Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

But he eventually agreed…

Of course, this has nothing to do with whether he's a coward or not; the main reason is that Ash did indeed benefit from the Gold and Silver Wings.

Without the Rainbow Feather, he might not have been able to easily deal with the opening of the Spirit Realm Gate twice;

While Lugia didn't offer any real help, it did manage to quell the tsunami in Vermilion Harbor and even rescued some Pokémon caught in the turmoil.

Let's just consider this repaying those two guys' favor...

Without further hesitation, Ash took the GS Ball into his palm.

Suddenly, the golden and silver feathers released a dazzling light, and together with the upper and lower parts of the GS ball, they turned into two spiraling ribbons of light, and the entire ball bounced away in an instant!

Dr. Uchiki is right, the GS Ball does have a special lock, and the key to unlock it is the gold and silver wings!

"Why is there nothing inside the ball?" Lila frowned in confusion, as the ball seemed to be completely empty.

"No... there's something inside, like a ripple!" As an observer, Xiao Jian had excellent eyesight. He immediately noticed a ripple-like energy ring inside the sphere, as if it were trying to suck in a person's consciousness.

"This is a time ripple," Ash explained softly, continuing to follow the wings' guidance and touching the center of the ripple with his hand...

Everything around him seemed to disappear. The power of the time ripples surged into Ash's mind, bringing extreme exhaustion while also making him see a series of intricate illusions!

Unlike previous predictions of the future, this time it's a journey from the future to the past.

Ash saw the tombstone again, which had flashed by before. It seemed to be buried deep in the sea. There was no name on the tombstone, only a shallow spherical groove on the base.

The surrounding scenery began to recede, and Ash was once again bathed in the storm, fighting alongside Lugia!

In the end, time seemed to have regressed to some unknown era.

Ash saw a figure on a deserted island in the sea, who, like Ash, had come into contact with the Time Waves…

Endless light swept outwards, turning the island's plants black and withering in an instant. This scene of devastation gradually spread to the surrounding islands!

Ash's consciousness gradually rose into the sky, and all the affected islands began to collapse until they were submerged in the sea!

In the end, the once densely packed archipelago was left with a large empty space in its central area, with only one island standing alone...

Chapter 267 Moving to a New Home Together~

"Brother!" "Ash, are you alright?"

The chaotic illusions finally ended, and Ash began to pant heavily. Two girls hurriedly rushed forward, supporting him on either side.

"It's okay..." Ash shook his head silently, but glared fiercely at the Gold and Silver Wings that were flying back into their bag.

Ho-Oh and Lugia, those two are really something else!

This is absolutely a one-time exception. At worst, Ash will just give up being a hero and shave off both hairs, regardless of whether you turn evil or not!

The time ripples inside the GS Sphere are the power left behind by Celebi after each time it travels through time. If someone touches it before it dissipates, they will gain the power to foresee the future.

This concept first appeared in the Zoroar movie of Diamond and Pearl, where the main villain of Sinnoh Crown City, Corinx Cote, had come into contact with Time Ripple.

However, this contact comes with considerable danger. In that movie, Kote came into contact with the Time Wave in the past, which directly caused all the plants in Crown City to lose their vitality instantly, and it took a full twenty years to recover!

Ash's actions just now were the same. Without the power of the Gold and Silver Wings to restrain it, the energy generated by the rampaging Time Ripple might have blown away the entire Daikan Island...

Just like he saw in his precognitive visions!

Sometime in the past, an unknown entity touched a time ripple, directly causing the surrounding islands to collapse and sink!

"Professor Neki, although the GS Ball has been opened, it involves some special circumstances that I cannot explain at the moment." After catching his breath, Ash explained to Professor Neki, "I will summarize the relevant information and give it to Professor Oak. You can contact him directly later."

“I understand, this was originally meant to be something for Dr. Oki to study.” Dr. Uchiki nodded in understanding.

The secret of the GS Ball is clearly related to a legendary Pokémon, and Ash happens to have the key item that can unlock it... As the person involved, Ash naturally has the right to decide whether a researcher like her can continue to follow up.

"But why don't you rest for a bit? I'm... uh, I'm fine now~" Although she couldn't continue exploring the secrets of the GS Ball, Professor Uchiha still wanted to keep Ash a little longer...

However, she was embarrassed to discover that there seemed to be no place for her to rest at all.

"I'm fine... We just happen to have to go to the Pokémon Center, so we'll take our leave now." Ash shook his head, not intending to stay at the research institute any longer.

The GS Ball incident was clearly a case of Ho-Oh and Lugia being forced into it, with the goal of involving as few people as possible.

Once everything along this line of events had settled down, Ash didn't care to tell Professor Uchiha the conclusions...

At the Pokémon Center on Daikan Island, after resting for a while, Ash used the center's switch when no one was around to look.

"Everyone, let's move into our new home." In front of the switch, Ash opened the package he had retrieved from the Ulster Lab, which was filled with perfectly round spheres.

These are the props he ordered at great expense; he plans to replace the balls on his original handhelds.

The most high-end and classy item in the package was four deluxe balls, specially prepared for Little Bag, Old Spray, Jackal, and Fox.

