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[Newbie Ash: I think I understand. So the Insight Eye's ability is to see through a Pokémon's aptitude in terms of ability values, right?]
[Breeder Ash: That's just a basic ability. At my current level, with just one glance, I can see through a Pokémon's strength, its ability Upper limit, its breeding level, what skills it uses, and even its living and fighting habits.]
[Breeder Ash: As for my ability, it should be a genuine S-rank. The fact that you drew an A-rank means you haven't obtained all of my current abilities, but it should be enough for your daily use.]
Ash's strongest abilities, in every field where he made achievements, were all incredibly heaven-defying.
For example, the Aura Power Ash first drew could even contend with the world's most top-tier Legendary Pokémon.
Although he didn't know the specific effects of this second A-rank ability he drew, even if it had just one of the abilities Breeder Ash mentioned, Ash felt it was well worth it.
Honestly, having a predecessor pave the way felt incredibly good!
[Newbie Ash: How do I use this Insight Eye?]
[Breeder Ash: Do you think it's a Pokémon skill? This thing is like my honed instinct. Just by looking at a Pokémon, you can get its data. If you really have to say, it should be considered a passive skill. You don't need to use it; you'll understand once you go out.]
[Newbie Ash: But I don't know anything about Pokémon levels or anything like that. I won't know what level it is, right?]
[Breeder Ash: If you had obtained my complete ability, the chat group would have directly instilled knowledge about levels into your mind. But even if it's not instilled now, you'll still be able to clearly see what level the opponent is, you just might not know the specific meaning that level represents.]
In other words, Ash might be able to tell if a Pokémon is Champion level or Elite Four level, but he wouldn't know the standing of those two levels within the overall leveling system.
[Breeder Ash: Levels are divided into Novice, Normal, Advanced, Superior, Professional, Gym, Elite, Champion, and God Realm. When you use Insight Eye, you'll easily see the Pokémon's corresponding level, and then you can compare it with the information I sent.]
[Newbie Ash: Okay, I've noted it down!]
Ash silently wrote down what the Breeder said. He had never been this serious even when attending Professor Oak's classes.
[Newbie Ash: So what's that C-rank ability? Does it make me run faster?]
[Breeder Ash: That's for Pokémon. Didn't I say before that ability values have aptitudes from S to E rank? If you give that ability to your Pokémon, if its speed aptitude is below C-rank, it will instantly reach C-rank. If it's above C-rank, then this aptitude will stack, and there's a certain possibility it could break through its current aptitude limit.]
[Champion Ash: That's why we say your luck is off the charts. Even a C-rank ability is definitely among the most useful ones. It's much better than drawing some trivial knowledge like 'what to pair with dinner to make it taste better.']
[Newbie Ash: ...]
Good heavens, there's such useless stuff among C-rank abilities? How unlucky do you have to be to draw that… cough cough, it wouldn't be Non-Chief Ash who started this trend, would it?
Non-Chief Ash, who was fishing in the real world, sneezed, then looked left and right, suspecting the sea breeze was too cold, so he put on another layer of clothes.
[Champion Ash: Have you reached Viridian City yet?]
[Newbie Ash: Not yet, I should arrive tomorrow.]
[Champion Ash: That's quite fast. A reminder, don't challenge the Viridian Gym, and don't ask why. Wait until you have Gym-level strength before you learn about the Viridian Gym.]
[Newbie Ash: Uh… okay, I understand.]
Ash was a bit confused, not knowing why he shouldn't challenge the Viridian Gym, and in fact, he had only just learned that Viridian City also had a Gym.
If the Champion hadn't said anything, he probably would have gone directly to challenge the Viridian Gym after registering.
But since the Champion told him not to go to the Viridian Gym for now, he would put that matter aside for the time being.
After saying hello in the group, Ash exited the chat group and returned to the real world.
It seemed like a long chat in the group, but in reality, it was only about ten minutes. The rain outside had only just stopped. Misty, leaning on her bicycle, was still drowsy, so she didn't pay attention to Ash, who had been meditating with his eyes closed for over ten minutes.
