The next day, Sarah and her pokemon were walking down the path to the Pokemon School. The Lycanroc parents have been getting along very well with Lucario and Dragonite as well as her own parents. Her mother liked the Dusk Form Lycanroc while her father preferred the Midnight Form Lycanroc, but either way the six of them were happy together. Sarah knew Ash couldn't wait to tell the class about her little adventure.
The Puppy Pair raced each other as they made their way to the school. It was as if the return of their parents, thanks to Sarah and their extended family, had made them whole again and they were having the time of their lives. Sarah couldn't help but laugh as they barked at her, Mudsdale, Silvally, and Blitz to hurry up. The Synthetic Pokemon couldn't help but sigh at their renewed energy just from having their parents in their lives again.
"You think those little rascals would have it easier now that we rescued their parents," he grumbled.
"Can you really blame them?" Sarah rebutted. "It's been ages since their parents have been in their lives before Team Skull came along. Let them live the moment."
"Whatever, I'm sure if our stunt gets around this place, everybody's going to find out eventually. And, I'm not one for getting all the stares!"
"Not everyone, though. The others at the school have yet to know about their parents and what we went through with Team Skull," Sarah pointed out.
Silvally rolled his eyes and looked towards the beach and the ocean, "Hey are oceans suppose to have balls of white and pink and green fur in them?"
"Huh?" Sarah looked and she did see a ball of white fluff and a fluff of pink and green floating in the ocean! "Wha?!"
Opening (Power Rangers Beast Morphers, Pokémon Style)
(Scene opens with Melemele Island before transitioning to Sarah and her Pokémon Team jumping from a cliff into battle against Team Rocket or Team Skull)
Pokemon!
(Sarah and Blitz are shown, before featuring the Puppy Pair. Then, Sivally and Mudsdale appeared, all of them in an ordered introduction)
Go, Go, Pokemon
(Sarah and Blitz fight Team Skull to protect Ash and Pikachu. Mudsdale performs a Double Kick at an enemy Pokémon. Sivally unleashes Dragon Claw and the Puppy Pair use a Twin Rock Throw Attack)
Go! Go!
(Sarah and her Pokémon are introduced, one-by-one, in chronological order)
It's Battle Time!
(Sarah releases a Cherish Ball she found containing a Mythical Pokémon before Sivally starts to evolve at one point he fully trusts and accepts his family. Blitz prepares a Thunderpunch before Mudsdale neighs with pride as he stands on his back legs)
For justice we fight, with pokemon' light! Together, we rise!
(Team Skull's three main grunt leaders, Rapp, Tupp, and Zipp appear with their Poison Pokémon, ready for battle. Sarah uses Devastating Drake with Sivally while her friends attacked with their Partner Pokémon)
Go, Go, Pokemon! Go, Go Pokemon!
(Sarah and her Pokémon stand together in front of the four Tapu Guardians as they prepared to fight)
(The titles appear as the scene pans to Sarah and her Pokémon overlooking the seas of Alola from a cliff on Akala Island)
Pokémon Alola Journey – The Trials of Sarah
"Let's go see! Puppy Pair, come on!" Quickly, Sarah and her Pokemon raced to the beach near the Pokemon School just as the little balls of white, pink, and green fluff drifted over to them on a little makeshift raft strong enough to hold both of them.
Sarah went to the raft and picked up the green, white, and pink fluff balls before putting them down to look at them. She was confused and so were her Pokemon, what kind of Pokemon would have white, green, and pink fluff all around them? Or better yet, are they even Pokemon to begin with? What should Kukui know about them should they bring them to him during class?
Suddenly, the fluffy balls began to shift and move, startling Sarah and her Pokemon as they comically jumped back and landed in a pile. The balls moved closer and closer to them as the white ball started to jump. It bounced around the group while stopping towards Silvally and letting out a cute little, 'Baaa', at him.
"Wha-?!" he faltered as the ball then bounced on him, from his mask! "OW!"
"What the-?!" Sarah exclaimed. The ball of white fluff uncurled and revealed a brown sheep with two long white braids. "That was a pokemon?!" Sarah exclaimed.
"How dare you knock me in my mask!" Silvally grunted with a tick mark on his head.
Then the pink and green fluff ball started to move and it it stood up and revealed a white pony with a black horn. None of them knew this but the two Pokemon in front of them were both known as a Wooloo and Galar Ponyta from another region known as Galar. The two Galar Pokemon baaed and neighed happily as they rolled and ran around the group as if they found somebody to play with. Sarah had a hunch that from the looks of it, the two Pokemon can be considered younglings. "Who are you?" she asked the two Pokemon. The little horse and sheep Pokemon baaed and neighed again with wide smiles on their faces, wanting the group to play with them.
"I'll teach you to make a fool out of me!" Silvally snarled and tried to attack Wooloo but he was stopped.
