Red is woken by the sound of a flute "Huh? Mr. Fuji?"
"Yes, despite Rocket's best attempts, I got to the Pokéflute first. I am still studying how it works, but any living creature who hears the flute will awake from slumber no matter how deep, for a time, it was used to rouse the comatose… or bring back those drifting too close to the other side." Fuji began to have flashbacks "But inevitably, trainers wanted to take it! The advantage of waking up your Pokémon whenever you want, it was too much for some to resist… It was hidden right here soon after people came for it…"
"If the Ghosts can put me to sleep, how am I supposed to defeat them?" Red asked
"There's someone I feel you should meet, a master of Sleep Powder, the roads may be closed, but I have my ways…" Fuji takes Red atop his trusty Duduo, and despite a lack of wings, it flutters through the sky by kicking the air, reminding Red of Yoshi from all those Mario games he'd played "Hang on!"
"To what!?" Said a panicked Red as they went 6000 meters in the air!
Meanwhile, in a gym full of women, who just chased off an old man creepily staring through the window, suddenly they spotted Fuji, and the leader sighed "Fuji… what do you need help with this time…?" Her voice permanently sounding like one talking to themself in their sleep…
Red stepped forward "Hello… miss…?"
"Erika…"
"I'm here to meet a master of sleep… can you tell me where he is?" Red asked
"You're looking at her…" Erika said, her kimono tied left over right, preserved primarily for those who are dead, in eternal sleep…
"Okay… step one of my training: Reexamine my personal biases…" Red rubbed the back of his neck
"Step 2, master your sleep cycle." Erika says "Arrive at my gym at 7 or earlier… do not stay awake all night or I will know… do not attempt any excuses involving that silly American system of AM PM… 7…" Despite her constant sleepy-looking face, she somehow felt like she was giving an icy glare…
Red thought it would be a simple task, so he set an alarm clock, when he woke, it was 9! The clock was gone, when he went into the hall, Erika was holding the clock "No cheating allowed… try again tomorrow…"
Over and over, every trick Red tried! Staying up for hours figuring out how to wake up on time! He always failed!
He asked students of Erika's how they passed the test, they told him his body wakes when it's ready or when it has to, no sooner, he needs to fall asleep sooner…
Red tried a few strategies, keeping his room cool, dark, and quiet, avoiding anything caffeinated like soda, leaving blinds open so the light and warmth of the sun can tell his body it's morning…
He woke up at 6! He rushed to the gym! Erika seemed happy, despite her expression never truly changing "You pass…"