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

Chapter 95 Gastly's Transformation Skill, and the Eerie and Cold Sabrina.

"Don't worry, Miss Joy, we know what we're doing." Ash patted his chest, indicating that everything was under control.

There are many reasons for challenging Sabrina: suggestions from the experts in the group, his own curiosity, and his desire to use his Pokémon to battle against an Elite Four member.

Moreover, the more challenging the dojo, the more it will ignite his fighting spirit.

If there were absolutely no hope of victory, Ash wouldn't be so foolish as to take on the challenge. As the experts in the group said, one-sided battles serve no purpose other than damaging one's self-esteem and confidence.

But now that he has the Champion-level Gastly, he can at least put up a fight with Sabrina.

Additionally, Ash, the "harem king" in the group, mentioned that Sabrina is actually a little girl with a psychological defect. It would be best to battle her as soon as possible and rescue her from her psychological shackles; otherwise... Sabrina might be dragged into Team Rocket!
In many parallel worlds, Sabrina has joined Team Rocket because Team Rocket exploited Sabrina's psychological weakness and dragged her into the abyss.

Sabrina, who joined Team Rocket, caused considerable obstacles for Ash in various parallel worlds and even committed many evil deeds.

As the saying goes, a single thought can be good or evil. Good or evil depends entirely on who can be the first to guide Sabrina. This is also why some of the experts in the group suggested that Ash challenge the Goldenrod Gym after seeing Ash encounter the Millennium Gastly.

However, the trajectory of each world is different. In some worlds, even if Ash didn't challenge the Goldenrod Gym or meet Sabrina, Sabrina still wouldn't join Team Rocket, or even return to normal...

All we can say is that parallel universes represent all sorts of possibilities. As for what kind of existence Sabrina is in Ash's universe, it's impossible for the group to say for sure right now. Ash has to actually meet Sabrina to know.

"Speaking of which..." Ash silently looked up at the ceiling of the Pokémon Center and slowly said, "Have you seen enough?"

Xiaoxia & Xiaogang: !!!
"Xiao...Xiao Zhi, what are you saying? What do you mean you've seen enough?" Xiaoxia's voice trembled slightly. She moved a little closer to Xiao Zhi and followed his gaze, but saw nothing.

Could it be that another being, like the ghost of Maiden Gorge, has appeared here?

"I've felt it ever since we entered Saffron City. There's a strange power around us, which must be a psychic ability. In other words, we've been monitored ever since we entered Saffron City," Ash said, making a startling statement.

Upon entering Golden City, he had already sensed a gaze that focused all its attention on him, making it impossible for him not to notice it.

The other party had already discovered his presence, and perhaps knew that he was also an extraordinary person, which was why they had been watching him so intently, even after he arrived at the Pokémon Center.

However, after he said, "Have you seen enough?", the feeling of being spied on disappeared. It was probably because the other person felt that he was about to go to the Goldenrod Gym, so there was no point in spying on him here. They would deal with it when they saw him.

"I always felt like he was a really scary person!"

"Didn't Miss Joey just say she's terrifying?"

"...Is she still listening? She probably can't hear what I'm saying, right?" Xiaoxia suddenly remembered that Nazi had been spying on them earlier, and her voice immediately became softer.

"Don't worry, they're gone. I'll go find Professor Oak first." Ash waved his hand to indicate that Sabrina was no longer there, and then used the phone from the Pokémon Center to call Professor Oak's lab.

Professor Oak was still eating instant noodles when Ash called. For some reason, whenever Ash called Professor Oak, he was eating instant noodles most of the time. This stuff is neither nutritious nor healthy, but it saves time.

Professor Oak really went all out for his research.

"Hey, Professor Oak."

"It's Ash. This phone call is... Have you arrived in Saffron City yet?"

"Okay, send Gastly back to me first, and I'll send Pidgeotto back."

