Caterpie Wins the Indigo Plateau Conference
It was a dragon roar that shook the sky and moved the earth.
Caterpie raised its head to the sky and roared, although it was only a roar, the sound of the majestic dragon's roar spread out as if it was a substantial sound wave, shaking the sky and the earth.
The large main venue was shaken by this roar... It really shook.
The spectators in the auditorium felt a handful of dust scattering on top of their heads - it was the ceiling of the main hall cracking and scattering stones.
"What?"
Underneath the silver-colored fire pit, Lance showed a surprised expression as he looked at the restless flames within the fire pit.
Moltres' flame was a holy flame, a flame that was second only to Ho-Oh's flame and equal to Emperor Yan's flame.
This flame was almost an extension of Moltres' life, but...
"Whew!"
Moltres' flame flickered uneasily within the silver basin, flickering on and off.
This is a sign of fear and weakness.
In other words, Moltres... a derivative of the Second-level Legendary Pokémon, the symbol of the Indigo Plateau Conference, showed "fear" and "weakness" to the roar of a Caterpie.
"How could..."
Lance felt dizzy.
He couldn't believe it.
Even Red's main Pokémon couldn't frighten Moltres' flames.
But Aisha's Caterpie did...
It's not a matter of strength, it's a matter of positional suppression.
So this Caterpie is so powerful that Moltres can only bow down before it?
That's impossible!
But...
If Caterpie wasn't overpowering Moltres, then why?
"What's going on?"
Lance frowned as he watched Caterpie's dominance on the field.
He was in a trance, as if he saw the shadow of a familiar green dragon on Caterpie's body...
"Caterpie?"
Above the hidden stands, Red also revealed an astonished expression.
"Hiss... There's something wrong with this Caterpie." Blue's eyes were very strange as he stared at Instructor Ai's Caterpie.
"Is this Caterpie Instructor Ai's starter Pokémon?"
Red asked a question.
The reason why he started to pay attention to Instructor Ai was because Instructor Ai chose a Caterpie as his starter Pokémon.
And Instructor Ai's words, "There are no weak Pokémon, only trainers who can't realize the potential of their Pokémon."
"Did he really realize Caterpie's potential?"
Red, who had never been a Pokémon before, showed an expression of astonishment and confusion.
But what potential could the Caterpie have that could be realized in such a way?
"I don't know."
Blue spread his hands and gave a standard answer.
"This Caterpie is really too outrageous..."
Even the two Kanto Champions are shocked by Caterpie's question, not to mention the crowd in the auditorium.
The audience is in an uproar!
"What's going on? I heard that Caterpie let out a dragon roar... Caterpie's a dragon?"
"I don't know, why are you asking me? I want to know what's going on. Can your Caterpie roar over a venue?"
"Is Instructor Ai cheating?"
"A little cheating is not cheating... But what means can make Caterpie cheat like this, I'm convinced, Instructor Ai is not disguising a Legendary Pokémon as a Caterpie to come over to fry fish?"
"Two meters long Caterpie what is the situation, this thing is not excessive?"
There was a lot of talk in the audience.
However, Caterpie didn't leave them much time for discussion.
Because...
"Roar!"
After the dragon's roar, the clawed energy dragon suddenly appeared and mercilessly pounced on the stupefied Mismagius in front of him.
"Boom-!!!"
A violent explosion occurred, and hot flames swept out.
The blue sky above the main venue was covered by a curtain of fire caused by the explosion of energy, and the travelers in the plaza could also see the long dragon-shaped energy flying out of the sky in the distance.
"Crack..."
The main venue, which was more than a soccer field in size, was shaken by this blow...
Fortunately, Caterpie controlled the output and range of the energy.
As a result, the Dragon Pulse didn't cause any damage other than to the venue where the battle was taking place.
Nevertheless... after Dragon Pulse landed, the field was still covered in a cloud of smoke, making it impossible to see Mismagius' condition.
"Roar!"
With another roar, Caterpie spontaneously spat out a Hurricane.
