"Victor and Gloria returned to the Wild Area, where a Gigantamaxed Snorlax wandered out of a Pokémon Den. What other excitement will our heroes face?"

"Rally 'Round the Rotom Rally"

A man in a red suit, with a lightning bolts design, stands in front of a red floating camera that resembles a Rotom, and holds a red and yellow microphone, "Hello, one and all, and welcome back to the annual Rotom Rally Race!"

The man looks to the side to see a group of people checking on or seating on Rotom Bikes, "Where any Trainers could enter on their Rotom Bike and race around North Lake Miloch and through the Motostoke Riverbank and across the finish line. And me, Han, your announcer will catch every moment!"

Gloria is seated on a Rotom Bike, as she sees Victor talking to a young boy with a crew cut next to a pair of Rotom Bikes.

"Now, for those uninformed ones, during the Rotom Rally Race, Trainers use any Rotom Bikes, either their own or provided to them by the Rotom Rally Race's commission group, at no cost, to travel across the course," Han continues. "The Trainers must reach each of the checkpoints before reaching the finish line and they can use one Pokémon they registered during the time of entrance, but only that one Pokémon. Now, in a few short minutes, we shall begin…"

Gloria looks over at Han, looks back ahead and sighs, "How exactly did we get involved in this race…"

Victor and Gloria are walking through a field, when they see a boy with a crew cut riding a Rotom Bike down a hill, before he bumps off a small rock and falls down.

Victor and Gloria rush over.

"Are you okay," Victor helps the boy up.

"Yeah, I think so…" the boy looks down at his Rotom Bike, before he picks it up back onto its wheels, when a bolt falls off.

"That Rotom Bike is kinda old, isn't it," Gloria says.

"Rotom Bike?" Victor asks.

"Yeah, Rotom Bikes are kinda similar to Rotom Phones," Gloria starts. "They are bicycles designed to be inhabited by Rotom, which can then increase their speed. But I never see one in a shape like this."

"Yeah, well, you're right," the boy explains. "It is an old model. I love the Rotom that lives inside it, but it could just barely hold it together."

"I know in Kanto, bicycles are pretty expensives, I imagined the same can be said for Rotom Bikes," Victor says.

"They are, and I could save for years and never have enough Poké Dollars, but if I could win one…"

"What you mean, win one, hum…" Gloria starts.

"Oh, I'm sorry, my name is Trace."

"Well, Trace, I'm Gloria and this is Victor."

"Nice to meet you," Victor adds.

"Now, what did you mean by winning one?" Gloria asks.

"You see, anyone who wins the Rotom Rally Race, would win a brand new Rotom Bike," Trace excitedly says.

"Rotom Rally Race?" Victor repeats.

"But I will never win with my old bike…" Trace looks at his Rotom Bike, unaware that Victor and Gloria look at each other.

Gloria is seated on a Rotom Bike, and sighs, "I want to help Trace, but I haven't rode a bike since that traveler came through Postwick years ago and let me give her Mach Bike a ride."

Gloria looks over to Victor, who is seated on a Rotom Bike, wobbles, before quickly falls down.

Gloria sighs, "And Victor had never ridden a bike before…"

"Ooookay, everyone!" Han holds up a hand. "Everyone to your places!"

All the racers, including Victor, Gloria, and Trace, line up on their Rotom Bikes, next to a red balloon.

"Now, on your march, get set…" Han drops down his hand. "Go!"

The red balloon pings, as the racers start riding on their Rotom Bikes, with Gloria near the start, and Victor and Trace bringing up the rear.

The first of the racers start to reach a large lake, passing a red balloon, as the Rotom Camera watches them from high up.

"An upgrade is in the works that'll allow Rotom Bikes to ride across bodies of water," Han's voice is broadcast from the Rotom Camera. "But for now, the racers will have to ride around the lake…"

The lead racer, who is around Victor and Gloria's age, with spiky hair, continues to ride his Rotom Bike toward the lake.

"But it looks like one racer has other plans, as this year race's favorite, Spike, is heading straight for the lake," Han broadcasts.

Spike holds up a Poké Ball and throws it, "Go, Gyarados!"

The Poké Ball opens and shoots out red energy, which forms Gyarados, and lands on the lake, "Gya, ra!"

