A/N:

So, I´m back again. I got a review on the last chapter which I must confess I didn´t truly understand, don´t know if it was poorly constructed or if I´m just a bit slow on the uptake there. Said something about line-break, and I´m wondering if you meant to put the actual line into my document (which I am not going to do regardless, because I feel it ruins the esthetic) or if you meant that I should have more of a segway before I switch time/scene, which I might be persuaded to do. So, if whoever wrote the review wants to stand by it, make an account and PM me about it. Of course, if there are others who agree with him feel free to let me know, and we´ll see how I can deal with it.

Answers to reviews:

Xion the XIV: You make a fairly good point, especially with the Battle Bond. That being said I have already established that Meganite Stones are a thing in Working Wonders, and I really don´t feel like changing an already posted chapter unless absolutely necessary.

I can, however, state that the Meganite Stones will act as the conduit alone, without Ash having to search for a Key Stone. Quite frankly Ash already has what I intended to be his Key Stone, see if you can guess what it is.

Other than that, I didn´t really receive any review that I feel needs an answer, so let´s move on.

I do not in any way own Pokémon or any associated products, and this is a non-profit hobby.

Onward to the chapter then!

Ending in Style!

It has been about 20 minutes since Ash and his friends returned to the contest Hall after lunch, the one-hour recess about to end. Ash had Aipom out of her Pokéball to brush her, and to give her a last-minute pep talk. "Alright Aipom, I know you want to do this and we will always do our best so we will try to win. You need to remember though, that this isn´t my usual arena so if we lose that might be the reason," Ash stated, a happy smile on his face. The intercom blared up, "The first match of the battle rounds will be between Zoey Nozomi and Fredrick Hazan, and will commence in five minutes! Contestant prepare yourselves and head toward the stage!"

"Good luck, Zoey!" Dawn cheerily said as the red-head passed her, causing a bright smile to appear on her face. "Thanks, good luck to you too," Zoey answered her and kept moving towards the stage. Ash leaned against a pillar in the middle of the waiting room, focusing on the TV-monitor and the countdown that is displayed.

"Time is up! Contestants take the stage!" the host announced about three minutes later. The countdown disappeared from the TV-monitor, and the stage appeared once again. "Contestants choose your Pokémon!" Zoey took a deep breath, before making a slight pirouette and releasing her Pokémon. "Glameow, I choose you!" Her opponent sneered arrogantly, before releasing his own Pokémon. "Let´s go, Nidorina!" "And our contestants have chosen their Pokémon! Zoey with her Glameow and Fredrick with his Nidorina! Let us see who comes out on top! Let the battle…begin!" the host cheered, almost completely drowned out by the massive applause from the crowd.

"Nidorina, kick it off with Poison Sting!" Fredrick commanded quickly, pointing his hand towards Glameow. The stream of poisonous barbs shot toward the Catty Pokémon, who only reacted when Zoey commanded it. "Glameow dodge that and shoot Shadow Ball!" Having gotten her command Glameow arched her back as she vaulted over the stream of poison barbs, and fired off a concentrated Shadow Ball. With the marvelous dodge, Fredrick´s points diminished slightly. "Use Bite to destroy that!" Nidorina opened her mouth, her teeth glowing, and bit down hard crushing the Ghost-type attack.

The Shadow Ball burst into a massive shower of brilliant sparks, causing Zoey to lose more points than Fredrick had. "Use Slash, Glameow!" Zoey ordered, her voice calm and focused. "Block that with Poison Jab!" The glowing claws of Glameow clashed harshly with the purple shining punch of Nidorina, creating an explosion. A thick cloud of smoke billowed out, clouding the stage. Both contestants´ points decreased as a result of the cloud, Zoey still having the disadvantage.

"Nidorina use Poison Fang!" Fredrick commanded, giving Zoey a perfect chance. "Sucker Punch to counter!" Within the smoke cloud, two small purple lights started shining, before a dark shadow suddenly slammed into them. Nidorina came hurdling out of the smoke, crashing into the ground in front of Fredrick. "Iron Tail to blow away the smoke!" Zoey ordered. Within moments the smoke was dispersed by a powerful gust of wind, revealing Glameow standing on its tail in the middle of the stage.

