[Gengar bounces around, hitting trees like being in a pachinko machine until he gets zapped by lightning. As Gengar regains consciousness, he sees an Electivire.]
GGengar
Gengar? [Huh, you're the one who zapped me?]
[arrives along with Goh, Grookey and Pikachu] Gengar! No way! Electivire?
[Just then, a shadowy figure appears from behind a tree and stands next to his Electivire. It's Paul, Ash's Sinnoh rival!]
"It's Paul"? Who's that?!
Pikachu! [Long time no see, Electivire!]
Electivire. [Hello again, Pikachu.]
[Gengar gets back up but is stumbling. Luckily Ash catches him.]
Gengar, are you alright? [gets burned] Augh! Hot! [Everyone minus Paul and Electivire are confused]
How can that be? Gengar is usually that cold. [He touches one of Gengar's fingers.] Yep, it is cold.
[Gengar hugs Ash and sure enough Ash does feel the coldness of Gengar's body.]
Well, what do you know? Cold.
You're useless. At the very least, you should know your Pokémon's condition.
Hey Ash? You know that guy?
Yeah. We go way back. When I travelled through Sinnoh, he was a rival I battled a bunch of times. He's a Trainer who's named Paul.
Well, well. I was hoping he'd surprise you two here. You see, Paul happened to stop by yesterday, out of the blue.
Professor Oak is a preeminent figure in Pokémon research. If someone wants to know about Pokémon, he's the best to ask. Nothing strange about that.
Roar! [Let's go Gengar, you've some work to do.]
GGengar
Gengar! [Right, let's go!]
Let's all train. [Charizard, Gengar and the rest of Ash's Fire-mons comply, minus Infernape?]
Kay, buddy! [Not so fast, Ash]
You should leave it to the Pokémon. That's what this place is for.
I'll keep an eye on them! I think you and Paul have things to talk about.
Infernape, why don't you go and join them?
Infernape? Infernape! [Really? Heading off, Ash!]
Infernape, you take care of Gengar, okay?
Infernape! [Right!] [runs off and carries Professor Oak over his shoulders!]
So, Infernape does what Paul does it to do too?
Yeah, cause Paul was its trainer before I was. [Those of you who do not know about Infernape and how he played a part in Ash and Paul's vicious rivalry towards each other during Diamond and Pearl series, here's a brief recap]
Ash met Paul in the Sinnoh Region. Paul put his Chimchar through some extreme training, but when it didn't meet his expectations, he abandoned it. So, Ash welcomed Chimchar into his group. A deep friendship developed which led to Chimchar evolve all the way into Infernape.
Yeah and Infernape's gotten really strong.
Grookey-key-key. [Whoa, look at Electivire's tails!] [Electivire's twin tails are swinging back and forth gently]
[Grookey jumps off Goh's shoulders] Grookey, hang on!
[Both Pikachu and Grookey are cheering while looking at Electivire's tails. Grookey throws its stick into the air allowing Electivire to catch it with its twin tails]
Electivire. [Got it!] [Pikachu and Grookey applaud at Electivire's performance]
Electivire, go keep them busy.
Electivire. [Sure thing.]
[We see Paul's Electivire play with Pikachu and Grookey by letting the two ride on its tails, Ash's Torterra is napping with Scraggy and Palpitoad and Gible are hanging out with Goh.]
Hey Paul, didn't you want to enter the World Coronation Series?
I'm not interested in noisy crowds. [Maybe that's why Paul gave up on region league quests as well? Also, no mention of Paul facing off against Pyramid King Brandon?]
So why don't we face off now? [Paul scoffs as if to say "What are you suggesting?"] Battle with me!
Three on three and no switching out. [Nice call back to Ash and Paul's first battle, but this time this battle is less hostile. Remember, Paul had to fix his attitude after his loss against Brandon, as well as be more respectful to Ash following Paul's loss in the Sinnoh League]
One thing. You're only allowed to use Pokémon you're taking to the Masters Eight Tournament.
Excuse me? About your three Pokémon? Aren't they the same as some of the Masters Eight? Lance has a Gyarados, Cynthia has a Garchomp and Steven Stone has a Metagross. Is that just a coincidence?
[simply smiles] Professor, thanks for all your help. I'll say goodbye for now.
You're always welcome to come back here.
Thanks. If you'll excuse me. Infernape, until next time.
Infernape. [Catch you later.]
Electivire. [Right behind you.]
Paul, let's battle again! [Paul waves goodbye, knowing full well that Ash is ready for the trials ahead]
Paul said he's been officially invited to become a Gym Leader of his own Pokémon Gym.
That's why he want to learn more and more about Pokémon.
