Dwayne/Frontier Challenge

Dwayne makes a stop in Viridian City while en route towards the Battle Factory for his first Battle Frontier challenge. Deciding to pay his father a visit, Dwayne makes his way towards the Viridian Gym. When he enters the Gym, Dwayne sees Jade and her Scyther engaged in battle against Edge's Venusaur. Venusaur attacks with Sludge Bomb, but Scyther dodges and lands a direct hit with Night Slash. However, Venusaur grabs ahold of Scyther with Vine Whip and begins squeezing him, but Scyther breaks free by charging up an Air Slash, before speeding foward with Quick Attack. Jade then calls for Scyther to use Slash, but Venusaur defends himself with a rapid-fire Razor Leaf, which staggers Scyther, although the latter quickly recovers and knocks out Venusaur with a subsequent Air Slash after evading a Sludge Bomb.

After Edge recalls Venusaur, Dwayne makes his presence known, and both Edge and Jade greet him. Dwayne asks what was Jade doing at the Viridian Gym, and Jade explains that she was training under Edge, wanting to possibly succeed him as the Gym Leader, something that Edge confirms. When Edge queries Dwayne about his arrival, Dwayne explains that he was taking on the Battle Frontier challenge, and Edge expresses his surprise, but nonetheless congratulates his son. Jade, unaware of the concept, asks Dwayne about the Battle Frontier, and Dwayne explains the concept behind the facility.

Interested, Jade asks if she could accompany to the Battle Factory, and Dwayne accepts, and admits that he missed having her around, causing Jade to blush, and Edge jokes that they looked "cute together", causing both Dwayne and Jade to lash out in denial, much to Edge's amusement. Dwayne and Jade soon leave the Viridian Gym to head to the Battle Factory. They eventually start setting up camp for the night. Then, while they take a few minutes to admire the moon, a bit of snow blows by, and they see something fly overhead. After a few brief glimpses, they identify it as an Articuno. The Legendary Pokémon is soon joined in flight by a small malfunctioning biplane, but both seemingly crash.

Dwayne and Jade have been walking around trying to find Articuno again. They don't find it, but they do locate a Pokémon Center. They spend the night there, and the local Nurse Joy promises to give them directions to the Battle Factory in the morning. The next day, Joy is about to give them the directions, but Scott interrupts, who offers to take them to the Battle Factory himself. Jade also introduces herself to Scott, who returns the act and says that any friend of Dwayne's was his friend as well.

Upon arrival, they are about to enter the Battle Factory when they hear the noise of an engine. A large vehicle smashes through the doors of the Factory and nearly runs the trio down. When a voice from inside the vehicle makes it clear that the thing is out of control, Dwayne and Jade use their Pokémon to stop it. A hatch opens on top of the vehicle, and Noland emerges. Noland goes on to introduce the vehicle as the Noland J-9, his latest and greatest super-machine. He is interrupted by his assistant Sergio, who runs out and, rather exasperated, asks Noland if he's been playing around with that thing again. Noland replies that he isn't playing, it's his hobby. Noland introduces himself as the Factory Head, and Scott explains to Dwayne that that means he's the Frontier Brain of the Battle Factory. Dwayne introduces himself and says he's arrived to challenge the Battle Frontier.

Later, Sergio calls for the Factory's Pokémon to eat their Pokéblocks, and about a dozen powerful-looking Pokémon come running. Dwayne is surprised by the large variety of Pokémon, to which Noland explains that more Pokémon give more possibilities for battles. He asks Dwayne which one he wants to battle against, but Dwayne has trouble deciding. Dwayne then notices something else: the airplane they saw the previous night. And then, a cold breeze starts blowing, and Dwayne looks in awe as Articuno arises from behind the plane, then soars out of the building. With Articuno now out in the open, Noland provides some explanation to Dwayne, admitting that it is fact still a wild Pokémon. One night, while he was test-flying his plane, he was quite startled to find Articuno flying alongside him. Then Articuno started having trouble flying. Noland quickly realized that it injured its wing during one of its flights from mountaintop to mountaintop. He got it to land on top of his plane, brought it down, and helped it heal. Since then, it frequently comes to visit him.

That night, Noland asks Dwayne if he's decided which Pokémon he wants to battle, and Dwayne confirms. As Dwayne grins, Jade lets out a surprise gasp, asking him if he was going to challenge who she was thinking about, and Dwayne says that she was absolutely correct as Dwayne announces his desire to challenge Articuno, which surprises Noland and Articuno. After exchanging a brief look, Noland and Articuno accept his challenge, but warn him that it would be an extremely tough battle, with Dwayne saying he wouldn't have it any other way.

The morning sun rises as Dwayne trains in preparation for his upcoming Battle Factory clash. Then, Sergio leads Dwayne, Jade, and Scott into the Battle Factory's arena. Noland soon steps onto his battle platform, and tells Dwayne it's been a while since he's had a top-notch opponent, and he hopes Dwayne knows that he won't hold back. Dwayne says that he was counting on it, and Noland calls in Articuno, while Dwayne sends out Sceptile, a decision that leaves Jade and Noland confused, and Jade loudly asks if Dwayne was out of his mond, as Sceptile had double the disadvantage as Articuno was both an Ice and Flying-type, but Dwayne tells Jade to just trust him, although Jade is still worried.

The match finally begins, and Articuno flies up into the air, and while Dwayne knows Sceptile can't fly, he already came up with a strategy and orders Sceptile to leap from wall to wall to catch up with Articuno, and Sceptile successfully leaps from the walls to reach Articuno's altitude, something that Jade praises Dwayne for, finally realizing why he picked Sceptile for the battle. Sceptile uses Bullet Seed, which scores a direct hit. Dwayne is exultant that Sceptile can stand up to Articuno, but the Legendary flies straight back into the air, not looking any worse for wear. Dwayne calls for another Bullet Seed, but Articuno uses its speed to evade the attack and fly right past the Grass-type Pokémon. Noland tells Articuno to spin in a steep dive and Dwayne tells Sceptile to dive right for it. Articuno uses Mist, which disorientates Sceptile, before battering its opponent to the ground. Sceptile stands up, shaking his head. He looks up just in time to see Articuno flying straight for him out of the Mist cloud. Dwayne calls for Bullet Seed again, and though Articuno dodges twice, it is hit on the third try. Sceptile rushes in to grab his opponent, though Articuno escapes with ease. Noland calls for Ice Beam, and it strikes Sceptile on his right arm. Dwayne calls for Quick Attack, which Articuno dodges and hits Sceptile with a Steel Wing. Sceptile falls from a huge height and crashes into the earth again.

Sceptile stands up, growling. He looks battered, but Articuno is still unmarked. Articuno uses a Water Pulse, sending Sceptile into the wall. Dwayne calls for Sceptile to get up, but Sceptile hunches his neck in pain. Dwayne is getting really nervous, and thinks he may have only one chance left. However, his focus quickly returns to the match as Articuno uses another Ice Beam. Sceptile manages to jump out of the way, though the claws on his feet are frozen in the process, causing him to lose control. Articuno follows up with Water Pulse, turning the ice into projectile shards. Sceptile shields itself with his arms and enters into a steep climb, though his speed is greatly reduced thanks to his frozen claws. Sceptile launches a Bullet Seed to counter, but Noland’s Ice Beam and Water Pulse combination still hits its mark.

Noland tells Articuno to finish the battle by getting above Sceptile. Dwayne realizes it's time to use his last resort. He tells Sceptile to get above Articuno, and use Cross Poison. Sceptile crosses his arms above his head, and his extended leaves start to glow purple, before slashing them in an 'X' formation. Both Pokémon zoom higher and higher into the air before Sceptile releases his built-up Cross Poison attack. However, the Legendary Pokémon counters with Steel Wing, which collides with Cross Poison in an explosion and intense flood of smokescreen as both Pokémon fall from the sky and crash hard on the ground. Both Pokémon appear to be out, and Sergio prepares to call a draw, but Noland tells him to wait, as both Articuno and Sceptile struggle to get back up. After nearly two minutes of struggling, Articuno falls back down while Sceptile staggers back to his feet, and Sergio awards Sceptile the win, defeating a Legendary Pokémon, and giving Dwayne his first Battle Frontier Symbol, the Knowledge Symbol, in the process. Noland also hands Dwayne a Frontierfolio to store all of his future Symbols in. After both Pokémon are healed, Articuno sets off once again and Sceptile celebrates his win with a thumbs up.

Outside the Battle Factory, Dwayne and Noland shake hands, with Noland expressing his enjoyment of their battle, saying that he never expected Articuno to lose to a Pokémon who was at a disadvantage, but Dwayne says he enjoyed overcoming barries, and Noland laughs, saying that Dwayne's words were the mark of a true Champion in the making. Jade also congratulates Dwayne on his victory, and says she was glad to have accompanied him to the Battle Factory. When Dwayne asks if she wanted to accompany him through the rest of them, Jade declines, saying that she wanted to train and catch up to him, and if she did accompany him, she would merely watch as Dwayne grew stronger, and Dwayne laughs, but agrees with her sentiment. Scott then informs Dwayne that his next destination was the Battle Arena in the outskirts of Saffron City. Dwayne thanks Scott for the information before waving him, Noland, and Jade goodbye as he continues on his Frontier challenge.

A couple of days later, Dwayne arrives at the Battle Arena, and meets up with Scott again, who says that Dwayne arrived sooner than expected, and Dwayne jokes that he was excited about the battle, to the point of rushing to the Battle Arena. When they arrive at the gates of the arena, Dwayne calls out, declaring his intention to challenge the Frontier Brain, and the gate doors open, and Greta and her students welcome their latest challenger with fighting enthusiasm. Suddenly, a giant roulette emerges from the ground that is meant to determine how many Pokémon will take part in the battle. Dwayne pulls the roulette lever, and the spinner lands on two. Greta declares that they'll have a two-on-two match. A gong rings, and Dwayne and Greta prepare for their battle. The training group sits along the sidelines of the field, watching. Greta sends out Medicham and Hariyama, and Dwayne sends out Flygon and Blaziken.

Flygon and Hariyama fight first. Flygon approaches with a Dragon Claw before launching into a Dragon Breath, though Hariyama blocks the attack with Arm Thrust. Greta orders Hariyama to charge in for an Arm Thrust attack, but Flygon flies into the air and shoots a powerful Boomburst. Hariyama dodges and grabs Flygon's leg to throw him to the ground before shoving him backwards, making Flygon land on his back. Dwayne tells Flygon to use Rock Slide, and as Hariyama goes to dodge, Flygon uses Dragon Claw twice. The first time knocks Hariyama back, but then Hariyama responds with a Focus Punch that sends Flygon flying back before he can attack. Flygon hits the ceiling, falls to the ground, and faints.

Dwayne then sends Blaziken into the battlefield, and Hariyama strikes its opponent repeatedly with Arm Thrust, though Blaziken repeatedly dodges and is eventually pushed back to the end of the field. Hariyama attacks again, but Dwayne tells Blaziken to use Bounce, and Blaziken leaps high in the air, and uses the ceiling for further momentum as he speeds towards Hariyama with a direct hit, which pushes Hariyama back. Hariyama uses Focus Punch, and Blaziken gets slammed back. Greta orders Hariyama to use another Focus Punch, but Blaziken jumps up to dodge, so Hariyama's fist hits the ground, injuring it. Dwayne tells then tells Blaziken to use Revenge, and with Hariyama having damaged him already, Revenge's power gets boosted, allowing Blaziken to knock out Hariyama.