Fredrick´s point took a serious hit, making him visibly grit his teeth. "Nidorina let´s go with Sludge Bomb!" The giant blob of sludge shot toward Glameow at a high velocity, but not too fast for Zoey. "Hit it back with Iron Tail!" Glameow jumped up and flipped its body forward, slamming its tail into the oncoming Poison-type attack. The Iron Tail managed to send much of the Sludge Bomb back, though not all of it. Some of the Sludge Bomb hit Glameow, slightly damaging the Catty Pokémon. "Nidorina!" Fredrick shouted as the larger amount of the Sludge Bomb crashed into his Pokémon.

"You alright Glameow!?" Zoey asked, concern in her voice. "Gla…" Glameow purred, crouched down to be ready to react. Just then a loud buzzer sounded out, shocking both Zoey and Fredrick who had lost track of the time. Both realizing they didn´t know who had won, they gazed upon the large screen over the judges´ table. Seeing the points, Zoey gave a sigh of relief as her points were higher than Fredrick´s. "And the winner is…Zoey Nozomi! Good luck in the next round!" the host announced gladly.

"Ah!" Fredrick gave an aggravated sigh, before quickly returning his Nidorina. He then moved toward Zoey and put his hand forward. "I might not like losing, but at the very least I´ll do so with grace," he commented idly as they shook hands. "The next contestants are Ash Ketchum and Kira Jirano! Please make your way to the stage!"

Backstage Ash had gotten up and quickly moved toward the stage, meeting Zoey on his way. "Nice job," he commented as he walked past her. "Thanks. Good luck out there," Zoey hesitantly answered him. Ash smiled over his shoulder, waving slightly to her. -Alright, Aipom, let´s see what we can do, Ash thought as he moved onto the stage. "The contestants have appeared and are ready! Choose your Pokémon!" "Alright Aipom, let´s go!" Ash immediately stated, releasing the small purple monkey. "Let´s dance, Poliwhirl!" his opponent responded, her long raven hair swinging. Curiously Ash noticed the blue streaks in her hair, even as it swayed in the wind on the other side of the stage.

"Ash has chosen Aipom, which will go up against Kira´s Poliwhirl. Let the battle begin!" the host announced, somehow hyping the crowd with the simple statement. "Poliwhirl use Ice Punch on the floor!" Kira ordered immediately. "Trying to restrain Aipom´s movement?" Ash smirked, "Aipom use Focus Punch!" Following what Aipom understood to be Ash´s order, she slammed the Focus Punch into the ground. The pressure of Aipom´s attack cracked the ice and sent a massive score of icicles into the air, mostly hitting Poliwhirl. "Swift!" The sea of brilliantly shining stars cascaded toward Poliwhirl, who had no way to defend himself. "Poliwhirl! Use Bubblebeam!" Kira yelled, clearly stressed out.

"Aipom, follow the plan and use Focus Punch!" Ash commanded, to the confusion of everyone else. All of a sudden Aipom disappeared from view, only to reappear on top of one of the many stars from her Swift attack. The tail slammed hard into Poliwhirl, sending it flying into the wall. When the dust settled it was clear that Poliwhirl was knocked out, Kira staring in disbelief at the sight. "Since Kira´s Poliwhirl can no longer battle, the winner of the round is Ash!" Kira returned Poliwhirl and walked into the center of the stage, where she met Ash who now had Aipom sitting on his shoulder.

"Congratulations," Kira managed to say, though Ash could see the unshed tears in the crook of her eye. "Thanks, and if it´s worth anything… I´m sorry," Ash said, feeling a bit guilty. "Oh, it´s fine. It just means we have to train harder so this doesn´t happen in our next contest," Kira said a small sad smile on her lips. Ash nodded slightly, and the two parted ways after shaking hands. As he entered the waiting room he managed to hear the announcement of the next contestants, Jessie and a kid named, Kyle Harrington.

-Unless the kid is a lot better than he seemed Jessie will eat him alive, Ash thought to himself as he moved over to Zoey and Dawn. Not even slightly paying attention to the TV-monitor, Ash rather spent his focus on calming and assuring Dawn. "It´s alright Dawn, no one can be expected to instantly succeed," Ash reasoned, smiling at the nervous girl. "As long as you and Piplup are prepared, and you try your best you will be fine. Do you want to know what my grandfather told me once? 'I´ll win whether I am the defeater or the defeated. One is a validation of all the lessons I´ve learned, while the other teaches me the lesson I still need,'" Ash finished the quotation just as the host announced the next matchup.

