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Kanto Arc

Chapter 23: Mankey and Enter Bea

Hello everyone, first off, I just want to say Happy New Year! This chapter will cover the groups encounter with Mankey and Bea this chapter will also confirm what's inside Ash's Pokemon egg enjoy!

We begin our story 2 days after the group left Celadon City and Ash catching Haunter. During the past 2 days Haunter has been a very fun addition to the group making a lot of jokes to make the group laugh but it does have a tendency scaring the group too much Haunter mostly loves scaring Raichu since it's an easy target. Right now, Brock is currently making lunch with his Pokemon while Ash and Misty are having a training battle. Ash currently has with him Pikachu, Butterfree, Pidgeotto, Gyarados, Charmeleon and Haunter. Ash sent Ivysaur back to the lab so it can help keep order in the ranch Wartortle tries to help but ends up causing more problems, so Ash's Clefable must step in before things get worse. Ash decided to have Raichu stay at Oak's lab to relax, train with Ash's other Pokemon, Prof. Oak and Daisy also wanted study its characteristics to compare it to the Kanto Raichu and it needs a break from Haunter constantly scaring it. We now focus in on a training battle between Ash and Misty.

"Charmeleon use Flamethrower on Golisopod and Haunter use Thunder Punch on Starmie!" Ash calls as Charmeleon shoots out the stream of fire towards Golisopod and Haunter covers its fist in electricity shooting them forward at Starmie.

"Golisopod use Liquidation to cut the Flamethrower then use Aqua Jet and Starmie dodge the Thunder Punch with Rapid spin then use Psychic!" Misty calls Golisopod easily cuts down the Flamethrower it then covers its body in water and shoots towards Charmeleon. Starmie quickly spins dodging Haunter's Thunder Punch and quickly fires the Psychic waves towards the ghost Ash then makes his next command.

"Charmeleon counter Golisopod with Thunder Punch and Haunter use Protect!" Ash calls Charmeleon roars covering its fist in electricity as it runs forward colliding with Golisopod the two-mons skid back, Haunter quickly summons a protective barrier blocking the Psychic.

"Charmeleon use Dragon Dance and use Thunder Punch on Starmie!" Ash calls Charmeleon roars it quickly spins raising its attack/speed covers its fist in electricity it shoots forward towards the starfish

"Golisopod quick intercept Charmeleon with Scald!" Misty calls Golisopod quickly fires the hot water at Charmeleon

"Haunter use Psychic and send the Scald back!" Ash calls Haunter quickly fires the Psychic waves catching the Scald and immediately sends it back at Golisopod

"Dodge Golisopod and Starmie use Thunder Bolt on Charmeleon!" Misty calls Golisopod jumps dodging the Scald as Starmie fires the electric bolt at Charmeleon.

"Charmeleon block the Thunder Bolt with Thunder Punch!" Ash calls Charmeleon successfully blocks the Thunder bolt with its electric fist pushing the fire lizard back a few feet. Once the Thunder bolt stops Haunter goes to stand next to Charmeleon while Golisopod stands next to Starmie all four Pokemon along with Ash and Misty stare at each other smiling Ash and Misty are about to call for their next attacks but Brock yells.

"Hey lunch is ready!" Brock says as Ash and Misty look over, they sign in disappointment as the battle was just getting good, they go to their Pokemon

"Great job Golisopod and Starmie" Misty says with both mons nodding

"You did great as well Charmeleon and Haunter" Ash says with both mons nodding as they alongside Misty's Pokemon head over to Brock to have lunch.

Once they make it on the table theirs a beautiful spread of food for the humans and Pokemon.

"Whoa this food looks amazing Brock" Ash and Misty say with stars in their eyes

"Thanks, I decide to try out some of the recipes Cilan and Mallow taught me I also made some great food for our Pokemon as well" Brock says

"Alright everyone come out its time to eat!" Ash says as he, Misty and Brock send out all their Pokemon who look hungry unbeknownst to the group there's a Pokemon watching from a bush watching the humans and the Pokemon eat.


10 minutes go by as the group are enjoying their lunch Butterfree, Pidgeotto and Golbat finished their meal and decided to have a flying race to see who's faster. Dewgong, Vulpix, Graveler and Haunter finished as well and decided to go play with a ball, Psyduck joins them and is having fun. Charmeleon, Gyarados, Onix, Sandslash and Golisopod enjoyed their meal and decided to go take a nap. As for Pikachu and Vaporeon they're still eating with Ash, Misty and Brock and are currently having Jelly doughnuts.

"These Doughnuts are amazing Brock" Ash says with Misty, Pikachu and Vaporeon agreeing

"Thanks guys these Doughnuts are great Jelly filled is my favorite nothing beats a Jelly filled Doughnut" Brock responds as he continues to eat the Doughnuts, he also gives one to Haunter, Vulpix and Graveler Ash then looks at his egg.

"I hope you hatch soon so you can have some of this amazing food as well" Ash says as the egg faintly glows as it really wants to try out the food.

As Ash is about to bite down on another Doughnut a Pokemon shoots out from the bush Pikachu a long side the groups other Pokemon notice but were too late as the mysterious Pokemon steals Ash's Doughnut making Ash bite down hard on his fingers.

"OW!" Ash yells catching Misty and Brocks attention

"What happened Ash?" Misty and Brock ask

"I'm not sure I was about to bite my Doughnut, but it disappeared" Ash responds

"How can a Doughnut disappear?" Misty asks

"I'm not sure but it looks like our Pokemon found the culprit" Brock says pointing to their Pokemon looking at something on a tree

"What are they looking at?" Ash asks as he, Misty and Brock walk to the tree

"It's a Mankey!" The 3 trainers say as they watch the small Monkey happily eat the Doughnut Ash then scans the Pokemon

"Mankey, a Pig Monkey Pokémon of the Fighting type. Known for its superior footwork, it packs a powerful punch." The Pokedex says

"So, it was a Mankey that took my Doughnut" Ash says with Misty and Brock nodding as they see Mankey finish eating the Doughnut the pig monkey climbs down the tree walks pass the groups Pokemon and goes to Ash holding its hands out.

"It looks like it wants more" Misty says

"Well, it's a good thing I made a lot" Brock says as he goes to grab another Doughnut and hands it to Ash so he can give it to Mankey

"Here you go Mankey" Ash says as Mankey gives a happy cry it takes the Doughnut and begins to eat it once it's finished it goes to interact with the rest of the groups Pokemon.

"It's pretty cute" Misty says while watching Mankey play with the Pokemon

"Hey Brock, don't Mankey usually hang out in groups?" Ash asks

"Well usually I wonder why this one is alone" Brock says as they continue to watch Mankey play with their Pokemon the pig monkey remembers something as it stops playing with the groups Pokemon and runs towards Ash

"Hmm why's Mankey running over here?" Ash asks but gets his answer as Mankey accidentally knocks Ash over and takes his hat this also makes Haunter chuckle.

"Hey that's my hat come back here!" Ash says as he gives chase along with his Pokemon as they head into the bush

"Ash wait!" Misty says as she and Brock return their Pokemon Misty grabs Ash's Pokemon egg her, and Brock then head into the bush to follow Ash and his Pokemon.

5 minutes later Ash and his Pokemon stop running as they've lost track of Mankey

"Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Haunter fly thru the air to see if you can find Mankey" Ash says the 3 Pokemon nod as they go to search for the monkey.

