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

Chapter 60: Computer Simulation Battle, Elite Four Difficulty, Ash's Amazing Pokémon Choices.

"Anyway, I don't think this school is anything special," Xiaoxia said, pouting with dissatisfaction.

Trainers who rely on so-called theoretical levels to assess their skill level will not only have poor adaptability, but will also have a very poor grasp of actual combat situations.

If a real fight broke out, it would probably shatter at the slightest touch. Even if you graduated from this school, you'd just be sending yourself to the Quartz Conference to get killed.

"Only someone who hasn't attended this school would say that. Although I'm at the bottom here, I'm still considered a trainer with two badges. I wonder what level this young lady is at?" Xiaochun's face showed slight dissatisfaction when he heard Xiaoxia slander his school.

Even though he's at the bottom of the class at this school and is looked down upon by many, he's still an elite trainer outside of school.

"Me? I'm the Gym Leader of Cerulean City. If that's what you think, then let's have a real battle. Let me see just how strong you are, the owner of these two badges." Misty said coldly, showing no sign of backing down.

"Cerulean Gym? That weakest gym? I easily beat it in simulation battles." As he spoke, Xiaochun turned on the computer in front of him, then used a Breath of Freshwater and Razor Leaf twice to defeat his opponent, Starmie.

Seeing this, Xiaoxia's forehead was covered in a '#': "How can data from a crappy computer be compared to real combat?!"

"It's the same in real combat..."

"Wait a minute, Jun, was that a Pokémon simulation battle you just used?" Just as Jun was about to start his battle with Misty, Ash suddenly spoke up.

Chun nodded with some confusion, wondering why Zhi would ask such a question.

"Can we set levels, items, and characteristics arbitrarily on this for simulated battles?"

"Yes."

"Can I play with it? I've never played with anything like this before." Ash's eyes lit up with interest when he heard this.

He had actually heard of computer simulation battles, and it was from the experts in the group who had mentioned them.

This kind of thing is completely inferior to real combat because it is turn-based, basically a back-and-forth battle, which is nothing compared to the variability of real combat.

But this thing can be used to develop tactics. Many of Ash's tactics are based on simulation battles, and then he goes to the real world to catch Pokémon and then reproduces the tactics on the computer.

This is why, in terms of theoretical knowledge, even champion Ash Ketchum is no match for him, because he is the originator of theoretical knowledge.

Xiao Zhi had heard a lot about computer simulation battles in the group, but he had never seen the real thing. Today was the first time he had seen one, and he couldn't help but feel a little itchy to try it out.

"Of course, I'll teach you... Here you set the difficulty... Here you adjust the Pokémon... Here you choose the Pokémon's held item..." Seeing that Ash was interested in the computer simulator, Chun enthusiastically explained how to use it to Ash. Brock and Misty exchanged bewildered glances. They were puzzled; Ash, who always preferred practical experience, was interested in a simulator?
After Xiaochun's introduction, Xiaozhi sat down in front of the computer, started operating the simulator, selected his Pokémon, and then directly chose the second difficulty level—Elite Four!
On a computer emulator, you can freely choose a Pokémon, adjust its level, moves, and held items. After adjusting the Pokémon, you can choose the difficulty level. Each difficulty level corresponds to a different level and requires different training skills from the trainer.

In Elite Four difficulty, you'll encounter Elite Four trainers from various regions, whose Pokémon are generally level 70, and whose team composition and command skills are top-notch.

The level of the Pokémon used in a challenge can only be the same as the opponent's level, so there is no way to use a level 100 Pokémon to crush the opponent.

Even so, if you can adjust the level of the challenge Pokémon to be the same as the Elite Four trainers' Pokémon, you will definitely have a much better chance of winning than if you were to face an Elite Four trainer in the real world.

After all, in the real world, there are very few trainers who can possess Elite Four level Pokémon. With an absolute level difference, all tactics are futile—this is a common perception in reality.

Therefore, in the real world, there are many ordinary believers who cannot defeat the Elite Four members, yet feel that their level is similar to that of the Elite Four members. They believe that as long as their Pokémon's level is up to standard, they will not lose to the so-called Elite Four trainers.

The only difference between them and the Elite Four is the level of their Pokémon, not the trainer's command skills.

Therefore, the league created this 'Pokémon simulation battle' in the computer, so that even ordinary trainers can upgrade their Pokémon to the level of Elite Four Champion and challenge Elite Four Champion trainers.

The Elite Four champions in the computer are all programmed with the battle strategies of real-world Elite Four champion trainers. Although they cannot compare to real people, they are still extremely powerful AIs.

Many people set their Pokémon's level to the same level as the Elite Four champions, only to be utterly defeated by them. Only a few trainers who have figured out the AI's mechanics or are inherently very strong can overcome this level of difficulty.

This has made many people realize the gap between themselves and the Elite Four champions. Is the difference in Pokémon level? Not only that, but also the level of command from the trainers.

If you can't even beat AI, don't try to compete with the real Champions. That was the original intention behind creating this simulator. But later, this computer simulator became popular in various Pokémon academies.

Since using simulators for training is extremely low-cost and can yield good results, why not do it?

But Xiaochun didn't expect that Xiaozhi would choose the Elite Four difficulty level right away. How confident he is in himself!
"Hey! Wait a minute, Ash, did you click the wrong one? That's the Elite Four difficulty, where the Pokémon are generally level 70 or higher. The Pokémon you just picked can't possibly beat them!" Chun kindly reminded him.

Ash chose two Hippowdons, two Acrobats, one Ferrothorn, and one Gyarados. Their held items were two Rock Smash, two Shell Bells, and two Choice Scarves. Their abilities were Sand Stream, Sturdy, Iron Spikes, and Intimidate.
Gyarados and Ferrothorn are both level 70, but Hippowdon and Acrobat are only level 1, which is why Xiaochun thinks Xiaozhi made a mistake.

Even if the difficulty level wasn't wrong, what's the point of bringing two level 1 Cocodora and two level 1 Shahippus?
Moreover, Xiao Chun had only vaguely seen the six Pokémon that Ash chose. Apart from Gyarados and Gengar, he didn't know anything about the others, and none of them seemed to be from Kanto.

"Whether I can win or not, we'll only know after we try. Just watch." Ash said, already clicking to start the challenge, his eyes seemingly burning with intense fire.

(End of this chapter)