Medicham jumps into play and shows off its prowess. Greta tells Medicham to use Focus Punch, and Blaziken dodges the attack for a brief seconds, but it doesn't work for long and he falls back after the punch and a kick. Greta orders another Focus Punch, and Dwayne orders Flamethrower. Blaziken misses his mark and Medicham strikes him from behind, hurling him into the crowd of trainees. The match continues, and Dwayne tells Blaziken to use Blaze Kick while Medicham is told to use Ice Punch. At the last second, however, Dwayne tells Blaziken to aim his Blaze Kick directly onto Medicham's fist, causing Medicham's Ice Punch fist to hit its own chest, which causes Medicham to become frozen, which leaves Greta and her students shocked. As Medicham is unable to move, Dwayne commands Blaziken to charge all of his power into one, powerful, Flamethrower, and Medicham gets blasted by the attack and sent crashing onto the wall, enough to leave a huge crater on it, before falling back down, unable to continue. Dwayne hugs Blaziken as he is declared the winner of the match. Outside the Battle Arena, Greta awards Dwayne the Guts Symbol, and Scott tells Dwayne that the next facility is the Battle Dome, south of Lavender Town.

While passing through Route 5, Dwayne steps off the path to admire a nearby farm, but two Voltorb approach from behind and deliver a fierce Discharge attack that causes Dwayne to collapse. With a pitchfork in hand, a girl named Nicolette confront Dwayne and reveals that the Voltorb are trained to attack trespassers. However, she quickly changes her tone, recognizing Dwayne from his win at the Ever Grande Conference. Her parents, Christopher and Jeannie emerge from the house and invites Dwayne to join them tea. Christopher reveals that Nicolette wants to be a Pokémon Coordinator, but she does not feel ready to leave home. Dwayne asks what kind of farm the family runs, and Christopher reveals that they are farm ranchers, raising Pokémon Eggs. He offers to give Dwayne a tour of the ranch.

As Nicolette carries a bucket of grass out, she notices Dwayne grooming Gardevoir and challenges him to a battle, pitting Vileplume against Dwayne, instantly alarming Dwayne as her challenge came out of nowhere, but Dwayne nevertheless accepts. Vileplume attacks with Petal Dance, confusing Gardevoir. Despite that, Gardevoir manages to escape by using Teleport. Vileplume follows up with Stun Spore to paralyze Gardevoir and cripple her further. Vileplume lands another direct hit with Bullet Seed, leading Nicolette to mock Dwayne for his bad performance. Dwayne gets fired up and declares that he just needs to focus. Gardevoir responds in kind, recovering from the attack and charging a Shadow Ball attack against the off-guard Vileplume and sending it back. Dwayne then orders Gardevoir to use Moonblast. Vileplume ducks the attack, but it makes a glancing blow, still enough to knock it out. Nicolette tries to brush the defeat, but she is amazed at Dwayne's skill. Dwayne celebrates his win with Gardevoir just as Christopher and Jeannie call to them to check out the Eggs.

Inside one of the storage room, Eggs line the shelves and astound the group. Some of the Eggs belong to other Trainers while others belong to the family. Christopher asks Dwayne to share his traveling stories with Nicolette to motivate him. He points out that one Egg is ready to hatch and Dwayne offers to help hatch it. The family shows Dwayne to an incubator that holds an Egg close to hatching, and Dwayne offers to patrol the area. As he does, Dwayne finds Nicolette taking care of an Egg by polishing it. As he begins to help polish Eggs, Nicolette begins to open up to Dwayne about wanting to become a Coordinator. She's scared that she will not succeed, but Dwayne admits that while he wasn't a Coordinator, Dwayne admits being scared to face his fears of failure, sharing with Nicolette that when he first embarked on his journey, he was terrified of failing, but quickly realized that while he couldn't guarantee anything, he would always be proud of being the courage to face his fears. Despite that, Nicolette is still reluctant to leave home to pursue her dreams.

Nicolette says that she was afraid of being made fun of, commenting on her appearance, describing herself as "rowdy" and "unlady-like", but Dwayne brushes off her self-deprication, saying that appearances weren't important, and says that Nicolette didn't look bad whatsoever, causing Nicolette to become flustered with embarassment, but she nonetheless thanks him for the compliment. As the sun rises, everyone watches the glowing Egg hatches, revealing a Vulpix. Afterwards, Dwayne encourages Nicolette to embark on her journey, telling her that she could meet so many different Pokémon, and experience countless miracles much like Vulpix's birth, and says that she couldn't run away from her dreams. Motivated by Dwayne's encouragement, Nicolette makes the decision to go out on her journey. Later, as Dwayne prepares to depart, Nicolette gives Dwayne an Egg as a gift for helping her boost her confidence, and although Dwayne initially tries to refuse, Nicolette insists, saying it was the least she could, and mentions having specifically picked this Egg for him, and Dwayne relents, but when he queries Nicolette about the Pokémon that would hatch from the Egg, she says it would was a secret. Dwayne then bids goodbye to the family as he leaves the farm.

Successfully arriving at the Battle Dome, Dwayne is flooded by many reporters and personnel. Scott pops out, telling him to go to the press conference. A press conference takes place with various reporters questioning Dwayne about his upcoming battle in the Battle Dome. However, the reports are stunned into complete silence when they ask Dwayne about his opinion on Tucker, only for Dwayne to admit having never heard of him before. Dwayne wonders if he said something wrong, but Scott says that Tucker was quite famous around the area, and having met someone who doesn't know him merely came as a surprise to the reporters.

Later, Dwayne makes his way into the Battle Dome, and once inside, the lights dim within the arena as a nearby screen illuminates, displaying various information about Dwayne, including his achievements in the Indigo, Orange, Johto, and Hoenn Leagues. A giant plume of smoke and dust erupts in the arena as Dwayne makes his grand entrance. The arena then lightens with various colors of light as Tucker, the Frontier Brain, makes his appearance. Landing majestically atop the adjacent platform, the crowd goes hysterical.

The battle about to take place, Tucker displays the coin for defeating him in this battle as he then sends out both Arcanine and Swampert in a veil of fire and water. This battle will be a two-on-two Pokémon battle. Dwayne analyzes Tucker's choice and then chooses to call upon Dragonite and Sceptile. The battle quickly goes underway with Sceptile launching into a devastating Quick Attack towards Swampert. Arcanine then rushes towards Swampert and is thrust into the air reaching a high velocity and collides with Sceptile, knocking him backwards. Sceptile recovers from the attack as Dragpnite attacks with an array of Hurricane. Swampert then jumps in front of Arcanine to shield themselves from the attack with Protect.

Sceptile goes for another attack, speeding towards his opponent with Leaf Blade, and Arcanine returns with Extreme Speed. The two attacks collide, thrusting Sceptile backwards and forcing Arcanine to the ground unable to stop himself from the fall. Dragonite sees the opening and goes for the attack with Dragon Claw while Swampert launching a Hydro Pump attack right behind Arcanine. Just before Arcanine and Dragonite make contact, Arcanine dodges Swampert's attack with Dragonite taking direct damage and slamming into the nearby wall. Tucker thanks Dwayne on his battle spirit and effort but Swampert quickly resumes the battle with another Hydro Pump. Both Sceptile and Dragonite dodge this attack with Sceptile thrusting towards Swampert with a devastating Leaf Blade. Swampert retaliates with a Dynamic Punch as both attacks collide in an explosion of light and color. Arcanine then dashes toward Swampert to perform Aerial Ace. While Sceptile comes forward for Leaf Blade, Arcanine launches a strategic Flamethrower towards Sceptile but the attack is avoided at the last second. Arcanine then increases its fire power with Fire Blast, hitting Sceptile.

Swampert is controlling the water from the air and shaping it with a Water Pulse attack. Sceptile dodges Arcanine's first attack, Extreme Speed, and launches towards Arcanine once more with Cross Poison, making contact creating a gigantic explosion. Dragonite goes for an opening with Dragon Claw as Swampert forces the nearby Water Pulse towards Sceptile and Dragonite, which collides creating a structure formed of water and ice. Arcanine launches a devastating Fire Blast within the structure rotating around creating a fusion of fire and water, Tucker's greatest of tactics. Both Sceptile and Dragonite are suspended within this structure as a gigantic explosion taking place between the two forces and both Pokémon are forced towards the ground. Neither Dragonite nor Sceptile have enough energy to continue the battle, but soon, both Pokémon revive with a fighting spirit greater than ever. Both Arcanine and Swampert launch a Flamethrower and Hydro Pump towards Sceptile. Both attacks are diverted by Dragonite's Twister attack. Sceptile then thrusts towards with Quick Attack as Swampert uses Dynamic Punch, and just as Arcanine goes for the opening, Sceptile dodges forcing Arcanine into Swampert for a direct hit. A giant plume of smoke and dust engulfs the arena. Arcanine launches another Fire Blast attack but this is again diverted by Dragonite's Twister. Visibility is lowered by a great amount of fog lingering within the arena.

Both Arcanine and Swampert are confused of Sceptile's exact location and fly towards Sceptile and Dragonite. Just as both attacks are to make contact, Sceptile falls from the sky, and as Arcanine and Swampert focus on him, Dragonite sneaks behind them, with the fog having hidden his presence, and restrains them both, as Sceptile charges towards them with Cross Poison. At the last second, Dragonite lets go of Arcanine and Swampert to prevent getting hit, and Sceptile lands a direct hit on both Arcanine and Swampert, before Sceptile and Dragonite finish them off with a combination of Bullet Seed and Hurricane, granting Dwayne the victory over Tucker.

Most of the female crowd are disappointed with Tucker's loss as Tucker congratulates Dwayne for his victory, with the crowd crying out wildly. He mentions that he's a top tactician. As Tucker congratulates Dwayne, everyone begins to scream. Tucker thanks Dwayne for the battle. As Tucker leaves, Dwayne mentions that he forgot to give him the Tactics Symbol, but Tucker points to the top of his hat as Dwayne then pulls it from atop his head and happily displays his newly obtained Symbol. As Dwayne gently places his third Symbol into place, Scott informs him that the nearest facility is the Battle Pike, near Fuchsia City.

While making a stop near the Cycling Road, Dwayne polishes his Egg, excited and curious to find which Pokémon would hatch from it. Suddenly, a thunderous sound erupts as an overpowering thunderstorm strikes a nearby mountain range. Dwayne rushes to the site and soon locates several severely injured wild Pokémon. A distinct cry alerts Dwayne to an Elekid taking on an Exeggutor while Dwayne quickly comments on Elekid's disadvantage against the Grass-type. Elekid starts rotating its arms at a high speed generating an enormous amount of energy and thrusts Exeggutor backward. Going berserk, Elekid goes for a devastating Thunder attack, which lands a direct hit on Exeggutor and knocking it unconscious. After the battle, however, Elekid's rampage hasn't calmed and Elekid attacks with Thunderbolt, but Dwayne manages to tackle Elekid to make it lose its aim and miss Exeggutor. Dwayne attempts to stop Elekid but it just angrily launches a Thunder attack towards him. The attack is avoided as Dwayne dodges out of the way, and Gardevoir pops out of her Poké Ball and immediately launches a Shadow Ball towards Elekid.

