An Unexpected Visitor

You're strong... No wonder your team has been doing so well in the tournament!

You were awesome, too, Molayne! The Elite Four sure are strong!

Yeah, makes sense that the machine chose you!

Soffy, Clemont, about that...

I think the Sync Pair Pinger never really worked at all.

What? But Heliolisk and the other Pokémon reacted to it, didn't they?

I think they just got excited because they saw Scottie battling and wanted to join in on the fun!

You noticed it, too, right? They are your partner Pokémon, after all!

Well...

I suppose you're right. The machine really was a failure...

There's no need to feel bad about it.

What do you think about me joining your team, Scottie?

Whoa, really?! That's awfully sudden!

In my opinion, the machine failed because of a lack of sync pair data!

With better data, I think the machine could really work! If we can get it up and running for real, the PML will be a breeze!

Which means...

Big Mo, you're joining their team to help us complete the machine?

Partially! But another reason is...

I'd love to battle you again!

That battle just now was so exciting! It took me right back to my island-hopping days with Kukui!

I want to have more battles like that!

So what do you say, Scottie?

Thanks! I'll give it my all!

Thanks! I'll give it my all!

Yeah! Molayne's with us now!

We've got another strong ally on our side! Fantastic!

Molayne, we'll keep fine-tuning the machine.

We'll definitely get it to work right! We made progress, after all!

Great! Let's all do our best.

Huh?

The...the Sync Pair Pinger is picking up something!

And it's the strongest reading we've gotten so far!

Wait, what? But I thought the machine wasn't working!

Let's head outside, everyone.

Look! Over there!

Easy there, Pidgeot. What's gotten into you all of a sudden?

Hm?

Oh, hey guys! What're you all doing here?

Blue?!

What brings you here, Blue?

Pidgeot just took off flying, so I chased after it and ended up here!

Anyway...since I'm here, let's have a Pokémon battle!

Wait a minute... Could this mean...

The machine worked when we thought it was a failure, and then it failed when we thought it was working... So is our invention a success or not?

Haha, who can say...

What perfecto timing! Blue would be great for your training!

Come on, let's start the battle already! We're raring to go!

OK! Here we go, then!

We accept your challenge! Battling you is just what we need if we want to defeat Cynthia!

Now that's what I like to hear!

I'll take you on as many times as you want! Bring it on!