You're Invited!

Scottie!

We're here to invite you to a special battle event that Lear is putting on, the Unity Gala!

We wanted to share our excitement with you in person rather than simply dropping off an invite.

Our hope is that we can all use this gala to express how much we love our partner Pokémon!

Yes! Lear actually asked the three of us to host the event.

He even had these fancy outfits made for us just for the occasion!

We're going to wear them when we take the stage in the arena.

And the audience is going to get to see some impeccably stylish battling!

I can't wait! Hope to see you there, Scottie!

Lillie! You sure you want me to be your opponent?

There've gotta be tons of sync pairs out there who would jump at the opportunity to battle you, yeah!

I've already decided that I want you as my first opponent, Professor Kukui!

Though...now that you're actually here...I'm feeling kind of nervous!

Oh no, my sweet Lillie... This is her big moment! Should I do something to help?

We only have one job to do right now, and that's to cheer them on with everything we've got!

You can do it, Lillie! Professor Kukui! We're rooting for you!

Back in Alola, you helped me out more times than I could count, Professor Kukui.

I wouldn't be who I am today if not for all of the amazing people who supported me along the way.

This battle is for you, to show you all how truly thankful I am!

Come on out, Lunala!

Oho! You partnered up with the Legendary Pokémon Lunala?!

Aw yeah, I'm into it! As for me...

I gotta go with my buddy Lycanroc!

Man, it makes me so happy to see how much you kids have grown!

I hope we can all keep working together to make Alola, Nah...Pasio! No...

...the WORLD a more fun place to be!

Me too!

Hmph... You've gotten strong, Lillie.

You're not just my little sister. You're also my rival!

Bring it on, Lillie!

I'll show you my full power, Professor Kukui!

Lunala and I are coming at you with everything we've got!

Brilliant match! What a great start!

Next up, we have N... Come, trust in the bond between you and your Pokémon, and show us all a glorious victory!

But wait, before we move on to the match...

N, would you care to grace us with a speech?

A...speech?

The young master heard about your dream and wanted to support your message somehow.

It would please him greatly if you could share a few words.

Well, uh... I'm not really accustomed to giving speeches.

So...I suppose I'll just speak from my heart.

Humans and Pokémon can form strong connections together. Aid one another. It's why we make the best partners.

But in order for that to happen, we have to accept ideas that are different from ours instead of shunning them.

Seeing Pokémon and Trainers form sync pairs, seeing how they find common ground with one another and battle together in teams...

Pasio is about as close to my ideal as anywhere can be.

But darkness still exists in this world, and reality can be a harsh place to live in sometimes.

That is why today, I want all of you to turn to your partner Pokémon and remind yourselves of the irreplaceable bond you share!

Show your Pokémon your true, unwavering love!

If all of us can do that, I believe we can change this world like a chemical reaction.

That takes care of that, then... Are you ready, Scottie?

As you've already seen once today, we get to choose our own opponents at the Unity Gala.

I'd like to use this battle to express how grateful I am to have met so many wonderful sync pairs on Pasio.

So I'd like you to...

Hold up! I'm the one you wanna battle!

Hey, you can't just jump the gun like that! N! Pick ME to be your opponent!

I'd love to battle you both, but I can't exactly choose between you...

Ah, I know! Why don't we have a double battle? You two against Scottie and me.

I like the sound of that! Let's do it, Hilbert!

All right! Look out, Scottie! And you, too, N! We won't go easy on you!

*chuckle* I'm glad we found a solution, even if it is a bit much.

Now then, let's get this lovefest back on track! It's time to battle!

Now, Rayquaza!

Simply wonderful. You and Rayquaza are in perfect harmony with one another!

Well, I believe you deserve some credit for helping me dissolve much of the mystery surrounding Rayquaza.

Ah... Are you referring to Hoenn's ancient lore and the Draconid people?

Indeed. Thanks to you, I gained a deeper understanding of Rayquaza. I chose to battle you today to show you how much that's paid off.

That's all you, Steven. You're the one who was curious about the relationship between Mega Evolution and meteorites in the first place, right?

That's true, I suppose...

I did battle a Rayquaza once before, though.

If not for the help of a certain formidable Trainer, I would have been in deep trouble.

That battle remains burned into my memory to this day.

I can still see it clearly in my mind, that Trainer standing defiantly before the might of Rayquaza.

Now that I've partnered up with this Rayquaza here on Pasio...

I hope that the pair of us can grow strong enough to surpass him!

No wonder you were so focused on researching Rayquaza back then.

Besides, there's another Trainer on Pasio who's partnered up with a Rayquaza.

I'd like to battle her someday, too.

And this time, I think I'll be able to approach a battle against Rayquaza a bit differently than before.

You do hate to lose, don't you, Steven.

If I'm going to battle, I'd obviously rather win than lose!

Just like I intend to defeat you right now!

I won't go down so easily! Prepare to be dazzled by my aquatic illusions!

Let's do this, Rayquaza!