Dwayne/Orange Archipelago

Arriving in Valencia Island, Dwayne and Jade get to an outlook and realize that they cannot find Professor Ivy's lab. Finding a Pokémon Center, they go inside and find Nurse Joy, and she gives them the directions to Ivy's lab. They get to the lab and go inside, where they are met by three girls who lead the duo down to the beach. There, a Gyarados comes out of the sea as a woman pets it, shocking everyone with her skill. Gyarados takes her to the shore as one of the girls tosses her a lab coat. She introduces herself as Professor Ivy.

Back at the lab, Ivy shows them the gold Poké Ball. She reveals the inscribed letters on the top of the ball, giving it the name the GS Ball. One of the assistants demonstrates how the ball could not be transported. Ivy also points out how multiple attempts to open it have all failed. Ivy hands the Ball over to Dwayne to deliver to Professor Oak. Ivy then leads Dwayne and Jade through the outdoor environment, which serves as an extension of her lab. Jade smells the flowers, but is startled after a Vileplume steps out of the bushes. Dwayne checks his Pokédex after noticing the Vileplume has differently colored petals. The assistants rush out a crate of Pokémon food as other Pokémon come out, all possessing an unusual orange coloring. Ivy explains that she has bred and raised all of Valencia Island's Pokémon, and they form an invaluable part of her research into the effect of the tropical climate's effects on Pokémon.

The next day, Dwayne and Jade prepare to leave, and embark on a blimp at the island's airport, ready to return to Kanto. During the trip, however, a strong thunderstorm ensues, and a lightning bolt strikes the blimp, causing it to crash at a nearby island. Dwayne, Jade, and the other passangers are all unharmed, but Dwayne fears they've crashed at a deserted island in the middle of the ocean, but his fears are immediately eliminated when an announcement over a speaker confirms that they are on Tangelo Island.

They stroll along the city's waterfront and stop after Jade notices a Lapras stranded on the beach. Three men are verbally and physically abusing it, with one hitting it with a stick. Dwayne and Jade confront them, though the situation quickly grows hostile as the men reveal that they want the Lapras so they can use it to battle the Orange Crew. The trio sends out their Spearow, Hitmonchan, and Beedrill. Dwayne and Jade pit Kirlia and Kangaskhan against the three, with Kirlia and Kangaskhan easily defeating the trio with Psybeam and Rock Slide, respectively. As the three men run away, Dwayne notices that Lapras was injured and offers it some medicine, but Lapras knocks it away. Dwayne then decides to take Lapras to the Pokémon Center, despite Lapras attempting to struggle, but Dwayne assures it that he was only trying to help, and Lapras reluctantly decides to allow them to take it to the Pokémon Center.

At the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy concludes that Lapras only needs a rest, but she reveals that it is afraid to have any human contact, probably based on how the three men were abusing it, and explains that most Lapras travel in schools, and this Lapras was probably separated from its school at some point. Three kids run in and ask Nurse Joy to heal their Pokémon in preparation for battling the Orange Crew. When Dwayne asks her about the Orange Crew, Nurse Joy explains about the Orange Crew and how Trainers must beat every member before competing in the Orange League. Interested, Dwayne wants to compete, but Jade reminds him that they need to deliver the GS Ball to Professor Oak. Dwayne places a call to Oak, presenting the GS Ball and requesting to compete in the Orange League, to which Oak concedes. Then, Nurse Joy tells the duo that Lapras is awake and feeling much better.

Dwayne and Jade want to load Lapras aboard a truck to take it back to sea, but Lapras is afraid to move. Dwayne decides to sing a lullaby, but this doesn't work, although Lapras seems somewhat amused by Dwayne's singing. Nevertheless, Lapras still won't budge from the Center pool. Dwayne tries to get close to Lapras, but it retreats underwater. Dwayne takes off his hat and vest before jumping in and swimming after Lapras. Lapras evades Dwayne, forcing him to resurface for air. Just then, the three men from before storm in, knock Jade into the pool, before dragging Lapras with ropes and loading it at the back of a truck and speeding off, but Dwayne and Jade quickly pursue them.

While the thieves follow the steep cliff roads, Dwayne and Jade cut across the hilly landscape on bicycles. Dwayne gets close enough for him to jump off his bike and directly onto the truck bed. Dwayne moves forward and climbs inside the cabin, while Jade stops pursuing due to fatigue. Dwayne fights with the three men, and during the scuffle, he accidentally presses a switch that detaches the trailer. Dwayne gets back onto the truck bed as they head up a ramp. One of the thieves brakes as the truck heads towards a steep cliff edge, but the momentum of the truck bed with Lapras behind them is enough to push them off the cliff and they fall into the ocean. While the trailer doesn't follow suit, as Dwayne loosens the rope binding Lapras, it begins to roll backwards and towards another steep drop. Dwayne clambers to the side, and his weight helps shift and turn the trailer in time to prevent a descent. However, they quickly approach another cliff and the same technique fails. Dwayne grabs onto Lapras just before they crash into the sea.

Jade follows the dirt tracks left by the truck, which lead her to the beach. In the distance, Dwayne arrives on Lapras's back. Nurse Joy notes that Lapras appears to be comfortable around Dwayne, and Dwayne agrees, and asks Lapras if it wanted to join him, and Lapras accepts. Dwayne throws a Poké Ball and catches Lapras. Shortly thereafter, Dwayne and Jade climb on Lapras's back, who takes them away through the ocean, with Dwayne ready to challenge the Orange League.

While riding Lapras across the ocean, a hungry Jade reads a map that says they are getting close to Mikan Island, which is also home to one of the four Gym Leaders in the Orange Crew. Upon reaching the shoreline, Dwayne and Jade head straight for the Pokémon Center. There, Dwayne talks to Professor Oak via videophone and lets him know he recently caught a Lapras, though the call is cut short as Dwayne's Muk smothers the Professor. Dwayne and Jade walk along the dirt path and see the Mikan Gym up ahead. Dwayne starts to run towards the Gym, though he stops after seeing a coconut on the ground. He runs over to it and picks it up, but a bucket of water falls on his head, revealing it to be a trap set by a boy named Senta. He chastises Dwayne and criticizes his Top 16 position in the Indigo League. He challenges Dwayne to a battle, but Cissy, his older sister and the Mikan Gym Leader, intervenes and scolds her younger brother.

