Episode 230: I Feel Skitty!
A whole day had passed and Kairi continues to train hard for her contest using her Togedemaru for the contest.
"Okay, Togedemaru, just like we practiced! Gyro Ball and follow up with Discharge!" Kairi said. Togedemaru nodded and spun around and sparkled sparks. The electrical attacks streams upwards. Sora and Pikachu were watching closely and they were more even more amazed.
"Wow, you and Togedemaru are getting better than ever," Sora said.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said.
"Thanks Sora!" Kairi said. "Okay Togedemaru! Let's do this again!" The hedgehog-like Pokémon kept up with the practice as Kairi's boyfriend and partner were watching closely. When Togedemaru stopped, he heard a weak cry coming from the grass nearby. Togedemaru went to investigate. Kairi caught wind of her Pokémon's curiosity. "Togedemaru? Where are you going?" Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu followed the roly-poly Pokémon in the grass.
"Maru!" Togedemaru called out. They saw what looks like a pink cat-like Pokémon with a pouch for a tail with three pins attached. It has large, pink ears with three tips on each ear and small eyes.
"Oh, look how cute she is," Kairi cooed. Sora took out his Pokédex and scanned the Pokémon in front of them.
Skitty, the Kitten Pokémon
Type: Normal
Skitty has the habit of becoming fascinated by moving objects and chasing them around. This Pokémon is known to chase after its own tail and become dizzy.
"So, this is a Skitty. And you are right, Kairi, she is cute," Sora said. Kairi noticed something was wrong with Skitty and she picked her up.
"Oh, she doesn't look so good. Are you okay, Skitty?" Kairi asked. Skitty meows in response. Just then, an old woman comes by and notices the kitten Pokémon not looking so good.
"Excuse me, kids, could there be something wrong with this Skitty?" The old woman asked.
"Yes, we just found her like this? Could you know where the nearest Pokémon Center is?" Sora asked.
"Sorry, sonny but there isn't a Pokémon Center in miles of here, but I know a place not too far from here. It is simply known as the greenhouse, and Eliza does wonder work for aromatherapy," the old woman explained.
"Eliza?" Kairi asked.
"She's the young lady who runs the greenhouse. She has all sorts of fragrances to help out the poor Skitty. Just follow this road and you'll be there in no time," the old woman said.
"Thank you, ma'am," Kairi said.
"Yeah, thanks a lot," Sora said.
"You are awfully welcome, kids," the old woman said. Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu continued on their way and they come across some Oddish, Bellsprout, Budew and Roselia in the area as well as some Weepinbell hanging at the entrance.
"Stop me if I'm pointing out the obvious, but I think this is the place," Sora said.
"It has to be if it's crawling with Grass Type Pokémon. Also, some flowers and other plants to boot," Kairi said.
Just then, a young woman with blue hair and violet eyes came out. She is wearing a magenta blouse, violet skirt, and black shoes. She noticed the newcomers at the entrance.
"May I help you?" The young woman asked.
"Yes, something is wrong with this Skitty and we don't know what," Kairi said, showing her the Skitty.
"No problem. Won't you please come in through the front entrance?" The young woman asked
"Sure," Sora said.
"And thank you," Kairi said. Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu entered the greenhouse front door with Eliza leading them.
"Anyway, my name is Eliza and I'm in charge of the greenhouse," she introduced.
"We were told you would help us out, is that true?" Sora asked.
"Yes. And your names would be?" Eliza asked.
"My name is Sora and this is my girlfriend Kairi," Sora introduced.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Hello," Kairi greeted. They looked around and they could see bottles, containing all sorts of fragrances. "Wow, this is amazing."
"Did you make all these?" Sora asked.
"Yes. Many of our fragrences comes from the Sweet Scent used from different Pokémon. Mostly from the Oddish, Bellsprout, and Roselia that live here," Eliza explained.
"Is this what people mean by Pokémon aromatherapy?" Sora asked. "I'm sold."
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Also, I have been mixing it with all sorts of herbs and mints," Eliza explained.
"That explains why it smells so nice in here," Kairi said. "My nostrils are in heaven."
"I'm glad you feel that way, because I agree with you. We used the finished fragrence to heal Pokémon. And that is the magic of Pokémon aromatherapy," Eliza said. "Now, if you would place SKitty on the table, please?"
"Sure," Kairi said, placing Skitty down on a pillow on the table. She takes a thorough look at the kitten Pokémon. "What could be wrong with Skitty?"