Elekid dodges this attack and attacks quickly, sending an electrifying charge directly at Gardevoir. Gardevoir recovers from the attack and charges a Moonblast, but Elekid then dashes towards her with a Thunder Punch, but Gardevoir manages to launch her attack in time, knocking Elekid backward. This only angers Elekid more as its power greatly increases, sending electrical bolts in every direction. Dwayne drops his Egg as he tries to duck for cover. The Egg case gets wedged in between Elekid's horns as it launches a devastating Thunderbolt that destroys trees and terrain. The smoke clears as Elekid has disappeared with Dwayne's Egg. Elekid tries to remove the Egg case from atop its head, but it is lodged between both of its horns.

Dwayne and Gardevoir then continue searching for Dwayne's lost Egg just as Elekid confronts them yet again, with Dwayne's Egg still wedged between its horns. Elekid prepares to attack as Gardevoir steps forward, and Elekid begins the battle with a devastating Thunder Punch. Gardevoir dodges the attack and responds with a Shadow Ball, but is quickly sent flying backward by Elekid's electrical energy. The battlefield erupts with a giant plume of smoke and dust with Elekid again gone from the area. Hearing more thunderstorms, Dwayne theorises that Elekid became aggressive when he was overcharged with electricity, which also increased his power, but also caused him to enter a frenzy, and decides to have Elekid discharge all its power in a battle to release all the built-up electricity in its body. A bolt of lightning erupts into the nearby ground as another bolt erupts from the sky, and Dwayne sees Elekid nearby the area, possibly looking for more energy from the lightning bolt.

However, Dwayne calls out to Elekid, which causes it to miss the lightning bolt and its source of power, making Elekid angry again. Dwayne decides to save his Egg first, and tells Gardevoir to use Teleport. Gardevoir places her hand on Dwayne's shoulder, teleporting both of them behind Elekid, giving Dwayne the chance to remove the Egg from between Elekid's horns, and teleporting away just as Elekid discharges an electrical current from its body as a defense mechanism. With the Egg now safe again, Dwayne tells Gardevoir to go all-out, and Gardevoir attacks Elekid with Psyshock. Gardevoir forms a ring of purple masses of energy in front of her body, and fires the masses towards Elekid, one after the other, who manages to dissipate them with a barrage of Thunder Punches. Dwayne then notices that Elekid's power was going down, and so was its anger, and decides to continue the attack, ordering more Psyshock attacks from Gardevoir, with Elekid continuing to block with Thunder Punch, but growing gradually more tired after each attack, and ultimately, Elekid's overcharged electricity dissipates and Elekid's ailment seems to have been cured.

As Elekid regains his bearings, Dwayne apologizes for attacking him, but says that Elekid's frenzy was causing it to harm several wild Pokémon, and Elekid seems rather ashamed for hurting other Pokémon without reason, but Dwayne assures the Electric-type Pokémon that it wasn't at fault, and admits being impressed with its strength, and asks if it was willing to join his team, and after some quick thinking, Elekid accepts, but not without a battle, and Dwayne accepts its request.

Gardevoir fires off Shadow Balls, which Elekid dodges, and dashes foward with Thunder Punch, but Gardevoir continuously Teleports in circles, making Elekid unsure on where to attack next. As Elekid looks around, dazed, Garevoir teleports directly behind him and lands a direct hit with a close-range Psyshock, sending Elekid crashing into a nearby tree, and Dwayne throws a Poké Ball, but Elekid manages to break out, further impressing Dwayne. Elekid fires off Thunder, but Gardevoir dodges. Seeing this, Elekid decides to use Rain Dance, allowing its Electric-type attacks to guarantee a hit. However, just as Elekid uses Thunder, Gardevoir Teleports behind it and restrains it in a bearhug, and as Elekid's Thunder rains back down, Gardevoir leaps out of the way at the last second, causing Elekid to get hit by its own attack. Deciding to guarantee a catch, and knowing that Elekid was quite fast, Dwayne decides to use a Fast Ball, one of his customized Poké Balls given to him by Kurt, which forces Elekid inside, and successfully catches it. Dwayne retrieves his Fast Ball and welcomes Elekid to his team.

Arriving at the Battle Pike, Dwayne gets confronted by a girl named Barbara, asking whether he was Dwayne of Pallet Town, which Dwayne confirms and asks if she was expecting him, with Barbara answering that she couldn't care less if she was. Fortunately, Scott comes in the nick of time to stop the arguing, and says that the Battle Pike is closed today and he was coming to greet the girls. Dwayne asks Scott if he means he was here to greet Lucy, when Barbara yells to address her as Queen Lucy, and Dwayne simply tells her to shut up, which infuriates Barbara. The Pike Queen herself arrives, announcing her arrival with a Seviper-patterned whirligig projectile. She apologizes to Dwayne for Barbara's rudeness. Lucy claims that Barbara's support for her caused her to become hostile to any and all challengers, and says that as an apology for Barbara's rudeness, she would open the Battle Pike for Dwayne today.

Inside the Battle Pike, Dwayne analyzes the water and land battlefield. The referee announces the battle will be two-on-two. Lucy calls out her Seviper and Dwayne calls out Elekid. Elekid starts the battle by using Thunder, though Seviper defends itself with Poison Tail. Lucy commands Seviper to use Bite, but Elekid quickly dodges the attack and follows up with a rapid-fire Thunderbolt. Elekid then uses Thunderbolt again, but Seviper dodges and lands a Poison Tail from behind. Elekid is sent rolling towards a wall, but Dwayne tells Elekid to use the energy from the roll to jump. Elekid obeys and uses Thunder Punch directly at Seviper. Lucy closes her eyes, bewildering Dwayne, and to his surprise, Seviper uses Flamethrower at the exact moment Lucy tells it to, knocking Elekid down. Elekid begins to charge his Thunder attack, even with Seviper's Poison Tail coming at him. Elekid maintains his stance and unleashes the Thunder at Seviper, but Seviper uses Poison Tail towards the water to make a huge veil of smoke. Seviper uses Flamethrower at Elekid, but Elekid dodges and uses Thunder Punch. Seviper re-directs the Flamethrower, turning Elekid's fist into a ball of fire and steel. Dwayne orders Elekid to head for the Fang Snake Pokémon, and hitting Seviper with the fire-coated Thunder Punch and knocking it out. The referee announces Dwayne as the victor of the first round.

Lucy sends out her second Pokémon, Milotic. Seeing how tired Elekid is, Dwayne decides to recall him, and brings out Gardevoir. Gardevoir quickly goes for a direct Psyshock attack. Lucy smiles and orders Milotic use Hydro Pump, knocking Gardevoir down. Gardevoir recovers and uses Moonblast on Milotic, and Lucy lets the attack hit, shocking Dwayne. Milotic disperses the attack with its tail and strikes Gardevoir down with Hydro Pump. Impressed at her battle skills, Dwayne tells Gardevoir to use Shadow Balll, but is pushed away by Milotic's Iron Tail attack. Gardevoir tries another Shadow Ball, but Milotic responds with Twister and Hydro Pump consecutively, repelling Gardevoir. As Milotic is about to use Iron Tail again, Gardevoir sprints and launches a rapid-fire Shadow Ball, landing a direct hit. Before Gardevoir can use Psyshock to finish it off, Milotic's Facade knocks Gardevoir back. Lucy commands Milotic to use Hydro Pump once again, so Dwayne orders Gardevoir to head directly into it and use Psyshock at maximum power. Gardevoir rushes through the Hydro Pump and collides into Milotic's tail with a point-blank Psyshock, causing an explosion. Milotic remains standing, but barely able to continue, while Gardevoir remains standing, although severely injured. As Barbara says that Lucy still had a chance at victory, Dwayne grins and says she doesn't, before quickly switching Gardevoir for Elekid, who quickly charges up its Thunder attack and strikes a direct hit on Milotic, knocking it out, and Dwayne wins the Luck Symbol as a result.

Outside the Battle Pike, Scott reminds Dwayne that his next Frontier battle will be at the Battle Palace. He quickly checks his PokéNav, and learns that the Battle Palace is on Metallica Island, near Seafoam Island. Dwayne bids both Lucy and Scott farewell as he heads towards Vermilion City to embark on a boat. Arriving there, Dwayne buys a ticket for the Seafoam Island, and decides to use the travel time to relax, as his Pokémon also deserved some rest.

The ship makes a stop at Camomile Island and the ship's captain says the ship would remain docked for a full day before continuing, and Dwayne decides to explore the island for a while. He finds the island full of Pokémon roaming the plains and decides to bring out his Pokémon for them to relax. A green ball of grass bounces to Dragonite as a bunch of baby Rhyhorn approach. Overjoyed, Dragonite picks up the ball and rushes to play with the Rhyhorn, but they flee in fear and bigger Rhyhorn step up to defend the young. Dragonite drops the ball and runs back to Dwayne, who notices the stampede and also runs away. Nurse Joy pulls up in a jeep and sends out her Meganium, which uses Sweet Scent to calm the Rhyhorn. Just then, Dwayne notices that Elekid is missing, but quickly notices him near a tree and facing off against a Tropius. Joy says that Tropius is protecting the tree as its territory.

Elekid charges, but Tropius swats Elekid away with Steel Wing before using Gust to pin Elekid down, following up with Razor Leaf. Joy calls Meganium to stop Tropius with Razor Leaf, which ends Tropius's hostility. Nurse Joy points out that this has happened before and Tropius will not attack Meganium. With Elekid's leg hurt from the attack, Dwayne and Joy head back to the Pokémon Center, despite Elekid's protests. At the center, Meganium uses Aromatherapy to heal Elekid, who becomes instantly attracted to Meganium. Joy says that Elekid is embarrassed because it lost to Tropius. Dwayne leaves the room to let Elekid rest, but Elekid is already up. Just then, a small gang of Pokémon hunters break in the Pokémon Center and sedate some of the Pokémon with tranquilizers. Nurse Joy alerts Dwayne, while the Hunters leave with Meganium and other Pokémon as Dwayne chases them, as Nurse Joy contacts Officer Jenny. Elekid decides to go back to the tree to face off with Tropius once again.

The wind blows as Elekid and Tropius face off. Tropius uses Gust once again, stalling Elekid. It charges with Steel Wing and uses Razor Leaf to knock Elekid down before attacking again with Razor Leaf. Elekid blocks the attack with Thunderbolt, and uses a mental picture of Meganium to motive himself. Inspired, Elekid speeds up the tree and hits Tropius from above with Thunder before following with Thunder Punch, taking Tropius down. The Hunters approach them with Meganium in tow and set it down. Elekid and Meganium run to each other, but Meganium keeps running past Elekid to tend to Tropius. Meganium heals Tropius and the two appear to be a couple, greatly upsetting Elekid, who then sinks to his knees.