Dwayne is prepared to have a match, but Cissy explains that on the Orange Islands, the Gym battles are different from Kanto's Pokémon battles. Senta presses the buttons on his remote, making a line of cans appear, and the battlefield becomes an aquatic pool. Cissy proceeds to call out her Seadra. She announces that the first challenge is a Water Gun match-up, where a Pokémon's accuracy is tested by shooting down as many cans as possible. Lapras proves to be an even match against Seadra, and the aim of the challenge shifts to shooting down flying plates. Both are evenly matched and manage to hit the final target at the same time. Cissy declares the first challenge a draw, and Dwayne congratulates Lapras's efforts while Seadra turns away in disgust.

Cissy escorts Dwayne and Jade to outside the Gym. To break the tie, Dwayne will go up against Cissy in a Pokémon Wave Ride, where the aim is to swim out to a flagged buoy and return to the beach first. Cissy calls on her Blastoise, while Dwayne chooses Lapras again. During the race, they are evenly matched, so Dwayne has Lapras nudge the competition, but Blastoise responds, causing Dwayne to nearly lose his balance. The delay allows Cissy to get ahead of him, and she makes the turn around the flag first. As Dwayne catches up with Cissy, the pair notices a tidal wave suddenly appearing behind them. To Dwayne's surprise, Lapras freezes some of the wave with her Ice Beam. However, the wave still crashes into Cissy and sends her flying, but Blastoise catches her in time. Cissy once again gets ahead, but Dwayne comes up with an idea and has Lapras use an Ice Beam to make an ice-track. Lapras proves to be faster on the ice than in the water, allowing Dwayne to barely win the race. Cissy commends Dwayne's clever Ice Beam tactic, and notes that she can see why he made it so far into the Indigo League. In commemoration of his victory, she gives Dwayne a Coral-Eye Badge. Afterwards, Dwayne and Jade ride away aboard Lapras again towards their next destination.

Dwayne and Jade spot Navel Island, the home of the second Orange League Gym and the Sea Ruby Badge. They touch down on the beach near a very quiet village, but the Gym is nowhere to be found. A man approaches on a sailboat, introducing himself as Danny and immediately appealing to Jade, shocking Dwayne. Jade notes Danny's large backpack and contrasts it to Dwayne's lack of preparation, which upsets Dwayne. Danny notes that they are close, but Jade teases Dwayne by calling him an immature child, which irritates Dwayne.

They approach the Navel Gym gate, and Dwayne opens it. Inside, there is a cable car and a trail leading up the mountain. Jade points at a sign that explains challengers must climb up the mountain without using Pokémon, otherwise they risk disqualification, while spectators can use the cable car. Danny also climbs along, moving at a seemingly easy pace while Dwayne is struggling with both the exertion and a slight fear of heights. At one point, Jade passes via the cable car, and Jade calls to Danny. This irritates and distracts Dwayne, which causes him to slip and fall down. He grabs onto a ledge and attempts to call out a Pokémon, but Danny reminds him of the rule. Dwayne puts the Poké Ball back and manages to climb back up.

Dwayne takes a rest, exhausted, while Jade and Danny enjoy the mountain air. Dwayne and Danny continue hiking up, as the weather turns to snow. At the summit, Jade awaits their arrival, wrapped in blankets. When Dwayne and Danny arrive, Jade runs past Dwayne to Danny, offering to share her blanket, which leaves Dwayne even more irritated, something that Danny notices and smiles at, realizing that Dwayne was jealous. Danny then reveals to them that he is the Gym Leader since nobody was at the top when Misty and Tracey arrived. Danny announces that the match is composed of three rounds, and two of three wins. The first test is to freeze a hot water geyser. Danny uses Nidoqueen while Dwayne summons Lapras. Both Pokémon fire Ice Beam attacks at the geysers. While Lapras makes steady progress, Nidoqueen is much faster and freezes the geyser first, winning the round. Lapras manages to complete the task but winds up being exhausted.

The second round is to carve the ice into a sled with three Pokémon. Dwayne sends out Kirlia, Clefairy, and Roselia, while Danny uses Machoke, Scyther, and Nidoqueen. Danny's team uses brute force to make adequate progress while Dwayne's team uses different tactics loafs around. Roselia's Bullet Seed and Clefairy's Meteor Mash are not as effective, putting them behind. Seeing they were about to lose, Kirlia taps into her Psychic powers to perfectly carve the sled and win Dwayne the round, but exhausting herself in the process.

The final round is to race down the mountain to the beach. Danny puts Geodude, Electrode, and Scyther into his sled while Dwayne rides with Kirlia, Roselia, and Wartortle. When the light turns green, both teams race down as fast as possible while Jade uses the cable car. Scyther steers his sled while Dwayne uses Roselia's Bullet Seed to steer, although Dwayne spins out of control. Just then, Danny runs into a hole, and Dwayne stops to help. Dwayne helps him and his Pokémon up, and Danny questions him on his decision to stop and help, telling he could've won the race, but Dwayne explains that he couldn't know whether Danny could free himself without help, and helping another human being in trouble was more important than winning a Badge, and Danny becomes impressed with Dwayne's altruism.

Dwayne and Danny restart the race and begin when the sun rises. When the terrain changes from snow to rock, Dwayne's sled picks up too much speed and barely misses a large rock, causing it to cut through trees. Danny closes in on the finish line, but Dwayne soars through the sky and catches up with Danny. The landing causes Dwayne's sled to shrink in size, and the lighter sled allows Dwayne to pull forward and win the race. Danny congratulates Dwayne and hands him the Sea Ruby Badge. Jade is glad to Dwayne won, but also partially upset that Danny lost. This catches Dwayne's attention, who pouts that Jade seems upset that he won, but Danny shakes Dwayne's hand, and whispers that Jade seemed to like him, which takes Dwayne aback, who asks Danny to elaborate on her definition of "liking him", and Danny simply winks, saying that they both would figure it out one day. Dwayne and Jade then get back on Lapras and leave Navel Island.

