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Ash slowly opened his eyes, and at this moment, an inexplicable Aura rose from his body.
Koga, who had been watching Ash, saw Ash open his eyes and his pupils constricted, his body instinctively taking a step back.
'What's going on... It's like he's a completely different person?'
Although the previous Ash was powerful, that was his inherent strength, and he still showed signs of immaturity. But the Ash in front of him now was like a child replaced by a leader.
The Aura emanating from him made Koga feel involuntarily inferior.
The 'Ash' who opened his eyes clenched his fists, feeling the surging Aura within his body, and a slight smile played on his lips: "This power is already on par with that Aura guy. In just two months, he's completely reached his peak? If he continues to grow, the me of this world might actually be able to take on Arceus one-on-one."
At this moment, Ash had been replaced by Champion Ash. Ash still existed within this body, but Champion Ash was temporarily in control. If Ash wanted to reclaim his body, he could do so with just a thought, as it was his body to begin with.
Champion Ash marveled at the immense Aura within Ash's body. In his world, he also possessed Aura, as it was a talent inherent in every Ash.
But his Aura was insignificant compared to the Ash of this world.
Many Ash's possessed Aura, but only one Ash had honed Aura to its pinnacle: Aura Hero Ash.
However, now there was one more: the Ash of this world.
Champion Ash was certain that even without the chat group, the Ash of this world might still be able to elevate his Aura to the extreme level. This fifteen-year-old body alone was many times stronger than his twenty-something-year-old body in his world.
After familiarizing himself with the body, Champion Ash's gaze swept across his surroundings. Upon seeing Misty and Brock, his expression momentarily froze, then a nostalgic look appeared in his eyes.
"Young Misty and Brock, they truly bring back memories. So, my opponent..." Champion Ash murmured, his gaze slowly settling on Koga.
Koga, under Champion Ash's gaze, involuntarily took another step back, his hand clutching the Poké Ball even trembling.
'What's happening? This oppressive feeling... how is it even stronger than the pressure Dande gives me? What exactly happened to Ash?'
Koga thought, his brows tightly furrowed, and his grip on the Poké Ball tightened sharply: "Although I don't know what you mean by 'good luck,' Ash, I have no intention of losing this battle. This is my third Pokémon... Go, Crobat!"
Koga threw the Poké Ball, and with a flash of light, a dark purple, two-winged bat appeared on the field.
Crobat, the final evolution of Zubat, looked much smaller than its pre-evolution Golbat, but at the same level, Crobat was leagues ahead of Golbat.
And this Crobat of Koga's was his starter Pokémon, his ace, having helped him turn the tide in Elite Four Class battles countless times with its wind-like speed!
With Crobat, Koga felt completely confident, even against a Champion level opponent!
Champion Ash looked up at Crobat, and its information instantly appeared in his mind.
"This Insight Eye is quite useful. How many Pokémon did that guy observe to subconsciously store such data in his mind!"
The 'guy' Champion Ash referred to was naturally Breeder Ash from the group.
He had never drawn Insight Eye and only knew of the skill, never having experienced its power firsthand.
Today was his first time experiencing the marvel of Insight Eye.
Insight Eye was actually a skill that Breeder Ash had developed through extensive observation, research, and breeding of countless Pokémon.
It sounded like a very mysterious skill, but in reality, it was all due to Breeder Ash's hard work and sweat.
Because he had summarized the states of countless Pokémon, knowing their physical condition at every level and how they performed at various ability values, he could instantly discern a Pokémon's level, ability values, skills, and abilities.
Aside from Breeder Ash, no one else had the time to cultivate such a skill, as the other Ash's simply didn't have the time to observe Pokémon in such a way!
Champion Ash, experiencing it for the first time, highly praised the skill and had already determined the general data of Koga's Crobat.
Its ability was Infiltrator, it had a very comprehensive move set, all its ability values had reached A-rank, and its level was even Elite Four Class peak!
Even by his standards, he thought this Crobat was exceptionally well-trained.
"Ash, bring out your last Pokémon. Let me see if the Pokémon you used to defeat Sabrina is stronger, or if my Crobat is superior." Koga crossed his arms, his expression full of confidence.
With Crobat's appearance, the Aura that had been suppressed by Ash earlier returned. As long as he used Crobat, he was invincible!
"The Pokémon against Sabrina... I'm sorry, my last Pokémon isn't him. You're the one, Bulbasaur!" Ash shook his head, denying Koga's statement, then threw out his last Pokémon.
With a flash of light, the garlic-headed turtle made a dazzling entrance!
As Bulbasaur appeared, the previously buzzing sounds, and Misty and Brock's cheers, instantly fell silent.
Koga, who was striking a pose, froze when he saw Bulbasaur, his entire face immediately falling, and his elegant pose crumbling.
"Bul... Bulbasaur?!" Misty exclaimed in disbelief, her pretty face now filled with question marks.
How could the last Pokémon be Bulbasaur?!
Bulbasaur had actually gradually fallen behind in Ash's team, nearing the bottom, because its desire not to evolve resulted in very slow progress within the team.
Not all Pokémon were like Ash's Pikachu. Ash's Pikachu could become so strong without evolving because he was very special, but this kind of specialness was arguably unique.
Unfortunately, Bulbasaur didn't have Pikachu's specialness, so Bulbasaur's strength progression within the team had become relatively slow.
Aside from Riolu, a Pokémon that had just started training, Bulbasaur's level could basically be grouped with Butterfree, placing it at the bottom tier of the team.
In this most crucial battle, facing Koga's strongest Pokémon, how could he send out Bulbasaur?!
