"Wauuugh!" someone cried out in Petalburg Woods. Bri, being the kind Pokémon Breeder that she was, raced over to the thick forest from where she was in Rustboro City.

Of course, seeing the state that the boy was in, she mentally facepalmed. There was a boy with raven-black hair and an odd hat that lay buried in a pile of Sitrus Berries. On top of him was an adorable Pikachu, chowing down on those sweet Berries. Another girl, whom she recognized as May, started laughing about how he shouldn't have had Pikachu go up and get the berries.

"May!" Bri cried out, surprised.

"Oh hey, Bri. How have you been? I haven't seen you since the last contest you were in on TV."

Of course, Bri wasn't listening. She was too busy fawning over and petting Pikachu. Pikachu enjoyed it until Bri accidentally touched his cheeks, shocking both her and the boy lying in the berries.

Getting up out of the Berry pile, the boy looked at Bri. "Uhm...hi! I'm Ash, and this is my partner Pikachu. We were just on our way to the Rustboro City gym."

"Oh wow, well you better train your Pokémon! Roxanne is super strong, she might just defeat you! Well, not super strong...she was no match for my Grovyle here." Picking up a black case from the apron she wore, Bri showed Ash and May the six Gym Badges she'd acquired.

"Wow...cool!"

"I have a Pikachu as well, too," Bri continued. Pikachu had an obvious interest in this statement, and pawed through Bri's apron.

"Gro-grovyle!" Grovyle cried, grabbing the Poké Ball that Pikachu had grabbed. In an effort to get it back, Pikachu toppled them over, knocking the Poké Ball out of Grovyle's fingers. Er...vines? Bri had no idea.

As the two Pokémon scuffled over the red and white sphere, Bri's Floette popped out of the Poké Ball that had dropped. "Flo?" she asked, looking over at her Trainer.

"Wow, where did you find a Floette?" Ash asked.

"I got her as a Flabébé in a trade. It's really shameful that Trainers don't want Pokémon, but Floette's really strong! She's especially good with the Breloom I raised as a Shroomish right out of these woods. By the way, I call her Shroomie," Bri said. "Not Floette, but Breloom. Besides, Floette and Flabébé aren't Hoenn-native."

"You say Roxanne is strong? Maybe you can help me in my quest to become a Pokémon Master!" Ash gave a pointed look at the Poké Balls in Bri's apron.

Bri returned Floette and Grovyle, putting them in the Poké Balls and back in her apron. "Okay then. But...I used to battle May with her brother's Pokémon! I also helped her catch some Pokémon for the professor! I'd like to battle both of you at the same time in a Double Battle. So, Shroomie, Floette, let's go!"

Ash looked skeptical at first, but then put Pikachu out with May's Torchic. "Okay...I'm sure we'll win, though!"

"Yes!" May cried out. "Together with Ash-"

"Wait a minute...I meant 'we' as in, me and Pikachu here." Ash began to laugh at May.

"Hey!"

"Oh, you two," Bri said. "With those kinds of attudes, you'll be gone in no time. I'll let you two choose the first move.