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Aizen thoroughly enjoyed this kind of "reasoning."
That's the feeling, so I don't mind talking a bit more nonsense.
"Can't you get stronger without evolution? Does having low base stats necessarily mean you can't get stronger?"
What are racial stats?
""
Aizen, who had prepared his lines, suddenly fell silent.
Good heavens, this guy is illiterate! This is the League's terrible education system; he doesn't even understand basic theoretical knowledge.
Gary, Professor Oak's grandson, sighed and felt an urge to say he didn't know Ash. They were from the same town, and this academic failure was a disgrace to him.
"Okay, then I'll put it another way."
Come forth, armored rhinoceros!
Swish.
Throw out a Poké Ball, and an imposing Rhyhorn appears with a beam of light.
Shigeru Oki, Takeshi, and the others' expressions changed. They vaguely sensed a stronger threat emanating from this armored rhinoceros than from the armored tyrannosaurus.
Even though Ash is a bit dim-witted, he could sense from Pikachu's wary look that the other party was not someone to be trifled with.
"Rhyhorn, a sharp-sounding Pokémon, belongs to the Ground/Rock type."
No matter what they encounter, they'll smash their bodies, completely disregarding anything blocking their path.
It is a degenerate form of the Ironhide Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Ash's expression changed slightly as he listened to the Pokédex's description.
Aizen, who was stroking the armored rhinoceros, said, "Can you feel it? Perhaps you can't get an accurate understanding just by looking at its aura. Well, I can tell you bluntly that this armored rhinoceros is stronger than that armored tyrannosaurus. If it were stronger, it could reach the level of a top-tier Pokémon among the Elite Four."
Of course, if you don't even know the base stats, you might not realize how strong the Elite Four are. So, I can use letters to tell you: your Squirtle and Bulbasaur are only Tier 1, while these two Pokémon are top-tier Tier 1 Pokémon.
The top-tier Pokémon of the Elite Four are only at the highest level, and the very few ace Pokémon of the Elite Four are even higher!
Not only Ash, but everyone else turned pale.
Aside from Ash, they all knew that the Elite Four members were incredibly powerful, but this was the first time they had so clearly stated the difference in strength between them.
"By the way, all four Elite Four members in the Kanto region possess a Pokémon."
Aizen, who had looked up, grinned and delivered another blow.
"Winning against a stronger opponent might be achieved through so-called command and combat experience, but weakness is weakness! If one is strong enough, why would one need to win against a stronger opponent?"
"Isn't a trainer's job to help Pokémon defeat powerful enemies they can't overcome on their own?"
Staring at Ash making his final struggle, Aizen coldly declared, "That's not it."
Everyone else swallowed hard, quietly waiting for Aizen's answer.
At this point, it seemed as if the other party had the entire rhythm in their hands, and they couldn't find a single point to refute in any of their statements.
"Since Pokémon Trainers are called Trainers, can you tell me what 'training' means?"
"The essence of being a trainer is to make your Pokémon stronger; improving their strength is the fundamental goal. We are Pokémon trainers, not Pokémon conductors!"
"Don't put the cart before the horse, kid!"
As Aizen finished speaking, the four people, including Ash, were all confused.
Knowing that his words had a strong impact on the other party, Aizen softened his tone slightly: "By the way, I actually know you."
Blaine from the Cinnabar Gym and I are on good terms. I heard your Charizard doesn't obey your commands, is that right? Do you know why?
"why"
Ash, who hadn't yet grasped Aizen's earlier words, immediately answered this question.
He shuddered and asked instinctively.
"First of all, your command skills are no longer keeping up with Charizard's strength."
Secondly, your Charizard's evolution is probably not related to you; you probably haven't trained it much.
Perhaps you were kind to it before, but its growth is all due to its own efforts, not yours as its trainer. So why should it listen to you?
"The potential of elves is limitless, while the physical condition of humans has its own limits."
When a Pokémon becomes so powerful that its trainer can no longer fully utilize its abilities, then the battle depends solely on the Pokémon itself. At that point, the trainer should no longer resort to mindless commands, but rather consider how to further enhance the Pokémon's strength.
"Finally, let me show you in advance the difference between you and Elite Four trainers."
"Come out, everyone!"
Aizen stood up, grabbed a handful of mini Poké Balls, and unleashed them with tremendous force.
Swish swish swish swish.
One terrifying aura after another appeared.
Um, after breakfast I played some mobile games. I was just one game away from becoming a Gun God and I thought it would be easy, but I kept failing. I got triple kills and quad kills multiple times, but in the 4v2 and 4v1 games, I always inexplicably lost because my teammates let me down.
As a result, I didn't get promoted and kept losing points, almost dropping to the Gun King rank.
My mentality collapsed, and I accidentally got addicted to it for a whole day. In the end, my performance got worse and worse, and I barely managed to climb the ranks to the point where I could qualify for the promotion series before I stopped.
Okay, it's my fault, I'm sorry.
Chapter 214 Ash Ketchum Accepts Aizen's Viewpoint 9/30
One by one, Pokémon such as Rhydon, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Golem, Persian, and Kingler appeared around Aizen.
Sakaki's Team 1 and Team 22 were both released by him.
The terrifying aura was so intimidating that Ash and his friends couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"Wow, that's strong!"
Xiao Mao stared at the scene in horror.
