Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to route number four of Pokémon: Sparkling Dreams. Before we begin, I wanted to thank for the umpteenth time because both English and Spanish versions surpassed 2,300 views during the weekend. It's an honor to write something that I feel so comfortable with and that you also enjoy it so much. Still, I should be back writing full time with the story because I lost the entire range of chapters that I made before the main fic release. XD That's because I finished my final college test on Monday, so I spent the rest of the week preparing all the assessments, exams and expos. :S In addition, and unexpectedly for me, this episode will have three different parts instead of the two I had planned. It's a very interesting and important chapter to the course of the fanfic story. ;)
As always, at the end of today's episode I will discuss Pokémon related news, in this case the Sun and Moon trailer and the anime chapter.
Enough of verbiage on my part. Let's get started! :D
In loving memory of Luis Salom and Muhammad Ali. Rest in peace.
ROUTE 4: Scraggy and the Toxic Cave, Part I
Bonnie felt a terrible chill that ran across her back, and she quickly turned to see who was behind her. Unfortunately, no one was there, the road was completely empty. The little girl was checkered, she didn0t understand what the hell just happened. She had the feeling that someone had been following her since she and her friends left Crystalline Bay, and at times she felt like that mysterious feeling approached so much that it almost covered her back entirely. But when she turned, there was nothing, no one, nobody. Only the road, the trees and the dirt. It was all very strange...
"Is everything all right, Bonnie?" Serena asked, standing next to Ash and Brock.
The blonde came out of her trance when she saw that her companions were several steps ahead of her. Even Dedenne had to shake her friend with a small cheek rub.
"Yes, no need to worry!" She said, before walking back to the same level as her friends.
Our heroes were several days in route to Solius City, home of the first gym in the Pirenia region. But the road was long, very long. The group had already camped for three consecutive days and everyone began to miss the comfort of a warm bed. Their only consolation, if it could be so called, was the tranquility and simplicity of the landscape around them. Ash and company were advancing a serene passage through a flat, slightly dusty road. To their left there was a vast pine forest, and to its right a broad river of clear water and shallow stretched, with another forest on the right. Furthermore, although it seems strange, no trainer crossed their path during the three days leading the travel. Only some groups of harmless Pokémon such as Zigzagoon, Emolga or Sentret. Such a quiet time and parsimony during a trip that in the beginning was supposed to be extremely difficult was kind of comforting, but... Some of them were already looking forward to Solius City.
"Daddy, how long are we away from Solius?" Bonnie asked Ash, with a mischievous grin.
"Quit calling me daddy, dammit!" Ash said, blushing. "The fact that Clemont has commissioned me to take care of you doesn't give you the right to call me Dad."
"Then can I call Serena mommy?"
"No, neither!" The honey blonde cried, even more flustered if possible. "Although you're right about something, and that's that we all want to get to Solius City as soon as possible..."
The Queen of Kalos pulled her PokéDex from her backpack to consult the map that was built in the device. Bonnie wasn't the only one who wanted to rest on a bed and stop sleeping in tents. But inside the doubt if she could share a bed with Ash was starting to cripple her seriously on the inside, and caused her severe and spontaneous blushes from time to time. Once the map image was in front of her, the frustration sigh couldn't be stronger. There was still a great distance to cover, and at first sight there seemed to be no shelter or something similar in the way. When the Vaniville Town native communicated that to the group, Bonnie laid on the ground heavily, showing her exhaustion and discontent.
"Come on! It's not possible that we have done so little of road in four days!" The blonde cried, kicking.
"Bonnie, get up, you're gonna get your dress all dirty." Serena said before heading to Ash and Brock. "But she's deep right, the route to Solius City is really extensive, we're at almost half we need to reach and we already took four days off the Bay."
"But really there is no shelter, hostel or rest house before Solius?" The Queen's boyfriend asked. "Look at the map again, something has to be there, we are not strong enough for too many camping nights in a row…"
The hat wearing hat checked for the second time the route on the map to make sure there were no hotels or anything. But that second look proved that she hadn't seen it that well at the first. After a few taps on the PokéDex screen, it appeared the image of a huge guest house made of logs. According to the description of the device, it was a hostel with a good reputation among the guests who had attended there. It also had a small balcony overlooking the river, and both the rooms and service were of high quality. Best of all, was very close to their position, about thirty minutes away.