In this kind of weather, if there was a bed and a blanket, he could just lie down and sleep.
Back in reality, Ash turned his gaze to his Pikachu, and instantly, a series of messages appeared in his clear eyes.
[Species: Pikachu]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: Normal Advanced]
[Ability: Electrostatic]
[Skills: Quick Attack, Thunder Shock, XXXXX]
[Six-dimensional abilities: Physical Attack D—B (A) Special Attack D—B (A) Defense E—C (A) Special Defense E—C (A) HP D—B (A) Speed D—B+ (A)]
(Note: This panel is only listed for readers to understand better, it does not mean it appears exactly like this in Ash's eyes.)
Looking at Pikachu's six-dimensional attributes, Ash's head almost had tangible question marks appearing above it.
What kind of strange six-dimensional attributes were these?
D—B... Does that mean it fluctuates between D and B? Do normal Pokémon's fluctuating ability values really vary this much?
Then there was Pikachu's ability Upper limit, which was uniformly A-rank.
Although Pikachu was the first Pokémon Ash observed with Insight Eye, based on the lottery wheel, A-rank was already an extremely rare existence, second only to S-rank ability Upper limit.
In other words, his Pikachu's aptitude was unexpectedly good?
It was just that the ability fluctuation was a bit hard to deal with. Normally, would there be a fluctuation of three levels? A single level difference in ability values is quite significant. No matter what, it shouldn't fluctuate up and down by three levels, right?
Or was his Pikachu special?
Unfortunately, without other Pokémon as a reference, he couldn't draw more conclusions.
In addition to ability values, he could also see skills, abilities, names, and levels. This passive skill was just like a Pokémon Pokedex, equivalent to a Pokedex built into his mind that could probe for more things.
But just as Breeder Ash said, this skill was not a complete skill after all, and it still had some flaws.
For example, Pikachu's ability, Electrostatic.
Ash clearly saw what Pikachu's ability was, but he didn't know what Electrostatic actually was…
Chapter 14: The Legendary Pokémon, Ho-Oh! Divine Realm Peak!!!
Ash now somewhat understood the difference between A-Grade and S-Grade.
S-Grade not only transmits all abilities to him but also explains all details of those abilities one by one.
However, A-Grade is considerably less comprehensive. For example, he now perceived Pikachu's ability as Electrostatic, which is one of the insights provided by the ability, but the ability did not tell him what Electrostatic's specific power was.
Ash vaguely remembered that Professor Oak had mentioned in a lecture that every Pokémon has its own ability, and how well a Pokémon's ability is utilized is a crucial factor in the outcome of battles.
But abilities are diverse, and even the same Pokémon might have different abilities. In short, it was extremely complex, and Ash basically forgot it all after hearing it.
If Ash were given another chance, he swore he would listen carefully to the lecture!!
Besides abilities, this power also had some minor flaws in perceiving Pokémon moves.
The two moves he currently perceived were two moves Pikachu had used in the past. Besides these two moves, Pikachu actually knew other moves, but because they hadn't been used, they didn't appear in the Insight information.
This was the limit of what the incomplete Insight Eye could do. If it were the complete version, with just one glance, it could even perceive all the moves a Pokémon might learn, these were Breeder Ash's exact words.
From this perspective, the gap between A-Grade and S-Grade abilities is quite large, or rather, it's a world of difference.
Besides moves and abilities, the last thing was Pikachu's strength.
As a starter Pokémon, possessing advanced normal strength was already quite good among starter Pokémon.
According to Champion Ash, starter Pokémon received are generally around the novice level, with very few reaching the normal level. His Pikachu, however, not only had all its ability value limits at A-Grade but also reached advanced normal level, which should make it a top-tier existence among starter Pokémon.
"As expected of the starter partner I chose!" Ash's face once again showed a look of self-satisfaction. Pikachu, hearing Ash's murmuring, turned its head to look at him questioningly.
What is this person saying? Mumbling to himself again? Is he possessed again?
The dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, revealing the glow of dusk. The afterglow of the setting sun painted the grassland into a golden ocean, like a huge oil painting.