"There's no doubt this Skitty isn't feeling well, but I don't believe that it's sick," Eliza said.
"If Skitty's not sick, then what's wrong?" Sora asked.
"Skitty is just going through fatigue. I'll mix up the perfect fragrence to heal up Skitty right away," Eliza said as she got to work. "Now, all we need is this and that and we'll be all set." She got to work on mixing up the sweet scent she chose and used the herbs and mints needed to mix it up. "There, it's all set. Just have Skitty breathe in the fragrence and she'll be as good as new."
"I think it's working, because I can smell it already," Sora said.
"Would it be okay if I stayed with SKitty while she heals?" Kairi asked.
"Sure. In the meantime, I can entertain your boyfriend with a tour of the facilty, if he's interested," Eliza offered. Sora looked over to his girlfriend.
"You sure it's okay, Kairi?" Sora asked. "It won't be much fun without you."
"I'll be fine, Sora. Go and have fun with the tour," Kairi said.
"Okay. We'll be back to check on SKitty," Sora said. The couple gave each other a light kiss and stepped out while Kairi started to spend some time with Skitty. Sora knew for certain she plans to catch Skitty and make the kitten Pokémon her own. As Sora, Pikachu, and Eliza stepped out they saw the same Oddish, Bellsprout, Budew, and Roselia from before. "Just how many Grass Type Pokémon do you have living here?"
"Just as many as possible. Budew can't use Sweet Scent, but they can when they evolve into Roselia, that's when they can use Sweet Scent," Eliza said. "Oddish, Bellsprout, and Weepinbell have been close to them even before I came here."
"I can see that," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
Coming along is a sky blue colored Pokémon. It has four long legs. Its body is round shaped. Its eyes are black and under the eyes there are pink spots. There is also a small yellow antenna on its head. Sora saw the Pokémon and he tilted his head.
"What kind of Pokémon is that?" Sora asked.
"That would be a Surskit. I guess I failed to mention there are also Bug Type Pokémon that live here as well, and they can also use Sweet Scent. But I will ask you that you don't catch any of the Pokémon around here," Elza said.
"Not a problem, it wouldn't be right to do that," Sora promised. He took out his Pokédex and scanned the Surksit in front of them.
Surskit, the Pond Skater Pokémon
Type: Bug/Water
From the tips of its feet, Surskit secretes an oil that enables it to walk on water as if it were skating. This Pokémon feeds on microscopic organisms in ponds and lakes.
"A Pokémon that can walk on water, now that's cool," Sora said, putting his Pokédex away. Out comes another Pokémon that is similar to Roselia, but the roses on its hands appear like a bouquet. It has a a long cape-like leaf on its back. It also also have a single leaf present between its legs. It has a yellow "collar", and on its head are white rose petals which appear as hair. Covering the top part of its face is a leaf, making it appear that it is wearing a mask. "That looks a lot like a Roselia."
"You are right, Sora. That is Roselia's evolved form, Roserade. It's very common to see Roserade in areas with Budew and Roselia," Eliza said, Sora said, taking out his Pokédex once more.
Roserade, the Bouquet Pokémon
The evolved form of Roselia
Type: Grass/Poison
With the movements of a dancer, it strikes with whips that are densely lined with poison thorns. Luring prey with a sweet scent, it uses poison whips on its arms to poison, bind, and finish off the prey.
"Wow, Kairi will flip when she sees what her Budew ill evolve into after Roselia," Sora said, putting his Pokédex away.
"Roserade mostly patrols the area, making sure there aren't any Pokémon hunters around, making it safe for all the other Grass and Bug Type Pokémon living here," Eliza said.
"Kinda reminds me of a certain Bulbasaur I had before evolving," Sora said as he remembered his Bulbasaur. That Bulbasaur was one of the most determined Pokémon he and Kairi had met. Sora wasn't happy about him tackling into Kairi, but it was only to protect that one Oddish. Sora even remembered how hard Bulbasaur battled and how he, Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, Pidgeotto, and Popplio witnessed Sora and Kairi's first real kiss. Sora even remembered how he Charmander, and Squirtle had evolved in that triple battle against Tai, and how Ivysaur evolved into a Venusaur when saving the Ivysaur from Team Rocket. Sora couldn't be prouder of having a Pokémon as loyal as his Venusaur. He could only imagine how he's keeping the peace, keeping them from arguing among themselves.