"It seems I was wrong, yes there is something, a shelter. And it's not far from here."
"Yay! We can finally rest in a comfy bed!" Bonnie said, jumping along with Dedenne.
"Whew, I was beginning to miss the fact of sleeping indoors." Brock added.
"You and all, buddy. Right, Pikachu?" Ash asked his Pokémon.
"Pika!"
"Well, let's go!" Serena shouted, leading the group and running out towards the hostel.
Her friends followed in a hurry, with the only thought of a comfortable bed where they could stretch out and rest at ease.
Not far from where our heroes were, in the depths of the forest, a shadow was moving stealthily among trees, branches and bushes. Its pace was fast, but without running too. The road was difficult to clear, as there were several fallen trees and stinging plants, without which wild Pokémon could appear. But the shadow had nothing to be scared of. It had a mission to fulfill, and when that happened there was nothing and no one who could stand in its goal. After a few minutes moving through the undergrowth, the shadow finally found what it wanted. It was the entrance to a cave, also quite large. The shadow smiled mischievously, how it longed to see what was going on there. But first, the mysterious figure should notify its superior. Lucky it was somebody that always carried a radio transmitter.
"This is HP-001. I'm in the entrance of the indicated point. I am about to access the location to review the results of the experiment D-173."
"This is HQ. Received, HP-001. I want a full and complete report of the results, do not dare to miss any detail to analyze."
"Copy that, HQ."
Back with the Sparkling Dreams team, Ash and company had reached the hostel indicated in the map. But they were sitting and even lying on the ground, sweating and breathing heavily. The idea of starting a race to get to the log house hadn't been very good. Even Pikachu was exhausted, puffing insistently.
"Okay... That has to be the last time we run this way without warming up before..." Bonnie said, breathy.
"Alright..." Ash, Brock and Serena repeated at the same time, with the little breath they had left.
After a few minutes of recovery, the four trainers removed the dust off their hands and entered the hostel. The interior appearance of the building pleasantly surprised Ash and company. The reception was very rustic, with tables and decorative elements carved in the wooden. Thick and rough trunks that formed the walls of the house contributed a sense of warmth and comfort very well received by Bonnie. The blonde began to spin on itself, like a helicopter propeller, admiring the view.
"How cool is this!" She exclaimed.
The girl did so many turns on its axis that she didn't see coming an older man, between fifty and sixty years old, with dark and gray hair and also gray eyes, coming out of what appeared to be the living room of the hostel. Bonnie crashed sideways into him, almost thrown off-balance. The girl had to put both hands on the wall to avoid to be sulking on the floor. The man, meanwhile, hardly moved the site, practically like a stone statue. Serena went to apologize the man immediately while Ash was responsible for berate the blonde for her behavior. The scene actually reminded of parents scolding her daughter after a prank, something that neither the Kanto boy nor the Kalos Queen realized. The man simply laughed at the situation, showing that he hadn't bothered at all.
"Calm down, youngster. Children are particularly active; they can't keep quiet for a single second with their bottoms stuck in a chair." The old man said, dismissing the matter.
"Anyway I would like to apologize, sir." Bonnie said with a little bow. "The thing is that this hostel is very cool, with the stems and all that..."
The man laughed after hearing the words of the little one.
"I understand that you like it. Not every day you can see a big house built of logs. And I can assure you that this has stood in Pirenia for over a hundred years. My father was commissioned to build it and made it home to my family. When he died, he asked me to keep the house as a place of welcome for travelers participating in the World Championship or those who simply want to enjoy the beauty of the region. Now that I'm older my kids are in charge of managing it, but when they do business in Solius City I still have energy to welcome guests who make a stop on their way. Oh, sorry, I'm going around the bush and I didn't even introduce myself... My name is Roger, and I welcome you to the Pineway Hostel."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Roger." Serena said, very educated. "My name is Serena, and I am a Pokémon performer from the Kalos region. This is my boyfriend Ash, little Bonnie and our friend Brock. We were looking for a place to rest before reaching Solius City."
"Well, you are in the right place. Indeed, we have a room available for four guests." Roger mentioned. "Accompany me, please."
