Olivine Town, a seaside villa.
Night fell, and stars hung high in the sky.
A small barbecue party was underway on the open-air terrace overlooking the sea.
Although the hot pot had been cleared away, the barbecue and beer kept coming.
Dayou, the former world martial arts champion, was showing off cooking skills that matched his physique.
"Dayou, you're not the Pokémon World Martial Arts Champion at all. You should be the Barbecue Champion!"
Eating one of Dayou's skewers, Akin gave him a thumbs-up.
Dayou laughed heartily. "Haha, the Barbecue Champion? I like that!"
Dayou expertly turned the assorted Berries, steaks, and vegetable skewers on the grill,
keeping the heat just right as they sizzled and filled the air with delicious aromas.
Incineroar dozed contentedly nearby, lying beside Machamp in complete comfort.
Sirfetch'd, Diancie, Meloetta, Pikachu, and the others were tirelessly playing Eagle Catches the Chicks.
The more mature Pokémon, such as Garchomp and Lucario, sat leaning against the trees, gazing up at the stars or out toward the horizon.
Li Wei's Corviknight and Steven's Skarmory soared through the sky.
Lance's Dragonite was giving Dawn's Dragonair and Ash's Gabite some extra coaching.
Ever since discovering Ash's Gible had exceptional talent, Blue had put together a training plan for the Pokémon.
Ash had taken Gible through intensive training, while Brock had handled Gible's diet,
and proper care combined with sufficient training had allowed Gible to evolve smoothly into Gabite.
"Gabite, let go of me!"
Gabite just hadn't kicked the habit of biting Ash's head yet...
Now Piplup could finally relax and play Eagle Catches the Chicks, too.
Since evolving, Gabite had become able to execute Draco Meteor perfectly.
"Aura Sphere" was down!
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No one came to interrupt Li Wei and the others' conversation with Bruno,
and Brock, a fan