Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile!

Chapter 107 The Possibility of Infernape's Further Evolution? Ghost Fighting Forsaken!
Charmander took off its vest and jumped around on the spot. An unprecedented sense of ease washed over it. Is this what it feels like to be weightless? It feels so good!

"Great, use Fire Punch!" Ash commanded Charmeleon to attack again.

Avoid their sharp edge? Now it's a direct confrontation!

"Roar!" Flames erupted from Charmeleon's claws, the flames carrying a hint of seven colors, their temperature even making the surroundings scorching.

The next instant, Charizard slammed its feet together, its body shooting out like lightning, the flames on its hands whistling past, leaving a dazzling trail of fire in the air!

"Ho-choo!!"

Seeing this, Infernape didn't back down or give way, and continued to throw out its fists—close combat!

"Bang bang bang!!"

Their fists clashed together.
You throw a punch, I throw a punch, neither of us will give in!

The blazing flames burned in the air, and the Fighting-type energy on Infernape's fists resisted the burning flames. However, in the clash, Infernape began to gradually fall into a disadvantageous position!

Normally, at the same level, Charmeleon's melee attack is no match for the Fighting-type Magmammy.

Moreover, close combat is a powerful move for Fighting-type Pokémon, and Fire Punch's attack frequency is far lower than that of close combat. But Ash's Charmeleon is different!

This is a Charmeleon that loves to train!
Unlike other Charmeleons that prefer special attacks, Ash's Charmeleon prefers physical attacks!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have mastered the Flame Fist and Dragon Claw skills so perfectly!
Furthermore, Charmeleon's flames have a unique feature: they contain a trace of Ho-Oh's power!
That's right, it's the power of the sacred fire!

The Wind King's sacred fire can be used as a healing flame to save lives and bring about rebirth, or as a destructive flame to burn everything in the world!

Charmeleon can't use true Sacred Flame right now, but it can still add a little of the power it sensed from the Rainbow Feathers that belongs to Ho-Oh to its flames.

Even a fraction of a percent could have a transformative effect on Charizard's flames!
Therefore, the Infernape, which uses close-range combat, was at a disadvantage in every clash, and in the constant collisions, it gradually felt the pain of its body being burned by the flames.

Charmeleon's flames passed through Primal's energy and flowed into Primal's body, leaving many charred marks on Primal's surface.

After a short while, the clash finally came to an end, with both sides stopping their punches simultaneously.

The flames on Charmeleon's tail burned even more fiercely, and the temperature of the Flame Fist in its hand rose to another level!
Infernape, on the other hand, concentrated all its power into its fist, and this strike would decide the outcome!
"Whoosh-"

"boom!!"

Both threw punches simultaneously, the sound of air being cut filled the air, and their fists clashed!

The punch landed squarely on the opponent's face, and the Pokémon that finally fell was—Primegasus.

As Magmaa collapsed to the ground, Charmeleon roared to the sky, spewing out a towering flame. In Ash's eyes, Charmeleon's stats, which had just dropped to A-rank, returned to S-rank at that moment.

This intense, hard-hitting battle allowed Charmeleon to fight to its heart's content, and it also helped Charmeleon break through its existing stat limitations, allowing it to once again surpass Kirlia in level progression.

It probably won't be long before he's promoted to the next level.

"Well done, Charmeleon... Go, Poké Ball!"

Ash first encouraged Charmeleon, then threw a Poké Ball, which hit Primeape, and Primeape was immediately captured by the Poké Ball.

The ball on the ground shook three times as a gesture, then clicked.

"I caught Infernape!!"

"Pipikachu!!"

"Roar!"

Ash approached the Poké Ball, held it up, and looked excited. Pikachu ran over to celebrate, and Charmeleon roared to the sky again, spewing out joyful fireworks.

After capturing it, Ash first activated the Pokédex to prevent Primeape from being immediately teleported back, then released it and used Viridian Power and his unique massage techniques to heal it.

He had previously said that regardless of winning or losing, he would feed the Primal Rush, so he couldn't send the Primal Rush back yet.

