Trouble with Piloswine and Mamoswine

After dealing with the naughty Rotom at the Old Chateau, the gang returned to the Pokemon Center still waiting for the gym leader to return. Right now they were watching TV, which showed news about Pokemon contests. Marian was talking about Kenny having three contest ribbons and Nando having four. She even revealed the next Pokemon contest was going to be held in Chocovine Town.

"Well at least we know where to go next after we leave Canalave City." Ash said.

"You're right Ash and I think I will enter with Piloswine this time." Dawn said.

"What will he do, the preliminary round or the battle round?" Tomo asked.

"Battle round. I will use Clefairy for the appeal round." Dawn answered.

It was time for training and Ash had his Rampardos and Bastiodon out because he decided to use them as well as Gliscor for the gym battle. Gliscor was out too and she was eager to start training for the gym battle. Ash had to keep telling her to calm down and be patient to her dismay.

"Ash really knows how to control his Pokemon." Dawn said, watching from the side.

"Well Ash has been a trainer for nearly five years now so he knows how to let Pokemon know who's boss." Brock said. "And Pikachu being Ash's first Pokemon knows how to act as a leader. Tomo's Growlithe knows how to do that too since he's Tomo's first Pokemon."

Piplup, being a proud and overconfident type, chirped out he knows how to act as a leader too.

Dawn sent Piloswine out and told him to use Ice Shard, but Piloswine didn't do it. Dawn thought Piloswine must not have heard her command and told him to use Mud Bomb instead. But again Piloswine didn't do anything. Even when Dawn asked Piloswine to do a different attack Piloswine didn't do anything. Ash, Tomo and Brock witnessed the whole thing.

"Uh oh Brock." Ash said. "Piloswine has entered that disobedient stage after evolving from Swinub."

"Yes you're right." Brock agreed.

"Oh dear." Tomo said.

Piplup walked over to Piloswine to tell him what Dawn asked him to do, but Piloswine tackled Piplup and used Dig.

"No Piloswine, I didn't tell you to attack Piplup and use Dig." Dawn moaned.

Piplup went into the hole to try and get Piloswine to come out. But poor Piplup was tackled out of the hole by Piloswine.

"Piplup." Dawn said, worried.

She ran over to Piplup and gave him a hug.

"I don't understand." Dawn said, sadly. "Piloswine wasn't like that when he was Swinub. Why does he disobey me now?"

"Dawn, there's something Ash, Tomo and I have to teach you." Brock said.

"What do you mean?" Dawn asked.

Ash and Brock explained to Dawn that a Pokemon becomes disobedient after evolving sometimes.

"There are some reasons why a Pokemon becomes disobedient after evolving." Ash said. "The main reason depends on the trainer's skills. For example if a trainer was an absolute amateur with very poor trainer skills a Pokemon becomes disobedient because they don't show respect. But there are some cases where a Pokemon becomes disobedient depending on the confidence of the Pokemon or the bond between the trainer and the Pokemon."

"You see as you remember Dawn, Swinub was shy and not very confident of his abilities." Brock said. "But now that he's evolved he is very overconfident. So overconfident he believes he has become stronger than your other Pokemon."

"If that is the case then what will I do?" Dawn asked.

"Well the first thing to do is to show Piloswine that just because it evolved doesn't mean it's the strongest on your team." Brock said. "That means have Piloswine have a Pokemon battle."

"Okay." Dawn said. "But do you mind if I talk to Piloswine first?"

She thought talking to Piloswine will help the situation first before having to battle.

"Okay, but be careful." Brock said.

So Dawn calmly went over to Piloswine, who had come out of the hole now.

"Hey Piloswine." She said. "What's the matter, huh? Why are you acting like this? You didn't behave like this before so why aren't you doing as you're told now?"

Piloswine just ignored her. Piplup was angry that Piloswine ignored Dawn and chirped at him loudly. Piloswine just snorted at Piplup which made him angrier.

"Come on, that's enough Piplup." Dawn said. "Getting mad isn't going to get us anywhere."

Piplup hung his head in shame.

"Come on Piloswine, how about we have a battle with Tomo?" Dawn said. "I'm sure that will put you in a better mood."

Dawn and Tomo got ready for a Pokemon battle. Tomo sent out Chimchar.

"Okay Chimchar, use Ember." Tomo said.

"Piloswine dodge it and use Mud Bomb." Dawn said.

Instead of following her instructions, Piloswine used Ice Shard to counter the Ember attack and tackled Chimchar with Fury Attack.

"Hey Piloswine, I didn't tell you to use Fury Attack." Dawn said. "Come on, use Mud Bomb this time please."

Again Piloswine didn't obey Dawn and used Ancient Power on Chimchar.

"Hey that Ancient Power must be a new move for Piloswine." Brock said.

"Wow that was cool Piloswine, use Ancient Power again." Dawn said.

But Piloswine used Mud Bomb instead of Ancient Power and it injured Chimchar.

"That's enough!" Dawn shouted. She then returned Piloswine.

Brock gave Chimchar a Potion to heal up.

"I'm so sorry Tomo." Dawn apologized. "Piloswine really is disobedient."

"It's just one of those things Dawn." Brock said. "You just need to be patient with Piloswine and it will become friends with you again."

"I hope so." Dawn sighed.

At the moment she was feeling unsure about this.

"I will battle you now Dawn." Ash said. "But let me get one of my Pokemon from Prof. Oak first. I have just the Pokemon that can put Piloswine in it's place."

He went into the Pokemon Center.

"What Pokemon is Ash going to get?" Dawn asked.

Brock and Tomo looked at each other; they had a pretty good idea what Pokemon Ash may bring out.

Ash returned quite shortly and he and Dawn got ready to battle.

"Now Piloswine, please don't go overboard." Dawn pleaded.

Ash threw his Poke Ball and out came his Snorlax. Snorlax had already taken a long nap after eating so he was alright to battle.

"Whoa, what a big Pokemon." Dawn said.

She looked at Snorlax on her Pokedex.

"Piloswine is in trouble now." Tomo said.

"Yes, especially since it's strength can't match Snorlax." Brock said.

"Okay Dawn, don't worry about Piloswine this time." Ash said. "If he does go out of control again, Snorlax can deal with it."

"Okay, if you are sure." Dawn said, nervously.

"Piloswine, Ice Shard." She ordered.

Piloswine ignored her again and went for a Take Down attack.

"Oh no." Dawn said,

But there was no need to worry. When Piloswine tried to tackle Snorlax, Snorlax bounced Piloswine off with his stomach. Dawn was shocked when she saw that.

"I thought that would happen." Tomo said.

"Me too." Brock added.

Piloswine got back up and charged at Snorlax again, but Snorlax pushed it back again. Piloswine started to get angry and kept on snorting.

"Piloswine, calm down." Dawn said, but Piloswine wasn't listening.

Piloswine used Ancient Power, but Snorlax used Rollout to counter the attack and then tackled Piloswine.

At that moment Piloswine glowed and evolved into Mamoswine.

"Oh wow." Dawn said.

She looked at Mamoswine on her Pokedex.

"Mamoswine, the Twin Tush Pokemon and the evolved form of Piloswine. It's impressive tusks are made of ice. The population thinned when it turned warm after the ice age."

Mamoswine charged at Snorlax with Take Down, but of course Snorlax proved to be stronger by pushing Mamoswine back with Rollout.

"Okay Snorlax, finish this off with Rock Smash please." Ash said.

Just as Mamoswine was going to attack again, Snorlax beat him to it by punching Mamoswine really hard with Rock Smash. This made Mamoswine faint.