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

Chapter 93 Evolution, Kirlia! Ash as Professor Oak remembers him.

The reason why people become ghosts after death is because they still have unresolved obsessions from their lives. These obsessions are deeply rooted and more important than life itself, so they remain as souls after death.

Ash can indeed purify the opponent directly with his Aura, but if he could resolve the opponent's obsession before purifying them, it might be beneficial for their reincarnation.

These are all things mentioned by the experts in the group. For example, Aura Xiaozhi has also encountered situations where ghosts exist. However, he encountered a boy, and after resolving the boy's obsession, the boy successfully ascended to heaven.

Moreover, he could feel an unseen force attached to him, which made his journey smoother and accelerated his improvement in strength.

Perhaps that kind of thing is some kind of merit or good deeds.

Now, with Ash's persuasion, gratitude and relief appeared in the ghost girl's beautiful eyes. She nodded to Ash and smiled slightly, "Thank you, young man. I hope Gastly can help you by your side, and I also hope that you can treat Gastly well as you said."

"Don't worry, I will." Ash nodded solemnly, then held his palm out to the girl, his aura surging.

Under the influence of the Aura, the girl's ghost is being rapidly purified, and her previously deteriorated soul is becoming pure again as the Aura purifies it.

During the purification, the girl's face showed an expression of relief, composure, and gratitude.

Because of a lingering obsession, she has survived in this world until now, and Gastly has found a good home. She no longer needs to worry about Gastly. Now, she can finally go find her lover from back then.

In a moment, the girl's ghost was completely purified, and Ash also felt what Aura Ash had said. Something ethereal seemed to be attached to his body. Although his body did not change, his mind seemed to become a little clearer.

After purifying the girl, Ash looked at Gastly, who had turned back into Gastly, and silently took out a Poké Ball and placed it in front of him.

"Keep your promise, Gastly."

"Don't worry, don't worry, if I said I'd become your Pokémon, I'll become your Pokémon. I never thought that after thousands of years of being free and unrestrained, I would one day become a trainer's Pokémon." Gastly exclaimed, then conjured a hand and touched the Poké Ball in Ash's hand.

As he transformed into a beam of light and entered the Poké Ball, the Poké Ball made a 'click' sound, signifying that Ash had successfully captured Gastly.

"I caught Gastly!!"

"Pikachu!"

"La lu~~"

After capturing Gastly, the two little ones celebrated for Ash as usual, but at that moment, something unexpected happened, and Ralts suddenly emitted a dazzling light!

Ash was stunned for a moment, then instantly realized that Ralts was about to evolve!

Ralts was actually on the verge of evolving, but she was in a dilemma. On the one hand, she wanted to evolve to gain more power, but on the other hand, she would no longer be able to sit on Ash's shoulder like before.

If Ralts is a little girl, then Kirlia is a young girl. After becoming a young girl, she naturally can no longer do the things that children do before.

But no matter what, she still has to grow. Although she had the ability to see through Gastly's attacks today, which could have helped Ash, it was essentially the same as her doing nothing at all.

If she could become Kirlia or Gardevoir, she might be able to help more in this battle.

So Ralts decided to evolve here!

As the dazzling light slowly faded, Ralts' appearance changed drastically.

Originally quite short, she suddenly grew to Ash's waist, and her light blue hair also became longer.

However, due to her growing size, her longer hair did not obscure her eyes any further. It had a pointed fringe in the middle, and the hair extended down to the neck along both sides of her head.

Her beautiful orange eyes twinkled in the darkness, like two stars.

Her body, which was originally somewhat pink, has now turned into a pure white, and her hands and legs have become longer and more slender. At first glance, she really looks like a human teenage girl.

"Kirlia, you've evolved!" Ash was overjoyed to see Kirlia evolve.

Ralts was actually on the verge of evolving a long time ago, but it just wouldn't evolve. If it weren't for the fact that Ralts' stats were steadily increasing, Ash would have thought that something was wrong with Ralts.