And the man pointed to the steps to the right of where he came in the hall. Ash, Serena and company followed the man upstairs, obviously slowly because he wasn't really active and able to move faster. When they got upstairs, our heroes could see that the rustic and warm atmosphere was also held there: all surrounded by trunks and spider lamps, with everything decorated with several small details. Roger continued walking down the hall to the back door. After searching in his pocket and pull out a large key, the man opened the door and let his guests go inside the room. Bonnie took only five seconds for her eyes to shine and like a torpedo launched herself into one of the four beds in the room. Her friends were just as amazed to see the look of the room, spacious and comfortable. Serena couldn't resist and stretched out on the bed closest to the door, closing her eyes and breathing deeply. The soft feel of the sheets and pillow invited her to forget all worries and sleep deeply. Too bad it was not yet time for that, and still had to complete much of the day. When the honey blonde sat up, the first thing she saw was her boyfriend sitting next to her, watching her two feet from her face with curiosity. Obviously, the blush was monumental and Bonnie burst in laughter, as she couldn't stop bouncing on the bed.
"Bonnie, don't jump, you could get hurt!" The Queen said to the blonde.
The girl immediately heeded, but not without a sound of complaint, and collapsed on the mattress. Dedenne was over her head, and Bonnie hugged him before sitting on the bed.
"You don't want me to call you mom, but sure you're acting like one..." The Luminose girl mentioned with a mischievous smile.
"Stop it now!" The young performer shouted, even more flustered if that was possible. "If I have to tell you these things is because your brother asked me, remember that!"
"Come on, ladies, keep calm..." Roger said, trying to cool the environment. "I see that you are a lively team."
"That's right!" Ash exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear. "We are determined to reach the finals of the Pokémon World Championship!"
"Well, with this energy it's safe to say that you will succeed. I leave you to get conformed in the room. If you need anything, I'll be in the living room."
And immediately the man walked slowly through the door. During the next few minutes, Ash, Brock, Serena and Bonnie could rest quietly and put their backpacks and everything they needed to spend day and night on their respective place. The girls also had the opportunity to pop out to the balcony and watch the small view they had: the extensive river and hundreds of pines in the forest, which seemed endless.
"It's been a real luck find this hostel." Brock said. "If I have to tell the truth, I was getting a bit tired of camping as well..."
"You and all, Brock." Serena replied. "Occasionally I also need to sleep in a comfortable bed, although it's nice camping outdoors and see all the stars in the sky."
"Come on, Serena, tell the truth. What you really want is to sleep with Ash in the same bed..." Bonnie said, elbowing the honey blonde ironically.
Once again, Serena's face looked like a volcano erupting, all because of Bonnie. She was already pretty tired of her rogue comments, and couldn't think of anything but getting to her chase around the room. The blonde Kalosian was dodging the Queen hitting big jumps from bed to bed, in some of them risking to fall and get pretty hurt. After a long time in this manner, Ash decided to put an end to the matter catching Bonnie in mid-air. To his misfortune, Serena couldn't stop in time and collided with her boyfriend, causing the three to fall on one of the beds comically. Ash and Serena sat up with Bonnie in the middle of both. A strange silence occurred before the three burst aloud with laughter. It was widely felt that the three were very close.
"You will say no, but you really look like a real family!" Brock pointed, also laughing along with Pikachu and Dedenne.
"That's because Kalos made us extremely close, for me it was like traveling with three brothers at the same time." Bonnie added, with a cute giggle. "I hope that here in Pirenia happens the same with you, Brock."
"Surely yes. Brock might be a little crazy but it's one of the people whom I trust more." Ash declared, proudly. "Well, what do you think if we go to see the living room? Surely here must be more registered trainers in the championship."
"Okay!" His peers answered, in unison.
Thus, the quartet closed the door of their dormitory room, walked down the stairs and started to discover the living room of the hostel. It was a huge room, which highlighted several long, narrow tables, a small bonfire place, decorating hand painted paintings and a large window through which everyone could access to the balcony and the river views. As Ash predicted, in the hostel were more trainers invited with their peers. Among the Pokémon that they could see there, the highlights were a Politoed, a Zoroark, a Dodrio and even a Trevenant. At least there were about twenty or thirty other people in the room, talking to each other or feeding their Pokémon. But there was one person above all that caught the attention of the Queen of Kalos.