With Ash's treatment, Primeape gradually regained consciousness and felt the comfort brought by Ash's massage techniques, as well as the powerful healing effect of Viridian Power.

The combination of these two factors further convinced Prism, who was already convinced of Ash's abilities.

This trainer not only has some amazing Pokémon, but he's also quite skilled himself!

Compared to the humans he had previously ambushed, this human was not only agile but also incredibly strong. Furthermore, he possessed powerful massage techniques and a special ability to restore the bodies of elves. All these amazing qualities indicated that this human was no ordinary human.

Although he considered himself to be an exceptionally talented and outstanding Mankey, he had to admit that becoming this trainer's Pokémon was actually a win for him.

Afterwards, Primeape enjoyed a hearty meal with everyone and quickly integrated into this harmonious family. During the meal, Ash noticed something: Primeape had a move that Ash had never seen before.

Fist of Fury.

Ash was a little curious and opened the Pokédex to look up the move "Rage Punch," but the Pokédex showed that the move was not found.

"Ash, what's Rage Punch? Why did you suddenly look up this skill?" Everyone had finished eating, and Misty was clearing away the dishes. She saw Ash looking up the Rage Punch skill and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Um... Primarine just told me that it has a special move called Rage Punch, but it just evolved and isn't very familiar with its own moves, so it didn't use it. I was thinking of looking up what that move was, but it's not in the Pokédex."

Ash skillfully shifted the blame onto Primeape.

While still exchanging feelings with his other friends, the fiery monkey turned his head and three question marks seemed to appear above his head.

When did he tell Ash that he knew Rage Punch? But he does seem to know that move, but it doesn't seem as useful as close combat, so he hasn't used it.

Moreover, although that skill was a melee skill, it didn't quite match his own attributes; in fact, it was an attribute that made him uncomfortable.

So Primeape never intended to use that move, but Ash said it wasn't very familiar with it after its recent evolution, which is why it didn't use it... What a load of nonsense! However, Misty and the others didn't understand what Primeape was saying, and Primeape didn't argue, so it naturally took the blame.

They also shifted their focus to the problem itself.

"What kind of move is Rage Punch? I don't think I've ever heard of Infernape having this move before. Is it a Fighting-type move?" Even the well-informed Brock said he had never heard of the move Rage Punch.

It sounds like a Fighting-type move, but he had never heard of any Mankey or Infernape having this move.

Ash shook his head: "I don't know. Even the Pokédex can't find much information about it. But this piece of junk often malfunctions and doesn't even recognize Ho-Oh, so there's no point in relying on it."

When Ash first saw Ho-Oh, he used Insight to observe it, and then used the Pokédex to check it. The Pokédex indicated that it was a Pokémon he had never seen before.

Goodness, Ho-Oh's existence is not only common knowledge in Kanto, but it's normal for more than 90% of people to know about it, right?
It's understandable that he was a novice trainer and didn't know, but even the Pokédex, which is supposedly an encyclopedia of Pokémon, couldn't detect it. Ash had already given up hope on this thing from that moment on.

It's not even as good as his eyesight!
Ash had a lot of opinions about the Pokédex that Professor Oak gave him.

"Forget it, don't think about it too much. Ash, have you decided which Pokémon you want to send back to Professor Oak's lab?" Misty patted Ash on the shoulder, indicating that he shouldn't overthink it; it's just a move, after all, it's not important.

The important thing now is for Ash to send a Pokémon back to Professor Oak's lab. It seems that all the Pokémon he has need training, so there's nothing he can send back.

Hearing this, Ash was also a little troubled. He wanted to keep every Pokémon in his hand for training, including the newly caught Primeape, and everyone was in a phase of rapid progress.

The only possible candidate might be Pidgeotto, but as a Flying-type Pokémon, Pidgeotto still has many uses in daily life. Furthermore, after evolving into Pidgeot, Pidgeotto can carry people in flight, which was one of the main reasons why Ash caught Pidgeotto in the first place.

Furthermore, Pidgey's improvement is quite rapid these days. If it were sent to Professor Oak's lab, who would train Pidgey? Professor Oak? He's already incredibly busy; where would he find the time to train his Pokémon?

