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

Chapter 99: Ash's superior skills, the abrupt end of the battle, the taste of defeat!
The conditions for waveguide fusion are actually quite demanding, requiring both parties to have a deep emotional connection, or even a strong bond or a high degree of mutual recognition.

Ash is absolutely fine. Not to mention the Pokémon he's caught, even if it's a Pokémon he's just met, he'd risk his life to protect it if it were in danger. That's just Ash's personality.

The only problem lies with the elves.

If the affinity and acceptance are relatively low, it is impossible to achieve waveguide fusion; Pipibird and Butterfly are the best examples.

However, both of these have since been achieved.

Ash had just caught the Thousand-Year Gastly, and it hadn't even been with him for a day. Ash hadn't even considered using Aura Fusion during this battle.

After all, even Pidgeotto and Butterfree failed back then, let alone Gastly?
However, the result was unexpected. Although the degree of fusion was relatively low, it was still successful. And because of Gengar's strong endurance, even with a low degree of fusion, it was able to accept a lot of aura.

Gengar's level has now reached the peak of the Elite Four, putting it on the same starting line as Alakazam. The rest depends on the skills of its respective trainers.

"As expected, I still have to subdue them with real force to gain their approval!"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Gengar was completely confused.

"It's nothing, just talking to myself. Gengar is coming!"

Ash focused intently, refocusing his mind on the battle. Gengar also suppressed his doubts and began to familiarize himself with the newly emerged power.

Meanwhile, on Sabrina's side, Alakazam vanished from its spot without warning and reappeared behind Gengar the next second, unleashing a powerful Psychic Blast!

The azure blue superpower energy materialized and was about to impact Gengar's body!

As a result, Gengar directly condensed a Shadow Ball with one hand and smashed it backward as if it had foreseen the future!

"boom!!"

The Shadow Sphere and the Psychic Shock collided, resulting in a powerful explosion that sent a violent gust of wind blowing in all directions!
The field was filled with smoke, but the sounds of battle continued to rise, with violent roars exploding one after another!
Even though neither side gave any commands, their Pokémon engaged in a more intense battle than before!

The shockwaves from the aftermath of the battle reverberated in concentric circles on the barrier formed by the waveguide, but could only create ripples.

However, the ground of the arena has become uneven and pitted due to the battle between the two. If Ash hadn't used Aura to cover the entire arena, the entire Goldenrod Gym would probably have been demolished by now!

"Ash and Sabrina didn't give any commands, so why are Gengar and Alakazam fighting so fiercely?!"

Xiaoxia was a little confused. Was this still a Pokémon battle? What was she supposed to do with it?

The trainers didn't give any commands, but the Pokémon frantically looked for opportunities to attack each other. Yet, both trainers seemed so serious. Was this a duel between special ability users?
"It should be telepathy. Telepathy is a type of superpower application. Some Pokémon that can use telepathy can even communicate directly with humans in their minds. Ash and Sabrina should both be using telepathy to communicate directly with Gengar and Alakazam in their minds."

"This kind of command speed is much faster than verbal command. If Sabrina's opponent wasn't Ash, or if Ash's opponent wasn't Sabrina, the battle situation would probably have already tilted to one side," Brock explained with a sigh.

Only people with special abilities can deal with this!

Either the opponent is much more skilled in using Pokémon than the other, or one side can hear the other's commands while the other side is essentially shooting blindly, having to guess the opponent's attack patterns based on the Pokémon's movements. Isn't it obvious which side has the advantage?

But what impressed Xiaogang the most was Xiaozhi. It's one thing for other people's superpowers to be able to use telepathy, but how come Xiaozhi's Aura can also achieve telepathy?
Barrier, attack, recovery, detection, boosting Pokémon strength, and now you've added telepathy? You're writing Aura Power but reading it as Omnipotent Power, right? Don't be so ridiculous!

On the field, the battle between the two sides intensified. Now, this battle is no longer just a contest of the Pokémon's strength, but also a contest of the trainers' strength!
The power of waveguides vs. superpowers!
Unfortunately, this wasn't a true battle between trainers. If all the trainers could have fought together, Sabrina's strength probably wouldn't have been enough to stop Ash with just one hand...