Brock was even speechless. You could say Pikachu was hiding something, you could say Charizard was hiding something, you could even say Gardevoir was hiding something, but Bulbasaur... based on Bulbasaur's usual performance in the wild, no matter how much it hid, it couldn't hide that much!
Even with Ash's power, for Bulbasaur to even compete with a Professional Level Pokémon would be an extraordinary performance. With an Elite Four Class... how dare he?!
Was Ash planning to forfeit this match directly?
Bulbasaur entered the field with a determined look. He knew Ash was facing a very important battle today, and Ash had also told him before the battle that he would be the finale, his ace!
Finale! Ace! These two terms could actually appear on him one day!
Pikachu had always been the big brother of the team, while the second and third spots were contested by a big brother and a big sister. The fourth spot was temporarily held by Pidgeot, who had evolved into its final form.
He and Wartortle were vying for the fifth spot, but as Wartortle evolved, its speed of leveling up and increasing ability values clearly improved.
So basically, he had settled into the sixth spot on the team.
If Ash didn't have a newly caught and recently trained Riolu, he would be the absolute bottom of Ash's active team.
Yet now, he was appearing as the final ace! He couldn't wrap his head around how this was happening.
But since Ash said so, then following Ash's orders was all that mattered!
Ever since becoming Ash's Pokémon, Bulbasaur had extreme faith in Ash as a Trainer, because the improvements Ash brought him and the skills he learned were all tangible.
Regarding the question of whether to evolve, it was also because Ash gave him all the choices, not making decisions for him, which was why he was so conflicted.
If Ash told him to evolve, then even if he wanted to remain in his Bulbasaur form, he would still follow Ash's wishes and evolve. That was Ash's standing in his heart.
'Let me see who my opponent is!' Bulbasaur thought, looking forward. In an instant, an immense pressure emanated from the purple bat opposite him, pressing down on him.
At this moment, Bulbasaur felt it was even difficult to breathe.
Dude, who are you making me fight?! Is this an opponent I can beat?
We haven't even started fighting yet, and the Aura alone is almost crushing me!
How are we supposed to fight this?
'Bulbasaur.' Ash's low voice entered Bulbasaur's mind: 'You've been struggling with the question of whether to evolve. Now you can experience the power of evolution, and then decide whether or not to evolve.'
As his voice fell, before Bulbasaur could react, an unparalleled power surged from within his body. Instantly, he felt the pressure from Crobat completely vanish!
Bulbasaur felt that the power within him was almost overflowing. That immense power was dozens, even more, times stronger than his own strength.
Normally, such power might have already burst his body, but now he felt as if this power had completely integrated into his body, even strengthening his physique, as if it were his innate power.
Is this the power of evolution?
No... he saw Charizard, Wartortle, and others evolve, but they didn't get such an exaggerated boost!
Frankly, if Charizard and Wartortle were to come out now, tied together, and fight him, he could use just one of his five Vine Whips to hang them up and beat them!
'The power you have now is the power of your future. You want to prove that even without evolving, you can possess great power. Now you can prove it.'
'Not evolving can indeed make you very strong, but the prerequisite is that you must endure loneliness and be patient. Don't compete with Charizard and the others. Slowly accumulate your strength, and then this power within you will truly belong to you one day.'
'But if you evolve, this power within you will come sooner. As for how to choose, that's up to you.'
Champion Ash's voice continued to echo in Bulbasaur's mind. Bulbasaur had a strange feeling that the person speaking to him now wasn't his Trainer... The voice was the same, and the tone seemed similar, but this Ash was like an outsider recounting his problems to him.
This was something the old Ash would never do.
'Get ready to battle. You can think about it properly after you win.'
Before Bulbasaur could finish thinking, Champion Ash's voice sounded again. Bulbasaur then belatedly realized that they were still in a battle. First, defeat the opponent, then go back and ponder!
After coming to his senses, Bulbasaur's sharp gaze fixed on Crobat in the sky, ready for battle at any moment.
Koga looked at Bulbasaur, feeling something was off.
Why did this Bulbasaur feel a little different from before?
He had clearly sensed with his ninja experience at the beginning that the gap between it and Crobat was enormous!
But now, he felt this Bulbasaur had become unfathomable. Why was that?
"It must be a delusion... What could Bulbasaur possibly do? Crobat, finish him directly, use Air Slash!" Koga commanded with a wave of his hand.
To deal with Bulbasaur, he even used a super-effective move, just to precisely take down Bulbasaur!
Koga had originally prepared to win dirty, as winning was better than losing.
But now he not only wanted to win, but to win beautifully, to win with the style of an Elite Four!
Only then could he compensate for his previous ugly loss and slightly regain some dignity.
However, when Crobat flapped its wings, unleashing countless pure white energy blades, Ash showed no intention of having Bulbasaur dodge. Instead, he calmly said: "Use Vine Whip to crush Air Slash."
Use Vine Whip to crush Air Slash? What kind of command is that?
Countless question marks popped up in Koga's mind.
What level is your Bulbasaur, and what level is my Crobat? Vine Whip against Air Slash is even a disadvantageous type matchup. How dare you use Vine Whip to counter Air Slash? Are you in a hurry to die?
Upon receiving the command, two vines quickly extended from Bulbasaur's sides. Facing the storm-like barrage of Air Slash blades, Bulbasaur wildly swung its Vine Whips in the air, creating countless afterimages.
"Bang bang bang!!"
Air Slash, upon hitting Vine Whip, was like tofu hitting rebar. In the blink of an eye, it shattered directly, turning into energy particles that rained down from the sky.