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Ash had never imagined that a tiny feather could possess such terrifying effects.
It could prolong life, help Pokémon break through talent limitations, assist Pokémon in recovering stamina during battles, enhance the power of two of a Pokémon's attribute moves, and also serve as the key to the Rainbow Hero's trial.
With all these effects combined, how was it any different from a cheat device?
Newbie Ash: Isn't this just a feather? Can a feather have such a big effect?
Champion Ash: Yes, it can, because it's a Divine Beast's feather. People pursue Divine Beasts partly because of their rarity, and partly because of their power.
Champion Ash: Divine Beasts possess immense power and extremely high potential from birth. Even without deliberate training, they can easily reach the Elite Four level, and their talents are generally A-grade or higher. Coupled with their racial abilities, which far exceed those of ordinary Pokémon, they are invincible in battles against peers of the same level.
Champion Ash: And Divine Beasts are treasures from head to toe. Their dropped items are invaluable enhancement tools for ordinary Pokémon, and even have powerful amplifying effects on themselves. Especially Pokémon that reach the Divine Realm Grade, their entire bodies undergo qualitative changes.
Newbie Ash: Divine Realm Grade... What kind of level is that exactly? Is it much stronger than a Champion?
Tactician Ash: I can only say that Champion and Divine Realm are not on the same level at all. Against a Champion, my tactics can still be extremely effective. Even if you gave me six Elite Four level Pokémon to fight six Champions, I'd still have a 30% chance of winning. But if you gave me six Champion-level Pokémon to fight one Divine Realm Grade Pokémon, my chances would be less than 20%.
Tactician Ash's battle strategies were so impressive that even Champion Ash praised them. With six Elite Four against six Champions, he could even have a 30% chance of winning.
But with six Champions against one Divine Realm Grade, his chances were less than 20%, which shows just how exaggerated the gap between Champion and Divine Realm Grade truly is.
Champion Ash: Generally, Divine Realm Grade Pokémon also have another name... First-Class Gods! Pokémon that can reach the Divine Realm Grade are not necessarily First-Class Gods, but First-Class Gods can definitely reach the Divine Realm Grade. Ho-Oh is one of the best among First-Class Gods, which is why a single one of its feathers can have such a powerful effect.
First-Class Gods... Ash silently noted down this title, then, after asking a few more questions about Ho-Oh's deeds in the group, he exited the chat.
Back in the real world, Ash first gave the Speed Limit Boost to Pikachu. After drawing it from the lottery, he had been too distracted by the Insight Eye and had forgotten about the other reward.
It was only when someone in the group mentioned it that Ash suddenly remembered.
Speed Limit, as the name suggests, can raise a Pokémon's speed ability talent limit. If Ash had drawn an S, Pikachu's speed talent would instantly reach S-grade.
Even if it were A-grade, Pikachu's limit might still increase by one level, but if it was only C-grade, then the effect would be present but not significant.
According to the estimates of the experts in the group, if a Pokémon's talent was A-grade, and it was given C-grade ability limits, it would probably take hundreds of them to achieve the breakthrough from A-grade to S-grade.
However, Ash currently only had Pikachu, so he gave it to him. Little by little, he would eventually be able to make all of Pikachu's ability limits reach S-grade.
After feeding the Speed Limit to Pikachu, Pikachu didn't feel any changes, but Ash saw that Pikachu's speed stat had changed from D—B+ to C—B+.
Ash hadn't expected this item to also raise Pikachu's ability fluctuation lower limit.
Earlier in the group, Ash had also asked about Pikachu's strange ability fluctuations, and the various experts in the group all said that it was a normal phenomenon.
Pikachu's ability values would continuously fluctuate until the Champion level. This seemed to be a special characteristic that every Pikachu in every world possessed.
As for how to control the ability fluctuations, that seemed to be related to Pikachu's mood, the battles encountered, and the surrounding environment, making it a very difficult fluctuation to control.
The effect brought by this fluctuating ability was that Pikachu's upper and lower limits would fluctuate during battles, which was a huge test for both the Trainer's command and for Pikachu himself.
After all, which Pokémon could display battle power comparable to a Gym-level in one battle, only to suddenly plummet to Elite Level in the next?
This made calculations for damage, damage taken, and various aspects of battle extremely difficult. In particular, Tactician Ash, who was famous for his tactics in the group, was initially miserable because of Pikachu.
Sometimes Pikachu could be the winning ace, but other times he would be completely useless. Only after reaching the Champion level would his ability value fluctuations completely stabilize.
But now, the ability limit drawn from the chat group seemed to be able to help Pikachu stabilize his fluctuating ability values, which was an unexpected bonus.
"Click." The door opened, and Misty, wearing pajamas and drying her hair, casually said, "I'm done. You go wash up."
If others had seen this scene, they might have mistakenly thought they were a married couple.
"Me? I don't need to wash up, do I? It'll be the same if I wash tomorrow~"
"No! You're filthy! Look how much dust is on you, from the battle with Spearow, the mud from the rainy day, and the dirt from leaning against the rock wall... Anyway, hurry up and go take a bath!"
Ash rolled his eyes and said somewhat helplessly, "Alright, alright, really, just like my mom..."
"What did you say?!"
"N-nothing, you misheard." Ash's voice trailed off as he and Pikachu darted into the bathroom, only to run out a few seconds later, rummaging through his spatial backpack for a change of clothes, then darting back in.
This series of actions left Misty holding her breath for a long time, but she finally couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
"I feel like the upcoming journey will be quite interesting~" Misty murmured softly, then took out a hairdryer to blow-dry her soft, flowing hair... After Ash finished showering, both of them immediately lay down and fell asleep. The experiences of this day, for Ash, were more exciting, thrilling, and exhausting than his previous fifteen years of life combined.
Even with his Super True Newbie physique, he couldn't help but feel a little tired. Both of them slept soundly, all the way until morning.
In the morning, after washing up, the two arrived at the Pokemon Center front desk, and Misty began to explain to Ash about the Kanto League's Pokémon tournament, also known as the Indigo League, and related matters.