BA071

==Synopsis==
Dante is tasked with the final trial, and it is a cooking challenge.
==Summary==
Yazmyne and her friends arrive on Alola Route 5, which is the entrance into Lust Jungle. As they near the forest, the mysterious Tapu Lele watches them from above. The trio look for the local Trial Captain and find a mobile home a Pokemon battle between a Sylveon and Mudbray, which Sylveon wins. Sylveon's trainer notices Yazmyne's friends and asks if they are here for the Lush Jungle Trial. They confirm and Megan indicates that Dante will be taking the challenge while she and Yazmyne help. The girl introduces herself as Alexis, the Trial Captain. Alexis explains that the trial consists of attracting the Totem Pokemon with a large meal. Megan asks what kind of meal, and Alexis says that it is up to them. 
Alexis directs them to her mobile home and explains that she needs the home because it contains all the cooking supplies trainers can select for the challenge. Trainers are allowed to take anything that they need or nothing at all. Yazmyne refers to Dante what he would like to take. Dante asks who the Totem Pokemon is. Alexis only says that it is a Grass-Type. Understanding the challenge better, Dante takes the large pot, which comes with a stand; he takes some knives and a large spoon. Dante then asks about the ingredients, and Alexis says they can use anything that is in the forest. However, she does provide a list of common edible products in the forest. Dante and his friends believe they are ready, and Alexis wishes them luck.
In the forest, Dante asks Yazmyne and Megan to call out Ivysaur and Gloom. Dante explains that since they are Grass-Types, anything that they would like to eat, then the Totem Pokemon may like to eat. Gloom and Ivysaur looks for specific foods on the ground while Dante calls on Scyther to help him cut down some berries. Yazmyne and her friends come across a group of sleeping wild Pokemon defending a Mago Berry tree and Dante suggests he must have the berries since the Grass Pokemon in the area must love them. Dante calls on Beedrill to help Scyther silently take some of the berries without disturbing the Pokemon. However, Munchlax, drawn to the scent from inside its Poke Ball, emerges and tries to eat all the berries. Munchlax's ruckus awakens the wild, and they attack. Beedrill and Scyther defend the group, and Dante manages to salvage the Mago Berries while recalling Munchlax. 
Gloom is particularly drawn to some herbs that are blocked by some rocks, but there is a small pathway for a small Pokemon. Megan and Yazmyne ask for Pichu and Eevee to collect the herbs. Eevee uses Dig to safety emerge on the other side of the rocks to collect the plants while Pichu fits through the tight space. After bringing back the herbs, the curious Pichu takes a bite out of the plant and passes out because it is so bitter. Dante identifies the herbs as Revival Herbs, which are known for their infamous bitterness.
Next, Ivysaur and Gloom both react powerfully to an unknown item and sprint toward it, almost in competition with the other. Yazmyne and her friends chase after them and come in contact with a queen-like Pokemon, protecting some smaller fruit-like Pokemon. As Ivysaur and Gloom, encroach on the queen's territory, the queen viciously kicks them away, prompting them both to retaliate with Razor Leaf and Bullet Seed. Before a full battle can escalate, Yazmyne and Megan call them off, seeing as they are encroaching on other Pokemon's territory. Dante calls out Parasect who uses Aromatherapy to lull the queen-like Pokemon and the others she is protecting. Yazmyne then finds the source that caused Ivysaur and Gloom to rile: a Miracle Seed, which are known to power-up Grass-Type moves. The trio then leave, believing they have enough ingredients. 
Megan finds an empty spot in the forest where Dante can set up his large borrowed pot on top of a stand. Scyther chops down some wood, and Yazmyne calls on Starmie to fill the pot with water with Water Gun. Megan calls on Magcargo to use a light Flamethrower to begin heating the pot. Dante slowly mixes in ingredients, starting with berries to draw out the Totem Pokemon but it is not enough. Dante begins to add some spices and the Revival Herbs, which begins to attract some wild Pokemon but not the Totem Pokemon. Dante finally adds the Miracle Seed to Ivysaur and Gloom's chagrin as they wished to eat it themselves; still nothing. Adding more Mago Berries does not help either. After cooking for over an hour, Megan asks if they are missing an ingredient. During the hour, Yazmyne had left and came back with some more nearby spices though she does not think they will help and they are risking burning the meal. Dante has an idea and asks for Parasect's help. Dante cultivates the mushrooms that grow underneath its tochukaso. Dante mixes in the mushrooms into the soup, which is the missing ingredient needed to draw out the Totem Pokemon. 
The Totem Pokemon is a large Lurantis that wants the meal Dante and his friends have made. Wanting the meal, the Totem Lurantis attacks, and Beedrill and Scyther readily defend Dante. Dante tasks Beedrill to battle alone, and Beedrill is more than enough to overwhelm Lurantis with Twinneedle and Pin Middle for super-effective damage while evading Solar Blade and X-Scissor with Agility. Totem Lurantis responding by calling an ally Casformm, who uses Sunny Day and transforms into its Sunny Form. Lurantis' Leaf Guard ability activates to heal from the poison Beedrill's Twinneedle inflicted, and it performs Synthesis to heal from all the damage Beedrill inflicted. Now, Totem Lurantis can use Solar Blade faster and Castform uses a Fire-Type Weather Ball. Megan calls on Buizel whose Aqua Jet delivers super-effective damage on Castform. Megan promises to handle Castform, allowing Dante to resume focus on Totem Lurantis. 
Totem Lurantis still has improved fighting strength with Solar Blade and strikes Beedrill. Needing more raw power, Dante has Beedrill fall back and Scyther battles, using a combination of Swords Dance and X-Scissor. Scyther and Totem Lurantis exchange multiple sword-like blows with X-Scissor until Scyther uses Laster Focus to guarantee a critical hit and deliver massive damage onto Totem Lurantis. Totem Pokemon begins to glow and fully heal with Synthesis, but Megan and Buizel finally knock out Castform with Waterfall. Sunny Date fades, so Synthesis does not fully heal Totem Lurantis. Totem Lurantis is distracted by this setback, which gives Scyther the opening to deliver another powerful X-Scissor that renders the Totem Pokemon unable to battle. The overjoyed Tapu Lele has been watching.
With the battle having been won, Dante and his friends help rejuvenate Totem Lurantis and Castform with the meal they prepared. Thankful and overjoyed, Totem Lurantis begins to present Dante with a Grassium-Z, but the Z-Crystal purple and somehow transforms into a different Z-Crystal, a Buginium-Z. Dante and his friends are curious at the development, but it does not change that Dante cleared the trial.
==Major Events==
*Dante clears the trial at Lush Jungle with Megan and Yazmyne's help
*The Totem Lurantis is about to gift Dante a Grassium-Z as a reward, but Tapu Lele switches it with a Buginium-Z, which Dante receives instead 
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events/Battles Ablaze. 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Yazmyne
*Dante
*Megan
*Trial Captain Alexis
*Trainer
===Pokemon===
*Ivysaur (Yazmyne's)
*Eevee (Yazmyne's)
*Beedrill (Dante's)
*Scyther (Dante's)
*Munchlax (Dante's)
*Parasect (Dante's)
*Pichu (Megan's)
*Magcargo (Megan's)
*Buizel (Megan's)
*Sylveon (Alexis')
*Mubray (Trainer's)
*Tapu Lele
*Lurantis (Totem)
*Castform
*Comfey
*Bounsweet (multiple)
*Tsareena
*Formantis (multiple)
*Phantump
*Trumbeak (multiple)
*Pikipek (multiple)
Category:Battles Ablaze