Ash really does have that much influence...

The two champion trainers came here to watch Ash's match. Ash had already given them quite a surprise in the first match, but they didn't know if Ash could show anything unexpected in the second match.

In an inconspicuous spot in the audience, Shinji, wearing a blue long-sleeved jacket and with a cold expression, stood with his arms crossed, staring intently at Ash. Regardless of what he said last time, he still held Ash in high regard.

The strength to defeat the alternate king cannot be ignored; we still need to gather the necessary intelligence.

"Welcome everyone to the Indigo League! This match is the one you've all been looking forward to – Ash's match! Ash's opponent is a beautiful girl from the Pokémon Academy, named – Yuuto Seidai!"

"There's a rumor that Sundae has battled Ash before and narrowly lost. If this rumor is true, then this match will be Sundae's revenge match. Will she be able to successfully avenge her loss to Ash at the Indigo League? Let's wait and see!"

As the host warmed up the crowd, Ash and Sundae slowly walked into the venue. Sundae's face looked more mature than when she first met Ash, and her figure had become more curvaceous. She looked like she was not far from becoming a mature and beautiful woman.

Even Ash was slightly shocked by Sundae's appearance when he saw her for the second time, but more than shock, he felt a sense of strangeness...

Who would have thought that they would meet in the second preliminary round? This showdown between old friends came earlier than expected. In fact, Sundae was quite unlucky, after all, there were at least dozens of battle pairs in a group, and she just happened to meet Ash in the second match.

"We meet again, Sundae."

"I didn't expect to face Ash in the second match. I'm not the same person I was back then, but it seems you've grown a lot too." Sundae looked at Ash with a slightly complicated expression.

She had actually improved a lot since she was at the academy, but Ash's improvement was even more exaggerated, so much so that she almost couldn't recognize Ash as the beginner boy who used to battle her at the academy.

Who could have imagined that the boy would reach this level in just six months, or more precisely, only three months? He was already able to battle against Elite Four level trainers. Back in the academy, he could only engage in simulated battles on the computer. Three months later, he was able to directly battle against real Elite Four members.

The world is truly dramatic.

One of Sundae's reasons for attending the Indigo League was to battle Ash, but when the time actually came, she felt it was a bit too early...

How come they're facing off in the second round of the qualifiers? If she loses, won't her performance in her first Quartz Conference be terrible?
"Both players, please release your first Pokémon!" The referee finally couldn't help but remind them, seeing that the two were still chatting and showed no intention of releasing their Pokémon.

Ash and Sundae couldn't help but break into awkward smiles. They had almost forgotten that they were still in the arena during the match.

"Go forth and exact your revenge, Gara Gara!!"

"I choose you, Chimchar!"

(End of this chapter)