"So just what was that thing in Hearthome?" Ark asked, as they headed south.

"A corrupted trainer, the plates have found their way to different trainers and a lot of them are corrupted in various ways because of it." Pokemon Master Ash said.

"We are on our way to another plate, in Pastoria City." Arceus explained, as they trudged through the mud. My Toxic Plate should be around there somewhere."

"Toxic, so Poison Types, huh." Ark said.

"Exactly," Pokemon Master Ash said. "Except for the fact that they'll likely use Pokemon other than just the Poison Type, possibly none of them at all. All we know for certain is that the plate fell here and is likely still here, connected to a trainer."

"And that their Pokemon will be influenced by the Poison Type, giving them similar abilities to those kinds of Pokemon." Arceus said.

"Okay, so let's figure out a plan, do you have anything good against Poison Types?" Ark asked.

"No dice, how about you?" Pokemon Master Ash asked.

"I have a move." Ark said. "I didn't exactly think I'd need my poison type for where I was going before this all started."

"Let's hope that we can get this without any issues then." Pokemon Master Ash said begrudgingly.

In Pastoria City

"Let's split up and search from the sky, if you see something, send out a Thunderbolt." Ark said, sending out Toucannon.

"That thing can carry you?" Pokemon Master Ash asked.

"Hey Toucannon might not be as fast as a Charizard, but she is more than able to carry me around for a bit. Though I can't deny my Ultra Ride Pokemon would be useful at a time like this." Ark admitted.

"I'm just going to pretend I know what that is rather than try to figure it out." Pokemon Master Ash said, climbing onto Charizard with Arceus.

A bit of searching later

"Ashton, down there." Arceus said, pointing into the Great Marsh, to see a man seemingly out of control.

"Good of a place as any. Pikachu let him know where we are with a Thunderbolt, we're going in." Pokemon Master Ash said.

Charizard dove in, narrowly avoiding a splash of purple swamp water that had been shot at them.

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt! Sceptile come on out and use Leaf Blade!"

Pikachu leapt off of Charizard as he fell towards the swampy ground with Sceptile, both sending out their attacks as Pikachu's bolt of electricity shot out and hit a Gyarados, while Sceptile slashed through a Quagsire that had emerged from the bog.

Elsewhere in Pastoria

"Come on Rotom, you can't seriously be telling me there's no Ultra Guardian signal here." Ark said.

"I'm telling you Ark, this is different than any other wormhole we've traveled through. The energies from everything in this world is far different from our own, but this is very similar to earth at the same time." Rotomdex said.

"So this really is a parallel dimension." Ark said in awe. "So no Lillie, or Cass anywhere."

"Not necessarily, they might exist but that isn't our concern right now." Rotomdex said. "We need to focus on helping with the current problem with this worlds Ash."

"Right." Ark said, before seeing the bolt of lightning in the sky. "Speaking of which, duty calls."

Back in the Great Marsh

"Pikachu use Volt Tackle! Sceptile use Leaf Blade!"

"Gyarados use Outrage! Quagsire use Aqua Tail!"

Pikachu dove between the attacks, slamming into Gyarados's face, sending the water snake crashing backwards, while Sceptile sliced through the Quagsire as both of the water types returned to the boggy water.

"Where is he!" Pokemon Master Ash said in annoyance towards his multiversal counterpart.

"Ludicolo, Empoleon, rise up!" The man said angrily.

"Is that Crasher Wake?" Ark asked.

"Wait how do you know who Crasher Wake is?" Arceus asked.

"He faced the Masked Royal about a year ago in a masked battle, it was amazing." Ark said. "I'll handle the Ludicolo, do you have the Empoleon?"

"Consider it done." Pokemon Master Ash said.

"Toucannon use Boom Burst!" Ark called out.

"Ludicolo onto the water, use Focus Blast!" The man called out.

Toucannon sent out a screech of a sound wave as a blast of fighting type energy launched at her.

"Toucannon use Beak Blast!"

"Ludicolo use Hydro Pump!"

Toucannon dove towards the bog, swiping her beak across the side of Ludicolo, sending the water and grass artificial Pokemon into the air, as Pikachu and Empoleon's battle, went on below.

"Empoleon use Surf!"

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" Pokemon Master Ash called out.

Empoleon sped through the bog, waves crashing on either side of it before Pikachu sent out a bolt of electricity, sending the Empoleon crashing backwards.

"Empoleon use Blizzard!"

"Pikachu use Volt Tackle!"

The boggy water was frozen as Pokemon Master Ash's Pikachu ran across the ice slamming into Empoleon's metallic armor, sending Empoleon crashing into the Ludicolo, both returning into their swampy form.

"So where's the plate?" Ark asked.

"Look out." Pokemon Master Ash said, as the bog water surrounded Crasher Wake as another Pokemon rose from the waves. "Floatzel ride this wave!"

Ark and Ash nodded in agreement at the same time with each other.

"Pikachu use Double Volt Tackle!"

Both Pikachu ran straight at Floatzel, splashing water all around but the Floatzel was still standing.

"We need something stronger to hit through the water, it's too thick." Ark said. "Toucannon use Rock Blast!"

"Floatzel use Ice Punch!"

Toucannon fired a series of rocks, while avoiding the giant fist, showing something purple in the center of the artificial Pokemon.

"Pikachu use Surf!" Ark called out.

"Pikachu use Iron Tail!" Pokemon Master Ash commanded.

Ark's Pikachu leapt onto a wave heading towards the plates with Ash's Pikachu tagging along for the ride, the metallically hardened tail slamming into the plate, sending it flying into the air.

"Toucannon grab it!" Ark called out.

As Toucannon shot out, a black blob opened in the sky absorbing the plate.

"We need to go." Pokemon Master Ash said.

"What, why?" Ark asked.

"We need to go now!" Pokemon Master Ash exclaimed, as Charizard grabbed them and Arceus. "Sceptile return!"

"Toucannon grab the Pikachu!" Ark called out. The group flying off as Pastoria was erased from existence. "What happened?"

"We lost another plate." Pokemon Master Ash realized, knowing that MissigNo and Paul had three now.

Current plate locations

With Ash, Ark, and Arceus

Splash

Iron

Insect

Earth

Spooky

With Paul and MissigNo

Pixie

Draco

Toxic

Unknown Location

Dread

Fist

Flame

Icicle

Meadow

Mind

Sky

Stone

Zap