The violent storm swept up broken rocks and sand on the ground, and it swept away the smoke and dust to reveal the true state of the field.
"Hiss!!!"
Someone in the audience sucked in a breath of cold air.
Only to see that the originally flat field of the opponent, now, has become a piece of ruins.
The flat lawn was upturned into sod, splattered with dirt.
The river had dried up, revealing its dry, cracked bed.
Several hills were shattered into rubble, and the carefully planted trees had all fallen, their branches burning with fire...
The diverse venues of the finals had been turned into "ruins" by Caterpie's attack.
And, Īyoi's Mismagius had fallen onto the trunk of a fallen tree and lost its ability to fight with scars all over its body.
"..."
The monk twirling his beads was shocked.
His hand stopped twirling his beads.
Īyoi was frozen in place.
He was unable to react for a moment.
Because... When Caterpie's Dragon Pulse struck, he stood behind Mismagius and felt the terrifying power of a savage beast.
This...
Even though Īyoi, as the leader of the new generation of the Bell Tower, had seen countless worlds as a Ho-Oh Sacrifice in the tower, and had seen a lot of things, he still felt extreme fear at this moment.
It's too strong...
What is this thing?
It's a monster...
It must be a monster.
"..."
The string of the beads snapped, and the rounded beads fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Nevertheless, Īyoi stared blankly ahead, not reacting at all.
The audience was in an uproar!
"What kind of power is this?"
"Seconds... No, it's not a matter of seconds. What's with this destructive power?"
"I got up and saw Caterpie using Dragon Pulse... No, I didn't fall asleep, right? I'm not dreaming, right? Who's Caterpie is like this?"
Even Instructor Ai's fans were shocked by Caterpie's horrific attack.
A Caterpie that grows to be two meters long.
A Caterpie with Dragon Pulse.
A Caterpie that destroys a field with a single attack...
This.
How can anyone believe this?
However, this scene is now being shown to everyone.
The entire audience was looking at Instructor Ai and Instructor Ai's Caterpie with disbelief.
At the same time, this scene was also transmitted through the countless cameras on the scene, to the eyes of those who watched the Indigo Plateau Conference finals live all over the world.
Caterpie, showing off its power...
"Ahem."
At this time, Professor Oak's coughing was accompanied by the radio, and spread throughout the main hall.
Next to the narrator, the old man with gray hair had a pleased smile on his face.
He spoke about Aisha's Caterpie, answering the audience's doubts, saying, "Aisha's contestant's Caterpie, is not a simple Caterpie."
This sentence, once again, attracted the attention of the entire audience.
Everyone held their breath and waited quietly for Professor Oak's next words.
Professor Oak glanced at Aisha on the field, and after receiving Aisha's affirmative look, he formally spoke about the Caterpie.
"As we all know, the Caterpie, as a Pokémon that can be found everywhere in this world, has an evolutionary path that is also known to us."
"That is, Caterpie evolves into Metapod, and Metapod evolves into the final Butterfree." Professor Oak changed his words and said, "But, Aisha has developed an unprecedented evolutionary type for Caterpie!"
As those words fell, the main hall erupted into a heated discussion.
"A new evolution of the Caterpie, did I hear it wrong?"
"What can the Caterpie evolve into...? Instructor Ai can even research the evolution of Pokémon?"
"Who are you looking down on? Instructor Ai discovered the concept of 'Beauty Degree', Instructor Ai discovered that Milotic evolved from Feebas using 'Beauty Degree', what's wrong with discovering a Caterpie's evolutionary type?"
Regardless of the discussion, Professor Oak spoke of the type of Caterpie that Aisha had.
"Unlike Butterfree's evolutionary path that added the Flying attribute after continuing the Bug attribute... As you can see, Aisha's Caterpie's new evolution type is a combination of Flying and Dragon attributes, and Aisha's Caterpie has evolved from a bug to a dragon!"
"Roar!"
Following Professor Oak's words, the Caterpie raised its head and let out a roar of joy.
