After participating in the Kalos League, Ash decides to go to the Nessada region with his friends. Along the way, they face some unexpected events which will change the life of some of them.
Before I start writing, I just want to you guys to know that this chapter contains Pokéspeech.
Ch.46: Old Friends, Familiar Faces
Everyone woke up pretty early so they could leave Corriola Town before noon and were now walking through route 2, but none of them noticed the shadows watching them from behind the trees.
"They mustn't find our village," said one of the shadows.
"Let's stop them," said the other and they ran past the trainers.
"If we continue down the road we'll reach Eversprout Town by tomorrow morning as it's pretty far," said Brock looking at his guide book.
"I can't wait for my next Gym Battle," said Ash excited.
"Which Pokémon are you going to use," Kaylin asked her brother.
"You'll have to wait and see," said Ash smiling at his sister.
But just as they were about to make another step, a Sludge Bomb was fired at Serena's feet, causing everyone to stop in their tracks.
"What is going on," asked Ash and two men were revealed, a Scolipede and a Rampardos by their side.
"You won't make another step," said one of the men.
"Turn around and leave our village, or get ready to fight," said the other.
"Who are you guys," asked Serena.
"None of your business," said both men.
"If it's a battle they want, then it's a battle they'll get. Greninja, I choose you," said Ash as he released his water/dark–type Pokémon. "Pikachu, get ready." Greninja and Pikachu took battle stances, getting ready for a fight.
Just before the two men could give commands to Rampardos and Scolipede, a Flash Cannon landed between the four Pokémon and their trainers.
"What's going on here," asked a voice, which Ash recognized and everyone looked up to see a man riding on a Golurk.
"Ridley," said Ash surprised.
"Ash," said Ridley when he saw his long–time friend.
"Sir, you know this trainer," asked Rampardos' trainer.
"Of course. After all he's the one who helped me rescue Meloetta from Team Rocket," explained Ridley and turned his attention to Ash and his friends. "I sure did not expect to see you here."
"Same here," said Ash as he and Ridley shook hands.
"Ash, who's he," asked May bringing the attention of her friend.
"That's Ridley. He's a friend of mine from Unova," answered Ash and turned back to Ridley.
"I'm glad to see you again," said Ash.
"Me, too, and I don't want to be rude, but what are you doing here," asked Ridley.
"We're on our way to Eversprout Town for my next Nessada Gym Battle," answered Ash.
"That's pretty far so would you like to stay at our village," asked Ridley.
"Sure, Ridley. Thanks," said Ash.
"Ash, aren't you going to introduce me to your friends," asked Ridley gesturing at Ash's friends.
"Oh, right. Ridley, these are Brock, May, Serena, Bonnie and Clemont, and my little sister Kaylin," said Ash introducing Ridley to his friends.
"Hello. Every friend of Ash's is my friend, too," said Ridley and noticed Ash's new Pokémon, Greninja. "I haven't seen that Pokémon before."
"That's Greninja. I caught him in Kalos," said Ash and Greninja brought out his paw and shook hands with Ridley.
"He's very polite," said Ridley.
After all the talking was done, Ridley and his men took Ash and his friends to their village, which consisted of not more than 50 houses and a 5–floored hotel.
"This place is pretty peaceful," said Bonnie.
"I know. That's why we chose this area," said Ridley.
"Ridley, is there a place for training? I want to be ready for my Gym Battle," asked Ash.
"I'm not really sure," said Ridley.
"Ash, the Eversprout Gym specializes in poison–types, so a ground or a psychic–type should be good choices," said Clemont.
"I know. And I've already made my choices," said Ash. As he was about to walk further into the village, he was tackled in a hug by something small which revealed to be Meloetta. "Meloetta! I'm happy to see you again," said Ash returning the hug.
"Pika pika," said Pikachu, greeting her.
"It looks like Meloetta missed you a lot," said Ridley, laughing at the scene.
"So that's Meloetta? She's so cute," said Kaylin as she saw the 'Melody Pokémon'.
Meloetta saw the unfamiliar face and hid behind Ash in fear.
"Don't worry, Meloetta. That's my little sister, Kaylin, and these are my friends," said Ash. Meloetta relaxed as she now knew these people were Ash's friends. "Oh, and that's Greninja, one of my Pokémon from Kalos."