At its peak, Ralts had already raised all its stats to S-rank. Now, after evolving, its level has jumped to intermediate advanced, but its stats have dropped to A.

Generally speaking, two minor tiers should have reduced Ralts' stats by more, but since Ralts' stats were originally S-rank, they only dropped to A-rank in the end.

With Kirlia's current strength, she is one of the best among the advanced-level characters.

Ash caught Gastly and Ralts evolved, making today a double celebration. He was overjoyed.

"Let's go back first."

"Hmm*2!"

Xiao Zhi called Xiao Xia and Xiao Gang back to their lodgings. It was getting late, so they figured they could talk about it when they got back.

As for whether Gastly should be traded with someone in the team, Ash didn't make a choice, which meant that Gastly was automatically teleported back.

The reason for teleporting Gastly back is similar to that of Butterfree. The Pokémon he has are currently in their growth phase, while Gastly is already fully developed. It would be difficult for Gastly to improve if it stayed by his side.

It would be better to put him in the backyard and let him live there for a while before switching him back.

On the one hand, it can let Gastly get used to modern lifestyles, and on the other hand, it can also let Gastly practice its battle skills and have Professor Oak give it some special training.

It's clear that Gastly is a bit rusty in many ways because it hasn't battled in a long time. Although it has some unique abilities, its body seems to be rusty when it comes to battle.

Soon we'll be facing the Goldenrod Gym, and that gym doesn't hold back. According to our counterparts from the parallel world, the gym leader's Pokémon are at least Champion-level. Even a Champion-level Gastly is said to have only a 60% chance of winning, which shows just how terrifying that gym is.

Therefore, Ash must make some preparations to improve his chances of winning.

After teleporting Gastly back, Ash and the others returned to their guesthouse. Once back at their accommodation, Misty finally couldn't help but ask Ash, "Ash, just how strong are you?! You can even beat a Champion-level Pokémon?! And how come you're completely unharmed after taking a Shadow Ball head-on?! Is your body made of steel?"

As Xiaoxia spoke, she touched Xiaozhi's belly, which had no visible signs of abs. If you were to say someone is strong and physically robust and trains their body to the extreme, they should have abs, but Xiaozhi's belly... well, it's not that he doesn't have abs, but they're barely visible.

Can this kind of body be called a body trained to its limit?
Ash chuckled and said, "Because I used Aura to defend against the last attack. I'm still training my physical abilities, but I'm already very strong in using Aura. With the addition of Aura... battling a Champion-level Pokémon shouldn't be a problem."

Xiao Zhi's relatively conservative answer left Xiao Xia and Xiao Gang wide-eyed and mouths agape, looking utterly shocked!
Ash looked at Brock with a surprised expression, because it was the first time... the first time he had ever seen Brock open his eyes!

Wow, a medical miracle!

All I can say is that the shock of what happened to Ash has made Brock unable to keep his squinty eyes open.

Even if you open your eyes wide, they're not actually that big; at most, they're a little better than your original squinty eyes.

After chatting for a while, it got late, so Xiaoxia and Xiaogang turned off the lights and went to sleep, while Xiaozhi continued to explore the ocean of knowledge.

……

The next day, Ash arrived at the Pokémon Center in Maiden Canyon and explained Gastly's situation to Professor Oak.

Professor Oak was so shocked when he heard that Gastly had survived for thousands of years that he couldn't close his mouth!
While Ghost-type Pokémon can live for a considerable time, it's impossible for them to live for two thousand years!
Xiao Zhi has encountered yet another oddball!

"Hey Ash... what kind of Pokémon have you encountered on this journey? All three starter Pokémon are here: a shiny Ralts, a Riolu obtained from a dying Pokémon egg, and now a Gastly that has lived for thousands of years. So all the rare Pokémon in the world are revolving around you, huh?"

