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I Don't Own Pokemon

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Episode 12: Rockruff and the Ruins of Life's Guardian Deity!


Last time Ash faced Kahuna Olivia in her Grand Trial on Akala Island in a Double Battle between her Lycanroc and Probopass and his Rockruff and Rowlet.

"Go Continental Crush!" Called Olivia.

Lycanroc then jumped high into the air creating a giant boulder of and threw it down right above Rowlet and Rockruff.

Danger! Danger! Said Rotomdex in fear.

"Rowlet, above you!" Said Lana.

"Get out of the way!" Said Mallow.

"What are you planning, Ash?" Said Gary who had a visible sweat on his face.

As the boulder was falling Probopass retracted it Mini-Noses and moved right below Rowlet and Rockruff in the center of the stone pillars.

However this was exactly what Ash was hoping for. "Now, Rowlet!" He told it.

And so Rowlet flew straight down until quickly going forward escaping the ring of pillars and completely avoiding the Z-Move as it crashed into the pillars creating a dust explosion destroying the pillars.

"Alright!" Said Ash in excitement as Olivia had a look of shock on her face.

Oh my! The Stealth Rocks are gone! Said Rotomdex after seeing the field empty of the pillars.

All of Ash's friends had look of surprise and relief on their faces.

"Ash's so lucky!" Said Barry.

"No that wasn't luck." Said Gary confusing mostly everyone. "Ash was aiming for this."

"You're kidding!" Said Barry.

"He's one crazy guy!" Said Sawyer.

"preaching to the choir on that one." Said Paul.


In the distance the Zoroark trainer was just as surprised.

"Amazing, he had Olivia right in the palm of his hand." He said.


"Now, Rowlet!" As Ash crosses his arms activating the Z-Crystal before he and Rowlet perform the series of poses needed for the Z-Move.

Olivia however will not let them. "I won't let you! Probopass Giga Impact!"

Probopass quickly regains balance and charges towards Rowlet.

"Take this, Probopass! This is our full power! BLOOM DOOM!" Says Ash.


"Now, Rockruff! Use Rock Throw!" Shouts Ash as gets on one knee and slams a fist into the ground.

"RRRRUUUFFFFF!" Said Rockruff as it hit Lycanroc with the biggest Rock Throw it's ever done sending it crashing down onto the floor as it then lands on it's feet panting.


"Ash." Called to him Olivia as she and Kukui walked up to him.

"After watching our battle today, it occurred to me... that Rockruff might be about to evolve."

"Rockruff, you're gonna evolve?" He asks it.


Having emerged victorious in his Grand Trial against Island Kahuna Olivia, Ash and his friends are sound asleep, anticipating their return to the academy tomorrow.

Rockruff was the only one still awake as it thinks back to it's earlier behavior during the Grand Trial and what it did to it's teammate.


Rowlet then flies to pick up Rockruff only for it to ferociously resist as it then ends up attacking Rowlet dealing damage to it's teammate and sending it flying onto it's back shocking everyone present.

'Rowlet!' Says Ash as he looks at Rowlet and sees it knocked out with swirls in it's eyes. "Rowlet! Rowlet!'

Kukui saw what happened to Rowlet and unfortunately has to make his call. 'Tch! Rowlet is unable to battle!'

Everyone has a look of shock while Ash grits his teeth in frustration.

Rockruff realizing what it did to it's own teammate has a look of complete despair.


Despite winning in the end Rockruff cannot get over what it had done not only did it risk Ash losing the Grand Trial but it had attacked it's own teammate. Looking towards Rowlet who like everyone else was asleep Rockruff got and jumped off the couch it was laying on before walking towards the door of the cabin it was in, after jumping a few times to reach the handle Rockruff was able to get out but without realizing it had woken Pikachu in the process who when looking over to see that Rockruff was gone quickly stood up wide awake before jumping over to Ash's bed trying to wake him.

