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

Chapter 240 erupts, a super-fiery blaze!!

Cynthia didn't attend the match in person that day, but she saw Shinji's performance on TV. After all, he was a genius trainer from her Sinnoh region, so she had to pay some attention to him.

In her view, Shinji had gone astray, and the person who could put him back on the right track appeared at this Indigo League.

But she didn't expect that the two had already crossed paths in private before they even met in a formal battle. Otherwise, how would Shinji's Chimchar have ended up in Ash's hands?
With Cynthia's keen eye, she could see that Chimchar possessed an extremely terrifying potential, but she couldn't fully discern just how terrifying it was.

After all, she didn't have Ash's Eye of Insight. However, she knew one thing: Shinji couldn't unleash Chimchar's full potential.

It's not that Shinji is an unskilled trainer, nor that his training methods are flawed, but rather that he and Chimchar are simply not a good match.

Shinji's personality is easily discernible from his appearance, while Chimchar's personality is the complete opposite of the aloof Shinji; the greater the pressure, the less he can unleash his potential.

If Cynthia were to choose, she would think Ash is more suitable for Chimchar. Only Ash's gentle personality can allow Chimchar to unleash its potential without pressure, rather than by constantly putting pressure on it.

However, Chimchar is already Shinji's Pokémon, so it's obviously not realistic to send Chimchar to Ash's Pokémon.

But reality is always magical. Who would have thought that in just two days, the little Chimchar would change hands?

Moreover, within just a few days of changing hands, Ash had unleashed Chimchar's power, and it even evolved during battle. This is the chemical reaction that can occur between a suitable trainer and a suitable Pokémon.

Of course, not just any suitable Pokémon and trainer can achieve the level of Ash and Chimchar. This is inseparable from Chimchar's own talent and Ash's natural talent as a trainer.

On the other side, when Shinji saw the evolved Chimchar, his usually indifferent face showed a rare ugly expression. He had painstakingly trained Chimchar for several months, but Chimchar was stuck at the early stage of advancement and could not make any progress.

Just two days ago, I abandoned Chimchar, and not only did Chimchar level up, but it also evolved into Infernape right in front of me! What kind of operation is this?!

It's like you get intelligence that there's a box of gold buried somewhere, and you work hard digging for months, but you don't even see a single rare ore, let alone gold.

Then you decided to put down the hoe and stop doing this pointless work. Then someone else came and took over, and in just two days, he dug up the box of gold underground!
This is exactly the same situation he is in now. The power hidden in Chimchar's body is that gold. He spent so much time but still couldn't get the gold, while Ash only took a few days to dig it out.

Is it because Ash is too different from him, or is Chimchar acting out because it's unhappy with Ash's training?

Shinji is not a petty person who blames others for his mistakes. Although he often says that his Spirits are useless, he is actually saying that to himself as a form of self-motivation.

If the Pokémon is useless, the trainer is equally responsible. After that, he and the Pokémon will train even harder to improve their strength.

But now he really couldn't hold back anymore. Could this be the little fire monkey acting on him?

Even if Ash had a way to unlock Chimchar's potential, it shouldn't have caused such a dramatic change in Chimchar in just a few days, right?!

This isn't just unlocking Chimchar's potential, it's like it's a completely different Pokémon!
Shinji didn't feel any regret. He only had one thought in his mind, which was to find out why Chimchar suddenly seemed like a completely different Pokémon. Whether it was its battle power, level increase, or other aspects, it was completely different from when it was in his hands.

Is it really just a difference in skill level between trainers?

……

"Unbelievable! Ash's Chimchar evolved into Infernape during the battle, and its Flame Wheel just now defeated Dai's Marowak. Is this the power of a Kanto Supernova? To evolve a Pokémon during battle, what a daring act! But he succeeded!"

"Faced with the Infernape whose strength has skyrocketed after evolution, which Pokémon will Sundae choose to use to counter it?!"

The host's words made Sundae purse her red lips helplessly. She hadn't expected that when facing a Chimchar that was a whole stage lower in level, she would be instantly defeated by the opponent. This evolution was simply unfair.

After evolving, Infernape is much stronger than before, but the good news is that her Marowak is also her weakest Pokémon.

This time, her setup consisted of two of her strongest main Pokémon and one of her weakest. The weakest one was one of the first few Pokémon she captured. Later, due to its talent and its own species, it couldn't keep up with the other Pokémon. However, Sundae still chose to keep it by her side and nurture it with all her heart.

Although Marowak isn't her strongest Pokémon, it's definitely the one she's trained the most diligently. So no matter what the situation, Sundae will always bring Marowak into battle, which can be considered her dedication.

However, this is the kind of situation that would occur if she brought along a Marowak whose strength couldn't keep up. The Indigo League is full of strong players, not to mention that she was facing Ash this time. It was not unexpected that she would be defeated by him in an instant.

But being instantly defeated by a newly evolved Infernape is not in Sundae's plans.

Sundae took a deep breath, put the Marowak Poké Ball back into her pocket, and then took out a new Poké Ball: "Please, Gengar!"

With a flash of light, a dark purple Pokémon appeared on the field—Gengar, a Ghost-type Pokémon.

"Is this Gengar... the same Gastly from back then?" Ash felt a sense of familiarity upon seeing Gengar, even though he couldn't remember all the Pokémon he had encountered and battled.

Ash still has some recollection of the Pokémon that Ralts fought in its first battle.

Even though Gastly has now evolved into Gengar, Ash still feels a sense of familiarity from it.