"Ash!" Misty and Brock's voices echo as they catch up to him

"Don't run off so suddenly you forgot your egg!" Misty yells

"Sorry" Ash says as Misty hands him his egg

"Did you find Mankey?" Brock asks

"No, I'm currently having Butterfree, Pidgeotto and Haunter look for it" Ash responds with Misty and Brock nodding

"But seriously Ash is just a hat you can always get another one" Misty says

"It's not just a hat it's an official Pokemon league hat I had to enter a contest and send in over 1000 coupons to get it it's very important to me" Ash responds

"Oh, I remember that contest it's no wonder I didn't win I only sent in one coupon hehehe" Misty says

"But anyway, I wonder what made Mankey so angry to make it dash off?" Brock wonders with Ash and Misty wondering the same

"Haunt, Free, Pidjo!" The group look and see Haunter, Butterfree and PIdgeotto fly over to them

"Were you able to find Mankey?" Ash asks with the three Pokemon nodding

"Good take us over to it" Ash says with the 3-mons nodding as they take the group to Mankey's location


After walking for 2 minutes the group make it to the area Haunter, Butterfree and Pidgeotto found Mankey once Ash sees Mankey wearing his hat he wants to quickly dash over but Brock stops him

"Let me go Brock" Ash says

"Hold on Ash look" Brock says as he points forward Ash looks, and he sees Mankey in front of 3 big and very angry Primeape one of them is shiny as well

"Primeape?" Ash says as he goes to scan them

"Primeape. If you make eye contact with this evolved form of Mankey, it will chase you forever." The Pokedex says

"What's going on?" Misty questions

"It seems like Mankey is challenging those three" Brock responds shocking Ash and Misty

"There's no way Mankey can battle all 3 of them by itself we need to help it" Ash says as he and his Pokemon are about to run forward Brock stops them

"Hold on Ash if we go it could be very bad for Mankey and us" Brock says Ash doesn't agree but nods as he sits down to watch

"Mankey, Mankey" Mankey says yelling at the three Primeape's (especially the shiny one) challenging them to a battle the three Pokemon look at Mankey and laugh. This makes Mankey mad as it charges forward and hits the shiny Primeape in the face, it doesn't hurt the mon but it does annoy it as it punches Mankey in the stomach making it cough in pain as it flies back with Ash's hat falling off.

"Primeape, Prime" The Shiny Primeape says telling Mankey its weak as they begin to laugh again but this makes Mankey angrier as it charges forward and hits the same Primeape in the face doing some damage to it making Primeape angry as it hits Mankey in the stomach again, but it doesn't stop there Primeape begins to brutally beat down on Mankey. As Primeape is beating up Mankey it gestures for the other two to join in the two nod as they begin to punch Mankey making the small monkey scream out in pain.

"How horrible" Misty says

"They're going too far" Brock says Ash alongside his Pokemon are getting angry Ash hands Misty his Pokemon egg then stands up

"I can't watch this anymore!" Ash says as he alongside his Pokemon charge forward with Misty and Brock not too far behind

"HEY LEAVE MANKEY ALONE!" Ash yells causing the 3 Primeape's to look at him and his Pokemon. The Primeape's stare with Ash and his Pokemon staring back getting into battle stances the 3-pig monkey's shrug as they go to leave, leaving the beat up Mankey behind as Ash runs to it.

"Mankey are you okay?!" Ash asks as Mankey looks at Ash before closing its eyes

"Brock hurry!" Ash says as Brock runs over to look at Mankey

"Let's get it back to camp I've my medicine supplies in my backpack" Brock says with Ash nodding as they quickly run to camp Pikachu notices Ash's hat grabs it and follows the rest of the group.

Once the group made it to camp Brock was able to treat Mankey's wounds and bandage it 30 minutes later Mankey wakes up.

"Hey Mankey, how are you?" Ash questions looking at the Monkey, Mankey looks at Ash and everyone else thanking them for treating it, but it gets up and begins to walk in the direction they came from.

"No Mankey you need to rest" Ash says grabbing Mankey but the monkey begins to struggle trying to get out of Ash's grip.

"I wonder why Mankey's so determined to battle those Primeape?" Misty asks

"Hmmm I'm not sure" Brock responds as they watch Mankey finally break out of Ash's hold it lands on the ground and begins to pant.

"See if you're already panting from just getting out of my hold you'll be in much worse pain if you go back to those Primeape" Ash says as Mankey nods it begins to have tears in its eyes making the group sad Pikachu then walks over to Mankey.

"Pika" Pikachu asks wanting Mankey to explain why it wants to battle the Primeape, Mankey begins to tell Pikachu as the yellow mouse nods.

"What did Mankey say Pikachu?" Ash asks Pikachu tells Ash with Ash nodding as he goes to explain it to Brock and Misty

"It seems like it's a form of graduation in order for Mankey to travel on its own" Ash says with Misty and Brock nodding

"Well, that's a weird way for a graduation" Misty says

"I agree I've heard stories that for Mankey's to travel on their own they usually battle and try to beat the leader of the tribe so they can go on their own" Brock says

"It seems like that used to be the case as well, but a couple weeks ago the shiny Primeape appeared defeated the previous leader and changed how things worked when it comes for Mankey's to graduate you need to defeat three Primeape in order to travel on your own" Ash says with Brock and Misty nodding

"So that's why Mankey challenged all 3" Misty says

"Even still that's too much there's no way Mankey can defeat the 3 of them" Brock says

"No there is a way" Ash says as everyone looks at him

"What do you mean Ash?" Misty asks

"Well, this situation reminds me of what Ritchie told me before he caught Zippo, he said that when Zippo was a Charmander it also battled 3 Primeape's lost badly but after Ritchie treated it and trained it Zippo was able to defeat the Primeape's as a Charmander" Ash says shocking Misty, Brock and Mankey Ash then walks over to the little monkey and bends down.

"So, I'm going to do the same thing for you Mankey if you allow it, me and my Pokemon will help train you so once you're ready you can beat those Primeape and go on your own journey" Ash says Mankey looks at the boy it wasn't expecting Ash to help him Mankey looks deep into Ash's eyes and doesn't sense that Ash is lying Mankey stands up.

"MANKEY!" Mankey says wanting Ash to train it

"Great then make sure you rest up tonight because tomorrow we're going to train!" Ash cheers alongside his Pokemon and Mankey

"We'll help as well" Misty and Brock say making Ash and Mankey smile after that they all go to sleep.


It's the next day and true to Ash's words Ash helps Mankey train Mankey has training matches with all of Ash's Pokemon it increases its evasiveness by dodging Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Haunter and Pikachu's moves. It does endurance training with Charmeleon and Gyarados which helps it learn the move Endure. Charmeleon and Gyarados also helped increased Mankey's attack power. Mankey trains with Misty's Pokemon as well, whenever Mankey would get too injured or worn-out Brock would help heal its wounds. They keep training for 2 days until Mankey feels it's ready to battle the Primeape's again.

"You ready Mankey?" Ash asks with Mankey nodding as Ash smiles, they then begin to walk towards the area where the Primeape's are.

Once they make it Mankey is ready to go it's about to confront the Primeape's but Ash stops him

"Here I want you to wear this for good luck" Ash says as he puts his hat on Mankey's head surprising the Monkey, Mankey looks at Ash who's smiling giving Mankey a thumbs up alongside Misty, Brock and Ash's other Pokemon, Mankey smiles at all of them giving a thumbs up as well.

"Kick their butts Mankey" Ash says with Mankey nodding as it gets a determined look on its face and runs forward to face the Primeape's again. The Primeape are surprised to see Mankey again they thought it gave up, but Mankey tells them that it's back for revenge the 3 Primeape laugh as Mankey makes the first move and hits one of the Primeape's in the face with Brick Break easily knocking it out.

The two Primeape's are shocked and decide to take Mankey seriously both mons charge and try to land a Karate Chop, but Mankey easily dodges jumping over both it then comes crashing down using Cross Chop on one of the Primeape's hitting its back knocking it straight down to the ground knocked out only leaving the Shiny Primeape left.

"Now there's only one left" Ash says with Misty and Brock nodding as they watch Mankey and Primeape stare at each other they see more Mankey and Primeape appear wanting to watch the battle.

"Prime" "Mankey" Primeape and Mankey say to each other they stare at each other for a few moments before they yell and charge at each other. Both Pokemon use Brick Break colliding with each other creating an explosion causing both Pokemon to skid back but they charge at each other again.

"Prime!" Primeape goes to hit Mankey with Brick Break, but Mankey dodges and uses Low Sweep kicking Primeape's leg making it trip.

"Mankey!" Mankey yells as it jumps forward and begins to hit Primeape using Close Combat doing a lot of damage to Primeape

"Ape!" Primeape yells as it punches Mankey away with Rock Smash, Primeape then shoots forward to use its own Close Combat Mankey also shoots forward using Close Combat both mons clash they begin to punch and kick each other doing major damage to the other.

"Prime!" Primeape yells as it goes to use Brick Break on Mankey, but Mankey uses Endure to take the hit and uses Brick Break on Primeape stomach making the Pokemon cough in pain, but it then glows orange.

"It's using Counter" Brock says in shock

"Dodge Mankey" Ash says to himself as Primeape goes to hit Mankey the small monkey dodges at last second it quickly uses Bulk up raising its attack/defense and grabs Primeape's leg lifting Primeape high into the air.