Dwayne and Jade arrive on Murcott Island. The duo walks along, and Jade's Pokémon eventually spot a badly injured Scyther, nearly passed out from exhaustion. Dwayne checks his Pokédex to find more information about Scyther, as Jade steps forward to treat it. Scyther wakes up as Jade tries to use a Potion, subsequently jumping back and assuming a battle position. However, it is too weak to fight, barely able to even stand. Dwayne throws a Poké Ball in an attempt to catch it, but Scyther swats it away, falling to its knees before struggling back up. Dwayne attempts to send out a Pokémon, but Jade stops him, saying that Scyther was already hurt enough, and decides to incapacitate it without hurting it. Jade then brings out her Venonat, and she orders a Sleep Powder attack, which puts Scyther to sleep despite its attempt to escape. Jade tosses a Poké Ball, easily catching the injured Scyther.

At the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy and Chansey work on Scyther. Dwayne and Jade watch through the window as Scyther glares at Jade, furious at being caught. Chansey brings Scyther out of the room and takes it to recovery. Joy concludes that it lost its swarm leadership position from battling another Scyther challenger. The loss forced it to leave the swarm and live in exile unless it wins another leadership match. Dwayne calls Professor Oak, who points out that Scyther's self-esteem is probably low due to losing its leadership and then being caught by Jade. Oak suggests that Jade improve Scyther's mood and get it back in shape. Jade tries to help Scyther recover, but it is resistant. Dwayne remembers Scyther's love of battling and advises Jade to help Scyther prepare for a rematch.

Just then, Scyther hears the cries of its swarm, and flies out of the Center, but it then crashes back to the earth, still weak. Jade tries to stop Scyther, but it resists and flies away again, with Jade and Dwayne closely behind. Jade's Scyther finds the swarm and finds them surrounded by a pack of Beedrill. Jade's Scyther attacks the Beedrill with Cut. The Beedrill all attack in unison with Poison Jab, but Scyther manages to dodge, before using Air Slash, managing to knock out one of the Beedrill. The rest of the pack grows irate and attack together with Aerial Ace, a move that cannot be dodged, but Scyther manages to counter-attack with X-Scissor, blocking one of the Aerial Ace's, but gets swarmed by the rest. Scyther struggles to get back up, and Dwayne and Jade attempts to help, but Scyther roars at them, and Jade realizes that Scyther wants to regain its pride by battling alone.

Jade and Dwayne allow Scyther to deal with the Beedrill alone, and Scyther uses Focus Energy to increase the critical hit of its attacks, before attacking the Beedrill with a barrage of Air Slashes, which knocks out most of them, and this also causes the remaining Beedrill to fly away in fear, saving Scyther's swarm. The Scyther swarm washes off the glue as the new leader and Jade's Scyther give their respect to each other. The swarm departs as Scyther regains its confidence, joining Jade. As she officially announces her catch, Dwayne mumbles as Jade stole his capture, but her glare causes him to backtrack his words.

Later, Dwayne and Jade arrive on Mandarin Island, where they enjoy lunch at a seaside restaurant. Dwayne and Jade discuss the beautiful city, when Jade sees a poster and notices a red-haired woman on it, and nearly chokes on her food once realizing who the poster was about. Before Dwayne could ask why Jade was nearly choked, he hears a voice behind him and turns to see the woman in the poster herself: Lorelei of the Elite Four.

Jade nearly chokes again until Lorelei hands her a glass of water, and Dwayne freezes, intimidated by Lorelei's mere appearance, and Lorelei chuckles, amused by the young Trainers's reactions. Dwayne attempts to apologize, but Lorelei cuts him off, saying there was nothing to apologize for, and says that it was a normal reaction for young Trainers who meet those they hear only stories about. After looking at Dwayne for a few seconds, Lorelei says he looks very much like his father. Dwayne asks Lorelei if she knows his father well, and Lorelei vaguely says that they've crossed paths before, in ways that Dwayne couldn't imagine. While Dwayne doesn't understand what she meant, Jade blushes heavily, wrongly assuming that they had sexual relations, but Lorelei notices Jade's reaction and says that it wasn't what she meant, and upon seeing Jade's reaction, Dwayne also assumes the same as Jade, but Lorelei corrects them, saying that they once crossed paths as enemies, much to Dwayne's confusion, and he tries to ask for an explanation, but Lorelei says that his father should be the one to inform him about their history, before wishing them well on their journeys, and Dwayne becomes even more puzzled, while Jade notes that Lorelei seemed rather kind, but mysterious.

Dwayne and Jade step into the beach, and they see a Trainer asking anyone for a battle challenge, and Jade decides to accept it. Lorelei watches from afar as Jade offers to let the boy set up the rules and they agree on two Pokémon each. Jade sends out her Slowbro, and the boy releases a Persian. Slowbro uses Water Pulse, but Persian dodges it. It uses Thunderbolt, but Slowbro pushes through the attack with Hyper Beam before making a direct contact, knocking it out.

The boy then sends out a Tauros, while Jade recalls Slowbro. After some quick thought, Jade decides to choose her newly-caught Scyther. Jade asks Scyther to trust her and follow her commands, but Scyther scoffs spits at the floor, clearly not impressed with his new Trainer. Lorelei continues to watch as Tauros uses Take Down. Scyther then uses Cut, knocking out Tauros in one hit. He then storms into the city and attempts to pick fights with any and all Pokémon he comes across. Jade tries to call him back, but the recall beam from the Poké Ball misses. When Jade gets hurt by Scyther's Air Slash, Lorelei intervenes, sending out her Slowbro, who uses Disable, immobilizing Scyther. It then brings it down to the ground with Psychic, and Jade succeeds in calling Scyther back. Lorelei asks if Jade had any idea what she was doing, and Jade says that she was trying to bond with Scyther, but the Mantis Pokémon clearly had zero respect for her, and Dwayne explains that Jade only recently caught Scyther, and also explains the circumstances behind the capture. Unimpressed, Lorelei asks the duo to come to her demonstration later, and they enthusiastically accept.

Later, Dwayne and Jade watch Lorelei battle from the stands of Mandarin Island Stadium. The demonstration goes on for a while and Lorelei defeats every Pokémon she goes up against. Dwayne watches intently, determined to try and pick up some tips. After the demonstration, Lorelei invites Dwayne and Jade to her cottage for some tea. There, Dwayne announces his suspicions that Lorelei is trying to teach them reverse psychology. Lorelei tells them that every person has a particular way of acting in and out of battle. She then explains that she is like the water, usually going with the flow, but when she is in battle, she becomes as cold as ice. She walks outside and tells Jade that the most important thing is knowing where her strength lies. She then insists that Jade may be strong in some ways, but she needs to develop what comes from the inside.