"What's up Pikachu?" Asked Ash who was a little groggy from being woken up.

"Pika Pika." It said pointing to where some of the Pokémon where sleeping before jumping over to where Rockruff was supposed to be sleeping.

Ash was a little confused as to what Pikachu was trying to say before quickly realizing what it was saying and was now fully awake.

"Rockruff?!" Said Ash.

Pikachu then jumped over to the door Rockruff had left open pointing at it.

"Rockruff!" Said Ash in worry.


flying across the night sky with a full moon was the Guardian Deity of Akala Island, Tapu Lele

As it was flying through the night sky it noticed something and that was Rockruff training by using Rock Throw on cliff sides causing it small explosions and dodging the debris before attacking again.

Giggling Tapu Lele descends and uses a Psychic attack destroying the cliff side Rockruff was using.

"Lele!" it said coming face to face with Rockruff before using Psychic Terrain.

Rockruff was a little confused at first but quickly got in battle position growling.

Despite it's determination not only was Tapu Lele dodging all of it's attacks with ease Rockruff was being pounded by Tapu Lele left and right not each attack hitting as hard as the last.

Ash and Pikachu were searching around the forest for Rockruff calling out to it.

Tapu Lele hearing them leaves leaving Rockruff pretty banged up.

Ash and Pikachu then spot Rockruff lying on it's side damaged.

"Rockruff! Are you alright?! You're covered in wounds!"

Ash tries to pick it up but Rockruff dodges and begins to growl at him.

Ash, surprised by Rockruff's attitude tries to reason with it.

"Rockruff! Let's go back to the Pokémon Center, right now. We gotta have Nurse Joy take a look at you!

Rockruff refused and begins barking all over the place while howling too.

Just then sparkles then began to descend on them.

"Could...this be...?" Wonders Ash who then notices Rockruff leaving before blocking it's path trying to stop it.

Rockruff being fed up tackles Ash onto the floor causing them to roll a bit but due to Ash sill holding on to it Rockruff then bites down on Ash's arm.

Immediately after doing so however the memory of it attacking Rowlet flashes into it's mind.

Realizing what it's done Rockruff quickly lets go and runs away into the bushes giving very sad whining.

Ash and Pikachu immediately chases after it.


The next morning Mallow and Lana show up in front of the Pokémon Center.

"Find them?" She asks Lana.

"No." Replied Lana shaking her head.

"What about you?" Asks Lillie as she arrives as well.

They're nowhere to be found! Said Rotomdex.

Gary walks up to the girls with Litten and Rowlet.

"I thoroughly searched the areas around Paniola Town."

Sophocles shows up too wondering where they can be.

May and Dawn come back too with Riolu and with no luck either.

Professor Kukui and Olivia return to with Kukui shaking his head indicating he did not find them.

Olivia then spot's someone. "Ash?" She said.

Ash and Pikachu slowly walk up to everyone tired and out of breath as they then collapse.

"Hey! Who just wanders off without a word in the middle of the night?!" Said Kukui scolding Ash.

Ash apologies and began to explain everything that had happened.

"Could this have something to do with it being close to evolving too?" Ash asks Olivia.

Olivia explains how it had happened with her Lycanroc too back when it was a Rockruff.

But Ash explains to them that Rockruff is not in good condition worrying everyone.

This in turn had everybody split up again in the hope that they'll find Rockruff before something bad happens to it.

"Everyone, thank you." Said Ash

Without anyone noticing Olivia's Lycanroc disappears into a bush.


Rockruff is currently walking on it's own before letting out a howl into the sky as it echos through the valley it's in.


Hearing the howl a Midnight Form Lycanroc looks towards the direction the sound came from.

Next to it in front of a cave is Gladion and Umbreon who notices Lycanroc's expression.

"What's wrong?" He asks it.

However instead of answering Lycanroc then walks away from it's trainer and begins to go into the direction it had heard the howl.

