Diantha was not only the League Champion but also a hugely popular actress, and her connections were indeed incredibly formidable.
With a large number of reward ads put out, Seiya and Diantha soon received news that Eevee had appeared in Anistar City.
Meanwhile, Ash and the others clearly still did not know that the Eevee Serena had caught was the younger sister of the Mega Eevee that had once appeared in Miare City.
After arriving in Anistar City, Serena was preparing her performance for the Anistar Showcase of the Poké Showdown.
Since it would be Eevee's debut, Serena planned to have Eevee compete in the preliminaries, so she was currently training Eevee.
At the same time, near the Pokémon Center, Ash was having his first Pokémon battle with Alain, his strongest rival in the Kalos Region.
The two battling were Alain's Charizard and Ash's exceptionally special Greninja.
As the battle reached its climax, Alain and Charizard used Mega Evolution, while Ash and Greninja entered the Bond Phenomenon, with Greninja appearing in a dazzling form wrapped around Ash.
Among all the Pokémon Ash had caught so far, setting aside Pikachu, whose strength and level fluctuated wildly, Greninja in its Bond Phenomenon could absolutely rank among Ash's top three Pokémon in terms of power.
Unfortunately, Greninja had still gone through too few battles with Ash at this point. After a fierce fight, Greninja and Ash ultimately suffered defeat.
However, Alain acknowledged Ash and Greninja's strength and agreed that they were powerful rivals.
Just as Alain was preparing to leave, he noticed Serena watching from the side with Eevee in her arms. He could not help but sigh. "Eevee... I really want to face him again."
Hearing Alain's mutter, Ash and Clemont beside him were both taken aback. Then, as if remembering something,