The afterglow shone on Misty's face, making the almost drowsy Misty frown her pretty eyebrows, then slowly open her eyes.
"Hmm~ Is it morning?"
"It's clear not morning, Misty look over there, there's a rainbow!" Ash also stretched a big yawn, gazing into the distance, and then saw a faint rainbow in the golden-red sky.
Misty's slightly muddled little head instantly cleared up. She then widened her eyes and looked in the direction Ash was pointing: "Where, where... It's real! What a beautiful rainbow!"
At dusk, the golden setting sun and the colorful clouds intertwined, gentle and tranquil. Anyone who saw this scene would feel good all day.
Just as the two of them and Pikachu were immersed in the beautiful scenery, the sharp-eyed Ash suddenly noticed a figure moving within the rainbow.
"Misty, is there something in that rainbow... No, is that rainbow moving?!"
"Huh? How is that possible, how could a rainbow move... It's really moving!" Misty subconsciously wanted to refute Ash, but when her gaze refocused on the rainbow, she found that the rainbow was indeed moving just as Ash had said!
Colorful streamers drifted in the air, like a flowing colored paintbrush, painting the colors of the sky.
"That is... is it a Pokémon? A Pokémon with a rainbow!" Ash exclaimed.
The rainbow Pokémon, which had been obscured by the dusk's glow, gradually appeared before their eyes.
That Pokémon was adorned with the radiance of a rainbow. It could vaguely be seen as a bird-like Pokémon. Its wings under the rainbow's glow were crimson, and its crest and tail feathers were golden, making it look like the phoenix from myths.
As Ash's eyes focused, the Pokémon's information also appeared before him.
[Species: Ho-Oh]
[Gender: Female]
[Level: Divine Realm Peak]
[Ability: Regenerator]
[Divine Office: XXXXX]
[Moves: XXXXX]
[Six-Dimensional Abilities: Physical Attack S (S) Special Attack S (S) Defense S (S) Special Defense S (S) HP S (S) Speed S (S)]
"Ho... Oh?" Ash murmured the name of the information displayed before him, Ho-Oh!
Its level was so high, it had reached Divine Realm Peak!
According to the level classification given by Breeder Ash, Divine Realm Grade surpasses Champion Grade, belonging to the most peak level in the world!
Breeder Ash did not explain the difference between Champion and Divine Realm, but as a level after Champion, no words are needed to describe the terror of this level, just like the Ho-Oh that now appeared before them.
Besides reaching Divine Realm Peak, all of Ho-Oh's ability values reached S-Grade, belonging to the top-tier.
Level, ability values—these were all information perceived by the Insight Eye. Compared to these two pieces of information, what allowed Ash to more directly feel Ho-Oh's power was the Aura of Ho-Oh he sensed.
If the information from the Insight Eye was not illustrative enough, then the detection of Aura Power was very direct.
If Pikachu's Aura was compared to a small basin of water, then Ho-Oh's Aura was a vast ocean!
That Aura was even several times stronger than his, who had inherited the Aura of Aura Hero Ash!
And there was also an undetectable Divine Office... This Pokémon should be the legendary Pokémon that the big shots in the group kept talking about, right?
"Ho-Oh? Is it real or fake? But it does look a bit like Ho-Oh! No way, I actually encountered the legendary Ho-Oh! Oh my goodness!" Misty lightly covered her red lips with her jade hand, her pretty face full of shock.
The legend of Ho-Oh has always circulated in the Kanto and Johto regions. Many people have seen paintings of Ho-Oh, but very few have seen Ho-Oh's true form.
This is because in a past event, Ho-Oh became utterly disappointed with humans and ultimately chose never to appear before humans again, and it has been hundreds of years since then.
Legend has it that if one sees Ho-Oh, that person will gain eternal happiness. Although this rumor has never been confirmed, it doesn't stop countless people in the world from eagerly seeking Ho-Oh's figure, just to catch a glimpse of Ho-Oh.
Yet, she, who had only recently run away from home, saw it. For Misty, it was like a dream.
"..." Ash looked at the excited Misty, wanting to speak but hesitating. He actually really wanted to ask, what exactly is Ho-Oh...