Meloetta saw Greninja and approached him. The 'Ninja Pokémon' noticed the normal/psychic–type and bowed to her. Meloetta smiled at this sat on Greninja's head, causing a laugh at everyone present.
For the rest of the day, the gang had their lunch while Pikachu played with Meloetta, Greninja watching them closely. But the fun didn't last long as a net came out of nowhere and grabbed the two Pokémon, causing everyone to panic until they heard a familiar laugh.
"Please don't tell me it's those idiots again," said May and the sources of the net were none other than Team Rocket, including their newest members.
"Prepare for trouble from the skies," said Jessie.
"From beyond the stars, a nasty surprise," said James.
"An evil as old as the galaxy…"
"… sent here to fulfill our destiny!"
"Plus, there's me," said Meowth.
"To denounce the evil of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"And James!"
"And Meowth are the names!"
"Anywhere there's peace in the universe…"
"… Team Rocket…"
"… Will be there…"
"To make everything worse!"
"Wobbuffet!"
"Can't you guys just leave us alone," asked Bonnie angrily.
"We'll leave after we capture your Pokemon," said James.
"We won't let that happen. Greninja, grab the net with tongue and pull it," said Ash. Greninja extended his tongue, grabbing the net and pulled Pikachu and Meloetta away from Team Rocket. "Use Night Slash to cut it when Pikachu and Meloetta are close enough!"
"No fair. We stole them fair and square," said Jessie as Greninja freed Pikachu and Meloetta from the net. "Yanmega, time to battle."
"Yamask, let's go," said James.
"Go get them, Rhyperior," said one the newbies, as the others brought out Hydreigon, Volcarona, Drapion and Victreebell.
"You ready to take them on together, Greninja," asked Ash to which Greninja nodded and they mimicked their moves and were surrounded in a water veil, which exploded and a giant shuriken was formed on Greninja's back. Greninja's transformation shocked Ridley, Meloetta and the new members of Team Rocket.
"What on Earth is that," asked Ridley as he was still shocked by the transformation.
"That's Ash–Greninja," said Serena.
"Right now, my brother and Greinja are in complete sync," said Kaylin. "They'll fight together as one."
"Right now, Greninja has become even more powerful. They tied with Selena's Mega–Mawile at a tournament in Corriola Town," said May.
"They tied with the Champion's Mega–Mawile," asked Ridley even more surprised.
"We won't let them win. Rhyperior, use Rock Polish followed by Thunder Punch back–to–back," said Rhyperior's trainer.
"Greninja, counter it with Night Slash and then Water Shuriken," said Ash. Rhyperior boosted his speed and then charged with Thunder Punch, but Greninja blocked each strike with Night Slash and when he found an opening, he threw the shuriken on his back and struck Rhyperior with the water–type move, knocking it out.
"Hydreigon, use Draco Meteor," said the second man.
"Time to use an old move. Use Draco Meteor climb by using Aerial Ace," said Ash. Hydreigon launched its Draco Meteor, and Greninja's feet glowed white and began jumping from meteor to meteor using Aerial Ace, shocking everyone, and then rapidly struck Hydreigon with the flying–type move, badly injuring it.
"Victreebell, use Energy Ball," said Victreebell's trainer.
"Greininja, slice it with Night Slash and then use Aerial Ace," said Ash. Victreebell fired its Energy Ball, but Greninja sliced it with his blade and struck the grass/poison–type with a super–effective Aerial Ace, knocking it out.
"Drapion, use Poison Fang," said another man.
"Greninja, dodge it with Double Team and then Water Shuriken," said Ash. Drapion charged with Poison Fang, but Greninja multiplied himself and dodged the poison–type move and then threw his Water Shuriken, hitting Drapion directly and knocking it out.
"Volcarona, use Silver Wind," said the last man.
"Greinja, counter it with Water Shuriken and then use Night Slash, followed by Aerial Ace," said Ash. Volcariona launched its Silver Wind, but Greninja countered it with Water Shuriken and then struck the fire/bug–type with Night Slash and Aerial Ace, knocking it out.
"That's some power," muttered Ridley while Meloetta couldn't believe what she was seeing. Ash and Greninja were beating Team Rocket's Pokémon one–by–one.
"Yanmega, use Sonic Boom," said Jessie.
"Yanmask, use Will–O–Wisp," said James.