"The last pair of the first stage battle rounds will be between Dawn Berlitz and Edmund Burns! Will the contestant please come to the stage!?" As Dawn walked away, trying hard to keep herself calm, Jessie walked back into the waiting room. She was wearing a black tank top under a scarlet leather jacket, coupled with a black pair of jeans. As for accessories she had a necklace with a miniature ruby and her wedding band. "So, Ash, how do you like the contest?" Jessie asked as she sat down, utterly relaxed and at ease. "Well, to be honest, it´s fun. I still prefer battling, but I see the appeal in contests too. Did you move on? I must confess I didn´t pay attention," Ash commented, rubbing a hand over the back of his own head.

Jessie laughed slightly, "Yes, I moved on. Hopefully, that means I´ll meet your new travel companion in the next round." Ash rose an eyebrow at her, "Hopefully?" Jessie looked at him, a small smile playing at her lips, "If she is anything like the two last girls traveling with you she will be a good opponent." Ash laughed heartily at Jessie´s admission of his previous traveling partners skill, falling into a short trip down memory lane. Until the announcement from the conferencier drew him back, "Contestants choose your Pokémon!"

Edmund quickly released his chosen Pokémon, "Flame on, Fletchinder!" "Piplup, spotlight!" The two contrasting seals enveloped each other, Piplup´s bubbles and Fletchinder´s flames clashing for superiority. "The contestants are ready! Let the battle begin!" Edmund was again the faster of the two, "Flame Charge!" The larger bird rushed toward Piplup surrounded by a shield of flame, some of it serving as thrusters to increase speed.

"Piplup dodge that and use Bubblebeam!" Dawn shouted, still calm albeit barely. Piplup instantly jumped toward the charging Fletchinder, spinning to the side and barely avoiding the attack. Stopping the spin, Piplup quickly took aim at his opponent and let the Bubblebeam rip. The rain of bubbles impacted harshly against Fletchinder´s back, dropping Edmund´s points. "Shit! Fletchinder use Ember to evaporate the bubbles, then switch into Steel Wing!"

Forcing its head around Fletchinder proceed to rapidly fire a massive number of small embers to meet Piplup´s Bubblebeam, making the bubbles pop and sparkle as the humidity transferred from liquid to gas form. Almost seamlessly Fletchinder switched from the Ember into Steel Wing, showing all too clearly how much Edmund had trained it in chain attacks. "Piplup, use Peck to counter!" Dawn commanded, a bit more stressed than before.

The stage had already taken quite a bit of beating throughout the contest, being slick with water and sporting a few dents after the previous battles. The clash between Steel Wing and Peck sent Piplup backward, slipping on the water and sailing across the stage. Dawn seemed to give a small smile, before she commanded, "Piplup, use Peck again! Use the water on the stage to move around!" Piplup, intent on doing his trainer´s will, activated his Peck attack and jumped onto his stomach on the watery stage, easily picking up speed against the wet surface.

The attack connected with Fletchinder, sending the larger bird careening backward but not quite sending it to the ground. "Alright, Piplup use Bubblebeam!" Not having fully recovered from the earlier Fletchinder was in no position to dodge, and the super-effective attack slammed harshly into it. "No!" Edmund roared the first sign of emotion on his otherwise impassive face. "Fletchinder get up! Please!" he asked, prompting the downed bird to slowly push itself up. Dawn quickly glanced up at the board, seeing that she was leading the round by a fair margin. "Fletch-Fletchinder!" the bird screeched as it finally got up, spreading its wings widely.

"Yes! Can you use Ember, Fletchinder?" Edmund asked, a bit careful with the order. His Pokémon immediately used the attack, encircling Piplup within a ring of fire. "No!" Dawn whispered to herself, a bit afraid of what would happen now. "Piplup, can you use it?" she asked, knowing that Piplup´s newest attack was the only option. Even if the attack hadn´t been fully mastered yet, and it ran the risk of backfiring. Piplup nodded, a bit of sweat running down his face, and started to gather his energy to launch the attack. "Fletchinder use Aerial Ace to end this!" Edmund commanded, intent on winning as quickly as possible.