"Chill out, Silvally, it's just a kid!" Sarah snapped before she picked it up. "Look at this cutie, it looked like it couldn't hurt a fly with its rolling." Wooloo baaed happily before Sarah turned and brushed the Ponyta's fur, to which the Ponyta purred happily. "That's weird, I thought regular Ponytas were Fire Pokemon but I've never seen one with fur like this."
Blitz "Grr... maybe that Professor of yours knows what they are?" Silvally grumbled.
"Maybe." Sarah said. "How about you two come with us?"
Wooloo and Galar Ponyta baaa and neighed happily and Sarah smiled. "They are so cute...!" She cooed.
"Grr... annoying more like it." Silvally grumbled only to get knocked on his mask by Wooloo.
"Again! Seriously?!" Silvally exclaimed. Wooloo only blinked at him before smiling.
With their new friends in tow, Sarah and her Pokemon arrived at the Pokemon School just as Professor Kukui entered with the school's principal and the cousin of Professor Samuel Oak, Principal Sampson Oak, to begin everyone's next lesson.
Ash, Mallow, Lana, Kiawe, Sophocles, and Lillie saw Sarah coming in as they were getting to their desks. "Alola, Sarah!" Everyone greeted along with the Pokemon.
"Alola!" she greeted back with her Pokemon. Wooloo and Ponyta baaed and neighed loudly, their smiles growing wider as they found new people and Pokemon for them to play with. They charged at Turtonator, Marowak, Pikachu, Snowy, Togedemaru, Tsareena, and Popplio to play with them but the other Pokemon screamed in surprise and panic as they tried to get away from the energetic pair.
"Oh no!" Sarah groaned as she hid her face in her hands in embarrassment. Her friends tried to save their Pokemon but they eventually ran away in panic from the happy-go-lucky Galar Ponyta and Wooloo wanting to play with everyone.
"The pokemon!" Kiawe exclaimed. "Sarah!"
Sarah sweat dropped, "Hehee... Sorry.."
"Who are these two pokemon? I've never seen them before." Ash said,
"Yeah..." Lana said. She looked at the pony pokemon. "That looks like Ponyta."
"But they have a red mane and are cream colored not white with a pink and green and tail." Rotom Dex buzzed. "And I don't remember seeing a sheep like this one." He added looking at Wooloo.
Principal Oak and Professor Kukui were surprised and baffled by the new visitors chasing everyone but Sarah and her Pokemon as the others just gave up chasing them when they arrived. Then, they smiled for they knew how to deal with rowdy Pokemon coming to the school. Taking out a small whistle from Principal Oak, Professor Kukui blew it long and loud and soon, everyone stood at attention to the Alola Professor.
Principal Oak then got out some Pokemon food and whistled to Wooloo and Ponyta to come and eat it. Feeling that they're hungry, the two Galar Pokemon began to chow down as they relaxed from their energetic playing while everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well, Sarah, I see you picked up a few Poke-passengers," laughed Professor Kukui.
"I did, they just drifted from the ocean while my Pokemon and I were on our way to the school," she told him. "We think that you might know what they are. One of them's a Ponyta but not like the Ponyta I've heard of but the other, it's not a Mareep or a Flaffy."
The Galar Ponyta and Wooloo looked towards Sarah after finishing their meal and bounced and galloped up to and nuzzled her happily.
"Hmm, how odd," Professor Kukui said, examining Wooloo and Ponyta as they looked at him. "They're certainly not your usual run-of-the-mill Pokemon. I've seen Ice Type Vulpixes like Snowy and Dragon Type Exeggutors but I've never come across anything like these two in the Alola Region."
"What do you mean?" Sarah was confused, are Wooloo and Ponyta really not from the Alola Region?
"You've never seen anything like them, Professor?" Ash asked.
"If they're not from the Alola Region, then where are they from?" Lillie put in. Principal Oak looked at the two, "I think I may have seen these two in a book, one sec." Oak then went to a small bookshelf and opened the pages as everyone gathered around. "Here they are. They're called Wooloo and Galar Ponyta."
"Galar Ponyta? Wooloo?" Ash wondered.
"They're pokemon from a whole different region. The Galar Region. Wooloo, is a Normal type pokemon. Known as the Sheep Pokemon. They don't like conflict and when they are confronted by an enemy they will curl up and roll away." Oak explained.
"Awesome... but what about the Ponyta?" Mallow asked.
"That Ponyta is called the Galar Region Ponyta. It's a Psychic and Fairy type. Known as the Unique Horn Pokemon." Oak explained.
"PSYCHIC FAIRY?!" the class exclaimed.
"Oh come on!" Silvally grunted. "And here I though it was still a fire type..."
"Woah... so they're both pokemon from an entirely different region.." Ash gasped.
"They seemed awfully happy to see your pokemon, but I assume it didn't go well, did it?" Oak asked.