In a corner of the room, out onto the balcony, Serena looked with attention to a girl. The thing is that it wasn't a normal girl either, but someone who was very familiar. From her back view, she could see her short blond hair, almost orange. She carried a small tuft of hair up on the left side, and Serena could distinguish a red head band. She was dressed simply, with a blue tank top, a pair of gray shorts and sneakers. Although her dress was not the same as she remembered the times she had seen her, Serena was convinced that she was right person. The seriousness of her face caught the direct care and attention of her boyfriend, Ash.
"You're okay?" He asked, putting his hand on her shoulder gently.
"Yes, don't worry, honey. It's just..." The girl whispered, looking back at the girl who was now leaning on the railing of the balcony.
Without thinking more, the honey blonde went towards her, her companions behind. She had to find out by force, she had to know if it was her or not. Serena opened the window and went to the balcony, ready to talk to that girl. Before she could say anything, she noticed that her expression was downcast, full with frustration. She was leaning against the wooden railing as if she was about to drop, there was an aura of depression that surrounded her. Maybe she should go with some care, but she had no idea what was happening. Gradually, the Queen stretched out her left arm to give a pat on the shoulder before calling her name.
"Cal?"
Almost as if she had a spring, the girl turned instantly recognizing the voice that claimed her name. What her blue eyes were looking at almost caused her to collapse: it was the Kalos Queen, Serena Yvonne, the woman she had competed (although not directly) in the Master Class in Gloire City. In less than a second, she was so nervous that barely could get the words out.
"Se-se-Sera-Serena! I-I me-mean Your Majesty!" She shouted, attacked by nerves and making a very forced a reverence. "I-I d-did-didn't expect to see you he-here!"
A sympathetic chuckle seized the honey blonde, seeing that her mere presence put a girl like Cal on the edge of a heart attack.
"Calm down, Cal, don't get so nervous... It's been months since I saw you last time, at least since the Master Class, right?"
"Y-yes! It was really crazy for me, I never thought I would make it to Gloire City, although I was eliminated in the first round..."
Ash's face at that moment was not a mirror of lucidity and clairvoyance at that moment. In other words, he had such a confused face that nobody could shake it off him. The spike haired man, as much as he tried, he couldn't remember that girl who claimed to have competed in Gloire, and although it was pretty ridiculous, he had to ask his girlfriend who she was.
"You don't remember her? She is Cal, a Pokémon performer like me. She even competed with me in the Master Class in Gloire City. Her Scraggy had pointy hair on its crest like a Scrafty..." Serena said, trying to refresh her partner's memory.
"I do, I remember!" Bonnie cried, with glittered eyes. "You're the Scraggy girl! You were wearing such a cute dress in the Master Class! And your Pokémon did great! Too bad you didn't make it through the first round..."
"Thank you for the compliments, but really everyone remembers me as the Scraggy girl? You're not the first to call me that way..." Cal acknowledged, with a nervous laugh. "Anyway, even if I made it to the semifinals Serena would have swept me before the final… You were sublime, Your Majesty."
The honey blonde was quite blushed at hearing those words. Ash, meanwhile, seemed to remember better Cal. It wasn't the first time that his girlfriend crossed paths with the Scraggy girl as they had competed together in several Pokémon Showcases. She seemed young, about eleven or twelve years old, but she really knew how to impress the public.
"What are you doing here?" Serena asked, with so much curiosity. "Have you been invited to participate in the Pokémon World Championship?"
"No way! I'd wish though!" The performer pointed. "I'm here on vacation. Having nothing to do after the Master Class ended and since I wasn't in the list of performers for the annual parade, I decided to take a break and train Scraggy before the shows were put up again..."
"And how are you doing?" Ash asked. "Is your Scraggy ready to return to the stage?"
"Well..."
At that time, Cal's voice broke. It seemed that the time had stopped, and she couldn't find the right words to talk. Her face became withered, taciturn, and a small tear fell from her right eye. There would be no possible way to explain what had happened. Obviously, the concern immediately invaded Serena, who quickly tried to calm down her performing peer, putting her hands on the girl's shoulders.
"What's up? Relax Cal, please calm down... What happened? Did something bad happen to Scraggy?"
The young performer held her breath for a few seconds before releasing all the air in a single breath. She had to stay calm, losing her temper would not help anything at all. Cal looked at Serena seriously, reaffirming the confidence of the honey blonde.
"Everything happened two days ago..."
"Disappeared?!" The four Sparkling Dreams trainers cried at once.