"Be back by tonight." Gladion tells it before entering the cave.


Weak and tired Rockruff is walking towards a waterfall when it gets scared by a Fearow causing it to fall into a river several feet down.


Everybody is wandering around looking for Rockruff calling out to it with no success


Washed up from the river Rockruff is lying on it's side very weak.

Just then both Olivia and Gladion's Lycanroc find it and began to carry it over to where it can be treated.

At the place where Ash and Olivia battled each other Tapu Lele is healing the wounds of wild Pokémon when the two Lycanrocs appear and ask it to heal Rockruff.

Tapu Lele then uses Psychic sending the Midnight Lycanroc flying.

The Midday Lycanroc then asks it and upon recognizing the Rockruff Tapu Lele agrees, however after it's do not heal Tapu Lele becomes angry and seeing it like that the Midday Lyanroc guards Rockruff before being sent flying like it's Midnight counter part.

The two Lycanrocs get back up and confronts Tapu Lele who in turn just giggled.


After hours of searching Ash is still not able to find Rockruff.

"Ash, can you think of any places Rockruff would likely to go?" Asked Olivia.

"Likely to go?" Repeats Ash.

Then after seeing a sparkling Yangoose jump out of a bush Ash remembers what happened last night.

"Tapu Lele is nearby!"

"Tapu Lele? Really?" Asks Kukui.

"Professor, I think Rockruff might have gone to see Tapu Lele!" Said Ash.

"That's worrying?" Said Olivia.

"Olivia?" Asked Kukui.

"It's true that Akala's Guardian Deity, Tapu Lele... can give energy to Pokémon using it's glittering scales... but it's got a guilelessly cruel side to it as well." Said Olivia.

Guilelessly cruel? Asked Rotomdex afraid to know the answer. Does not compute. Does not compute.

"For instance, Tapu Lele loves playing around in battles, but due to it's strength, it can often overwhelm its opponents. Leaving them in critical condition." Explained Olivia

This was very shocking information to Ash who quickly turned and ran in hopes of finding Rockruff.

"Ash! Tapu Lele might be in the Ruins of Life!" Said Olivia as she and Kukui chased after him.


After finally reaching the Ruins of Life Ash sees Rockruff between two Lycanrocs and are about to be attacked by Tapu Lele so he rushes in and stands in front of Rockruff with his arms and hands out to the side to block whatever attack might come.

"STOP!" Yells Ash.

Upon seeing the looks of determination on Ash and the two Lycanrocs Tapu Lele then powers down and begins to fly around them with Ash quickly crouching over Rockruff before using kissing on the two Lycanroc and Ash on the cheek making them all fall to the ground unconscious.

"Ash!" Says Kukui after reaching him and was about to run up to him had Olivia not stopped him.

Flying above the four Tapu Lele then began to send pulses of rainbow energy to Ash, the Lycanrocs and Rockruff.

"Tapu Lele to trying to Help Rockruff!" Announced Olivia causing Kukui, Rotomdex, Pikachu and the rest of Ash's Pokémon to look at her and then to Ash and Rockruff.

Rockruff then begins to glow green as all of it's wounds begin to heal.

"I see! It's using Draining Kiss!" Said Kukui in realization with Olivia nodding in agreement.

Draining Kiss... The Fairy type move that absorbs the opponent's energy?

"Yeah. Tapu Lele is taking the energy it took from Ash and the Lycanrocs, and sharing it with Rockruff." Explains Kukui.

Pikachu, Riolu, Rowlet, and Litten watch in amazement.

Waking up, Rockruff sees Ash unconscious and gives a small whine before licking him in order to wake him up.

Ash slowly opens his eyes and sees Rockruff all healed before he and the two Lycanroc slowly get back up as they watch Tapu Lele fly around the sunset sky.

Rockruff mesmerized slowly begins to walk onto the edge watching the sunset.