"Well, I don't think Silvally appreciated Wooloo bouncing on him like he's a diving board or a walking bouncy castle," Sarah replied. "But, for the most part, it did go well... I think?"
"Hmph, sure it did," replied Silvally sarcastically, still not enjoying that experience. He eyed the Wooloo while it gave him an innocent 'baa' and smiled.
"PSYCHIC AND FAIRY TYPE?! SHEEP POKEMON?!" Rotem-Dex repeated, stunned before his eyes twinkled in excitement. "I gotta get this in my databanks! This is HISTORY IN THE MAKING! New Pokemon, new region, new Pokemon Types! Anything to make myself even more complete as a living Pokemon Encyclopedia, zzt!" He took pictures of the surprised Wooloo and Ponyta as he gushed over them.
"Well, make sure you get control of them, Sarah," Kiawe grumbled. "Your powerhouses made our Pokemon panic when they saw them!"
"Oh, come on, Kiawe, they're only babies!" she retorted. "They may be wild and wooly but they wanted to play." Wooloo and Ponyta baaed and neighed in agreement. Kiawe sighed, "Come on, can you blame them for wanting to make new friends?" Sarah asked.
"Well... When you put it that way... I guess not." Kiawe admitted. "But they may have came on a bit strong, through." Wooloo and Ponyta looked confused. "Don't worry, you two. Just try and control yourselves a little better when you meet new friends. That's all." Sarah advised. Wooloo and Ponyta gave a happy baaa and neigh and nodded.
"I would agree if they learned to play nice with everyone," Lana put in.
"They were driving us all up the wall chasing us before you and Principal Oak arrived, Professor," Sophocles added.
"They may be a rowdy bunch but they're so cute!" Mallow said as she came to pet Ponyta and Wooloo. The two baby Pokemon baaed and neighed cutely from the gesture.
"As long as they don't make a mess out of us, I'm fine with them," Lillie finished. Ash and Pikachu nodded in agreement, it would take a little while for them to accept Sarah's new Pokemon but it's nice to make new friends with them.
But, while everyone was getting acquainted with Ponyta and Wooloo and everyone decided to start the lesson after settling down, they had no idea they were being watched by a familiar trio from afar.
"Alright everyone, I decided that today's lesson would be about our two new little friends from the Galar Region. Ponyta and Wooloo." Kukui proposed. "I want you all to interact with them along with your pokemon, so Rotom can add their data into his database."
"Awesome!" Ash exclaimed.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu agreed.
"That sounds fun." Lana said.
"Pop." Popplio agreed. Ponyta and Wooloo smiled and gave a happy baaa and neigh. As Professor Kukui went on with the lesson involving Wooloo and Ponyta, the trio watching them from the trees turned out to be Team Rocket. They had heard everything and were hatching a new plan to catch Wooloo and Ponyta and send them to their boss, Giovanni.
"Oooh, did you get a look at those little cuties with that twerpette over there?" Jessie gushed at the Galar Pokemon.
"Galar Pokemon are a rarity in the rest of the world and those two traveled a long way to get to Alola," James said, looking at Ponyta and Wooloo as they begin to calmly interact with everyone in the classroom.
'And, there's absolute beauty in something so familiar yet so far-fetched to the rest of the world!" Meowth put in.
"Everyone knows rare Pokemon from a new region bring new discovers to everyone!"
"And, everyone will come from all over to see the beauty of those cuties!"
"So, that means those Galar treasure troves will so be our property!"
"Right!" Jessie and James agreed happily. Then, they fell off the trees after a branch broke underneath their combined weight and they fell to the ground. "Shh!" They shushed each other, realizing what they've nearly done. But, the broken branch hit them and they all passed out.
In the schoolyard, the first thing everyone wanted to do was figure out what moved Ponyta and Wooloo know. First up was Wooloo. Principal Oak was there to to shed some light on Ponyta and Woolos' abilities. "Alright Pikachu, lets' do it!" Ash exclaimed.
"Pika!" Pikachu said,
"Ready, Wooloo?" Wooloo gave a nod and scurried onto the field, "This practice match between Ash and Pikachu and Sarah and Wooloo for our school lesson will begin now!" Professor Kukui declared.
"Pikachu, Quick Attack!" Pikachu rushed at Wooloo, hoping to get a good hit at the Sheep Pokemon.
"Dodge, Wooloo!" cried Sarah. With a happy yet obedient 'Baa!', Wooloo rolled around Pikachu in its ball form as it dodged his Quick Attack. Pikachu gasped in surprise as he tried to hit Wooloo again but Wooloo was too fast for him to keep up.
The others and their partners were amazed by Wooloo's dodging. "Wow! Did you see that?" Mallow cried in surprise. "Boun, Boun!"
"It just curled up into a ball and rolled out of Pikachu's Quick Attack!" Sophocles shouted in amazement. "Toge, Tog!"
"Guys, check out the speed Wooloo's going at when it's like a ball," Lana pointed out. "Pop, Popplio, Pop!"
