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

Chapter 268 Ash and Gary both advance to the quarterfinals, Professor Oak's request.

"Slowking is unable to battle, Gardevoir wins!" As the power of the moon descended, Slowking also lost its ability to battle in this attack.

Although Gardevoir only reached the peak of the Gym yesterday, her various stats are still A-rank. After Mega Evolution, her overall strength will increase by another level, so it is only natural that she can easily defeat Slowking.

The gap between the beginner Elite Four member and the peak Gym Leader is immeasurable. Unless one possesses divine power or has a powerful force like Ash that can be attached to a Pokémon, it is virtually impossible to cross this level.

At least for Kaoping, it's impossible. The space is broken, and Slowking's speed has decreased, while Gardevoir on the other side is a high-speed Pokémon, and its speed might even increase after Mega Evolution.

In this situation, what could Slowking possibly use to defeat a Gardevoir that's significantly stronger than him?
In terms of level, he can't match the opponent's level; in terms of speed, he can't match the opponent's speed; as for the trainer's command level... Kaoping felt that his data flow was indeed stronger than most trainers, but this was based on having data, and he knew nothing about Ash's data.

In terms of pure command skills, he's probably not much different from Ash. And his Trick Room was even broken by the opponent. I don't know how he could possibly win.

But Kaoping never expected that he would lose so quickly!
In the blink of an eye, Slowking was instantly defeated. This scene was as if to say, "I was just playing with you before, but now... the farce is over."

Their ace was instantly defeated, and Kaoping's confidence was shattered in that instant.

The more confidence that Dada King gave Kaoping before, the more dejected he is now.

The subsequent battles need no further explanation. Koping's remaining two Pokémon, Lickitung and Heracross, couldn't even last three seconds against Gardevoir, being instantly defeated by a single Psychic attack.

The suspense of the match was already determined when Slowking lost his ability to fight, but the result was not announced until three minutes later.

"Heracross is unable to battle, Gardevoir wins, and all six of Koppin's Pokémon are unable to battle. The winner of this match is—Ash!!"

The referee loudly announced the winner of the match: Ash Ketchum had successfully advanced to the quarterfinals!

As the winner of the competition was announced, Gardevoir once again shone brightly, but this time it was the light of its degeneration.

Gardevoir, now back to normal, gracefully approached Ash, its bright eyes gazing at him as if awaiting his praise.

"Well done, Gardevoir! A beautiful debut!" Ash gave Gardevoir a thumbs-up and praised it generously.

This match marks Gardevoir's first time competing under the spotlight. In her previous gym battles, she had only participated in the Cinnabar Gym battles, which took place in a lava field.

As a debut, Gardevoir performed flawlessly, showcasing its full Mega Evolution form, its Psychic Break that shattered Trick Room, and its incredible strength in defeating four opponents in a row, almost instantly killing them.

Gardevoir's performance in this match caused a sensation among viewers of the Indigo Convention around the world. How could there be such a beautiful and powerful hatching creature?

Mega Gardevoir is even more beautiful than its original form, and its deep black dress in its shiny state has made many people die-hard fans of Gardevoir.

After receiving Ash's praise, Gardevoir also showed a satisfied expression. For Pokémon, the sense of accomplishment from winning is only a small part. What they feel more accomplished about is the encouragement from their trainers and sharing the fruits of victory with their trainers.

This is especially true for Gardevoir. Ash is everything to her, and all the victories she has achieved are for Ash. The reason she evolved from Ralts was to gain stronger power and better help Ash.

The cheers around her and Ash's encouragement made Gardevoir realize that her decision to evolve was truly the wisest one.

Moreover, she seems to be even more beautiful after Mega Evolution, and she is more attractive to others. She doesn't care about other people's attention, but she cares about the fact that Ash can't attract Ash's attention.

After praising Gardevoir, Ash recalled it and went up to shake hands with Koppen. Koppen, holding Ash's hand, said with a wry smile, "I used to think the rumors were a bit exaggerated, like being able to rival the Elite Four members after only half a year of debut, or being the strongest rookie in Kanto's history... But after today's battle, I can only say that it lives up to its reputation."

