"Mengxin Xiaozhi: I think I get it now. So the Insight Eye's ability is to see through a Pokémon's aptitude in terms of its ability values, right?"
"Breeder Xiao Zhi: That's just a basic ability. At my current level, with just one glance, I can discern a Pokémon's strength, its ability ceiling, its breeding progress, what moves it can use, and even its living and battle habits."
"Breeder Xiao Zhi: As for my ability, it's a genuine S-rank. The fact that you drew an A-rank means you haven't obtained all of my current abilities, but it should be enough for your daily use."
The strongest abilities of Ash, who had achieved success in every field, were extremely heaven-defying.
For instance, the Bo-do Power that Ash first drew could even contend with the world's top Legendary Pokémon.
Although he didn't know the specific effects of this second A-rank ability he drew, even if it only had one of the abilities Breeder Xiao Zhi mentioned, Ash felt it was well worth it.
Honestly, having a senior pave the way for you felt incredibly good!
"Mengxin Xiaozhi: How do I use this Insight Eye?"
"Breeder Xiao Zhi: You think it's a Pokémon move? This thing is equivalent to my honed instinct. As long as you look at a Pokémon, you can get its data. If I had to describe it, it's like a passive ability. You don't need to actively use it; you'll understand once you go out."
"Mengxin Xiaozhi: But I don't know anything about Pokémon levels, do I? I wouldn't know what level it is, right?"
"Breeder Xiao Zhi: If you had obtained my complete ability, the chat group would have directly instilled knowledge about levels into your mind. However, even if it hasn't been instilled into your mind now, you can still clearly see what level the opponent is; you just might not know the specific meaning that level represents."
In other words, Ash might be able to tell if that Pokémon was Champion-level or Elite-level, but he wouldn't know the ranking of these two levels within the overall leveling system.
"Breeder Xiao Zhi: Levels are divided into Novice, Normal, Advanced, Superior, Professional, Gym, Elite, Champion, and Divine Realm. When you use Insight Eye, you can easily see the Pokémon's corresponding level, and then just cross-reference it with the information I sent."
"Mengxin Xiaozhi: Okay, I've got it!"
Ash silently memorized what Breeder said; he had never been this serious even during Professor Oak's classes.
"Mengxin Xiaozhi: So what's that C-rank ability? Does it make me run faster?"
"Breeder Xiao Zhi: That's for Pokémon. Didn't I mention before that ability values have S to E rank aptitudes? If you give that ability to your Pokémon, if its speed aptitude is below C-rank, it will instantly reach C-rank. If it's above C-rank, then this aptitude will stack, and there's a certain chance it might break through its existing aptitude limit."
"Champion Xiao Zhi: That's why we say your luck is off the charts. Even a C-rank ability is definitely among the most useful ones, much better than drawing some useless trivia like what side dish goes best with dinner."
"Mengxin Xiaozhi: …"
Goodness, there's such useless stuff among C-rank abilities? Just how unlucky do you have to be to draw something like that… Ahem, it couldn't be Feiqiu Xiao Zhi who started this trend again, could it?
Feiqiu Xiao Zhi, who was fishing in the real world, sneezed, then looked around, suspecting the wind by the sea was too cold, so he put on another layer of clothing.
"Champion Xiao Zhi: Have you reached Chang Pan City yet?"
"Mengxin Xiaozhi: Not yet, I should be there tomorrow."
"Champion Xiao Zhi: That's quite fast. A word of caution: don't challenge the Viridian Gym, and don't ask why. Wait until you have Gym-level strength before you learn about the Viridian Gym."
"Mengxin Xiaozhi: Uh… okay, I understand."
Ash was a bit puzzled, not knowing why he shouldn't challenge the Viridian Gym, and only now did he realize that Chang Pan City also had a Gym.
If Champion hadn't mentioned it, he probably would have gone directly to challenge the Viridian Gym after registering.
But since Champion told him not to go to the Viridian Gym for now, he'd better put that matter aside.
After saying hello in the group, Ash exited the chat and returned to the real world.
Although it seemed like a long chat in the group, it was actually only about ten minutes. The rain outside had just stopped, and Xiao Xia was still drowsy, leaning on her bicycle, so she didn't bother with Ash, who had been meditating for over ten minutes.
In this kind of weather, if there was a bed and a blanket, you could just lie down and fall asleep easily.
Back in reality, Ash turned his gaze to his Pikachu. Instantly, various pieces of information appeared in his clear eyes.
"Species: Pikachu"
"Gender: Male"
"Level: Normal Advanced"
"Ability: Electrostatic"
"Moves: Quick Attack, Thunder Shock, XXXXX"
"Six-dimensional Abilities: Physical Attack D—B (A) Special Attack D—B (A) Defense E—C (A) Special Defense E—C (A) Stamina D—B (A) Speed D—B+ (A)"
(Note: This panel is only listed for readers to understand better, and does not mean it appears this way in Ash's eyes.)
Looking at Pikachu's six-dimensional attributes, virtual question marks almost appeared above Ash's head.
What kind of bizarre six-dimensional attributes were these?
D—B… Does that mean it fluctuates between D and B? Is it normal for a Pokémon's fluctuating ability values to be this exaggerated?
Then there was Pikachu's ability ceiling, which was uniformly A-rank.
Although Pikachu was the first Pokémon Ash observed, judging from the lottery wheel, A-rank was an extremely rare existence, second only to S-rank in ability ceiling.
In other words, his Pikachu's aptitude was unexpectedly good?
It was just that the ability fluctuation was a bit hard to deal with. Would it normally show a three-level fluctuation? A single level difference in ability value is quite significant. No matter what, it shouldn't fluctuate by three levels up and down, right?
Or was his Pikachu special?
Unfortunately, there were no other Pokémon for reference, so he couldn't draw more conclusions.
Besides ability values, he could also see moves, abilities, names, and levels. This passive ability was just like a Pokémon Index, equivalent to a built-in Pokémon Index in his mind that could probe more things.
But just as Breeder Xiao Zhi said, this ability was not a complete ability after all, and it still had some flaws.
For example, Pikachu's Electrostatic ability.
Ash clearly saw what Pikachu's ability was, but he didn't know what Electrostatic actually was…