The jeep arrives and Dwayne notices Elekid on his knees. He confronts the Hunters, thinking they did something to Elekid, but they them tell of the second battle between Elekid and Tropius. Dwayne thinks Elekid lost again, but is informed that Elekid won the battle but lost Meganium’s love. The Hunters then capture both Meganium and Tropius. Hearing Meganium's cries for help, Elekid gets back up and stares at the Hunters, and the Hunters send Vigoroth and Snorlax, and both Pokémon unwillingly crash into Elekid, sending all three to the ground. Dwayne orders Elekid to fire Thunderbolt at Vigoroth and Snorlax, but Elekid is suddenly unable to fire the attack. Dwayne orders a Thunder Punch instead, but the attack also fails to function. Seizing their opportunity, the Hunters order Vigoroth and Snorlax to attack with Slash and Mega Punch, respectively. Elekid is struck by both and becomes the target of the Pokémon's attacks. Dwayne saves Charizard with Sceptile's Bullet Seed, which blows out a knee and topples Snorlax and Vigoroth, and Sceptile then redirects his aim at the Hunters's truck, and frees Meganium and Tropius with Leaf Blade. Nurse Joy runs to and hugs both Grass-type Pokémon. Meganium and Tropius step forward to attack together. Meganium uses Razor Leaf and Tropius uses Gust to amplify the attack, destroying the truck and defeating the Hunters. Later, Officer Jenny arrests the Hunters, and then see Meganium and Tropius snuggling, while Dwayne looks over to Elekid, and sees him staring silently at the two, clearly pained at the loss of Meganium's affection.

Later that night, Dwayne is concerned about Elekid's sudden inability to attack, but Joy knows that Elekid will get over it and grow. Dwayne disagrees with Nurse Joy, saying that Elekid never suffered an emotional attack such as a heartbreak, and seeing Meganium and Tropius's happiness right in front of him probably devastated Elekid's confidence beyond repair. Joy comforts Dwayne, saying that eventually, Elekid will overcome his pain and become even stronger, and simply urges Dwayne to help Elekid overcome his heartbreak. The next day, Dwayne departs from the Pokémon Center and returns to the cruiseship, and ponders about whether Elekid would be ok.

Arriving at Metallica Island, Dwayne is outside the local Pokémon Center, training for the Battle Palace. Dragonite's Dragon Claw smashes through a boulder. Blaziken's Revenge shatters the flying rocks from the smashed boulder into smaller pieces. Flygon obliterates a rock with Dragon Breath, Gardevoir destroys several small rocks at once with Psyshock to train her accuracy, and Elekid attempts a Thunderbolt, but fails. Elekid is both astonished and angry at himself for still not being able to attack. Elekid continues to try and fail, and falls to his knees in despair. Dwayne's other Pokémon attempt to comfort him, but their attempts don't seem to have any effect. Elekid suddenly gets up and runs off into the woods in anguish. Dwayne and Dragonite immediately run off after him, with Dwayne telling his other Pokémon to stay there, while the other Pokémon are worried about Elekid. Ahead, Elekid continues to run blindly, then reaches a tree and begins beating his head against it. After several hits, Elekid backs up in pain, and drops to his hands and knees in despair. Dwayne then catches up, and tries again to encourage Elekid. However, both Elekid and Dragonite quickly hear something approaching, and a swarm of Beedrill emerge.

They dive down to attack, and Dwayne has Dragonite use Dragon Claw against them. But as soon as the attack drives off a group of them, another group appears to take its place. There are far too many for Dragonite alone to deal with, so Dwayne turns to Elekid and says they have to go. They try to flee, with the Beedrill in pursuit, but they find themselves cornered on the edge of a cliff. There is a raging river in front of them, and an angry swarm of Beedrill behind them. As the Beedrill approach, Elekid steps in front of Dwayne to protect him. Elekid cringes as he takes a barrage of attacks. Dwayne holds up Elekid's Fast Ball to recall him, but before he can, the Beedrill knock Elekid back into Dwayne, causing him to drop the Fast Ball, and causing the three of them to fall into the river. Dwayne grabs hold of a rock in the river and calls out for Dragonite and Elekid. Elekid is carried towards her, and Dwayne grabs his arm before it goes past. Just then, the river also carries Dragonite past, but neither Dwayne nor Elekid can reach her. The river carries Dragonite off as Dwayne calls out to her, swearing to find her as soon as she can.

Meanwhile, at the Pokémon Center, Dwayne's Pokémon are worried because Dwayne, Dragonite, and Elekid still haven't returned, with Gardevoir being the most stressed out of all of them. They hear a voice behind them, and are greeted by Scott, who wonders where Dwayne is. Nurse Joy approaches them and tells Scott what happened, and this alarms him. He explains that this is the time when the local Kakuna normally evolve into Beedrill, and there are a lot of them in the area. Realizing Dwayne and the others may be in danger, Scott decides to go look for them, with Gardevoir demanding to tag along. Presently, Dwayne and his injured Elekid are walking along, with Dwayne carrying Elekid on his arms. Dwayne says that they have to get back to the Pokémon Center to get Elekid some help. Suddenly, Elekid groans in pain, and falls to the ground. Dwayne realizes that Elekid is hurt worse than he thought, and says that they should rest now. Elekid shakes its head no, but Dwayne assures him that Dragonite will be okay, then advises they get some rest so they can continue.

Scott is now walking into the woods in search of Dwayne. Gardevoir then sees something ahead, which turns out to be Elekid's Fast Ball. Scott and Gardevoir look down at the raging river below and fear the worst, with Gardevoir now holding back tears. Scott says they should follow the river, so they hurry off. Ahead, Dwayne has put together a meal for him and Elekid using some Berries from the area. Elekid now lies down to go to sleep. Dwayne apologizes for this, since it would have been more comfortable in his Fast Ball, but that this is the best they can do. Dwayne then looks up at the moon and thinks about Dragonite, hoping she is okay. Somewhere downriver, a very weak Dragonite struggles ashore and collapses, lacking even the strength to remain standing. Heavy approaching footsteps can be heard. They turn out to be coming from a Venusaur, with an old man riding on it.

Elsewhere, Scott and Gardevoir are still following the river when they see a column of smoke in the distance, presumably from a campfire. At this fire, the old man sits next to his Venusaur, mixing something in a bowl. He finishes, and tells Dragonite to drink it. She does, and she doesn't seem to like the taste. Just then, Scott and Gardevoir approach, and Scott greets the man. Gardevoir is happy to see Dragonite, and checks to see if she was okay. Dragonite semi-weakly responds, and the old man says that Dragonite will soon be fine. He then greets Scott and asks who this Gardevoir was. Scott then introduces Gardevoir as Dwayne's Pokémon and explains the situation with Dwayne and Elekid. Farther ahead, Dwayne is fast asleep. Lying opposite him, Elekid is still awake, watching him. Content that Dwayne is okay, Elekid smiles and goes to sleep himself.

The next morning, as the sun rises, Dwayne and Elekid are now walking again, with Dwayne carrying Elekid as before. Dwayne calls out for Dragonite, but then trips over a rock, and falls flat and Elekid leaps away from his arms before he could get squished. Elekid is concerned, but Dwayne says he's okay. Still, when Dwayne tries to get up, he finds that he has hurt his knee. Still, he gets up and continues to walk and carry Elekid, determined to get to the Pokémon Center and get them both healed. Before long, they come across a group of Kakuna that may be about to evolve. Dwayne says that they have to be quiet as they go through here so the Kakuna don't evolve and start attacking. They proceed forward, but suddenly, a swam of Beedrill catches up to them. Dwayne increases his pace, but comes across a dead end. Dwayne turns around, gently sets Elekid in the ground, and picks up a stick, ready to fight the Beedrill. However, one of the Beedrill hits Dwayne hard, knocking him back. The swarm closes in, and Elekid steps in front of Dwayne. He tries to use Thunderbolt, but again fails. Dwayne calls out to Elekid, but suddenly, Dragonite intervenes with a Hurricane, having been closely followed by Scott and Gardevoir. Dwayne is happy to see them, as Gardevoir immediately rushes towards his side and allows him to lean on her for support, but then, the Beedrill quickly turn on the new arrivals. A powder suddenly calms them down; it turns out to be Venusaur's Sweet Scent, as Venusaur and Spenser have now arrived. Dwayne thanks Spenser, who turns to the swarm and asks them to leave, which they do. Scott informs Dwayne who Spenser is, and Dwayne thanks him again, but they are suddenly attacked by a rampaging Primeape.

Dwayne steps in front of Primeape to protect Elekid. Infuriated, Primeape attacks Dwayne with Mega Punch. Dwayne yells in pain, but he still hangs on and yells about not letting Primeape hurt her Pokémon, as Elekid anxiously looks on. Gardevoir rushes to interfere, but Spenser stops her, saying that Dwayne needs to deal with this by himself, despite Gardevoir's protests. Primeape knocks Dwayne down with Headbutt, causing Dwayne to fall. Elekid screams, as electric charges on his horns energizes. With a shout, Elekid successfully uses Thunder to stop Primeape. Elekid then unleashes Thunderbolt, which Primeape narrowly dodges. In the same motion, Elekid catches Dwayne and immediately fires a Thunderbolt aimed at the ground to soften their landing. Elekid sets Dwayne down, and Dwayne congratulates Elekid on his success. Elekid then falters, as he is overcome by his injuries. Spenser now steps in, and sends out a Chansey, who uses Soft-Boiled. This heals Elekid, who promptly stands back up and glares at Primeape.

However, Primeape refuses to give up that easily. Primpeape goes in for Thrash. Elekid calls for a Thunderbolt, and one strike is enough to send Primeape reeling. Dwayne now calls for Thunder Punch, which defeats Primeape. Later, Scott tells Dwayne about the Battle Palace, and Dwayne officially challenges Spenser, who accepts. The next day, Dwayne stands outside of Spenser's battle grounds, the Battle Palace. Spenser and Scott approach Dwayne, asking him whether he is ready, which Dwayne confirms. Scott and Spenser suggest that as the sun is shining, the battle be held not within the Battle Palace itself but in the jungle that is part of the grounds. Dwayne and Spenser are standing atop a battlefield on a mountain, which will act as the starting point. Scott points out this battle will test the Trainers physically as well as mentally since they will need to run around to keep with up the battle. Scott declares how Dwayne should be careful in his decision when choosing his Pokémon as the jungle can have a major effect on battle strategies, and calls up a floating Poké Ball-shaped referee named Jamero. The referee floats down to the battlefield, where Spenser and Dwayne are eager to get started.

The referee abruptly states the rules for Dwayne's Battle Palace match. Spenser calls out his first Pokémon, Shiftry and Dwayne replies with his Elekid. The referee waves its flags and the match begins. Sceptile starts out with a blistering Bullet Seed but Shiftry is very fast and manages to dodge it. Shiftry and Sceptile run off down the side of the hill, closely followed by Dwayne and Spenser. Sceptile and Shiftry are speeding through the forest running side by side, eyes locked onto one another, and Dwayne orders a Leaf Blade from Sceptile, but Shiftry counters it with a Quick Attack. The two continue running along the grass in the jungle as Shiftry bounces through the jungle closely followed by Sceptile, and Spenser compliments Dwayne on his Sceptile's Speed not long before he orders his Shiftry to use Double Team.

Sceptile is surrounded by many Shiftry, and before Dwayne can reply, a powerful Shadow Ball from Shiftry knocks Sceptile into a nearby pool. Then, as ordered by Spenser, Shiftry uses Rock Smash on the ground by the lake, which sends off a barrage of rocks from the nearby water's edge and fills the pool. Dwayne is worried that Sceptile has been crushed as they see Sceptile's head just duck underwater as the rocks hit the pond. Dwayne is sure that Sceptile has been knocked out. Suddenly, Sceptile appears from atop the waterfall, jumps out and crashes a powerful Quick Attack on Shiftry. This, along with a Cross Poison, knocks Shiftry out, giving Sceptile the victory.