"It's amazing, I don't see Pikachu landing a hit on the little guy!" Lillie gasped. "Vul, Vul, Vulpix!"
"No way..." Kiawe breathed in awe. "Tur..." "Maro..."
"We got to stop it, Pikachu! Use Electro Ball!" Ash called, getting desperate.
Pikachu agreed and charged up his tail to form an Electro Ball. "Pi, Chu...PIKA!"
Ponyta neighed for its friend to watch out for the Electro Ball as it watched from its spot with Sarah and her Pokemon. Wooloo, on the other hand, gave a reassuring smirk at Ponyta before it jumped up and took on the Electro Ball. When it made contact with the Electro Ball through its fur, the Electric attack was canceled out. The others' jaws dropped and so did Ash's, Wooloo completely canceled out Electro Ball without breaking a sweat.
"Use Electro Ball again!" Pikachu launched the Electro Ball at Wooloo and it struck head on. "Yes!" Ash cheered but when the dust cleared. "What?!" Wooloo was just fine! "NO DAMAGE!" Rotom Dex exclaimed. "HOW?!"
"That's because of Wooloo's ability; Bulletproof." Oak stated.
"Bulletproof?" Ash wondered.
"Pika?" Pikachu asked.
"Bulletproof basically makes moves that end with 'ball' or 'bomb' ineffective." Oak stated much to Ash and Pikachu's shock. "WHAT?!"
"So Electro Ball has no effect on Wooloo cause of its ability! Amazing! Incredible! I've never heard of an ability like that before!" Rotom Dex exclaimed as he put the data into his database, "What a pokemon!"
"Alright Pikachu, Volt Tackle!" Ash called and Pikachu charged forth with Volt Tackle. Wooloo charged forth with what looked to be Volt Tackle too, but, "What's Wild Charge!"
"Wild Charge?!" Ash gasped. Pikachu tried to overpower Wooloo as both of them charged with Volt Tackle and Wild Charge and met each other in a deadlock. The Sheep and Mouse Pokemon remained in their little deadlock for a couple of seconds before Wooloo managed to overpower Pikachu and knock him back to Ash. "Pikachu!" Ash cried in shock. Even if Wild Charge was an Electric attack, Pikachu was worn out as he tried to get up. That display of power and the Bulletproof ability was enough for Professor Kukui and Principal Oak to call off the first practice match. "And, stop!" Professor Kukui called. Wooloo returned to Sarah's side, feeling very pleased with itself as everyone looked at the Sheep Pokemon in awe. "That was great, Wooloo, you were amazing!" Sarah congratulated. "Baa!" Wooloo said in thanks. Ponyta ran to Wooloo and nuzzled its friend happily while Wooloo happily returned it. Blitz, the Puppy Pair, Silvally, and Mudsdale were still awestruck. Just how powerful was Wooloo, anyway, for a little white ball of fluff?
"Now for Galar Ponyta.." Sarah called. "Here girl..!" Ponyta neighed and galloped onto the field, "So Ash what pokemon will you choose for Ponyta to battle with?"
"Hmm... Litten, I choose you!" Ash said and he brought out his fire cat pokemon. "Mwar." Litten said.
"Alright, Litten use Ember!" Ash called and Litten blasted an Ember attack on Ponyta. Ponyta's tail turned into steel and it knocked the Ember back. "That's Iron Tail!" Rotom Dex gasped. Then Ponyta retaliated by forming a ball of fairy energy in its mouth and launching it at Litten, "And that's Moonblast!" The Moonblast from Ponyta hits Litten with great accuracy even as if he tried to dodge it. When the dust settled, the Fire Cat Pokemon was panting heavily and Ash could see that his luck was about to run out.
Wooloo cheered loudly for Ponyta while Mudsdale, the Puppy Pair, Blitz, and Silvally looked on in amazement with the others. Silvally, in particular, was stunned yet again. For a little Galar unicorn, like Wooloo before, Ponyta packed a lot of punch.
"Don't give up, Litten, we can still beat Ponyta!" Ash encouraged. "Use Scratch, non-stop!"
"Lit!" Litten cried in agreement and tried to go at the Unique Horn Pokemon with a storm of Scratch attacks, only for Ponyta to run around him to dodge. The little unicorn was given a few little nicks as she dodged but she dodged Litten's claws very well. "You got this, Ponyta, I believe in you!" Sarah cried to her. Encouraged by Sarah's faith in her, she used Agility to increase her speed and allowed her to dodge Litten and confuse him as she zipped around him. Then Ponyta neighed and glowed orange before it charged Litten and struck him hard. "That was High Horsepower!" Rotom gasped.
Litten fell on the ground. "Litten!" Ash cried.
Everyone blinked in surprise seeing Ponyta whomp the Fire Cat Pokemon with one attack. Mudsdale was shocked, the little Unique Horn Pokemon knows the exact same attack he uses.