The gathered energy within Piplup started to quickly make its way to the surface, creating what seemed to be a large shield of water above him. The large streaming mass of water built even further, creating a funnel way larger than its creator. The Whirlpool attack engulfed the charging Fletchinder, stopping its attack cold in its tracks. When Piplup started losing control of the attack, he quickly swirled a bit and sent the attack crashing to the ground. The motion, coupled with the mass of water, sent Fletchinder skidding to a halt just in front of Edmund´s feet, knocked out cold.

Edmund stared in disbelief at his unconscious Pokémon, not paying the slightest attention to his soaked shoes and pants. "Fletchinder is unable to continue, which means the round goes to Piplup and Dawn!" the conferencier announced, gaining a large cacophony of applause toward the end. Piplup blinked, not fully comprehending that he had just won for his trainer before Dawn had picked him and spun him around. "You did it, Piplup! Thank you!" Dawn gushed over her starter, even as she made her way off the stage. Quickly moving toward the waiting room, she vaguely heard that there would be a quick recess to dry the stage before the next rounds.

She walked over to Ash and Zoey as the first thing she did when she reentered the waiting room, where even the last coordinator sat. "Oh, that´s right," Ash realized as Dawn walked over to the three of them, "I don´t think I ever got to introduce you to Jessie?" He motioned toward the last coordinator, who Dawn knew would be her next opponent. "A pleasure to meet you," Dawn smiled at the older purple-haired woman. "Indeed, it´s a pleasure," Jessie answered, her own smile on her lips. The waiting room was empty now, except for the four of them, the pillows and couches neat and tidy. The light showed how spacious and welcoming the waiting room was, and though the light orange color of the walls wasn´t the prettiest it was at least better than a completely sterile white room.

"As the stage has been dried and is ready for further use, the second round of the battle stage will now commence! The first battle will be between Zoey Nozomi and Ash Ketchum! Will the contestants please ready themselves and head towards the stage?" the host announced over the intercom a few minutes later. Ash smiled at Zoey and got up, moving slowly toward the stage. -Going against Zoey, huh? She seemed to know what she was doing, so this might be challenging, he thought to himself.

The two stepped onto the stage, staring each other down from across one another. "Alright, contestants release your Pokémon!" Ash took a deep breath, "Aipom, let´s go!" "Glameow, I need you!" Zoey´s voice answered him just a few moments later. The crowd started cheering upon the two Pokémon appearing on the stage, a loud roaring buzz in the background. "The contestants have chosen their Pokémon, let the battle begin!" the host announced, over the roaring applause of the crowd. "Alright! Storm the field with Swift!" Ash stated quickly, not giving Zoey the first move.

Aipom moved quickly, springing high into the air and letting off a massive wave of stars. The stars created a large typhoon around the stage, cutting Ash and Zoey off from the crowd. Zoey looked around, impressed at the large-scale attack. "Glameow we can´t be standing here without doing anything! Let´s use your Shadow Ball on the Swift!" Zoey commanded, after a few moments. Quickly after the command was given Glameow fired off three Shadow Balls, impacting different parts of the massive Swift storm. The resulting explosions sent showers of glittering dust down to the stage but did little to diminish the number of stars. "Use Focus Punch!"

Aipom darted through the shower of glitter with its tail glowing a light blue, quickly closing in on Glameow. "Glameow dodge that and use Slash!" With its incredible flexibility, Glameow avoided the attack, landing a solid Slash straight into Aipom´s side. The attack made Aipom stagger to the side, allowing Zoey time for a follow-up. "Now use Iron Tail!" With a quick, flourished frontal flip Glameow tagged Aipom squarely with the devastating attack, sending Aipom crashing into the ground. "Aipom get up, and create some distance!" Ash yelled, a bit concerned as Aipom was still relatively new to his team.

Struggling slightly in the beginning Aipom did manage to get to her feet, though a bit wobbly. "Alright use…," was as far as Zoey got in her new command before Ash cut her off, "Enough!" The voice carried easily over the stadium, cutting through the buzz of applause from the crowd. "Aipom stop the Swift," he said quietly. Aipom turned toward him, still wobbly, and tried to gesture that she could continue. "Aipom… I know you want to, but I can´t risk you getting injured. End it," he stated, a bit sad but not any less definitive. The storm of stars calmed down, each star popping into dust. "What are you doing, Ash?" Zoey asked, concern and uncertainty evident in her voice.