"Counter Sonic Boom with Night Slash and then use a spinning Water Shuriken to absorb the Will – O – Wisp," said Ash. Yanmega fired her Sonic Boom, but it was countered by Night Slash and Will–O–Wisp got absorbed by Water Shuriken, making it a giant orange disk spinning above Greninja. "Let them have it."
Greninja threw the orange Water Shuriket at the villains which struck them and their Pokémon, and sent them blasting off. "And that's how we do it."
"Greninja," said Greninja nodding and returned back to normal.
"That was amazing," said Kaylin as she hugged her brother.
"Yeah. Me and Greninja wanted to teach them a really good lesson," said Ash. "Let's hope they won't be disturbing us anymore."
"Ash, I don't know what to say. I've never seen anything like this before," said Ridley, still trying to get over his shock.
"What can I say? I'm full of surprises," said Ash.
After the Team Rocket fiasco, Meloetta still couldn't believe that Ash and Greninja beat the villains all by themselves, so she decided to have a word with Ash's most trusted partner, Pikachu.
(Start of Pokéspeech)
"Pikachu, can I talk to you for a moment," asked Meloetta as she approached the electric mouse.
"Sure, what is it," said Pikachu.
"I just wanted to ask you about the transformation Ash and Greninja did," said Meloetta.
"Well, all I know is that when Ash and Greninja transform, their hearts become one and Ash can see through Greninja's eyes and feels his pain when Greninja takes damage. Professor Sycamore calls it 'Bond Phenomenon'," explained Pikachu.
"That sounds awesome," said Meloetta.
"It is. And I think Sycamore said that this kind of power was not seen for hundreds of years," said Pikachu.
"Incredible," muttered Meloetta as she came up with a crazy idea. "Pikachu, can you help with a small favor?"
"What do you want me to do," asked Pikachu and Meloetta whispered her idea into Pikachu's ear, which caused him to look at her in shock. "Do you really want it?"
"Yes. And I need your help for this," said Meloetta pleadingly.
"OK. I'll help you, but we to do this when everyone is asleep," said Pikachu.
"Everyone will be surprised tomorrow," said Meloetta giggling.
After spending the entire afternoon in training, Ash and his sister went to bed early. Everyone was tired after the Team Rocket fiasco and went to sleep immediately after dinner. When they fell asleep, it was time for Pikachu and Meloetta to execute their plan, but little did they know a certain ninja frog noticed the two's strange behavior.
Pikachu and Meloetta were now searching through Ash's bag, looking for a specific item.
"He sure has a lot of things in here," said Meloetta, picking up an Oran Berry.
"Just wait 'till you see all his Pokémon," said Pikachu. They were so concentrated on the bag and failed to notice Greninja standing right behind them.
"What are you two doing," asked Greninja. The voice of the water/dark–type caused Pikachu and Meloetta to look in worry and turned to the Kalos Pokémon with innocent expressions.
"What do you mean? We're not doing anything," said Meloetta, but Greninja just glared at them, disbelievingly.
"OK, you win. Can you keep a secret," asked Pikachu.
"It depends on what the secret is," said Greninja. Pikachu jumped on Greninja's shoulder and whispered him the plan, which caused him to look in surprise and turned to the 'Melody Pokémon. "Are you sure about this?"
"Absolutely! I want to become stronger and Ash is one of the trainers I trust the most. After seeing that transformation you two did, I just knew what I have to do," said Meloetta.
"Well, if you're completely sure, then I respect your decision," said Greninja and picked up Ash's bag and just in a few seconds brought out an empty PokéBall.
"How did you find a PokéBall so fast? We've been looking for one for half an hour," said Pikachu.
"He keeps them in a spare pocket," answered Greninja, showing them the pocket with empty PokéBalls, causing Pikachu to face–palm.
"I'm ready," said Meloetta and she pressed the button on the PokéBall, sucking her inside. The PokéBall shook for a few seconds before a 'ding' sound was heard, confirming the capture. Greninja released Meloetta from the PokéBall.
"I guess now you're now officially part of the family," said Greninja.
"I like spending time here, but I want to be like you guys. I want to go on adventures and become stronger," said Meloetta happily.
"The most surprised guy will be Samurott," said Pikachu.
"Why Samurott," asked Greninja.
"He used to have a crush on Meloetta when he was an Oshawott," answered Pikachu.
