Ash then asks Sawyer how many Gyms he has been to, to which he says he has been to many more Gyms and pulls out his Badge case to reveal he has received four more since last time and asks Ash how many he has now. Sawyer starts to draw Squishy in his notebook, saying he will do some research on Squishy. Questioning whether Squishy eats at all, it then goes over to a nearby rock to check that it is safe by checking with the Zygarde Cells around the area, and once happy that the area is safe, Squishy began absorbing sunlight. As all the Pokémon are eating, Bonnie tries to get Squishy to eat a Poké Puff, but it refuses, Pikachu and Dedenne bring over some berries, but it refuses to eat those as well. Bonnie then goes over to the group's Pokémon to introduce Squishy to them, saying that they are its friends. Clemont decides that it would be a good idea to camp out in the forest for the night as it is starting to get dark, Ash, Clemont and Serena send out their Pokémon, which Sawyer is amazed to see Ash's Noibat and Serena's Eevee. Xerosic then goes to inform them that Aliana and Bryony have been given missions as well and explains that there are two Zygarde Cores, to which Bryony says she will look for the Zygarde Core Celosia failed to capture, while Aliana says she will find the 50% Forme, Bryony then brags about how it should have been them who were assigned the mission in the first place, with Aliana agreeing with her, which gets Celosia and Mable annoyed.Īs the sun starts to go down, Ash and his friends are seen in the forest after they managed to escape from Team Flare with Squishy, who is shown to be unharmed, much to everyone's relief. The two say they are sorry and will search for them. The collision causes another explosion and smoke cloud, which is enough for Ash and his friends to escape with Squishy.īack at Lysandre Labs, Xerosic speaks to Mable and Celosia, telling them how he can't believe they both allowed Zygarde and the Zygarde Core to escape. A Team Flare Grunt then orders his Pokémon to attack as well, but Ash sends out his Noibat telling it to use Supersonic, stopping the opposing Pokémon in their tracks before Celosia orders her Drapion to use Sludge Bomb, which is countered by Ash's Pikachu's Thunderbolt. Sawyer commands his Grovyle to use Leaf Storm as the attack cuts through the smoke cloud, hitting Drapion and freeing Squishy, who is then caught by Bonnie before it can fall to the ground. With the Zygarde Core in Drapion's grip, Team Flare prepare to return back to the Laboratory, but Ash and his friends arrive at the mountain and order them to let Squishy go, to which Celosia orders Drapion to use Toxic and Ash commands Pikachu to use Thunderbolt to counter it, causing the two moves to collide and causing an explosion. Celosia and a group of Team Flare Grunts soon encounter Squishy, and Celosia commands her Drapion to attack it with Pin Missile, causing an explosion that catches Ash and his friends attention. Meanwhile, Team Flare looks for the Zygarde Core in the mountains. Ash and friends meet up with Sawyer again, but they have lost track of Squishy. A lot of Dodrio start running around in the forest, along with a Grovyle chasing after it. Bonnie decides to take care of the Zygarde Core and names it Squishy. Ash has found a new Pokémon species, which he's very excited about. Serena tries to look it up in her Pokédex as well, but it ends up with the same result. Bonnie finds a Zygarde Core, which Ash tries to look up in his Pokédex, but it responds with "no data". Meanwhile, Ash and his friends are in the forest, continuing their journey to Snowbelle City. Mable informs Lysandre of this failure, and Lysandre responds with a request to search for it. Team Flare attempts to capture Zygarde, but they immediately lose sight of it. Sawyer suggests that the group make a stop at Terminus Cave on their way to Snowbelle City, and Squishy emphatically approves of this plan-so our heroes’ next destination is set! Plot Ash and Sawyer team up to drive them away, but they regroup to make new plans, and Team Rocket is keeping a close eye on them. These new villains are Team Flare, and they’ve identified Squishy as one of the Cores they need for their mysterious Operation Z. The reunion is quickly disrupted by a group of people wearing red clothes and unusual eyewear, who are determined to get their hands on Bonnie’s new friend! Soon after, our heroes encounter their friend Sawyer and his Grovyle. The Pokédex can’t identify it, so she decides to name it Squishy. On the way to Snowbelle City, Bonnie discovers a small green Pokémon hiding in her bag.