Phione

Today the gang arrived in Chocovine Town, but they weren't thinking about the Pokemon Contest. There was a festival underway at the harbor.

"We got Phione phone straps, Phione dolls and other Phione merchandise." A merchant called out.

Dawn thought the Phione dolls were adorable and wanted one for herself. The merchant displayed a computer screen that showed a real Phione.

It was a Water type Pokemon that closely resembled Manaphy.

"Wow they closely resemble Manaphy with some slight differences." Tomo said.

He also decided to buy a Phione doll.

"If Misty was here, she would go all gaga over the Phione." Ash said.

Dawn looked Phione up on the Pokedex.

"Phione, the Sea Drifter Pokemon. A Pokemon that lives in warm seas. It inflates the flotation sac on it's head to drift and search for food."

Dawn then looked Manaphy up on the Pokedex.

"Manaphy, the Seafaring Pokemon. Born on a cold seafloor, it will swim great distances to return to it's birthplace."

"Are you entering the Pokemon contest?" The merchant asked them.

"I am." Dawn answered.

"Not me." Ash added.

"If you saw a Phione, that will give you good luck." He explained.

"I know, you should go watch the Phione. This is the only time they appear this year." He suggested.

The gang agreed with the suggestion and went to watch the Phione.

"Hey Dawn, have you decided who you'll use in the contest?" Ash asked.

"Yes I have." Dawn answered.

She was going to use Drifloon and Pachirisu. Piplup was disappointed he wasn't going to be in the contest. Dawn reminded him that all her Pokemon had to take turns. Piplup still felt disappointed so Dawn reminded him to cheer them on as they looked up to him. Those words instantly cheered Piplup up.

*That night...*

Tourists were gathering at the harbor to a submarine where they would go Phione watching in. Unfortunately Team Rocket was running the submarine. The trio had heard about the Phione and they wanted to see them for themselves. Meowth, who was dressed up like a Phione, noticed the gang were coming into the submarine and the trio was careful not to let the gang see them. The trio then went into the control room.

"Better start this thing up." Jessie said.

"I am worried about something though." James said. "What are we going to do if no Phione show up? Those people may ask for their money back you know."

"James is right and it wasn't cheap for the submarine either." Meowth said.

"That will be when you get into the picture Meowth." Jessie said. "As you're dressed like a Phione, you can pretend to be one."

Meowth didn't like that idea as he would've had to hold his breath for a long time.

Soon the sub was under the sea. There were many water type Pokemon swimming around under the sea like Luvdisc and Finneon.

"This is wonderful." Dawn said.

"I like seeing what it is like under the sea." Tomo said.

He recalled the last time they were under the sea.

Piplup, Growlithe, Buneary, Smoochum, Pachirisu, Happiny and Croagunk were enjoying themselves too.

Suddenly three Phione appeared. Everyone in the sub saw them and they were delighted. Team Rocket couldn't believe their eyes either when they saw the Phione. Just then one of the Phione noticed Buneary and swam up to the submarine's window to wave hello.

"Aw, how sweet." Dawn said.

"You know, I think that Phione likes Buneary." Brock said.

Buneary was surprised to hear that.

*Meanwhile...*

Team Rocket was putting another plan into motion; they planned to catch a Phione and take it to the boss.

"No offense." Meowth said. "I mean, I know these Phione are rare Pokemon but would the boss want these?"

"Of course Meowth." Jessie said. "Didn't you listen to what the people around here said about Phione? They saw Phione know every ocean there is in this world, so that means they would probably know where to find rare water type Pokemon and rare treasures."

"That's right, so the boss can use the Phione for that." James said.

"Exactly." Jessie smiled.

The trio decided to wait until the tours were over.

Soon the Phione watching was over and everyone was happy to have seen the Phione.

"The Phione were so cute." Dawn said. "I'm glad I bought my own Phione doll."

"Me too." Tomo smiled.

Meanwhile the Phione from before was still staring at the submarine. It couldn't stop thinking about Buneary. The other two Phione tried to have it follow them, but the Phione wanted to see Buneary again. It seemed it developed a crush on her.

Suddenly the Phione got caught in a net. It was Team Rocket in their Magikarp submarine.

"Ha ha caught you." Jessie said.

"Now to reel it in to give it to the boss." Meowth said.

"With this, we'll have tons of luck." James said.

*The next morning...*

The gang were doing morning exercises with some of their Pokemon. Tomo wanted to do some battling with Ash, but Dawn wanted to do some shopping and she wanted the boys to come with her. The boys didn't want to because they knew what Dawn was like in regards to shopping. But Dawn promised she wouldn't take long, so the gang headed to the shops.

*Meanwhile...*

Team Rocket was feeling cheerful after successfully capturing Phione last night. By now they were on land and in the park while Phione was kept in a pot with a lid on it.

"This is so great." Meowth said. "We caught a rare Pokemon and this is said to be a lucky Pokemon."

"We must take it to the boss at once." Jessie said.

