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After Pokémon reach the Professional Level, their improvement rate generally slows down. To reach the Gym Level, exceptional talent is required; otherwise, the rate of strength improvement will drop to a freezing point.
If Pokémon could still make small progress every seven days and significant progress every month, then the entire world would be teeming with Champions, and Elites would be as common as dogs.
Before the Gym Level, one could reluctantly improve through time and effort, but beyond that, it heavily relies on comprehension and talent. Unless the bond with the Trainer creates a miraculous chemical reaction, Pokémon with poor talent will be stuck at the Gym Level.
However, Ash's Pikachu's aptitude cannot be said to be poor, but it is certainly not exceptionally good.
Aptitude of six A-levels, among the Pikachu species, should be one in ten thousand, but compared to Charizard and Gardevoir, there is still some distance.
Ash wasn't sure why Pikachu's strength improved so quickly, but according to the big shots in the group, Pikachu's current improvement is actually normal.
It seems there is still some secret about Pikachu that he hasn't noticed, but the big shots in the group are unwilling to tell him, only saying that the time is not yet ripe.
In addition to Pikachu's improvement, Charizard reached Professional Intermediate, and Gardevoir reached Professional Level a week ago. After reaching the Professional Level, the improvement speed of both Pokémon obviously slowed down.
Only Pikachu continued to advance at an astonishing pace.
Bulbasaur's strength previously reached Superior Intermediate, directly surpassing Wartortle, but after twenty days, its strength only reached Superior Advanced, though this level was already reached a week ago.
Compared to before, the speed of leveling up was indeed a bit faster, but without evolving, this level increase is still a bit slow.
Wartortle, who was originally at the advanced peak, evolved into Blastoise during battles with Team Rocket and daily skirmishes, once again narrowing the gap with Bulbasaur, reaching Superior Intermediate.
Pidgeot's level is already Superior Peak. Although Ash rarely uses Pidgeot in official battles, Pidgeot appears quite often in wild battles.
Moreover, Pidgeot itself trains very hard, so it still surpasses Bulbasaur and Blastoise.
Finally, there's Riolu; he has already reached Intermediate Advanced, directly crossing an entire major stage in almost a month!
Besides Riolu's relatively low level, it's also because Riolu's talent is strong enough, and it is compatible with Ash's Aura Power.
Every day, besides physical training, he meditates with Ash on Aura, improving very quickly.
This is a training method that other Pokémon cannot use. If other Pokémon could also meditate on Aura with Ash like Riolu, their improvement speed would probably be even faster.
Additionally, during these twenty days, Ash also rotated Pokémon with Oak's Laboratory. He saw Primeape and Butterfree, whom he hadn't seen in a while, as well as Tauros and the Millennium Gengar.
They were all living quite comfortably in Oak's Laboratory, and under Gengar's guidance, their strength improvement was not slow.
Gengar took on the responsibility of a Trainer in the backyard, and Ash also had Erika mail some perfumes to Oak's Laboratory, so everyone at Oak's Laboratory also had auxiliary items for training.
Compared to Ash's side, there was less recovery from Viridian Power and massage, as well as nutritional help from diet.
However, Gengar's ability to train Pokémon is even stronger than Ash's… After all, he's an old monster who has lived for a thousand years; he truly knows everything!
With Gengar's help, Butterfree is already Superior Elementary. For a Bug-type Pokémon, this improvement is already quite remarkable.
Primeape has also reached Superior Intermediate and has initially mastered Ghost-type power, being able to use Focus Punch quite skillfully.
According to Primeape, every time he uses Focus Punch, the Ghost-type power in his body stirs restlessly, attempting to fill his entire body.
And Primeape has a premonition that if he just lets the Ghost-type energy spread directly, he probably won't be able to evolve in this lifetime.
Regarding Primeape's situation, Ash asked the big shots in the group, and they confirmed that Primeape's premonition was correct.
What he needs is to control the Ghost-type energy, not be passively controlled by it. If the Ghost-type power spreads throughout his body, then even if Primeape can still use Focus Punch, he will not be able to condense Ghost-type power.
However, Primeape's evolution difficulty surprised the people in the chat group. According to them, Primeape in their world didn't have such trouble evolving. Ultimately, it's because there are no examples of Primeape evolving in Ash's world.
Ash's Primeape is very likely to be the first to evolve, and if it does, it will be extraordinary, possibly even receiving the world's blessing.
So, although evolution is difficult, as long as one perseveres, they will definitely receive generous rewards.
Butterfree and Primeape both improved, but Gengar… his level didn't budge.
No way, he had been at the Elite Advanced level for countless years. If it were that easy to improve, he would have been a Champion long ago.
However, he also vaguely felt his bottleneck loosening recently. Perhaps in another ten days or half a month, he would be Elite Peak.
These are the results of Ash and the others' growth during this period.
Additionally, when Ash and Professor Oak exchanged Pokémon, Professor Oak repeatedly reminded Ash that if he were to challenge the Viridian Gym, he should remember to bring him along.
Ash was a bit puzzled. What's the deal with bringing Professor Oak to challenge a Gym?
Professor Oak's reason was that the Viridian Gym Leader was an old friend of his, and he would take the opportunity to catch up with his old friend when Ash went to challenge the Gym.
Ash readily agreed to this; after all, it was just coming to watch a battle, and it wouldn't have any impact… After a twenty-day journey, Ash and the others arrived at a place called the Grand Canyon. This place has been very popular recently, rumored to have fossils of Fossil Pokémon appearing.
With the current technology of the Pokémon World, it is already possible to revive Pokémon that are almost dead and dormant within fossils or amber.
Therefore, once a Fossil Pokémon fossil is found in the Grand Canyon, it is equivalent to possessing an extinct Pokémon!