The rules saved Naza!

'Gengar, use Thunder Wave!'

In the smoke-filled arena, neither side could see the other with the naked eye, but for them, this level of obscuration was nothing, as both sides could clearly sense the opponent's position.

Both sides were communicating using telepathy, which made the Pokémon on the field react even faster.

But this is actually somewhat disadvantageous for Naz.

She has always been able to use this almost cheating command technique, where others cannot hear her voice, but she can hear others' voices and thus judge their actions.

But now, she can neither hear Ash's commands nor know what moves Gengar is using, as the smoke obscures her vision.

Now it all comes down to which side makes the more accurate predictions.

Gengar moved with incredible speed and arrived in front of Alakazam. It unleashed an electromagnetic burst from its hand, and golden lightning enveloped Alakazam, paralyzing it.

Sabrina, who was linked to Alakazam, instantly sensed the effects on Alakazam. She quickly used her psychic powers to remove the abnormal status, but this time it didn't go so smoothly.

The two previous abnormal states, one being provocation and the other confusion, both affected the mind. This time, the paralysis is affecting the body!
To remove the paralysis, you need to use your superpowers to expel the electrical current from Alakazam's body, which is not something that can be done instantly.

Ash, of course, was not going to let this opportunity slip by.

'Gengar, Shadow Ball!'

Gengar conjured a Shadow Ball with one hand and slammed it hard into Alakazam's head!

"boom!"

Another roar echoed across the field, and Nazja, who was off the field, let out a muffled groan. Her already fair face turned even paler, and her long, slender legs almost buckled and she knelt down.

Powerful skills often come with risks. Alakazam's level was raised to the Elite Four level because Sabrina combined psychic abilities and mental powers with Alakazam.

Unlike Ash and Gengar's relatively basic Aura fusion, Sabrina and Alakazam have achieved a seamless psychic fusion, allowing Sabrina to use her Elite Four-level psychic powers to further enhance Alakazam's already high-level abilities.

However, this approach also carries significant risks. Each of Alakazam's attacks depletes a lot of her psychic abilities, and each time she takes an attack, her mental state is also damaged.

Since gaining her monstrous superpowers, Sabrina had never used them to this extent, nor had she ever been beaten into such a sorry state.

As the smoke cleared, the situation on the field was revealed to Xiaoxia and Xiaogang.

Gengar was still lively and energetic on the field, while Alakazam was kneeling on the ground, looking like a candle flickering in the wind. Seeing this, both of them were overjoyed; it seemed Ash had won this battle!
"Gengar, give him the final blow, Shadow Ball!" Ash breathed a sigh of relief and then ordered Gengar to finish off Alakazam.

Hudi no longer had the strength to escape, nor the strength to resist. He was on the verge of losing his ability to fight.

A dark Shadow Ball appeared in Gengar's hand, and Gengar grinned maliciously, saying, "It seems my special abilities as a trainer still have the upper hand! Goodbye, Great Fox!"

As it spoke, Gengar mimed throwing a shot put, preparing to launch the Shadow Ball...

"Wait a moment!!"

A sudden voice startled everyone present, including Ash.

Gengar, who had already struck a pose, stumbled and almost fell to the ground from falling backward!

Gengar dismissed the Shadow Ball in its hand and glared at the source of the voice. It wanted to see who had the audacity to come over and say "wait a minute" when the outcome was about to be decided.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man wearing a hat appeared inside the dojo and stood next to Sabrina.

The one who spoke just now was this middle-aged man.

Ash looked at the other person and felt he looked familiar. The next second, he exclaimed, "Ah! Aren't you the uncle who reminded us at the gym entrance?"

This person was the same uncle who told them not to challenge the Saffron Gym when they first arrived there.

But back then, this uncle was scared away by Naz, but now he's come back?

"What do you want, old man? I'm about to win!" Ash glanced at Alakazam, who was already powerless to resist, and didn't rush to finish him off.