Litten tried to get up from the High Horsepower attack and he managed to do so but he was on his last legs and Ash could see that. "Hang on, Litten, we're going to win it! I just know it!" cheered Ash. "Go with Ember, full power!" Litten knew this was his and Ash's last chance to win in the practice match so he snarled as he charged up his Fire Type power, remembering what his old mentor and father figure told him before he died.
Ponyta grew worried after seeing Litten snarl and charge up his energy until Wooloo cheered for its unicorn friend and gave her some advice. "Baa! Baaa! Baa, Baa, Baa! Baaaa, Baa, Baa, Baaa!" The Unique Horn Pokemon widened her eyes in surprise as if Wooloo made he realize that she has an attack that could help clinch the practice match for her. As Litten began to fire his Ember attack at full blast, Ponyta concentrated her Fairy Type energy and started to glitter all over her body. The others were curious as to what Ponyta was up to after Wooloo encouraged her.
"Hey, what's with Ponyta?" Sophocles spoke up.
"It looks like she's glowing," Lana deducted as she looked at the Unique Horn Pokemon. Kiawe noticed the little Galar unicorn's flashing like crazy, "Hey, she's getting brighter!" Lillie noticed it as well as she and Snowy shielded their eyes from the flashing, "I can't see!"
Mallow wanted to know what's going on, "What kind of attack is that?!" Principal Oak and Professor Kukui kept their eyes on the match, knowing what attack Ponyta is using. "That's one of the strongest attacks a Fairy Type Pokemon can use," Principal Oak told everyone. "It's called Dazzling Gleam," finished Professor Kukui. Litten fired his Ember at that point but Ponyta hit first when she released her Dazzling Gleam attack and blinded him while dealing major damage. "Litten." Ash gasped.
When Ponyta's Dazzling Gleam finally ended, everyone slowly opened their eyes to reveal Ponyta and Litten standing each other off, glaring to see who would fall first in the practice match.
A few agonizing minutes passed before finally, a Pokemon fell to the ground first. It was Litten who fell, leaving Ponyta as the sole victor in the practice match which satisfied Principal Oak and Professor Kukui.
"Litten is unable to battle! Ponyta is the winner!" Kukui declared.
"Baaaaaaa!" Wooloo cheered loudly. Ponyta could hardly believe it, it may be a practice match but it felt real to her and so, she let out a proud neigh of her own for her victory. "Whoa..." Sarah gasped in wonder. Her new friends may be small but they packed huge punches of their own. Her Pokemon were struck silent; they were dumbfounded and amazed that Ponyta had beaten Litten with a powerful Fairy Type attack. Lana, Lillie, and the others watching were in awe until at last, they cheered for Ponyta. Ponyta grinned and neighed happily. Sarah approached her second Galar friend and petted her happily, "Good job, Ponyta. You were amazing." The Unique Horn Pokemon neighed happily as she nuzzled Sarah in thanks.
"Litten!" Ash cried as he ran to his fallen Fire Type. "Are you okay, Litten?"
"Mrrow..." Litten purred with a sad face. He felt bad for losing against Ponyta even if it was just a practice match.
"Hey, don't worry. You were great," Ash congratulated. "We may not have won but we still had a lot of fun. You and Ponyta were awesome out there." That made Litten just a bit better. Professor Kukui and Principal Oak chuckled from everything so they decided to carry on with the lesson.
Lunchtime had finally come and as it was a recess period until class resumes, the gang could only talk about what they've learned about Wooloo and Ponyta over lunch while their Pokemon grew more accustomed to their new and energetic friends. "Wooloo and Ponyta were awesome in their first matches against Pikachu and Litten!" Sophocles said, still amazed by the two Galar Pokemon.
"No kidding! They were both agile and light on their feet while dodging their attacks!" Lillie added.
"And, it's amazing that Wooloo knows the ability, Bulletproof, of all things!" Mallow put in. "Imagine if any of our Pokemon has that ability, we'd be unbeatable if any Bomb or Ball attacks can't hurt them!"
"I still can't believe that Ponyta's a Psychic and Fairy Type," Lana replied. "I thought all Ponytas and Rapidashes were mainly Fire Types from our studies but never did I imagine they'd be two other types from another region."
They all turned to Sarah. "I can't believe how incredible Ponyta and Wooloo are, Sarah," Ash commented with glee. "Even Professor Kukui and Principal Oak were impressed with how they were with you around. They were awesome battling in the practice matches."
"Well, it was more like they took a shine to me and my Pokemon when we found them," Sarah denied modestly before she looked at Wooloo and Ponyta playing with the other Pokemon while Mudsdale and Silvally watched on. "I'm just as surprised as you were when they showed how capable they were as fighters despite being so young."
"That still leaves us the question of what to do with them," Kiawe reminded. "They're still wild Pokemon and they're still as wild and energetic as before."