Jade then challenges Lorelei to a battle, which she accepts. They agree on one Pokémon each, and send out their Pokémon. Jade uses Kangaskhan, and Lorelei chooses Cloyster. Kangaskhan uses Rock Slide, but Cloyster Withdraws into its shell. Kangaskhan then uses Mega Punch, but is knocked back by Cloyster's Aurora Beam. Kangaskhan then goes for a super-effective Power-Up Punch, but Cloyster shakes it off. Lorelei commands Cloyster to use Shell Smash, and Jade realizes that she was in trouble, and commands a Thunderbolt, but Cloyster quickly follows up with Ice Beam, which pushes through the Thunderbolt and hits Kangaskhan, knocking her out of battle.

Lorelei calls back Cloyster and looks at Kangaskhan to see if she is okay. She tells Jade that she has the skills she needs to be a Pokémon Champion, but adds that she needs to remember that her Pokémon are the ones who win the Badges. Jade says that she never considered any of her achievements as only her own, and always credits her Pokémon for her victories, something that Lorelei smiles at. She says that she couldn't bare to watch Jade become like her old self, and feared that she was growing too arrogant with her skills, but was pleased to have been proven wrong. Jade asks what she means, and Lorelei says that it wasn't up to her, but both Jade and Dwayne insist, saying that they didn't care what happened in the past, and only what happens in the present is what matters. Hearing this, Lorelei agrees and says that she once tried to kill Edge, something that both Dwayne and Jade gasp at.

Lorelei goes on to explain that she and the entire Kanto Elite Four once tried to take over the world, and eliminate all humans who they believed mistreated Pokémon. She then says that Edge and his friends attempted to stop them, and Lorelei nearly managed to eliminate him, and while not doing so, she caused both him and Saffron City's Gym Leader Sabrina injuries that lasted for years by freezing their wrists with ice, which had forced Edge, and Sabrina, to explore the dangerous Mt. Silver in order to use the hot springs to heal themselves.

Lorelei continues her story by saying that they soon targeted Dwayne's godmother Bayley based on her special powers, and how they feared that she would've become a threat to her plans. Lorelei then says that ultimately, she and the Elite Four were defeated, and realized that despite the world still being terrifying and having people with pure evil in their hearts, there were also those who defended the innocent and Pokémon alike, such as Edge and his friends. She concludes her story by saying that after her defeat, she was filled with regret, and despite being forgiven by those she targeted, Lorelei never truly forgave herself, and therefore, she goes to great lengths to assist young Trainers to become better human beings in order to avoid more warped and bitter Trainers such as herself, which was why she approached Dwayne and Jade in the first place.

Dwayne and Jade become momentarily speechless, but after regaining their composure, Dwayne thanks Lorelei for trusting them with the truth, and says that despite them never meeting each other until now, he was proud to see that Lorelei had changed her ways, and thanks her for seeing the good that his father, himself, and their friends could do, and says that the current Lorelei was the kind of Trainer that he was aspiring to be, something that Jade also agrees with. Upon hearing this, Lorelei holds back some tears, and hugs both Trainers, thanking them for their words of kindness, and says that she had great comfort to know that Trainers such as Dwayne and Jade were born into the world, and promises to always be available should they ever need help.

Jade then says that she was afraid about Scyther's disobedience and unfriendly nature, and despite wanting to earn his trust, she nonetheless sometimes wonders if she should release him back into the wild, but Lorelei says that while it was understandable for her to have such thoughts, she shouldn't give up on a Pokémon, especially her own, and offers to help train Scyther to respect her, and Jade thanks her again, but Lorelei says that it would be an honor to help her instead.

Heading towards a deserted area of the island, Jade and Lorelei prepare to battle in order to test Scyther's power and obedience, and Lorelei sends out her Cloyster while Jade chooses Scyther. At Lorelei's request, Cloyster launches an Aurora Beam at Scyther, which instantly causes the Mantis Pokémon to become angered. As Jade urges her Pokémon to work with her, Scyther knocks her to the ground and attempts to hit her with his claws. Scyther continues to ignore Jade, charging wildly towards his opponent, and attempts to hit Cloyster with X-Scissor. Cloyster uses Withdraw, and despite the numerous X-Scissors to its shell, Cloyster remains largely undamaged, with Scyther growing tired after each attack. The match comes to an abrupt end when Cloyster unleashes a powerful Ice Beam from a point-blank distance, which freezes Scyther. Scyther plummets to the sand, and Jade desperately tries to free her Pokémon from the ice with a rock. Lorelei recalls Cloyster and apologizes for causing this much pain, but Jade assures her that it wasn't her fault as she continues to try and free Scyther.

Later that night, Dwayne and Jade set up a burning fire to assist Scyther's recovery and then rub his abdomen to keep him warm. Scyther eventually wakes up and begins to thrash around in panic just as Lorelei returns with some firewood. Scyther tries to launch an attack at Jade, but faints once again. Dwayne puts a blanket over Scyther's body as he and Jade continue to rub Scyther's back. Lorelei checks his temperature and notes Scyther is still cold, so she decides to fetch more wood for the fire. Jade's efforts seem to be paying off, as Scyther wakes up again and seems healthier. As Jade continues to massage Scyther, she admits that she is not the best Trainer. She then asserts that she is always trying to get better and hopes that one day the two will battle side by side. Scyther secretly listens to Jade's words and begins to become lost in thought.

In the morning, Dwayne and Jade wake up, and notices that Scyther wasn't there. They look over to the sea, and see Scyther staring at the sunrise, and Scyther looks back at them, and gives Jade a nod. Jade asks Scyther if his nod was what she thinks it is, and Scyther simply smirks. With the Mantis Pokémon now under control, Lorelei challenges Jade to a rematch, which she accepts. Lorelei sends out Cloyster and makes the first move, Aurora Beam. Jade orders Scyther to dodge, and the Pokémon complies to evade the attack. Scyther's Air Slash attack is reduced to an ice ball by Cloyster's Ice Beam attack. Jade then orders Scyther to use X-Scissor. Cloyster goes in for an Aurora Beam, but Scyther dodges at the last second and strikes Cloyster with X-Scissor.

