"Victor and Cinderace's training at the Master Dojo had finally started, with their first task being to catch a speedy Slowpoke. After some teamwork and mastering their surroundings, they succeed. And now their training continues…"


"Kubfu's Story"


In front of the dojo, Gloria and Sirfetch'd are watching Victor and Cinderace.

"Okay, Cinderace, again," Victor holds out an arm. "Double Kick!"

"Cinder!" Cinderace runs ahead, before it kicks, spins and kicks again. "Cinder!"

"Now, kick this," Victor throws a Practice Ball.

"Cinder!" Cinderace kicks the ball, launching it up, before kicking it again, knocking it back.

"You seem to be getting the hang of those kicking exercises that Master Mustard had you doing," Gloria says.

"Yeah," Victor catches the Practice Ball. "About another go, Cinderace?"

"Cinder," Cinderace looks at its Trainer, before looking off into the distance. "Cinder?"

"Cinderace, something's wrong?" Victor asks.

"Cinder," Cinderace starts to run past the dojo.

"Cinderace, wait," Victor drops the ball, as he, Gloria, and Sirfetch'd follow after it.

"Hold on," Gloria says.

After running for a bit, they come to a stop next to a couple trees and see Kubfu in the distance.

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu is punching the side of a tree. "Kub, Fu! Kub, Fu! Kub, Fu!"

"Kubfu's training," Victor realizes.

Gloria notices Sirfetch'd is walking forward, "Don't tell me…"

"Sir, Fetch! Sir, Fetch!" Sirfetch'd holds up its leek.

Gloria holds onto Sirfetch'd, as Cinderace tries to hold it back, "Now isn't a good time to battle."

"Cinder, Cinder."

"Sir, Fetch! Sir, Fetch!"

"Kub, Fu?" Kubfu turns to see the group, before backing up, then turns and runs away. "Kub, Fu!"

"Kubfu, wait!" Victor calls out, as Kubfu runs through some thick grass, disappearing from sight.

Gloria stands up, as she looks down at Sirfetch'd, "See what you did now."

"Sir, Fetch…" Sirfetch'd looks ahead.

At that moment, Honey approaches the group, "Oh that poor dear."

"Honey?" Gloria turns to her.

"I feel so sorry for Kubfu," Honey says.

"What do you mean?" Victor asks.

"Kubfu hasn't had it easy…" Honey starts.


"You see, on occasion, Mustard travels the Isle of Armor."

Mustard, carrying a large backpack, walks up to the top of a tall hill, before seeing at the bottom of the hill is Kubfu in front of a Scyther.

"It was during one such trip that he discovered a lone Kubfu…"

"Scy!" Scyther brings down one of its arms.

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu jumps back to dodge, before jumping ahead and punches Scyther's scythe arm. "Kub, Fu!"

Scyther swipes with its other arm, knocking Kubfu back, "Scy!"

Kubfu falls back, before slowly pushing itself up, "Kub… Fu…" It then jumps ahead with a punch. "Kub, Fu!"


"Mustard told me that it was unusual for wild Kubfu to be all by itself, with most packs even avoiding contact with humans."

Scyther flies away, as Kubfu breathes heavily, watching it.

Mustard approaches Kubfu, "You are working yourself way too hard."

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu turns to face him.

"It's okay, I'm not here to hurt you or anything," Mustard holds up a hand. "But you need to stop and rest, or you will get serious hurt."

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu holds up its arms, breathing heavily. "Kub… Fu…"

Suddenly, Kubfu collapses onto the ground, passed out.


"I wonder if that wild Chansey was around at the time," Gloria places a finger on her chin.

"Chansey?" Honey looks at her.

"Oh, nevermind," Gloria waves a hand. "Please continue."

"Okay…" Honey says, before looking back ahead. "Anyway, Mustard couldn't just leave Kubfu, so he nursed its wounds."


Mustard seats down, returning a Potion bottle to his backpack, before looking at the unconscious Kubfu, who has bandages wrapped around its torso.

"Little guy, you had damages from numerous types and species of Pokémon, including other Kubfu," Mustard realizes. "Did you not get along with members of your own pack…?"


"Mustard had said it happens when a member of a pack isn't growing as much as the others, causing jealousy and a desire to grow stronger," Honey adds.

"Cinder, Cinder," Cinderace looks to the side.


"Kub… Fu…" Kubfu's eyes start to open, before turns its head and sees Mustard seating a couple feet away. "Kub, Fu!"

Kubfu stands up, holding up an arm, before noticing the bandages.

"I hope the bandages aren't too tight," Mustard says.

"Kub, Fu…" Kubfu looks ahead at him.

"I understand you, Kubfu, and your desire to grow stronger," Mustard says. "When I was younger, I also wanted to get stronger, so much so that was all I thought about. But eventually, I realized that getting stronger isn't important, it's how that strength is used that really matters."

"Kub, Fu?" Kubfu tilts its head.

"Don't understand? That's okay," Mustard says, with a small laugh. "I'm sure you will understand in time."

"Kub, Fu…"


"As time went on, Mustard, on his travels, continues to see Kubfu…"

Mustard walks past a creek, with Kubfu on the other side, punching a tree.

"Either training…"


Mustard walks through a forest, before looking over his shoulder to see Kubfu watching from behind a tree.

"Or watching him."

Mustard smiles and continues to walk.

"Mustard realized that Kubfu was following him."


Mustard is sitting in front of the dojo, meditating.

"Eventually, Mustard returned to the Master Dojo."

Kubfu, standing on the dojo's roof, watches Mustard, before it takes a seat and tries to meditate, before slipping and falling off the roof, landing behind Mustard.

