BA070

==Synopsis==
While Yazmyne faced a monster, Megan must face and army.
==Summary==
Yazmyne, Megan, and Dante travel next to Wela Volcano Park where the next Akala Island Trial is held. As expected the volcanic area is incredibly hot, dirty uncomfortable for the trio. Even though Yazmyne accidentally disturbs a flock of Fletchling, they scale the inactive volcano to the site of the trial where they see a man camping with his Magmar. 
The man introduces himself as David, the Trial Captain of Wela Volcano Park. He asks which of the three trainers will take on the challenge. Dante asks about the reward, which David says is a Firium-Z, so Dante says he will pass on the trial since he does not have a Fire-Type while Megan has Magcargo. Megan asks what the trial will be and David explains that Megan will have to "attract" Salandit, a Pokemon neither Megan nor her friends know of. David shows them a picture. He explains that the Totem Pokemon is a Salazzle, which is an Poison/Fire all-female species that lives by attracting male Salandit. He leaves Megan to guess the rest. Megan guesses that attracting enough male Salandit will cause Totem Salazzle to emerge and attach, which David says is correct. 
Megan calls out her Gloom, who knows Sweet Scent, and asks Dante to call out his Parasect because it knows Aromatherapy, which can also draw in other Pokemon. Wary, Yazmyne calls out Ivysaur and suggests that when Gloom and Parasect use Sweet Scent and Aromatherapy, they will not only attract Salandit; they may attract other POkemon who will want to battle. She also warns that they try to act as quickly as possible. Because Gloom, Parasect, and Ivysaur are Grass-Type Pokemon, they will be uncomfortable in volcanic heat and the Fire-Type Pokemon they encounter will deliver super-effective damage. 
Gloom and Parasect initiate their trainers' plan to lure in wild Pokemon with Sweet Scent and Aromatherapy. Ivysaur uses Vine Whip to repel Fletchling and Cubone drawn to their scent. Soon, a pack of three Salandit appear. Yazmyne then asks a problem they failed to consider: how will they keep track of the Salandit they draw out since there will be too many to literally capture. Megan calls on Magcargo who uses Yawn to put the Salandit to sleep, which will keep them inactive and contained. The trio's strategy works to continue deflecting wild Pokemon and drawing in nine more male Salandit. Dante recognizes they failed to ask how many Salandit they need to lure until the Totem Salazzle appears. Dante's question is soon answered when a large glowing Salazzle emerges and spews massive flames in anger. 
Totem Salazzle emits a unique pheromone which draws in more Salandit and awakens the Salandit that Yazmyne and her friends lured and put to sleep. Under Totem Salazzle's command, the Salandit release a Poison Gas, prompting Daniel and Megan to immediately recall Parasect and Magcargo while Ivysaur and Gloom are unaffected. Between coughs, the trainers offer suggestions to get rid of the poison gas. Megan says she has an idea, but she needs Yazmyne to call on Pidgeot to blow away the gas with Twister. Yazmyne calls out her bird Pokemon who is immediately poisoned by the lingering gas. Pidgeot performs Twister as planned, blowsing away the gas. Megan then calls out her new Alolan Raticate. Raticate has a clear line of sight to the twenty Salandit and performs Taunt, which will prevent them from using anymore Status moves. Megan then has Gloom lull the Salandit with Sweet Scent to momentarily stun them despite Salazzle's pheromones. Megan calls for Pichu who jumps off Megan's shoulder and races past the stunned Salandit to reach Salazzle and paralyze her with Nuzzle. Salazzle fights through the new paralyzes and swats away Pichu with Dragon Tail though Megan catches her. 
Megan recalls Gloom and Raticate and then sends in Magcargo while Yazmyne recalls her poisoned Pidgeot. She asks Dante for his help with Beedrill, and Dante promptly sends her to battle. Magcargo summons a Rock Slide to topple and knock out the many Salandit while Beedrill fires a Pin Missile to defeat the rest, leaving only the Totem Salazzle to battle. Since Totem Salazzle is alone, Megan requests to Yazmyne and Dante that she handle the rest of the trial alone. 
