Previously on Pokemon Super: Black & White, after discovering that Oshawott left Professor Juniper's Lab to follow Ash, our heroes met up with Dan and Sandy. Sandy was in the middle of her search for the seven mystical Dragon Balls, but Dan was having some problems regarding a bunch of wild Sandile. Turns out the Sandile, lead by one wearing a pair of sunglasses, were trying to warn the wild Pokemon and those who come to Dan's family hotel about the erupting geysers. After saving the Pokemon and relaxing in the new hot springs, our heroes, now accompanied by Sandy, have arrived in some sort of town. Now the story continues!

The Battle Club & Tepig's Choice

It was a new day, and the four trainers saw a town in front of them. Thinking that it was Striaton City, Ash was excited. "Yes! We've finally reached Striaton City! Time for me and Cabba to have a Gym Battle!" "Pika" Pikachu agreed with his trainer.

Even Cabba had to admit, he was feeling excited about having a Gym Battle for the first time. Being the Saiyan's Fire-Type Pokemon, Chimchar was feeling fired up for his first Gym Battle as well. The proof was in the fire of determination in the Chimp Pokemon's eyes.

Iris and Sandy walked past the two boys. "I hate to burst your bubble, Ash, but that town is actually called Accumula Town. Striaton City is the next town over." Sandy pointed out.

Ash's eyes widened in surprise while Cabba just blinked in confusion. "Wait, what?" Ash yelped.

"But, of course you wouldn't know that. You're a kid." Iris giggled. "Come on, Iris. Give him a break. Both Ash and Cabba have never been to Unova before, so I kinda don't blame them for think we've reached Striaton City already." Sandy mentioned, even though she couldn't help but smile a little.

Ash sighed in disappointment. "Wow, bummer. I was so psyched to have a Gym Battle." Cabba patted Ash on the back. "Well, that just means we have more time to prepare for the Striaton Gym. Don't feel down, Ash."

Iris smiled as she turned to the boys. "Then, why don't you two go to the Pokemon Battle Club? That's where Sandy and I are going right now."

"Pokemon Battle Club?" Cabba asked. "So, what's that?" Ash asked. "Of course you both wouldn't know that either." Iris chuckled.

"Allow me to explain, boys. A Pokemon Battle Club is a place where Pokemon Trainers come to battle each other. In order to do so, you'll have to schedule with the trainer you want to battle against." Sandy explained. With that, the four of them walked through Accumula Town to get to the Pokemon Battle Club.


Soon the four trainers reached a particular building in Accumula Town. "Here we are! This is the Pokemon Battle Club!" Iris said.

They went inside the building, they saw several machines inside. Sandy walked over and clicked on the screen panel in front of them, it showed the profile of some of the trainers.

"What's that?" Cabba asked. "This, my monkey tailed friend, is the Bulletin Board. Here, you can check the profile of any trainers to see who you want to battle against." Sandy explained. "It's an awesome place where trainers can sharpen their skills by battling as they see fit." Iris added.

Ash felt excited about the Battle Club. He couldn't wait to train here. Just then, they heard something in the distance. "What was that?" Ash asked, surprised by the sound. Pikachu was just as surprised as his trainer. "Pika?" "Well, judging by the energy I'm sensing, I'd say a battle's going on right now." Cabba guessed. "Chimchar." Chimchar said. "Come on, let's check it out!" Ash suggested.

The four of them entered a bigger room that looks more like an indoor battle arena, and it looked like a Pokemon Battle is about to unfold!

"Perfect timing! Looks like they're about to start battling!" Iris exclaimed. "Wow! All right!" Ash exclaimed.

Cabba took a look at the Pokemon on the field, and he saw that they kinda look like Snivy and Oshawott, only a little different. "What kind of Pokemon are they using? They kinda look like Snivy and Oshawott." Both Ash and Cabba took their Pokedexs out to scan the Pokemon.

"Servine, the Grass Snake Pokemon, and the evolved form of Snivy. Servine whips its opponents with vines and dodges their attacks by hiding in thick shadows of foliage." Cabba's Pokedex explained. "Evolved form...of Snivy?" Cabba asked, still new to the ways of Pokemon. Chimchar just smiled at his trainer and nodded. "Char."

"Dewott, the Discipline Pokemon, and the evolved form of Oshawott. Through rigid training, Dewott uses the double scalchop technique to accomplish its fluid swordsmanship." Ash's Pokedex explained. Ash was amazed by the two evolved Pokemon. "Whoa..."

"Servine, use Leaf Blade!" Servine's trainer called. Servine charged towards its opponent, about ready to use Leaf Blade.

"Dewott, Water Gun!" Dewott's trainer called. Dewott fired a Water Gun attack that made Servine tumble across the battlefield.

"Okay! That's enough! Take your Servine to be healed!" A man said. Ash, Cabba, Iris, and Sandy turned to see that the man looked like a martial arts instructor.

Servine's trainer ran over to check on his Grass-Type. "Servine, are you okay?" Servine whimpered a little in pain. The boy picked up his Servine and left the Battle Club.

As the four trainers watched Servine's trainer leave, the man walked over to them. "We'll take care of all your battle needs. I welcome you to the Battle Club!" They turned their attention to him. "My name is Don George, I'm the club manager of the Accumula Battle Club!"

Ash, Cabba, Iris, and Sandy were amazed, then they gave their own introductions. "Hey, Don George. I'm Sandy!" Sandy went first. "My name is Iris. I'd like to introduce you to Ash." Iris pointed to the trainer from Kanto. "And I'm Cabba. It's nice to meet you, Don George." Cabba gave the manager a small bow. "Iris and Sandy were telling me and Cabba that anyone could have a battle here if they want to." Ash said. Don George chuckled. "Right, that's correct."

"Ash and I are going to challenge the Striaton Gym, and we want to be ready for it." Cabba explained. "Pika!/Chim!" Pikachu and Chimchar both agreed with the Saiyan.

Don George was surprised to see both Pikachu and Chimchar. "Ah! A Pikachu and a Chimchar? How unusual to see one of each in the Unova Region." Just as Dewott's trainer left to give his Pokemon a rest, someone else came into the Battle Club.