Spenser is impressed by Dwayne's win, but he holds nothing back for the next battle, swiftly sending out his Venusaur. Dwayne recalls his Sceptile and sends out Blaziken, who instantly leaps onto Venusaur's flower. Venusaur, however, flicks him off with his Vine Whip. Dwayne quickly orders Blaziken to attack with a Blaze Kick, which Spenser tries to counter with a Razor Leaf; however, Blaziken manages to knock all of the leaves out of the sky with its Blaze Kick and then strike a direct hit onto Venusaur. Heracross continues to attack with Revenge until a powerful Vine Whip knocks Blaziken back.

Blaziken lands on his feet and is ready to retaliate; Blaziken and Venusaur go for Revenge and Tackle, respectively, meeting eyes locked in the middle. At the last second, Dwayne has Blaziken swhich to Flamethrower, which hits Venusaur hard, knocking it back. It slides directly into a tree knocking from it a Nanab Berry, which Spenser catches. Spenser orders a Solar Beam from Venusaur, and Dwayne uses the delay from the move to his advantage attacking again with a Bounce. Bounce hits directly onto Venusaur, but this time, Venusaur responds with a Solar Beam, which knocks Blaziken out. Dwayne is amazed at the power of the Solar Beam which came from Venusaur.

Dwayne calls back his Blaziken and sends out his Flygon, giving an aerial advantage. Flygon flies down, but as Dwayne orders him to attack, Spenser stops the battle for a rest and a quick snack. After both Trainers and Pokémon rest, the battle resumes, with Flygon flying around the jungle. Spenser and Venusaur follow Flygon, and Dwayne orders Flygon to speed up, which Spenser tries to counter with multiple Vine Whips, but Flygon manages to avoid them. Flygon bursts out onto the beach, closely followed by Dwayne, then Spenser and his Venusaur, where the battle commences.

Venusaur uses Razor Leaf, which is only just dodged at the last-minute. Dwayne then orders a Dragon Claw, while Venusaur counters with a Vine Whip. Venusaur is exhausted, and Spenser orders a final Solar Beam, causing Dwayne to panic. However, the clouds cover the sun, which stops the Solar Beam from charging, giving Flygon the advantage; he finishes off Venusaur with Boomburst. Despite his latest victory, Dwayne knows that Spenser's last Pokémon is not to be underestimated. At that exact moment, Spenser sends out his Claydol. Dwayne orders a Dragon Claw, but Claydol dodges it with Teleport, which leads into a Rapid Spin attack that hits Flygon hard from behind. Flygon regains his flight, only to be fazed by another Rapid Spin attack sending up a cloud of dust and sand, catching Flygon off-guard. Combining this with an almighty Hyper Beam, Claydol knocks Flygon out.

Dwayne and Spenser are now both down to their last Pokémon. Dwayne sends Sceptile back into battle to face Claydol. Claydol uses Psybeam, which Sceptile manages to dodge. Sceptile then unleashes a Bullet Seed at Claydol, but Claydol dodges it with Teleport, which sends it out above the water, where it uses Rapid Spin to send a jet of water at Sceptile. Sceptile now jumps up onto the side of a cliff, as the sun behind Sceptile beams onto the yellow patches on its back, which start to glow. However, this is cut short due to a cloudy sky, followed by rain. A Rapid Spin from Claydol starts up a sand twister; Sceptile tries its best to avoid but is caught in the twister. Using this to his advantage, Spenser orders Claydol to use Psybeam at the twister, doing serious damage to Sceptile. Sceptile is sent flying and struggles to gain its feet again, slipping as it tries to stand.

The clouds start to part and Dwayne notices the yellow patches on Sceptile's back are absorbing the sunlight. Spenser explains that that phenomenon is called a squall. Later, the clouds depart, and Spenser orders a Hyper Beam from Claydol. However, Sceptile manages to avoid this by jumping out of the way, and Dwayne orders Solar Beam from Sceptile. Claydol is hit with a super-effective Solar Beam, which defeats it and gives Dwayne the win. Dwayne congratulates his Sceptile with a hug, which doesn't faze the cool Sceptile at all. Spenser congratulates Dwayne for an outstanding battle and awards him the Spirits Symbol. Scott approaches Dwayne, tells him that it is now time for him to head to his sixth Battle Frontier match, and warns him that his next opponent will be a tough one. Dwayne says that he wouldn't have it any other way, and prepares to depart for his next challenge.

On his way to the Battle Tower, Dwayne passes through Commerce City. His Egg begins glowing from within his case, and Dwayne speeds towards the Pokémon Center. Upon arrival, Dwayne calls out for Nurse Joy, explaining the situation. Nurse Joy quickly orders her Chansey to prepare a room for the Egg, and tells Dwayne to accompany her. Inside a room designed for hatching Eggs, Dwayne and Joy observe the Egg closely, whilst Joy checks to see if there any anomalies with the Egg, but Joy informs Dwayne that the Egg was perfectly healthy and ready to hatch. As the Egg grows ever so brightly, the light begins to dissipate to reveal an Eevee. Nurse Joy remarks that Eevee is healthy before handing it to Dwayne. He introduces himself to Eevee, who promptly snuggles against him, with Joy pointing out that Eevee was really affectionate. Joy then notices that Eevee's tail is flower-shaped, which confirms it to be a female. Eevee continues to snuggle against Dwayne, and quickly falls asleep on his arms, and Dwayne mentions that Eevee was like a baby, and Joy remarks that Eevee was indeed a newborn, causing Dwayne to chuckle sheepishly.

Following this, Dwayne decides to send Flygon to Professor Oak's Laboratory, thanking him for his effort during their Battle Frontier challenge, and transports his Poké Ball through a video call with Professor Oak, and asks Oak to make sure to let Flygon enjoy his time at his ranch. Oak promises to do and hangs up the call. Dwayne then gives Eevee a Poké Ball and welcomes her to his team. However, Eevee sniffs Dwayne's belt, and knocks off a Love Ball instead, and promptly taps the Ball's mechanism and allows herself to be caught, and Dwayne laughs at Eevee's choice, joking that she was already affectionate towards him to the point of wanting a Poké Ball that made her even more affectionate.

Four days later, Dwayne heads towards the Battle Tower for his sixth Frontier Symbol. He comes to a stop as a Beedrill starts to attack him. As the Beedrill closes in on him, Anabel appears to stop Beedrill from attacking Dwayne. Anabel explains that the Beedrill is simply protecting its offspring. Dwayne introduces himself to Anabel, but suddenly a Gyarados bursts out of the nearby body of water. Gyarados begins to attack, but Anabel goes to calm it. She removes a twig lodged in its side, successfully quelling the Atrocious Pokémon. Gyarados cries in pleasure and heads off in the opposite direction. At Anabel's house, Dwayne enjoys refreshments prepared by Anabel. After the meal, Dwayne thanks Anabel but says he's in a hurry, saying that he is in search of the Frontier Brain of the Battle Tower. Dwayne is gone before Anabel can tell him that she is actually the Frontier Brain.

Dwayne arrives at the Battle Tower and says to the assistant that he wishes to challenge the Frontier Brain. As Dwayne is guided onto the battlefield, the assistant introduces the Salon Maiden, Anabel, much to the surprise of Dwayne. The referee states that the three-on-three battle is officially underway. Anabel calls upon her Alakazam, while Dwayne releases Elekid. Elekid begins the battle with a Thunderbolt but is enveloped by Alakazam's psychic power and thrust backward. While he is suspended in the air, Elekid fights back with Thunder, but Alakazam negates the move with Psybeam. Both Anabel and Alakazam are in sync as she has the ability to telepathically command attacks to Alakazam without having to speak. As a thick plume of smoke covers the battlefield, Alakazam lunges toward Elekid and strikes with a Focus Punch. Elekid is thrown backward by the powerful attack. Dwayne realizes that he will have to battle Anabel without knowing his strategy. Elekid goes for a Thunder Punch attack, but it is easily avoided and countered with another Focus Punch. Alakazam takes advantage of the battle by ascending into the air and striking with a final Psybeam that renders Elekid unable to battle.

Recalling Elekid, Dwayne releases Blaziken from his Poké Ball next. Blaziken begins the attack, speeding towards Alakazam's position. Alakazam is quick to interrupt the attack by lifting Blaziken into the air with its psychic power and then dropping him back down. Blaziken gets back up and charges again. Alakazam charges as well, dodges to the side, and then sends Blaziken skyward with a Focus Punch. Alakazam finishes the airborne Pokémon off with Psybeam.

As Dwayne selects Gardevoir to be his last chance in the battle, Scott arrives in the stands to watch the match unfold. Gardevoir lands the first blow in this match-up with Psyshock. As Alakazam takes ongoing damage from Psyshock, Anabel telepathically tells it to use Recover. Dwayne knows that he must pile on the damage before Alakazam fully regains health. He has Gardevoir move in and use Shadow Ball, which Alakazam matches with Focus Punch. Right after the clash, Gardevoir uses Moonblast, but is countered by Alakazam's Psybeam, which hits its mark and causes confusion. Gardevoir tries to use Psyshock, only to begin charging right at a wall. Dwayne dives into Gardevoir's path, cushioning the Embrace Pokémon's impact with the wall. Gardevoir appears to have come out of her confusion as Anabel commends Dwayne's deed. Dwayne calls for a Moonblast attack, which Alakazam counters yet again with Psybeam. Both Pokémon maximize the power of their attacks, and Moonblast manages to overcome Psybeam in the end, resulting in an explosion that knocks out Alakazam. Anabel congratulates Dwayne on his first victory and then calls upon her Metagross.

As Gardevoir moves in with another Moonblast attack, Metagross uses Psychic to redirect the attack back at Gardevoir, who crashes to the ground. Gardevoir gets back up and uses Shadow Ball that makes contact with Metagross. Unfazed, Metagross strikes Gardevoir with Meteor Mash, a powerful blow that sends Gardevoir crashing onto the wall. Gardevoir manages to get back up and start using Psyshock, but Metagross uses Hyper Beam before she can even get to shoot the attack. The beam lands a direct hit, and Gardevoir is defeated in a flash of white light. The referee declares Gardevoir unable to battle, ending Dwayne's Battle Tower match, and awards the victory to Salon Maiden Anabel.

At the Pokémon Center, the day after Dwayne's defeat at the hands of Anabel, Dwayne decides that he needs to get straight into training with a morning run with his Pokémon. They move onto practicing their attacks on a nearby tree; Gardevoir uses Psyshock, Elekid uses Thunder Punch, anad Blaziken uses Blaze Kick. While the attacks prove powerful, Dwayne accidentally disturbs a swarm Beedrill in the tree. The swarm pursues Dwayne and his team, who run into Anabel. Dwayne asks if she could calm them down, but Anabel claims that she is unable to do so when they attack in a swarm like that. Elekid soon gets stung from behind by the Beedrill's Twineedle attack, sending him into a rampage from the pain before colliding with Dwayne, Anabel and the other Pokémon off into a lake. Immediately afterwards, Dwayne and Anabel start laughing at the crazy scenario at each other.