Cal had concluded her story sitting at one of the tables inside the hall, to be quiet and calm, as far as possible. Two nights earlier, the girl was going through the pine forest with fellow Scraggy when, from inside a cave, appeared a pair of wild Nidoking and Nidoqueen intending to attack them. The Pokémon defended himself as best as he knew and could, but at the end of the battle a mysterious burst of light blinded Cal for several seconds. When she opened her eyes, Scraggy had vanished, there was no sign of him. The most logical thing was to think that Nidoqueen and Nidoking took him into the cave for some reason, but this one seemed to be very deep and wouldn't be a good idea to venture alone at that hour of the night. Cal spent the rest of the night at the Pineway Hostel and the next day asked the guests for help to rescue Scraggy. Strangely, none of them dared to approach the cave, putting some cheap and very dubious excuse for it. Even Roger gave evasions the girl, if any more justified for his old age. The orange-haired girl tried to explore the cave on her own that day, but her efforts were in vain. That cave was darker than a lump of coal, and the first cry that she voiced calling her Pokémon and the echo back left her speechless. Going back to the hostel was very hard for her, without her only companion and no one to help her.
"This has neither head nor tail..." Brock sighed worriedly. "Why would a Pokémon as Nidoking and Nidoqueen kidnap a Scraggy? Far less than using Flash, because as I have understood they don't get to learn that move..."
"Did you notice anything strange in these wild Pokémon?" Ash asked.
"A part of the exaggerated aggressiveness somewhat strange for that time of night, they were extremely strong." Cal replied. "They already told me in Crystalline Bay this wouldn't be a walk in the meadow, and that the creatures would be a challenge for any trainer."
"Hmm..." Ash muttered, taking the thumb and index finger to the goatee and staying thoughtfully.
"Is anything wrong, sweetie?" Serena questioned, quite worried after knowing the seriousness of the situation.
"I would give her the benefit of the doubt, but I know both Nidoqueen and Nidoking and they don't usually act that way night." The raven haired boy commented. "And that aggressiveness that you talk to me makes me have very bad feeling..."
"Wait..." The Vaniville Town girl stammered, slightly frightened. "N-no way you're thinking that..."
"I still don't know for sure, but unjustified aggression in the middle of the night? It's something that we have already encountered."
Obviously, Ash was referring to what happened with Spiritomb in the Crystalline Church. He was right, it was still too early to formulate theories about what happened to Scraggy, but it felt that there might be some connection.
"It's not the first time something like that happens."
All turned around somewhat misplaced to discover Roger, who had spent a long time listening to the conversation. Bonnie was the first to ask the man what he meant by that.
"For weeks we have guests who arrived at the hostel asking for help to find their missing Pokémon. The circumstances in each case are almost identical: either day or night, the Pokémon vanished magically after a fight in front of a cave in the forest." The hostel manager explained. "There are several that are outside still looking, and others who have been locked in their room to mourn disconsolate."
"This is horrible..." Serena said, completely bewildered. "But how the hell is that possible?"
"That's the big mystery." Roger jabbed. "All that is known is that every Pokémon disappeared in the same place: the entrance to the Toxic Cave"
"The Toxic Cave?" The Sparkling Dreams members and Cal asked simultaneously.
"Yes. It's a gigantic cave inhabited by Poison-type Pokémon. It is said that at the end of it there is a great lake of toxic water inhabited by a monstrous creature. But not only that, since the cave itself is an incredibly dark hole, filled with plants, rocks and Pokémon extremely poisonous, that could become fatal for anyone approaching from the outside."
Terror gripped seriously the five trainers. In life they had heard of such a highly dangerous place like that cave. Worst of all is that there had to be Scraggy and the rest of missing Pokémon. The question on the table was: In what state would Scraggy and company be found? Would they be safe or...?
"Scraggy..." Cal sighed, her eyes filled with tears.
Immediately, Serena put her hands on Cal's shoulders to reassure her fellow performer. Her heart was in her throat, but in any way she going to offer a hand to a partner in trouble, especially if this was a potential promising and formidable rival.
"Do not think the worst, Cal. I have a hunch that Scraggy is well, alive and waiting impatiently for you to rescue him…
"It's remotely possible, but anyway it would be very difficult to find him in the Toxic Cave. That place is one of the most dangerous that exist in the region of Pirenia, and I can assure you that here we have really awe-inspiring sites." Mr. Roger told, with a very serious look.