"I see. So, that would make you Pikachu's trainer and partner, right?" Ash, Pikachu, Cabba, Chimchar, Iris, Sandy, and Don George turned to the newcomer. It was a muscular guy with short red hair that matched his red eyes. He was wearing a white sleeveless gi top, red wristbands, black belt, red pants, black shoes, and white socks. The guy also had what looks like a red pole behind his back. (A/N: This is my male Earthling from my PS4 Xenoverse 2.)

Ash nodded with a grin. "Yeah, you're right." The guy turned his head to Cabba. "And you're Chimchar's trainer and good friend?" Cabba nodded. "Well, we've only started, but yeah." The guy chuckled. "Guess this is my lucky day! I came here to the Accumula Battle Club to give my Pokemon partner a good training session, and I see both a Pikachu and a Chimchar with my own eyes!"

"I welcome you to the Battle Club as well! We'll take care of all your battle needs!" Don George told the guy. Both Cabba and Sandy sensed something in the new guy. "This guy's power level's pretty high." Sandy told Cabba. The Saiyan nodded in response to Sandy just before he turned to the newcomer. "Excuse me, but are you also a martial artist?"

The red head gave a grin and nodded his head. "That's right! My name's Jack! And when I'm not training my Pokemon partner, I train myself in the art of martial arts!"

Ash, Cabba, Iris, and Sandy were amazed to hear that. "Wow! My name's Ash. Me and Pikachu came from the Kanto Region, we're gonna enter the Unova League!" Ash introduced. "Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu waved. "I'm Iris, and this is my partner, Axew." Just after Iris introduced herself and her Pokemon, Axew popped his head out of her hair. "Axew Ew!" Axew waved. "I'm Cabba. Like I said before, both me and Chimchar just started on this journey, but I'm also a martial artist myself." Cabba introduced. "Char Chim!" Chimchar waved. Sandy gave Jack a friendly smirk as she pointed her thumb to herself. "Guess that leaves me. I'm Sandy. I'm on a quest throughout the Unova Region, not only as a Pokemon Trainer, but as a martial artist!"

Hearing what both Cabba and Sandy said got Jack's attention. "Well, what do you know? Small world." He turned his attention to Cabba. "So, you've just started with Chimchar? How about you and I have ourselves a Pokemon Battle?"

Cabba was surprised by the offer. "Me? But I've never faced off against another Pokemon Trainer before." "Go for it, Cabba!" Iris encouraged the Saiyan. "That's something I'd like to see! Besides, it'll be great practice for you before our Striaton Gym Battle." Ash pointed out. "He's right, Cabba. Give it a go!" Sandy agreed. "Chimchar Chim!/Pika Pika!/Axew Axew!" Chimchar, Pikachu, and Axew cheered for their Saiyan friend as well.

Cabba smiled at this. "Okay, Jack, I accept your challenge!"

"Awesome!" Jack cheered.


Now Jack and Cabba were at the battlefield. Ash, Pikachu, Iris, Axew, Chimchar, and Sandy watched while sitting on a bench near Cabba's side.

"Okay! Deerling, let's go!" Cabba called out his Season Pokemon. Deerling appeared and he looked ready for battle.

Jack blinked in confusion. "Huh? A Deerling? I thought you'd be using Chimchar for this battle." He just simply shrugged before he pulled out his own Poke Ball. "Oh well, a Deerling is fun to battle against too. Now I'll show you my Pokemon! Patrat, come on out!" Jack brought out his Pokemon, a Patrat. But what threw Ash, Cabba, Iris, Sandy, and their Pokemon off was that Jack's Patrat wasn't like the wild ones they've seen before.

While other Patrat had brown fur and red and yellow eyes, Jack's Patrat had grey fur and and blue and green eyes.

"Hey, why's Jack's Patrat a different color than the one's we've seen before?" Ash asked in confusion. "My Patrat's rather unique. He's been with me even before he hatched from the Pokemon Egg my father gave to me when I was younger." Jack explained. Patrat nodded. "Pat Patrat!"

Cabba got his Pokedex out to scan Patrat. "Patrat, the Scout Pokemon. Extremely cautious, one of them will always be on the lookout, but it won't notice a foe coming from behind."

"Let the battle begin!" Don George declared.

"Here we go! Deerling, start off with Tackle!" Cabba called. Deerling charged towards Patrat to start the battle. "We'll also go with a Tackle attack of our own!" Jack called. Patrat was able to counter Deerling's Tackle with his own.

"Now, Patrat! Use Bite!" Jack called. Patrat jumped up and got ready to use Bite on Deerling.

"Dodge it!" Cabba yelled. Deerling jumped back to dodge the attack. "Double Kick, let's go!" At his trainer's call, Deerling quickly turned around and bashed his hind hooves on Patrat's belly.

"Nice move. Fighting-Type attacks like Double Kick are super effective against a Normal-Type like Patrat." Iris commented. Sandy smiled. "He may have only started as a trainer, but Cabba's showing us that he's a fast learner." "Way to go, Cabba!" Ash cheered.

Jack smirked. "Time to fight back. Patrat, use your Cut attack!" As he charged towards Deerling, Patrat's claws began to glow. "Tackle, go!" Cabba called. Deerling charged towards Patrat.

Then, without warning, an alarm went off.

The Pokemon stopped in their tracks just as some of Don George's pupils ran into the room. "Battle Manager, sir! It's the emergency alarm!" One student yelled. "Something's in the Storage Room!" Student #2 said. "It's probably that mysterious Pokemon!" Student 3 guessed.

Don George sighed before he nodded to his students. "Right." He turned to Cabba and Jack. "I'm gonna have to suspend your battle for now." With that said, Don George followed his students out of the room.

Ash, Cabba, Iris, Sandy, and Jack were curious about what was going on. By now, Ash, Iris, and Sandy were standing next to Cabba and Jack. Chimchar even got back on the Saiyan's shoulder. "Oh man. A mysterious Pokemon?" Ash asked. Iris looked excited. "How cool is that!?" "Do you guys think that maybe this mysterious Pokemon could be causing trouble for the Accumula Battle Club? If so, we should try to find a way to calm it down." Cabba suggested.