Later that day, Dwayne is ready and raring to battle Anabel the second time. The match starts off with Alakazam versus Elekid, who begins with a Thunder Punch attack. Anabel fights using her mind right from the start, commanding Alakazam to use Focus Punch. The attacks collide, and neither Pokémon is injured. Elekid counters with a Thunderbolt, to which Alakazam uses Psybeam, which collide for an explosive effect. Dwayne isn't deterred and orders Elekid use Thunder; however, Anabel has Alakazam use Psychic to throw Elekid backwards. Elekid, despite being in mid-air, is able to use Thunder, which successfully strikes Alakazam. Anabel isn't fazed and calls for Alakazam to use Recover, helping it reclaim some of its energy. Without giving an inch, Dwayne has Elekid use Thunder Punch, which Anabel counterattacks with Focus Punch. However, Elekid dodges the Focus Punch and slams his Thunder Punch attack into Alakazam's jaw. Alakazam uses Psybeam again, confusing Elekid. Luckily for Dwayne, Elekid is still able to use Thunder and use it well. Immediately, Dwayne recalls Elekid, snapping him out of confusion, and throws Elekid right back onto the field, where he instantly uses Thunderbolt and knocks out Alakazam. Anabel's next Pokémon is her Metagross. Elekid uses Thunder, but Metagross evades the attack and slams into Elekid with a Meteor Mash, knocking Elekid out.

Dwayne sends out Blaziken, whose first attack is Revenge, to which Metagross counters with Iron Defense. Dwayne then calls for Blaziken to increase its power with Bulk Up and follow up with Blaze Kick, and Anabel has Metagross counter with Meteor Mash. Blaziken is able to dodge Meteor Mash and slam his leg into Metagross's underside, sending it flying. However, Metagross uses Hyper Beam, striking directly at Blaziken. Blaziken, however, makes a quick recovery and retaliates with Flamethrower, striking Metagross due to the delay as it recovers from its earlier Hyper Beam. Finally, Metagross is able to use Meteor Mash, which Blaziken tries to counter with Blaze Kick. The attacks collide and both Pokémon faint.

Anabel's final Pokémon is Espeon, and Dwayne chooses Gardevoir. Gardevoir starts off by using Shadow Ball, to which Espeon dodges and strikes back with Quick Attack. Gardevoir tries a Psyshock attack, but Espeon intercepts with an Iron Tail and manages to overpower its opponent. Gardevoir follows up with Moonblast. However, Espeon's Zap Cannon proves too much for the Moonblast to take, and Gardevoir is sent flying back by the attack. Dwayne has Gardevoir use Moonblast once again. Espeon jumps out of the way before using Psychic to slam Gardevoir into the ceiling. Gardevoir recovers quickly and uses Shadow Ball. Espeon repeats its last attack and sends Gardevoir back into the ceiling. This time, however, Gardevoir is able to compose herself and bounce off the ceiling and onto one of the lights. The proceeding Shadow Ball knocks out the Battle Tower's power, making the whole field go pitch black. Once again, Gardevoir uses Shadow Ball, landing her first hit on Espeon.

Espeon uses Zap Cannon, forcing the electricity back. Gardevoir dodges the attack and flies from light to light, avoiding all the Zap Cannons thrown at her. Espeon is unable to relax, making all mental communication null and void. Again, Espeon is hit with a Shadow Ball. When the lights come back on, Espeon is hit again with Moonblast. Without wasting any time, Gardevoir uses Psyshock. Espeon tries to counterattack with Zap Cannon, but Gardevoir quickly switches to Teleport, causing her to swiftly dodge the attack by teleporting behind Espeon and knocking it out with a point-blank Shadow Ball attack, making Dwayne the victor and earning him the Ability Symbol. After shaking Anabel's hand, Dwayne makes his way towards the next facility, the Battle Pyramid, located near Pewter City, for his final Symbol.

En route to the Battle Pyramid, Dwayne arrives in Viridian City and decides to visit his father to inform him of his current progress. Dwayne enters the Viridian Gym, and exchanges pleasantries with his father and Jade, who was still training under him, and Edge invited Dwayne for a cup of coffee. Their conversation gets interrupted when one of Edge's referees runs into the room and tells him to go to the Gym right away and inform him of a challenger's strange request. Edge, Jade, and Dwayne head to the Gym, where Edge sees the challenger, who introduces herself as Romina, a top-level agent of the Pokémon Inspection Agency. Edge explains to a confused Dwayne that Gym Inspectors test Gym Leaders to ensure they will present a decent challenge to Trainers, and have the power the revoke the right to give out Badges or even shut down the Gym completely.

Romina demands to see Robyn Oak, whom she refers as the Gym Leader, but Edge explains that Robyn retired and gave the Gym Leader position over to him, but Romina informs him that neither she nor the agency received any notification of the Gym Leader change, meaning that in her eyes, Robyn is still the official Viridian Gym Leader, much to Edge's shock, who quickly mentions that Robyn had given up the mantle for about a year now, and questions how the agency never bothered to learn about it until now, and Romina explains that the Gym Leader is supposed to contact the agency to inform of the Gym Leader change, instead of the other way around, and Edge curses Robyn under his breath for forgetting to officialize the change, and Romina explains that since Robyn had been away for a year, it technically counts as him abandoning the Gym, therefore giving her enough proof to shut it down, but Edge pleads with her to merely officialize him as the Gym Leader, and challenges her to a battle to prove his skills, and Romina agrees to his challenge.

Romina brings out her Zangoose and Edge brings out Azumarill. Edge tells Azumarill to use Ice Beam, but Zangoose uses Double Team to avoid it. Zangoose then uses Thunder Wave to paralyze Azumarill. With Azumarill unable to move, Zangoose takes the opportunity to use Belly Drum, draining half of its health in exchange for maximum attack power. Seeing that Azumarill was finally able to move again, Edge issues a Hydro Pump attack, but Zangoose counters with Rock Climb, and the difference in power being the deciding factor, Zangoose defeats Azumarill. Romina informs Edge that she will not be giving a good review based on the battle and that he should expect bad news. She informs him she will be remaining in the Pokémon Center until the next day and to come see her if they have any questions or comments.

As Edge, Dwayne, and Jade start to become very worried that the Gym may be closed down, Robyn suddenly gives him a phone call, but before Robyn could speak a word, Edge blasts him over the phone, angrily demanding him to answer why he never bothered to inform the PIA about the change of Gym Leaders. Robyn gasps as the realization that he never informed the PIA kicks in, and he apologizes, but Edge says that it was too late, as one of the inspectors had arrived at the Gym and declared that it would be shut down, and Edge also tells him about the battle. Robyn again apologizes, and says that he couldn't make it as he was in the Galar region doing some research work, but Edge tells him to remain calm as he would try and change Romina's mind, and subsequently hangs up.

Edge heads to the Pokémon Center to speak to Romina in her office. Edge asks her to give the Gym another chance and to test him as a Gym Leader for the inspection again. Romina says that she has to think it over. Just then, Nurse Joy comes into the office and says she has a problem and Edge helps her exactly with her issues. Seeing this, Romina decides that she will give Edge another chance, solely based on his care for Pokémon, and reminds him to truly think about the purpose of a Gym Leader. The next day, Romina and Edge prepare to battle. Edge brings out Eevee, while Romina brings out the Gratitude Pokémon Shaymin, shocking Edge, Dwayne, and Jade. Dwayne sees Romina's ownership of a Mythical Pokémon as a true sign of her being a top-level agent. Knowing that Shaymin is a Grass-type, Edge orders Eevee to transform into Flareon. Romina becomes utterly shocked at seeing Eevee change into Flareon, especially without the use of a Fire Stone. Edge then commands Eevee to use Fire Blast, but Shaymin dodges the attack, but a second Fire Blast hits its mark. Flareon then uses Heat Wave, which Shaymin counters with Dazzling Gleam before using Synthesis to heal itself.

Edge swears to protect the Viridian Gym and orders Flareon to use Overheat. Shaymin dodges behind some rocks before using Seed Flare, scoring a direct hit on Flareon. As Flareon struggles to get back to his feet, Romina tosses Shaymin a Gracidea flower, allowing it to change into its Sky Forme, and subsequently orders Shaymin to use Air Slash. Seeing this, Edge tells Flareon to switch into Jolteon, further shocking Romina, and orders him to use Dig, hiding underground and avoiding the attack. While Shaymin tries to locate it, Jolteon resurfaces and uses Thunder, scoring a direct hit. Romina tells Shaymin to use Synthesis again while Jolteon once again hides underground. Shaymin is unable to locate Jolteon, until he resurfaces again and strikes Shaymin with yet another Thunder. Edge prepares to finish the battle with another Thunder, but Shaymin uses Dazling Gleam to stop it. While Jolteon is able to deflect the attack, the resulting shockwave knocks some debris into the air and distracts him, allowing Romina to command a Hyper Beam, and Jolteon gets blasted onto the wall, which knocks him out.

Edge goes to attend to Jolteon, who has reverted back into Eevee, and Edge asks Jade to get some Sitrus Berries so that they can heal him. Romina informs Edge that she was impressed with the battle and that she will give a much better review than before, so they can expect the Gym to keep running, with Edge as the official Gym Leader. Romina also questions Eevee's ability to switch into any of his evolutions at will, and Edge tells Romina the story behind Eevee's past as an experiment of Team Rocket's. Romina says that she was glad that Eevee found him as a Trainer, and tells Edge that she was glad to have met him and nominate him as the Gym Leader. Romina then takes her leave, as Edge thanks her for the compliments. Two days later, Edge receives his official review from Romina and the PIA, as well as the official confirmation and paperwork that nominates him as the official Viridian City Gym Leader.

Following this, Dwayne decides to depart for his Battle Frontier challenge, and Edge wishes him good luck, knowing that he would obtain his final Symbol. Dwayne thanks his father, and Jade says that she would be cheering for his success, and after waving them goodbye, Dwayne leaves Viridian City, ready to return to his Frontier challenge.

A week later, Dwayne walks through a forest and finally sees the Battle Pyramid, and he is confident that he will win. However, Dwayne falls into a hole and plummets into an ancient ruin whose walls are covered in ancient hieroglyphs. He spots a light source ahead, and heads for it. Dwayne finds a Pikachu statue and touches it. Consequently this triggers the statue's eyes to glow blue and a nearby wall with an identical depiction of a Pikachu flashes its eyes as well and begins to rise. A giant, spherical boulder begins to pursue Dwayne. He runs into Brandon, who summons Regirock to destroy the boulder with Focus Punch. Dwayne thanks Brandon for saving his life, but Brandon scolds him, declaring that ruins are forbidden, but softens his stance after Dwayne explains that the ground collapsed underneath his feet. Brandon explains that the ancient King of Pokélantis attempted to rule the world by controlling Ho-Oh. Ho-Oh destroyed the entire kingdom of Pokélantis for the King's wicked attempt. In revenge the King sealed Ho-Oh inside a stone Poké Ball, constructing the very tomb they are currently standing in to seal the Legendary away from the world forever. Dwayne chooses to accompany Brandon on his search for the mysterious Poké Ball.