Whether it's for value, vanity, or satisfaction, countless people have come to the Grand Canyon just to find a Fossil Pokémon!
Ash and the others came here for two reasons: one was for the fossils, and the other was that the one-time ability Ash had previously drawn finally showed signs of activation.
One-time ability—MEGA's Guidance can lead Ash to find at least one Evolution Stone and one Key Stone. As for the type of ite, that is unknown.
But having it is better than not having it.
This world has not yet seen anything like MEGA Evolution.
How incredibly exaggerated would the improvement for a Pokémon be if it could evolve one more time after its final form?
It is well known that evolution generally leads to a level increase, and after evolution, various body stats will rise. This is why Pokémon undergo a qualitative change after evolution.
Moreover, the later a Pokémon evolves, the greater the extent of improvement. There is a significant difference between a first-stage evolution and a second-stage evolution.
MEGA Evolution is even equivalent to a third-stage evolution, and its improvement is naturally self-evident. Otherwise, how could it be compared to a bug-like system like Gigantamax?
The most powerful aspect of the Gigantamax system is that it can double a Pokémon's HP and give its moves an epic enhancement!
Every move is equivalent to a powerful STAB attack, and it also comes with special effects, such as Max Airstream increasing speed, and Max Quake increasing Special Defense… If this system weren't limited by energy, generally only allowing three moves to be used, and also not allowing recall into a Poké Ball, it would probably be the strongest system among the four major systems.
However, under the limitations of terrain, turns, and rotation, Gigantamax is not overly buggy. Instead, MEGA Evolution, which has no restrictions and can last an entire battle, is quite powerful.
These were all explanations given to Ash by the big shots in the group. In reality, Ash hadn't even seen one system, let alone all four major systems.
If he can find an ite and a Key Stone in the Grand Canyon, then this will be his first system.
Upon arriving at the Grand Canyon, the place was already packed with people. As far as the eye could see, there were only people, each wielding a pickaxe, constantly digging, trying to unearth a Pokémon fossil in the Grand Canyon.
Here, besides Trainers who want to revive Fossil Pokémon, there are also miners, merchants, and various other people. After all, fossils themselves are extremely valuable!
Even if you dig one up and don't need it, you can sell it to others. As long as the fossil is not revived, it doesn't count as trading a Pokémon, and there's no need to sell it secretly.
So, getting rich is today!
For Ash, money is something he can't spend all of now. He earns millions every day, and as long as he doesn't buy extremely precious items, this money will be enough for him to train Pokémon for a lifetime.
Therefore, if someone really digs up ore and wants to sell it, Ash still has money to acquire it.
But to be honest, the efficiency of those miners searching for fossils is absolutely dwarfed by Ash's.
Fossil Pokémon can be revived by machines because they didn't completely die when they entered their fossil state; their bodies still retained vitality, but they turned into fossils for self-protection.
However, in the fossil state, if there is no one to assist in their revival, they cannot escape the fossil state. So, turning into a fossil is also a last resort for Fossil Pokémon.
And Ash… he has Aura Power!
Everything in the world has Aura. As long as there is life, there are Aura fluctuations. Although Fossil Pokémon are in a fossil state, they are not considered dead, so Ash's Aura Power can detect their presence.
At this moment, Ash and the others were all wearing masks, and Ash even took off his hat. Unless someone was particularly familiar with Ash, they generally wouldn't recognize him.
And now everyone was diligently digging, so no one would notice that Ash had actually come to the Grand Canyon.
"There are too many people here. Let's find an empty spot first." Ash looked around. Almost every spot had people digging. The more people, the more Aura, which would make it difficult to search for those faint fossil Auras.
So he turned to Misty and Brock and suggested moving to another location first.
After getting their agreement, Ash released Gardevoir and used Teleport to arrive at a relatively open area.
This was already considered the edge of the Grand Canyon. Most people wouldn't come to such a place because the possibility of finding fossils in the fringe areas is very small.
However, for Ash, once Aura detection is activated, all places are the same.
"Alright, let's see if there are any Fossil Pokémon here."
Ash closed his eyes, and Aura Power permeated downwards. Fossils are dug out, so naturally, Aura Power is used to detect downwards. After a few seconds, Ash opened his eyes, and the power in his body slowly retracted.
"How is it, Ash?"
"Yes! And many of them!"
"Many!!!"
Misty and Brock exclaimed.
Fossil Pokémon are extinct beings. It's only in recent years that the Alliance invented machines to revive Fossil Pokémon, allowing them to see the light of day again.
But even fossils are extremely precious. To revive a Fossil Pokémon, you first need a fossil, and fossils are actually very rare on the market. Every revivable fossil sells for an exorbitant price!
Among the three present, it's estimated that only Ash would have enough money to buy such a revivable Fossil Pokémon.
And now, Ash said there are many fossils here!
This would make them rich!
Although they certainly no longer lack money, who would complain about having too much money?
Their purpose for coming this time was simply to obtain one fossil each and be perfectly satisfied.
Pokémon are about quality, not quantity. It would be great to get one Fossil Pokémon and raise it well.
So, when Ash said he found many fossils, they could not only each get a fossil but also sell the rest of the fossils!
This would also cover the cost of reviving the fossils… even though Ash doesn't lack that money.
However, while the two were excited, Ash slowly shook his head: "When I said 'many,' I didn't mean there were many fossils, but rather that there were many Fossil Pokémon."
Misty & Brock:???
Is there a difference? Aren't fossils just Fossil Pokémon?
Seeing that the two still didn't understand, Ash could only helplessly explain in more detail: "The Fossil Pokémon below… are all alive."
Misty & Brock: !!!
Alive?!