This roar woke up the surprised people.
"Ohhhhhh! Awesome, Caterpie!"
No one knows who was the first to let out a cheer.
Immediately, there was loud applause and cheering.
The main hall was filled with shouts of praise and admiration.
"That's awesome, Instructor Ai, let Caterpie win the finals with another 1v6!"
"I've been watching Instructor Ai's live stream since Caterpie was only 20 centimeters long. Instructor Ai, go!"
"Instructor Ai, go for it, prove to those guys that even bug catchers are strong, and even Caterpie can change its fate against all odds!"
"Top, Instructor Ai, top, Caterpie!"
"Champion, Champion, Champion!"
Looking at Aisha and Caterpie, Instructor Ai's fans cheered in unison.
Caterpie's performance was truly terrifying.
The fact that Caterpie, which could be seen everywhere, had taken a new evolutionary route to become a dragon was just as surprising.
However, Caterpie is Instructor Ai's Pokémon...
Instructor Ai's miracles, are they not enough?
"Ha."
Aisha couldn't help but laugh when he heard everyone's cheers.
He raised his head and looked at Caterpie in front of him on the field.
In a trance, Aisha seemed to see the time when he had just received Caterpie, and couldn't wait to bring it to the battlefield.
At that time... Caterpie, which was less than 20 centimeters, stood in front of him, facing the other trainer's Pokémon.
The small figure of Caterpie back then, and the huge Caterpie of today, were gradually merging.
"You've gotten stronger."
Aisha smiled.
"Caterpie."
"Mee~"
Caterpie chirped softly.
It turned around and looked at Aisha gently without any irritability or hostility within its watery eyes.
When facing Aisha, it wasn't the Rayquaza hatchling that was about to ascend to godhood...
It will always be Instructor Ai's Caterpie.
"Mismagius is unable to continue, contestant Īyoi, please change your Pokémon!"
At that moment, the referee finally blew his whistle.
"Oh... oh!"
As if waking up from a dream, Īyoi pulled out his Ultra Ball and retrieved his badly defeated Mismagius.
He looked at the five remaining Ultra Balls on his body, then at Aisha and Caterpie across the room, and grimaced.
Mismagius was the Pokémon he used to start the battle, so it was not weak.
Although it wasn't his trump card, Mismagius was killed by Caterpie without mercy...
Even if he does bring out his trump card, what's the point?
Is there any suspense in this battle?
No...
No.
There's no more suspense in this match.
Can't you see Aisha's fans are already chanting "Champion"?
"...Hey."
Īyoi sighed.
Even though he was a monk, he could barely stop himself from cursing.
Looking at the devastated battlefield, Īyoi's face twitched.
This kind of destructive power reminded him of the legendary Ho-Oh that had burned down the former Bell Tower in a fit of rage, causing it to turn into a charred tower.
You're saying this is a Caterpie that evolved into a dragon?
Why do I get the feeling it's a dragon beast in insect skin?
"Good, good..."
After rubbing Mismagius' Ultra Ball in pain, Īyoi resigned himself to his fate.
Since he represented the face of the Bell Tower, it was impossible for him to admit defeat.
In addition... I can see that with his eyesight.
Although Caterpie had created a great deal of noise, when it hit Mismagius, it did so with a sense of proportion, and did not injure Mismagius too severely.
In that case...
"Maybe this isn't such a bad thing?" Īyoi smiled.
The monk was open-minded.
As a monk, he thought differently from the average trainer.
Aisha and Caterpie were so strong that he couldn't see the end of them.
But since he won't be seriously hurt.
Then, experiencing the power of the truly strong wasn't a bad thing for him and his Pokémon!
"Go, Gengar!"
"Jie..."
A Gengar flew out of Īyoi's newly thrown Poké ball.
"Caterpie, Dragon Claw!"
"Roar!"
At Aisha's command, the two-meter-long Caterpie sped up like a rocket and snapped a Dragon Claw into the face of Īyoi's Gengar.
