Ash and Pikachu in “The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!”

Pikachu.

Pikachu

Pi? [Yes?]

Remember what we saw Gary the other day?

Pikachu

Pikachu? [What about it?]

He asked me... he asked me how close I got into becoming a Pokémon Master. Being Champion isn't my goal. The thing is I still think of myself as a challenger. I wanna go on a lot more adventures, meet lots more Pokémon, and take everything I learned every day and put it to good use. That includes meeting Latios.

Pikachu

Pika. [I see.]

The thing is... I wanna be friends with all of the Pokémon in the world. That's what it means to be a Pokémon Master.