"Yes, it's going to use Seismic Toss" Ash says happily, Primeape knows what Mankey is going to do so it kicks Mankey with its free leg forcing it to let go Primeape then goes to grab Mankey, but Mankey easily dodges Primeape as it grabs Primeape's arm and begins to spin.

"GOOOO! MANKEY!" Ash along with Misty, Brock and Ash's Pokemon cheer the other Primeape and Mankey cheer as well.

"MANKEY!" Mankey yells as it throws Primeape down towards the ground as hard as it can Primeape crashes on the ground creating a small crater creating a dust cloud. Once Mankey lands everyone waits to see the results once the dust clears the shiny Primeape its still standing it looks at Mankey one last time before smiling as it falls on the ground in defeat.

"YEAH!" Ash, Misty, Brock, Ash's Pokemon along with the Mankey's and Primeape's cheer in Mankey's victory

"MANKEY!" Mankey gives a loud cheer as well happy it won

"You did amazing Mankey!" Ash says as he and his Pokemon dash forward Mankey sees Ash and his Pokemon run towards it Mankey runs over to them the small monkey jumps in the air as it begins to evolve shocking everyone. Once the evolution stops what was once a Mankey is now a Primeape the large monkey comes crashing down wrapping Ash in a hug making the boy fall on the ground.

"Prime, Prime!" Primeape says happily while hugging Ash

"Yes, I'm happy you won too Primeape please get off me" Ash says as Primeape let's Ash up letting the boy catch his breath, Primeape then gives Ash his hat back making Ash happy as he stares at the pig monkey.

"Congrats on winning the battle and evolving Primeape!" Ash says as he and his Pokemon hug Primeape making the monkey happy as Misty and Brock smile

"Prime!" Everyone turns and see the shiny Primeape stand up

"Does it still want to battle?" Misty asks

"I don't think so" Brock responds as the shiny Primeape walks to the Primeape with Ash and speaks.

"Prime, Primeape" The shiny Primeape says with Primeape nodding

"What did it say Pikachu?" Ash asks as Pikachu tells Ash making him happy

"What did they say Ash?" Misty asks

"It seems like the Shiny Primeape is allowing Primeape to go on its journey and they're going back to their old ways when it comes to the graduation ceremony" Ash says with Misty and Brock smiling as the other Primeape's and Mankey's cheer.

10 minutes later the group packed up all their things and are about to leave but Ash sees the Primeape he helped again

"What is it Primeape aren't you going on your journey?" Ash asks as the pig monkey walks to Ash putting his fist on Ash's stomach

"Are you saying you want to come with me?" Ash asks with Primeape nodding it then gets into a battle stance

"Looks like Primeape wants you to battle it" Brock says as Ash nods

"Alright sounds good to me Charmeleon I choose you!" Ash says sending out the fire lizard it roars it looks at its opponent and smiles.

"Charmeleon use Flamethrower!" Ash calls Charmeleon fires the stream of fire at Primeape, the wild monkey dodges the attack quickly runs towards Charmeleon and punches Charmeleon across the face with Rock Smash making Charmeleon skid back a little Primeape then charges again.

"Charmeleon use Fire Punch!" Ash calls Charmeleon roars it heats up its fist with fire it charges forward and goes to punch Primeape but the Pokemon blocks it

"Now Flamethrower!" Ash calls Charmeleon quickly fires the move, but Primeape jumps high in the air it begins to fly straight down crossing its arms in an x shape

"Charmeleon Counter with Dragon Claw!" Ash calls Charmeleon covers its claws in Dragon energy it jumps in the air heading towards Primeape the two mons collide creating an explosion they then land back on the field.

"Prime!" Primeape roars as it uses Bulk Up to increase its attack/defense and charges forward as its going to use Close Combat

"Charmeleon use Dragon Dance then Fire Punch!" Ash calls Charmeleon roars it spins increasing its attack/speed and charges at Primeape the two mons collide as they begin to repeatedly punch each other with each hit doing more than the previous one they punch each other one more time they skid back and smile at each other.

"Charmeleon use Flamethrower!" Ash calls Charmeleon quickly shoots out the fire

"Prime!" Primeape roars as it uses Close Combat and begins to punch the flamethrower surprising Brock and Misty, but this makes Ash want to catch Primeape even more Primeape continues punching the fire as its now in front of the fire lizard as Primeape goes to hit Charmeleon Ash smiles.

"Charmeleon use Overheat!" Ash calls Charmeleon roars as it fires the big stream of fire point blank range at Primeape the pig monkey is consumed in fire it yells out in pain as it falls on the ground Ash turns his hat backwards and quickly grabs an empty Pokeball.

"Go Pokeball!" Ash says throwing the ball the ball soars thru the air as it hits Primeape sucking the mon inside the ball begins to shake as everyone watches. The ball shakes 3 times until it dings confirming Ash caught Primeape this makes Ash happy as he runs towards the Pokeball and grabs it.

"Alright I caught a Primeape!" "Pi Pikachu!" "Char!" Ash cheers doing his pose with Pikachu and Charmeleon cheering (Charmeleon fires a Flamethrower towards the sky) Ash's Pokemon egg glows happily, the Pokeball then vanishes going to Prof. Oak's lab.

"Congrats on catching Primeape Ash" Misty and Brock say with Ash nodding


20 minutes later the group make it to a Pokemon Center so Ash can add Primeape to his team the phone rings 3 times until Daisy's face shows up on the screen and she looks beat up.

"Daisy what happened to you?!" Ash asks in shock

"Your Primeape is what happened as soon as it appeared here it came out if its Pokeball and started creating havoc your Vulpix, Kingler and Wartortle tried to stop it, but they only made things worse as Primeape is now battling the 3 of them in the lab" Daisy says as the gang can see Primeape running around while battling Vulpix, Kingler and Wartortle they see Ice beams, Hydro Pumps and Primeape throwing things everywhere they also see Kingler and Primeape collide with a Crabhammer and Brick Break respectively creating an explosion.

"Primeape calm down!" Prof. Oak says but Primeape throws the old Professor shocking the group they then see Vulpix use Zen Headbutt tackling Primeape but this makes the monkey angry as it knocks Vulpix away as Kingler and Wartortle start to battle the pig monkey.

"I hope you're asking for Primeape Ash because I don't know if Grandpa or I will last" Daisy says she then ducks as Primeape throws Wartortle in her direction the turtle crashes on the monitor (thankfully not breaking it)

"Yes, I'll send over Pidgeotto to you so I can add Primeape to my team" Ash says with Daisy nodding ending the video call we see Daisy and Prof. Oak go and try to put Primeape in its Pokeball but the monkey knocks them away Vulpix, Kingler and Wartortle use Zen Headbutt, Crab Hammer and Skull Bash respectively tackling Primeape into a wall.

5 minutes later Prof. Oak and Daisy were able to get Primeape back in its Pokeball thanks to Ash's Clefable holding it in place with psychic they put the Pokeball on the transfer machine and make the transfer.

"I got Primeape's Pokeball" Ash says

"We received Pidgeotto's Pokeball as well" Daisy says as behind Daisy we see Ash's Muk give Prof. Oak a massage while Clefable, Ivysaur, Vulpix, Kingler, Warturtle and Raichu try to help put the lab back in order (Clefable also tends to Daisy's, Prof. Oak's, Vulpix's, Kingler's and Warturtle's wounds).

"I'm sorry my Primeape acted that way" Ash says apologetically

"It's okay Ash it just wasn't familiar with us I'm sure once it gets to know us more it'll calm down" Daisy says with Ash nodding

"See ya later Ash we got some cleaning up to do" Daisy says

"Yep, see ya" Ash says as the video call ends as Ash looks at Primeape's Pokeball

"I feel I'm going to have a lot of trouble trying to control Primeape" Ash says

"Well, training difficult Pokemon is one thing you have to deal with when you're a Pokemon trainer" Misty says

"Yep, and I'm sure once you have Primeape under control it'll be one of your best Pokemon" Brock says with Ash nodding the group then go outside

"Primeape I choose you!" Ash says bringing out the Pokemon as it looks at Ash

"I'm happy you're one of my Pokemon Primeape but whenever you go to Prof. Oak's lab you can't cause trouble for Prof. Oak, Ms. Daisy or the other Pokemon you have to behave" Ash says with Primeape nodding in understanding as Ash smiles

"Great in that case let's train hard together!" "Pika!" Ash and Pikachu cheer Primeape smiles as it picks up Ash and begins to run away from the Pokemon Center

"PRIMEAPE PUT ME DOWN!" Ash yells (holding onto his egg tightly) but Primeape doesn't listen as it continues to run forward happily leaving Misty, Brock and Pikachu behind

"It sure has a lot of energy" Misty says

"Making it the perfect Pokemon for Ash" Brock says with Misty and Pikachu agreeing as they begin to run as well trying to catch up to Primeape.


