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

Chapter 19: The Trial at the Dojo, the Scenery of the Journey.

"The Pokémon Tournament is a grand competition held in every region. Generally, the tournament is held once a year, but the start time varies from region to region. For example, the Indigo League in Kanto starts in six months, while the Silver League in Johto is about to begin."

"One day before the Pokémon Tournament begins, participants must register with eight Gym Leader Badges to qualify for the competition. You can have more badges than you need. If you only collect all the badges on the day of the competition, then unfortunately, you will have to wait until next year's competition, and all the Gym Leader Badges you have collected this year will be invalidated and you will need to collect them again."

Misty explained the rules of the Pokémon Tournament to Ash in great detail.

In terms of rules, the Pokémon Tournament is quite demanding. Participants need to collect eight Gym Badges within a year, and not all trainers have that much time. In fact, most trainers don't have a year to collect the badges.

After all, each trainer departs at a different time, and it takes a lot of luck and coincidence to start your journey right after the Pokémon Tournament ends.

Ash is only on his second day of his journey, and the Indigo League is just six months away. This means Ash must collect eight Gym Badges within six months, or he will miss the Indigo League.
"Are gyms difficult to beat?" Ash asked curiously.

"It's difficult in some ways, but easy in others. The main purpose of the gym is to set up training levels and thresholds for trainers by the League. They have strength far exceeding that of ordinary trainers. If they really go all out to fight the challengers, there probably won't be many who can pass the gym's trials."

"Therefore, Gym Leaders usually test Trainers by looking at the Badges they possess and the length of their journey. The more Badges a Gym Leader has and the longer their journey, the stronger they are."

Dojos are test stations set up by the League in various regions. If you use your full strength against any challenger, then the test is meaningless, because it doesn't even qualify as a test.

Imagine a new player just leaving Pallet Town with a starter Pokémon, maybe a Rattata or Pidgey caught near their home, and then facing off against Pokémon with professional or even Gym Leader level strength...

Putting aside the tactics of a trainer who has just embarked on a journey, the sheer level difference is so extreme that even if you put a champion in charge, you still wouldn't be able to win.

Therefore, generally speaking, gym leaders will not use their true strength to compete with challengers. If a challenger can force out and defeat the full power of a gym leader, then it proves that the challenger has the potential to be a champion!

Don't get me wrong, the champion mentioned here is not the league champion, but the league tournament champion. There are only two words in the name, but the actual meanings they convey are completely different.

The champions of most league tournaments are generally only at the professional level or gym level, with only a very few league champions possessing Elite Four-level strength.

"If you encounter a Champion-level trainer participating in the competition, then you can consider yourself unlucky. The reason why trainers of that level participate in the League Tournament is not actually for the tournament championship, but for the Elite Four seats. Because the tournament champion has a chance to challenge the Elite Four, and as long as they defeat the Elite Four, they can take their place."

Xiaoxia waved her fair fingers and said in a serious tone.

By this point, Ash had learned most of the rules of the Pokémon League Tournament. For a novice trainer like him, who hadn't even earned a single Gym Badge, the Gym challenges wouldn't be too difficult, and Ash's anxiety eased slightly. He presented his Pokédex at the Pokémon League reception desk and successfully registered for the tournament. Nurse Joy then thoughtfully gave Ash a map, which marked which cities had Gyms.

Suddenly remembering something, Nurse Joy smiled and said to Ash, "Speaking of which, you are the second Trainer from Pallet Town to come to Viridian City, and also the second Pokédex member."

"The second one? Who was the first one?" Ash was stunned for a moment, then quickly asked.

The reason he and Xiaoxia were able to reach Viridian City so quickly was because one of them was being chased by Spearow, and the other was because they traveled overnight. This speed should already be considered very fast. Even if he was the one who arrived late, there shouldn't be anyone who arrived faster than him.

"The first one was a boy named Shigeru. He seemed to have arrived in a sports car. When he came to the Pokémon Center, his red sports car attracted quite a crowd." Miss Joy gently touched her fair chin, recalling the scene of her first meeting with Shigeru yesterday.

"A sports car... That guy Gary really knows how to enjoy life!" Ash gritted his teeth and said with a disgruntled expression.

He travels the world on foot, while Xiao Mao drives a sports car! The difference in their treatment is like night and day.

"The meaning of travel lies in the scenery along the way. Although that guy named Gary is faster than you, he sees the scenery around him like fleeting clouds. Such a trip won't bring him any growth," Misty said meaningfully to Ash.

"Exactly, what's the use of being fast! That guy Gary's experience is definitely not as good as mine. I met Phoenix on the very first day of my trip... Waaaaah!!" Before Ash could finish speaking, a pair of delicate white hands tightly covered his mouth.

Xiaoxia stood behind Xiaozhi, her pretty face showing apology as she nodded to Nurse Joy. Then, she quickly grabbed Xiaozhi's neck with one hand and continued to cover his mouth with the other, dragging him away from the front desk.

After walking a distance from the front desk, Xiaoxia released Xiaozhi's mouth. Xiaozhi, panting heavily, complained with a dissatisfied look, "Xiaoxia, what are you doing! Are you trying to kill me?"

Xiaozhi could easily break free from Xiaoxia's strength, but he was afraid that breaking free rashly would hurt her. In addition, he also guessed that Xiaoxia had her reasons for doing so, so he did not struggle hard.

But Xiaoxia was covering her mouth and grabbing her neck, it was like she was going to kill someone.

Xiaoxia rolled her eyes and said speechlessly, "You have the nerve to say that? You met 'that' on the road, and you want to say it in public? Do you know how many people are eyeing that elf? If someone hears that you met it on the first day of your journey, you'll be watched by countless people throughout the trip. Use your brain, okay!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi paused for a moment, then scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "I...I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. Xiaoxia, you were very cautious."

(End of this chapter)