Teaching Each Other

"Bai Shi, that move Staravia just used was so cool!"

"Could you teach it to my Staravia?"

After the battle, Ash turned to Bai Shi, his eyes shining.

He had thought Breloom's Energy Ball was impressive enough.

He hadn't expected another surprise.

"Sure, no problem!"

"But in exchange, you'll have to teach some of your Pokémon's moves to mine."

Bai Shi thought it over. Rather than refuse, he made a request of his own.

What was the greatest strength of Normal-type Pokémon if not their wide range of moves?

Bai Shi intended to take this chance to expand his Pokémon's move sets.

Chimchar's Flamethrower and Pikachu's Thunderbolt were both good targets.

He had already decided not to enter this year's Lily of the Valley Conference.

No matter how strong Ash's Pokémon became, it wouldn't affect him.

Besides, those Pokémon would end up at Oak's lab.

Once Ash left to travel through another region, Bai Shi wouldn't see them anymore.

The ruins weren't going anywhere, anyway.

Bai Shi was willing to spend a few extra days on this.

"It's a deal, then!"

The two hit it off and quickly reached an agreement.

They decided to train together over the next few days.

"Oh, right, Kengo. Could you teach Breloom's Energy Ball to my Pokémon too?"

Having gotten what he wanted, Ash hadn't forgotten Kengo.

"Uh... sure. All right."

Kengo, fresh from his defeat by Bai Shi, had mixed feelings.

He had tried to show off, only to end up embarrassed.

But Bai Shi had agreed so readily that Kengo couldn't bring himself to refuse. He gritted his teeth and agreed.

The next day.

As agreed, they gathered in an open field to teach their Pokémon new moves.

"Come on out, everyone!"

Before training began, Bai Shi and Ash released all