"Huh? Hehe, I'm not that good. I wouldn't dare to call myself the strongest newcomer."

Kaoping looked at Xiaozhi's mouth, which was almost splitting open with laughter, and his own lips twitched involuntarily. "Are you trying to take the credit for this? You're probably just hoping I'll praise you a few more times, aren't you?"

However, the rumors have indeed come true. Ash's displayed power is undoubtedly the strongest rookie in Kanto. Not to mention the strongest rookie in Kanto, he is probably the strongest rookie in the history of the world.

Throughout the history of the Pokémon world, when has a trainer with such exaggerated talent ever appeared? If it were Ash, he might not have been able to challenge the undefeated king of the Galar region for long.

Speaking of which, after entering the top 32, not only did their Sinnoh region champion disappear, but even the Galar region champion seemed to have vanished. They should have come to watch whenever Ash had a match before.

Based on Kao Ping's observations over the past two days, it seems that apart from the Kanto Elite Four and Chairman D'Amaranth, only Steven, the champion of the Hoenn region, remains in the special audience seats.

Where did those two champions go?
Koping silently buried his questions in his heart. These things were no longer his concern. He had come to the end of this Indigo League journey. If he didn't want to see Ash's performance next, he probably would have packed his bags and left tonight.

"You'd better do your best in the next match. You beat me, so if you lose, I won't let you off the hook." Kaopin withdrew his hand, adjusted his glasses, and 'warned' Ash.

"Don't worry, I'll keep winning." Ash nodded, a confident smile on his face.

……

The opening match has ended, and it was also the match that stirred up the most waves today. Compared with the opening match, the subsequent matches were rather dull.

The only match that caused some ripples was not Shinji's, but Shigeru's.

Because Gary also used Mega Evolution during the competition, and it was the same Mega Blastoise as Ash!
This made the surrounding trainers start to question their existence. What's going on? Ash isn't the only one who mutated. Why is even that Gary a Mega Evolution?

Does this mean that MEGA evolution has become widespread in Kanto?
That's obviously impossible. If Mega Evolution were widespread, Ash and Gary wouldn't be the only ones using it now. Some insiders have vaguely guessed the reason: Ash and Gary are childhood friends who grew up together. With Ash possessing a new power that can be shared, Gary, as his childhood friend, would naturally be the first to enjoy this benefit.

However, besides being childhood friends, they also have a rivalry. In this situation, Ash is still willing to share information about Mega Evolution with Gary, which can only be described as Ash being magnanimous and the two having a true bond.

The Mega Blastoise that Gary showed was slightly inferior to Ash's, but the difference wasn't particularly large; only some experienced trainers could notice the subtle differences.

In comparison, Ash's Blastoise should be slightly stronger than Gary's, and this small difference is easily bridged.

But... don't forget, Ash's Blastoise isn't his ace Pokémon, he doesn't even know where it ranks, while Gary's Blastoise is his absolute ace.

In the six-on-six battle, Gary defeated three opponents with his Mega Evolved Blastoise, successfully advancing to the quarterfinals.

The gap between the ace and the non-ace is so small, and Ash's is even slightly stronger. It's hard to imagine how terrifying the gap would be if Ash's ace were to face Gary's Blastoise.

Fortunately, there's good news: the quarterfinals rankings are out, and Ash and Gary didn't draw each other, nor did either of them draw Shinji. With a two-in-seven chance of not drawing him, it's incredibly lucky for Gary.

If you don't draw those two people, that's a good draw!
Ash's opponent was a person named Aqing. Aqing's overall strength was roughly at the advanced to peak level of a professional, and he had revealed most of the Pokémon he had. Ash didn't feel any pressure facing him.

Shinji's opponents are equally matched, with Shigeru probably facing the most pressure.

But as I said before, as long as you don't go up against Ash and Shinji, it's a good draw.