"Your Venusaur must be a lucky Pokémon to have a trainer like you," Eliza said.
"Kairi would say the same thing," Sora said. He looked back to the building. "Speaking of which, I should go and check up on her." Sora and Pikachu went to see Kairi and Skitty.
Inside, Skitty was sleeping soundly on Kairi's lap as she gently petted the kitten Pokémon. She was in full contempt that Skitty is so peaceful.
"Oh, Skitty you're so cute," Kairi cooed. Skitty woke up and found she was laying on the girl's lap. "Enjoy your nap, Skitty?" Skitty meowed. Skitty took a look at her tail and started to chase around her tail. Sora and Pikachu came in just in time to see the action.
"I'm going to guess Skitty is feeling a lot better," Sora said.
"She is," Kairi said. She giggled at the sight of Skitty chasing around her own tail. "Oh, that is so cute!" Kairi gushed. Skitty saw the curtain flapping in the wind and she went to play with the curtain. Sora remembered how Skitty would chase anything that moved described in the Pokédex and he had an idea. Sora took out a tassel and jingles it in front of her.
"Here, Skitty, Skitty," Sora said. Skitty goes wild over it. "Come and get it, Skitty!" Sora played by pulling the tassel. Skitty chases after it. Skitty then looked at her tail and then starts chasing after it again. Skitty chased her tail around and around until she got dizzy.
"You're just full of energy, aren't you?" Kairi said, laughing. She walked over to Skitty and picked her up.
"I think the reason Skitty was so tired out was all because she used up so much energy from all that non-stop playing she was doing," Eliza guessed.
"That does make sense," Sora said. Skitty looked at Pikachu's tail and started to chase Pikachu around.
"Pika!" Pikachu shouted. Skitty chased around Pikachu all over the room and Kairi grabs Skitty again.
"Now, now, you leave Pikachu alone, Skitty. How about you have something to eat, you must be hungry," Kairi said as she got some Pokémon food ready for her. Skitty began to eating the food as fast as a whip. Kairi giggled as she was eating it. "You must have been so hungry from all that playing around."
"I guess anyone would be hungry after all that excitement," Sora commented.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
Kairi looked over to her boyfriend and he knew she was going to catch Skitty because she's a cute Pokémon to have.
"What do you say, Kairi? You gonna catch Skitty for yourself?" Sora asked.
"I am," Kairi said. She takes out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Plusle!" Her Plusle comes out to battle the Skitty. Skitty starts off with a Tackle. "Plusle! Use Quick Attack!" Plusle dashes right into the kitten Pokémon and lands a hit. "Now use Spark!" Plusle dashes right into SKitty again and this time, with an electrical kick. Skitty was down and out. Kairi threw her Pokéball right at Skitty, making her flow inside. The Pokéball wobbles around and around for a few moments until stars swirls around the Pokéball confirming the catch. Sora hands her his Pokédex just when it starts buzzing asking her if she wants to keep Skitty with her. She chose to keep Skitty in exchange for Beautifly. "Now, I have my own Skitty!"
"Way to go, Kairi," Sora prasied his girlfriend.
"Pi, Pikachu!" Pikachu said.
Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu took their leave of the greenhouse with some fragrances to use in case of an emergency.
"Thanks a lot for all these fragrences, Eliza and for showing me around," Sora said.
"Not a problem. Just happy to oblige," Eliza said. "Kairi, I wish you luck in your contest."
"Thanks, you too," Kairi said.
They took their leave and continued on their way to Fallarbor Town. Just as they went forward, Kairi practiced for her contest with her Togedemaru, but Skitty has popped out to chase around her own tail once more.
"Not again," Sora groaned. Kairi took out a cattail for such an emergency. He saw the cattail in her hand. "What are you going to do with that?"
"Just watch, Sora," Kairi said. She waves it in the air. Skitty becomes captivated by the cattail and calms down. "That's a good girl."
"You have a way to calm down Skitty," Sora said.
"Thanks Sora. It was a good thing Eliza gave us this before we left," Kairi said. She took out Skitty's Pokéball and calls her back inside it. Just when Kairi was about to get back to practicing, the couple and Pikachu hears something rustling in the bushes. Out of the bushes is a Pokémon that resembles a brown panda with red blots all over its body. It has rabbit-like ears and swirling eyes. It looked like it was just dizzy. It has heart-shaped blot on the right side of its head. Kairi gushed at the sight of the little Pokémon. "Oh, another cutie coming our way."