"Okay, I'll go call Gastly first. He's been having a pretty good time in the backyard lately, and he even goes to teach your Butterfree occasionally. He really knows a lot of moves. Butterfree learned Tailwind thanks to his guidance." Professor Oak complained as he left the phone.

As a monster that has lived for thousands of years, although his strength is not the most outstanding, in terms of the diversity and variability of his skills, he far surpasses ordinary elves, and has even learned many skills that he could not learn on his own.

For example, when Gastly battled Ash, it transformed into Ho-Oh, which was a move it learned called Transformation. This move allows Gastly to transform into other Pokémon and even use their moves, abilities, characteristics, and types.

It's practically an advanced skill for Ditto's transformation.

However, this power is also limited. It cannot use the power of top-tier legendary Pokémon. For example, when it transformed into Ho-Oh, it only had the appearance and a little bit of the aura of Ho-Oh, but it could not use Ho-Oh's exclusive flame, as well as Ho-Oh's divine powers, characteristics, etc.

However, this self-taught skill is already quite extraordinary. Thanks to this skill, Gastly can regress after evolving and learn many skills that it could not learn on its own.

That's why he was able to guide Butterfree to learn the Tailwind skill at Oak's lab.

At his current level, Butterfly is still a bit short. Shunfeng estimates that he will only be able to learn it when Butterfly advances to the peak level, while he is only at the intermediate level now.

It seems Gastly might be a great teacher in the backyard someday...

A moment later, Professor Oak brought Gastly to the phone. Gastly leaned close to the camera, making an exaggerated expression on its face: "It's my turn to go, isn't it?"

"Yeah, Gastly, it's all up to you. This time we're facing a Psychic-type Pokémon, and I reckon its strength is about the same as yours. Can you win?"

"Hey, you'd have to ask you, the trainer, that!"

"makes sense."

After a brief chat, Professor Oak put Gastly into a Poké Ball and teleported over, while Ash teleported Pidgeotto back.

"I've got Gastly's Poké Ball," Ash said to Professor Oak, holding up the Gastly Poké Ball in his hand.

"Alright, I've got Pidgey's Poké Ball too. I wish you all the best from now on. Remember, if you lose, use your Aura to get Misty and Brock away, okay? Sabrina's psychic powers aren't just simple psychic powers; she also has some weird skills. Even if you have Aura, if you get hit by her, you might not be able to turn the tide."

Professor Oak gave him a few more words of advice before hanging up the phone.

After obtaining Gastly, the three headed to the Goldenrod Gym.

When the three arrived at the Goldenrod Gym, a middle-aged man in overalls stopped them.

"Are you here to challenge Sabrina? I advise you not to go. Sabrina is not like other gym leaders." The three looked at each other for a moment. It seemed that this gym was indeed quite dangerous. There were even people at the door specifically blocking and dissuading them. This level of protection was much more outrageous than the previous gyms.

However, before Xiao Zhi could speak, a little girl who looked like a doll appeared silently next to the man in overalls.

"Don't meddle in other people's business~ I've finally found someone I can hang out with."

The moment the man in overalls saw the doll-like girl, a hint of surprise appeared on the half of his face that was exposed through his hat, and then he vanished from the spot.

This scene was quite bizarre; both the little girl and the suddenly vanished uncle seemed like supernatural events.

Xiaoxia unconsciously leaned closer to Xiaozhi, her delicate hands tightly gripping his arm. Only Xiaozhi could give her a sense of security now.

"Don't worry, Misty, I won't let her hurt you in the slightest!" Ash sensed Misty's fear, so he turned to her with a reassuring smile, his words full of determination.

With Xiaozhi's comforting words, Xiaoxia's restless heart finally calmed down a bit, but she still didn't let go of Xiaozhi's arm.

After the man in overalls disappeared, the doll-like girl glanced at the crowd and slowly vanished before their eyes.

At the same time, the doors of the Goldenrod Gym slowly opened, revealing no one behind them, as if some strange force had opened them.

"Was this also Naz's doing?" Xiao Gang stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Sabrina's current abilities seem to far exceed those of the psychics he knows, making her seem like a unique individual, just like Ash.

