"Our heroes are slowly but surely making their way to Spikemuth, with adventures along the way that give them a new friend in the form of Arctovish, and new evolution in the form of Inteleon. But what could be next…?"

"Toxtricity's Decision"

Victor and Gloria are walking across land, with the collapsible Rotom Bike sticking out of Victor's bag.

Gloria stretches her arms, "I'm so glad we don't have to ride the Rotom Bike anymore."

Victor looks over to her with a smile and a small laugh, when they start to hear music.

"Is that music?" Victor wonders.

The two Trainers look at each other before starting to jog ahead.

After running for a little bit, Victor and Gloria come across a crowd of people and Pokémon watching two people, a guy and girl, playing guitars, alongside a Toxtricity Amped Form strumming its chest and a Maractus dancing, shaking its arms.

"Incredible," Victor says to Gloria. "They sound amazing."

"Yeah," Gloria agrees, before holding up some Poké Balls. "Hey, let's send out our Pokémon so they can enjoy this too."

"Good idea," Victor says, before he and Gloria throw up their Poké Balls.

Emerging from red energy are Raboot, Corviknight, Pikachu, Toxtricity Low Key, Silicobra, Arctovish, Inteleon, Orbeetle, Sirfetch'd, and Impidimp.

The Pokémon start to listen to the music, tabbing their feet or nodding their heads, or start dancing.

"Toxt," Toxtricity looks away for a moment, before it turns to the Music Crew. "Icit."

After a few seconds, Toxtricity starts to strum its chest inline with the music.

The girl bumps her elbow against the guy's, with them both watching Victor's Toxtricity, while continuing to play their instruments.

The entire crowd's attention starts to split between the Music Crew and Victor's Toxtricity, as they all play in harmony.

Later on, all the people and Pokémon that had gathered are now scattering, except for Victor, Gloria, and their Pokémon.

"Pika Pika Pi!" Pikachu says Toxtricity.

"Ra-boot," Raboot adds.

"Impi," Impidimp shakes a hand slightly.

"Sir, Fetch," Sirfetch'd says to Impidimp, who rubs the back of its head with a small smile.

"That was really incredible playing, Toxtricity," Victor says to his Pokémon.

"Toxt," Toxtricity looks away slightly.

At that moment, the Music Crew was walking over.

"Oh, you all sound great," Gloria says to the Music Crew.

"Thanks, but it's all thanks to our Pokémon," the girl says. "Toxtricity and Maractus."

"Toxt," the Toxtricity does a thumbs up.

"Mara, Mara, Tus!" Maractus shakes its hands.

"My name is Victor, and this Gloria," Victor introduces them.

"I'm Andrea, and this is Owen," the girl responds.

"I can't help but notice that your Toxtricity is different from Victor's," Gloria says.

"Not surprising, Toxel could evolve differently," Owen says. "My Toxtricity is an Amped Form Toxtricity."

"While yours is a Low Key Form," Andrea adds. "And a wonderful musician, may I add."

"Toxt," Toxtricity looks over at Andrea.

"That right, dude," Owen thumbs up. "We could really feel its feelings through its music."

Victor looks down slightly, "Feel its feelings…?"

Shortly later, Victor and Gloria's Pokémon are listening to Owen and Andrea as they are rehearsing with their Pokémon.

Victor is seated off to the side, as Gloria walks over to him, "Everything's okay?"

"I have realized how Toxtricity seems moody, and… I don't, disinterested in most things," Victor says.

Gloria sits down next to him, "Y'know, my mother would call that it's 'teenage years'."

"It think it might be more than that," Victor says, as he watches his Toxtricity watching the rehearsal. "I can't stop thinking about what Owen and Andrea said about feel Toxtricity's feelings through its music." Victor looks down slightly, sighing. "Toxtricity might becoming uninterested in being my Pokémon.

"I'm sure that's not it, Victor," Gloria tells him. "Hey, it seemed to be enjoying itself when it was battling Cramorant the other day."

"I'm just not sure," Victor says, quietly.

Owen and Andrea stop playing, alongside Toxtricity Amped and Maractus. Victor and Gloria's Pokémon start to cheer them, as their Trainers walk over.

"That was one of our best performances," Andrea says.