"Aipom," he simply stated, and walked over to the purple monkey. Touching the side of her head, not even applying pressure, he showed everyone what he meant. The slight touch made Aipom recoil slightly, even as light as it was. "She can´t continue without risking injury, and I won´t allow that," Ash stated before he picked Aipom up and slowly made his way off the stage. When he was nearly off he turned to Nurse Joy, "Is your Chansey over at the Pokécenter?" The young woman smiled brightly at him and nodded, causing a smile to appear on Ash´s face as he continued on his way.

Zoey stood left on the stage, a bit confused. "As Ash has chosen to retire his Aipom in fear of serious injury, and as such Zoey and her Glameow will move on to the final," the host announced after a quick discussion with the coaches. Before heading over to the Pokécenter, Ash poked his head into the waiting room. "Hey, Dawn. Sorry, I can´t watch your match, but I need to get Aipom over to the Pokécenter. Good luck against Jessie," he informed Dawn before he disappeared from the door.

"I´m sorry for stopping you, Aipom," Ash stated quietly as he walked toward the Pokécenter, still cradling Aipom in his arms. "Ai-Aipom!" Aipom argued, careful to not move too much. "I know you wanted to win, but I can´t be rash like that. So, I pulled you out before you were severely injured," he explained, smiling down on Aipom. Aipom smiled back, ruffling Ash´s hair with her tail. It took Ash about 15 minutes to walk from the Contest Hall, as he couldn´t run with Aipom in his arms. "Chansey!" Ash called, walking up to the counter. Within moments the happy face of a Chansey appeared before Ash, making Ash and Aipom smile.

"Can I trust you to be good to Chansey, while I go back to view the rest of the contest Aipom?" Ash asked, looking sternly into Aipom´s eyes. Aipom nodded, a mischievous smile on her lips, which vanished when Chansey grabbed her neck and walked her toward one of the recovery rooms. Ash waved at Aipom and quickly made his way out of the Pokécenter and toward the Contest Hall. Seeing as he could now run, not having to take Aipom into consideration, he reached the Contest Hall within four minutes, though not without building up a sweat. Quickly walking into the crowd´s area, Ash found a seat next to Brock. Gazing down onto the stage Ash saw Jessie and Zoey standing opposite each other, though they hadn´t started the battle yet.

"Jessie beat Dawn?" he asked Brock, not really surprised but still wanting to know how. Brock gazed over at him, "Yeah, but Dawn put up a great battle. How is Aipom?" Ash sighed, "She should be fine, but she is kind of disappointed that I ended her contest performance." Ash took a sniff in the air, recognizing that he smelled pretty bad as a result of the sweat. "Alright, let us now begin the final of the Jubilife Contest! Our two final coordinators are Zoey Nozomi and Jessie Kojirō! Choose your Pokémon!" the host suddenly announced, though admittedly Ash was the only one taken by surprise.

"Glameow, let´s go!" Zoey stated, releasing her Glameow. Jessie smiled, giving a slight pirouette, and released her Pokémon. "Arbok, show us your power!" The larger Arbok towered over Glameow, its head about as high up as Jessie´s. "And the final Pokémon has been chosen, it´s Arbok versus Glameow! Let the battle begin!" With that the crowd roared, even Ash joining in.

"Glameow use Slash!" Zoey commanded, hoping to get a head start. "Arbok dodge that and slam it with Poison Tail!" Arbok seemed to curve its body, completely avoiding the attack. Glameow surged past Arbok, and into the poised tail that slammed it into the ground. "No! Glameow use Shadow Ball!" Zoey ordered, which Glameow instantly did. The Ghost-type move connected heavily with Arbok´s head, rocking the large serpent backward. "Arbok use Poison Sting!" Jessie countered, and a large shower of venomous barbs shot through the air toward Glameow.

"Dodge that and use Iron Tail!" Glameow managed with some difficulty to dodge the multitude of barbs, quickly closing in on Arbok afterward. "Counter with Poison Tail!" The two tails slammed into each other, creating a large explosion of smoke. "Glameow use Shadow Claw!" Zoey instantly commanded. The shining purple claw became visible within the smoke cloud before the claw slammed into Arbok sending it backward. "Arbok use Poison Sting!" Jessie ordered, scanning the smoke for a shadow of Glameow.

