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

Chapter 259 Charizard vs. Charizard, the crushing force of flames, the final showdown, Butterfree
Ah Hong's Charizard is even stronger than his Pikachu, having reached the advanced level of a professional. Although it is nominally called a main force on par with Pikachu, Charizard is actually Ah Hong's trump card.

However, in terms of the level of care and affection for raising Pikachu, Pikachu is even more so; otherwise, Ahong's Pikachu wouldn't have been able to reach a professional level.

Hiro's Charizard is significantly stronger than Pikachu in terms of raw power, given that it has undergone two evolutions and is one level higher. Unless Hiro's Raine is as overpowered as Ash's Pikachu, it is impossible for Raine to surpass his Charizard in terms of raw power.

Of course, neither Zane nor Raine could possibly defeat Ash's Pikachu. Ash's Pikachu's strength is not something that can be surpassed simply by moving from intermediate to advanced professional level.

but……

"Pikachu, come back." Ash chose to recall Pikachu. He had already prepared a suitable opponent for Hiro's Charizard, which was the lineup he had prepared after checking Hiro's information.

Pikachu was originally excited to continue the battle. After so many years of the Indigo League, it was finally able to fight with all its might without any worries, and also to restore the confidence that Cynthia had damaged. But it ended before it even started.

However, Pikachu couldn't disobey Ash's orders, and somewhat unwillingly, it ran to Ash's side.

Seeing Pikachu's slightly displeased expression, Ash chuckled and squatted down to pat his head, saying, "Alright, don't be upset. There are still strong opponents ahead. Let's give your friends some time to shine first. You're already leading the charge, right?"

Pikachu thought about it and felt that Ash had some merit. After all, he had already been at the forefront and received so many enthusiastic cheers, so that was enough.

As a result, most of the displeasure in his heart dissipated, and he responded to Xiaozhi, indicating that he was fine.

Seeing this, Ash stood up again and took out a Poké Ball from his waist: "Next up is the second one, be careful, Hiro... I choose you, Charizard!!"

Ash threw the Poké Ball with all his might. With a flash of light, a Charizard even more robust than Hiro's Charizard appeared on the field. This was the second Pokémon Ash had prepared, Charizard!
Although it might sound a bit like attacking someone's morals, Ash originally wanted to battle with Hiro using the same Pokémon. He felt that such a battle would be more meaningful; otherwise... to put it bluntly, it would just be a one-sided crushing defeat.

Unless he uses the second team's Pokémon, then perhaps Hiroshi will still have some ability to fight back. But using the second team's Pokémon would be disrespectful to Hiroshi, who said he would fight Hiroshi with all his might.

That's why we had this Pikachu vs. Pikachu, Charizard vs. Charizard showdown.

Seeing that Ash had also used Charizard, Hiro's expression became more serious. He had to admit that although he knew Ash's Pikachu might be stronger than Charizard, Charizard still looked more imposing.

Moreover, this is a battle between Pokémon of the same species. Zane's pride is stronger than Rein's. It would be fine if he lost to Pikachu, but if he lost to Charizard of the same species, it would be a huge blow to Zane.

Therefore... we must do everything in our power to win this match, even if the gap between the two sides is beyond words!

Zane, use Flamethrower!

"Roar!!"

Zane took a deep breath and then spewed out a blazing pillar of fire. Facing the oncoming flames, Ash's Charizard neither dodged nor evaded, and simply took the flames head-on!

The blazing flames completely engulfed Charizard, but Ahong's face showed no joy. The situation was similar when Rein and Pikachu fought before. Ash's Pokémon first took the hit of Rein's Pokémon without dodging, and then turned around and defeated Rein instantly.

The flamethrower hit the opponent directly, but given the level difference, it shouldn't have caused much damage.

"Sizzle!" The sound of flames being torn apart rang out. Charizard was bathed in the flames, as if taking a shower. The flames not only did not cause him any harm, but instead added a layer of flame effects to Charizard.

Bathed in flames, the fire-breathing dragon resembled a reincarnated dragon god. He walked out of the flames step by step, the flames posing almost no obstacle to him. The oppressive feeling was indescribable for Zane.

His most powerful move was like a tickle to his opponent, completely ineffective. This was a huge blow to Zane. Even being instantly killed by his opponent would be better than having his move ignored.

"It's our turn, Charizard, use Flamethrower!!" Ash commanded Charizard with a wave of his hand.

With a flap of its wings, the flames swirling around the dragon were instantly dispersed. Then, it took a deep breath and exhaled a burst of scorching flames.

The flames had turned completely crimson, without a trace of yellow. Compared to Zane's flames, the fire dragon's fire pillars were thinner, but the temperatures were on completely different levels.

The moment Charizard's flames appeared on the field, the temperature of the entire arena rose significantly, and the spectators who were close by instantly felt sweat beading on their foreheads.

"Zane, get out of the way!!" Ahong's forehead was also covered in sweat, whether it was from the heat or from being frightened by Charizard's flames, he didn't know. In any case, if Zane were to withstand this level of flames head-on, the outcome would be completely different from Ash's Charizard taking Zane's flames head-on. He had to get out of the way.

However, the difference between the flames fired by Charizard and Zane, besides temperature and flame size, is also speed!

The scorching flames arrived in front of Zane with lightning speed, giving him no room to dodge.

Ash's Charizard doesn't need to dodge the opponent's Flamethrower at all, while Zane can't dodge Ash's Charizard's Flamethrower at all!

"Boom!!"

Zane was engulfed by the flames. The raging fire on the field continued to burn, seemingly trying to burn everything around him, including Zane inside the core, to ashes.

Ah Hong's face showed an extremely worried expression, his fists clenched tightly. An unknown amount of time passed, perhaps a second, perhaps ten seconds, before the flames finally began to subside.