"I don't care." The honey blonde answered, so crisply. "I cannot let a companion suffer in this way. Cal, we will get you Scraggy back, I promise."
"What?! Bonnie asked, in a very loud voice. "It's a suicide Serena, a misfortune could happen! I don't want Dedenne to get poisoned!"
"Bonnie, I understand the fear of any of us suffering some mishap... But I can't allow Cal to cry and mourn for her disappeared Scraggy. This girl has a lot of potential as a Pokémon Performer, and I as Queen of Kalos must help all passionate girls who compete in Showcases that are in difficulties. And if Cal asks us for help to save her Pokémon, I must be there, no matter the circumstances and do everything in my power to help her."
The Queen's speech moved the audience. Cal's eyes and Bonnie's shone with brilliance while Ash felt extremely proud to have a girlfriend like her. Roger's face and Brock also showed pride, was something magnificent view as a collective like the Pokémon Performers could help each other so deeply even in the greatest difficulty.
"Don't worry, Cal. We will also do everything possible to rescue Scraggy." Ash assured enthusiastically while Bonnie and Brock smiled.
"Thank you, guys. You don't know how happy I am right now." The orange haired girl exclaimed, excited.
"Ash..." Serena whispered, gently kissing the cheek of her boyfriend. "You're a true sunshine, darling."
The Pallet Town trainer blushed, while Bonnie gave him a sly peek. At that time, Roger let out a little sigh before heading to the quintet of trainers.
"I see you I cannot stop you... If you want, I can show you the way to the Toxic Cave. Also, I will tell you two things I hope you will promise me, please: be very, extremely careful and rescue all those missing Pokémon."
"You can be sure of, both Mr. Roger." The raven haired boy replied solemnly, shaking hands with the hostel manager.
Ash: Guys, are you ready for our next adventure?
Bonnie, Brock and Serena: Oh yeah!
The four trainers, with Pikachu and Dedenne, put their hands one over the other.
Everyone: One! Two! Three! Sparkling Dreams!
And they raise their hands in the hair, before the screen goes white to show next episode's preview.
"Come on guys, Scraggy and all those Pokémon need our help, are waiting for us."
"Hey! Who's grabbing my ass?"
"Who the hell is making that blue light?!"
"We need to be extremely careful, we have no idea if those plants are really poisonous."
"Watch out!"
Next time, on Pokémon: Sparkling Dreams, "Scraggy and the Toxic Cave, Part II".
Don't dare to miss it! Gotta catch'em all!
Well, here's ends the first part of the Toxic Cave trilogy.Next week you will see how continues to this new, dangerous and exciting adventure. Also, you may have notice that I now say Gloire City instead of Glorio. That's because the English dubbed episode finally aired and the official name was revealed to be Gloire City.
Okay, now it's time tocheck the trailer for Pokémon Sun and Moon which was published last Thursday. As it turns out I was right in some of the things that would come out in the video, but then I also said more things than anticipated. :P Regarding the legendary, it has been confirmed that their names will be Solgaleo (Psychic/Steel type and Sunsteel Strike as its signature move) and Lunala (Psychic/Ghost type and its signature move to be Moongeist Beam). Just be aware that these Pokémon may appear or be mentioned later in Sparkling Dreams. ;) Another important fact that was revealed was the complete map of the Alola region, which will be divided into four main islands. There are other smaller islets that seem interesting, one with potential to be the Pokémon League and another mysterious hidden under a torrent of clouds. New characters were also shown, such as Lillie, the mysterious assistant for Professor Kokui, and the name of our friend/rival was revealed as well: Hau. Other details that appeared were the character customization, the QR code capturing feature and the surprising RotomDex: a hybrid of a Rotom and a PokéDex. XD Everything looks good, and I look forward for November 23. :) (That's November 18 for you, lucky American readers. -_-)
Moving to the anime, Ash finally won the eighth Kalos gym badge. For those who doubted the veracity of Amourshipping, that face Serena shown after her lover's victory and the subsequent fist-bump demonstrate that the link remains stronger than ever. This Thursday, we will also see the return of one of the most beloved Pokémon in Ash's Kalos team: Goodra. :D
Well, that's it for your weekly dose of Pokémon. See you next Monday with the second part of the Scraggy rescue with Cal in the Toxic Cave. Take care! :3