Finally, there's Ralts. Three days ago, during a battle, she had already reached the Ordinary Advanced Level, and she remains at that level even now.
Actually, considering Ralts's growth speed, reaching the Ordinary Peak now would be quite normal. Her growth speed is incredibly fast, even surpassing Pikachu's.
But the experts in the group advised Ash that when raising Ralts, it's best to max out her ability values to the current limit before allowing her to level up.
Ralts's six ability value limits are at the S level, but so far, Ralts's ability values have only been trained up to the B level before leveling up.
When she levels up, her ability assessments drop, which is why Ralts's ability values have never reached the max.
However, according to Breeder Ash in the group, the best thing to do is to train a Pokemon's current ability values to the extreme, making it a piece of cake to level up next.
The higher a Pokemon's level, the harder it is to level up. Furthermore, the higher the level, the harder it is to increase ability values!
It's much tougher for an Elite Level Pokemon to upgrade from C to B than it is for an Advanced Level Pokemon to upgrade from B to A.
But when you level up, your ability values only drop by half a level to a level, so if you max out the Pokemon's ability values at the current level, it will be easier to manage the drop after leveling up.
Thus, Ash is not focused on leveling up the Pokemon right now but follows Breeder Ash's guidance, continuously training the Pokemon he has, striving to max out their ability values to the limit.
This will greatly benefit their future.
Finally, there's Brock and Misty's Pokemon. Misty's Staryu has reached the Elite Peak and is stuck at the threshold of the Professional Level, just like Starmie.
Brock's Geodude and Onix have both reached the Advanced Level. Geodude managed to catch up because it evolved into Graveler; with the boost from evolution, its level rose a notch, successfully catching up to Onix.
Zubat's level is still slowly ascending, currently only at the Ordinary Intermediate Level, as it was at the Ordinary Junior Level when first captured.
In summary, this is the progress of the three one and a half months after leaving Cerulean City,
(A week encountering Beast Tamer A, a week at the Poke Academy, and now three days later, totaling seventeen days.)
Half an hour passed, and Brock and Ash prepared a table full of dishes, including food for all the Pokemon. Just as they were about to dig in, a small Oddish appeared before them.
The appearance of Oddish caught the attention of the three; she looked at them with teary eyes, murmuring softly.
Misty and Brock both looked at Ash simultaneously, as he was the only one who could understand.
"Oddish says she's hungry and asked if she could have something to eat? Of course, that's no problem at all. Here you go." Ash translated and then directly took out a bowl, quickly filled it with some food, and gently pushed it towards Oddish.
Oddish initially retreated a couple of steps instinctively, then hopped forward and started gobbling down the food.
"This little guy really does look hungry." Misty leaned over, squatting next to Ash, and remarked with a sense of empathy.
"Yeah... I'm thinking of catching her. I don't have a Grass-Type Pokemon with me right now." Ash suddenly said.
Oddish's final evolution form, Vileplume, is actually quite powerful. Although the Leaf Stone is valuable, it's definitely worth the strength of Vileplume.
Among the Grass-Type Pokemon recommended by the Kanto experts in the group, there is also the Oddish family.