"Lay off of them, Kiawe!" Sarah retorted. "It's in their nature, they're only babies given their personality. They've been out at sea from the Galar Region for who knows how long. It's understandable they'd be happy to see Pokemon like ours and humans like us after so long."
"He does have a point, though," said Lillie. "They're still technically wild Pokemon and nobody's claimed them for their own. Who's going to take care of them after our lesson's over?"
They all thought over who would be Ponyta and Wooloo's new owner for a moment until Sarah realized something and spoke up, "I'll do it." The gang looked at Sarah in surprise. "You?" Kiawe gawked.
"What's wrong with that?" Sarah retorted again. "It's clear that they like me and when they interacted with you, they didn't accept you as fast as I did. When I found them, they immediately latched onto me and my Pokemon as their family and mother."
"But, wasn't that supposed to be until either of them hatched from eggs?" Mallow put in skeptically.
"Sometimes, a Pokemon would choose any of us as its owner or trainer," Lillie corrected. "Did they see you and your Pokemon as their family when you found them, Sarah?"
"They did," she confirmed. "And, it was right after they took us by surprise when they moved towards us." Wooloo and Ponyta gave a happy Baaa and neigh before nuzzling Sarah's legs. Sarah chuckled and rubbed their both, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of you." she said. Suddenly, a large net sprung out of nowhere and ensnared Ponyta, Wooloo and Sarah! "Wah!"
"Pika pi!" Blitz exclaimed.
"Sarah! Hey who did that?!" Ash exclaimed and then Team Rocket appeared, laughing.
"Team Rocket!" Ash exclaimed. "Let Sarah and the pokemon go!"
"No way, these Galar Pokemon will be the bosses prized pokemon." Meowth smiled. Wooloo and Ponyta were horrified. Sarah gently hugged them, "Don't worry, I won't let them..." she reassured. Silvally and Sarah's other pokemon growled at Team Rocket when... "Meowth Meowth..." Everyone turned to the right and saw... a blackish Meowth? "What the- Another Meowth?!" Silvally exclaimed.
"That's an Alolan Form, Meowth!" Rotom Dex exclaimed.
The Alolan Meowth, however, looked strange. It was wearing a makeshift cloak sewn with pearls and diamonds that covered its whole body and it had beautiful jet black eyelashes. It was also wearing a small sterling silver princess tiara on its head that doesn't get in the way of the coin on its head which suggests that it's a girl and originally part of a royal family. Everyone noticed the Meowth's looks and were surprised. All except for Sarah and Ash, who had no idea of the Alolan Meowth's origins. "Guys, look at what its wearing!" Sophocles pointed.
"It's wearing a royal cloak and a tiara!" Lillie added. "It's beautiful!"
"What's it wearing?" Ash said in confusion. "Is it supposed to a big deal or something?" Rotom-Dex deadpanned and angrily grabbed Ash before snapping at him, "Don't you know anything from your studies, Ash-zzt?! The Kanto Meowth was introduced to Alola as a gift to Alolan Royalty! The royal lifestyle it gained is what led to that Pokemon becoming the Alolan Meowth we know today!"
"Oh..." Ash said. The Alolan Meowth walked over to Team Rocket, "What do you want bumb?" Meowth growled. The female Alolan Meowth purred as she licked her paws and slyly looked to Meowth, unfazed by the taunt and first speaking through her eyes. Meowth felt uneasy as he looked at her but he didn't show it.
"You're the Alolan double of me, are ya? The Meowth who's once of Alolan Royalty but became a common Pokemon when your monarchy crashed and burned?"
The Alolan Meowth sniggered slyly as she batted her eyelashes at him but then glared at him at the mention of the Alolan monarchy that her species was once a part of.
"You may seem alright to me but you all can't hide the fact that you're a snobby bunch who once lived the high life while you're at it," Meowth continued.
The Alolan Meowth decided to speak now and told Meowth that she was flattered but she didn't care about the Alolan Royalty stuff now. Everyone watched as Meowth and his royal Alolan counterpart banter but then they noticed something off about the Alolan Meowth.
"Hey, guys, don't you find it odd that the Alolan Meowth is wearing royal garments when the Alolan Monarchy fell years ago?" quizzed a confused Mallow.
"That is strange," Lillie agreed, realizing that fact.
"Then, what's it doing with those things on and why did it come here?" Kiawe asked.
"And, it sounds like it hates the idea of being royalty, but why?" Lana puzzled.
Nobody knew why. The two Meowth continued to banter until the Alolan Meowth pointed her paw at Sarah, Ponyta, and Wooloo and meowed at him and Team Rocket to return them. "What?!" Meowth exclaimed.
"What did it say?" James asked.
"She said let 'em go!" Meowth translated. Jessie and James blew a gasket at the Alolan Meowth's demand and angrily refused.
"Dream on, furbag!" Jessie snapped at the Dark Type Meowth.