Battling alone, Totem Salazzle spews a Toxic that badly poisons Magcargo. Magcargo uses another Rock Slide, but Totem Salazzle's Dragon Tail destroys the incoming rocks. Meanwhile, four Salandit emerge from the rubble of Magcargo and Beedrill's attacks and spray Magcargo with Venom Drench, which drastically weakens its strength and defenses, enough for Totem Salazle to knock it out with Dragon Pulse. Megan recalls Magcargo for Buizel who dashes with Aqua Jet. He prioritizes knocking out the last four interfering Salandit. While successful, Totem Salazzle stops Buizel's stream of water with Flame Burst, causing him to crash. Totem Salazzle then poisons him with Toxic. Buizel and Totem Salazzle clash with Aqua Jet and Dragon Tail. Buizel follows with Waterfall, which lands a massive blow on Totem Salazzle, who stumbles from pralysis. Buizel continues to attack with Double Hit, but Totem Salazzle devours him in a Dragon Pulse. Buizel narrowly survives the attack but is too weak to endure a following Flame Burst. 
Megan recalls Buizel and sends in Nidorino, who will not be affected by Toxic. Megan orders Nidorino to use Poison Jab. Nidorino charges to attack, but Totem Salazzle gently evades only to try to cuddle with Nidorino and attempt to enchant him, confusing Megan and her friends while Nidorino himself is uncomfortable. Megan orders Nidorino to jump back and build power with Focus Energy. Nidorino obeys and glows red hot, building critical power. Totem Salazzle surprisingly reacts by picking flowers and giving them to Nidorino. Megan and her friends are still confused. The defeated Salandit recover and prepare to continue fighting on behalf of their queen, but Totem Salazzle ferociously calls them off before continuing her efforts to court Nidorino. 
David appears and explains that Salazzle has apparently fallen in love with Nidorino. David notes that Nidorino do not actually exist in Alola; he's never seen one and neither has Salazzle. He supposes she must be infatuated with the new masculine Pokemon she has never seen. Megan decides to take advantage and asks Nidorino to request a Z-Crystal from Totem Salazzle. Nidoino makes the odd request and Totem Salazzle emits a roar that summons a female Salandit that emerges from her den. David further explains that when Salazzle give birth to female Salandit, she keeps them hidden, trained, and fed in her den until it evolves into Totem Salazzle and starts a colony of its own. The female Salandit gifts Nidorino a Poisonium-Z. Megan was expecting a Firium-Z. David guesses that Totem Salazzle wanted to give Nidorno a gift that specifically pertained to a fellow Poison-Type.
Nidorino hands the Poisonium-Z to Megan, and the Totem Salazzle is devastated, thinking she had been tricked into forfeiting the Z-Crystal. Totem Salazzle dramatically falls over with a broken heart and commands her colony of Salandit to carry her away back to their home. David expresses Megan's victory was unorthodox, but she fairly won the Wela Volcano Tribe and earned the Z-Crystal. Since so many of Yazmyne and Dante's Pokemon were poisoned, he offers them the warm Pecha Berry tarts that he makes atop the volcano with Magmar for trainers and their Pokemon after facing Totem Salazzle. Yazmyne and her friends accept. Meanwhile, an odd pink Pokemon appears above Yazmyne and her friends, and it observed the long Island Trial. The mysterious Pokemon laughs and flutters away.
==Major Events==
*Megan clears the trial at Wela Volcano with Dante and Yazmyne's help, earning a Poisonium-Z from a Totem Salazzle as a reward. 
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events/Battles Ablaze. 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Yazmyne
*Dante
*Megan
*Trial Captain David
===Pokemon===
*Ivysaur (Yazmyne's)
*Pidgeot (Yazmyne's)
*Beedrill (Dante's)
*Parasect (Dante's)
*Nidorino (Megan's)
*Raticate (Megan's; Alola Forme)
*Magcargo (Megan's)
*Pichu (Megan's)
*Buizel (Megan's)
*Gloom (Megan's)
*Magmar (David's)
*Salazzle (Totem)
*Salandit (multiple)
*Fletchling (flock)
*Cubone (multiple)
*Tapu Lele
Category:Battles Ablaze