"Yeah, we can definitely sense traces of psychic powers up there. Let's go in." Ash said, leading Misty, who was holding his arm, and Pikachu at his feet into the room first, with Brock following behind.

A moment later, Ash and his friends arrived at the Goldenrod Gym. Inside the gym were many trainee gym members, all of whom had come with Sabrina's psychic powers!

Even with Sabrina's infamous reputation, the allure of superpowers was simply too great!
There are rumors circulating that if you join the Saffron Gym, you can learn superpowers!

How could those ordinary people who dream of becoming superheroes bear to give up this opportunity?

So even though Sabrina has so many terrifying legends surrounding her, many people still join the Saffron Gym to learn psychic powers.

Furthermore, after joining the gym, they did learn some things from Sabrina, but the pressure Sabrina brought was also very real.

In fact, many trainee employees in the dojo have become mentally unstable due to Sabrina's teaching and pressure.

But it's a matter of one party being willing to give and the other being willing to receive; there's nothing to say about it. Where in the world does a free lunch fall from the sky?
Just as Ash and his friends were about to reach the gym's area, a young man wearing a mask blocked their way.
He first inquired about the purpose of Ash and his friends' arrival, and after learning that they had come to challenge Sabrina, he showed a disdainful expression.

Do you have superpowers?

The three of them, including Ash, shook their heads. To be fair, Aura is not a superpower, so he wasn't lying.

"You dare to challenge our gym leader without any superpowers? Do you even know what happened to those who came to challenge the gym leader?"

"I don't know, but it's okay, I'll win." Ash shrugged and said nonchalantly.

"You really dare to say that! You've never seen the terror of superpowers. Let me show you. This is the power personally taught by the gym leader... Ugh!!"

Just as the masked man was about to unleash his so-called personal teachings, a pained expression suddenly appeared on his face, and he gripped his throat tightly with both hands, as if he was about to suffocate!
The scene startled all three of them, but Xiao Zhi was the first to react, his face showing anger: "Hey! What are you doing? Let him go right now!"

As Ash spoke, his aura surged, directly severing the psychic restraints on the masked man.

After the superpowers were released, the masked man knelt on the ground, panting heavily, still feeling lingering fear.

He really felt like he was suffocating just now. He knew without a doubt that it was his act of stopping these people that angered Naz.

You should have said you were sent by the gym owner earlier! If you were sent by the gym owner, why would I be stopping you when I have nothing better to do?!

He originally wanted to show off his superpowers to ordinary people, but he ended up getting himself into trouble.

Having been in this dojo for so long, he is still the only challenger that the dojo master values ​​so much.

Normally, when he stopped other people here, the museum owner wouldn't treat him like this, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant...

Then, the masked man respectfully led the three to the entrance of the dojo. He quietly stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.

"The curator is inside. Please make yourselves at home."

Having just angered Naz, how could he dare to go inside? If Naz saw him and suddenly felt displeased, he would probably suffer another suffocating pain.

Xiao Zhi nodded, pushed open the two doors with one hand, and slowly walked in.

Inside was a huge arena, even larger than the Vermilion City Gym's arena. Opposite the arena was a curtain, behind which was a figure that could be seen faintly. That should be Sabrina, the leader of the Goldenrod City Gym!
As the three entered, the door behind them slammed shut. The sudden change startled all three of them. Xiaoxia tightened her grip on Xiaozhi's arm and pressed herself against him.

A faint fragrance wafted around Ash's nose, but Ash didn't notice it at all, staring intently at the figure behind the curtain.

Judging from the observation of the Aura Force, Sabrina's psychic abilities are indeed very strong, even giving Ash the feeling that she is close to winning the championship.

This was the first time he had ever seen a special ability user with such great power, other than himself.

"You are here."

A cool, clear voice rang out, and at the same time, the curtain slowly opened, revealing Naz's true face.

(End of this chapter)