2 days later as the group are walking, they see a Machamp alongside it is a blue Octopus like Pokemon running and punching the air.

"Cool a Machamp and who's the other Pokemon?" Ash questions as he goes to scan the Pokemon

"Grapploct, the Jujitsu Pokémon. A Fighting type. Grapploct's entire body is made of overlapping muscles. Its tentacles have terrifying power for squeezing attacks." The Pokedex says

"I believe Grapploct are mainly native to the Galar region what's one doing in Kanto?" Brock questions

"Maybe it belongs to a trainer?" Misty says

"Will I'm going to battle it let's go Pikachu" Ash says with Pikachu punching its fist Ash gives Pikachu boxing gloves and they both head towards the two Pokemon

"Ash wait!" Misty says as she and Brock go after the boy and yellow mouse. As Machamp and Grapploct keep running Ash and Pikachu get in their way

"Hold it right there Grapploct we challenge you to a battle" Ash says with Pikachu wearing boxing gloves as it punches its fist together. Machamp and Grapploct are confused they look at each other and shrug their shoulders as Grapploct gets into a battle stance.

"Okay Pikachu use your super rocket punch!" Ash says as Pikachu jumps forward hitting the Octopus in the face, but nothing happens as Pikachu looks back at Ash.

"Uh try another one Pikachu!" Ash says Pikachu nods Pikachu goes to hit the Octopus again, but Grappoloct holds out one of its tentacles placing it on Pikachu's head stopping the yellow mouse in its tracks.

"Well, that didn't work" Ash says as Misty and Brock face palm

"Who goes there!" A woman's voice yells as the group turn around, they see a young woman a little bit older than Brock having short white hair, tan skin, wearing a workout uniform and has a stoic expression.

"What do you think you're doing to my Pokemon?" the lady asks as Ash speaks

"I'm sorry I didn't know they were your Pokemon I thought they were wild" Ash says as he and Pikachu bow apologetically the lady then walks over to Ash looking at him closely staring him in the eyes

"Uh is something wrong?" Ash asks

"Tell me would you happen to be Ash Ketchum the winner of the SS. Anne Tournament and the son of Red Ketchum?" The lady asks

"Why yes that's me" Ash responds as the girl nods

"I see I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself my name is Bea I'm a fighting type gym leader that hails from the Stow on Side gym in the Galar region and these are my Pokemon Machamp and Grapploct" Bea says with her Pokemon going next to her shocking Ash, Misty and Brock

"Whoa the Galar region that's far" Ash says with a surprised look

"What's a gym leader from the Galar region doing in Kanto?" Misty asks

"I'm here to compete in the P1 Grand Prix to further my training" Bea responds

"Further your training?" Ash asks

"Yes, I've been travelling around the world training in multiple fighting dojos to become stronger so that one day I'll defeat the current Galar champion Leon" Bea responds

"Leon?" Ash questions

"He's said to be one of the strongest trainers in the world, he's never lost once after becoming Galar's champion and I believe he's your dad's top student" Brock says surprising Ash

"My dad's top student? cool I hope I get to battle him one day" Ash says with stars in his eyes he then asks Bea a question

"By the way what's the P1 Grand Prix?" Ash asks

"Oh, it's a fighting tournament held once a year to decide who the strongest fighting type Pokemon is" Bea responds

"That sounds fun I want to enter!" Ash says as Pikachu sparks its cheeks as Bea nods

"Yes, I would like to battle the boy who won the SS. Anne Tournament, and the son of Red Ketchum" Bea says smiling which makes Brock's eyes turn to hearts

"Oh, Bea, you've captivated me with your smile please go out with me" Brock says while bending down on one knee and holding Bea's hand Misty was going to pull Brock's ear, but Bea speaks

"Sorry but I'm already in a relationship" Bea responds as Brock's heart shatters as Misty and Pikachu chuckle with Ash confused, they then hear a voice

"BE-BE KINS!" Another voice calls the group turns as they see a girl with roller skates with blonde hair and a blue bipedal dog heading towards them the girl and the dog jump in the air do a few spins as they land next to Bea and her Pokemon.

"How could you leave us behind?" The blonde girl asks in annoyance with the blue dog wondering the same

"You were still asleep" Bea responds

"So why didn't you wake me?" The blonde girl asks as Bea signs

"I tried but you wouldn't wake up" Bea responds shocking the girl and the dog

"Um Bea who's this?" Ash asks

"Oh, this is Korrina she's the soon to be gym leader of Shalour City in the Kalos region and my girlfriend" Bea responds and blushes shocking the group

"Aww look how red your face is after saying that" Korrina says happily as she kisses Bea on the cheek making Bea's face turn bright red shocking the group more

"Just introduce yourself already" Bea says a little flustered as Korrina looks to the group introducing herself

"Hello, I'm Korrina like my lovely girlfriend Bea said I'm the soon to be gym leader of Shalour City, I'm also competing in the P1 Grand Prix, and this is my partner Lucario" Korrina says with Lucario saying high to the group as Bea blushes when Korrina called her lovely

"Nice to meet you I'm Misty" Misty says

"I'm Brock" Brock says but is sad as he wishes he had a girlfriend

"I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, this is my partner Pokemon Pikachu and my Pokemon egg" Ash says introducing himself Pikachu saying Pika and the egg faintly glowing

"Whoa wait you're the trainer that won the SS. Anne Tournament cool me and Bea watched your battle with that Ritchie kid we were on the edge of our seats!" Korrina says with Lucario agreeing, Lucario then walks over to Ash's egg

"What is it Lucario?" Korrina asks as Lucario looks at Ash's egg curiously making Ash confused

"Hey Ash if it's alright with you can Lucario touch your Pokemon egg" Korrina asks

"Uh sure" Ash says as he lets the blue dog touch the egg once Lucario does its eyes glow blue as does the egg as there's a big wave of aura blowing in the air shocking everyone after a few moments the aura goes away.

"So, what do you think Lucario?" Korrina asks as Lucario looks back at its trainer and smiles

"Wait what just happened?" Ash questions

"That was Aura" Korrina responds

"Aura?" Ash, Misty and Brock question

"Aura is something that lets you feel everything around you; you can sense your Pokemon's emotions, and it also grants them great power in battle" Bea responds

"Wait I think I've heard of Aura before from Mr. Riley my dad's friend" Ash says shocking everyone

"Yes, I've heard the man named Riley is a skilled Aura user I only saw him once a few years ago when he came to the gym to train with my grandpa" Korrina says

"So, what does the aura have to do with Ash's egg?" Misty asks

"It's simple the Pokemon that's currently inside the egg is the pre evolved form of Lucario called Riolu" Korrina says

"Riolu?" Ash says as he looks at both Riolu and Lucario in his Pokedex

"Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon a fighting type. When sad or scared, Riolu's aura becomes stronger as a way of signaling its allies. Lucario, the Aura Pokémon a fighting and steel type, and the evolved form of Riolu. By sensing the aura of its opponents, Lucario can read their thoughts and movements." The Pokedex says

"Whoa so the Pokemon inside my egg is a Riolu" Ash says as he, Pikachu, Misty and Brock look at the egg

"Ah…. I'm sorry if I spoiled the surprise for you hehehehe" Korrina says apologetically while rubbing the back of her head

"No, it's fine in fact I'm happy that I know what's inside my egg because ever since I entered the SS. Anne, I always felt this egg was calling to me and watching me now that I know it was Riolu that makes me happy" Ash responds having a smile on his face, Korrina and Bea nod

"Also, when Team Rocket attacked the SS. Anne Riolu must've sent out a distress signal using its Aura to Gyarados to save you when you were in the ocean" Brock says as Ash nods

"Wait wouldn't this mean that Ash is an aura user?" Misty questions

"Yes, it seems your aura abilities started to awaken once you came in contact with that egg" Korrina says as Ash smiles

"Cool I know my dad and Mr. Riley have aura abilities but me having them as well is cool!" Ash says happily

"So, when would you say it's time for Ash's egg to hatch?" Brock asks with Ash and Misty wondering as well

"Hmmmm what do you think Lucario?" Korrina asks the blue dog who barks with Korrina nodding

"My Lucario says it'll still take a while for the egg to hatch but once it does its going to be a powerful Pokemon" Korrina says as Ash looks at his egg

"Man, I'm so excited to see you hatch Riolu" Ash says as the egg starts to glow also wanting it to hatch soon too, Bea then looks at the time

"Korrina look at the time we have to register for the tournament" Bea says

"You're right Be-be Kins we need to hurry" Korrina says as both girls and Pokemon head into the direction to register for the tournament

"Hey wait for us!" Ash says as the group give chase as they're running Korrina's Lucario feels something following them but doesn't think much of it as it continues to run.

