Before Hoenn

Ash and Tomo decided to stay in Pallet Town for two days to talk about their adventures in the Johto Region and to sort everything out before they went to Hoenn. Ash placed his Johto badges and his special badge from the Silver Conference onto the shelf where his other badges and trophies were. Delia said that she was going to buy a cabinet for his badges and trophies since Ash would be earning more in the future. Ash then placed his treasures in his room; the two parts of the GS Ball, the glass medal he won from the Alto Mare race, his evolution stones and his items for powering up Pokemon moves. Ash and Tomo also had Dragon Fangs; Clair gave one each to the gang before they left Blackthorn City. Tomo placed his items in his room as well. Tomo had his own bedroom now; Delia had a spare room changed into a bedroom just for Tomo, sometime after he became a member of the family. Ash kept his locket with the Rainbow Wing with him just in case he would need to contact Ho-Oh while in Johto. He also kept the Silver Wing with him; he feared it would get stolen while he was gone.
During the stay Ash informed Prof. Oak about his plan to head to Hoenn with Latias, Latios and the egg. Tomo decided to go with Growlithe, Wynaut, Elekid and Magby.
"Are you going to challenge the gyms Tomo?" Prof. Oak asked.
"I was thinking about doing that." Tomo said. "But no, I'm not. I prefer just watching Ash competing in gym battles. The truth is, I don't know what I want to be at the moment."
"Oh never mind." Ash said. "You'll find out what you want to be soon. I know you will."
Tomo trusted Ash's words.
After two days it was time for Ash and Tomo to leave Kanto for the Hoenn Region. Ash had contacted Mewtwo and told him where he was going. Mewtwo was traveling to the Hoenn Region at the moment, so he nodded. Prof. Oak gave Ash and Tomo new Pokedexes; these Pokedexes contained all the information about the Pokemon that lived in the Hoenn Region. Delia had given her sons new backpacks and new clothes to wear. Ash was wearing a red hat with a black mark on it, a blue hoodie with a black and orange t-shirt underneath, blue jeans, black and green finger-less gloves and black and blue sneakers. Tomo was wearing blue jeans, a orange t-shirt, a blue hoodie and black and green trainers. He was also wearing a black headband and black finger-less gloves. Delia gave her sons two ferry tickets for the ferry that would take them to Hoenn. 
"You two be careful and have fun on your journey." Delia said.
"And catch a lot of Hoenn Pokemon." Prof. Oak said.
So the two brothers said goodbye to Delia, Prof. Oak and Tracey and together with Growlithe, they set off for a new journey.