"Oshawott evolved," asked Meloetta.
"Yeah, and he's with the others at Professor Oak's ranch in Kanto," said Pikachu.
"I don't know about you, but I have the feeling Ash and Ridley are gonna have a battle pretty soon," said Meloetta.
"And I'm pretty sure Ash will choose Krookodile to battle Golurk as he interrupted his training for the Unova League," said Pikachu.
"I remember it like it was yesterday," said Meloetta.
"OK, you two. Everything is done so let's go to sleep or Ash and the others will leave without us for Eversprout Town," said Greninja, leaving the two and falling asleep.
"He's right. We need to be rested for tomorrow," said Pikachu as he jumped on Ash's bed and fell asleep, Meloetta following him and fell asleep as well.
(End of Pokéspeech)
The next day came rather quickly, and Ridley walked out of his house in panic as he couldn't find Meloetta anywhere, but relaxed when he saw Ash, along with Pikachu, Greninja and Kaylin walking out from one of the guest houses, knowing he could help him find the missing Pokémon.
"Ash, good thing I found you. Meloetta is missing," said Ridley.
"Where could she be," asked Ash.
"I'm not sure. I thought she was with you as I last saw her, she was talking with Pikachu," said Ridley.
"That sure is weird," said Ash, but then Pikachu tapped him on his shoulder and pointed at his bag pack. "What about the bag, buddy?" Pikachu opened the pocket with PokéBalls, brought out a one and gave it to Ash. "That's one of my empty PokéBalls." Pikachu shook his head and pressed the button, opening it and releasing out Ash's newest team member, Meloetta. "What on Earth?"
"Meloetta was inside the PokéBall," asked Ridley surprised.
"It appears like it. When did this happen," Ash asked himself.
Meloetta gave the two boys the answer as she pointed at herself, then at Ash, and finally at Pikachu and Greninja.
"Let me see if I got this right. You wanted to become one of my Pokémon so you asked Pikachu and Greninja for help and they captured you while we were asleep," asked Ash to which Meloetta nodded, much to Ridley's shock.
"That's so cute," said Kaylin, hugging the 'Melody Pokémon'.
"I don't know what to say," said Ridley, trying to process that Meloetta wants to have a trainer, but he was glad that she chose Ash.
"You're not mad, Ridley," Ash asked his friend.
"Well, if I have to be honest, I knew Meloetta wanted to spend time with you, but I sure did not expect that. But I'm glad that from all trainers out there, she chose you," said Ridley.
"Well, she's not the only one who chooses me to be their trainer. For example, Heracross and Greninja," said Ash.
"Ash, I know this will sound a little crazy, but would you like to have a battle," asked Ridley.
"OK, but let's battle after breakfast," said Ash.
When everyone was awake, they were surprised to learn that Meloetta is now part of Ash's Pokémon family and after a nice breakfast, Ash and Ridley got ready for their three–on–three battle, with Clemont acting as the referee, while the others stood at the sidelines, along with Meloetta and Greninja.
"This will be a three–on–three Pokémon battle between Ash and Ridley. Each trainer will use three Pokémon and the battle will be over when all three Pokémon on one side are unable to continue," explained Clemont. "Are the trainers ready?"
"Ready," said Ash and Ridley.
"Then send out your first Pokémon," said Clemont.
"Emboar, let's go," said Ridley bringing out his fire/fighting–type.
"Pikachu, I choose you," said Ash and Pikachu ran to the battle field.
"Let the battle begin," said Clemont.
"Emboar, use Focus Blast," said Ridley.
"Pikachu, dodge it and use Quick Attack," said Ash. Emboar fired its Focus Blast, but Pikachu avoided it and struck Emboar with Quick Attack. "Now use Thunderbolt."
"Emboar, counter it with Flamethrower," said Ridley. Pikachu fired his Thunderbolt, but Emboar countered it with Flamethrower. "Now use Flame Charge."
"Pikachu, counter it with Volt Tackle," said Ash. Emboar charged in with Flame Charge, but Pikachu managed to overpower it with Volt Tackle. "Now, Iron Tail." Pikachu struck Emboar with Iron Tail, lowering its defense. "Use Iron Tail one more time."
"Emboar, counter it with Flamethrower and then Flame Charge," said Ridley. Pikachu charged in with another Iron Tail, but Emboar managed to counter it with Flamethrower and then landed its Flame Charge.