"This girl and her Galar pretties are the start of a new treasure hunt for us to find rare and valuable Pokemon from a new region that nobody's ever been to!" James added. "It's too bad that we have to take them, especially when Ponyta and Wooloo are babies but it's Team Rocket First and Twerps and Twerpettes Last!"
"And, there you have it, in your face, missy! Finders Keepers, Losers Twerps," mocked Meowth as he finished. Team Rocket laughed at the Alolan Meowth's face but unlike the other Alolan Meowth, the female Meowth just glared with a quiet snarl from the insult before it plucked a whisker, smoothed it out, and calmly threw it at Team Rocket's balloon.
The balloon popped and Team Rocket screamed in panic as they crash-landed on the beach and lost the net holding Sarah, Ponyta, and Wooloo as it rolled towards the Alolan Meowth. The Alolan Meowth smiled with pride at her work and walked to the net. Ponyta and Wooloo huddled close to a weary Sarah in fear as she drew closer but she gave a kindly smile towards the three and used her claws to cut the net and free them. Ponyta and Wooloo cheered happily as they nuzzled the Meowth in thanks, making her chuckle. Sarah noticed the Alolan Meowth that saved her and her Galar Pokemon and smiled in gratitude. "Wow, thanks for the help, Meowth," she thanked.
"Meow, Meowth," the Alolan Meowth answered with a bow.
"Sarah!" Silvally cried as he and her other Pokemon, joined by the others, came to check on her.
"Are you alright?" Lillie asked frantically. She and the others were scared badly for her and the Galar Pokemon's safety.
"I am, Lillie, thanks to this Meowth here," she replied, gesturing to the Alolan Meowth.
Wooloo and Ponyta snuggled her, wanting her comfort after their ordeal with Team Rocket.
"HEY! Give us back our Galar pack, NOW!" screamed a familiar voice. The Alolan Meowth gazed at Jessie before it covered itself in electricity, "MEEEEE-"
"It knows Thunderbolt?!" Ash exclaimed.
"Pika!"
"OOWWWWTH!" and the Alolan Meowth shocked Team Rocket with Thunderbolt.
"That does it, Mimkyu, go!"
"Mareanie, Go too!"
Mimikyu and Mareanie were summoned. The two Pokemon Partners of Team Rocket saw their enemies and got into battle stance to fight. Mimikyu, on the other hand, saw Pikachu and growled but it was seething with rage as it laid its eyes on Blitz standing beside Pikachu.
"Mareanie, unleash your Poison Sting like a storm at that royal furball!" James demanded. The Alolan Meowth just smirked and dodged the Poison Sting attack with grace and beauty. Mareanie snarled as it kept launching Poison Sting at Meowth but every time it did, the royal Scratch Cat Pokemon dodged it elegantly until she unleashes a Thunderbolt and a Scratch attack.
Jessie smirked as she saw that everyone's attention was on the Alolan Meowth battling James' partner so she decided to use their battle as a cover to get Pikachu, Wooloo, and Ponyta. "Okay, Mimikyu, get those Galar cuties and show those Pikachu what you're really made of!" Mimikyu agreed and charged at the two Pikachu and the Galar Pokemon. Blitz heard the Dark Type's screech and he and Pikachu clashed with it.
Blitz and Pikachu fought off Mimikyu to the best of their abilities but Sarah's Pikachu looked back at Ponyta and Wooloo and saw Meowth trying to sneak up on them.
"Pi, Pika, Pika Pi, Chu!" Blitz ordered to Pikachu before he ran to the Galar Pokemon.
"Hey! What's with Blitz?" Ash said, looking surprised.
"Pika, Pikachu, Chu Pi!" Blitz screamed to Ponyta and Wooloo.
But it was too late, Meowth had snuck up behind the Galar Pokemon and had them at claw point.
Their screams alerted Sarah and the others and turned to find them being held hostage. "Surprise!" Meowth cackled. The Alolan Meowth heard Ponyta and Wooloo scream and it bashed Mareanie out of the way before she zipped to Meowth and gave him a hard Scratch attack, forcing him to get back to Jessie and James as she stood protectively over her charges. "Hey, who are you to attack me?!" Meowth growled.
"Meowth Meowth." The female Meowth stated.
"What do you mean we're the ingneramacies?" Meowth exclaimed back.
"The nerve!" Jessie exclaimed. Pikachu and Mimikyu were evenly matched during their own battle until Pikachu decided to end things with Ash's help. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
"Pika...CHU!" Pikachu screamed as he unleashed a Thunderbolt at Mimikyu, making it scream in pain and throwing it back towards Team Rocket and Mareanie.
"You'll have to do better than that if you want to beat us!" Sarah mocked. Team Rocket growled angrily, they weren't going to be leaving without a fight and the Galar Pokemon.
"We gotta stop them!" Meowth snarled.