They walk into a door leading into the King's chamber, which quickly opens, letting them inside, and shuts immediately thereafter. Inside the King's chamber, all of the torches light automatically as they arrive. They find the King's throne under an enormous monument of the King himself and a stone orb shaped like a Poké Ball resting on the seat. Thinking Ho-Oh is inside, Dwayne grabs the orb and tries to give it to Brandon. However, Brandon tries to get Dwayne to set the orb down, but the mysterious object suddenly activates. The orb levitates in the air as a dark voice chants a spell, enveloping Dwayne in a dark aura. He falls to his knees, still surrounded by a blue and black aura, while sounding as he was suffocating. Brandon stares in shock as Dwayne gets back on his feet and laughs with a deep, sinister voice. Dwayne commands Brandon to give him his Pokémon. The dark energy around him reaches out and grabs Brandon's Poké Balls, but Brandon manages to reclaim them. Dwayne declares himself to be the King of Pokélantis, and Brandon realizes that Dwayne is being possessed by the King's spirit. Brandon confronts the King, mentioning his failure to imprison Ho-Oh, and challenges him to a battle. Brandon announces that he is the king of the Battle Pyramid, and if the King wins, he can have all of Brandon's Pokémon. The King accepts. Brandon takes the King to the pyramid, where Scott is waiting. The King pushes Scott aside as he walks into the Battle Pyramid, declaring that no one stands in his way. Inside, Scott finds out that Dwayne is possessed by the King's spirit.

The battle is set for a one-on-one match. Brandon sends out Regirock. Dwayne wakes up within his own subconsious but can see through the King's eyes. Noticing the battle, Dwayne summons Sceptile, which the King replicates in reality, as Brandon notes that the King was probably feeding off Dwayne's thoughts within his psyche, absorbing his knowledge of Dwayne's Pokémon and their attributes. Dwayne orders Sceptile to use Leaf Blade, which the King replicates. Regirock uses Iron Defense to nullify the attack. The King then orders Bullet Seed, but Iron Defense also nullifies it. With a snide grin, the King orders Sceptile to fire Bullet Seed at the ceiling. Sceptile is hesitant at first, but once the King demands him to obey, Sceptile relents. The attack causes rubble to crash on top of and bury Regirock. Scott notes that Dwayne would never attack in such a brutal manner. Brandon calls the King a coward for his tactic, but Dwayne hears the insult from within the King and temporarily breaks the spell, denies that he is a coward, but soon loses control back to the King.

The King thinks Regirock is down and out, but the Rock Peak Pokémon breaks out of its tomb and immediately uses Hyper Beam. In an astonishing move, the King orders Sceptile to use the referee, Samuel as cover. Sceptile initially hesitates, not used to Dwayne using such dirty tricks. The King tells him to obey, so Sceptile leaps behind the frightened referee, Samuel, forcing Brandon to cancel the attack. The King laughs and calls Brandon weak, and says he would teach Brandon how to attack without mercy, and orders Sceptile to use Leaf Blade on Regirock's leg, causing it to kneel down. The King laughs, saying that Brandon's defeat was near, but Regirock uses Lock-On, targeting Sceptile. The King orders another Leaf Blade on the other leg, rendering Regirock immobile. Regirock uses Hyper Beam again. Sceptile's attempt to dodge fails as Lock-On ensures that the attack hits. Hyper Beam comes around and Sceptile is blasted to the ground and faints.

The King refuses to admit defeat, and summons Gardevoir from her Poké Ball. However, Gardevoir immediately senses something was wrong, and she becomes mortified upon turning around to look at Dwayne, noticing the dark aura surrounding his body. The King angrily demands Gardevoir to battle, but Gardevoir refuses to obey, and the King threatens to harm her if she didn't follow his commands, referring to himself as her master. However, Gardevoir's psychic powers kick in, and she begins speaking via telepathy, and angrily proclaims that the King wasn't her master, and the only person whom she would ever devote herself to was Dwayne, and she dashes towards the King and places her hands on his head, and uses her psychic powers to tap into Dwayne's psyche, and Gardevoir finds herself in the same void as Dwayne within his subconscious, and Gardevoir hugs him, glad to see that he wasn't permanently gone, and Dwayne says that the King was in control, but Gardevoir assures him that she would save him. Back in the real world, Gardevoir begins using her psychic powers to drain away the King's influence, purging the King from his body. Brandon uses a counter of the spell to banish the King's spirit back to the orb. Dwayne returns to normal, much to Gardevoir's relief, who pounces on him with a hug, and Brandon admits to Scott that Gardevoir was the reason that the King was defeated, and comments on how much Gardevoir clearly loves her Trainer.

As the sun sets, Brandon tells Dwayne that his own carelessness attracted the King and rendered him vulnerable. Dwayne admits that he may be a foolish kid at times, but he still wants the chance to battle Brandon fair and square. Unfortunately, Brandon declines the challenge as he has some more ruins to visit, but he tells Dwayne he will get in touch when the time is right. He advises Dwayne to train hard in the meantime. Brandon and Samuel enter the Battle Pyramid, and Scott advises Dwayne to stand back. The Pyramid's corners slide outward and dust begins to be kicked up. The massive structure lifts into the sky on rotors that keep it aloft, allowing Brandon to move to the next ruins site.

A week later, Dwayne is back in Pallet Town, awaiting notice of Brandon's return, and without anything else to day, Dwayne decides to visit Professor Oak's Laboratory. When Dwayne arrives at the laboratory, instead of being greeted by Professor Oak, Dwayne is instead greeted by Bayley, who says that she was helping Professor Oak with some assignments, but says that Oak is currently on Seafoam Islands, and won't be back until that night. Bayley decides to call Professor Oak on the phone, but learns from DJ Mary that Oak has vanished without a trace.

One cruise ship trip later, and both Dwayne and Bayley arrive at the Seafoam Islands TV Station. The security guards tell them that is temporarily closed, but Mary explains that Dwayne and Bayley are Professor Oak's friends, gaining them both entry inside. Mary explains that Professor Oak disappeared halfway through a rehearsal. He is nowhere in the building, and yet the security guards haven't seen him leave. At Dwayne's request, Mary explains that they had arrived early so that they could rehearse before the show aired live that evening. Everything had gone well until they had taken a break for lunch. Professor Oak invited Mary to lunch but while they were waiting for the elevator, two funny-looking scientists approached them. Professor Oak is intrigued after the scientists offer to show him something rare, so he stays behind and will catch up with Mary later. That was the last she saw of him. Dwayne guesses that the scientists had something to do with it, but Officer Jenny tells him that no one else has seen the scientists in the building, including the security guards.

Outside, Dwayne establishes that the only way out is through the front doors. There are doors at the back and on the roof, but they haven't been opened all day. Dwayne thinks for a moment, and then asks the guards if any large packages have been brought in. Dwayne explains his theory: One person came in with a large package. Inside, a second person came out and they put Professor Oak inside. Then, they walked out the front door. The security guards says there was one delivery earlier that morning. The security guards says there was one delivery earlier that morning. A delivery man had brought in a Nidoqueen costume, supposedly as a prop for *Funniest Pokémon Home Videos*. As the guard recounts that one went in and two went out, leaving with the same stuffed Nidoqueen, it is obvious to Dwayne that they are the ones who took Professor Oak. The security guard tells them that the lorry they left in had a marking of a Pidgeot. Hearing this, Dwayne gets Officer Jenny to set up a road block at every road.

As Fabius and Harlynn speed towards the rendezvous point, with Oak tied up in the back, they recall their mission: As a part of their client's secret Pokémon Power Acceleration Project, he needs information from Professor Oak to advance his project. They make a right turn, and over at the police checkpoint, Officer Jenny gets word that no truck fitting the description has left the Seafoam Islands. Dwayne sends out Dragonite and tells her to search for the truck, and Dragonite promptly flies off. In an abandoned warehouse, Professor Oak is awake, though tied to a chair. Fabius contacts their client through a big screen. The client explains to Professor Oak that the mysterious viral lifeform Pokérus is an important component of the PPAP, which make ill Pokémon evolve at a faster rate. However, all of his specimens have died out. So he tells Professor Oak to tell him everything he knows about Pokérus and where it grows. Professor Oak refuses to talk, so Fabius and Harlynn threaten to torture him should he refuse, but Oak refuses to budge. Fabius then grabs a rod and sticks it into a firepit and threatens to burn Oak with it, but Oak still refuses, so Fabius proceeds to press the burning rod against Oak's leg, causing Oak to screech in pain.

Dragonite hears Professor Oak's screams and heads back to Dwayne. On seeing Dragonite, Officer Jenny starts driving towards the warehouse. Dragonite flies in and crashes into the glass, shattering it. Turning, Fabius and Harlynn see the Pseudo-legendary Pokémon and questions the appearance of the rare Pokémon, but then hear the sound of the engine from Jenny's car. Harlynn turns off the connection, and then tells Fabius to get ready to run. Just then, Dwayne, Bayley, and Jenny make their way inside, and Dwayne immediately recognizes them and Harlynn expresses her fury upon seeing Dwayne again, cursing for interfering with their plans yet again, but Dwayne simply tells them to hand the Professor over. Harlynn refuses and the two pick up Professor Oak and run out the back door.

Dwayne and Bayley run after them, but Professor Oak is already being loaded into the lorry and Fabius sends out his Mightyena. Dragonite uses Hurricane, but Mightyena hits it with a Thunder Fang. Bayley sends out Butterfree, which Mightyena attacks with Bite. Butterfree then counters with Gust, and Mightyena then uses Tackle on Butterfree, but Dragonite intercepts it with Dragon Claw, as Harlynn sends out her Granbull to attack Dragonite with Ice Fang. As Mary calls to Dwayne and Bayley to be careful, Mightyena strikes Butterfree down with an Iron Tail, and so Bayley recalls him. Dwayne sends Dragonite into the battle, and Granbull uses Play Rough on her. Dragonite recovers and uses Hurricane, but Mightyena jumps aside, but some stray wind blades manage to cut the rope tying up Professor Oak. Fabius and Harlynn run over to get him back, busying Dwayne's Dragonite by sending their own Pokémon in to attack. Dragonite uses Twister on Mightyena, who falls on Granbull. Bayley then sends out her Pikachu, who uses Volt Tackle on the two of them, sending them into Fabius and Harlynn. As Dwayne and Bayley check to see if Professor Oak is alright, Fabius and Harlynn manage to escape, but not before Harlynn curses at Dwayne, vowing to make him pay once and for all for ruining their plans and reputation.

Professor Oak is alright, but Mary worries that they won't get to the live broadcast in time. Officer Jenny promises to get them there, and they make it in time to record an episode of *Pokémon Masterchef* in front of an audience. Mary calls them over to be contestants on *I Wouldn't Eat That if I Were You*. That night, both Dwayne and Bayley go to bed with a stomach-ache, but Professor Oak stayed up to research Pokérus in order to try to discover Fabius and Harlynn's client's plans for it. The next day, Dwayne finally receives notice from Scott about Brandon's return and says that the Battle Pyramid was currently located at Fennel Valley. Dwayne is psyched up for his battle against Brandon and quickly departs from Pallet Town to reach the valley as soon as possible.

As Dwayne approaches the Battle Pyramid, he finds Scott waiting for him with Nurse Joy. Joy is excited to see Dwayne and runs up to him like a crazed fan, asking him to sign the photo album she has containing pictures from all his major battles throughout his many Pokémon League performances. Scott explains that this Nurse Joy is a huge fan of Pokémon battles and Pokémon Contests. Scott explains to Dwayne that Brandon is currently busy at the ruins and can't battle yet, leaving Dwayne disappointed. However, Dwayne decides to take this opportunity to have some last-minute training before his battle with Brandon. Hours later, Brandon finally returns from the ruins and greets Dwayne, who immediately challenges him to a battle. Brandon accepts and schedules it for the next day, and urges Dwayne to perform at his best. The following morning, Dwayne makes his way inside the Battle Pyramid and takes his place in the field against Brandon. The referee declares that the battle was about to start and tells both Trainers to select their Pokémon; Dwayne chooses Blaziken and Brandon chooses Registeel.

