Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
Everyone else came here for a vacation, but for Dawn and Ash, it had turned into a special training trip.
Still, Ash had always had a soft spot for special training and Pokémon battles,
while Dawn was ecstatic to receive special training from Lance, so both of them were enjoying themselves.
When it came to Pokémon battles, Lance was among the very best in the world.
As for contest battles...
Sorry, Lance had never taken part in one.
He had barely even watched any Pokémon Contests.
But Lance had battled Fantina, Wallace, and others whose battling styles were dazzling, so he did have some insights into contest battles.
Still, contest battling wasn't what he intended to teach Dawn. It wasn't his specialty, after all.
What would he teach her, then?
The Dragon-type moves he excelled at most.
"I'm going to teach you two moves: Dragon Dance and Draco Meteor."
At the mention of Draco Meteor, Piplup covered its head, sensing trouble.
"Piplup!"
Piplup suddenly had a bad feeling.
Meanwhile, Ash, who was also undergoing special training, commanded, "Gible, Draco Meteor!"
Not long before, Ash had happened to mention to Blue that Gible still hadn't mastered Draco Meteor.
Blue nodded slightly. "Then let's see it."
Everything looked normal as Gible formed its Draco Meteor, and its ascent looked normal, too...
Red said excitedly, "Looks like it worked!"
Unfortunately, Red had celebrated too soon.
Instead of bursting in midair, Draco Meteor moved along a bizarre curve...
Over by Swan Lake, an unidentified sphere came hurtling toward Piplup from the sky, following a strange downward arc!
"What's going on over there?"
Lorelei and the others, who were chatting on the second-floor terrace, also noticed the strangely descending Draco Meteor.
Lance and Dragonite recognized it at first glance. It was