Given Gengar's current state, even without Aura Fusion, it could easily crush Alakazam. Unless the opponent has some hidden backup or cheat, it's impossible for it to defeat them.

So Xiaozhi wanted to hear what the uncle's reasons were for stopping them.

"Right now, Sabrina and Alakazam's psychic powers are combined. If you let Gengar finish off the last Shadow Ball, not only will Alakazam lose its ability to battle, but Sabrina will probably also faint and suffer a very serious mental blow. This is the drawback of forcibly increasing the strength of Pokémon."

The uncle patiently explained to Ash, his eyes under the brim of his hat looking at Sabrina with a look of heartache and guilt.

Upon hearing this, Ash looked at Sabrina and realized that she was indeed not in good condition.

He fuses with the Pokémon using Aura. Although he will suffer some damage from the Pokémon, given his physique, unless it's a battle at the Champion level or higher, that kind of damage won't affect him at all.

Sabrina is different. Her psychic power is only at the Elite Four level. Although it is extremely terrifying among humans, and can even be said to be the top level, it is still somewhat inferior to the powerful Pokémon.

Although she can use her psychic powers to enhance her Pokémon's strength, once the intensity of Pokémon battles increases, she, as the trainer, will find herself unable to keep up, just like now.

Ordinary Alakazam and Gengar are high attack, low defense, and low health. Sabrina's Alakazam is a classic example of a regular Alakazam.

However, Ash's Gengar is different. This thousand-year-old Gengar has terrifying stamina. Not only does it have an S-rank aptitude for stamina, but it has also trained its stamina to an S-rank. Therefore, in terms of prolonged battles and attrition warfare, Gengar is not afraid of any opponent of the same level.

This explains why, after several collisions, Sabrina and Alakazam were panting heavily, while Ash and Gengar still looked energetic.

In terms of raw power, Sabrina paired with Alakazam is no weaker than Ash paired with Gengar, but in terms of endurance, they are far inferior. Sabrina is now completely exhausted and can barely stand.

If Gengar had used that Shadow Ball attack, Alakazam and Sabrina would both have been knocked down.

Seeing this, Ash slowly withdrew his Aura, and the barrier on the field was also removed: "Sara, the battle is over, there's no need to continue, right?"

Upon hearing this, Naz's body, which had been forcibly supporting itself, finally gave way, and she collapsed to the ground.

Alakazam's level returned to normal, and like Sabrina, it collapsed to the ground.

"I lost." Sabrina's voice was still cold, but it seemed to contain some other emotions.

The man in overalls saw Naz sitting slumped on the ground. He seemed to want to go over to her, but after seeing her cold expression, he ultimately didn't take a step.

At this moment, Ash was also watching Sabrina. He thought about what the experts in the group had said, hesitated for a while, and finally stepped forward.

"You lost, Naz."

“I know.” Naza looked up slightly, not quite understanding why the boy standing in front of her was saying it again.

"Do you feel resentful?"

"Not reconciled?"

"You put in so much effort in the match, giving it your all, but still lost in the end. Even though you were outmatched, you still felt extremely unwilling. Your heart felt like it was being squeezed by something, it was extremely painful, and you even wanted to have another match with your opponent... Don't you feel the same way?"

Sabrina: ...

Does she have it? It seems so.

From a young age, she possessed superpowers, and as her superpowers increased, her emotions became increasingly detached and distorted.

Ultimately, she became the person she is now, indifferent to everything, doing whatever she wants without considering others.

She even turned her mother into a doll and kept her by her side, while her father, who also had superpowers, eventually escaped from her clutches.

She drove away her loved ones with her own hands, and after being restrained, her emotions became increasingly closed off and distorted, eventually giving rise to a second personality, which was the doll she initially held in her arms.

But during the battle, without her noticing, the doll in her arms disappeared, and her suppressed emotions were gradually released as the battle progressed.

Ultimately, after the defeat, a bitter taste welled up from the tip of my heart to my throat, an indescribable feeling echoing in my heart—this is… defeat.

(End of this chapter)