"True, but something seems to be missing, an extra spark," Owen crosses his arms.

"I know what you mean and I think I know what you had in mind," Andrea says to him.

"Like always, we are of one mind," Owen says, before taking a step forward. "Hey, Victor, dude."

"Hum, yeah…?" Victor reacts with surprise.

"I know this is sudden and all, but how about your Toxtricity join our band?" Owen suggests.

"Toxt?!" Victor's Toxtricity's surprised.

"M-My Toxtricity…" Victor says, shocked.

Jean and Paul crawl onto the shore, exhausted.

"We… are finally back on dryland!" Jean calls out.

"Yeah… finally on dryland!" Paul calls out.

After a few seconds, they both look ahead, "Dryland! We're almost to Spikemuth!"

"You got that right."

Jean and Paul look up to see standing before them is another member of Team Yell, Eric, who has his arms crossed.

"Eric! We have a big problem!" Jean jumps up, standing right before Eric.

"A wannabe Gym Challenger is on their way to challenge the Spikemuth Gym!" Paul jumps up, standing right before Eric.

Eric grins, looking straight at them, "That… had already been taken care of."

Jean and Paul blink a couple times and look at each other.

A collapsible table had been set up, as Gloria, Owen, and Andrea, and several of the Pokémon are getting ready for lunch, including setting out plates.

Standing off to the side, Victor looks up at a tree to see his Toxtricity lying on a branch, while slowly strumming its chest.

Gloria walks over, "I don't believe you are actually considering releasing Toxtricity. I mean, you did raised it since it was born."

"If Toxtricity would be happier playing with Owen and Andrea," Victor starts, as he looks down. "I'm not sure if I could stand in its way."

Gloria watches Victor a moment, before sighing and turns away.

Victor looks back up at Toxtricity.

Victor notices the Egg is shaking in his arms.

The Egg starts to crack and then breaks apart, while it's glowing, before the Pokémon, Toxel, appears in Victor's arms.

Boltund happily runs around with Toxel on its back, as Pikachu and Thwackey run with it.

Toxel falls off and lands on Pikachu.

Toxel, Pikachu, and Thwackey start laughing.

Gastrodon appears annoyed, before rocks levitate up and shoot down at Toxel.

Toxel starts rolling around on the ground, as the rocks slam into the ground, none of which touches Toxel.

Toxel stops rolling, finding itself in front of Gastrodon.

Toxel starts shooting a spray of acid at Gastrodon.

Gastrodon is knocked backward onto its back.

Victor happily picks up Toxel.

Toxel happily waves its hands.

Victor throws the large Poké Ball which opens and shoots out a massive red energy, as it starts to take shape and grows, until it forms a giant Toxel.

Toxel brings its hands down on the ground, before large geysers of ooze erupt from the ground, blocking the flaming vortex, and blasting Centiskorch from beneath.

Toxel's body starts to glow, as it clutches Drapion's claw, and then starts to grow taller, with its limbs longer. Blue electricity shoots out of the top of its head, before it stops glowing.

Toxtricity pushes Drapion's claw, forcing Drapion back. Toxtricity than strums its chest.

Toxtricity strums its chest, shooting blasts of electricity.

Cramorant flies side to side, barely dodging the blasts of electricity.

Toxtricity jumps ahead, strums its chest, before slamming an arm against Cramorant, knocking it out of the sky.

Cramorant slams hard on the ground.

Tears start to slide down Victor's cheeks, before he lowers his head and wipes away the tears with his arm. Toxtricity looks down at Victor, noticing him.

"Ra-boot!" Raboot kicks, spins and kicks again.

Maractus and Owen's Toxtricity are watching and applauding Raboot, who rubs the back of its head like it's embarrassed.

Owen and Andrea are watching next to the table, before looking at each other and nodding their heads.

They look over to see Victor approaching.

"Hey, Victor, how about a double battle to whet our appetites," Owen suggests.

"A double battle?" Victor responds.

"Yeah, we not just musicians, but we also Pokémon Trainers, specialize in double battles," Andrea explains.

"So how about it, dude?" Owen asks.

"O-Okay," Victor says. "I'll battle with Raboot… and Toxtricity."

Victor turns to see his Toxtricity hops off its tree branch, "This could be my last chance to battle with Toxtricity."