We cut to the bushes and see Jessie, James and Meowth

"A fighting tournament huh interesting" James says

"Too bad we can't enter it since we have to watch the kid" Jessie says

"Oh well maybe they've popcorn" Mewoth says with Jessie and James nodding as they follow the group making sure they're not seen


10 minutes later the group made it to the tournament hall Ash, Brock, Bea, and Korrina registered Misty decided not to enter the tournament since she wasn't interested, and someone has to watch Ash's egg. Ash will be using Primeape, Brock will be using Alolan Graveler, Bea will be using Grapploct and Korrina will be using Lucario the announcer then makes himself known.

"Hello everyone, my name is David and I'm the announcer for the P1 Grand Prix tournament this year we have many strong challengers who will try to defeat last year's champs Anthony and his Hitmonchan!" David says as a well bult man and his Hitmonchan appear on stage with the crowd roaring in excitement.

"Whoa a lot of people are excited" Misty says looking at the crowd

"Yes, my father became the champion last year" A girl around Brock's age says as Misty looks at her

"Oh, I should introduce myself my names Rebecca" Rebecca says

"Hello, my name's Misty" Misty says shaking Rebecca's hand

"So, are you cheering for your friends?" Rebecca asks as Misty nods

"Yep, they're competing in the tournament" Misty responds "Are you going to cheer for your dad?" Misty asks

"Yes, but if I'm being honest, I hope he loses" Rebecca says

"Really how come? Misty asks

"It's just after he won the tournament last year he's never home anymore and is always training which I understand way, but I just want him to spend more time with me and my mom" Rebecca says

"Don't worry if anyone can beat him my friends can" Misty says as Rebecca looks at her

"You really think so?" Rebecca asks

"Yep, just watch" Misty says smiling with Rebecca nodding as they turn to the stage as David begins to announce the challengers.

"Now let's go thru the challengers first its last years runner up back for revenge Giant and his Hitmonlee!" David says as a Giant man appears next to him is a Hitmonlee

"Next is Chigusa alongside her is her Partner Hitmontop!" David says as a girl around Ash's age with short pink hair appears next to her is a spinning top Pokemon

"So that's a Hitmontop" Ash says as he scans the Pokemon "Hitmontop, the Handstand Pokémon. Hitmontop's smooth graceful kicks are deceptively powerful. Opponents may be surprised by their force, so beware." The Pokedex says

"Next is Shauna she's one of the trainers from the Dewford gym in the Hoenn region with her Partner Pokemon Medicham" David says as a girl around Brock's age appears she has long blue hair and is wearing a fighting outfit Ash goes to scan Medicham.

"Medicham, the Meditate Pokémon a Psychic/Fighting type. Medicham is able to harness psychic powers through yoga. Being at one with nature, it can make itself vanish completely." The Pokedex says

"Next we have Korrina from Shalour City alongside her Partner Pokemon Lucario!" David says as Korrina and Lucario appear waving at the crowd who cheer loud for her

"Next are two new trainers competing in their first P1 Grand Prix we have the winner of the SS. Anne tournament Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town with his Primeape and Brock the previous gym leader of Pewter City with his Alolan Graveler!" David says as Ash and Brock appear with the crowd cheering

"There they are!" Misty says as she cheers along with Rebecca

"The last trainer entering today is the fighting type gym leader from the Galar region who's a master of Galar Karate let's hear it for Lady Bea and her partner Grapploct!" David says as the crowd roars in excitement once they hear and see Bea, Bea and Grapploct look at the crowd and aim their fist in the air.

"Whoa people really like Bea" Ash says listening to the cheers

"Yep Be-Be Kins is really popular" Korrina responds

"Looks like we got some tough competition Hitmonchan" Anthony says with Hitmonchan agreeing

"Now let's begin the first match it'll be our champion Anthony vs Chigusa" David says as both trainers head to the ring with their Pokemon going inside it.

"This match is a 1v1 battle whoever knocks out their opponents Pokemon first will be the winner now let the battle begin!" David calls as Chigusa makes the first move

"Let's go Htimontop use Rolling Kick!" Chigusa calls as Hitmontop begins to spin heading towards Hitmonchan

"Hitmonchan dodge then use Power Up Punch!" Anthony calls Hitmonchan easily dodges Htimontop's attack its fist glow red and punches the spinning Pokemon in the stomach making Hitmontop cough in pain as Hitmonchan's attack power increases.

"It's okay Hitmontop use Triple kick!" Chigusa calls as Hitmontop shoots forward kicking Hitmonchan in the face doing some damage to it making Hitmonchan skid back but it shakes off the attack

"Good job Hitmonchan finish this with Mach Punch!" Anthony calls as Hitmonchan shoots forward before Chigusa can give a command the punchy Pokemon punches Hitmontop again causing major damage pushing it out of the ring as it falls on the ground knocked out.

"Hitmontop is unable to battle the winner is Hitmonchan!" David calls as the crowd cheers

"That's one strong Hitmonchan" Ash says with Brock nodding

"Let's move on to the next match it'll be Ash Ketchum vs Giant!" David calls as Ash and Giant go to their sides of the ring to begin their battle.

"Be careful Primeape this Hitmonlee was last year's runner up!" Ash says with Primeape nodding as it punches its fist together.

"Let's do this Hitmonlee" Giant says with Hitmonlee nodding

"Let the battle begin!" David calls as Ash makes the first move

"Primeape use Brick Break!" Ash calls as Primeape dashes forward

"Dodge HItmonlee and use Low kick!" Giant calls Hitmonlee easily dodges Primeape's Brick Break it bends down and kicks Primeape's leg making the pig monkey trip.

"Now use High Jump Kick!" Giant calls as Hitmonlee jumps high in the air and quickly falls forward with its knee heading towards Primeape as the monkey looks up

"Primeape wait right there!" Ash says shocking the crowd

"What is Ash Ketchum thinking?!" David says

"He must have an idea" Brock says with Korrina nodding as Bea watches in silence as Hitmonlee gets closer to Primeape the monkey wants to move but it trust Ash and waits once Hitmonlee is a little bit closer Ash makes his move.

"Dodge Primeape!" Ash calls as Primeape narrowly dodges Hitmonlee's attack shocking everyone as Hitmonlee keeps going it crashes its knee on the battle ring.

"LEE!" HItmonlee yells in pain as it holds its knee

"I see so Ash knew High Jump Kick does a lot of damage if the user misses the move so he had Primeape wait until Hitmonlee got closer so it could dodge" Brock says

"That's smart" Korrina says with Lucario agreeing as Bea and Anthony watch and smile

"Great job Primeape now finish off Hitmonlee with Close Combat!" Ash calls Primeape roars it shoots forward and begins to punch and kick Hitmonlee repeatedly causing major damage to the kicking Pokemon Primeape punches Hitmonlee one more time knocking it out of the ring as it crashes on the wall and falls on the ground.

"HItmonlee is unable to battle the winner's Primeape allowing Ash to move forward!" David calls as Ash and Primeape celebrate

"Yeah, great job Primeape!" "Pika!" Ash and Pikachu cheer with Primeape smiling at them David then calls for the next match

"Can Brock and Korrina please make their way to the ring!" David calls

"So, I'm going up against Korrina" Brock says

"Hope you give me a good battle Brock!" Korrina says as she and Lucario go to their side of the ring

"Good luck Brock" Ash says with Brock nodding as he and Graveler go to their side Graveler and Lucario get into a battle stance as they wait for the match to begin.

