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Acting upon a suggestion by [[Mr. Hatterly]]’s butler, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are walking in a harbor to take a boat to [[Virbank City]]. As they walk, a {{p|Vanilluxe}} levitates past them, which sends a chill down {{an|Iris}} and {{TP|Iris|Axew}}’s spines. Ash finds out more about it in his [[Pokédex]]. The Pokémon is returned to its [[Poké Ball]] by none other than [[Georgia]], self-proclaimed Dragon Buster and rival to Iris. Georgia dryly tells about the Pokémon’s ironic affinity for {{type|Dragon}}s and explains that she only caught the {{type|Ice}} to defeat the “Dragon Master,” Iris, who denies the honorable title. Georgia and Iris insult one another a bit, but Georgia gives up and says that she’s here to visit [[Ferroseed Research Institute]], where the {{2t|Grass|Steel}} Pokémon {{p|Ferroseed}} are studied, to try to acquire some of the moss that they produce, which she says improves a Pokémon’s abilities. Georgia leaves, but Ash wants to go too, so the whole group follows her.

At the [[Ferroseed Research Institute]], a scientist working with [[Professor Malveaux]] named [[Case]] greets the newly-arrived Georgia, who tells him exactly why she’s there. Suddenly, Ash, {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{an|Cilan}}, Iris, and Axew appear and introduce themselves as well, surprising and angering Georgia. Case is pleased with the young group’s enthusiasm and shows them inside. They first come across a room in which three Ferroseed are latched onto a large rock and being observed by scientists and research machines as they glow red. Ash scans them in his Pokédex and witnesses one of the Ferroseed wince and release one of its spikes, which disintegrates upon contact with the ground and creates a patch of yellow moss on the lab floor. Case explains that Ferroseed absorb minerals from rocks, turn them into moss spores, and then release the spores in a spiky casing. Cilan asks why, to which Case replies that according to their theory, {{wp|oxygen}} produced from the moss improves the Ferroseed’s environment. The group observes another two Ferroseed absorbing minerals from another rock, but they glow yellow and produce green moss, which Georgia asks about. Case says that the previous group of Ferroseed is absorbing from a Driftveil Mine rock, while these two are latched onto a rock from [[Desert Resort]].

On the fourth floor, Case explains that the final floor of the tour is where research into enhancing Pokémon abilities is done using the moss. The mosses that they grow here can raise a {{type|Fire}}’s {{stat|Attack}}, a {{type|Grass}}’s {{stat|Defense}}, and a {{type|Psychic}}’s {{stat|Speed}}. Georgia asks if any work on Ice-types and releases her Vanilluxe, who immediately winks at Axew, to his astonishment. {{AP|Oshawott}} emerges from its Poké Ball and follows Vanilluxe like an admirer. Vanilluxe’s advances freak out Axew and send him running out of the hallway with Vanilluxe, Oshawott, and a concerned Iris close behind. Georgia turns to Case and asks if there is a moss to change an Ice-type’s personality and increase its power, but he says that one has not yet been discovered, which disappoints her. Cilan and Ash console her by respectively saying that it is doubtful moss would change personality and the only way to increase power is to train. Meanwhile, on the third floor, turquoise moss begins to escape its container and grow out of control, startling the researchers nearby.

Axew escapes to the roof, still running from his pursuer. Vanilluxe is annoyed by Oshawott and turns to [[Freeze (status ailment)|freeze]] it with its breath. Oshawott tries to block with its scalchop, but is temporarily frozen anyway. Axew runs into Iris’s arms, who gets a puff of cold air from Vanilluxe’s straw-like appendage.