Pikachu's attributes are already quite good.
But in terms of level, he's still slightly behind.
Especially compared to Ash as a Trainer,
Aside from his colorful Infinite Reincarnation and Thunder God entries,
The rest of his entries are not worth mentioning at all!
There isn't even a single red entry.
Right now, Pikachu is at the high-level gym stage, and the next step up is the quasi-elite level.
Then, he can advance to the Elite stage!
If the "Best Actor" title could be upgraded to red or even gold,
Then even facing a Champion-level opponent,
Pikachu might still be able to put up a real fight!
But that kind of goal is still too far away.
Forget about upgrading the entry—just getting Pikachu to reach Elite level for real
Will require the right opportunity.
That is, a battle against a Rival of equal strength.
So far, Ash hasn't encountered such a Rival yet.
Even if Gym Leaders used their full strength, it still wouldn't be enough.
But Ash doesn't yet realize
What kind of hidden talents the Kanto Gym Leaders truly possess.
...
During the three days of traveling through Mt. Moon,
In addition to evolving Metapod into Butterfree, Ash
Also ran into Team Rocket again.
As expected, they were easily sent flying by Ash.
Those three weren't pure villains in the original timeline,
But they weren't much better either.
At best, you could say they were bad guys with a trace of conscience.
Among them, James was genuinely kindhearted…
But that had nothing to do with Ash.
Since they tried to steal his Pikachu, he simply blasted them away.
That was that.
After defeating Team Rocket, Ash and his group received thanks from the Clefairy tribe.
They even gifted them several Moon Stones.
Moon Stones were among the cheaper evolution stones,
But their price was still not exactly low.
Converted into Alliance coins, even the lowest-grade Moon Stone was worth more than 200,000 coins.
(The Alliance coin here is equivalent to RMB, so one Potion costs fifty RMB. If you're broke, being a Trainer is impossible.jpg)
To Ash, that amount wasn't much.
But for Serena and Misty, it was an incredibly valuable treasure!
Two hundred thousand—that was about their entire year's travel budget!
Ash gave the stones away without hesitation.
This act not only surprised them but also made their impressions of him skyrocket!
There's a saying:
Love doesn't necessarily require money,
But every moment that proves affection usually involves it~
Ash didn't think much of the small gesture of giving away Moon Stones.
What he didn't know was that his action left a deep impression on both girls.
Among them, Serena's affection had already reached a very high level.
While Misty, on the other hand, began seeing Ash in a new light.
A strong Trainer, handsome, skilled at cooking, and even generous with money...
Damn, wasn't this the perfect son-in-law type?
But Misty could also tell Serena clearly liked Ash.
And Ash himself seemed to have feelings for Serena too...
"What am I thinking? We're only ten years old! Forget it for now!"
"Right now, I should just take full advantage of Ash—learn everything I can about training!"
"And if I can learn his wilderness survival skills and cooking, that's even better!"
"Yes, Misty, you can't be distracted by feelings! As long as you become excellent, you won't have to worry about anyone not chasing you!"
So, after convincing herself like that,
Misty finally managed to calm down her heart's excitement toward Ash.
The three of them crossed Mt. Moon and continued on their journey.
After walking for several more days,
They finally arrived at Cerulean City on the seventh day.
Cerulean City was about the same size as Pewter City.
The most famous attraction here was the Water Ballet!
And the stage for this water ballet performance was actually located inside the Cerulean Gym!
"...Back then, Cerulean Gym used to be one of the top Gyms in the entire Kanto League!"
"But the Gym Leader of Cerulean City passed away suddenly, leaving behind three irresponsible older sisters and one youngest but strongest sister!"
"Although the youngest sister is the strongest Trainer, she's still too young, so the Gym is now temporarily managed by those three who don't take their duties seriously."
"As a result, it's become the weakest Gym in all of Kanto. If it weren't for the Water Ballet shows, I'm afraid we… no, they wouldn't even be able to afford daily Gym expenses!"
Misty explained the situation about the Cerulean Gym to Ash and Serena in detail.
Although Misty tried to make it sound a bit nicer,
The Cerulean Gym of the past truly wasn't weak.
Whether it was for novice Trainers or advanced ones,
It once played an important role as a teaching Gym.
However, the former Gym Leader of Cerulean vanished while on a mission.
The Alliance had searched everywhere, but no trace was found.
So they eventually presumed the Gym Leader had died.
Since the Gym Leader was lost in the line of duty during an Alliance mission,
Even though the Cerulean Gym had declined into the weakest Gym in recent years,
And even failed to meet Gym performance standards,
It was still allowed to exist in Cerulean City.
This was the Alliance's way of showing respect.
Ash had learned about this incident during his time as Professor Oak's assistant.
The case had caused a major stir within the Alliance.
Because the mission the Cerulean Gym Leader had undertaken… was related to a mythical Pokémon!
Ash didn't know which mythical Pokémon it was,
But regardless, it didn't change the fact that Cerulean Gym was currently the weakest Gym.
Brock's Onix was a high-level Pokémon,
Yet it wasn't even the main trump card of Pewter Gym.
But Starmie, the strongest Pokémon under Misty's command,
Was already considered the most powerful Pokémon in the Cerulean Gym lineup.
Even now, Misty herself wasn't the official Gym Leader!
It was hard to even imagine how weak the Cerulean Gym had become.
(End of the chapter)
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