"Shouldn't we capture it in a Poke Ball?" James asked. "I mean, it may try to escape while it's in this pot."

"That's actually a good idea, James." Jessie said.

She took a empty Poke Ball out of her pocket.

"Okay James, you release Phione from the pot and once you do that, I'll catch Phione in this ball."

"Okay." James said. "But make sure to be quick Jessie. I have a feeling this Phione may be a tricky one."

So Jessie got ready to capture Phione while James got ready to release it. James walked to a water fountain and removed the lid. Then Phione jumped into the fountain.

"Now Jessie." James said.

Jessie threw the Poke Ball, but Phione dived into the water and dodged the Poke Ball.

"Grr weaken it with Thunderbolt or something, Meowth!" Jessie shouted.

"No need to tell me!" Meowth shouted.

Meowth was about to use Thunderbolt, but then Phione used Supersonic confusing Meowth.

"Oh no." James said after seeing what just happened.

"Quick Jessie use the Poke Ball again!" Jessie threw the Poke Ball, but Phione dodged it and used Ice Beam on her.

"Oh no Jessie!" James cried out.

He quickly hit the ice and Jessie was thawed out.

"Grr come now you brat!" Jessie growled.

She ran over to try and grab Phione but it disappeared while swimming.

"Oh no I think it used Acid Armor." James said. "A move that makes Pokemon disappear while in the water."

More bad luck came Team Rocket's way because Phione pulled the plug of the fountain while it was still invisible, and all the water went down the drain along with Phione. It was clear to Jessie and James that Phione had disappeared. So Jessie got Meowth to wake up from his confusion so they could look for Phione.

Right now Phione was searching for Buneary. As it was in some drain pipes it ended up going into sinks of people's houses and other places. Just then it came to a lake and it saw the gang and Buneary walking towards a bus. Phione tried to quickly get out of the lake to get to Buneary, but the gang boarded the bus and it left. Just then Team Rocket appeared to try and catch Phione again. James tried to catch Phione with a rope, but it dodged the rope and froze Team Rocket with Ice Beam. Then Phione went back to searching for Buneary again, ending up in swimming pools and somebody's hose pipe in the process.

*Meanwhile...*

The gang walked into a shop. As the boys feared, Dawn was going crazy with shopping. And as predicted, the boys had to hold her bags. After buying some contest seals, Dawn finally finished her shopping.

"Finally. Now we can get some training in." Ash said.

Dawn wanted to train too, so the gang headed to a park next to the beach for some training. Dawn had Piplup and Pachirisu practice some contest moves first. But then Phione appeared, happy to have finally found Buneary.

"It's the Phione from last night." Dawn said.

Piplup went over to Phione to say hi to it, but Phione wasn't interested in Piplup and it froze him solid with Ice Beam.

"Oh no Piplup!" Dawn gasped.

Piplup thawed himself out of the ice, confused by what just happened.

Suddenly Team Rocket appeared in their Magikarp submarine.

"Hand Phione over." They demanded.

"You're not taking Phione anywhere!" Ash shouted.

The trio ignored what he said and got ready to attack. As usual Pikachu and Growlithe got ready to start fighting. Buneary started to feel worried because of Team Rocket and Phione noticed it. Phione stood next to Pikachu and Growlithe ready to fight too.

"Oh so you want to play rough huh, Phione?" Meowth asked. "Alright, if it's a fight you want I will give you one."

Meowth charged with Aerial Ace hitting Phione.

"Ha this is payback from last time." Meowth said.

He then fired a Pay Day attack and Phione tried to avoid being hit by the coins.

"Am I going crazy or is Meowth fighting better than he normally does?" Dawn asked.

"You're not crazy Dawn. It seems Meowth has been training himself to get stronger." Ash said.

Meowth was just about to fire a Thunderbolt when suddenly an Ice Beam stopped him in his tracks. It was from Buneary; she didn't like how Meowth was putting Phione is a tough spot.

"Oh what's this?" Jessie asked. "It seems that little Buneary wants to join the battle."

"Fine by me, the more the merrier I always say." Meowth said.

Ash and Tomo were about to tell Pikachu and Growlithe to help Buneary, but they didn't have to do anything. Phione wasn't going to let Team Rocket do anything to harm Buneary and it fired Ice Beam at the trio. Once Jessie, James and Meowth were trapped in a block of ice, Ash told Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. The trio was sent flying while they screamed out how unlucky they were.

After Team Rocket disappeared, Phione went over to Buneary and did a little dance with her.

"What's Phione doing to Buneary?" Dawn asked.

"I told you last night, Phione likes Buneary." Brock said.

"I think Brock is right." Ash said. "I can sense that Phione has a huge crush on Buneary."

"Oh my." Dawn said.

She couldn't believe her ears. Buneary was surprised once she noticed Phione liked her. She hadn't felt this way ever since Pikachu didn't accept her feelings for him due to the fact he already had a girlfriend. This started to make her feel happy.

Dawn stared at the two Pokemon.