After a few moments, Victor, his Toxtricity, and Raboot stand against Owen, his Toxtricity, Andrea, and Maractus, with Gloria and the other Pokémon off to the side, watching.

"Okay, Maractus, let's show them our thing," Andrea snaps a finger and points ahead.

"Mara! Mara! Tus!" Maractus shakes its hands.

"Ready to rock and roll, Toxtricity?!" Owen calls out.

"Toxt! Icit!" Owen's Toxtricity strums its chest.

"Okay, Raboot, Toxtricity, let's give it our best!" Victor holds out a hand.

"Ra-boot!" Raboot responds.

"Toxt, Icit," Toxtricity strums its chest slowly.

Victor looks from Toxtricity and looks ahead.

"Mara!"

"Toxt!"

Maractus and Owen's Toxtricity rush ahead.

"Ra-boot!"

"Toxt."

Raboot and Victor's Toxtricity rush ahead.

"Sucker Punch!" Andrea calls out.

"Venoshock!" Owen calls out.

"Raboot, Double Kick! Toxtricity, Acid!" Victor calls out.

"Mara!"

"Ra-boot!"

Maractus's fist and Raboot's foot collide, and hold still for a moment, before Maractus pushes it back.

"Ra-boot!"

"Toxt!" Owen's Toxtricity crosses its arms before spreading them, shooting out a blast of acid from its body. "Icit!"

"Toxt! Icit!" Victor's Toxtricity shoots a blast of acid from its mouth, which collides with the blast of acid, gets blown apart, and with some of the acid blast hitting it. "Toxt!"

"Now, Maractus, Pin Missile!" Andrea snaps a finger.

"Mara! Mara! Tus!" Maractus holds out its arms, shooting out needles.

"Raboot, counter with Ember!" Victor instructs.

"Ra-boot!" Raboot stands in front of Victor's Toxtricity, before shooting a series of small fireballs from its mouth.

The small fireballs collide with the needles, with them all being blown apart.

"Nice counter, but check out this showstopper," Andrea snaps fingers on both hands, as she spreads out her arms. "Petal Blizzard!"

"Mara! Mara! Tus!" Maractus dances around, shaking its arms, as a series of petals fly around it and blow through Raboot and Toxtricity, knocking them into the air.

"Ra-boot!"

"Toxt!"

"Now, Toxtricity, show them our showstopper," Owen instructs. "Warm up with Charge!"

"Toxt! Icit! Toxt! Icit!" Owen's Toxtricity strums its chest repeatedly, as electricity surges around its chest.

Victor's Toxtricity, still in midair, watches as Owen's Toxtricity strums its chest.

"Toxtricity, get them your best performance with Discharge!" Owen calls out.

"Toxt! Icit!" Owen's Toxtricity strums its chest one more time, sending out a blast of electricity, hitting both Raboot and Victor's Toxtricity.

Raboot and Victor's Toxtricity fall onto the ground.

"They're powerful, there's got to be something we could do.." Victor thinks.

Suddenly, Victor's Toxtricity, returning to its feet, starts to strum its chest, as it plays the same music from earlier.

"Toxtricity…" Victor says, as he listens to the music, with everything else seems to have came to a stop.

That when Victor notices his Toxtricity smiles.

"Toxtricity smiled?" Victor says, as the image of his Toxtricity battling Cramorant comes into his head, and Toxtricity seems to be smiling. "That's it… Toxtricity is a musician and a battler. It's happy when it do both…" He then looks ahead. "Wait, could that be it!"

"Raboot, I want you to dance in time with Toxtricty's music," Victor tells his Pokémon.

"Ra-boot?" Raboot looks at its Trainer.

"Dancing?" Gloria repeats in surprise.

"This should be interesting," Andrea says, crossing her arms, as she and Owen watch.

"Ra-boot, Ra-boot," Raboot starts to dance, as it listens to Toxtricity's music.

"As much as I love a dance concert, this is a battle," Owen says.

"Right, Maractus, Sucker Punch," Andrea snaps a finger.

"Mara!"

"Toxt!"

Maractus and Owen's Toxtricity charge.

"Raboot, keep at it, and use Double Kick!" Victor calls out.

