[Breeder Ash: Basically, to achieve Divine Domain Level, you need at least three S-level potential caps, and when you're at the Champion Peak Level, boost at least three ability values to S-level to qualify for Divine Domain Level.]
[Newbie Ash: Sounds a bit confusing... It seems pretty troublesome.]
[Unlucky Ash: Well, duh! It's the pinnacle level of the Pokemon world. If everyone could reach that level and have world-destroying power, wouldn't the world be in chaos?]
[Champion Ash: Exactly, and not only that, when you have a Divine Domain-level Pokemon, it means you can stand against those level-one gods with Divine Domain power. If a villain owned a Divine Domain-level Pokemon, they'd definitely target those Legendary Beasts.]
[Champion Ash: Every level-one god has a divine role. If many level-one gods fall into the hands of villains, the world's development would be disastrous. So, it's exceedingly difficult for regular Pokemon to advance to Divine Domain Level, which means level-one gods almost have no natural enemies, perhaps a form of self-protection by the world.]
What the group members said left Newbie Ash a bit puzzled, but he understood one thing: to reach Divine Domain Level, S-level ability values are the basic requirement. Without at least three S-level abilities, reaching Divine Domain Level is impossible.
In other words, Divine Domain Level is closely tied to a Pokemon's ability value potential. Other levels don't consider ability value potential, but Divine Domain Level does. If a Pokemon doesn't have more than three S-level potentials, it can never advance to Divine Domain Level in this lifetime.
But really, this hardly affects most people in the world.
Forget Divine Domain Level; even reaching Champion Level or Elite Level is rare. So, even if advancing to Divine Domain Level is unimaginably hard, it doesn't really matter to 99% of trainers.
[Newbie Ash: So, does that mean my Ralts already meets the basic conditions to advance to Divine Domain Level?]
[Champion Ash: Haha, you're still far from Divine Domain Level. Take your time.]
[Unlucky Ash: Wait, what Ralts? Let me check the chat history.]
A moment later.
[Unlucky Ash: Damn! Newbie, you're really damned! What kind of luck is this?! You managed to encounter a Shiny 6S-level Pokemon? And it's a Ralts!! I'm speechless!!]
Unlucky Ash originally joined the group seeing Tactical Ash and Champion Ash discussing S-level potential and Divine Domain Level-related matters, not knowing what exactly happened.
As he scrolled up through the chat history, his face grew more and more flushed!
How on earth can someone have such incredible luck?!
Even if the one-time S-level ability played a significant role, getting that ability was also a part of Newbie Ash's luck!
Moreover, that one-time S-level ability merely helped Newbie Ash capture a rare Pokemon, right? A rare Pokemon usually refers to a species, and being a Shiny is already impressive, but what's with those all-S potentials?!
Normally, it's absolutely impossible for an ordinary Pokemon to have six S-levels in potential. This isn't just Unlucky Ash's personal opinion; across many parallel worlds, no naturally occurring six S-level potential ordinary Pokemon has appeared.
Yet this newcomer encounters one right from the start, and it's a Shiny too. Seriously, how can others live like this?!
[Newbie Ash: Ahem, if there's nothing else, I'll sign off for now, everyone. I'm going to study the breeding techniques the expert breeders taught me. Bye~]
Seeing Unlucky Ash's agitated words, Ash decisively logged off. Although the other couldn't possibly come through the internet to hit him, feeling frustrated on his own was a bit strange.
...
Back in reality, Ash partially opened his eyes to peek at Ralts sleeping next to him, feeling contemplative. Based on the experts' words from the group, he had a clearer realization of the rarity of his newly acquired little one.
You could say, in terms of rarity, only a level-one god could compare to her.
In terms of potential, she's not inferior to those top-tier Legendary Beasts either.
Why would such a Pokemon fall from the sky onto Moon Mountain?
And in the form of a Poke Egg no less, immediately draining the power from the Giant Moon Stone on appearing.
Drained of the Giant Moon Stone's power, Ralts was able to hatch immediately. Otherwise, who knows how long it would've been until she was born.
This was the experts' prediction, which was likely correct, otherwise that Giant Moon Stone wouldn't suddenly lose its luster after a flash.
Holding onto the mystery about Ralts, Ash slowly drifted off to sleep.
...
Time flew by, and after another half-day, Ash and his friends woke up around eight in the morning, had a light breakfast, and continued their journey, finally arriving in Cerulean City before two o'clock.
Along the way, Ash remained steadfast in battling various Geodude, Diglett, Sandshrew, and Zubat from Moon Mountain, steadily boosting their Pokemon's strength.
However, after reaching Advanced Level, the strength upgrade slowed down. Butterfree still couldn't break into Advanced Junior Level, Pikachu steadily remained at Advanced Intermediate Level, but Pidgeotto managed to level up, reaching Ordinary Peak.
As for Ralts, the little one now only knows three moves: Teleport, Tackle, and Telekinesis. Despite her high potential, dealing with the generally Ordinary Level Pokemon in Moon Mountain was still somewhat difficult for her.
Plus, just having hatched, Ash didn't really want her to battle but rather to practice meditating during daily travels. So, Ralts's level remained stuck at Advanced Beginner Level without advancing.
The journey from Pewter City to Cerulean City was relatively short—not even one and a half days—with plenty of happenings along the way, so it was normal that Ash's Pokemon didn't improve much.
But considering Ash's travel time, challenging the Cerulean Gym would only be at the minimum difficulty, so even if Ash's Pokemon hadn't improved significantly, they should be more than enough to face the Cerulean Gym.
After all, this time it's not a Negative Attribute battle but a Positive Attribute battle!
Upon reaching Cerulean City, Ash and his group first stopped at the Pokemon Center, checked in with his mom and Professor Oak, restored their Pokemon's physical strength, and then prepared to head to the Cerulean Gym.
But then, Misty mentioned she needed to leave for a while, so only Ash and Brock went to Cerulean Gym.