A Day with Ash

One day, Scottie happened across Ash and Pikachu training together.

Now listen up, Pikachu.

The strength of these "sync pairs" depends on the strength of the bond between the Trainer and their partner Pokémon!

So let's practice using moves together until we're more in sync than ever!

OK, ready? Let's hit that rock with a sync move!

Right, I just need to feel my heart sync with Pikachu's...

Let's do it, Pikachu!

H-huh? That electrical charge looks bigger than...

W-waaah!

Owww...

Oh, you saw that, Scottie? Don't worry! I'm fine!

Pikachu's shocked me plenty of times before, so I'm used to it!

Oh, didn't see you there, Scottie! Yeah, Pikachu's electricity sure is impressive!

Looks like Pikachu and I may have overdone it a little.

But that shock just now...

It reminded me of the day we set off from Pallet Town.

Yeah! Pikachu and I had just met. He was my very first partner...

Well, Pikachu was my very first partner...

At first, we didn't get along, and he kept shocking me all the time. It was a lot to deal with!

Heh heh... You could say that!

My Pikachu doesn't like Poké Balls. I know, it's really unusual!

But I wanted to get along with Pikachu more than anything, so I decided I'd just meet him head on.

While all that was going on, I got attacked by a flock of Spearow...

but Pikachu drove them all away with his electricity. He saved me!

That was the first time I felt like we actually understood each other's feelings and finally became friends.

Since then, I've traveled around all sorts of different regions and made loads of other friends...

And Pikachu's been with me through it all!

I'm confident that the bond between me and Pikachu is as strong as any sync pair's on Pasio!

So Pikachu and I are sure to keep getting stronger and stronger from here on out!

All right! That's got me all fired up! Come on, Pikachu! Let's get back to training!

Why don't you join us, Scottie? I'm sure we'll have a gr...

Heh heh... Maybe we should eat first?