"But first, we have to find out what really caused the alarm to go off." Sandy pointed out. Jack nodded. "Right. Come on, Patrat!" Patrat jumped on to Jack's left shoulder just as the trainer ran off after Don George. Ash, Pikachu, Iris, Axew, Cabba, Chimchar, Deerling, and Sandy followed after the red haired trainer.


Later, Ash, Cabba, Iris, Sandy, and Jack followed Don George and his pupils to the storage room where the pupils began to investigate.

"It doesn't look like anything was stolen." Pupil 1 said. Don George nodded.

Patrat's eyes were wandering a little until they spotted something. The shiny Scout Pokemon tapped Jack on the head to get his attention. "What is it, Patrat?" Patrat pointed at what he was looking at. "Pat Patrat!" Jack looked over and saw that his Pokemon spotted a security camera. "Hey, Don George! Maybe that security camera Patrat spotted might have recorded something!"

"You're right. Let's review it." Don George said. "Sir!" the students replied.

Everyone went into another room to review the tape from the cameras from around the Battle Club.

"So, what's going on?" Ash asked. One of the pupils looked through one of the recordings to find out what set off the alarm earlier.

"The food in the storage room has been stolen a lot lately, and an unidentified Pokemon has been sighted too." Don George explained.

Sandy slowly nodded her head. "I get it. That's why the Battle Club has security cameras all over. It's to make sure the thieves or this mysterious Pokemon wouldn't get away."

Ash grew excited after hearing about the mysterious Pokemon. "Awesome! If it's a new kind of Pokemon, I want to catch it!"

Iris giggled a bit. "Such a kid. You can't find a new Pokemon that easily." Ash slumped a little. "Yeah...I guess you're right." Don George chuckled. "But, at the same time, that's what makes it so exciting!" Jack grinned. "Yeah, it does!" Hearing them made Ash smile again.

"Battle manager, sir! We're ready to go!" Student 1 said. "Good. Let's just see what went on!" Don George called. "Sir, here it is!" the student showed them the video.

The recording first showed them a shadow running away from the storage room. Just after the shadow came a trio of figures that were familiar to Ash, Cabba, Iris, and Sandy. It was Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket! "What's that!?" Jessie looked at the retreating shadowy figure. After she asked that, the alarm went off. "Not good." "Exit, quick!" James called. The trio made a quick escape.

"Two people?" the student was surprised. Jack blinked a bit. "And apparently a Meowth." "I know them! Team Rocket!" Ash snapped. "Pika!" Pikachu growled with a glare.

"Who's Team Rocket?" Don George asked. "They're a group of criminals that steal Pokemon from their trainers." Cabba answered. He seemed pretty mad when he saw that Team Rocket was up to no good again. "Chim!" Chimchar glared at the screen where he last saw the trio. "Not them again!" Iris complained. Axew popped his head out. "Axew!" Sandy crossed her arms and huffed in annoyance. "I thought they learned their lesson back at the spa."

"Well, the security system caught more than those guys." Don George mentioned. Everyone turned their attention back to the video. "I'd like you to play that part of the security tape once more!" "Sir!" the student agreed with Don George and rewound to the shadowy figure.

When it paused on the shadowy figure, Ash, Cabba, Iris, Sandy, and Jack grew bewildered. "A shadow?" Cabba asked. "Dark and skinny..." Iris whispered. "Well, what kind of Pokemon is it?" Jack asked in confusion.

Ash looked through his Pokedex. "Looks to me like this Pokemon." He showed an image on the Pokedex to Don George. "Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokemon, and an evolved form of Eevee. The rings of Umbreon's body glow faintly when exposed to the moon's aura, and gains a mysterious power." Ash's Pokedex explained. Cabba, Iris, Sandy, and Jack got a little closer to see the Pokemon on the Pokedex.

"Wow! That's so cool!" Iris exclaimed. "Yet also a bit strange." Jack crossed his arms. "Why's that?" Cabba asked. "Because Umbreon don't normally live in the Unova Region." Sandy answered the Saiyan. Don George smirked. "If we were to discover one, it would be a huge find!"


Now everyone was out at the front entrance, coming up with a plan to catch what they think might be Umbreon.

"Alright! Let's keep our eyes open and find Umbreon!" Don George called out. "Sir!" the students agreed, then they ran in different directions.

Now, Ash, Cabba, Iris, Sandy, and Jack were standing in front of the front entrance. "Ash, Cabba, Sandy. What do you say we go and help them out?" Iris suggested.

"Sure, let's go!" Ash agreed. Cabba nodded. "I'm in." Sandy grinned. "Let's do it!" "Count me in! I'd like to see if it really is Umbreon myself." Jack said. With that, the five of them ran off to the storage room to collect some Pokemon Food for their own plan.

And that plan involved putting some Pokemon Food in bowls and making some tracks of them as bait for Umbreon. Now their trap was all set.

"Okay. I think that should do it." Iris said. She, Axew, Cabba, Chimchar, and Deerling just finished setting up their part of the trap.

Cabba curiously picked up a piece of Pokemon Food. "I'm not one to doubt the plan, Iris, but are you sure Umbreon will come and get these?"

"Trust me on this, Cabba. Once Umbreon smells the Pokemon Food, it'll eat it for sure." Iris grinned. "Ew Axew Ew!" Axew happily agreed.

Cabba suddenly popped the Pokemon Food piece in his mouth to see what it tastes like. He grimaced a bit before he spit it out in a nearby trash bin. "I guess Pokemon Food counts as the pet food of this planet."

Iris raised an eyebrow while glancing at her Saiyan friend. "Uh...What planet are you from?" "Sadala." Cabba answered. Deerling tilted his head in confusion. "Deer?" Chimchar just sweat dropped and laughed a little.

Sandy walked over to the two of them. "Okay, the Pokemon Food is in place around back of the Battle Club."

Ash and Jack walked out of the storage room with Pikachu and Patrat. "Hey guys! Ash and I finished setting up the Pokemon Food!" Jack called to Cabba, Iris, and Sandy. "Now what?" Ash called.