"Emboar, use Brick Break," said Ridley. Emboar charged in with Brick Break, faster than before due its boosted speed.
"Pikachu, we need to slow it down, so take the attack head on," said Ash. Pikachu did as he was told and took Brick Break directly, and because it was direct contact, Static activated and paralyzed Emboar much to Ridley's shock. "Now use Thunderbolt." Pikachu fired its electric attack which struck Emboar directly.
"Emboar, use rapid fire Focus Blast," said Ridley.
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail and go for Focus Blast Climb," said Ash. Emboar fired multiple Focus Blasts, but Pikachu avoided them by jumping from one attack to another by using Iron Tail, which allowed him to jump pretty high. "Now, Quick Attack." Pikachu charged with Quick Attack and struck the fire/fighting–type. "Finish this with Volt Tackle!"
"Emboar, use Flamethrower," said Ridley. Emboar was about to fire its Flamethrower, but the paralysis kicked in preventing it from attacking, and was struck from Pikachu's Volt Tackle, which knocked it out.
"Emboar is unable to battle. Pikachu is the winner," said Clemont.
"Way to go, buddy," said Ash, praising his partner.
"You did your best, Emboar, return," said Ridley, returning his fallen Pokémon and turned his attention to Ash. "Not bad, Ash. But the battle is still going. Hydreigon, let's go."
"So, it's Hydreigon. Heracross, I choose you," said Ash, bringing out his Johto powerhouse.
"Hydreigon, start with Dark Pulse," said Ridley.
"Heracross, dodge it and use Horn Attack," said Ash. Hydreigon fired its Dark Pulse, but Heracross avoided the attack and struck the 'Brutal Pokémon' with Horn Attack. "Now use Megahorn!"
"Hydreigon, get out of the way and use Flamethrower," said Ridley. Heracross charged in with Megahorn, but Hydreigon dodged the super–effective move and landed a direct hit with Flamethrower, which also burnt Heracross, activating its ability, Guts. "Now use Dragon Pulse."
"Heracross, dodge it and use Focus Punch," said Ash. Hydreigon fired its Dragon Pulse, but Heracross managed to avoid it and landed its Focus Punch on Hydreigon.
"Hydreigon, use full power Flamethrower," said Ridley.
"Heracross, get in there with your best Megahorn," said Ash. Hydreigon fired its most powerful Flamethrower and Heracross went directly into it with Megahorn and barely overpowered it before landingits hit on the dragon/dark–type. "Finish it with Focus Punch!" Hydreigon couldn't do a thing and was hit by the powerful Focus Punch, which knocked it out.
"Hydreigon is unable to battle. Heracross is the winner," announced Clemont.
"Hydregon, return. You did your best," said Ridley as he returned the 'Brutal Pokémon' back to its PokéBall.
"Ash's Pokémon are on a roll," said Kaylin as her brother was taking the lead.
"Heracross, return and take a lot of rest," said Ash, returning his Johto powerhouse.
"Time for my last Pokémon," said Ridley as he brought out his Golurk.
"I've got the perfect opponent for Golurk. Krookodile, I choose you," said Ash as he brought out his ground/dark–type.
"Golurk, start with Flash Cannon," said Ridley.
"Krookodile, dodge it with Dig and then use Dragon Claw," said Ash. Golurk fired its Flash Cannon, but Krookodile used Dig to dodge and struck Golurk with Dragon Claw when he came out. "Use Stone Edge!"
Krookodile fired his Stone Edge which struck Golurk directly.
"Golurk, use Thunder Punch," said Ridley much to everyone's shock.
"Krookodile, take it and use Crunch," said Ash. Golurk charged with Thunder Punch, but it didn't affect Krookodile and the 'Intimidation Pokémon' landed his super–effective Crunch.
"How come Thunder Punch didn't do a thing," asked Ridley.
"You see, Krookodile is part ground–type, so he's immune to electric–type attacks," explained Ash. "Krookodile, use Crunch."
"Golurk, counter it with Flash Cannon," said Ridley. Krookodile charged in with Crunch, but Golurk managed to counter with Flash Cannon. "Use Shadow Ball."
"Block it with Crunch," said Ash. Golurk fired its Shadow Ball, but Krookodile destroyed it with Crunch, much to everyone's shock, including the Pokémon's and especially Meloetta. She knew Krookodile was strong, but not that strong.