Jade then says that Scyther's power was skyrocketing, and Scyther responds by letting out a roar, and Scyther charges towards Cloyster with immense power and intensity, with Dwayne recognizing the attack as Double-Edge, and scores a direct hit upon Cloyster. Despite surviving the hit, Cloyster was severely damaged, and Jade takes this opportunity to command a Cut, which connects, and the move proves enough to knock out Cloyster, giving Jade and Scyther the victory. In celebration, Scyther lets out a mighty roar and Jade hugs her Pokémon, who returns the gesture, and both Trainer and Pokémon raise their fists in victory. Lorelei recalls Cloyster and walks over to them, congratulating them on finally having bonded, and says that both Jade and Dwayne would become amazing Champions in the future. Returning to the city, Dwayne and Jade sail atop of Lapras's back, as they wave Lorelei goodbye, once again thanking her for her help with Scyther, and Lorelei says that she was honored to have helped them and thank them for not judging her on her past mistakes, as Dwayne and Jade head off towards the ocean.

The next day, while still sailing on Lapras, Dwayne and Jade find that Trovita Island is surrounded by whirlpools and huge spiked rocks. Dwayne spots a little girl and a Seel caught in the strong current, crying for help. Dwayne sends out Watortle to help, before Jade swims down to rescue the girl. As the group works together to bring the girl over to the island, a young man observes and is impressed by Jade's actions. While riding Lapras the rest of the way to Trovita Island, Dwayne and Jade ask the girl what she was doing out on the current. The girl, who introduces herself as Mahri, says that she and her Seel were playing when the current sucked them in. As Lapras and a ship both arrive, the young man, who later introduces himself as Rudy, arrives to embrace Mahri, who is revealed to be his sister, and thank Jade for rescuing her by offering flowers, completely ignoring Dwayne. He compliments her and asks if she would go out on a date with him, leaving Dwayne awestruck. When Dwayne interrupts Rudy, the latter reveals his status as the Trovita Island Gym Leader, prompting Dwayne to challenge, but Rudy tells him that he needs to pass a small attack test first.

They head off to Rudy's speedboat, where Dwayne must knock down all of the targets. Dwayne is successful on the first target, but Rudy is too preoccupied with looking at Jade. He eventually passes the test. As night falls, Rudy schedules the three-round Gym battle for the next day, and tells Dwayne to pick three Pokémon types they'll use to battle each other with. Dwayne chooses Electric, Grass, and Water, after which Rudy invites Jade to join him and Mahri for dinner, leaving Dwayne alone. Dwayne calls Professor Oak on the telephone, and Oak wishes Dwayne luck in his match with Rudy. Oak then notices Jade's absence asks about her whereabouts, and Dwayne mumbles that Jade was having dinner with Rudy. Oak notices Dwayne's irritated tone in his voice, and becomes amused, noticing Dwayne's undeniable jealousy, and holding back a chuckle, Oak tells Dwayne not to worry as Jade would definitely "choose" him. Just as Dwayne demands him to elaborate, Oak hangs up the call, leaving Dwayne even more irritated, loudly asking himself why everyone kept saying the same thing, and questions what they even meant by that.

Meanwhile, Rudy, Mahri, and Jade finish an exquisite dinner. They then head down to the Gym to see Rudy's Pokémon working out by dancing to music as a way of improving their skills. Rudy and Jade get out on the dance floor, shortly followed by Mahri. Jade seems to be enjoying herself, and Rudy asks Jade if she would stay with him and Mahri in the island. She stops dancing to think about it, while Rudy tells her to make her decision after the match tomorrow. The next morning, Dwayne and Rudy prepare to battle each other on top of one of the island's huge spikes. The spectators, including Jade and Mahri, watch from a hot-air balloon, while one of Rudy's friends provides commentary while riding a Pidgeot. As the match begins, Dwayne sends out Clefairy, and Rudy uses Electabuzz. Clefairy tries to take down Electabuzz with Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam, but Electabuzz dodges both attacks and defeats Clefairy with Thunder Punch, giving the first victory to Rudy.

For the next round, Dwayne sends out Roselia, while Rudy sends out Exeggutor. Exeggutor easily avoids Roselia's Bullet Seed by dancing around to avoid the seeds, then knocks Roselia down with an Egg Bomb. However, Dwayne quickly orders Roselia to use Solar Beam, knocks Exeggutor off the cliff. Roselia immediately uses Petal Dance to create a vortex of petals to lift Exeggutor back to safety.

For the third and final round, Dwayne sends out Wartortle, and Rudy sends out Starmie before dedicating the final victory to Jade. Wartortle and Starmie both attack each other with Water Pulse and Water Gun, respectively, and Rudy quickly plays some music, causing Starmie to spin so much, it uses Thunderbolt to knock Wartortle into submission, leaving Dwayne horrified. After thinking over Rudy's offer, Jade yells at Dwayne to win since he can release Wartortle's hidden power. This causes Rudy to lose his concentration. Dwayne orders Wartortle to fight back; he escapes the Thunderbolt and as he is about to fall off the cliff, Wartortle learns Hydro Pump, releasing allowing to launch himself back onto the battlefield. Wartortle then uses his new attack and Skull Bash to defeat Starmie, giving the final victory to Dwayne. As the sun sets, Dwayne receives his Spike Shell Badge from Rudy, who also offers Jade more flowers. However, Jade politely declines, saying that she wanted to continue to travel with Dwayne, and wishes Rudy luck on his love life. Despite being slightly disappointed, Rudy accepts Jade's decision and whispers to Dwayne that he was a lucky guy, and yet again, Dwayne becomes irritated with someone's words about his and Jade's friendship, confused on what they meant.

Dwayne and Jade arrive at Kumquat Island for Dwayne's fourth and final Orange Crew battle. As they are walking on the beach, a woman rushes in and abruptly hugs Dwayne. She then realizes what is happening and apologizes, saying that she mistook Dwayne for her son, who she claimed looked a lot of like Dwayne. The woman introduces herself as Luana, the final member of the Orange Crew, and a local hotelier whose hotel includes a workout Gym and an indoor Pokémon stadium. Dwayne and Jade are invited to stay in her hotel's most exquisite suite free of charge, and they agree on a Double Battle, to be held the next day, for the final Orange League Badge. In the match, both leader and challenger will use two Pokémon simultaneously, and the match ends when the first Pokémon is unable to battle, wherein the opposing team are declared the winners.