"So, what does Dexdette say about you?" Sora asked, taking out his Pokédex and scanned the Pokémon.
Spinda, the Spot Panda Pokémon
Type: Normal
All the Spinda that exist in the world are said to have utterly unique spot patterns. The shaky, tottering steps of this Pokémon give it the appearance of dancing.
"If you call that dancing," Sora said, handing it to her. "What do you say, Kairi? Gonna catch it?"
"Well, she is rather cute and it'll be a crime to let it wonder by," Kairi said. She looked over to Togedemaru. "Go get her, Togedemaru!" Togedemaru obliged and went to battle the spot panda Pokémon. "Togedemaru! Use Zing Zap!" Togedemaru spins around rapidly and his body becomes covered in yellow electricity. He then slams into Spinda. The wild Spinda stumbles around and then moves in and lands a Dizzy Punch onto the roly-poly Pokémon. "Togedemaru! Gyro Ball!" Togedemaru spins around and slams right into Spinda and lands on her back. Kairi takes out a Pokéball and threw it. Spinda flows inside of the Pokéball. It wobbles around and around for a moment before stars swirls around the Pokéball to confirm the catch. Sora's Pokédex starts buzzing asking her if she wants to keep Spinda with her, but she chose to send Spinda over Professor Oak's lab. "Now, I've got myself a Spinda!" She hands the Pokédex back to Sora as he congratulates his girlfriend with a kiss on the lips.
The couple continued on their way to Fallarbor Town when a girl with pigtails approached them. She had her eyes on Kairi.
"Hey there. Aren't you that girl who won the Slateport City Pokémon Contest, aren't you?" The girl asked.
"I am," Kairi answered.
"I was looking forward to this, so I'll be challenging you into a Pokémon battle!" The girl challenged. "Let's make it a three-on-three Pokémon battle!" She took out a Pokéball. "Go! Marill!" Her Pokéball opens and Marill comes out to battle.
"Then, I'm going with Skitty!" Kairi said, taking out a Pokéball and threw her Pokéball and her Skitty comes out her Pokéball, ready to go.
"Marill! Start up with Tackle!" The girl ordered. Marill started to charge right at the kitten Pokémon.
"Skitty! You use Tackle too!" Kairi ordered. Skitty charges towards Marill and lands a hit onto Marill before it could. "Skitty! Use Disarming Voice!" Skitty lets out a purplish sound wave and it pushes Marill back. "Now use Double Slap!" Skitty slaps Marill silly.
"Marill! Use Bubble!" The girl ordered. Marill fired Bubble right at Skitty. The bubbles makes contact with the kitten Pokémon.
"Skitty! Disarming Voice!" Kairi ordered. Skitty lets out another Disarming Voice to cancel out the bubbles. Marill was taken back once more. Skitty then looked at the blue ball at the end of Marill's tail and became excited. Before the girl could order the attack, Skitty starts to chase Marill around like she did with Pikachu earlier. The girl was dumbfounded by how her Marill's opponent is just playing around.
"Hey, can't you get your Skitty to leave my Marill alone?" The girl asked.
"She does that. Skitty even did that with my boyfriend's Pikachu once," Kairi said. She took out the cattail and waves it. "Skitty, here." Skitty stops chasing Skitty and ran over to the cattail and calmed down again. "That's a good girl." She puts the cattail away. "Now let's get back to the battle. Skitty! Use Double Slap!" Skitty does go back to battling and slaps Marill hard. "Now use Tackle!" Skitty lands a Tackle onto the aqua mouse Pokémon.
"Don't take that laying down, Marill! Use Iron Tail!" The girl ordered. Marill swung her tail around like a mace and hurled it right at Skitty, but she just caught it and started to play around with it and swinging Marill around like a ragdoll. Marill had been taken down after a few pounds to the ground. The girl calls back her Marill and takes out another Pokéball. "Okay, your Skitty is pretty tough as it is cute, but will it stand a chance against this one?" She threw her Pokéball. "Go! Barboach!" She threw it and it let out a blue and gray loach-like Pokémon with a whiskery blue face and three fins. All of its fins are uchiwa fan-shaped (the dorsal, pelvic, anal and tail fins), while only the dorsal, pelvic and anal fins have black spots on them. All across it's side there is a zigzag black line. Sora took out his Pokédex and scanned the Pokémon in front of Skitty.