Iris shushed the two of them. "I think the best thing we can do is split up so we can keep a sharp eye on this place." Jack caught on. "Good idea. Umbreon could be hungry. So, there's a chance that Umbreon might fall for this." Sandy nodded. "That's the idea. Iris and I will be watching from over there. If you boys see Umbreon, let us know." Ash, Cabba, and Jack watched as Iris and Sandy ran off to their position. Iris quickly turned her head back to the boys. "I'm planning to catch it if you don't mind!" With that said, Iris followed Sandy to their position.

After the girls left, Jack turned to Ash and Cabba. "I'll help Don George and his students look for Umbreon. Good luck, guys!" He ran off, leaving Patrat with Ash and Cabba.

"Okay. Now it's our turn." Ash told his Saiyan friend. Cabba nodded. "Right." Ash turned to Pikachu, Chimchar, Deerling, and Patrat. "You guys wait here just in case Umbreon decides to come back to the storage room." "Pika!/Chimchar!/Deerling!/Patrat!" the four Pokemon agreed. Then one of Ash's Poke Balls opened up and Oshawott appeared next to Pikachu.

Cabba blinked after seeing that. "Okay, I didn't know that could happen." "Oshawott, what are you doing out of your Poke Ball?" Ash asked in confusion. "Wott Osha!" Oshawott sounded proud with his answer. Ash smiled. "I get it. You want to help out, right?" Oshawott nodded.

"Okay then, you five are in charge of guarding the storage room. If Umbreon happens to step in, let us know." Cabba told the five Pokemon.

The Pokemon nodded. Then Ash and Cabba went off to their own position.

Just then, Oshawott's nose picked up the scent of Pokemon Food. Happy to see what he believes is his lunch, Oshawott sat and began to happily eat.

"Pika Pikachu!" Pikachu tried to get Oshawott to stop eating the bait. "Chimchar Chim Char!" Chimchar scolded the Sea Otter Pokemon. "Patrat! Pat Patrat Rat Pat Patrat!" Patrat was trying to remind Oshawott that they were on a mission to catch Umbreon. However, Oshawott just blew a raspberry at them and continued eating. Seeing Oshawott be like this made Deerling groan in annoyance.

"Pikachu!/Patrat Rat!" Pikachu and Patrat tried to pull Oshawott away from the bowl. Chimchar was about to help as well, but Oshawott unintentionally swatted both Pikachu and Patrat away.

Chimchar and Deerling watched as both Pikachu and Patrat hit against a box. Then a couple of boxes hit them on the head a few times. They groaned and rubbed their sore heads. Just as Chimchar and Deerling were about to check on them, a pan hit Pikachu and Patrat on the head, knocking them out before one more box landed on them. Now Pikachu and Patrat were unconscious and in a box.

Chimchar winced at that, then he looked to see that Oshawott just kept eating the Pokemon Food. This made Chimchar growl a little at Oshawott. "Chimchar!" But, before the Chimp Pokemon could do anything, Deerling held up a hoof. Chimchar looked at the Season Pokemon in confusion. Deerling just walked up behind Oshawott and turned around. After that, Deerling sent Oshawott flying into a wall with Double Kick.

Chimchar winced again and Oshawott was knocked out because of Deerling. Both of Cabba's Pokemon turned their heads to each other and nodded, seeing that they'll have to deal with this themselves. Chimchar grabbed Oshawott by his foot and dragged the Water-Type. Deerling followed Chimchar so they and Oshawott could hide behind a big box to wait for what they think might be Umbreon.


Meanwhile, Jack, Don George, and the students were at their spot looking for Umbreon.

"Keep Looking! Umbreon could be around here somewhere!" Don George called. "Sir!" The students agreed.

Jack was also looking around, but then a feeling came to him. "Hold on. What's this I'm sensing now?" He turned his head to a rustling bush.

Just then, a black Pokemon with yellow rings around it walked out. "So, that must be the Umbreon we saw in the video? Odd, it looks a lot like the Meowth we saw with those two people in the video." Jack thought with a raised eyebrow. But he just simply shrugged. "Hey guys! I see Umbreon! Over there!" Hearing Jack's call, Don George and his three students turned to see the strange Umbreon.

The Pokemon looked nervous, then it suddenly ran for it. "Quick! We can't let Umbreon get away!" Don George yelled. After that, he, his students, and Jack ran after the strange Pokemon.

Once they were gone, something else popped out of the bush. Jessie and James watched as Jack, Don George and the students chased the strange Umbreon. "Looks like they've taken the bait." Jessie chuckled. "And now, with them distracted, the storage room is ours for the taking." James said. The two Team Rocket members began to sneak over to the storage room.


Ash and Cabba were hiding behind a bush, using another bowl of Pokemon Food as bait.

"And now, we quietly wait for Umbreon to appear." Cabba whispered to Ash. "Right." Ash whispered back. Something came from out of the corner to the bowl. "There it is!" Ash whispered.

As the Pokemon got to the bowl, they saw that it wasn't what they thought it was. "Wait, that's not Umbreon." Ash got his Pokedex out. "Tepig, the Fire Pig Pokemon. Normally, fire shoots out Tepig's snout, but it shoots out smoke instead when it is feeling ill." the Pokedex explained.

Cabba looked back at the Pokemon who for some reason seemed to be struggling to have something to eat. "Tepig? You mean one of the three starters back in Professor Juniper's Lab? That one looks different than the one we saw back at the lab."

Ash nodded. "You're right. No wonder we mistook it for Umbreon. Look at it, it's so dirty and skinny. But, why isn't Tepig eating?" Cabba got a closer look at Tepig. "Hey, I think I see the problem. Look, a rope is tied around Tepig's snout. That's why Tepig isn't eating, because it's tied up at the mouth." The Saiyan pointed at the rope around Tepig's snout.

The dirty and skinny Tepig saw the two trainers, got scared and ran away. "Hey, wait!" Cabba yelled. "Wait up!" Ash called. The two of them ran after Tepig.

Iris and Sandy came by just to see the skinny and dirty Tepig pass by. "Ash, Cabba! What's going on?" Iris called to the boys. "We figured out who the mysterious Pokemon is!" Ash exclaimed. The girls's eyes widened after hearing that. "Really? You did?" Sandy asked. Both Ash and Cabba kept running after the Pokemon. "Slow down! I want to catch it!" Iris called. She and Sandy joined in the chase.

