I don't own Pokemon or the idea of this story which I got from Captain Buggles. I just own my OCs.

TMs will exist in this universe but instead of replacing older moves I will just add to the list like TM02 is still Razor Wind while Headbutt is TM57. I will put a list of TMs in this universe on my profile and I'll just make the HMs TMs as well.

If you have a problem with me capitalizing words like Pokemon or Charizard deal with it because I always capitalize Pokemon and their names same with a good portion of extinct animals like Amphicoecelias and Uintatherium.


The upcoming Gardenia Town Pokémon Contest gives May the chance to win her fourth Ribbon. May trains with her Eevee to prepare it for its debut. Meanwhile, a girl named Mollie and her Raticate are trying to register for the Contest. Having briefly run away from May, Eevee pops out of the ground, knocking Mollie over. May apologizes, and Mollie asks for directions to the registration desk. Brock gives her the directions, so Mollie runs off. Eevee goes underground again and comes back up, knocking Ashley down. Max points out to May that Eevee has learned Dig.

A girl approaches Brock and picks up Bonsly, calling it cute, which Brock first mistakes as a compliment for him. She introduces herself as Yuma, a Pokémon Breeder. Brock says he is also a breeder, but Yuma already noticed based on how he raises his Pokémon and the food he feeds them. Brock sends out his other Pokémon for evaluation and shows the Pokéblock that he feeds to his Swampert. Yuma seems impressed at Brock's talent and asks if he enters Contests, but he does not, which surprises her. Yuma reveals that she was once a Coordinator and has even won the Grand Festival. Since becoming a Top Coordinator, she decided to pass her techniques on to other Coordinators, mainly beginners. May asks Yuma to teach her some techniques, but Yuma mentions that May is already good enough. Brock immediately runs into the Contest Hall and quickly returns with a Contest Pass, officially entering himself in the Gardenia Contest.

The Contest begins with Lilian presenting the Gardenia Ribbon prize. Backstage, Brock feels nervous and excited at an official battle. The Appeals Round begins with Mollie sending out Raticate. It uses Hyper Fang to quickly grind a log into dust, shining its fangs and getting appeal. May opens with Squirtle, using Rapid Spin to create waves of dust. It follows up with Bubble to create a tall pyramid before using Ice Beam to freeze the structure, ending with a strong appeal.

Brock makes his debut as the last contestant, sending out Bonsly and opening with Fake Tears. Brock deviates from the Contest routine with his usual attraction to Nurse Joy, and Lilian pulls him away. He bounces back by tossing a baseball at Bonsly, the Pokémon catching it with its head branches. He throws five baseballs in the air as Bonsly uses Flail to juggle them, gaining a strong appeal. May watches nervously at Brock's first performance. With the preliminary round's end, Lilian announces the eight Coordinators advancing to the Contest Battles. May, Brock, and Mollie make it. Yuma and the others head to the back and praise them both. Yuma surprises everyone by asking Brock if he would become her study apprentice.

The battle round begins with the first match, Mollie's Absol against Brock's Swampert. Absol opens with Razor Wind and Swampert dodges. Absol attempts a Quick Attack, but Swampert fires Mud Shot in its path, causing it to slip. Swampert uses Water Gun to knock out Absol, winning the round.

The scene jumps ahead to the final round, with May's Eevee against Brock's Swampert. Eevee uses Shadow Ball, but Swampert blocks with Protect. Swampert counterattacks with Mud Shot, but Eevee uses Dig to avoid it. Brock orders Swampert to sense Eevee's underground movements with its fins. Eevee pops out of the ground, but Swampert fires Water Gun the instant it appears, knocking Eevee down. Swampert fires Mud Shot and Eevee dodges, but the mud sticks onto Eevee's leg and causes it to slip, allowing Swampert to follow up with Tackle. Eevee fires Shadow Ball, but Swampert's Water Gun negates the attack before it follows up with Tackle. Eevee goes underground, but Swampert Tackles Eevee as soon as it appears. Eevee repeats Dig a further four times, but Swampert dodges them all. Swampert uses Mud Shot to cover the field with mud and make it impossible for Eevee to use Dig. Eevee attempts to Tackle, but Swampert uses Water Gun to knock it back and cause Eevee to slip in the mud. Swampert fires another Water Gun to stop Eevee, taking away some of May's points.