Aside from Ash, Shinji, and Koupyi, the other contestants are at best at their professional peak. As long as Gary uses Blastoise's Mega Evolution well, they can still beat it.

But facing those three was an absolute hellish challenge, because they weren't just a single Pokémon gym leader; they had almost an entire gym-level Pokémon team!

Take Kaopin, who was defeated by Ash, for example. He only had two top-tier professional Pokémon, and the rest were Gym Leader level. If it were Gary facing him, he would probably only be able to take down three of Ash's Pokémon at most, and that's assuming they can Mega Evolve.

After the draw, a group of reporters and even countless spectators flocked to Ash, wanting to learn about Mega Evolution. However, Ash was prepared and had Gardevoir use Teleport to take them all away.

Even if information about MEGA evolution is revealed, it will have to wait until after the Indigo League. What's the rush now?
After escaping the enthusiastic crowd and reporters, Ash, Gary, Professor Oak, and Hanako went to the celebration party. Reaching the top eight in their first competition, especially in an enhanced version of the Indigo League, was already a historic achievement, regardless of the outcome of the later matches.

Even Professor Oak wasn't this powerful when he first debuted.

Compared to Ash, Gary is somewhat inferior, but he has already surpassed his grandfather, Professor Oak. Therefore, it was only natural that this celebration party was held, and Professor Oak was overjoyed.

Professor Oak is incredibly proud that Ash has surpassed his teacher, and that Ash might even make history for the entire league. Pallet Town has produced two top talents at once!

This time, the celebration banquet wasn't prepared by Hanako; instead, they went out to eat at a restaurant. The food at the restaurants in the Quartz Plateau area was still pretty good, but the prices were a bit high. Also, they booked a private room, so the price was even higher.

But for Professor Oak and his friends, problems that can be solved with money aren't really problems. Using a little money to get some peace and quiet is the best thing ever.

After eating and drinking his fill, Ash pulled Professor Oak down from his way to Gary's place. As for the reason...

"What?! Little Lugia!!!"

"Shh!!!" Ash repeatedly made a silencing gesture and kept looking outside. Fortunately, no one was passing by.

Actually, this was just Ash's subconscious action. Mewtwo was observing everything around him, and would have noticed it immediately if someone were there.

Ash just told Professor Oak about Lugia, and Professor Oak looked very surprised, obviously unaware of this.

This wasn't exactly a secret among the Kanto leadership, but Professor Oak had been detached from them for many years. He lived quietly in the secluded paradise of Pallet Town, and the League wouldn't bother him.

"You're planning to go to the Orange Islands after the Quartz Conference, right?"

"Yes, I want to help Lugia find its family." Ash nodded. The reason he told Professor Oak about this was simply to let him know. Like Hanako, Ash had long regarded Professor Oak as family. Before going anywhere, Ash would inform Professor Oak and discuss it with him to see if Professor Oak would have any other opinions.

"That's fine too. After the Indigo League, your next goal should be the Silver League of the City-Tok Alliance, right? The Silver League is about seven or eight months away, which is enough time for you to go to the Orange Islands and come back to collect badges. I was worried that you would put too much pressure on yourself while traveling, so it would be good for you to relax a bit."

After thinking about it, Professor Oak thought it would be good for Ash to go to the Orange Islands. The Orange Islands are a well-known resort island. Ash has very little time to relax since he started traveling, after all, the Indigo League is too tight, which makes Ash need to seize every minute to improve himself.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to get so close to having a Champion-level Pokémon in just six months.

Upon hearing about Lugia, Professor Oak's first thought wasn't about world safety or the whereabouts of legendary Pokémon, but rather that Ash could finally relax a bit.

Ash was taken aback by what Professor Oak said, then sniffed and nodded vigorously: "Yeah, I'll go have some fun!"

"Oh, by the way, since you're going to the Orange Islands, could you do me a favor while you're at it?"

Xiao Zhi: ...

I was only touched for three seconds, and you've already changed things up a bit too fast?! Give me back my感动 (feeling of being touched), you jerk!

(End of this chapter)