After a few minutes, the skinny Tepig ran into a dead end. This gave Ash a chance to slowly walk up to it. "Don't worry. It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you, really. You don't have to be scared." He assured.

As he got close enough, he held Tepig up. The skinny and dirty Fire Pig Pokemon flailed at the hold, then it glared at Ash and blew smoke in his face, much to Cabba, Iris, and Sandy's surprise. While his face was covered in soot, Ash grinned after he coughed a little. "Told ya, I won't hurt you." Tepig was startled by Ash's quick recovery. "Te...Pig?"

"I'll bet you'd like to eat some yummy Pokemon Food, right?" Ash asked. Starting to trust Ash, Tepig slowly nodded. Then Ash got to work on the rope around the Fire-Type. Cabba, Iris, and Sandy walked a little closer so the girls can get a better look at the Pokemon themselves. "Wait! The mysterious Pokemon is actually a Tepig?" Iris asked.

Cabba nodded. "We thought it was something else because that Tepig doesn't look like the one Ash and I saw back in Professor Juniper's Lab. This poor little guy was so dirty and skinny and was looking for something to eat. But that rope around his snout kept him from having even a little nibble."

Sandy looked at Tepig with a small frown of sadness. "Poor little Fire-Type must be starving."

"I'll get that off of you..." Ash assured the Fire Pig Pokemon. Tepig shut his eyes tight, because he thought it might hurt.

Iris got closer and blinked in surprise. "Be gentle. It looks pretty tight." "It is! Oh man...who would do such a terrible thing?" Ash frowned. He was still busy with the rope. Cabba frowned and narrowed his eyes. "This is awful! Whoever did this to poor Tepig will not be forgiven." Sandy looked over at Cabba and noticed that the Saiyan's fist was shaking a little. "Yeah, this is no way to treat a Pokemon." She agreed with Cabba and Ash.

Now Tepig's snout was free from the rope, thanks to Ash. The Kanto trainer pulled out a handkerchief and handed it to Cabba. The Saiyan used it to clean up Tepig. Iris brought over another bowl of Pokemon Food. "Here!"

Cabba was able to clean Tepig up. "Thanks, Iris." Sandy turned to smile at Tepig. "Eat up, little guy!" Tepig nodded and began to happily eat the Pokemon Food. Cabba laughed a bit. "Slow down there, Tepig! You don't want to get a stomachache, do you?" Ash petted Tepig on the back gently. "That's it. Slow is the way to go."

Iris and Sandy glanced at the boys, they couldn't help but smile.


Meanwhile, Jack, Don George, and the students were still chasing after the strange looking Umbreon.

As he was running, Jack glanced at the red pole behind his back as an idea came to him. "Well, since my partner isn't with me at the moment, I'll just have to use this to stop Umbreon!" He thought. Jack pulled out his red pole, then he gave it a good toss. It landed in front of Umbreon, making it stop in a corner.

"Aha! Now we've got ya!" Jack exclaimed. Just before he or Umbreon could do anything, they heard the sound of sobbing. They turned to see that Don George and his three students were suddenly sobbing for some reason. Jack sweat dropped at the sight. "Uh...You guys okay?"

"To think we found the first Umbreon, the very first Umbreon discovered in in the Unova Region! I'll never forget this moment!" Don George cried. "Sir, this discovery will go down in history!" Pupil 1 cried. "If we catch that Umbreon, we'll be written up in schoolbooks!" Pupil 2 cried. "I'm begging you to go ahead and catch it, Battle manager!" Pupil 3 sobbed.

"You guys. You've gotta pull it together, or else Umbreon's gonna get away." Jack reminded them, but he was ignored by the sobbing. The Umbreon suddenly gave off a sigh. "They're so happy, and now they're sending me to a serious guilt trip because I'm leading those poor guys on like this."

Jack was shocked to hear what came out of Umbreon's mouth. "Wait a minute! Did that Pokemon just talk!?" He thought.

The talking Umbreon walked over to Don George and the students. "Excuse me!" The four of them stopped crying to give the Pokemon their attention. Jack turned to the Pokemon as well. "I hate to take the wind out of your sails, but I'm not Umbreon." the fake Umbreon admitted. It surprised the five humans.

"Wait! If you're not Umbreon, then what are you?" Jack asked. The Pokemon rubbed on the charm on his forehead to remove some of the paint. "See my charm? That proves that I'm just a Meowth passing by!" Meowth admitted. Jack, Don George, and the three students were shocked to hear this.

"Let me get this straight. You're just a talking Meowth?" Don George asked. Meowth nodded and began to walk away. "And I hope you guys have a nice day!" Jack then walked over to pick his red pole off the ground.

Don George fell to his knees. "You think you found the first Umbreon in the Unova Region, but it was nothing but a talking Meowth."

Then Pupil 1 thought of something. "Excuse me, Battle manager, sir? Wouldn't a talking Meowth be considered rare as well?" Don George quickly got and turned his head. "You're right! Rare indeed!" It was too late, they saw that Meowth was running away.

After a moment of silence, Don George fell to his knees once again. "NOOO!" He wailed as did his three students.

Jack sighed as he held his pole in his hand. "If you want something done right, I guess you've gotta do it yourself." With that in mind, Jack ran after Meowth. "Hey, you! Meowth, wait up!"


Back in the storage room, Chimchar, Deerling, and Oshawott were still hiding behind a box. Well...Oshawott was still knocked out thanks to Deerling. Both of Cabba's Pokemon were keeping their eyes peeled.

"There, the wires have been cut." The two of them heard James's voice and quickly hid further behind the box. "Now it's time to get to work." Jessie said.

Jessie kept watch while James searched through the boxes. Chimchar and Deerling watched them quietly.

Oshawott began to wake up, and the first thing he saw was Deerling. "Wott Osh-" Oshawott was about to give Deerling a piece of his mind, but Chimchar covered the Water-Type's mouth with his hand. Chimchar quietly shushed Oshawott while Deerling nodded his head to tell him to quietly take a look.