"Let me think about it carefully..." Xiao Zhi said, closing his eyes and pretending to be deep in thought, but in reality he went to the group to ask for help.

He might not know what to do, but the experts in the group definitely do. In this situation, you should make good use of their knowledge!

After Xiaozhi told the experts in the group about the current situation, they gave their opinions shortly afterward.

[Champion Ash: Send Primeape back.]

[Newbie Ash: Huh? Why? Primeape just evolved; it's time to train it!]

[Champion Ash: Because your Primeape is a little different. You just said that this Primeape knows Rage Punch, right?]

[Newbie Ash: Yes, does anyone know what this move is? Neither Brock, Misty, nor the Pokédex mentions Rage Punch.]

[Champion Ash: That skill doesn't belong to your world... at least not yet, because it hasn't appeared in your Padia region, and the energy of Sector Zero hasn't spread throughout the world yet.]

[Newbie Ash: The Padilla region? Sector Zero?]

[Champion Ash: Don't worry about that. That's not something you can explore right now. Just know that after Primeape acquires the move Rage Punch, it can evolve again.]

[Newbie Ash: Huh? Another evolution? No way, Primeape is already in its final form!]

Ash was taken aback by what the champion said. Amongoose could evolve even further? Wasn't that the ultimate evolutionary limit for Mankey-type Pokémon?

[Newbie Ash: Is it some kind of evolution, like Mega Evolution?]

Mega Evolution is an evolution that allows a Pokémon to reach an even higher level in its final form, but it will regress after a certain period of time. Does this mean that Infernape has a similar evolution?

[Champion Ash: No, that's just normal Pokémon evolution.]

[Newbie Ash: But if evolution is possible, why hasn't the evolution of Primeape been discovered yet?]

[Champion Ash: Didn't I tell you? Primeape can only evolve to a higher form after acquiring Rage Punch, but theoretically, this move shouldn't be available in your area right now. As for why this is the case... perhaps it was due to some kind of accident.]

[Champion Ash: But that's not important. What's important is that Primeape's evolved form, Abomination, is a Ghost/Fighting type Pokémon. For Primeape to evolve in its current state, it needs to master Rage Punch and learn to utilize the power of the Ghost type.]

[Champion Ash: So sending Primeape back to Professor Oak's lab to learn from that thousand-year-old Gastly you caught will be better for its future. That's an ancient monster that's lived for a thousand years; it's quite skilled at training Pokémon. Have you forgotten how your Butterfree learned Tailwind?]

Ash usually shares the real-time status of his various Pokémon in the group chat, so Champion Ash also knew about Gastly training Butterfree.

Based on this, he could deduce that Gastly possessed the ability to teach Pokémon.

This is also why he suggested that Ash send Primeape back.

[Newbie Xiao Zhi: Is this even possible? Thanks for pointing that out, I'm outta here!]

After Xiao Zhi finished speaking, he left the group chat.

Back in the real world, he immediately proposed to send Primeape back, stating that he had already found the best teacher for Primeape.

The Infernape was a little confused, but after hearing that it could become stronger, it didn't have any objections. As long as it could become stronger, that was good!

He'll get his revenge on Charizard sooner or later!

Afterwards, Primeape was teleported back to Professor Oak's lab. Misty asked with some confusion, "Where in the lab is there a suitable teacher for Primeape?"

"Yes, Gengar is one, isn't it?"

Xiaoxia: ……

Are you serious? You want a Ghost-type Pokémon to teach a Fighting-type Pokémon? Those two types are inherently incompatible!

"Hey, trust me. Gengar has lived for so long and has seen far more than us. Plus, he can transform into any Pokémon, which means he's suitable for teaching any Pokémon. So don't worry, if Primeape goes back, it will definitely be stronger than if it stayed with me. But we need to hurry up and go to the Pokémon Center in Celadon City to tell Professor Oak and Gengar."

As Ash spoke, he looked out into the distance. From this vantage point, they could already vaguely see the skyscrapers of Celadon City. He estimated that they would arrive in Celadon City tonight.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang could only wait and see what Xiaozhi had to say for the time being. They packed their things and continued on their way.

(End of this chapter)