"Kub, Fu," Kubfu pushes itself up, rubs the top of its head, then notices Mustard staring at it, with a small smile. "Kub, Fu!" Kubfu turns away, blushing.

"Kubfu," Mustard says, with Kubfu looking back at him. "How about I train you, like how I train all my other students?"

Kubfu stands up and turns away, "Kub, Fu…"

"It appeared as if Kubfu was gonna refuse Mustard's offer, but then…"

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu turns back and bows in front of Mustard. "Kub, Fu!"


"And since then, Kubfu has been training here," Honey says.

"That's why Kubfu always seems like it's up for a battle," Gloria says, before looking at her Pokémon. "I wonder if it the same for Sirfetch'd."

"Sir, Fetch," Sirfetch'd looks ahead.

"Kubfu…" Victor says, before noticing Cinderace.

"Cinder," Cinderace is looking at the direction Kubfu ran, with Victor looking in the same direction.


Kubfu is on a cliff, staring out at the ocean, seeing Wailord in the distance as it blows its blowhole.

"Kubfu."

Kubfu turns to see Victor and Cinderace approaching.

"Kubfu, we heard how you want to grow stronger," Victor says. "We understand how you feel."

"Cinder, Cinder," Cinderace nods its head.

"But we learned it's difficult to grow stronger on your own, and how fun it is to train with others," Victor continues.

"Kub, Fu?"

"Kubfu, how about you join us, and we can grow stronger together," Victor holds out a hand.

"Kub, Fu…" Kubfu watches Victor's hand for a moment, before taking a fighting stance. "Kub, Fu!"

"You want to battle us first?" Victor realizes. "Okay then."

"Cinder, Cinder," Cinderace holds up a fist.

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu jumps ahead.

"Cinderace, Double Kick!" Victor instructs.

"Cinder!" Cinderace starts to kick.

"Kub, Fu," Kubfu jumps off Cinderace's leg, before punching its chest. "Kub, Fu!"

"Cinder!"

"It learned from our last battle, okay, let's try Pyro Ball!" Victor calls out.

"Cinder!" Cinderace kicks a pebble, turning it into a fireball.

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu holds down its arms, as the fireball hits it. "Kub, Fu!"

"Kubfu used Endure," Victor realizes. "Let's see it endure Ember!"

"Cinder!" Cinderace starts to shoot a series of small fireballs.

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu holds down its arms, as the small fireballs hit it. "Kub, Fu!" As the last small fireball hits it, Kubfu falls onto its knee.

"That did it," Victor says, before holding out a hand. "Okay, Cinderace, Double Kick!"

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu stands up, and then jumps up. "Kub, Fu!"

"Cinderace, just like with the ball!" Victor instructs.

"Cinder!" Cinderace nods its head.

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu jumps at Cinderace, who kicks it straight up. "Kub, Fu!"

Cinderace then kicks Kubfu again, knocking it away, "Cinder!"

Kubfu lands hard on the ground, before starting to push itself up.

"Cinder," Cinderace approaches Kubfu, when it stops. "Cinder?!"

"Kub… Fu…" Kubfu, still on its hands and knees, is crying.

Victor kneels down to Kubfu, "Kubfu, it's okay to get knocked down, but you can always get back up, and we can help you."

"Kub… Fu…" Kubfu looks up at Victor, with Cinderace standing next to him.

"And together we can learn how to use our strengths," Victor continues.

"Kub, Fu," Kubfu nods its head.

Victor smiles, before he holds out a Poké Ball, "Want to make it official?"

"Kub, Fu!" Kubfu says, before punching the center of the Poké Ball.

The Poké Ball opens, with Kubfu turns into red energy and flies into the Poké Ball, which shakes three times, before stopping with stars looking out of the center.

Victor and Cinderace look at each other and nod their heads.


In front of the dojo, red energy shoots onto the ground, forming Kubfu, "Kub, Fu!"

Victor looks over to all of his and Gloria's Pokémon, "Everyone, this is Kubfu, our newest friend."

"Cinder, Cinder," Cinderace says with a smile.

"Pika Pika," Pikachu waves.

"Knigh," Corviknight spreads its wings.

"Sili," Silicobra lowers its head as it backs away slightly.

"Toxt Icit," Toxtricity strums its chest.

"Intel," Inteleon waves.

"Or, beet," Orbeetle nods its head.

"Impi, Impi," Impidimp laughs slightly.

"...Slow…" Slowpoke slowly says.

"Sir, Fetch," Sirfetch'd holds out its leek.

"Kub, Fu," Kubfu nods its head.

Next to the dojo, Mustard and Honey are watching them.

"Tell me dear, did you know something like this was gonna happen?" Honey asks.

"Well, I did know Kubfu could never be satisfied on its own, and it will need a Trainer who could understand it and help it grow," Mustard says, as he watches Victor. "And that Kubfu had realized it could be Victor after their first battle the other day."

"Like I said before, always the teacher," Honey says.

Mustard gives a small laugh, "Anyway, I think both Kubfu and Victor are in good company."

"Kub, Fu!"

Kubfu starts to chase around the Pokémon, with the exception of Slowpoke, who was standing still, and Corviknight, who was holding up Sirfetch'd with its talons.

"C'mon, Kubfu, stop trying to pick a fight," Victor says, as he and Gloria try to calm everyone down, with Mustard placing a hand on his head.

"A new Pokémon had joined Victor's team. Will Kubfu be able to get stronger amidst its new friends. And what of Victor and Cinderace's training?"

"Find out, as the journey continues…"