The three Pokemon looked to see the two members of Team Rocket still doing what they were doing. Jessie was keeping watch and James was searching through the boxes, but he didn't find anything. Even the third box he looked in only had some Pokemon Food.

James then spotted a box on the floor next to him. He opened it up to look into it. "Aha!" James gasped at what he saw inside it. Hearing the gasp, Jessie walked over. "What is it?"

"Look! It's Pikachu!" James said. They looked to see that is was Pikachu and Patrat, still unconscious. Jessie smiled at this. "No doubt. This is the Twerp's Pikachu."

James was curious about something. "Quite curious, what was it doing in a box?" Jessie noticed another Pokemon next to Pikachu. "Never mind that, who's that Pokemon next to Pikachu?"

James pulled out a device he got from Team Rocket headquarters. "Well I'll be, it's a grey Patrat. Normal Patrat are usually brown." James showed Jessie an image of a normal Patrat. Jessie smirked. "Well, well, looks like today's our lucky day. Two Pokemon for the price of one."

Chimchar, Deerling, and Oshawott quietly watched the whole thing, then they nodded to each other.


While he was running, Meowth managed to get the paint off his body.

"Hold it!" A voice behind him yelled.

Meowth looked behind him and saw that Jack was gaining on him. "Go away! I'm just passing through!"

"Look, I just want to ask you some stuff!" Jack called. "I'm not interested in an interview!" Meowth yelled and began to run faster.

Jack sighed. "Why do they always want to do it the hard way?" He ran faster to catch up to Meowth.

Meowth was starting to get mad. "Take the hint! I'm not in the mood to talk!" He then began to run fast. He ran as fast as his paws could carry him!

Getting a good distance, Meowth turned to the right and stopped to catch his breath. "I think...I lost him." The Scratch Cat Pokemon panted.

Just then, someone tapped him on the head. Meowth quickly looked around until he saw Jack. The red haired trainer was on one leg, balancing on his red pole, with a silly grin on his face. "Looking for something?" Jack couldn't help but tease.

With his face turning red, Meowth angrily growled at the red haired human on the red stick. "WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO YOU, RED HEAD!? I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING! NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!" In anger, Meowth kicked Jack's red pole. Jack just calmly floated in the air while his pole twirled a bit. The pole hit Meowth on the face just before it and Jack got back into a balancing position.

"Careful. My Power Pole can be quite dangerous to those who don't know how to use it properly." Jack warned with his eyes closed. However, when he opened his eyes, he saw that Meowth wasn't with him anymore. "Hey, where'd he go?" Jack got off his Power Pole and looked around for Meowth.


Back to Ash, Cabba, Iris, and Sandy, they were walking back to the front entrance of the Battle Club. Tepig was well fed, back to the way a Tepig is supposed to look like, and is now sleeping in Ash's arms.

"Tepig looks a lot better now." Cabba mentioned. The four of them glanced at the sleeping Fire-Type.

"Yep, that Pokemon Food Iris gave it really did the trick." Ash agreed.

Iris looked ahead and saw Don George and his three students. "Hey! Did you guys managed to find Umbreon?" As she asked that, she and her three friends walked over to them.

Don George shook his head. "Turns out it was all a trick by a talking Meowth." "Next thing we knew, Jack ran after the talking Meowth." Pupil 2 added. That surprised Ash, Cabba, Iris, and Sandy.

"Talking Meowth? No doubt, this is the work of Team Rocket." Cabba sounded pretty annoyed. "I haven't known those three for very long, but they're already a big pain in the neck." Sandy grumbled. "Those three don't know when to give up, do they?" Iris asked in annoyance. "Welcome to my world." Ash was clearly more annoyed than his three friends.

Don George glanced at the Pokemon in Ash's arms. "What's Tepig doing here?" "Take a look at this! What we thought was Umbreon was actually the Tepig Ash is currently carrying in his arms!" Sandy held up the rope Ash pulled off. "That rope was tied around Tepig's mouth, so it couldn't eat any Pokemon Food!" Cabba added. "Because of that, Tepig got all skinny and dirty! That's why we mistook it for Umbreon!" Just after Ash said that, Tepig woke up. "Oops! Sorry for disturbing you." Ash apologized to Tepig.

Don George suddenly gasped. "Wait a minute! I know this Tepig! I remember seeing this Pokemon after its trainer left it here!" Ash, Cabba, Iris, and Sandy gasped at that.

"You mean a trainer just abandoned Tepig?" Sandy asked. "What happened?" Iris asked. "One day, at this Battle Club, that Tepig and its trainer came here to battle. But Tepig lost a battle against a Grass-Type. Its trainer left it here, said he can't take Tepig with him anymore. So he tied Tepig to a stick on the ground and walked away. Tepig wanted to be with its trainer, I tried to help it, but Tepig just ran. Then the rope got twisted around Tepig's mouth, so it couldn't eat anything. That must be why it tried to get something from the storage room." Don George explained.

Ash, Cabba, Iris, and Sandy felt even worse for the poor Fire Pig Pokemon. "I can't believe Tepig's trainer would just leave it alone and let it starve here at the Battle Club! What he did to poor Tepig is unforgivable!" Cabba growled. The Saiyan's fists were shaking in anger.

Just then, Jessie and James tried to sneak away, each carrying a bag. They stopped to see Ash, Cabba, Iris, Sandy, Don George and the students. The eight of them turned to see the two of them as well. "It's the twerps!?" Jessie and James gasped. "It's Team Rocket!" Cabba said. "Oh, not you guys again!" Iris snapped. "I should've known you thieves would still be lurking about." Sandy said in annoyance. "What bad stuff are you up to this time!?" Ash demanded.

James scoffed. "You and your assumptions. Chiao!" With that, the two of them tried to make their escape.

Then Oshawott, Chimchar, and Deerling ran to stop them. "Chimchar! Chim Char Char Char!" Chimchar yelled at Team Rocket. "Osha Osha Oshawott!/Deer Ling Deer Deerling!" Both Oshawott and Deerling called. Ash, Cabba, Iris, and Sandy turned to them. "Oshawott? What are you talking about?" Ash asked in confusion. "Chimchar, Deerling, what's going on?" Cabba asked his Pokemon in confusion.

