The final evolution of Oddish, Vileplume, paired with the Chlorophyll Ability, has quite a powerful effect.
Whether used for support or offense, it has significant results.
Vileplume and Butterfree have some overlapping attributes, but overall their support directions differ; Butterfree applies status conditions on opponents while boosting our side's speed, whereas Vileplume is used to set up Grassy Terrain.
The role of grassy terrain is varied, and some Pokemon skills can complement this terrain; overall, it's a skill that significantly enhances Grass Type Pokemon.
In any case, Oddish has a pretty good cultivation value, plus the Oddish in front of us has all ability values reaching C level, with both speed and special attack being B, which is already a good aptitude.
Ash is now thinking, maybe he could bribe Oddish with some food first and then propose a battle capture request; then she shouldn't refuse, right?
"Dana!" Just as Ash was in his beautiful fantasy, a voice pulled him out from his dream.
Following the sound, his eyes suddenly widened, filled with shock.
"Bu... Bulbasaur!!!"
Appearing in front of Ash was the Grass Type Pokemon known as one of Kanto's Three Starter, Bulbasaur.
In each region, when Trainers set out on their travels, they can receive a Starter Pokemon delivered by local officers. Only more developed areas offer choices between Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander.
Thus these three are called Kanto's Three Starter.
Pallet Town, where Ash is from, is not a developed city and can only be considered a rural town, but because of Professor Oak, Trainers from the town setting out on travels basically have the option to choose from the Three Starter.
The reason they basically have this option is due to the emergence of Ash as the variable...
Although Pikachu quite suits Ash's desires, and this Pikachu is special indeed, Ash still really wants the Three Starter because they've been the Pokemon he's dreamed of obtaining since childhood.
However, while the League holds many of the Three Starter, wild ones are rare to find.
Unexpectedly, less than a month after starting his journey, he's already encountered one.
"Bulbasaur, let's battle!" Ash excitedly stood up, shouting loudly at Bulbasaur.
The loud voice startled Oddish who was eating, causing her to pause eating, look at Ash, then at Bulbasaur, and reluctantly put down her meal to hop behind Bulbasaur.
Brock dressed simply, showing a thoughtful expression: "It looks like this Oddish is acquainted with this Bulbasaur. Could they be Pokemon under the same Trainer?"
The expression on Oddish's face resembled being caught by their guardian while eating out indiscriminately.
If judged this way, Bulbasaur and Oddish might be Pokemon of the same Trainer, and they might have a boss and underlings relationship.
"Oh? Same Trainer… how unfortunate." Ash heard this, a hint of regret shown on his face. He figured it wouldn't be easy to encounter the Three Starter out in the wild.
In terms of numbers, the Three Starter aren't scarce, but they're all held by the League; their rarity in the wild doesn't differ much from Quasi-God.
Moreover, this Bulbasaur is an exceptional Three Starter.
[Species: Bulbasaur]
[Gender: Male]
[Attribute: Grass, Poison]
[Level: Ordinary Advanced Level]
[Ability: Overgrow]
[Skills: Tackle, Razor Leaf, Vine Whip…]
[Six-dimensional Ability: Physical Attack C(B) Special Attack B(A) Defense C(B) Special Defense C(B) Physical Strength B(A) Speed A(A)]
With ability values of three A's and three B's, it's one of the most talented Pokemon Ash has seen apart from the Pikachu and Ralts he owns.
Moreover, the level is also at Ordinary Advanced; if it's a wild Pokemon, this level indeed is very high, but if it has a Trainer, then the Trainer should have started not long ago, and roughly calculating the level, it could be around the same time Ash started his journey.
The reason Ash now has a row of Advanced Level Pokemon, is partly because Pikachu's growth speed differs from his species, and partly because Pidgeotto was high level upon capture, and Butterfree is an early-stage fast-evolving Bug Type Pokemon.
All these coincidences combined make it so that Ash, who has only debuted a month ago, holds three Advanced Level Pokemon.
Normally, within a month of debut, having six Ordinary Level Pokemon is already quite good.
To challenge a Gym, even at the lowest difficulty, generally takes more than a month and a half, and people like Ash and Gary are anomalies among Newbie Trainers.
Also, now Ash can not only see Bulbasaur's ability values but can also detect Bulbasaur's attributes and some of its skills.
Although Eye of Insight is a skill Ash extracted, it will continuously improve with Ash's experience and eyesight, eventually growing to the level of breeding Ash's skills.
"Dana!" Just as Ash felt regret, Bulbasaur suddenly opened its mouth, shouting twice at Ash.