The next day, the battle begins, with Luana sending out Alakazam and Marowak against Kirlia and Wartortle. However, it is revealed that before the match began, Kirlia and Wartortle developed a grudge with one another after the two Pokémon accidentally got in each other's way during training. The referee calls for the match to begin and Kirlia rushes towards her opponents. However, Wartortle's Hydro Pump manages to hit Kirlia by accident. Dwayne commands Wartortle try to use Skull Bash on Alakazam. However, Alakazam's Psychic stops Wartortle midair. As a result, Dwayne commands Kirlia to use Shadow Ball, but the attack hits Wartortle instead.

After momentarily watching on as Wartortle takes successive Bonemerang and Psychic attacks, Kirlia hits Alakazam with Shadow Ball, freeing Wartortle from its Psychic. Luana has Marowak use Body Slam on Kirlia, but Wartortle manages to drag Kirlia out of the way. With the two now willing to cooperate, Wartortle uses Rapid Spin while Kirlia surfs atop of his shell, allowing Kirlia to hit Marowak with Psybeam. Meanwhile, Wartortle continues to spin towards Alakazam, who prepares to land a Hyper Beam at point-blank range. When Wartortle dodges at the last minute, Alakazam is hit with Marowak's wayward Bonemerang attack, sending it and the charged Hyper Beam backwards. Much to Luana's shock, the Hyper Beam hits Marowak. The referee checks the two Pokémon and reveals they have been knocked out, earning Dwayne the victory. After Dwayne receives the Jade Star Badge for the victory, Luana tells Dwayne that he is finally able to compete in the Orange League against the Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader for the Winner's Trophy. Dwayne and Jade sail away on Lapras's back, waving to Luana and her hotel staff.

As Dwayne and Jade approach Pummelo Island, they notice a mysterious Pokémon flying around, which seems to be a Dragonite. Upon reaching the island, Dwayne registers himself for a battle against Drake, the Supreme Gym Leader of the Orange Crew. After having his Badges verified, he is informed that his battle will be held the following morning and that it will be a Full Battle. Dwayne gets ready to start training, but Jade tells him that he needs to know where the stadium is first. The assistant escorts Dwayne and Jade to Pummelo Stadium and the nearby Palace of Victory, where all victorious Trainers are immortalized. The attendant explains that no one has beaten Drake in a long time, and the reason why no one has been able to beat him is because his Dragonite was too strong.

Dwayne gets ready to train, but remembers he only has five Pokémon, and would require six for his team. Dwayne calls Professor Oak, who calls upon some of his Pokémon. Muk, Growlithe and Geodude appear on the screen, and Dwayne decides to choose Geodude, simply due to the fact that Geodude could prove useful against Dragonite, who's also part Flying-type. The next morning, Dwayne arrives at Pummelo Stadium, ready to battle. After the customary handshake between Dwayne and Drake, the referee explains that the state of the field will change after one of them has three unconscious Pokémon. At that moment, the flat field disappears and is replaced by a rocky field with a pool in the middle.

Drake starts with Ditto, while Dwayne starts with Kirlia. Ditto starts with Transform to turn into a Kirlia. Kirlia begins with a powerful Shadow Ball, and Ditto uses its own Shadow Ball. Next, they both exchange a Psybeam at the same time. The rocks begin to crumble underfoot, hurting Kirlia but not Ditto, who calmly hops from one to the other. Dwayne is frustrated, and ignores Jade's suggestion that he substitute Kirlia for another Pokémon. Ditto starts using Teleport, while Kirlia tries to attack it with Shadow Ball, but it proves to be too quick and evades the attack. Ditto then hits Kirlia with Psybeam, but it has little to no damage. Kirlia then uses Dazzling Gleam and Ditto copies the move. The two opponents confront each other midair with an attack before falling to the ground. However, Kirlia manages to get up and knocks Ditto out with Shadow Ball to win the round. Jade realizes that Kirlia managed to win because she was in better physical shape.

Drake congratulates Dwayne on his first victory before sending out his next Pokémon, Onix. Dwayne recalls Kirlia and sends out Wartortle. As Dwayne tells Wartortle to use Hydro Pump, Drake has Onix to burrow underground and avoid the attack. Initially unsure on what to do, Dwayne eventually tells Wartortle to get into the water. However, Onix gets to Wartortle first, knocking it into the air before holding it in a Bind. Wartortle manages to counter this by using Rapid Spin, and begins spinning violently, causing Onix to lose his grip and allow Wartortle to escape the bind, and Wartortle follows it up with Ice Beam. Onix is unable to withstand the attack and faints.

Drake informs Dwayne that he won't have a ghost of a chance against his third Pokémon, Gengar. Dwayne recalls Wartortle and decides to try his luck with Geodude. Geodude uses Bulldoze, but Gengar jumps into the air, making the attack useless. Gengar then uses Confuse Ray on Geodude, who starts slamming into the rocks, leaving Dwayne with no choice but to recall Geodude. He then sends out Lapras and decides to counter Confuse Ray with Ice Beam. Lapras avoids Gengar's initial attacks by diving underwater, emerging to hit Gengar with a Water Gun. Gengar then tries Night Shade, so Lapras uses Ice Beam. The two attacks collide in an explosion that engulfs the entire arena, leaving Dwayne and Drake in shock. After the smoke clears, both Lapras and Gengar are seen knocked out. Dwayne and Drake recall their Pokémon, and with three of Drake's defeated, the field changes. The announcer remarks how Dwayne is the first Trainer to knock out three of Drake's Pokémon in a row.

After the field changes into a desert field, Drake calls out his Venusaur and Dwayne uses Geodude again. Dwayne tries to start things off with Bulldoze, but it doesn't work because the sand on the field absorbs the attack. Drake tells Venusaur to use Solar Beam. Hoping to cause damage before the Solar Beam is charged, Dwayne tells Geodude to use Strength, and Geodude sends Venusaur flying. Venusaur is sent soaring into the air, but it manages to turn itself in midair and releases its Solar Beam directly on Geodude. Unexpectedly, Geodude isn't defeated as Geodude used the sand to create a barrier that took the attack. Venusaur then launches a barrage of Vine Whips, a few of which hit Geodude. Then, Geodude dodges the rest and hits Venusaur with a powerful Rock Tomb, defeating it.

