In the night sky of Pallet Town, the stars were alight from the cloudy sky. If anyone was up, they would have seen a ring.

'Ashkan will enjoy gift!'

The ring began to grow and something appeared out of it…

The sun rose over the town, and Ash Ketchum let out a yawn. He decided to visit his mom after the last few hectic days with Goh, not that he told his mom that. He knew she would worry even more than the time in Shamouti Island.

Thinking back to that incident in his earlier adventures, he began to wonder if there were any more instances about his position as the Chosen One. Was it a one-time thing or was there more to the prophecy? He shook his head, ignoring what it and let his eyes drifts elsewhere.

Looking at his room, Ash saw his many achievements, which made him smile. And to his side, Pikachu was sleeping soundly. Not wanting to wake his partner, Ketchum quietly walked out his room before heading downstairs and greeting his mom.

"Morning, mom."

His mom, Delia Ketchum, had a smile on her face, "Morning, Ash. Pancakes are on the table."

Ash's mouth began to salivate before seating at the table and eating away at his breakfast. His mom just giggled to herself as Mimey continued to sweep away. After stuffing his face with pancakes and grabbing Pikachu, Ash went to visit Professor Oak. He had no new investigations or matches for the day, so he wanted to relax for the time being. Plus, he never really introduced his old teammates to the new members with Dragonite, Gengar, Lucario, and Farfetch'd.

Strolling down the path, Ash failed to notice that a pair of red eyes were currently watching him.

Almost at the door, he heard a ruckus from within and opened the door… to see Muk covering the professor.

"Oh brother," Ash and Pikachu sweatdropped before walking over and getting smothered by Muk now.

"Ah, Ash!" A recovered Professor Oak said and managed to get Muk off from hugging the trainer.

"Hello, Professor Oak," Ash said, once the Sludge Pokémon was completely off.

"How are you doing, my boy?" the regional professor asked.

"Doing fine. I don't really have much to do today, since Professor Cerise has no investigations for me and Goh, and I don't really have any matches." Ash answered, "I figured to take a day at the lab and introduce my Pokémon to my old teammates.

Oak nodded along and directed him to the corral where Ash saw his Bulbasaur using his vines to pry off Heracross for sucking his nectar. "Bulbasaur! Heracross!"

Both Pokémon dropped their antics and rushed to greet their trainer, the Seed Pokémon jumping into Ash's arms while Heracross received a back rub on his carapace. "I missed you guys too! Hey, Bulbasaur, can you call the others? I have some new team members for you guys to meet."

The Kanto Grass starter nodded and fired his Solar Beam into the air. Soon a rumbling could be heard as a huge dust cloud of Tauros was charging towards them.

"Hey, Tauros!" Ash greeted before realizing he was about to be stampeded. He braced for impact…

Only to be taken away.

Ash opened his eyes, surprised that he was currently in the air, and saw a face he thought he would never see again.

"Greninja?!"

The Ninja Pokémon croaked as the rest of Ash's Pokémon from Oak's corral appeared. Talonflame, Noivern, and Hawlucha recognized the ninja amphibian and rushed to greet him.

Ash, himself, was stunned and curious how Greninja even got here. He knew Kalos was miles away but he wasn't against the idea of having the Water/Dark-type on the team once again.

His thoughts were interrupted when he heard two other cries, "Free~" Turning his head around, Ash saw his old Butterfree with his mate hovering above the trainer. Now Ash was more confused on how the Bug-type couple got here since he was sure he never sent Butterfree back to the lab. Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charizard, and Squirtle were shocked to see the Butterfly Pokémon here of all places.

Things continued to grow even more odd as more Pokémon returned.

Pidgeot flew down, crooning as she nuzzled against Ash. Ketchum couldn't help but feel bad after leaving her all those years ago before his Orange Island adventure then going from Johto to Alola with checking up on her. Noctowl, Staraptor, Swellow, Unfezant, Talonflame, and Hawlucha greeted her.

