Ash is betrayed by Misty, Brock, Professor Oak, and his own mother after his defeat in the Indigo Conference. With Pikachu dead, and his only remaining loyal Pokémon being Charizard, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Pidgeotto, and Primeape, Ash leaves Kanto. He ends up on a ship heading to Hoenn, where he meets the eccentric Dragon Type Trainer, Zinnia.