The referee starts the match with Dwayne telling Blaziken to start with Flamethrower. The attack hits its mark and Brandon has his Registeel counter with Metal Claw. Dwayne tells Blaziken to dodge and use Blaze Kick which he does, knocking Registeel over. Dwayne compliments Blaziken and Scott remarks how well Dwayne is doing. Brandon tells Registeel to use Zap Cannon and Blaziken counters with Flamethrower. The two attacks collide creating an explosion. Brandon has Registeel use Lock-On and then Zap Cannon, and Dwayne tells Blaziken to use Substitute. The attack hits, but Blaziken is unaffected due to Substitute, although Blaziken is weakened due to Substitute's side-effects. Dwayne has Blaizken use Revenge and Registeel tries to counter with Metal Claw. However, before it can attack, Blaziken dodges out of the way and scores a direct hit with Revenge on the back. Brandon compliments Dwayne on his strategy but says he is overconfident, and then orders Registeel to throw Blaziken. It does so, but Dwayne counters by having Blaziken use the wall to redirect another Blaze Kick.

Brandon says he is impressed but now wants Dwayne to throw everything at him. Dwayne tells Blaziken to use Flamethrower, but Brandon has Registeel break free from the attack and Dwayne has Blaziken send another Flamethrower at it. Brandon tells Registeel to use Sandstorm, which blocks the attack and traps Blaziken in the vortex. Brandon has Registeel use another Sandstorm but Dwayne orders Blaziken to counter with Flamethrower. Pushing the Sandstorm back, Blaziken manages to trap Registeel. Registeel uses another Zap Cannon but Blaziken dodges it and, under Dwayne's command, uses the power of the Sandstorm to strengthen his Revenge. The attack hits but Registeel holds on and uses Lock-On followed by another Zap Cannon. The vortex charges up the attack and the resulting explosion destroys the blazing Sandstorm. The smoke clears and both Blaziken and Registeel are still standing. But Blaziken soon falls down, marking another defeat for Dwayne.

Brandon says that he fought well and he will be ready once Dwayne and his Pokémon learn to fight as one. Outside, Brandon is about to set off to find the sealed chamber and the special Pokémon that he has been searching for. He says Dwayne can challenge him again when he returns. Brandon leaves, and Dwayne remarks that Brandon was truly living up to his name as a Frontier Brain, and Scott says that Brandon has been one of the toughest Trainers he'd ever met, and says that Dwayne needed some serious training ahead of him if he hoped to defeat Brandon. A couple of days later, Samuel arrives at the Pokémon Center and informs Dwayne that Brandon has finally found the Pokémon he'd been searching and was awaiting Dwayne for his rematch, and Dwayne becomes determined to defeat Brandon, vowing to not lose a third time against him.

The next day, Dwayne decides that he would require the assistance of some of his other Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory and spends the rest of the day, studying their attributes, strong points, and weaknesses, trying to come up with a perfectly balanced team to defeat Brandon once and for all. By nightfall, Dwayne has finally decided on his choice of Pokémon, and vows to defeat Brandon no matter what. The following morning, as Dwayne prepares to re-challenge Brandon, he hears a car speeding towards them in the distance, and sees Edge, Roberta, Jade, and Bayley waving at him. When they arrive, Edge explains that they heard from Professor Oak about his many attempts to challenge Brandon, and wanted to be there personally to give him moral support. Dwayne thanks them all, and says that he was feeling good about his upcoming rematch.

As the time for the battle comes and Dwayne and Brandon take their places on the battlefield, the Battle Pyramid's ceiling opens up. Brandon calls upon his Dusclops, while Dwayne selects Gardevoir as his start. Gardevoir doesn't hesitate to begin the battle with her Shadow Ball as Dusclops counterattacks with Will-O-Wisp with both attacks clashing and dispersing into the atmosphere. Gardevoir charges a Moonblast as Dusclops uses Shadow Punch making for a direct hit. Gardevoir recovers and strikes it down with Psyshock. After Dusclops manages to recover, it counterattacks with Mean Look. Gardevoir charges towards Dusclops for a close-range Shadow Ball attack, which hits directly. Dusclops takes advantage of Gardevoir being up close and uses Confuse Ray to confuse Gardevoir, which works perfectly. Dwayne attempts to recall Gardevoir back into her Poké Ball but proves unsuccessful due to Mean Look. Dusclops strikes Gardevoir with another Shadow Punch, sending her flying back into a wall as Dwayne tries to help Gardevoir recover.

Dusclops strikes down with another Will-O-Wisp for a direct hit, leaving Gardevoir burned. Dwayne attempts to remind Gardevoir of her past battles while the Embrace Pokémon tries to come back to her senses. Gardevoir snaps out of her confusion and launches another Shadow Ball attack for a direct hit. Dusclops launches another Shadow Punch attack, knocking Gardevoir backward. Gardevoir is now pretty tired after all the damage taken, and Dusclops is also showing signs of fatigue. Gardevoir blazes forward for another attack, but her burn status kicks in, which gives Dusclops the opportunity to incapacitate Gardevoir with a super-effective Shadow Punch. With one of his most powerful Pokémon down, Dwayne's chances at beating the Battle Frontier are now looking quite uncertain.

Dwayne decides to choose Chikorita next, much to Scott's confusion, who remarks that Chikorita didn't seem like she could match up against Dusclops, but Jade says that Chikorita was small, but powerful, and tells Scott to watch closely. Dusclops fires Shadow Punch, and Chikortia takes it. Chikorita's Razor Leaf hits home, and Dusclops uses Mean Look. Chikorita's Vine Whip misses and she takes another Shadow Punch, sending Chikorita flying. Mid-air, Chikorita uses Leech Seed, which wraps Dusclops and saps energy. Dusclops uses Will-O-Wisp, but Razor Leaf negates it. Dwayne orders Chikorita to use Solar Beam, but Dusclops fires a Confuse Ray, disorienting Chikorita and causing Solar Beam to fire towards the roof. Chikorita takes another Shadow Punch, and tries to use Vine Whip, but the vines are out of her control and begin whipping Chikorita herself. Another Shadow Punch sends Chikorita flying, and Dwayne catches her. The vines attacks herself and Chikorita. Dwayne yells out to Chikorita, and Chikorita snaps out of her confusion. With Chikorita no longer confused, Dwayne tells her to try Solar Beam again. While Chikorita is charging the attack, Dusclops tries to defeat her by firing Shadow Punch, but this time Chikorita dodges and fires Solar Beam, knocking out Dusclops.

Brandon summons Ninjask, and Dwayne decides to recall Chikorita for the time being, opting to send out Elekid next. Ninjask uses Aerial Ace, but Elekid's Thunder Punch repels the attack. Ninjask uses Sandstorm to send Elekid flying before using Double Team to surround him. Elekid fires Thunderbolt at all of them, revealing Ninjask. Ninjask dodges Thunderbolt and strikes with Aerial Ace. Ninjask uses Sandstorm, but Elekid's Rain Dance neutralises it. Ninjask then uses Sand-Attack to blind Elekid. Ninjask uses another Aerial Ace, but Elekid can't see in order to evade. Dwayne tells Elekid to listen for it. Elekid dodges and uses Thunderbolt, but the attack goes high. Ninjask executes another Aerial Ace, but a second Rain Dance clears Elekid's eyes, allowing him to counter with Thunder and knock out Ninjask. Brandon sends out Solrock. Elekid uses Thunder again, but Solrock's Psywave pushes it back. Solrock's Confusion stops Elekid's Thunder Punch and sends Elekid back. Solrock fires Shadow Ball but Elekid uses Thunderbolt against the wall to dodge. Elekid attempts a Thunder Punch, but Solrock dodges. Elekid crashes into the wall and takes Solrock's Solar Beam, an attack which takes out Elekid.

Dwayne sends Chikorita back out. Solrock uses Psywave, but Chikorita dodges and fires Razor Leaf. Solrock uses Confusion to stop the attack, and sends the leaves back at Chikorita. Chikorita charges with Vine Whip, but Solrock uses Confusion again to sends Chikorita flying, but she bounces off the wall. Solrock fires Shadow Ball, but Chikorita dodges. Chikorita fires Leech Seed, hitting Solrock and begins sapping away its energy. Solrock fires another Psywave, hitting Chikorita. Chikorita fires Solar Beam, which Solrock matches with its own. Both attacks collide, and the force causes a double knockout.

Dwayne sends Latias as his final Pokémon, and Brandon calls upon Regice, and Dwayne realizes that this must be the Pokémon that Brandon had discovered earlier. Latias fires Psywave, which Regice endures easily. Regice uses Blizzard, which Latias takes. Latias attacks with Dragon Breath, with Regice countering with Ice Beam. Latias dodges, but the attack freezes one half of the field. Latias uses Psywave, but Regice negates it with another Ice Beam, which freezes the other half of the field. With the field covered in ice, Regice can move quicker. Regice attempts to use Focus Punch, but Latias uses Dragon Breath to paralyze Regice, and then strikes the Iceberg Pokémon with Psywave. Regice uses Ice Beam to freeze the stadium more, creating a tomb of ice pillars that trap Latias.

With Latias immobilized, Regice uses Rest. Latias manages to free herself before using Recover to replenish her health. Latias then flies towards Regice, but it wakes up and fires Ice Beam, this time making a direct hit and freezing Latias in an ice pillar. Dwayne orders Dragon Breath, but Latias seems unable to. The referee begins to declare Latias unable to battle, but Latias uses Safeguard to shatter the ice and free herself. Regice fires another Focus Punch to send Latias bouncing across the ice field. Dwayne manages to get Latias to use the ice to skate around and regain momentum. Dwayne then orders Latias to use Dragon Breath, but instead, Latias's eyes glow red and her body briefly becomes surrounded in a red aura, with Dwayne recognizing the attack as Outrage, and Latias slams onto Regice directly, sending it crashing onto the wall, knocking it out and making Dwayne the winner. Brandon gives Dwayne the Brave Symbol as his reward, completing Dwayne's Battle Frontier quest.

After the match, Scott hands Dwayne a plaque with all seven Symbols on it, acknowledging his position in the Hall of Fame, and offers Dwayne a Frontier Brain position. Dwayne declines, stating that he wants to travel more, but Scott tells him that should he change his mind, the offer will always be open to him. Brandon and the Battle Pyramid take off, while Dwayne embarks on the car with Jade and his family, and they leave to return to Pallet Town.

When they arrive in Pallet Town, Dwayne returns Chikorita and Latias to Professor Oak's Laboratory, thanking them for their effort, as Latias and Chikorita speed off deep into the ranch. Back at his house, Dwayne puts the Frontier plaque on his shelf in his bedroom, and gazes at it with pride before going back downstairs. Edge and Roberta congratulate Dwayne on his victory, and Dwayne thanks them, and when Jade asks what was his next step, Dwayne admits wanting to take a small break from traveling, satisfied with his current position. Jade agrees and says that she would also take a break, and everyone settles down for a well-earned rest.