“Meeting Up with the Monarch!” quotes from Pokémon

We got to hurry, Leon's battle has already started!

Yeah, I know!

Huh, Leon's having a battle! Wait a second! Hang on.

Huh? You beat Marnie yesterday!

We saw it all! You were really strong! [hmmm...Ash is sure becoming more famous...]

[recalls his defeated Infernape] That's why you're the Champion. Thank you. [shakes Leon's hand. Back to training, Flint...]

Good battle. Let's do it again. [sounds a lot like Ash would say...]

Sonia

Let me see...He can't sit still when he sees a Pokémon, kind of like a really big kid who just loves all of them.

A kid who really loves Pokémon? You know, that sounds just like Ash.

Sonia

I'll tell you. Leon didn't have many friends when he was small.

Really, why is that?

Sonia

He was probably too busy caring for his little brother [Hop] or doing chores which didn't leave him much time to play with his classmates. But I was his friend, so he saw me now and again. But one day, he befriended Charmander. And as he learned about Pokémon battles, suddenly friends, rivals, and all sorts of people surrounded him. I guess you could say that Pokémon truly expanded Leon's world!

Hey Leon, what's it like to be a Champion, anyways?

[a bit glum] I'm scared all the time.

Huh?

I've never lost a Pokémon battle before. And that scares me a lot. I'm scared I reached my limit and I can't grow anymore, that I can't get any stronger than I am now. [cut to a flashback of the Darkest Day arc] But when that happened...

[flashback] The sky!

[flashback] Could that be Eternatus?

[continuing the narration] I tried, but I couldn't put a scratch on Eternatus. [goes back to the present] I was frustrated but excited at the same time. There are still many in this world that are much stronger than I am. But, I'm still chasing after them! I've got a lot of work to do to grow stronger!