With one minute remaining, May orders Eevee to jump on top of a dirt mound. Swampert fires Water Gun, but Eevee jumps and runs on the stream of water to Tackle Swampert, dropping Brock's points. Swampert tries to hit Eevee with Water Gun, but it dodges by jumping onto another dirt mound. Eevee then fires another Shadow Ball, hitting and lowering Brock's points. Eevee leaps from mound to mound while dodging Mud Shot attacks and lands a hit. Eevee uses Shadow Ball again, but Swampert's Water Gun stops the attack. At that moment, the time runs out. Since May has more points than Brock, she is declared the winner. Brock praises Swampert as Contest Director Mr. Contesta presents May with the Gardenia Ribbon.

Ashley's training regime consists of him running along a dirt path with her Pokémon, trying to build a friendship with them.

At a nearby tree, the Pokémon send out their individual attacks - Pinsir uses Take Down, Hydreigon uses Dragon Rush, and Crawdaunt uses Crabhammer.

The match started off with Alakazam and Crawdaunt. The fight began when Crawdaunt used Crabhammer. Anabel fought using her mind right from the start, commanding Alakazam to use Focus Punch. The attacks collided, and neither Pokémon were injured. Ash countered with a Bubble Beam, to which Alakazam used Psybeam. The attacks causing a miniature explosion. Ash wasn't deterred and made Crawdaunt use Vice Grip; however, Adrien made Alakazam use Energy Ball to knock Corphish backwards. Crawdaunt despite being in mid-air was able to use Dark Pulse, which successfully made contact with Alakazam. Anabel wasn't fazed and told Alakazam to use Recover. Without giving an inch, Ash told Crawdaunt to use Night Slash, which Anabel counterattacked with Focus Punch. However, Crawdaunt dodged the Focus Punch and slammed its Night Slash attack into Alakazam's jaw. Alakazam used Energy Ball again again. Crawdaunt was still able to use Crunch and knocked out Alakazam.

Adrien's next Pokémon was her Metagross. Ashley returned Crawdaunt and sends out Hydreigon.

Hydreigon's first attack was Crunch, to which Metagross countered with Iron Defense. Ashley then told Hydreigon to use Dragon Rush and Adrien told Metagross to use Meteor Mash. Hydreigon was able to dodge Meteor Mash and slam into Metagross' underside, sending it flying. However, Metagross used Hyper Beam, to which Ashley countered with Double Team. Adrien told Metagross to just attack them all and Metagross ended up hitting the real Hydreigon. Hydreigon didn't take too much damage and fired a Dark Pulse at Metagross. Metagross had to just take the attack, being unable to move after Hyper Beam. Finally, Metagross was able to use Meteor Mash but Hydreigon fired a Flamethrower at Metagross defeating the Iron Leg Pokemon.

Adrien's final Pokémon was Espeon, while Ashley returned Hydreigon and sends out Pinsir. May checks Espeon on her Pokédex. Pinsir started off by using Take Down, to which Espeon dodged and also used Quick Attack. Pinsir was unable to dodge this, getting hit spot-on. Pinsir countered with X-Scissor and Espeon intercepted with an Iron Tail. Pinsir took on damage, but was able to use Stone Edge. However, Espeon's Zap Cannon was too much for the Stone Edge to take. The following explosion sent Pinsir flying. However, Ashley was determined and made Pinsir use Fury Cutter. Espeon jumped out of the way of the attack and used Psychic to slam Pinsir into the ceiling. Pinsir recovered quickly and used Aerial Ace. Espeon repeated its last attack and sent Pinsir into the ceiling. This time, however, Pinsir was able to compose itself and bounce off the ceiling and onto one of the lights. Espeon's Zap Cannon knocked out the power, making the whole floor go pitch black. Pinsir used Hidden Power, landing its first hit on Espeon. Espeon used Zap Cannon, forcing the Hidden Power back. Pinsir dodged the attack and jumped from light to light, avoiding all the Zap Cannons thrown at her. Espeon was unable to relax, making all mental communication null and void. Again, Espeon was hit with a Rock Throw. When the lights came back on, Espeon was hit with Cut. Without wasting any time, Pinsir used Giga Impact. Espeon tried to counterattack with Zap Cannon, but it simply flew off Pinsir. Espeon was hit with Giga Impact and was ultimately defeated, making Ashley the victor and earning her the Ability Symbol.

Ashley's next destination, the Battle Pyramid, was right near Pewter City After shaking Anabel's hand, Ashley and friends made their way to the Battle Pyramid for Ashley's final Symbol. Adrien blushed, holding onto the hand Ashley had shaken.