He could sense that none of the elves here were weaker than the Ironhide Tyrannosaurus Rex and yesterday's Giant Kingler Crab; some were even noticeably stronger.
"Did you see that?"
At this moment, Aizen was like a king surrounded by his followers, looking down at everyone from the high platform and saying in a deep voice: "This is the Sakaki of my land, the strength that once made him a candidate to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings."
"You haven't fulfilled your duties as a trainer, yet you try to become a Pokémon Master solely through commanding abilities? Do you think you can stand at the top by stepping on the corpses of countless strong Pokémon with your clumsy commanding skills?"
"Do you know how much they've sacrificed to get to where they are today? If you just want to defeat them with a childish, playful attitude, aren't you denying their entire lives?"
"Answer me, kid! Who are you looking down on?!"
The elves around them echoed their words with terrifying auras.
Looking at the angry glare of "Sakaki"
Ash collapsed to the ground, his face ashen, and lowered his head in despair.
"Xiao Zhi!"
"Little Wisdom"
"Pikachu."
"A drag on the team."
Gary and the others couldn't bear to see Ash so dejected, but after witnessing what Giovanni had shown, they couldn't bring themselves to offer words of comfort or denial.
Especially Xiao Mao.
At this time, Gary had not yet been truly defeated by Ash. Although he regarded Ash as a rival, he never actually thought that Ash's laissez-faire attitude towards Pokémon was the right thing to do.
Or rather, his poor relationship with Ash during the original series was actually because Ash was disappointing; he only truly understood "the other" after being defeated by Ash.
He will only let go of this prejudice if he is better than him.
However, that also means that Gary accepted Satoshi's point of view.
In Aizen's view, that's why Gary gave up on becoming a Pokémon Master; the root cause was that he was misled by Ash's brainless ideas.
But Gary isn't the main character. Ash doesn't train regularly and only crams at the last minute, yet he can still unleash his full potential when faced with difficulties because he has the protagonist's halo.
In this situation, it would be a miracle if Xiao Mao, who had suffered repeated defeats, didn't give up on his original dream.
Aizen suddenly remembered a saying: "Those who learn from me live, those who imitate me die!" Actually, was Gary wrong? No! Was his bond with Blastoise worse than Ash's bond with Pikachu? Doesn't the fact that his Eevee can evolve into Moon prove something? Becoming stronger doesn't affect a Pokémon's will at all; they don't intentionally become stronger.
Those who are unwilling are simply afraid of hardship or lazy. In that case, these kinds of spirits can be kept as pets. After all, a spirit can't be without the desire to become stronger.
Of course, Aizen didn't think Satoshi would accept his point of view either.
The main characters are all a bunch of determined individuals.
People like Ichigo Kurosaki and Yanbing Cao can be manipulated and influenced by Aizen's words, but he could never make them accept his ideas.
However, Aizen himself didn't care about this; he simply enjoyed sharing his "philosophies."
Xiao Gang and the others agreed with Aizen's statement, since Aizen was not wrong.
In the past, they were only influenced by Ash's love for Pokémon, but this world is never just about beauty; cruelty and reality are the true nature of the world.
Ideals can never be achieved simply through passion and pure longing.
Even a genius like Aizen, who inspires envy in countless people yet remains incomprehensible to many, cannot obtain what he desires without any effort.
The difference is simply a matter of how much or how little effort is put in.
"Xiao Zhi, it's okay."
You're doing this for the good of the elves, aren't you?"
In the end, it was Xiaoxia, being a girl, who quietly expressed her concern.
"No."
Ash, who had been helped up, suddenly shook his head in denial and looked at Aizen with sincere apology, saying, "I'm sorry, Uncle Sakaki."
I was too arrogant and delusional, and I was indulging in wishful thinking.
You're right, helping Pokémon become stronger is a trainer's job.
"Following the Pokémon's wishes might just be an excuse I made for my own preferences. I enjoy fighting alongside Pikachu and the others, and I enjoy playing with them, but I don't like a boring, repetitive life, and I don't know how to properly train them."
"You reap what you sow."
This is a truth everyone should understand. If I had understood this sooner, perhaps Charizard wouldn't have been so disobedient.
Looking at Satoshi's wry smile, Aizen blinked.
Hey hey hey hey! "Holy crap, system! This protagonist actually listened to what I said!!!"
"Watch your words, or your public image will crumble!"
"Ahem, this is the first time I've encountered someone who can get the protagonist to accept my ideas, so I'm inevitably a little excited."
""
The system thought to itself, "This is the 'reasoning' you're proposing now."
It's not anti-human, it's just like some seemingly "philosophical" ideas.
In reality, it was an "insult".
"reason"
Let's see if they listen or not.
After calming down a bit, Aizen also understood some of the issues.
What he said this time may not be understood by many people in this world, but ultimately, there are those who do understand it; it's not that his thoughts transcend "mortals."
Several levels of "Lan's philosophy"
.
To put it simply, what he said before was like explaining advanced university mathematics to elementary school students; it's normal that they didn't understand. This time, he only explained something more "basic."
For relatively bright elementary school students, junior high school math is generally understandable if explained in detail.
In addition, it's probably because of their respective positions.
The Giovanni he's playing now isn't lecturing as a member of Team Rocket, but rather as a senior Gym Leader.
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