Upon hearing this, Ash's face showed a slightly embarrassed expression. Compared to other rookie trainers, no, it should be said that compared to trainers all over the world, his luck seemed to be better.

If Professor Oak knew that he had even met Ho-Oh, he would probably go completely insane by now.

But his biggest opportunity was actually the chat group he got before receiving his initial Pokémon. Without the help of the many experts in the chat group, who knows what he would be like now?

It's impossible for them to grow that fast.

"Ahem, anyway, I'm leaving Gastly in your care, Professor Oak. I'm planning to take him to challenge the Goldenrod Gym."

"Challenge the Goldenrod Gym? Didn't I tell you not to go to the Goldenrod Gym? You don't think that bringing a Ghost-type Pokémon can counter Psychic-types and allow you to battle the Goldenrod Gym, do you? Gastly is a Ghost-type Pokémon, but it also has a Poison-type that is weak to Psychic-types, so its type advantage is not exactly significant."

"And besides attributes, the most important thing is level! Do you know what level the Goldenrod Gym Leader's Pokémon are? Elite Four level! That's not something a newbie trainer like you can mess with!"

Professor Oak patiently tried to persuade Ash, fearing that Ash might do something rash and challenge the Goldenrod Gym.

The leader of the Goldenrod Gym not only doesn't go easy on you like other gym leaders, but there are also said to be inhumane punishments for failing a challenge, so it's best to avoid this gym if you can avoid it.

There are more than eight gyms in Kanto, why go to the Saffron Gym!

"With Gastly here, there won't be any problems, right Gastly?" Ash greeted Gastly, who had already emerged from behind Professor Oak.

"Hey, sure! As long as that guy isn't a pervert like you, I'll take care of him for you!" Gastly grinned, full of confidence.

As an ancient monster who has lived for thousands of years, he is quite confident in himself. With his strength, he can not be said to be able to run rampant in the whole world, but there shouldn't be too many elves that he can't defeat, at most less than five percent.

Although the old man in front of him said that the gym that Ash was going to challenge also had Elite Four level Pokémon, Ash's Gastly was not afraid of the same level!

It was only when he encountered a monster like Ash that he was defeated and sunk to the bottom. That's why he said that as long as the opponent isn't as monstrous as Ash, he can take them down!

Professor Oak looked at Gastly with some suspicion upon hearing this. Living a long time does not necessarily mean being powerful. Wartortle is said to be able to live for tens of thousands of years, but so far he has never seen a Wartortle that is particularly over the limit.

Although this Gastly has lived a long time, he hasn't really investigated its strength. The main reason is that he just got up and released Gastly, and Ash called. He simply didn't have time to study Gastly.

"Anyway, Professor Oak, don't worry, I won't lose! Even if I do lose, I can just try again. It's not like there's no future after losing, right?"

"...Alright, no matter what I say, you'll probably go anyway. Just be careful." Professor Oak sighed after a moment of silence and didn't try to persuade Ash any further.

Although Ash gave Professor Oak a very unreliable feeling before the trip, after a month, Ash has become more and more like the Ash he remembered, so Professor Oak also chose to believe Ash's words.

Since he says he can win... then maybe he really can win.

If he were to defeat the Goldenrod Gym as a trainer who had only been a trainer for less than two months, he couldn't even imagine how exaggerated the news would be.

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, the three of them went out for breakfast and then began to stroll around the town. It was still early, and many places were not yet open, so it was not as lively as it had been yesterday afternoon and evening.

Xiao Gang was hypnotized last night, so he knew nothing about the various stalls in the town. So the two of them took Xiao Gang around the town and bought some camping supplies along the way.

It's worth mentioning that Kirlia has also come out of the Poké Ball. Although she can no longer stand on Ash's shoulder like Ralts, she can now follow behind him.

However, she's been staying in her Poké Ball more often, since following behind Ash is less convenient than sitting on his shoulders.

(End of this chapter)