"If both trainers are ready, you may now begin the battle!" David calls as Korrina makes the first move

"Lucario Swords Dance!" Korrina calls as Lucario roars sharply increasing its attack power

"Graveler use Defense Curl to raise your defense then use Rock Polish to increase your speed!" Brock calls Graveler roars as it increases its defense and speed.

"Lucario use Bone Rush!" Korrina calls as Lucario has two bones appear from its hands as it shoots forward at Graveler

"Dodge Graveler then use Fire Punch!" Brock calls Graveler dodges Lucario's Bone Rush as it jumps forward heating up all 4 of its fists with fire

"Lucario use Bone Rush again!" Korrina calls as Lucario brings out the two bones and collides with Graveler both Pokemon begin to clash with each other trying to hit their opponent but are unable to as they clash again and skid back to their sides of the ring.

"Graveler use Flamethrower!" Brock calls as Graveler fires the stream of hot fire

"Lucario blow that fire away with Bone Rush!" Korrina calls as Lucario spins its bones easily blowing away the fire

"Use Rollout!" Brock calls as Graveler quickly rolls forward and hits Lucario doing some damage to it

"Quick Force Palm!" Korrina calls as Lucario goes and puts its palm on Graveler once it touches the boulder Pokemon there's a shock wave that blows Graveler away doing a lot of damage Graveler then crashes on the ground.

"Even though Graveler increased its physical defense with Defense Curl that Force Palm still did a lot of damage" Brock says

"Let's keep going Lucario use Power Up Punch!" Korrina calls Lucario roars as it covers both its fists in orange energy and immediately appears in front of Graveler

"Graveler quickly counter with Fire Punch!" Brock calls Graveler quickly heats up is fists with fire as it collides with Lucario the two mons begin to punch each other even though Graveler is getting more hits in thanks to having 4 arms Lucario's attack power is stronger as its power continues to increase every time Lucario lands a Power Up Punch the two-mons punch each other one more time Lucario backs away it's taken damage but can still battle while Graveler begins to pant heavily.

"Come on Brock and Graveler keep fighting!" Ash cheers along with Pikachu and Primeape Misty who's in the stands cheers as well, while Riolu inside the egg watches Lucario fight.

"Come on Graveler we're not done yet use Rollout!" Brock calls as Graveler curls into a ball and shoots forward hitting Lucario in the stomach making the blue Coyote cough as Graveler is now above Lucario.

"Now Brick Break!" Brock calls as all 4 of Graveler's arms glow white as it goes to hit Lucario, Korrina and Lucario smile.

"It's over" Bea says as Ash looks at her

"Lucario Aura Sphere!" Korrina calls as Lucario puts its hands together and shoots out a blue ball of fighting energy surprising Brock and Graveler

"Knock it away Graveler!" Brock calls Graveler collides with the Aura Sphere it tries its best to knock it away, but the move is too strong the rock Pokemon is then consumed as there's an explosion

"Graveler!" Brock yells as Graveler appears from the smoke falling on the ground knocked out.

"Graveler is unable to battle Lucario is the winner allowing Korrina to move onto the next round!" David calls as the crowd cheers

"Alright we did it Lucario!" Korrina says jumping up and down with Lucario doing the same

"Man, I can't believe Brock's Graveler lost" Ash says

"Korrina's Lucario was just that much stronger" Bea says as Ash nods as he sees Brock walk over to Graveler

"Thanks, Graveler you did your best" Brock says with Graveler nodding they then see Korrina and Lucario walk over to them

"That was a fun battle Brock" Korrina says with Lucario nodding

"Thank you I enjoyed it as well" Brock says as he shakes Korrina's hand with the crowd clapping.

"Now we'll begin the final match of Round 1 its between Lady Bea and Shauna!" David calls as the crowd roars excited to see Bea battle both trainers and Pokemon go to their sides of the ring they bow to each other and get a serious expression on their faces.

"So, it's finally Bea's turn" Ash says

"Let the battle begin!" David calls as Shauna makes the first move

"Medicham use Zen Headbutt!" Shauna calls as Medicham covers its head in Psychic energy as it charges forward at Grapploct

"Use Detect!" Bea calls as Grapploct's eye glows and easily dodges Medicham

"Try a Force Palm!" Shauna calls as Medicham charges forward Bea makes her next move

"Use Octolock!" Bea calls as Grapploct dodges the Force Palm it then grabs all of Medicham's limbs with its tentacles and pins Medicham down.

"What's Octolock?" Ash asks as Korrina speaks

"Similar to wrap, bind and many other squeezing moves Grapploct uses its Tentacles to grab all the opponent's limbs making sure they're unable to move it also lowers the opponents special defense/defense the longer Grapploct has its opponent in Octolock" Korrina says as Ash nods

"Medicham try to break free!" Shauna calls Medicham tries but its unable to it can feel its defense getting lower as it stares into Grapploct's eyes Bea makes a command

"Now finish it off with Liquidation!" Bea calls as Grapploct covers its tentacles with water and begins to hit Medicham repeatedly

"Medicham!" Shauna calls in worry

"That's enough Grapploct" Bea says as the Octopus nods it let's go of Medicham who's unconscious

"Medicham is unable to battle Grapploct is the winner meaning Lady Bea can move on to the next round!" David calls as Bea and Grapploct bow to their opponent as the crowd gives a loud cheer.

"Whoa she knocked out her opponent in only two moves" Ash says in shock with Pikachu, Primeape and Brock surprised

"Yep, that's my girlfriend for ya back home in the Galar region she's a very tough gym leader not many trainers can make it pass her even I have trouble beating her" Korrina says with Lucario nodding surprising Ash his Pokemon and Brock

"That's the end of round 1 we'll now begin the second match it'll be Ash vs Korrina!" David says with the crowd roaring in excitement

"Looks like we get to battle each other Ash" Korrina says looking at the boy

"Yeah, I'm excited" Ash says with Primeape agreeing both trainers and Pokemon go to their sides of the ring Bea tells Korrina good luck making the skater girl happy as she waits for the battle to start.

"If both trainers are ready you may begin!" David calls as Ash and Korrina make a command

"Use Power up Punch!" Both trainers call as Primeape and Lucario charge at each other their fist collide creating an explosion making both mons skid back with their attack power increasing Primeape then dashes forward

"Primeape use Brick Break!" Ash calls as Primeape goes to hit Lucario

"Use Circle Throw!" Korrina calls as Lucario dodges Primeape's Brick Break it grabs Primeape's arm and tosses it in the air

"Now Aura Sphere!" Korrina calls as Lucario fires the blue ball of fighting energy

"Block it Primeape!" Ash calls as Primeape blocks there's an explosion as Primeape lands back down on the ring not taking any damage from the move

"Not bad" Korrina says as she calls for her next move

"Use Swords Dance then Power Up Punch!" Korrina calls Lucario roars increasing its attack power sharply then both its fists glow as it quickly dashes forward to hit Primeape

"Primeape dodge then when you see an opening use Brick Break!" Ash calls Primeape begins to dodge Lucario's punches it keeps dodging until it sees an opening and hits Lucario in the chest with Brick Break making the blue Coyote cough in pain as it backs away from the pig monkey

"Great job Primeape now use Bulk Up!" Ash calls Primeape roars as it increases its attack/defense

"Use Metal Sound Lucario!" Korrina calls Lucario puts the two metal pieces on its wrist together creating an ear-piercing sound that affects not only Primeape but Ash and the crowd as well greatly lowering Primeape's special defense

"Now Aura Sphere!" Korrina calls as Lucario fires the blue ball and its much bigger than the last one

"Primeape try to punch it back with Power Up Punch!" Ash calls Primeape roars as its fists glows colliding with the Aura Sphere as it tries to push it back

"Add more power Lucario!" Korrina calls Lucario nods as it adds more aura to the ball increasing its power and size as it begins to push Primeape back

"Come on Primeape I know you can do IT!" Ash calls Primeape nods as it roars increasing the power on its fist as it successfully punches the Aura Sphere back shocking Korrina and Lucario the giant ball hits Lucario doing super effective damage

"Primeape quick use Brick Break!" Ash calls Primeape dashes forward getting in front of Lucario it raises its fist high as it slams down hard on Lucario's head making the blue dog fall face first on the ring.

