Journeys of Their Own

"By the way, Ishimaru, that Detect move your Machoke used was pretty good!"

Bai Shi suddenly remembered something and said it to Ishimaru.

Zangoose already knew plenty of attacking moves.

It was time to add a few status moves and broaden its options in battle.

"Of course! I learned that one from Gym Leader Maylene."

Ishimaru beamed with pride at Bai Shi's praise.

"Oh, taught by the Gym Leader herself! Could you teach it to my Zangoose, then?"

Bai Shi's eyes lit up as he asked Ishimaru.

Actually, besides Detect, Bai Shi had also taken an interest in Breloom's Dynamic Punch.

Unfortunately, none of the Pokémon on his team could learn it, so he had to give up on that idea.

"Well... I suppose I could?"

Ishimaru hesitated, sounding uncertain.

After all, Maylene had specially taught Detect to Machoke. Passing it on to Bai Shi seemed somewhat inappropriate.

But Bai Shi was his best friend. Refusing to teach him didn't feel right either.

"Why don't you call her and ask what she thinks?"

Seeing Ishimaru hesitate, Bai Shi offered a suggestion.

"Oh, right! I'll ask her now!"

As though snapping out of a daze, Ishimaru immediately pulled out his phone and called Maylene.

Only after getting Maylene's permission did he agree to Bai Shi's request.

To make learning the move easier, Bai Shi simply had Ishimaru stay at his house.

Then he told Zangoose to train alongside Ishimaru's Machoke.

With Zangoose's knack for learning, it probably wouldn't take long to pick up Detect from Machoke during their training.

And Zangoose lived up to Bai Shi's expectations, quickly grasping the trick behind Detect.

"Bai Shi, where did you find such a freakishly talented Pokémon?"

Its progress was so fast that Ishimaru's jaw nearly hit the floor.

Even with Maylene teaching it,