Chapter 27 Other Trainers: Don't Come Near, Satoshi!
Cynthia sat under the shade of a tree, holding an ice cream cone.
She licked it slowly, while typing on her phone.
Hmm...
She needed some time to think.
Everyone in the chat room was bombarding her with questions.
Cynthia leisurely continued, “Cynthia: There are records and legends about the Plates in various parts of Sinnoh. It is said that when the universe was born, it fragmented into Plates.”
“Cynthia: The Plates were imbued with power, the power to defeat the giants. Two of its avatars, Time and Space, were born into this world.”
“Cynthia: Before the universe was born, only its belly breathed. Pokémon that were born from it obtained a portion of the Plates’ power, and those who possess Plates could transform into various forms to wield their power.”
Wow!
Who wouldn't say “wow” after reading this?
Although Cynthia's explanation was convoluted, everyone was intelligent.
After a little analysis, they understood its meaning.
In other words...
The power within the Plates originated from a Pokémon that existed at the very beginning of the universe!
The fragmented Plates contained the corresponding power!
Thunder Plate.
It corresponded to the power of thunder in nature!
Pikachu, an Electric type, had obtained a Thunder Plate with the power of the primordial world…
Damn!
What a cruel world!
Pikachu should just change its name now!
Pika God!
They accepted it!
Many trainers were suffering.
They were truly suffering!
They hadn't anticipated Pikachu's strength, and they had lost a fortune, but that wasn't all.
Now they were watching helplessly as...
Pikachu, who could originally defeat Regice with a single move using a bug-type attack, was about to double its power!
This would continue...
Pikachu would sooner or later surpass the strength of the Legendary Birds, Zapdos, right?
Right, right?
“I can't even imagine what kind of terrifying level Pikachu's strength will reach when it fully comprehends the Thunder Plate in the future..."
“Calm down, calm down! We can just replace our Kanto region's Electric-type Legendary Pokémon, Zapdos, with this Pikachu!”
“Calm down… I can't calm down! Satoshi is still a newbie, right? I just want to know if I'll face him in this year's Indigo League!”
“Ah... that means... quivering in fear!”
“Quivering in fear +1!”
That's right!
Many trainers from Kanto and Johto suddenly realized a problem.
The Satoshi in the video had nothing to do with them.
That was a future Satoshi.
Even if they were strong, they wouldn't encounter him.
But the real Satoshi was still working towards obtaining the eight Kanto Gym Badges.
First was the Indigo League.
Then was the Silver Conference...
Damn!
The trainers of this generation.
Were they really going to face a situation where they had to battle a big boss right after leaving the newbie village?
Terrifying!
It was absolutely terrifying!
A group of trainers hugged their Pokémon tightly and cried.
They didn't want this!
…
Kanto region.
Viridian Gym.
As the only Gym Leader who had fought Satoshi amongst all the Electric-type Gym Leaders.
Lt. Surge looked at Satoshi with a mix of astonishment and disbelief.
What?
Is the future Satoshi really that strong?
He recalled the Satoshi he had encountered.
It must be said...
Hmm.
Lt. Surge's first impression of Satoshi wasn't very good.
The first time he saw Satoshi.
Lt. Surge called Satoshi and his Pikachu “BABY”.
This wasn't a nickname.
It was Lt. Surge's dislike for Satoshi and Pikachu.
As the Electric-type Gym Leader of Kanto, Lt. Surge had also owned a Pikachu.
But Lt. Surge believed that only evolved Pokémon were the strongest.
So his Pikachu had evolved into a Raichu long ago.
When he first battled Satoshi.
Lt. Surge directly ordered Raichu to seriously injure Satoshi's Pikachu.
In the end, Satoshi exploited Raichu's weakness, used Speed to overwhelm Lt. Surge's Raichu and won the battle.
This made Lt. Surge realize his own mistakes.
Pokémon evolved too quickly, without enough time to learn speed-enhancing moves.
Lt. Surge could admit his mistakes, and he readily gave Satoshi the badge.
As he recalled this memory.
Lt. Surge still remembered it vividly.
But in Lt. Surge's opinion, that was Pikachu's peak.
After all.
There was a definite limit for unevolved Pokémon.
Who would have thought?
In an unknown distant future.
When Satoshi battled Mr. Fuji.
Pikachu was still Pikachu.
It didn't evolve.
Yet it defeated Mr. Fuji's Regice with a single strike!
Now it had obtained the Thunder Plate...
“Looks like some of my beliefs were wrong?”
“No, no, no!”
“The most important reason is that they are special!”
“Now, I'm even more excited about it.”
“To see how far they can go.”