Spike's Rotom Bike jumps and lands on Gyarados' back, before it starts to swim across the lake, "Let's go, Gyarados!"

Gloria stops in front of the lake, when her Rotom Phone flies up, "Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokémon, Once it begins to rampage, a Gyarados will burn everything down, even in a harsh storm."

Gloria grabs her Rotom Phone out of the air, "This can't be legal."

"But it is," Han's broadcasts, causing Gloria to look up at the Rotom Camera. "A racer can use their registered Pokémon in any way, as long as they don't attack their opponent or their opponent's Pokémon."

"In that case," Gloria holds up a Poké Ball and throws it. "Go, Sirfetch'd!"

"Sir, Fetch!" Sirfetch'd swings its leek, before it looks ahead at the lake, as it becomes nervous.

"And you can't swim…" Gloria remembers, then sweat drops. "Of course, I didn't know what obstacle I might need help with when I registered you. But we can still make this work. C'mon, Sirfetch'd!"

Gloria rides her Rotom Bike ahead, with Sirfetch'd jumping onto the back of hers bike, "Use your leek to propel us!"

"Sir, Fetch!"

Sirfetch'd starts to rapidly spin around its leek, as Gloria jumps her Rotom Bike onto the lake, with the spinning leek propelling them across the lake surface.

At the same time, Victor and Trace start to ride their Rotom Bikes around the lake.

Shortly, racers have reached a steep hill, passing a red balloon, with several having trouble getting their Rotom Bikes up the hill, with them stalling. One female racer has her male Unfezant slowly pull her Rotom Bike by a rope up the hill, as a male racer has his Delibird slowly pull his Rotom Bike by a rope up the hill.

Victor and Trace start to reach the hill.

Victor throws a Poké Ball, "Go, Rookidee!"

"Dee!" Rookidee appears from red energy.

"Alright, Rookidee, try and pull the Rotom Bike up this hill," Victor says. "Think of it as training."

"Dee! Dee!" Rookidee happily says.

Victor looks over to Trace, who is trying to ride his bike up the hill, "Trace, do you have a Pokémon who can help you here."

Trace struggled to ride his bike, "The real reason why I want to replace my old Rotom Bike… is when my old one was starting to wear down, I rode my Pokémon to travel long distances, but I was tiring it out…"

"Trace…" Victor starts. "I'm certain, your Pokémon would want to help you out, especially if you take good care of it… do you take good care of it?"

Trace stops pedaling, before he holds up a Poké Ball, looking at it. He then throws it, which opens and shoots out red energy, forming Dubwool.

"Wool!"

"Is that… Wooloo's evolved form?" Victor asks.

Victor's Rotom Phone flies up, "Dubwool, the Sheep Pokémon, Weave a carpet from its springy wool, and you end up with something closer to a trampoline. You'll start to bounce the moment you set foot on it."

"Dubwool," Trace places a hand on his Pokémon's head, while holding onto a piece of rope, which has one end tied to his Rotom Bike. "I know it's been hard work, giving me rides, but if we can win this race, then I can get a new Rotom Bike, and you won't have to work so hard… I know it's a lot to ask you, but…"

"Wool!" Dubwool calls out, surprising Trace, before it happily grabs the other end of the rope with its mouth.

"Dubwool, you would help me…?" Trace asks, with tears in his eyes.

"Wool!" Dubwool happily answers, with the rope still in its mouth.

Victor and Rookidee watch the two and smile.

Within moments, Rookidee and Dubwool start pulling their Trainers' Rotom Bikes with the ropes, with Dubwool and Trace pulling ahead, passing another red balloon.

Spike, struggling with his Rotom Bike, sees Dubwool and Trace pulling ahead of him.

"No way, some kid with a dingy bike's gonna beat me," Spike says, before he throws a Poké Ball.

"Gya, ra," Gyarados appears from red energy, before one end of a rope is thrown around its neck.

"Let's go, Gyarados, and win this race!" Spike calls out.

"Gya, ra!" Gyarados starts to pull Spike's Rotom Bike by the rope. "Gya, ra! Gya, ra!"

After a few more seconds, Gyarados pulls Spike to the top of the hill, passing a red balloon, while sweating a lot, "Gya, ra!"

