1. Ash's Story (Part 7: Kalos)

Chapter 9

At the gate towards Route 5, there is a man named Mr. Bonding who is explaining what is 'O Powers.' Even though we already know what this is about back in the Hoenn Region. And then we finally arrive at Route 5, also known as Versant Road, where there is a roller staking park in front of us.

When I'm training Lucario there, Lucario seems to sense something as he throws an Aura Sphere. I ask, "Lucario, what's wrong?"

The move is also deflected by another aura sphere, and that's when we hear yelling, "Wait, Lucario!"

The opposing Lucario stops as a girl in a roller skate costume comes and says, "Sorry about that! Are you OK? I was just doing some special training with my Lucario when all of a sudden it dashed off... Hey, Lucario! What's going on with you? Did you get drawn in by Lucario's aura or something?"

"Well, I think maybe your Lucario wants to battle my Lucario?" I ask the girl.

After we introduce ourselves, the girl says, "I'm Korrina, the Shalour City Gym Leader. If you're collecting Gym Badges, I'm sure we'll be battling sooner or later! I'll be looking forward to it. I hope you know how to roll with the punches!"

As I am expecting for her to have a battle, she just turns and says, "Lucario, we have to go now, Granpa is going to be worried."

The opposing Lucario stares at mine before leaving, and David says, "So she's a gym leader... that's good to know."

"I'm still confused as to what she's doing here..." Serena says.

Then we meet up with Tierno and Trevor. Trevor sighs, "My goodness... Pokémon hordes are certainly intense..."

"Yeah! They're just like a dance team made up of Pokémon, aren't they?" Tierno asks.

"Oh, Tierno, do you ever think about anything besides dancing?" "Nope! Even during Pokémon battles, I'm always checkin' out their moves! And then my feet just started moving, too! I can't even help it, y'know? Like with Swords Dance! I love it! I guess that's why I can never win..."

That's when they spot us, and he says, "Oh, hey, it's Ash and Serena! Do your Pokémon know any sweet moves? Show me in a battle!"

I say, "Sure, I like to battle with you."

He uses a Corphish to battle one-on-one, and of course, I choose Pikachu for the choice. Corphish tries to distract Pikachu with dance moves, but Pikachu manages to land a hit and defeat him. "That was some nice footwork!"

Trevor says, "Good to see you, Ash and Serena. It really does seem as though Tierno can only think about dancing and moves. When a horde of Pokémon popped out, he just stood there watching them..."

"Well, yeah, Trevs! Coming up with the world's best Pokémon dance IS my dream, after all! I was born to dance! I won't ever stop! Not with moves like this!" Tierno says.

"That's indeed a perfect dream for you, Tierno. I guess I should show just as much dedication to my dream of completing the Pokédex, then! It's good to be serious about some things!"

Then Trevor wants to give us some Honey, even though there aren't some honey trees like in Sinnoh, but I think this is what makes the hordes appear. I know about hordes back in Hoenn, and they are sometimes annoying. And just after they leave, we manage to capture a Skiddo for ourselves.

Skiddo: The Mount Pokemon: Grass Type. If it has sunshine and water, it doesn't need to eat, because it can generate energy from the leaves on its back.

Then we notice some Furfrou with different styles with their trainers, and Serena says, "Those Furfrou sure look different from one another."

"It seems so, they look like they have been groomed." I say.