For Ah Hong, those few seconds felt like hours; his heart was completely connected to the burning flames.

Zane, engulfed by the flames, made no move to resist; he seemed to have completely lost his voice within the flames.

Once the flames subsided, Zane's figure appeared before the audience and Ah Hong.

Zane's orange-red skin was covered with charred black marks. The fact that even the heat-resistant Zane could be burned like this shows just how intense the flames were.

This was without Charizard using the power of Holy Flame. If it had used that power, it wouldn't have been just a patchwork of black and red; its entire body would probably have turned black. However, even with normal flames, Charizard's full power, unleashed at the advanced level of the Gym Leader, coupled with the enhanced high temperature from its understanding of Holy Flame, almost completely drained Zane's stamina.

"Roar!!" After being scorched by Charizard's flames, Zane let out a furious roar of resentment, seemingly wanting to make another move, but ultimately failed to use the next skill he wanted to use and collapsed.

I was instantly killed...

Although Zane was resistant to fire-type skills and was of a higher level than Raine, he still couldn't avoid being instantly killed. After all, the skill used this time wasn't a lightning bolt, but a more explosive flame jet.

This is Charizard's upgraded Flamethrower, and in terms of power, it's not even weaker than the Flamethrower used by a typical Elite Four-level Fire-type Pokémon.

Zane's ability to stay upright immediately was quite impressive, but unfortunately, that was all. After struggling for a while, Zane eventually collapsed.

"Charizard is unable to battle, Pikachu wins!"

Having learned from the previous experience, the referee didn't hesitate for long this time before announcing the result of the match.

The surrounding chatter continued. Compared to Pikachu's quick kill before, this time it wasn't as fast, but the shock was no less. After all, this was a Fire-type Pokémon being instantly killed by a Fire-type move.

Moreover, the temperature of the flames even affected the surrounding audience seats, demonstrating their immense power.

Some of the people who were present at the battle between Charizard and Glaceon were actually there, and it was from that time that they became fans of Ash's Charizard.

In this battle, Ash's Charizard, while not as powerful as it was against Lorelei, seemed to handle the situation with greater ease.

What? There's such a big difference between dealing with professional-level and Elite Four-level Pokémon, shouldn't you be able to handle them with ease?

That's not the same situation. The "effortless control" mentioned here refers to Charizard's control over its power and its mastery of the flames, which is much more adept than before.

In short, we've become stronger.

Ah Hong took a deep breath and recalled Charizard. Defeat was expected. To win, he could only hope that his opponent would have a physical problem or that Zane would suddenly become powerful.

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to win, but Ah Hong didn't want to let go of even the slightest chance of winning. However, being defeated so quickly was a huge blow.

After recalling Charizard, Hiro took out the last Poké Ball: "This is the last one, go, Bobby!"

With a flash of light, a Butterfree appeared on the field!
This Butterfree is only Elite High level. The growth of Bug-type Pokémon is really too difficult. This Pokémon has been with Ahong since the beginning of his journey and has basically never been replaced.

After countless battles, he finally grew to the current elite advanced level, but this level is almost the limit of his Butterfree, and it is extremely difficult to reach the next level.

Even Ash's Butterfree is only a professional-level Pokémon. It's one of Ash's companions who has been with him since the beginning of his journey. You can imagine how difficult it is to upgrade Butterfree.

However, sending out an elite-level Butterfly at this time would seem as if Hiro had voluntarily given up the match.

After all, this Butterfree is a whole level lower than the Charizard from before!

But in reality, this is already one of Ahong's most powerful main Pokémon besides Charizard and Pikachu.

In a direct confrontation, no matter what method is used, it is impossible to defeat Ash's Pikachu and Charizard. Therefore, a roundabout tactic will be used.

Butterfly's greatest strength lies not in its combat ability, but in the power of its various additional status effects: hypnosis, moderate, paralysis... The only way Hiro can think of to win is to hit the opponent with hypnotic powder.

That would give them a slight chance of winning; otherwise, in a head-on confrontation, an elite-level Butterfly would be no match for them.

"So it really is Butterfree? Charizard, come back!" Upon seeing Aruto's third Pokémon, Ash's face showed an expression of "I knew it," and he immediately recalled Charizard.

"Thank you for your hard work, Charizard. This is my last one—I choose you, Butterfree!" Ash sent out his last Pokémon.

It's also a butterfly, just like Ahong!

At this point, Hiro's three Pokémon perfectly matched Ash's three Pokémon.

When A-Hong saw Ash, Bass, and Butterfree, he was completely stunned. Then, a helpless bitter smile appeared on his lips: "Not only in terms of the strength of the Pokémon, but also in terms of the trainer level, has the opponent completely seen through us? Even if we lose this match, it's not an unjust defeat!"

The Pokémon that participate in the competition are fixed from the beginning. Ash's choice of these three Pokémon means that his opponent had already predicted which Pokémon he would use. This is a complete crushing defeat at the level of a trainer.

However, Hiroshi has really overhyped Ash. It's not difficult to guess which Pokémon he uses, since he only has a limited number of powerful Pokémon, and there are gaps in the strength of each Pokémon.

There are only two professional-level Pokémon: Pikachu and Charizard. It's impossible not to use these two Pokémon, right?

So guessing that the spirit Ah Hong used actually wasn't anything special.

"Then let's begin, this final showdown, Bobby, use Tailwind!"

If you start with a favorable wind and increase your speed, in a battle between Pokémon of the same type, the one with the speed advantage will definitely have the upper hand. If you are not level advantaged to begin with, and you do not gain the initiative in speed, then you are completely doomed.

(End of this chapter)