Shortly behind Gyarados and Spike, are Rookidee pulling Victor and Sirfetch'd pulling Gloria.

"C'mon, hurry up!" Spike calls out.

"Gya, ra! Gya, ra!" Gyarados continues to pull Spike, but is unable to get any closer to Dubwool and Trace.

Spike looks left to right, "No sight of that Rotom Camera, so if we can't catch up to that loser, then we'll stop him. Gyarados, use Hydro Pump."

"Gya, ra…" Gyarados closes its mouth slightly, before shooting a large blast of water from its mouth. "Dos!"

"Rookidee, Power Trip!"

"Sirfetch'd, Iron Defense!"

"Dee!"

"Sir, Fetch!"

Rookidee and Sirfetch'd jump in the way of the blast of water, with Rookidee hitting it with its claw as Sirfetch'd's body turns to iron, managing to deflect the blast of water.

Spike looks behind him as Victor and Gloria, "Hey, quit with the interference!"

"You're not supposed to be attacking the other racers!" Gloria counters.

Spike looks back ahead, saying low, "I won't lose to anyone. Gyarados, Hydro Pump, again!"

"Gya, ra…" Gyarados closes its mouth slightly, before shooting a large blast of water from its mouth. "Dos!"

The blast of water barely missed Trace's Rotom Bike, which bounces slightly, as its back wheel starts to fall off.

"C'mon, please, Rotom Bike, hold yourself together, just a little bit longer…" Trace quietly says, as a tear falls down his cheek and hits his Rotom Bike's handlebar.

"I love the Rotom that lives inside it."

Electricity spreads out around the bike, "Ro… Tom!"

A surge of electricity covers the Rotom Bike, with the electricity keeping the back wheel on.

"Wooool!" Dubwool calls out, as it continues pulling the Rotom Bike, finishing passing the last red balloon, which ping.

"And we have our winner!" Han announces as he walks over to Dubwool and Trace, both who had stopped. "Trace, with assistance from Dubwool!"

"Wait a minute," Spike gets off his Rotom Bike, which is next to Gyarados, and walks over, as Victor and Gloria stop their Rotom Bikes next to their Pokémon. "At the end of the race, this kid used a second Pokémon, which is against the rules."

"Except that, due to the natures of Rotom Bikes, they all have Rotom inside them," Han starts. "And the Rotom inside Trace's bike clearly acted on its own, reacting to its racer's wishes."

Trace, having gotten off his Rotom Bike, looks over to it, as Rotom flies out of the bike, with the bike then falls over and its back wheel rolls off. Trace smiles at the Rotom.

"Ro-tom!"

"Besides, you're the one who attacked his opponent," Han continues to Spike.

Spike looks surprised, "Hum, y-you saw that…?"

Han grins, as the Rotom Camera lowers next to him, "My Rotom Camera is always around even when you can't see it. Also, you lost even before you broke the rule by not recognizing how far you were pushing your Gyarados."

Han points past Spike, who looks over to see Gyarados panting heavily. Spike walks over, gently places a hand on Gyarados' side and looks down slightly.

"Now for the prize," Han pushes a brand new Rotom Bike over to Trace. "Trace, your new Rotom Bike!"

"I couldn't have done it without you guys," Trace says to Dubwool and Rotom.

"Ro-tom!" Rotom happily says, before it flies into the Bike and rings its bell, with Trace and Dubwool smiling.

Gloria and Sirfetch'd stand next to Victor, still on his borrowed Rotom Bike, with Rookidee hovering next to him, as they all happily watch.

"Dee! Dee!"

Trace walks over with the Rotom Bike and Dubwool, "And thanks to you both, Victor, Gloria."

"We're glad to help," Victor says.

"As thanks, do you want to take my new Rotom Bike for a spin?" Trace asks.

"Thanks, but I think I'm done with bike riding for awhile now," Gloria says.

"I don't know, I think I'm getting a handle on it," Victor says, before he tries to balance on his bike, then falls down.

Then Gloria, Trace, Dubwool, Rookidee, Sirfetch'd, and Victor start laughing.

"Friendship and compassion gave Trace the edge in winning the Rotom Rally Race, important lessons for our heroes to remember as they continue through the Wild Area. But what could be next for them?"

"Find out, as the journey continues…"