The remaining six Ultra Balls will be distributed among Pinsir, Crobat, Blastoise, Venusaur, Dragonite, and Gengar.

There's also a special silver and black Poké Ball, which Ash prepared specifically for Steelix.

As its size increased further, a regular Heavy Ball became less comfortable to live in, so Ash specially asked Professor Oak to ask his old friend, Mr. Steel, a famous Poké Ball craftsman in the Johto region, to carefully craft this upgraded version of the Super Heavy Ball.

It is said that the steelworker consulted a lot of information and collected a lot of precious materials before finally succeeding in making it using ancient methods.

At least in the Guanzhong and Chengzhong areas, this ball is absolutely unique.

Replacing a Poké Ball doesn't require releasing the Pokémon and then catching it again; you can simply use the Switch in the Center. Soon, all eleven of your Pokémon moved into their new home.

By the way, Pikachu isn't included.

It never scores, and it probably won't even need a regular Poké Ball anymore, so Ash won't waste his money.

"Baby...Baby!" Seeing all its seniors moving to new homes, the baby dragon, which had always lived in a small single room, suddenly became restless and started clamoring for Ash to upgrade its living space...

However, Ash only gave it a Life Orb.

"If you want to change your Pokémon, you'll have to work hard," Ash said with a smile, patting Baby Dragon's head. "Do you know how much effort they've put in to reach where they are today?"

That said, treating all one's own possessions equally, this seemingly fair and friendly approach, is actually the biggest injustice!

The time it takes to capture each animal varies, as does the effort and results achieved. Forcing everyone to be completely equal under such circumstances would be unfair to those who work harder!

To illustrate this with a simple example, consider how much hardship Sinnoh's top dog endured to develop Gale Fire to that level. How can the later, less capable Unova players be considered equal to it?

Ash can promise to give every Pokémon he catches the most suitable training and better treatment than other trainers, but he will also differentiate and provide better conditions for outstanding partners.

...

At night, when everyone was getting ready for bed, Ash was still studying the map of the Orange Islands.

He pondered the premonition he had seen during the day and felt that the disaster of the island sinking must have happened in the Orange Islands.

"Is this... Oboro Island?" After staring at the map for a long time, Ash finally noticed something wrong.

The central area of ​​the Orange Islands, around Tai Pon Island, is indeed quite open, almost like an isolated island in the sea.

Ash only vaguely remembered that the island seemed to be very rich, so much so that many of the Pokémon on the island were larger than usual, which was completely inconsistent with their state after being ravaged by the Time Ripple.

"I'll investigate it when I have the chance..." Ash still had some doubts about Oboro Island, but he didn't plan to explore it right now.

His travels are always planned. This time, Ash's goal in coming to the Orange Islands is to challenge Southern Cross and help Kanto completely reclaim the Orange Islands!

In comparison, the series of events initiated by the GS ball, even if they are related to legends, must be ranked lower unless they are urgent natural disasters!

So, the next part of the itinerary is...

"Brother, are you confirming the itinerary?" Lila, who was about to go to bed, came over.

"Yeah, now that we've got the GS Ball, it's time to get down to business," Ash said with a smile.

"Then... could we go to Pinggan Island once in between?" Lila asked expectantly. "That's Butterfree's home, and I want to take it back to see it."

"Of course, no problem, it's on my way anyway~"

Pinggan Island is located southwest of Daigan Island, and is even closer than Little Orange Island. It won't take Ash and his friends much time to go there.

Moreover, Ash was also eager to see the Pokémon on that island.

A flashy pink Nidoking and an armored rhinoceros would definitely create a striking visual contrast!

Chapter 268 Pinggan Island, Take a Break

After setting off again, Ash and his friends soon arrived at Pigan Island.

This is an island surrounded by sheer cliffs, and there are several huge whirlpools in the surrounding sea, but with Ash and his friends' current water system configuration, the whirlpools can have a negligible impact.

“Pinggan Island…I’ve wanted to come here for a long time!” As soon as he landed on the island, the usually calm Xiao Jian suddenly became excited and dashed out with his drawing board in his hand.

As a Pokémon observer, the pink Pokémon on Pinnacle Island are undoubtedly a huge attraction for him. Unfortunately, this is a nature reserve, and no one is allowed to set foot on the island, let alone catch the Pokémon here.

Thanks to Ash's status as an investigator, Jian was able to accompany him on the island exploration, and he was determined to seize the opportunity.

Soon, he spotted a pink armored rhinoceros eating and quickly pulled out his sketchbook to start sketching.

"Butterfly, come out, we're going home; Dragonair, take a good look around, this is Butterfree's home." Lyra sent out her two pink Pokémon and had Butterfree lead everyone on a tour of the island.

Seeing this, Ash and Misty also released their smaller Brapper and Psyduck, letting them roam freely around them...

As a result, a blob of pink quickly appeared around Psyduck's beak.

"Honestly, why are you so greedy!" Seeing this, Xiaoxia immediately took out a tissue and carefully wiped Psyduck's mouth.

But even after the juice stains were wiped away, Psyduck's beak remained pink, and its tail also turned pink.