"Pika! Pika Pika!" They heard Pikachu's voice in one of the bags. "Patrat! Patrat Patrat!" They heard Patrat's voice coming from the other bag shortly after. Ash's eyes widened after hearing that. "That voice! Who's that? ...Pikachu!" "And that other voice must be Jack's partner, Patrat!" Cabba exclaimed.

"Who's that? So naive, indeed!" Jessie started another motto.

"We'll answer you, when we feel the need!" James added.

"Bringing the white light of evil into the future!" Jessie added.

"Thrusting the Hammer of Justice onto the black darkness of the universe!" James added.

Meowth suddenly jumped off the Battle Club roof to add in his part. "Carving our names in the Rock of Eternity!"

"The fiery destroyer, Jessie!" Jessie introduced herself.

"And with thunderous emotion, I am James!" James introduced himself.

"Wisest of the wise, I'm Meowth!" Meowth introduced himself.

"Now gather, under the name of Team Rocket!" Jessie, James, and Meowth finished their motto together.

One of the pupils recognized Meowth. "It's the talking Meowth!" "Which means Meowth is one of the bad guys!" Don George stated. "Well, aren't you a genius? Almost as smart as that red head with the red stick! Man, took forever to get him off my tail!" Meowth groaned.

"Aha! There you are!" Speaking of which, Jack jumped off the roof of the Battle Club and landed next to Iris. Meowth groaned again. "This guy's like a bad rash that won't go away!"

Ash glared at Team Rocket. "Give me back Pikachu!" The evil trio sneered at the trainer from Kanto. "Not after you left it in a box! And with a grey Patrat I might add!" James retorted. "How could you abandon your Pokemon with a rare wild one? We just saved both Pikachu and Patrat from harm, from the trainer of the lowest order!" Jessie explained.

"And that gives us the order's right!" James added.

Jack began to realize what they were saying. "Wait a minute...Grey Patrat? That's my partner you're talking about, you thieves!" He angrily yelled at Team Rocket. "And they're wrong! Oshawott, use Water Gun!" Ash called. Oshawott fired his Water Gun, but Meowth pushed a button on a remote. It made a force field that protected Team Rocket from Oshawott's Water Gun. After that, it began to carry them away with Pikachu and Patrat still in their clutches.

"Argh. Come back!" Ash ran after Team Rocket. Tepig was still in Ash's arms. "Give Pikachu and Patrat back!" Cabba fired ki blasts at the force field. However, to his surprise, the force field held up against the ki blasts. Meowth laughed. "Nice try, but we were ready for you this time, Saiyan Twerp!" "We're booked up! Goodbye, Twerp!" James called to Ash. "Why you...Ah!" Ash yelped when he slipped on a puddle made from Oshawott's Water Gun.

Cabba, Sandy, and Jack ran over to help Ash up. "Pig Tepig!" Tepig told Ash just as Chimchar joined them as well.

Ash grinned. "You want to help us out?" Tepig nodded and stood next to Chimchar. "Alright, then let's attack them together!" Cabba suggested. Ash nodded. "Tepig, use Ember!" Cabba gave his own Fire-Type a command. "Join Tepig with your own Ember, Chimchar!" The two Fire-Type Pokemon fired their Ember attacks at the force field.

Jack suddenly held his hands on his forehead. "I think those two could use a little extra help." From his hands, yellow energy began to form. This took Ash, Cabba, Iris, Sandy, Don George, the students, and Team Rocket by surprise.

Sandy shook her head and turned back to Team Rocket. "Let's see how they like this one." Sandy got in her own stance. Her hands were cupped to her right, blue energy formed in her cupped hands. Cabba decided to join in himself by charging up his Galick Cannon attack. "I hope you're ready for this next attack, Team Rocket! Galick..."

"Masenko..." The energy in Jack's hands grew a little.

"Ka-me-ha-me..." Sandy put just a little more power in her own attack.

"CANNON!/HAAA!" Cabba, Sandy, and Jack fired off their attacks. The three attacks from the martial artists combined with the two Ember attacks and made a direct hit against the force field. It exploded and Pikachu was freed from the bag he was in. "Pika!?" Pikachu cried out in surprise. Ash gasped and began to run over to catch his Electric-Type. "Pikachu, no!" Ash managed to catch Pikachu and he skidded on the ground.

Ash smiled happily. "Pikachu!" "Pika Pika!" Pikachu happily nuzzled Ash's cheek. Jack looked around for his Pokemon. "Hold on! Where's Patrat?"

They looked up to see Team Rocket. The three of them were in the air using their hang gliders. Meowth had one last bag in his paws. "Thanks a ton, Twerps!" Jessie yelled at Cabba, Sandy, and Jack. "Though, we didn't expect those two to know attacks that are similar to the Saiyan Twerp's." James sweated a little as he looked at Sandy and Jack. "It doesn't matter! We've still got Patrat! Let's get outta here!" Meowth laughed. The three of them began to retreat.

Jack growled angrily as he held his Power Pole. "Oh no you don't! POWER POLE, EXTEND!" Jack surprised everyone as his Power Pole glowed and began to extend longer. "This will teach you not to take my partner away from me! Take...THIS!" He swung his longer Power Pole down at Meowth.

Meowth looked up and saw that approaching pole. "Oh, you've gotta be kidding me!" He groaned in sadness just before he got hit on the head by the Power Pole.

The hit gave Patrat enough time to free himself from the bag. He happily got on the Power Pole. "Patrat Rat!" Seeing his partner safe and sound on his Power Pole made Jack smile. "Power Pole, retract!" With that said, the Power Pole began to retract while also bringing Patrat closer to Jack. Once the Power Pole was back to its original length, Jack and Patrat happily hugged each other in relief.

Due to his hang glider breaking because of the Power Pole, Meowth managed to grab James's leg before he could fall to the ground. "I can tell I'm gonna hate that growing stick already!" As Meowth rubbed the bump on his head, Team Rocket flew off to make their escape.