Drake recalls Venusaur and sends out an Electabuzz. Dwayne recalls Geodude and sends out Roselia. Drake has Electabuzz to use Thunder Shock, but Roselia's type advantage leaves her unfazed and she counters with a Bullet Seed. Electabuzz is hit by a few of the seeds, but then deflects with Thunderbolt. Drake has Electabuzz use Thunder Punch, while Dwayne has Roselia use Power Whip. Roselia lands her attack, but is soon defeated by Electabuzz's Thunder Punch. Dwayne promptly sends out Clefairy. Electabuzz uses a combination of Thunder Punch and Thunder, but Clefairy manages to withstand both attacks. Electabuzz then attempts to use Thunderbolt, but Clefairy grabs it and uses Seismic Toss, defeating it. With only one Pokémon left, Drake removes the Poké Ball from his necklace and sends out Dragonite.

Upon seeing Dragonite, Clefairy turns around and signals towards Dwayne, who realizes what Clefairy was looking for. Opening his bag, Dwayne reveals a Moon Stone, having bought recently with the intent to use it to evolve Clefairy, but would only do so whenever Clefairy felt ready to evolve. Dwayne throws the Moon Stone to Clefairy, who grabs it, triggering her evolution into Clefable. As the announcer expresses his surprise, he also wonders whether Dwayne broke the rules by using the Moon Stone to evolve Clefairy, but Drake says that no rules have been broken, as evolution stones weren't explicitly forbidden, allowing the match to continue as usual.

Clefable uses Moonblast, but Dragonite counters with Water Gun, which negates the attack and strikes Clefable with the attack. Clefable then attempts to use Meteor Mash, and Dragonite uses Ice Beam, hitting Clefable's hand, freezing it and canceling the attack. Clefable quickly recovers and goes in for a Seismic Toss, but Dragonite maneuvers away and turns the move around by grabbing Clefable by the neck. Dragonite then uses Slam and Clefable is sent crashing into the ground. Though weakened considerably, Clefable gets back on her feet. Dwayne orders Clefable to use Dazzling Gleam, and Drake commands Dragonite to use Hurricane. Both attacks collide, and the two Pokémon are sent flying back. While Dragonite is left fazed, the attack causes Clefable to faint. Dwayne recalls Clefable, thanking her for still wearing Dragonite down.

Knowing none of his Pokémon are on the same level as Dragonite, Dwayne decides they will have to work together to it take out. He sends out Wartortle, who is still tired from its earlier battle with Drake's Onix. Wartortle starts off with Hydro Pump, but it is knocked to the ground by Dragonite's Water Gun. It then uses Thunderbolt, but Wartortle manages to escape in time. Drake commands a Body Slam, and Dragonite flies into the air and starts to descend. Dwayne has Wartortle retaliate with Skull Bash, and the attacks both collide, but Wartortle's proves stronger, sending Dragonite flying. Upon landing, Dragonite slams its tail into Wartortle hard, knocking him out. Despite the victory, Dragonite continues to lose energy.

Dwayne sends out the worn-out Geodude against Dragonite. Drake commands a Fly, followed by a Body Slam. Dwayne suddenly gets an idea and tells Geodude to take the hit, surprising Drake. The Body Slam hits, but doesn't have the intended effect. Using the sand on the battlefield to absorb the impact, Geodude has caught Dragonite in his arms. Geodude then throws Dragonite into the air and it lands hard on the ground. Dragonite gets up and hits Geodude with Dragon Rage, knocking the exhausted Pokémon out.

Dwayne is left with Kirlia, who still has damage from her early squabble with Drake's Ditto. Kirlia starts off with Teleport, but is knocked into the air by Dragonite's tail. Dragonite gets ready to use Hyper Beam, but Kirlia springboards into the air to dodge the attack. Dragonite is unable to move due to the aftereffects of Hyper Beam, allowing Kirlia to land on Dragonite's head. Dragonite tries to shake her off, but Kirlia holds on to its antennae, and the battles with Dwayne's other Pokémon have left it quite exhausted. At Dwayne's command, Kirlia lands a direct hit with a super-effective Dazzling Gleam. Dragonite and Kirlia are left exhausted and, after a staring contest, Dragonite falls to the ground, defeated, and the referee declares Dwayne as the victor.

Dwayne makes his way over to the podium with his Pokémon behind him. Drake gives Dwayne the coveted Orange League Winner's Trophy and congratulates him on the win. Along with Dwayne receiving the trophy, Dwayne, Kirlia, Wartortle, Roselia, Geodude, Lapras, and Clefable are given the honor of being inducted into the Orange League Hall of Fame, with their footprints and Dwayne's hand-print immortalized in concrete, and a group photo taken to commemorate the victory.

Dwayne is still fascinated by his victory and Winner's Trophy, while he and Jade travel to the next island. Lapras suddenly senses something, and makes a quick turn in excitement. Dwayne and Jade spot a school of Lapras ahead. Jade brings up the possibility that this school is the one Lapras belongs to. Lapras approaches the school and calls out, but everyone ignores it. One of the Lapras, a teal-colored one, tries to return the call, but the others push it away. Dwayne and Jade are left stunned as one of the Lapras attacks with Water Gun before using Mist to cover their escape.

At a nearby Pokémon Center on Tarroco Island, Dwayne talks to Professor Oak over a videophone. Oak explains that those Lapras may be scared of humans due to a previous attack. Officer Jenny approaches Dwayne and Jade, and suggests that it must be linked to Pokémon poachers in the vicinity. Jenny explains that several pirates led by Captain Crook have fired at the Lapras and attempted to catch them in a no-capture zone. Nearby, the school of Lapras moves on as the teal-colored Lapras looks out. A pirate ship manned by Captain Crook approaches them and fires cannons loaded with Poké Balls, which release several Tentacruel that surround the Lapras. They attack with Poison Sting, but the lead Lapras uses Water Gun to block the attack. The pirates deploy more Tentacruel to cut them off as Dwayne and Jade find the Lapras under attack. Jade realizes the pirates are merely using the Tentacruel to bully them.