Haunter appeared, spooking some of the team with a smoke bomb that covered Ash in soot before laughing away. He was met with a Leer from Scraggy, who foolishly tried to Headbutt the ghost, only to phase through. This made the ghost laugh as the Shedding Pokémon continued to fight him.

Near the corral's lake, Ash was hugged by Goodra -again now confused on how he got here but as for now didn't mind-, the slimy Kalos dragon letting out happy cries. Gible tilted his head in confusion at the sight of the purple Dragon-type while the Kalos team members also greeted him.

Seeing Lapras in the lake was a shock to Ash. He knew Pallet Town wasn't exactly close to the coast but seeing Totodile dancing on her back made him forget any possibilities that could occur. The Transport Pokémon nuzzled up to her former trainer, Ash rubbing her nose as he chuckled, having missed the plesiosaur himself.

Feeling his hat missing, Ash saw a Primeape holding it triumphantly. Confused, Ash tried to remember and eventually recalled when he caught the simian before the Fighting Prix tournament. He began to sweat at not checking up on the Pig Monkey Pokémon but the simian was too busy getting along with Infernape.

His entire Alola team was also present, much to his surprise. Personally, he had been thinking about bringing them over to stay at the lab but Ash was too busy with the World Tournament and investigations. But he was glad to see the Alola Team getting along with his older team members. Rowlet snoozed on top of Snorlax's belly, Incineroar and Charizard sized each other up, Lycanroc was intrigued by Krookodile, and Melmetal chirped as it mingled with Boldore.

After seeing some of his formerly released Pokémon and Alola team, Ash began to have the original question in mind about how they could have gotten here.

"TYYYYY!"

His thoughts were put to a halt, as a roar was heard. The ground began to shake underneath as hard as the Tauros herd until Ash turned and made out what it was: a Tyranitar. Charizard, Sceptile, Greninja, Heracross, Incineroar, and Krookodile readied to defend their trainer from the incoming Johto pseudo legendary, but were pushed apart before the Rock/Dark-type gave Ash a hug.

This confused a majority of Ash's present Pokémon before Donphan had a suspicion.

"Why are you hugging me?" Ash questioned the Johto pseudo-legendary who released the boy. He held his stomach, never being hugged that tightly before. Not even Dragonite hugged that hard.

"Don?" The Ground-type Armor Pokémon questioned through PokéSpeech. Tyranitar turned around and slammed his tail to the ground in a happy attitude. Donphan trumped happily too before explaining to his 'dad.'

Ash then remembered something from his Johto journey. "Wait? Larvitar?"

"Ty!" the green saurian confirmed. Ash gave a hug of his own this time, "It's been ages! You evolved!"

Tyranitar then apologized towards the Pokémon he ran into, which was fine as they were impressed with his strength.

"NAGA!"

A familiar shriek was heard and a purple blur rammed into Ash. The trainer didn't need any validation for this one. "Naganadel!" The purple Ultra Beast nuzzled up to her trainer, having missed their time together.

"LEO!"

Out of all the currently returned Pokémon, Ash was not expecting Nebby the Solgaleo to appear and rush him down. "Nebby?!" the trainer yelled in shock before the legendary came to a stop and nuzzled against Ash.

Now Ash's question returned for the third time today: How did all these Pokémon get here?

"Ash, my boy, are you alr-" Oak said, having heard multiple roars, hurried out and saw Ash with Nebby, Nagandel, and Tyranitar now. The professor also noticed that Ash's Butterfree, Pidgeot, a Haunter, Primeape, Greninja, and Goodra were also here.

"Oh… hi Professor?" Ash sheepishly said, unable to explain how some of his Pokémon made it to Kanto.

A ring disappeared and Hoopa just snickered as he saw Solgaleo nuzzle up to 'Ashkan.' The teleporting mischief maker left Pallet Town, having been satisfied with his gift.

And the Chosen One was in for a treat for his next gifts.