"Lucario!" Korrina calls in worry Lucario tries its best to get up, but it ultimately stays down.

"Lucario is unable to battle Primeape is the winner making Ash our first finalist!" David calls

"Alright!" "Pika!" "Prime!" Ash, Pikachu and Primeape cheer as Korrina walks over to Lucario

"We may not have won but you did great Lucario" Korrina says with the blue dog nodding they then look over to Bea, Machamp and Grapploct who smile at them.

"Hey Korrina thanks for a good battle" Ash says

"Thanks Ash it was fun but next time we'll win" Korrina says with Lucario nodding making Ash look forward to when they battle again. Once Korrina makes it to Bea, Bea tells her good job and kisses Korrina's cheek making the girl blush as Brock gets jealous

"I want a girl to kiss me on the cheek too" Brock says in a sad tone as Pikachu and Graveler pat him on the back

"Now will Anthony and Lady Bea come to the ring!" David calls as Anthony and Bea go to their sides, they bow to each other and get a serious expression on their faces

"I wonder how well Bea will do she's going up against last year's champion" Brock says

"Be-Be Kins gots this" Korrina responds as she begins to cheer as David begins to speak

"If both trainers are ready, you may now begin the battle!" David calls as Anthony makes the first move

"Let's go Hitmonchan use Mach Punch!" Anthony calls as HItmonchan quickly dashes forward to punch Grapploct

"Use Detect then Liquidation!" Bea calls as Grapploct dodges the Mach Punch it then covers its tentacles with water as it heads towards Hitmonchan

"Hitmonchan counter with Thunder Punch!" Anthony calls as Hitmonchan covers its fist with electricity as it collides with Grapploct both Pokemon begin to punch each other.

"Keep going HItmonchan!" Anthony calls as Hitmonchan punches Grapploct across the face making the octopus skid back and it looks paralyzed.

"Good Hitmonchan now end it with Close Combat!" Anthony calls as HItmonchan goes to hit the supposed paralyzed Grapploct Bea makes a command.

"Dodge then use Octolock!" Bea calls surprising Anthony as Grapploct dodges Hitmonchan the Octopus grabs Hitmonchan's limbs and pins the fighting type on the ground decreasing its special defense/defense

"Wait I thought Grapploct was paralyzed?" Ash says in shock

"Be-Be Kins Grapploct has the Limber ability making it unable to be paralyzed" Korrina responds as Ash nods

"Hitmonchan break free!" Anthony calls as Hitmonchan tries but its unable to as Grapploct is holding on tightly

"Now Liquidation!" Bea calls as Grapploct covers its tentacles with water and begins to repeatedly hit Hitmonchan causing a lot of damage to it.

"No HItmonchan!" Anthony yells as he watches Hitmonchan get beat up that's when Rebecca comes to him

"Daddy please stop this" Rebecca says

"Rebecca?" Anthony says in shock

"Please daddy you already won last year wasn't that enough?!" Rebecca asks looking in her father's eyes Anthony looks at his daughter then back at Hitmonchan Anthony closes his eyes he gives a sign as he takes the towel he was wearing and throws it.

"I forfeit" Anthony says shocking everyone

"Grapploct that's enough" Bea says with Grapploct nodding as it gets off Hitmonchan it bows to it as it goes back to Bea, Anthony then walks over to HItmonchan picks it up telling it he's sorry with Hitmonchan nodding as Anthony grabs a microphone and speaks.

"Sorry to all who wanted me to win but today I learned that I don't need to keep my championship status I'm going to retire and spend more time with my family" Anthony says shocking the crowd.

"Really Daddy?" Rebecca asks as Anthony nods making the girl happy as the crowd claps for him as Anthony, Rebecca and Hitmonchan walk off the ring

"I'm happy for you Rebecca" Misty says wiping a single tear from her eye

"Wait what just happened?" Ash asks

"I'm not sure" Brock responds they then see Bea walk over to them

"Well Ash son of Red Ketchum it is time for our battle" Bea says as Ash looks at her

"Yeah, and we're going to win!" Ash says with Primeape cheering

"Here it is folks the final match on this corner we have our first finalist Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town alongside his Primeape!" David says as Ash and Primeape wave to the crowd as they cheer

"Yeah, Go Ash!" "Pika!" Misty, Brock and Pikachu cheer

"Next is our second finalist the fighting type genius from the far Galar region lets here it for Lady Bea and her Grapploct!" David says as once Bea and Grapploct make it to the ring they bow at Ash and Primeape with them doing the same the crowd then cheers loudly for her.

"YEAH, GO BE-BE KINS!" Korrina cheers loud alongside her Lucario and Bea's Machamp

"This is a 1 on 1 match whoever knocks out their opponents Pokemon first will be declared the winner are both trainers ready?" David asks as both trainers and Pokemon get a serious expression on their faces and get into a battle stance.

"You may now begin!" David calls as Ash and Bea don't call for an attack instead, they just stare at each other

"Why are they just staring at each other?" Misty asks

"Ash knows that he can't just rush after observing how Bea's other opponents fought her, they all rushed in with Bea having Grapploct dodge then pin them down with Octolock so Ash is trying to approach this carefully" Brock responds with Misty nodding as they look at the battlefield as Bea speaks.

"Seeing as you're being cautious, I'll take the first move Grapploct use Liquidation!" Bea calls as Grapploct covers its tentacles in water and charges forward at Primeape

"Dodge Primeape and when you see an opening use Power Up Punch!" Ash calls Primeape nods as it begins to dodge Grapploct's tentacles it then sees an opening as it goes to punch Grapploct

"Use Detect!" Bea calls Grapploct dodges Primeape's attack as its now above it

"Now Octolock!" Bea calls "Dodge Primeape then use Power Up Punch!" Ash calls as Grapploct falls forward to grab Primeape the pig monkey dodges, Primeape then quickly charges its fist and punches Grapploct in the face causing some damage as Primeape's attack power has now increased.

"Grapploct hit it back with Drain Punch!" Bea calls as Grapploct jumps forward and hits Primeape in the face making it hit the ropes on the ring, the punch not only caused damage to Primeape but also restored Grapploct's energy as it doesn't look like it's taken any damage as Ash grits his teeth.

"What can I do now?" Ash questions but Bea doesn't give him time to think as she calls for her next move

"Grapploct use Brutal Swing!" Bea calls as Grapploct covers its tentacles in dark energy and quickly spins over to Primeape

"Primeape counter with Cross Chop!" Ash calls as Primeape shoots forward crossing its arms in an x shape and collides with Grapploct the two mons begin fighting for dominance but both skid back and charge at each other again.

"Use Liquidation!" "Use Close Combat!" Both trainers call Grapploct and Primeape collide and begin to punch each other repeatedly but Grapploct is winning the exchange since it has more limbs Primeape tries its best to keep up but its unable to as Grapploct punches the pig monkey in the air.

"Primeape!" Ash calls

"Now Octolock!" Bea calls as Grapploct quickly jumps up to try and grab Primeape

"Counter with Seismic Toss Primeape!" "Dodge Grapploct and use Octolock!" Both trainers call Primeape goes to grab the Octopus but Grapploct dodges using its tentacles to get higher than Primeape shocking everyone Grapploct then grabs Primeape's limbs as both mons crash back on the ring with Grapploct on top of Primeape holding onto it tightly as Primeape tries to break free.

"Now end it with Close Combat!" Bea calls Grapploct nods as it uses its extra tentacles to start punching Primeape repeatedly

"No Primeape!" Ash yells in worry as he watches Primeape getting punched repeatedly

"If Ash doesn't get Primeape out of that hold soon it's going to faint" Brock says

"Come on Ash, Primeape!" "Pika!" Misty, Pikachu and Ash's Pokemon egg cheer

"Yeah, Go Be-Be Kins!" Korrina cheers along with Lucario and Machamp, back on the battlefield Grapploct continues to punch Primeape with the monkey yelling in pain

"What should I do there has to be a way for Primeape to get out of that hold" Ash thinks to himself as Bea speaks

"I've enjoyed our battle Ash, champion of the SS. Anne Tournament and son of Red Ketchum, but this is my victory Grapploct end it with Liquidation!" Bea calls as Grapploct covers its tentacles in water it goes to hit Primeape one more time Ash is trying to think of something, but he then remembers when Primeape was thrashing about in Prof. Oak's lab, and he remembers that Primeape's nature is usually it thrashing Ash gets an idea.