"That's right, it's the Gastly from back then. He was defeated by your Ralts back then, but now he's completely transformed and a completely different person. I was originally planning to use him to battle your Gardevoir, but let's take care of your Infernape first."

Sundae proudly raised her smooth chin, appearing very confident in the power of her Gengar.

This Gengar was originally the Academy's Pokémon, but after that competition, it followed Sundae. The Academy treated Sundae very well and gave her the Gastly.

And so, Gastly became Sunday's. Subsequently, Gastly displayed extraordinary potential under Sunday's care, evolving repeatedly and increasing its strength in just a few months. Just a few days ago, Gastly even reached the professional level!
This rate of improvement is nothing short of terrifying; it's only slightly better than weaker characters like Gary and Misty, but of course, it's no match for Ash.

Ralts, which was once at the same level as Gastly, is now a high-level gym leader, almost at the peak of the gym. It has surpassed Gastly by one major level and two minor levels. The difference between the two can only be described as astronomical.

So what Sundae said about Gengar getting revenge on Gardevoir was just wishful thinking.

However, given Gengar's strength, dealing with Infernape would indeed be a piece of cake...

After evolving, Infernape's strength skyrocketed, reaching the peak of advanced level, but it was still far from being a professional-level Infernape. Even with Ash's Aura boost, its strength would only reach the advanced level of elite at best.

Now that it has just evolved and jumped two levels, Infernape cannot withstand the full infusion of Aura power.

Reaching the elite level was already a huge stretch; otherwise, Gara Gara would have collapsed even faster.

However, it now pales in comparison when facing a professional-level Gengar.

"Infernape, is that okay?"

"Whoa!" Infernape's fists lit up as it unleashed a series of wild punches in mid-air, a hint of excitement on its face.

This is a new move he learned after evolving: Sonic Punch.

It's clear that this victory greatly boosted Infernape's confidence, and the evolution also gave him even more confidence. His punching motions and postures are completely different from when he was still a Chimchar.

Perhaps it was because he had been fighting against opponents much stronger than Shinji all the time, but had repeatedly lost, which eroded his confidence. That's why Infernape was so excited about winning this battle.

Infernape could sense the vast gap between itself and Gengar; even with Ash's power boost, victory would be extremely difficult.

However, he still wanted to try. He wanted to challenge his limits and bring out the power within him!

"In that case, let's go! Infernape, Flamethrower!" Ash abandoned the idea of ​​putting Infernape into its Poké Ball and waved his hand, sending Infernape to attack first.

"Get out of the way, then use Shadow Ball," Sundae calmly instructed.

The Gengar in the sky vanished instantly, its Flamethrower missing its target. Then, Gengar appeared to the side of Infernape, and immediately formed a Shadow Ball in its hand, which it then threw!

"Fire Wheel!" The speed of a professional-level Infernape is much faster than that of the current Infernape, which is still using Flamethrower. It is almost impossible for Infernape to dodge it, so it can only use moves to defend itself.

"Whoa!" While maintaining its Flamethrower output, Infernape suddenly curled up into a ball, and the Flamethrower from its mouth swirled around its body, transforming into a wheel of fire!

The blazing flames collided with the dark energy spheres, creating a deafening roar on the field!

Amidst the billowing smoke, Infernape was sent flying backwards through the smoke, tumbling over the ground more than ten times before finally coming to a stop at the edge of the arena.

Ash clutched his shoulder, involuntarily taking a few steps back, a look of pain on his face.

"The gap is really that big... But it's a bit of a stretch for an advanced-level monster to fight a professional-level one. Infernape isn't very familiar with its own power, and at this level, it hasn't fully unleashed its power, otherwise..."

Xiao Zhi muttered something to himself, sounding somewhat resentful.

In fact, if Infernape could train all its stats to the limit at its current level, then advancing to the peak and taking on a beginner-level class would be no problem at all.

However, he had just evolved, and let alone train his stats to their peak, he could only exert about 70-80% of his original power at the peak of his evolution. Even Ash's use of Aura Power to enhance him could not reach 100%.

In this situation, wanting to fight against professional-level opponents is wishful thinking.

That collision just now took away seven or eight tenths of Infernape's stamina. If it were to have another one, it would probably be asleep until dark.

"Infernape, let's change tactics... Hmm?" Just as Ash was about to have Infernape change its strategy, he suddenly noticed that a power was rising within Infernape's body. That power was extremely violent and almost instantly filled Infernape's entire body!

"Ho-choo!!!" The Infernape, which was lying on the ground, suddenly turned red-eyed. Then it quickly jumped up from its lying position and pounded its huge fists on its chest. The flames on its back even turned into a big "X" and spread to all directions!
Intense fire triggered!

However, this raging fire was unusually fierce, and the entire area became scorching hot at that moment. Ash's eyes were also somewhat dazed, as he had never seen such a ferocious fire before.

Is this the super raging fire that the Eye of Insight has detected? It's far more powerful than ordinary raging fire.

Normal Blaze only increases Fire-type damage by 50%, but Infernape's Blaze increases it by at least 100%, and it's even increasing!

Besides the increased power of fire, Infernape's overall stats are also constantly improving. Ash, who is now in perfect harmony with Infernape, can feel that Infernape's strength and speed have both increased significantly, but its defense and stamina have remained unchanged.

This is a pure boost to offensive power, much more powerful than Blazing Fire, but the boost is not comprehensive enough.

When this power erupts, it means that Infernape's power is nearing its limit. Even if it can unleash power far exceeding its own level, it cannot sustain it.

But that's not the most crucial point. The most crucial point is... Ash can barely sense Infernape anymore!
(End of this chapter)