Year XX of the Pokémon Calendar.
This year was very turbulent for all Trainers in the Pokémon League!
Because this year, the strongest eight Trainers were determined in the World League competition!
These eight Trainers went through knockout rounds, and finally the strongest world-class Champion was selected—his name was Leon!
From this year onwards, there was no longer any suspense about who was the strongest Trainer in the world.
Countless Trainers around the world also set Leon as their goal and began their own journeys.
Meanwhile, in Pallet Town of the Kanto League, a young boy was also preparing to begin his new journey...
"Waaah! I'm going to be late! Mom, why didn't you wake me up?" The young boy, wearing pajamas and with Z-shaped marks on both sides of his cheeks, rushed out of his room, shouting as he frantically searched for his clothes.
"Ash, you're already fifteen. Don't you think it's time you learned to wake up on your own?" the woman cleaning the living room said softly. But by the time she finished speaking, the young boy named Ash was already gone.
Ash was already nearly an hour late. He had no time to change clothes, so he ran out in his pajamas and slippers.
Ash's house was nearly two kilometers from Oak's Laboratory, but he only took less than five minutes to run there. People in town only felt a gust of wind pass by, and then could only see a distant shadow.
However, just as Ash was about to reach Oak's Laboratory, he suddenly clutched his head and half-knelt on the ground. His entire face was contorted.
At this moment, Ash was enduring a barrage of inexplicable messages. He felt like his head was about to explode.
Chat group... parallel world me... ability inheritance... what is all this?!
'Congratulations on successfully joining the Myriad Worlds Chat Group. Everyone inside is you from a parallel world. Please communicate well with yourself and ascend to the peak of Trainers.'
'This chat group has an ability inheritance function. For major events encountered in the real world, such as obtaining Gym Badges, capturing special Pokémon, and becoming a Champion, you can get lottery chances. The lottery content is various abilities of the group members in the chat group. For details, please enter the chat group to view.'
The above messages were summarized after a barrage of overwhelming information flooded in. Ash didn't understand anything about a chat group or parallel world selves.
But he could now clearly feel a point in his mind. As long as he put his consciousness into that point, he would enter the chat group mentioned by that mysterious voice.
The sudden bizarre event made the fifteen-year-old Ash a little scared. Was he possessed by a ghost?
But being young and full of vigor, he also had impulsiveness and courage. He thought about it and still chose to touch that dot in his mind with his consciousness.
The next second, Ash felt as if his consciousness had left his body, floating in a vast, ethereal space. There was also a huge frame there.
"This... what is this!"
[Champion Ash: Yo, a newcomer? Which domain's me is it this time?]
A sentence appearing on the screen, along with the signature next to it, startled Ash again!
Champion Ash? What the heck!
[Aura Ash: Another big shot from a top domain has arrived. Group status minus one.]
[Breeder Ash: I wonder if this time it's me who has made achievements in breeding. Most of the people in this group play battles. It's hard to find someone who focuses on breeding.]
[...]
Looking at the messages floating in the group, Ash was even more confused. Champion Ash was one thing, but what were Aura and Breeder?
[Ash: How do I send messages on this thing?]
[Ash: Uh, it just sent?]
[Ash: Who are you all? Why do you all have my name? What's with the titles in front?]
Ash tried to communicate with the Ash's on the screen, but he didn't know how to send messages on it. However, with a flick of his thought, what he wanted to say appeared on it.
To send messages on this thing, he just needed to think.
[Champion Ash: It's normal for a newcomer not to understand the situation. I'll explain.]
[Champion Ash: The people who exist in this place, that is, the group members, are all you. There's something called parallel timelines in the world. When you walk left or right, two parallel timelines will branch off: one where you went left and one where you went right.]
[Champion Ash: And everyone in this group is us, who have made achievements in various fields. For example, I became the World Champion after becoming a Trainer and going through various events.]
[Champion Ash: The Ash called Aura Ash, although he didn't become a Champion by relying on Pokémon, became a human-shaped god-like being capable of clashing with Legendary Pokémon, thanks to his innate Aura talent. In terms of Pokémon battles, he's not as good as me, but in terms of body development, ten of me wouldn't be his equal.]
[Champion Ash: The Breeder Ash specializes in breeding and hasn't achieved much in battles, but when it comes to being a Breeder, he is definitely world-class, perhaps even the world's number one.]
[Champion Ash: So, newcomer, which domain's peak-standing me are you?]
With Champion Ash's explanation, Ash gradually understood what the people in here were all about.
Although he was relatively clumsy in academics, Champion Ash had explained it in such detail. If he still didn't understand, what was the difference between him and a pig?
In short, the people in this so-called chat group are himself from different worlds, standing at the peak of different fields. Champion Ash focuses on battles, Breeder Ash focuses on breeding, Aura Ash focuses on physical enhancement... Being able to communicate with himself from other worlds is definitely a very magical thing, but for Ash, there's a somewhat awkward situation...
Everyone else has reached the pinnacle in some field, while he is just starting his journey. He hasn't even received his first Pokémon, and he's also late.
Compared to the big shots in the group, he's just a small fry!
[Ash: Um, I don't know what's special about me. I'm just about to go get my first Pokémon, and I'm late too.]
[Champion Ash: Hmm?! Just starting a journey?! Really? The Ash's who come here have basically already reached the peak in some field. A complete novice hasn't appeared yet.]
As a seasoned group member, Champion Ash was momentarily stunned. A complete newcomer actually joined this time?
In internet slang, the Ash's in this group are already considered finished accounts, but now a starter account has suddenly arrived... What's going on?