Gengar flew back several times faster than it had traveled and landed at Īyoi's feet, looking peaceful.
Īyoi: "..."
"Roar!"
Caterpie roared into the sky.
"That's awesome, Caterpie!"
"Holy crap, that Dragon Claw, it hit me right in the heart."
"What else does Caterpie have up its sleeve? Come on!"
"Hoh... Pokémon trainers are impatient."
"It's so cool! It's unprecedented to play a shutout in the Indigo Plateau Conference finals."
Once again, Caterpie's play caused the audience to gasp in amazement.
At that moment, Īyoi had already retrieved Gengar, and he released a Dusknoir.
"Uh-huh."
Instructor Ai looked at Īyoi's Dusknoir in thought.
"It's not as good as Eviolite's Dusclops." commented Aisha.
It wasn't because Instructor Ai disliked Dusknoir.
It's because this guy's racial value has only increased by seventy from his pre-evolution Dusclops, and this seventy hasn't been utilized on the blade to strengthen its double attack, but rather, it's been allocated to other places without any sense of propriety... The racial bonus isn't really as big as Eviolite's bonus to Dusclops.
"Finish it, Caterpie, Hurricane!"
"Roar!"
Caterpie turns its head and spits out a hurricane.
Hurricane's horrors came out in the form of a tornado.
The raging storm once again plowed a wide and deep furrow in the field that was already on the verge of breaking.
"Dusk?"
Dusknoir came out and took the Hurricane.
A violent storm swept it into the air.
It was incapacitated.
Then, it hit the ground...
"Dusknoir is unable to fight, contestant Īyoi please choose the next Pokémon!"
The referee blew his whistle.
At the moment, he was looking at Īyoi with sympathy in his eyes.
The main characters of this final match were bound to be Aisha and Caterpie.
Īyoi, who would have been the runner-up even if he had lost, was destined to be left out of the limelight.
"..."
In silence, he retrieved Dusknoir, Īyoi's fourth Pokémon Trevenant.
Caterpie was instantly interested.
It exchanged a look with Aisha, who gave the command to use Flamethrower.
Caterpie erupted into a huge wall of fire that engulfed the Trevenant in a single gulp.
After the flames dissipated, the charred Trevenant had fallen amongst the trees that had suffered the same fate.
"Trevenant is unable to fight, contestant Īyoi please choose your next Pokémon."
The referee's voice was no longer as strong as before.
On the contrary, the cheers from the audience were getting louder and louder.
"This Caterpie is, as always, terrifying..."
Misty sighed.
As the only one in the group who had faced Instructor Ai's Caterpie, she knew how buggy this Caterpie is.
Luckily, she wasn't the one who was tortured by Caterpie on the field today.
"Strong nurturing power."
Wrapping his arms around his chest, Brock looked helpless.
"It seems that the high evaluation I gave Instructor Ai before was too low..."
This teenager is really a monster.
Gold, on the other hand, was deep in thought.
He looked at Caterpie and thought about whether he was looking for death when he asked Instructor Ai for an indiscriminate wild battle.
Silver: "Hilarious."
After laughing at Gold, Silver was also lost in thought.
In the information he got from his father, Giovanni specifically labeled Aisha's Caterpie as unusual.
Although Giovanni didn't tell him what was so unusual.
But... Silver had a feeling that Caterpie's strength shown today was not its full strength.
This Caterpie should still be hiding something...
"Uh-huh."
Silver's logic was clear.
At that moment, the audience around them gasped again.
Because, Īyoi had once again sent in a Jellicent, but Caterpie sent the blue water ghost away with a shot of Thunderbolt.
"Jellicent is unable to fight, contestant Īyoi please choose your next Pokémon."
With the referee's announcement, he was down to his last Pokémon...
The whole audience was excited, and many people were staring at Īyoi, waiting for him to deliver the last head.
"Aye."
The monk sighed and threw his last Poké ball.
With a loud boom, a Golurk landed in front of Īyoi.
"Ka!"