"Ra-boot, Ra-boot!" Raboot continues to dance forward, before using its movement to dodge Maractus' punch, then kicks it in the side, and as it spins, kicks Owen's Toxtricity's chest.

"Okay, I'm impressed," Andrea says, then snaps her fingers. "Maractus, you and I love that Toxtricity's playing, but it's time we end this concert. Use Pin Missile!"

"Let's show off our own playing, with Discharge!" Owen instructs.

"Mara! Mara! Tus!"

"Toxt! Icit!"

Maractus holds out its arm, shooting off needles, as Owen's Toxtricity strums its chest, sending out a blast of electricity.

Victor's Toxtricity, still playing music by strumming its chest, dodges the needles, as Raboot, still dancing, jumps and spins to avoid the blast of electricity.

"Raboot, Double Kick! Toxtricity, Acid!" Victor calls out.

"Ra-boot!" Raboot kicks Maractus's arms, before spins and kicks it again, sending it flying.

"Toxt! Icit!" Victor's Toxtricity, playing its music, shoots a spray of acid from its mouth, hitting Owen's Toxtricity, striking its chest and hitting a small chord.

"Now, switch it up!" Victor calls out. "Flame Charge!"

"Ra-boot!" Raboot runs from Maractus, with its body covered in flames, before slams against Owen's Toxtricity, knocking it back. "Ra-boot!"

Owen's Toxtricity falls down, with its eyes swirling, "Toxt… Icit…"

"And Toxtricity…!" Victor starts, when his Toxtricity holds back its arm and it becomes covered in purple energy. "Wait, is that… Poison Jab?!"

"Toxt!" Victor's Toxtricity charges ahead, before pushing ahead its arm. "Icit!"

Victor's Toxtricity jabs its arm against Maractus, knocking it back, "Mara!"

"Mara… Tus…" Maractus falls down, with its eyes swirling.

"Alright, you guys did it!" Victor cheers, as he approaches Raboot and his Toxtricity. "And Toxtricity, congrats on learning a new move."

"Toxt," Toxtricity looks at his hand, before smiling slightly.

"That was an excellent attempt, Maractus," Andrea kneels next to her Pokémon, as it sits up.

"Mara!" Maractus happily says.

"Sound like we need to rehearse our battle skills some, old buddy," Owen helps his Toxtricity up.

"Toxt," Owen's Toxtricity nods its head.

Then Owen and Andrea, and their Pokémon approach Victor and his Pokémon.

"Congrats to all of you," Andrea says. "That was a well earned victory."

"Thanks," Victor smiles, before looking over to his Toxtricity. He then breathes in. "Toxtricity, I realized how much joy you get from battling and playing its music, and I want you to do what you loves."

"Victor…" Gloria silently says.

"So…" Victor continues. "I'll understand if you want to go with Owen and Andrea."

His Toxtricity then looks at Owen and Andrea, before looking at the other Pokémon standing with Gloria, before looking back at Victor. Toxtricity starts to strum its chest.

Victor watches as Toxtricity strums its chest, listening to its music, thinking of all the times he hugs or holds Toxel, or whenever Toxel cheers the other Pokémon.

After a few minutes, Toxtricity finishes playing its music.

Owen and Andrea smile.

"Can still feel its feelings through its music," Andrea says.

"So what were its feelings?" Gloria wonders, before noticing Victor tearing up.

"It doesn't want to leave its family," Victor says.

Toxtricity looks up at its Trainer and smiles, "Toxt."

Later on, Victor, Gloria, and all their Pokémon are waving goodbye at Owen, Andrea and their Pokémon, before turning and continuing down the route.

Toxtricity starts strumming its chest, playing its music.

"Our heroes learn how to listen to the heart of music that could express one's heart, allowing Victor and Toxtricity to grow closer. But now, they're a step closer to their goal, what could be next?"

"Oh, I almost forgot," Gloria suddenly says, before looking at her friend. "We are getting near Spikemuth, and your next Gym Battle."

"That's right," Victor realizes, before looking ahead with a smile. "And I'm really excited. Can't wait to see what we're up against."

The entrance gate to Spikemuth is blocked up, with a sign on it that reads, "Closed".

"Find out, as the journey continues…"