Ash gritted his teeth. "Team Rocket burns me up!" Cabba narrowed his eyes at the sky. "One day, they're going to go too far. Almost like how those Space Pirates have gone too far!" The Saiyan said to himself. Chimchar and Deerling saw that their trainer looked upset, so they walked over to comfort him by nuzzling against him. This made Cabba smile at his Pokemon.

Tepig happily walked over to Ash. "Tepig. Tepig!" Ash set Pikachu down to thank Tepig. "Tepig. Thanks a lot. You helped save Pikachu and Patrat." Jack nodded with a grin. "Tepig!" Tepig beamed happily. Iris walked over to them and smiled at Tepig. "I've gotta say, Tepig, you're such a cutie! You're so pudgy wudgy!" She giggled. Tepig felt uncomfortable when Iris began to stretch his face in a funny way.

Both Sandy and Jack sweat dropped at what Iris was doing. "Uh...What is she doing?" Sandy whispered to Cabba. "I guess it's just her way to show that she's happy for the Pokemon she's never seen before. You get used to it." Cabba whispered back. "...Okay...?" Jack muttered.

Iris got up and held a Poke Ball. "You know what? I'd like to catch you!" But Tepig shook his head before he glanced at Ash. "Tepig Tepig Tepig!" While Ash was confused, Don George laughed and walked over. "It appears Tepig has chosen Ash as its trainer!" The others blinked at this, but Don George continued. "After all of its hardships, Tepig knows a great trainer when it sees one! Raise Tepig well, Ash."

Ash was surprised, but then he grinned at Tepig. "So, Tepig. Wanna come with me?" "Tepig!" Tepig happily nodded. Ash turned his cap around. "Awesome! Alright, Poke Ball, let's go!" Ash tossed the Poke Ball at Tepig. The ball sucked the Fire Pig inside and closed up. It shook a little, then it clicked. Now, Ash has a new member to his Unova Team! "Alright! I've caught a Tepig!" He held the ball high and Pikachu and Oshawott joined the celebration.

"So, I think we should challenge the Striaton Gym with our new friend, Tepig!" Ash told his Pokemon. "Pika!/Osha!" Pikachu and Oshawott happily agreed.

Cabba glanced at both Chimchar and Deerling as he gave his friend a reminder. "Don't forget about us, Ash. Remember, me and my Pokemon are also going to challenge the Striaton Gym!" Ash just grinned at his Saiyan friend.

Iris turned to Jack with a question in mind. "Say, Jack? Are you going for Gym Badges yourself?" Jack just shook his head. "Nah, not really. For some reason, Gym Battles just aren't my thing. I just enjoy travelling around the Unova Region with Patrat, and catching some Pokemon here and there." Jack turned to Ash and Cabba. "But that doesn't mean I'm not gonna support you two with your Striaton Gym Battles! I'll be rooting for you guys, knock the Gym Leader dead!"

Ash grinned. "You got it!"

Jack turned to Cabba and Sandy. "As for you two, the next time we meet, how about we have a martial arts spar? I'd like to see just how strong you two are!"

Cabba smiled and shook Jack's hand. "Sure thing, Jack. I want to see what you're made of myself."

Sandy grinned. "Well, I already gave you a demonstration with my Kamehameha Wave, so I'll gladly show you both some more where that came from."

Patrat got on Jack's shoulder and the two of them smiled at the others. "Well, I guess it's time for me and Patrat to get back in the air." The others were surprised.

"You can fly too? So, you're gonna fly around the Unova Region?" Iris asked. Jack laughed. "Guilty as charged! But, while it's true that I've learned how to fly, I have another way to get around in the air!"

Sandy blinked. "Like what? You have some sort of Flying-Type Pokemon that can carry you or something?" "Not quite, I have this." Jack turned to the sky and cupped his hands around his mouth. "COME TO ME, FLYING NIMBUS!" His call echoed in the air. "Flying Nimbus?" Ash asked. "Pika." Pikachu just shrugged.

Then Patrat spotted something in the sky. "Patrat!" He pointed at what he saw. Everyone looked at the sky and saw that a yellow cloud was coming their way. "Wow!" Ash exclaimed. Pikachu and Oshawott were amazed as well. "That's your ride?" Cabba asked in awe. Chimchar and Deerling were in awe as well. "That's so amazing!" Iris shrieked in amazement. "Ax Axew!" Axew popped out of Iris's hair to agree with her. "Gotta admit, that's pretty cool." Sandy smiled.

The Nimbus cloud stopped in front of Jack and Patrat. "Guys, say hello to the Flying Nimbus. This cloud can be kinda picky about who can ride it. If you're not pure of heart, it won't let you on. Other than that, this cloud is as sweet as candy." With Patrat on his shoulder, Jack got on the Flying Nimbus. "We'll see you guys later. Let's go, Nimbus!" With that, both Jack and Patrat took to the skies on the Flying Nimbus.

Ash, Cabba, Iris, Sandy, Don George, the students, and the Pokemon waved goodbye to Jack and Patrat until they couldn't be seen anymore.

Once Jack was out of sight, Ash wondered about something else. "Pikachu? Remember what Team Rocket told me? So, what were you and Patrat doing inside a box?" Ash asked. Pikachu tried to explain what happened earlier, but Ash wasn't getting what he was saying.

Oshawott suddenly whistled and tried to walk away, but Deerling stopped him by stepping on his tail. Oshawott saw that both Deerling and Chimchar were glaring at him, that made the Sea Otter Pokemon smile sheepishly. Suddenly Oshawott screamed and ran away from Cabba's Pokemon. "Char Chimchar!" The Chimp Pokemon yelled. Both Chimchar and Deerling began to chase after Oshawott.

While Ash, Iris, Axew, Sandy, Don George, and the students laughed at the chase happening n front of them, Pikachu just sighed in annoyance and Cabba blinked a couple of times while sweat dropping.


Well, it seems that our heroes have made a new friend in Jack and Ash has also found a new friend and team member in Tepig! After having their first experience in a Pokemon Battle Club, Ash and Cabba are now ready to tackle the Striaton City Gym as the journey continues next time on Pokemon Super: Black & White!


Cabba's Pokemon Team (So far):

1. Chimchar (M) (Scratch, Leer, Ember)

2. Deerling (M) (Tackle, Growl, Double Kick)