Your Spirit Lives On

Benga is on the attack, coming in aggressively!

Although they're grandfather and grandson, they battle very differently.

Benga relies on strong, hard-hitting moves to power through his opponents.

It's impressive he was able to polish his moves so much in such a short time.

Alder, on the other hand, limits damage while observing the situation carefully, allowing him to smoothly change tactics.

I sparred with him, so I know firsthand.

He has a lot of knowledge and experience... But his strength is more than just that.

I went through a LOT with Volcarona!

I won't even lose to you now, Gramps!

Benga's unleashing a relentless barrage of powerful moves!

As you say, it looks like you've trained a lot.

However!

Heh! That won't work on me!

Volcarona! Let's hit them again!

He's at it again! This guy's unstoppable!

To some, it might seem Master Alder's being pushed back.

Yes, but he's not actually the one being cornered.

OK, let's do this! Volcarona...

What's wrong, Volcarona?!

Wh-what's happening?!

Benga's Volcarona can't move!

What?! But why...

Why are WE in a pinch?!

It's just like when I battled him.

Alder slowly whittling down his opponent's stamina...

Benga...

Just because you get stronger, it doesn't mean your Pokémon does, too.

And the same goes the other way!

...!

What it truly means to walk toward the future together with Pokémon...

I'll show you right now!

Wha, ?!

Can you believe it?! Alder has...

I'm not done yet! Let's go, Volcarona!

You're not giving up until the very end! Well done, Benga!

But this is it!

Show your strength, Volcarona!

W-waaah!

I lost...

But... But why?

We went through a lot, too, didn't we?

Ugh, I don't get it!

I don't get it, but...

Gramps... You and your Volcarona...

Your strength was different from ours.

Have you calmed down a bit, Benga?

We both trained rigorously with our Pokémon.

But in your case...

you only wanted to prove your strength, and that led to some rash decisions, didn't it.

... ... ...

Let me ask you again.

What's so important about reaching the top? And what do you plan to do after Arceus accepts you?

Why do you want to get stronger with Volcarona?

I dunno...

Pokémon tend to follow their Trainer's wishes.

And sometimes, they push themselves too hard.

As Trainers, we're responsible for noticing that.

I get it.

I haven't been treating Volcarona how I should.

The reason I wanted to awaken my arc suit...

was so I'd have the strength to keep someone as talented as you from going offtrack.

I think my Volcarona felt the same.

He saw a younger Volcarona pushing itself too hard, and he wanted to help. That's why he lent me his power.

That said...

I guess part of it was I didn't want to lose to my own grandson!

Sorry, Volcarona!

I got ahead of myself!

Thanks, Gramps!

I think I'm starting to understand what you mean when you talk about strength.

Keep teaching me more!

Of course!

Well done, Volcarona! You've done a great job.

(Ah...)

(I have to thank you, too.)

(I appreciate it, partner.)

(Your spirit will always live on with us.)

Oh, hello, N.

I lost to you before...

But we never did cross paths at the Arceus Cup.

Now that we've both awakened our arc suits...

may I challenge you again?

Of course.

I've been wanting to battle you again, Alder.

Let's do this!

Time to put our bonds with Pokémon, our strength, to the test!

Together with our friends!