After a mechanical sound, the Gundam-like giant assumed a battle stance towards Caterpie.
"Golurk, Shadow Punch!" shouted Īyoi with a wave of his hand, giving the command to attack.
"Ka!"
Golurk leapt into the air, its thick legs retracted into its massive torso, and flames erupted from beneath his skirt-like armor.
It sped up like a rocket, its two large fists wrapped in a dark layer of Ghost-type energy.
"Caterpie, Outrage!"
"Roar!"
At Instructor Ai's command, the red-eyed Caterpie lunged out.
The rich dragon attribute energy wrapped around its body, forming the posture of a real long dragon with claws and teeth.
Lance was looking at the silver fire pit with a complicated face.
There weren't many Dragon-type Pokémon in his team that could use Outrage.
As a result, a Caterpie used Outrage in front of him...
Caterpie is more dragon than Gyarados or Charizard. Can you believe it?
"Should I take a Caterpie and train it?"
Lance pondered.
"Boom-!!"
With an explosion, Golurk and Caterpie collided.
It was a match without a doubt.
"Ka!"
The cracked Golurk was sent flying by Caterpie's claws and crashed into the fence outside the venue.
"Ka..."
The rubble and the Golurk hit the ground together, and its huge body left a big crater on the fence.
The crowd was silent.
"Golurk is unable to fight!"
The referee blew his whistle.
The commentator followed suit, saying, "Therefore, the winner of the Indigo Plateau Conference is Aisha!"
The audience reacted as if they were waking up from a dream.
All six of Īyoi's Pokémon were killed by Caterpie...
So, Aisha and Caterpie won!
The crowd erupted, and the cheers were loud and clear.
Everyone looked at the black-haired boy who ran to Caterpie's side.
Everyone knew that this moment...
The champion of the Indigo Plateau Conference was born!
"We are the champions!"
"Instructor Ai is so strong, you really are the champion!"
"Awesome, all the way to zero, in addition to 1v3 is a 1v6, the finals is still a 1v6, have you seen this?"
"My Instructor Ai is great, just like Caterpie, pop open a champagne!"
"Champion, Champion, Instructor Ai, Instructor Ai!"
Between the cheers, several salutes went up into the sky.
Aisha and Caterpie's faces were reflected in the colorful light.
"Heheheh."
Professor Oak, who was next to the commentator, stroked his beard and smiled with relief.
As early as the first day he met Aisha, he had thought about Aisha winning the Indigo Plateau Conference.
However, when he really saw this scene, he couldn't stop the feeling in his heart.
On the hidden stands, Red and Blue couldn't help but look at each other and smiled together.
The Indigo Plateau Conference stage had once again seen a champion, and it reminded them of their past fights.
The two of them smiled and clashed fists, the bond between rivals and partners was unspoken.
"Champion..."
In the stands, Ash, holding Pikachu, was excited.
Looking at Instructor Ai on the field with a rainbow of light, he was overwhelmed with admiration.
In addition, there were other feelings...
"Instructor Ai must be a Pokémon Master."
Gulping down a mouthful of saliva, Aisha grew taller and taller in Ash's eyes.
"One day!" He laughed excitedly, saying, "I will also follow Instructor Ai's footsteps and become a Pokémon Master!"
"Then you have to work hard."
A voice came.
Gary came to Ash's side at an unknown time.
He laughed, and said, "I'm ready to follow my elder brother to work out, Ash, if you just rely on your words, not to mention catching up with Instructor Ai, you won't even be able to beat me!"
"Hmph, you wait, I'm going to beg Red to take me to workout with him!"
"Hmph, then let's see who's better!" Gary snorted coldly and said, "I've decided to participate in the Silver Conference in Johto region, Ash, don't be too scared to participate!"
"Don't worry about it!"
And the tale of these two continues...
The cheering continued.
Countless shiny lights flashed, and reporters from major newspapers captured Aisha and Caterpie's victory.
"Admin!"
The trio called out to Instructor Ai.
