It's looking good for Ash as he works on his next three Gym Badges, but not so good for Dawn, coming off a pair of Contest defeats. Both will do what they can to become better Trainers, from entering the Wallace Cup competition to attending Professor Rowan's Pokémon Summer Academy. Hopefully, the new tactics they pick up will give them the tools they need to succeed against the latest plot by Pokémon Hunter J-as well as the emerging threat of Team Galactic!
Continuing on their way to Solaceon Town and then Veilstone City, our heroes accidentally free a mean-spirited Spiritomb from the keystone that has held it captive for 500 years.
On their way to Solaceon Town, our heroes run into a worried stonecutter who's working on a stone bridge that must be completed within three days. Can they help her?
Arriving in Solaceon Town, site of Dawn's upcoming Pokémon Contest, our heroes come across Team Galactic in the process of stealing a valuable treasure guarded by a group of Unown.
On the way to Veilstone City for Ash's next Gym battle, our heroes stop at a Maid Café, where one of the owners is having some trouble with her Miltank.