"Mimikyu, Mareanie, hurry!" Jessie snapped.
"Team up and attack, one more time!" James added.
Mimikyu, Mareanie, and Meowth charged at the group one last time, hoping they will win Ponyta and Wooloo by any means necessary. The Alolan Meowth looked towards Sarah and nodded. She didn't need to say anything as she nodded back, Sarah knew exactly what she wanted. "Come on, guys! Let's get in there!" She called to the others.
"Right!" Everyone agreed.
"Pikachu, Electro Ball!" Ash called.
"Popplio, Water Gun!" Lana ordered.
"Bounsweet, Razor Leaf Attack!" Mallow joined in.
"Togedemaru, use Zing Zap!" Sophocles shouted.
"Turtonator, Flamethrower, let's go!" Kiawe screamed.
"Powder Snow, Snowy!" Lillie said.
Ponyta and Wooloo joined the Alolan Meowth and looked to Sarah. She nodded to them, too. They wanted payback for their near capture.
"Ponyta, Moonblast! Wooloo, Wild Charge!" she ordered. The Pokemon all launched their attacks at Team Rocket and Sarah decided to wrap things up by teaming up with the Alolan Meowth. "Meowth, let's wrap things up with Thunderbolt!" she finished. The Alolan Meowth agreed and let out one final Thunderbolt at full power towards Team Rocket, "MEEOOOWWWTTTHHH!"
Team Rocket screamed as the group attack hit them and they went blasting off.
"Well, it looks like Team Rocket is..."
"Blasting off again!"
"Those Galar pretties do pack a powerful punch!"
"I'd give them two thumbs down!"
"Me too!"
"Meowth three!"
DING!
"Alright!" Ash cheered.
"Pika!" Pikachu cheered, Ponyta and Wooloo came over happily, "Are you two okay?" Sarah asked earning happy cries from both of them. The female Alolan Meowth came over, "Meowth Meowth."
"Thanks Meowth." Sarah grinned.
Everyone cheered as Ponyta and Wooloo are safe thanks to their teamwork and their new friend. Sarah hugged the Alolan Meowth in gratitude and the Meowth hugged her back while Ponyta and Wooloo nuzzled them both happily, looking for comfort in their new friends. They didn't know it but Sarah and Meowth knew after saving the Galar Pokemon, this was the start of a new chapter in Sarah's journey.
For the rest of the day, everyone relaxed and continued on with Professor Kukui and Principal Oak's lesson about Ponyta and Wooloo. The two of them were surprised by the new addition to their class in the form of Sarah's new Alolan Meowth but they understood as they welcomed Meowth to the school with open arms.
When school was out and their lesson was done, Sarah and the others parted ways as she and her Pokemon returned home with Ponyta, Wooloo, and Meowth joining her. Meowth was riding on Mudsdale ahead of them with the Galar Pokemon on either side of her while Silvally, the Puppy Pair, Sarah, and Blitz looked on.
They were amused by the sight in front of them. Silvally, however, was impressed with how the Scratch Cat Pokemon battled against Team Rocket, "That little pussy cat made it look so easy when she clobbered those Rocket Stooges at the beach," Silvally whispered to Sarah. "There's something there that wasn't there in other Pokemon like her before."
"She really doesn't strike us and the others as the royal type even if her garments tell a different tale," Sarah agreed. "But, I'm sure she'll tell us if we ask her."
"If, by that, you mean you'll try to coax her or force her into telling us, right?"
"You know that's not a rhetorical question, right, Silvally?"
"And if it isn't? How would you explain Ponyta and that white fluff ball to your parents?" Silvally continued before he felt something trip him and he fell flat on his face despite his mask protecting it.
"OW!" he groaned before he looked up and saw Wooloo smiling and giving another innocent 'baa'. Sarah giggled. "I'm sure they'll love 'em." she smiled. Wooloo and Ponyta smiled.
Silvally huffed and rolled his eyes.
And so, two new visitors in the form of a Galar Ponyta and Wooloo found a family in Sarah and her Pokemon along with an Alolan Meowth who helped save them from Team Rocket's clutches. And, even her friends eventually took a shine to them, making them feel like part of their Alola family. But, what new adventures await for this new royal and happy-go-lucky trio? Only time will tell as the journey continues!
Sarah's Team:
1. Pikachu
Moves - Thundershock, Tackle, Thunderpunch
2. Rockruff (2x)
Moves - Rock Throw, Bite, Tackle
3. Silvally
Moves - Crush Claw, Air Slash, Hyper Beam, Swords Dance, Dragon Claw
4. Mudsdale
Moves - High Horsepower, Double Kick, Mud Slap, Bulldoze
5. Wooloo
Moves - Wild Charge, Tackle, Electro Ball
6. Ponyta (Galar Form)
Moves - Dazzling Gleam, Moonblast, High Horsepower
7. Meowth (Alola Form)
Moves - Thunderbolt, Scratch