The captain orders all of them to attack, but Dwayne's Lapras stops them with Ice Beam. The Tentacruel break off to attack Dwayne and Jade as the pirates confront them, firing cannonballs at Dwayne's Lapras. She dodges quickly as Dwayne sends out Wartortle to join Lapras in battle. Jade leads the Pokémon to fire at the ship, destroying the cannons and masts, as well as putting holes into the ship. Crook barks at them as the Water Pokémon fire at once, knocking him back. The pirates run out of cannonballs, so the captain fires Ghali at them, but Wartortle stops him with Hydro Pump.

Dwayne taunts the Tentacruel, but it fails to distract them. Dwayne's Lapras fires Water Gun at the leader, making it angry and prompting the Tentacruel to continue chasing Dwayne's Lapras, allowing the school to flee. The Tentacruel begin to catch up with Dwayne's Lapras. As the Tentacruel surround Dwayne and Lapras, Jade takes control of the ship, tying up the pirates and ordering Crook to call off the Tentacruel, but he refuses, causing Wartortle to angrily threaten to hurt him. Dwayne's Lapras fires Water Gun at a Tentacruel as the captain orders Supersonic attacks. All of the Tentacruel fire, crippling Dwayne and Lapras with headaches. The lead Tentacruel rushes forward to attack, but the school of Lapras comes to Dwayne's aid, freezing the Tentacruel with Ice Beam, sending them plummeting underwater. The school approaches and Dwayne's Lapras meets with the teal one, revealed to be her mother.

Officer Jenny arrives in a patrol boat, taking the pirates into custody. Jade allows the Tentacruel to go, and they happily swim off into the ocean. Meanwhile, Dwayne and Lapras share one last moment before she rejoins her school. Lapras dives underwater and comes under Dwayne, allowing him to get back onto the ship before rejoining the school. As they head off into the sunset, Dwayne and Jade wave Lapras goodbye and thank her for helping them, to which Lapras responds with one final jump into the air.

Three days later, Dwayne and Jade arrive at Pallet Town, where they head to Professor Oak's Laboratory to give him the GS Ball. Dwayne is welcomed to the house by Muk, who is crushing Oak under his weight. Dwayne hands Oak the GS Ball and he puts it away to examine it later. Oak then shows them around the Laboratory, and Dwayne sends his Geodude out to enjoy the wide spaces of Oak's ranch. Over some cups of tea, Oak congratulates Dwayne on conquering the Orange League. Later, at Dwayne's house, Roberta receives the Winner's Trophy from Dwayne, and Roberta decides to place the trophy at the "trophy shelf" in the living room, so that any visitors would notice her son's trophy right away. Afterwards, Jade suddenly pops up and challenged Dwayne to a battle, stating that after watching his battle against Drake, she wanted to battle him to test her own skills.

Dwayne and Jade prepare to have their battle as Dwayne's family, and Professor Oak watch from the sidelines. Jade suggests that they have a one-on-one battle to the finish, and Dwayne agrees, deciding to use Kirlia. Jade then decides to choose her Scyther. Dwayne commands Kirlia to use Dazzling Gleam, and Jade tells Scyther to use Light Screen. A barrier forms around Scyther, and Kirlia's attack rams into it, dissipating it and sending Scyther into the air. Scyther lands without any discernible damage done.

Dwayne commands Kirlia to use Shadow Ball, but Jade tells Scyther to use Cut. Scyther performs the move, and slices the Shadow Ball in half, causing it to miss. Jade then commands Scyther to use Double-Edge, while Dwayne commands Kirlia to use Psybeam; Kirlia's attack stops Scyther in his tracks. As Kirlia attempts to use Shadow Ball again, Jade commands Scyther to use Air Slash. Wind blades are thrown towards Kirlia, who is unable to evade in time and gets barraged by the wind blades. Kirlia attempts to get up, but is unsuccessful and knocked out. Oak declares that the match is over, and Scyther is the winner. After both Trainers congratulate their Pokémon, Oak commends Jade on her training, after which Jade tells Dwayne he battled great.

Later, as Dwayne relaxes on a rock and mulls over his defeat, his mother approaches, asking him if he wants to know where Jade is. Though Dwayne does not want to know, Roberta remarks that she left on a new journey already. Shocked by this, Dwayne asks Roberta where Jade would be journeying to, and silently wonders why Jade didn't inform him beforehand. Meanwhile, at Professor Oak's Laboratory, Oak is still gathering information about the GS Ball, with Edge standing near him, but he finds that his scanners are not yielding any information on it. Dwayne makes his way up the stairs to ask Oak about Roberta's earlier comment. Oak confirms that Jade is on her next adventure. Dwayne shares his disappointment that Jade didn't even said goodbye, and wonders whether they were even friends, and Edge assures him that Jade did consider him a friend, and reveals that Jade asked him to inform Dwayne that she would grow stronger to be able to battle Dwayne to the fullest. Roberta then walks up the stairs, and asks if Oak has been able to figure out anything about the GS Ball yet; Oak replies in the negative.

When Dwayne asks where Jade went, Oak replies that Jade is entering the Johto League. Now outside of the lab, Dwayne proclaims that if he is going to become a great Trainer, he has to battle with the best. As a result, he decides to try the Johto League as well. Just then, Oak hands the GS Ball back to Dwayne, saying that he needs Dwayne to help him find out more about it, and tells him about Kurt, a man living in Azalea Town, who is famous for designing special types of Poké Balls, and who would know about what is inside the GS Ball. Oak then instructs Dwayne to take the GS Ball and head to New Bark Town, where all Trainers must sign up to compete for the Johto League. Dwayne agrees, saying that he will go there first, then take the GS Ball to Kurt in Azalea Town.

The next morning, Dwayne decides to leave Clefable and Wartortle at Oak's laboratory, and packs his bags to leave for the Johto region, with Oak telling him to give his regards to Professor Elm, the regional researcher of Johto. Roberta and Edge encourage their son to qualify for the Johto League, and exclaim they would be rooting for him, and Dwayne sarcastically remarks that as his parents, that much was obvious, which amuses Edge but leaves Roberta irritated with his sassiness. Dwayne then heads off, ready to explore a new region and new Pokémon to capture.