Pokemon Journeys Season 4: Mew's Pokemon Advanced Challenge

Episode 43: Love at First Flight

One bright sunny day, Mew and her friends arrive at a beautiful site, a large lake.

"Whoa!" Everyone says.

"That is such a pretty lake!" May says.

"You're right," Max says.

"It looks like a great spot for a break. What do you say, guys?" Brock says.

"Sounds good," Mew says.

Brock gets out the guidebook and says, "Let me see here. Believe it or not, the name of this lake is Lake May.

"No kidding," Tomo says.

"Well, then, that explains why it's so beautiful, with a beautiful name like May," May says.

"I don't know. I guess I don't see the connection here," Max replies.

"Who asked you?" May responds, annoyed.

Soon, Pikachu and Eevee sense something and turn their heads.

Mew does the same and notices, "Hey, look!"

Everyone looks out on the lake

"There's something out there, on the lake," Mew says.

What they see is a firefly-like, bipedal Pokémon. It has a blue face and large, slanted blue eyes with purple markings at the corners. Surrounding its head are purple curls that frame its face. Its antennae are small and yellow. Its body is black with a blue belly and a yellow bid marking. Its arms and legs are black and are connected to the body by purple borders. It has small wings used for flying with others, and a pattern of three oblong yellow spots on its rear.

The Pokemon gently taps the surface of the lake with its feet, creating a slight ripple effect.

"Hey it's an Illumise

They soon spot another similar creature, though colored differently, zoom onto the lake.

Its body is black with a blue chest and abdomen. There are two yellow stripes across its front: one on its chest and one near its legs. A red band separates each limb from its body and a thicker, incomplete one surrounds its shoulders. Two simple wings extend from the band around its shoulder. It has a blue face with yellow eyes, and curly, yellow antennae with black stripes. It has a spherical yellow tail, which glows to communicate and draw geometric patterns in the sky while in a swarm.

"You're right Mew, that's an Illumise, and the other Pokemon is a Volbet," Brock says.

"Wow!" Tomo says.

"They're really cute," Jen says.

"Let's check it out," May says.

Mew and May bring out their Pokedex.

May's Pokedex's Dextette says, "Illumise, the Firefly Pokémon. A Bug Type. Illumise use a sweet scent to lure in Volbeat, having them draw geometric patterns in the sky.

Mew's Pokedex's Dextette says, "Volbeat, the Firefly Pokémon. A Bug Type. Volbeat uses the design on its tail for sketching and communicating with other Volbeat."

The two Pokémon continue their aerial performance

"They're so cute, they're dancing together," May says.

"Looks like they're having fun," Max says.

"And they both have cute ribbons," Jen says.

"Their trainers must be close by," Mew says.

Suddenly, they hear someone calling out, "Hello there!"

Everyone looks and sees Nurse Joy off to the left