A Reason to Battle

Ah, there you are... Hm? Is that all of you?

Yeah... Paulo ran off saying he needed to get stronger.

Is that so... Well, I look forward to seeing the fruits of his labor.

In any case, the rest of us came here to challenge you to a battle. You're still ready to rumble, right?

Yes, of course I am! But before that... Here, this is for you.

Is that...a Pride Badge?! But we haven't even battled yet!

I've already seen enough of your character for me to make my judgment.

Not only are you proud of yourselves and your own accomplishments, but you respect and raise up others as well.

Furthermore, you possess the strength and skill... as well as the camaraderie, that it takes to defend that pride.

In other words, you have proven that you're worthy of holding this badge in every way! So take it! It's yours!

Woo-hoo! That means we've collected every single badge!

This isn't exactly the way I imagined things would go in the end...but hey, we did it! Congrats, Scottie!

Indeed! Just one more thing, before you go... A personal request.

Would you still honor me with a battle?

I may be a PML Leader, but I'm a Pokémon Trainer first! When I meet a powerful opponent, I want to test my skill against them...

After watching your battle earlier, I felt that it was no longer a badge that was on the line here... it was my pride!

Well, you heard the little lady. What do you think, Scottie?

I was hoping you'd say that!

I was hoping you'd say that!

Thank you, my friends. Come on, then! I will battle you with everything I have!