Barboach, the Whiskers Pokémon
Type: Water/Ground
Barboach's body is covered with a slimy film. If a foe grabs it, this Pokémon just slips out of the enemy's grip. This Pokémon grows weak if the slimy coating dries up.
Kairi looked right at her Skitty and saw how she's still energetic, so she decided to keep Skitty in it.
"Barboach! Mud-Slap!" The girl ordered. Barboach fired Mud-Slap right Skitty.
"Dodge it!" Kairi called out. Skitty avoids Barboach's Mud-Slap attack. "Use Double Slap!" Skitty slaps Barboach hard two times. "Now use Tackle!" Skitty tackles right into Barboach. "Now use another Double Slap!" Skitty gives Barboach another slap in the face. "Disarming Voice!" Skitty lets out her Disarming Voice and it strikes Barboach hard. It had been taken down. The girl calls back Barboach and takes out another Pokéball. "One more time! Go! Swablu!" She threw her Pokéball and she lets out her Swablu. Swablu flapped its cloudy wings. Kairi decided to give Skitty one more go in battle. "Swablu! Dragon Rush!" Swablu charges towards Skitty with purple dragonish energy.
"Dodge it, Skitty!" Kairi called out. Skitty avoids Swablu's attack and jumped onto Swablu's back and rubbed into the cotton bird Pokémon's cloudy wings. Skitty went crazy at the feeling of its wings and Swablu tried to shake her off.
"Get Skitty off of you! Use Round!" The girl ordered. Swablu sang a song with red, green, and blue music notes coming out from its mouth and striking Skitty. The kitten Pokémon fell off the blue bird Pokémon's back and got back up. "Now use another Dragon Rush!" Swablu started to charge at Skitty once again. Skitty took a look at her tail and starts to chase after it again. Skitty kept chasing after it and makes a crash landing into the ground, missing Skitty completely. The girl was shocked when her Swablu missed.
"Skitty! Tackle!" Kairi ordered. Skitty charges towards Swablu and lands a Tackle right onto Swablu. Swablu fell to the ground beaten. The girl calls back her Swablu and walked up as Kairi had picked up her Skitty.
"Not bad. I can see why you won the Slateport Pokémon Contest. You're pretty skillful," the girl complimented. "And after that battle you gave me, I'm going to wish you luck for the contest in Fallarbor Town."
"Thanks," Kairi said. "I have to say, you're pretty good too." With that said, they went back to their journey and then took a stop as Kairi started to play with her SKitty, going nuts over a tassel. "Come and get it, Skitty. Come and get it." Skitty chases after the tassel, making Kairi laugh. "You are you very cute! Yes you are, yes you are." Skitty kept going after it, but luckily she got out the cattail before Skitty got too carried away with all that extra energy. "Also, that was a good job on your very first battle, Skitty." Sora and Pikachu were watching the scene and smiled warmly at the sight. Sora found it cute that Kairi is playing with her Skitty. Sora took out his Pokédex and exchanged Lombre, Zigzagoon, Corphish, and Bagon for Torchic, Treecko, Taillow, and Seedot. As soon as he was done, he went to join his girlfriend as she was still playing with her Skitty.
"I can see how you and Skitty are getting along," Sora said.
"You know it, Sora. It almost reminds me of when Togetic was a Togepi. Remember when I went to prepare dinner with Mallow and he ended up crying when I left him with you?" Kairi asked. Sora could only laugh.
"Yeah, and then you accused me of making Togepi cry when you came back. He did stop when you took him back in your arms," Sora said. The couple laughed some more.
"It took a few days, but Togepi managed to warm up to you," Kairi said.
"He did. Speaking of Mallow, I wonder how she's doing since reading her letter. Also her dad, brother, and sister-in-law," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"I'm sure Mallow is fine. She probably already has her gym ready by now," Kairi said.
"Yeah, and there's how the Badge idea is coming," Sora said.
"We could find out when we see her again in Alola," Kairi said.
"Or when she comes to see us," Sora said. The couple smiled as they shared all sorts of memories of their good friends from Alola. They wondered how Lillie is doing since they met her again along with Elio and Selene in Rustboro City.
They start to set off as their destination is closer than ever and for Kairi to earn her third Contest Ribbon. What would happen before then? Just wait and see.