As the sun slowly begins to set a green light begins to flash.

"The Sun is..." Said Ash.

"This is..." Said Olivia.

"A green flash!" Said Kukui.

As the green flash is reflected in Rockruff's eyes it then begins to howl into the sky as the two Lycanroc join before glowing a bright green as it evolves.

Rockruff slowly begins to resembles a combination of its Midday and Midnight Forms. The body is similar to Midday Form with the same white color except with orange-gold fur. It retains the three brown claws for all four feet. The white fluffy mane resembles a sun with part of the crescent moon. It also has four rocks around its neck like a sun as well along with a single, bigger stone coming from the mane over its head. The face resembles Midday Form but is orange-gold with bright green eyes.

"Rooooo~" Howls Ash's new Lycanroc along with the two other ones.

No data! No data! It evolved into a Lycanroc who is neither Midday Form or Midnight Form! Said the Rotomdex in shock and awe.

Ash on the other hand has the face of a child on Christmas as he runs to his newly evolved Lycanroc hugging it.

"You look so cool, Lycanroc!" He tells it as Pikachu and the other join Ash on praising Lycanroc.

"It might have been the influence of the green flash that made it evolve like this." Explained Kukui as he and Olivia walk up to Ash.

"Green flash?" Asks Ash.

"You saw the sun shine green just now, right? That's called a green flash. It's a rare phenomenon that occurs at sunset or sunrise." Explained Kukui.

"It's such a rarely seen phenomenon... There's a legend on this island that says that anyone who sees a green flash will be blessed with happiness... Amazing.. You're both amazing!" Said Olivia crying tears of joy.

"Are you alright, Olivia?" Asked Ash sweatdropping at her. "huh?"

Ash then looks at his Lycanroc and notices it's green eyes.

"Lycanroc's eyes are the same color as the sun was just now!" Said Ash.

"Since it evolved at dusk, I guess it's a Dusk Form Lycanroc." Said Kukui.

"Dusk Form Lycanroc." Said Ash liking the sound of that name.

Lycanroc then looks at the the sky before howling once more.


Ash and his friends were now on a boat back to the Academy having successfully completing the training camp.

"Lycanroc is so cool!" Said Dawn.

"I can't believe it was a tiny Rockruff until yesterday!" Said May.

I've never read anything about this evolution in any books! Said Max

"it's an "Unbelievable Form" Lycanroc!" Said Gary.

"It's "Dusk Form"." Said Iris.

"Hey, Rotom what will you do about Pokémon data that's not in your Index?" Ash asked the living Pokédex who was taking pictures of Lycanroc.

I have just now updated the photograph data. Next, I need to come up with a description. I will personally update and fill in the explanation for any Pokémon that are not in my database!

"Sounds great!" Said Ash.

"it's a wonderful idea." Said Iris.

"I guess the Index Rotom is evolving, too." Said Max

"Man Leaf is gonna flip when she sees Lycanroc." Said Gary.

Kukui was steering the boat Ash and his friends were with Olivia sitting to his left.

"Even now, as a professor, I still get surprised by how mysterious Pokémon can be." Said Kukui.

"Human children are just as mysterious. Sometimes they display growth that far exceeds your expectations." Said Olivia.

"Akala Island is getting further and further away!" Said May.

"Come back anytime. Give me a call, and I'll come pick you up with the boat right away." Said Oliva

"Alright!" Said Ash and his friends.

Ash then walks over to Lycanroc and sits next to it.

"Let's come again, Lycanroc... to Akala Island, the place where you evolved!"

"Roc!" It said in agreement as Pikachu and the other agreed too.

Midday Form, Midnight Form... Ash's Rockruff evolved into a form that was neither of these. What sort of Growth will we be seeing from the Dusk Form Lycanroc from now on?

To be Continued


Done! Hope you enjoyed this episode had to get this out for Pokémon Day and trust me it wasn't easy.

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