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The group decides to watch the practice, where Aaron is training with his {{type|Bug}} Pokémon {{p|Drapion}}, {{p|Skorupi}} and {{p|Vespiquen}}. Drapion uses {{m|Pin Missile}}, nailing the bullseye of a far away target five times in quick succession. After congratulating Drapion, he orders Vespiquen to use {{m|Slash}}, which she does, easily carving up ceramic plates fired at her. In the crowd, Ash and Dawn gush about meeting another member of the Elite Four, remembering [[DP035|their meeting with]] [[Lucian]]. Jenny moans in excitement and recalls the Elite Four: Lucian and his {{type|Psychic}}s, [[Bertha]] and her {{type|Ground}}s, {{EF|Flint}} and his {{type|Fire}}s and Aaron with his Bugs. She says that of the four, Aaron mixes strength with popularity the best.

Aaron finishes training and takes his towel from Skorupi, whilst Ash has collapsed in exhaustion and Aaron suggests a break. Dawn asks about the Wurmple in the photo, and Aaron told them that Wurmple was his first capture, in the forest nearby. He had grown up in town and would sneak out to the forest as much as he could. As a small kid, he really liked to climb trees. One day he challenged himself to climb the lengthiest tree in the forest. However, once he got to the top, he realized how tall it was and how he could never climb down, but luckily there was a Wurmple on the tree who was able to help him, getting him safely down. Aaron grabbed Wurmple and hugged it in thanks. Aaron reveals that he and Wurmple were best friends and shows them photo albums of the two growing up. Ash reminisces about his first capture: the {{type|Bug}} {{AP|Caterpie}}, which evolved all the way into {{AP|Butterfree}} before he released it. He wonders about where it is and how it's doing.  

Jessie and James continue to gloat over their victory, but suddenly their balloon starts to rock as Pikachu, Piplup, Vespiquen and Drapion unleash their attacks on the inside of the huge tank holding them. The tank begins to smoke and spark and the balloon goes down whilst a nearby {{p|Ledian}} watches. Aaron is almost beside himself with anger at the theft of his Pokémon, but snaps back to reality at Dawn's words. He reveals that as a small kid, he was a real crybaby, and he was horrible at battling. After a loss to a {{pkmn|Trainer}}, he blamed it on Wurmple, saying that Wurmple was weak, and ran off before Wurmple could reply. He later felt so awful that he ran back later in the day but it was too late and his best friend had gone.

*{{p|Skorupi}}

*{{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})

*{{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})

*{{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})

*{{p|Butterfree}} ({{OP|Ash|Butterfree}}; flashback)

*{{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buizel}}; flashback)

*{{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})

*{{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})

*{{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})

*{{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})

*{{p|Vespiquen}} ({{EF|Aaron}}'s)

*{{p|Skorupi}} ({{EF|Aaron}}'s; debut)

*{{p|Drapion}} ({{EF|Aaron}}'s)

*{{p|Wurmple}} ({{EF|Aaron}}'s; flashback)

*{{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|Aaron|Beautifly}})

*{{p|Butterfree}} ([[Pink Butterfree|pink]]; flashback)

*{{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)

*{{p|Combee}} (multiple)

*{{p|Kricketot}} (multiple; flashback)

*{{p|Butterfree}} (multiple; flashback)

*{{p|Burmy}} (multiple; flashback)

*{{p|Venomoth}} (flashback)

*{{p|Kakuna}} (photo)

*{{p|Metapod}} (photo)

*{{p|Venonat}}

*{{p|Kricketot}}

*{{p|Ledyba}}

*{{p|Ledian}}

*{{p|Surskit}}

*{{p|Mothim}}

*{{p|Munchlax}}

* Details of this episode were made known in [[K-Zone]], a children's magazine, before any official Japanese episode listing. However, the magazine stated that Aaron would appear before Celestic Town, suggesting that it was moved to fit in the one-hour specials at Celestic.