"Huh?" Aisha looked over and saw James holding an expensive camera, smiling at him and Caterpie.
"Hey..."
Shaking his head helplessly, Aisha stretched his hand towards them.
The invisible psychic power was released!
"Eh?"
The trio realized that their feet had left the ground.
Aisha used his psychic power to lift them above the field and stand in front of him.
"Quick, quick, Meowth light it!"
"I'll shoot!"
"Meow, is Admin ready?"
The trio looked at Instructor Ai with a look of adoration, and then, hurriedly got ready for the shoot.
Aisha, on the other hand, smiled faintly and threw out the remaining nine Poké balls.
"Lu~"
Azumarill landed on Instructor Ai's left hand side and rode on top of Caterpie's neck.
"Mee~" Caterpie glanced at Azumarill helplessly and shook its head.
Azumarill was also the child it had grown up with, so what could be done about it but to spoil it.
"Boo-ee-ee!"
Umbreon landed on Instructor Ai's right hand.
"Lu?"
"Boo?"
The pair looked at each other, and then, they looked away together.
"Lu!"
"Boo-ee!"
In the past, the two of them dominated Instructor Ai's embrace.
Now, they were guarding Aisha's side.
"Loto... I didn't realize that I wasn't the one taking the picture this time loto, so I finally got to be in the picture..." Rotom floated next to Instructor Ai and on Azumarill's head.
In the past, it was the one who took the pictures, so it couldn't be in the picture.
This time it's different.
"Me-ta-!!!"
"Lar!"
Larvitar stood above the flat patch of shiny Metang's head, and shiny Metang floated above Umbreon, just as much to Instructor Ai's right.
"Roar!"
Charizard stood directly behind Instructor Ai and Caterpie, spreading its broad wings and spewing a puff of flame into the sky with great vigor.
Chansey stood in front of Instructor Ai - it didn't have a part in the battle, so Instructor Ai compensated by taking the center position in the photo shoot, letting the team doctor, who had been helping him take care of his teammates in obscurity, stand at the front of the line and enjoy the applause and flowers.
"Chansey~"
Chansey happily raised a big smile.
"Ruu..."
'And me too...'
Ralts waved its hands in Instructor Ai's arms.
The last Haunter floated by Rotom's side with a silly grin on its face.
Ten Pokémon recorded all the emotions of Instructor Ai's trip to Kanto.
"It's great!"
"I'm going to cry..."
"Admin is so handsome."
After recording the touching images, the trio hugged each other and were moved to tears.
Feeling the warmth of his partners surrounding him, Instructor Ai's nose was also sore and his eyes blurred.
"Uh..."
His mind went back to the old days, when he was holding an old game console and repeatedly playing with Fire Red and Leaf Green, Ruby-Sapphire-Emerald, he also imagined the picture of himself and his partners standing on the podium and laughing after winning the championship through thick and thin.
"Ruu!"
'Don't cry.'
A soft psychic energy swept across Aisha's cheeks, wiping away his tears.
Aisha's blurred vision cleared up, and he saw his friends, casting concerned gazes at him.
What was once a fantasy had become a reality today...
"Uh, don't cry."
Aisha smiled and nodded, looking up into the sky as the fireworks rose.
"This is the time to laugh!"
The Pokémon laughed.
Then, it was time for the awards.
Instructor Ai stood on top of the winner's podium, and several figures came out from the hidden stands on both sides.
Once again, their appearance caused the crowd to gasp.
For no other reason than they are the Kanto Elite Four and Champions!
Lorelei, Bruno are on the left side of the podium.
Agatha, Lance is on the right side of the podium.
Red, the living legend hands Aisha the Moltres feather and the Indigo Plateau Conference trophy.
"Congratulations, on becoming a champion!"
The audience and those watching the live broadcast were stunned.
In the past, when the Indigo Plateau Conference awards were given out, it was always Mr. Goodshow.
This time, the Kanto Elite Four and the Champion came out together, all for Aisha...
What show is this!