The new stream of venomous barbs flooded the entirety of the smoke cloud, forcing Zoey to command a counter from Glameow. "Use Shadow Claw to knock those Poison Stings away and fire a Shadow Ball!" The quick response and execution of Glameow´s Shadow Claw attack made it impossible for Jessie and Arbok to pinpoint her location, though the shining toxin particles made for a pretty sight. The Shadow Ball seemed to gather some of the smoke with it, creating a sort of tail made of smoke. The attack once again crashed into Arbok, rocking it slightly and giving Glameow and opening to exploit.

"Glameow use Fury Swipes into Iron Tail!" Zoey ordered a confident smile on her face. With speed she hadn´t shown before Glameow sprinted out of the smoke cloud, scratching Arbok severely several times before jumping up and flipping forward, slamming its Iron Tail into the top of Arbok´s head. The attack proved too much for Arbok, having taken several powerful attacks in quick succession, and it fell forwards with swirls in its eyes. As the judges´ decision fell quickly, Zoey smiled and hugged her Glameow tightly.

Jessie had a rueful grin on her face, walking calmly over to Arbok and stroking him consolingly over the head. "It´s okay, Arbok. You´re new to this, you just need a little more experience," she comforted the saddened Cobra Pokémon. She stuck her hand out to Zoey, who shook it with respect before Jessie returned Arbok and quickly made her way off the stage. "We have a winner! Zoey Nozomi and her beautiful Glameow have defeated the opposition! Mr. Contesta, the chairman of the PAC, will now speak a few words," the host announced, the energetic young man nearly running off the stage as soon as he finished.

"Congratulations, young lady. You have truly earned this ribbon, through many spectacular battles today. I hope to see you again in other contests in the future, and I wish you well on your travels," Mr. Contesta stated while handing Zoey a small ribbon situated atop a velvet cushion.

As the show had obviously ended most of the crowd quickly got up, vacating the entire stadium within 10 minutes. Ash and Brock sat back in their seats, waiting for most of the crowd to leave before they got up. "That was an amazing performance, wasn´t it?" Ash stated cheerily as he and Brock got to their feet. "Yeah, Zoey really knows how to play to her Pokémon´s strengths," Brock commented. A sudden boom of thunder sounded overhead, making the two young men look at each other. "We should get Dawn and get to the Pokécenter before the rain started coming down hard," Ash stated, Pikachu now back in his rightful place on his shoulder. "That sounds like a good idea," Brock commented, a serious nod accompanying the statement.

The two of them rushed down to the waiting room, where they found Dawn in a conversation with Jessie and Zoey. James sat on one of the couches, relaxing quietly with Meowth at his side. "Eh, girls?" Ash cautiously cut in, hoping they wouldn´t be angry that he interrupted them. Thankfully none of the three seemed to mind, and Dawn responded to him quickly, "Oh, hi Ash. How´s Aipom doing?" "Aipom´s doing fine, but that´s not why I interrupted you. It´s about to rain, heavily. We thought we might want to get to the Pokécenter before it started," he quickly explained, running a hand through his shaggy hair as he did.

"Oh, Jess and I actually have a reservation at a restaurant," James apologized, before interloping his arm with Jessie´s. "Oh that´s right, we´re going out. Sorry darlings, but it seems we´ll have to talk another time," Jessie responded, a genuine smile on her face as she waved goodbye to the group. Ash nodded, smiling to himself, "Alright, we should really get going if we are to get to the Pokécenter before the rain starts." Locked in their conversation on the way out, Ash and his friends paid no heed to the curious shadows racing across the sky under the cover of darkness.

A/N:

Alright, finished another chapter. This one was actually pretty fun to write, if a bit difficult. Contest battles need a bit more…flair, than regular battles and I´m unsure if I managed that. In addition, I had to be a tad creative in how I made Ash lose since I didn´t want him to win and yet having him lose a battle seems wrong to me. So, I had him forfeit under the pretense that Aipom was in 'danger' of getting seriously injured. It was the only way I could think of since he shouldn´t win the ribbon and he is way too experienced to actually lose (though he could have lost due to points).

I actually remembered something which I find kind of stupid, me being stupid that is, and that´s the fact that I forgot that them being legit trainers now James and Jessie can catch other, non-cannon Pokémon. So, I can take suggestions for non-canon Pokémon for the former Team Rocket.

As for the fact that Jessie´s surname was listed as Kojirō, that is James Japanese name and the one I will be using as their surname. Jessie has it considering in my fic they´re married. Just in case anyone was wondering…

Until next time!