"Golurk, use Shadow Punch," said Ridley.
"Krookodile, counter it with Dragon Claw," said Ash. Golurk charged with Shadow Punch, but Krookodile managed to counter it with Dragon Claw.
"Use Shadow Ball," said Ridley.
"Dodge it with Dig and then Stone Edge," said Ash. Krookodile avoided the incoming Shadow Ball with Dig and then fired his Stone Edge which struck Golurk.
"Golurk, use Flash Cannon," said Ridley.
"Block it with Dragon Claw," said Ash. Golurk fired its Flash Cannon, but Krookodile blocked it with Dragon Claw and then eventually ripped it apart, which shocked everyone even more.
"That's some terrifying power," muttered Brock, scared by Krookodile's strength.
"Use Stone Edge," said Ash. Krookodile fired his Stone Edge, which struck Golurk directly, dealing lots of damage. "Now use Dig."
"Bring it out with Flash Cannon," said Ridley. Krookodile dug underground, but Golurk blasted him out with Flash Cannon. "And now use Shadow Punch!"
"Krookodile, bite it with Crunch," said Ash. Golurk charged with Shadow Punch, but Krookodile countered it with Crunch. "Let's wrap this up with Dragon Claw!" Using the close distance, Krookodile struck the ground/ghost–type with a direct hit from Dragon Claw, which knocked Golurk out.
"Golurk is unable to battle. Krookodile is the winner," announced Clemont. "The victory goes to Ash from Pallet Town!"
"Way to go, Krookodile. I knew you could do it," said Ash as he gave a hug to the dark/ground–type.
"Golurk, return," said Ridley as he returned his fallen Pokémon. He then looked at Ash, speechless. He couldn't believe what just happened. None of his Pokémon stood a chance against Ash's Pikachu, Heracross and Krookodile, and he was sure that Greninja would wipe the floor with his Pokémon. After all, the water/dark–type defeated 7 Pokémon in a row the day before without breaking a sweat.
All residents of the village watched the battle and were shocked to see one of the best battlers to lose to a trainer they barely knew as Ash was now being hugged by his friends, including Greninja and Meloetta.
"Ash sure is a lot stronger than I thought," said Ridley to himself and then went up to Ash and co. "Ash, that was a great battle."
"Thanks, Ridley. I've gotta say, you've got some pretty powerful Pokémon," said Ash.
"You know, I'd never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad that Meloetta has found an amazing trainer as you and if there's anyone out there who can improve Meloetta's power, it's you," said Ridley.
"Thanks, Ridley. That means a lot," said Ash he shook hands with Ridley.
"There's also a small favor to ask you," said Ridley.
"What is it," asked Ash.
"I'd like to come with you to Eversprout Town for your gym battle," said Ridley, surprising everybody.
"Sure, Ridley. Like I say, the more the merrier," said Ash with a smile.
By noon, everyone had their bags packed, including Ridley, and were about to leave for Eversprout Town. Meloetta didn't want to stay inside her PokéBall and sat on Ash's left shoulder as Pikachu was on the right one.
During the packing, Ridley noticed how fast Meloetta was adjusting to being Ash's Pokémon as he had Greninja, Heracross, Krookodile and Noctowl outside of their PokéBalls. Heracross and Krookodile recovered pretty quickly after their battles. Ash finished his packing faster than the others and decided to scan Meloetta with his Pokédex to see what kind of moves she knew, which turned out to be pretty good being Relic Song, Hyper Voice, Psyshock, Close Combat, and surprisingly Thunderbolt.
Everyone waved the village residents farewell and continued on their way to Eversprout Town.
To be continued…
Here's chapter 46. You didn't expect Meloetta to be Ash's legendary Pokémon, did you? Now, I want to say that Ash had 5 Pokémon with him before Meloetta joined his team. I hope you enjoyed the beating Ash–Greninja gave to Team Rocket and the battle between Ash and Ridley. Also, I'd like to say that Ash WILL be using Meloetta in some of his Gym Battles and expect a Tag Team Tournament in a couple of chapters (4 or 5), so you can send me a couple of OCs which to participate. I won't say who will be Ash's partner, but I'll say that it'll be one of his friends. Anyway, I'll see you all next time.
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