"I'm not sure if this will work but I'll try it Primeape use Thrash!" Ash calls as Grapploct is about to hit Primeape, Primeape starts to move crazy making Grapploct miss as Primeape continues to thrash about, Grapploct tries its best to keep Primeape pinned down to the ground but is unable to as Primeape forces Grapploct off of it shocking Bea Primeape then charges at Grapploct and begins to punch and kick the Octopus.

"Yes, it worked!" Ash says happily

"I see Ash took Primeape's nature into account that since it loves to Thrash about Grapploct wouldn't be able to hold on to it because of Primeape's crazy movements" Brock says with Misty and Pikachu nodding as they see Primeape punch the Octopus making it fly towards the ropes on Bea's side.

"Are you okay Grapploct?" Bea asks with the Octopus nodding as it can still battle Bea then looks at Primeape

"Such ferocity and fighting spirit" Bea says as she smiles shocking the crowd

"Look Be-be Kins is smiling she must be enjoying herself" Korrina says with Lucario and Machamp nodding

"I love the fighting spirit your Primeape has so we'll match it with our own Grapploct use Bulk Up then Close Combat!" Bea calls as Grapploct increases its attack/defense and charges at Primeape

"Primeape you use Bulk Up and Close Combat as well!" Ash calls as the monkey quickly increases its attack/defense power it charges at Grapploct and both mons begin to repeatedly punch each other as the crowd cheers.

"Now Liquidation!" Bea says as Grapploct covers its tentacles in water and jabs Primeape in the stomach making it cough

"Use Counter Primeape!" Ash calls as Primeape glows a bright orange as the orange energy goes in its fist as it punches Grapploct in the stomach making the Octopus cough in pain.

"You're not done yet Grapploct use Revenge!" Bea calls punching her fist forward as Grapploct yells covering its tentacles in orange and goes to hit Primeape

"Use Endure!" Ash calls as Primeape takes a deep breath as it lets Grapploct hit it Primeape feels the pain but endures the attack shocking everyone Primeape then grabs Grapploct's tentacles

"Now end it with Seismic Toss!" Ash calls as Primeape yells it jumps high in the air bringing Grapploct with it

"Break free Grapploct!" Bea calls but the Octopus is unable to as Primeape has a tight hold on all its tentacles Primeape begins to spin Grapploct fast.

"NOW LET IT GO!" "PRIMEAPE!" Ash and Primeape yell as Primeape throws Grapploct back towards the ring as hard as it can Grapploct crash's down hard on the ring. As Primeape lands back down it gets on one knee and begins to pant to everyone's surprise Grapploct stands up Grapploct and Primeape stare at each other for a few moments until Grapploct smiles it gives a bow and falls down unconscious.

"Grapploct is unable to battle Primeape is the winner making Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town the winner of this year's P1 Grand Prix!" David says as the crowd cheers.

"ALRIGHT!" "PRIME!" Ash and Primeape let out a loud cheer as the monkey jumps towards Ash tackling him to the ground wrapping him in a hug

"Hahahaha you were amazing Primeape I knew you could do it" Ash says with Primeape looking at Ash happily as it hugs Ash tighter, we see Bea walk towards Grapploct petting it on the head as Grapploct looks at her.

"You battled well my friend this lost just means we still have room for improvement" Bea says as Grapploct nods they then walk over to Ash and Primeape.

"You two gave us a great battle I thank you" Bea says as she and Grapploct bow to them

"Thank you Bea I enjoyed our battle as well or should I call you Lady Bea?" Ash asks

"Just Bea is fine, and I'll just call you Ash I hope we battle again one day" Bea responds smiling holding out her hand

"That's fine with me and I also want to battle you again as well" Ash says as he and Bea shake hands while Primeape and Grapploct nod to each other as the crowd claps their hands.


10 minutes later Primeape received a belt for winning the tournament from Anthony, Anthony tells Ash that the belt will help increase Primeape's fighting type moves making Ash and Primeape happy and now the group are in Anthony's gym having a sweet's party

"Whoa look at all these sweets!" Ash, Misty, Brock and Korrina say with Bea looking in awe

"Dig in everyone after a good workout is great to have something to eat my daughter Rebecca made a lot" Anthony says with Rebecca nodding

"Thank you!" The gang say as Ash, Misty and Brock send out all their Pokemon for them to eat some sweets as well

"Man, this candy is amazing don't you guys agree?!" Ash asks while looking at Pikachu, Butterfree, Gyarados, Charmeleon, Haunter and Primeape who roar in agreement.

"Here you go Vulpix" Brock says handing the red fox a cupcake making Vulpix happy

"Here Psyduck try this" Misty says handing Psyduck a candy bar the duck looks at it takes a bite and gets a big grin on its face as it eats the whole thing it then tries to stuff multiple candy bars in its mouth, but Misty stops it causing the group to laugh. Ash then looks over to Korrina and Bea he gets a surprised look on his face when he sees Bea, Machamp and Grapploct eating a bunch of sweets.

"I wasn't expecting Bea to love sweets" Ash says in shock with Brock and Misty shocked as well

"Yeah Be-Be Kins has a big, sweet tooth she's stoic most of the time but when it comes to sweets, it's like she's a different person" Korrina responds

"Yes, I love sweets they're a great snack after an intense training session/battle" Bea responds as she licks her fingers and Korrina wipes her cheeks as she got chocolate on them making Bea blush as the group laugh.

It's now the next day everyone had fun and ate a bunch of sweets the previous night. The group are now outside Anthony's gym and are going to say goodbye to Bea and Korrina.

"So where are you guys heading too next?" Ash asks

"We're going to the Johto region to train with the fighting type gym leader named Chuck there" Korrina says with Bea nodding Bea then walks to Ash

"Once you get stronger Ash come to the Galar region and we'll have a Dynamax battle" Bea says then Korrina speaks

"Yeah, you should come to the Kalos region as well once your Riolu hatches from its egg and becomes a Lucario let's have a mega evolution battle!" Korrina says with Lucario agreeing confusing Ash and Misty.

"What's Dynamax and Mega evolution?" Ash and Misty ask as Brock speaks

"Dynamax is a phenomenon that happens only in the Galar region which allow Pokemon to become gigantic and for some Pokemon their forms change I heard it's called Gigantic Max or G-Max for short you'll need a Dynamax band in order to use it. As for Mega evolution its achieved when a trainer and Pokemon have a strong bond allowing for the Pokemon's appearance to change and you'll need a Key stone and the Pokemon's mega stone which can be very difficult to find. Also unlike with Dynamax you can mega evolve your Pokemon anywhere I've heard you'll mostly see trainers from the Kalos and Hoenn regions use mega evolution" Brock says as Ash and Misty nod with Ash getting excited

"Cool I hope I get to achieve that one day" Ash says with Misty and Brock agreeing as they also want to try Dynamax and Mega Evolution one day.

"We'll look forward to it Be-be kins is able to Dynamax while I'm still in training for mega evolution but by the time we meet again I'll show you Mega Lucario" Korrina says with Lucario nodding

"And I'll show you G-Max Machamp" Bea says with Machamp nodding making Ash more excited

After that both parties go their separate ways Korrina and Bea head towards the Johto region while Ash, Misty and Brock continue towards Saffron City.

This is where the chapter ends

Whew this was a long chapter we got a new capture for Ash, got introduced to Bea and Korrina and now we know what's inside Ash's Pokemon egg. How do you guys think I handled Ash catching Primeape as well as the P1 Grand Prix? In my story Primeape is going to stay with Ash since it never made since to me that he gave it to some guy he met. Primeape is also going to be Ash's last capture for a while until the group goes to Fuchsia City and enter the Safari Zone, I've a lot of captures planned for not only Ash but for Brock and Misty as well (mainly for Ash).

Were you guys surprised that inside Ash's egg was a Riolu? I think I made it obvious that it was as in its first appearance it was giving off blue aura. And how do you think I handled Bea and Korrina's characters? I decided to make them girlfriends since in Pokemon Journeys there's a ship between the two and I just thought that it would be a fun idea for them to be in a relationship.

Next chapter will come out next week and once that chapter comes out the one after it will have the group finally reach Saffron City see you all then.

Next time: Chapter 24 Goodbye Butterfree