After the battle at the Fuchsia Gym, the levels of Charizard and Gardevoir became separated. Gardevoir used Teleport to send Ash and the others outside, then detected Charizard's level, and afterward looked at Ash with a resentful gaze.
Pikachu had this kind of training opportunity, Charizard had it, but she didn't! It was too unfair!
To this, Ash could only keep apologizing to Gardevoir with an embarrassed smile and promised that if there was another battle like this, he would definitely let Gardevoir fight.
In fact, the reason for not letting Gardevoir take part in this battle was also a helpless move. Charizard could unleash Sacred Fire, which gave hope for victory.
Pikachu, under the dual state enhancement, could fight the opponent head on.
But what about Gardevoir? Her skills were indeed varied, but her level was too low. Against opponents of the same level, or those not much higher, she can stand undefeated, playing with opponents at ease.
But if the level difference was too great, opponents wouldn't be intimidated by such flashy tricks.
Anything flashy can be countered with strength!
Sending Gardevoir to battle would be akin to offering her head on a silver platter; it's truly like grinding a blade to nothing!
But that's only for now. If Gardevoir is given more time to grow until her level rises, even without relying on those flashy special abilities, she could face an Elite head-on.
Hmm... maybe after the Quartz Conference?
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After Ash restored Pikachu and Charizard, the three started heading to the next target.
After passing Fuchsia Gym, the next challenge would naturally be the Cinnabar Gym.
But according to what a passerby said earlier, the Cinnabar Gym seemed to be closed. If they went now, the place might be deserted.
However, going to Viridian Gym wasn't realistic either. Battling Fuchsia Gym was already difficult; challenging a stronger Viridian Gym would just be asking for trouble.
While Ash could still put up a fight as long as it wasn't against Elite-level difficulties, even Champion Ash, and other top members of his group advised not to challenge Viridian Gym just yet; it's better to train a bit more.
And although the Cinnabar Gym was closed, the Gym Leader must still be on Cinnabar Island. As long as they went to Cinnabar Island, they would definitely find the leader.
Out of trust for the top group members, Ash still set his next target on Cinnabar Island, and along the way, decided to look for where the Incredible Garden was.
That place was crucial for the evolution of Bulbasaur. While Bulbasaur could evolve without it, the effects and future potential wouldn't be as great.
So it would be best to locate the Incredible Garden.
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Time passed by quickly, more than half a month had gone by, and it had been twenty days since Ash had challenged the Fuchsia Gym. In these twenty days, Ash's fame had fermented more and more.
A trainer who's been out for only two months managed to defeat three Elite-level Pokemon with only Advanced, Elite, and Professional level Pokemon. This was a once-in-a-lifetime feat.
Pokemon certainly are creatures that can create miracles, but to create such an exaggerated cross-level miracle is quite something.
And this wasn't just a single miracle, but a series of three miracles!
Even if we disregard the fact of defeating an Elite, the fact that Ash had nurtured a Professional-level Pokemon within two months of setting out is extraordinary, isn't it?
According to informed sources, Ash hadn't acquired Pokemon before he started his journey; all of his Pokemon were obtained after starting his travels, almost from scratch.
This means Ash truly nurtured a Professional-level Pokemon within two months, and that Pokemon was a Pikachu!
Isn't this an exceptional miracle?
The more you investigate Ash, the more you discover countless miracles surrounding him.
It's said he even possesses special abilities. The Saffron Gym, which terrorized Kanto, was also defeated by Ash.
After Gym Leader Sabrina was defeated by Ash, she seemed to have stepped down from her Gym position and went outside.
The Saffron Gym has now returned to normal, with the Gym operating at normal standards.
The mysteries surrounding Ash one after another have piqued many people's interest.
Regarding the Fuchsia Gym incident, Gym Leader Koga also came forward to say that the reason Ash's Pokemon could explode with power beyond their levels was due to the help of Victini, the God of Victory.
As for why Victini appeared in Kanto, and why it helped Ash... don't ask. If you ask, it was just a coincidence; if you ask again, Ash's thirst for victory attracted Victini, leading to this miraculous battle.
Victini's basic data was also released by the Kanto League.
While 99% of people were skeptical about Koga's explanation, there seemed to be no other possibility for how Ash's Advanced-level Pokemon could defeat Elite-level Pokemon.
So this was already the best explanation.
And because of this reasoning, most people didn't recognize Ash's victory over the Fuchsia Gym's Elite-level Pokemon as legitimate. They acknowledged Ash's genius but dismissed Ash's two-month victory over Elites as not counting.