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[[Liko]] and [[Roy]] arrive at [[Artazon]], where they see lots of {{type|Grass}} Pokemon. They spot two {{p|Sunflora}} by a Sunflora sculpture, made by [[Brassius]] himself. Brassius is in a dark room marveling at a giant {{p|Rayquaza}} sculpture draped in shadow. Roy asks an ice cream vendor about any signs of the black Rayquaza but to no avail. Soon, Liko and Roy encounter [[Nemona]], who uses her {{p|Pawmo}} to defeat a {{p|Skiploom}} in battle. Seeing Liko and Roy are {{pkmn|Trainer}}s too, Nemona challenges them to a battle, but they tell her that they are here to see Brassius.

Nemona takes Liko and Roy to Brassius's atelier, telling them that he is also Artazon's [[Gym Leader]]. Liko suddenly remembers Nemona's name and recognizes her as a {{pkmn|Champion}}-ranked Trainer, nervously shaking her hand. Nemona has business with Brassius too seeing how he's been absent from Gym battles for a while now. The group hears shattering nearby and they find Brassius smashing one of his sculptures. Brassius looking so on edge makes Liko anxious as she nervously introduces herself and tells him that she was told to come by her father, {{OBP|Alex|Horizons}}. This thrills Brassius, whose unsettling brand of excitement scares Liko even more. Brassius invites Liko, Roy, and Nemona inside for tea as they notice his passion for art, as seen with all the sculptures of Grass-type Pokemon around his house. Brassius's {{p|Dolliv}} shoots its oils onto Pawmo. Dolliv is nervous until {{TP|Liko|Sprigatito}} uses its sweet scent to make it happy. The elated Dolliv shoots more oil at Pawmo. Roy, wanting to stay on topic about why they came here, tells Brassius about the black Rayquaza, which doesn't thrill him one bit. Brassius heads downstairs and anxiously stands over a shattered black Rayquaza sculpture. Out of the corner of her eye, Liko notices a piece of the black Rayquaza sculpture, realizing that Brassius is in a slump, something Alex has experienced as well. She resolves to do something that will make Brassius smile, and Roy proposes gathering Sunflora for him like the kids were doing for him earlier.  

Seeing Roy's resolve, Brassius proposes a Gym battle with him, sending out his {{p|Sudowoodo}} to face [[Roy's Fuecoco]]. Liko tries to warn Roy about Sudowoodo's type, but Roy, thinking it's a Grass type, has Fuecoco use {{m|Ember}}. However, it does little damage due to Sudowoodo being a {{t|Rock}} type. Brassius commands Sudowoodo to use {{m|Rock Throw}}, which hits Fuecoco hard. Sudowoodo uses Rock Throw again. Fuecoco dodges, charging at Sudowoodo with {{m|Tackle}}. However, Sudowoodo uses {{m|Substitute}}, which outsmarts Fuecoco again and again. Sudowoodo follows up with {{m|Taunt}}, making Fuecoco mad and prompting it to use Ember instead of Tackle as Roy commands. Brassius tells Roy that his focus should be on his own Pokemon instead of finding the real Sudowoodo. In its rage, Fuecoco stomps the ground and cracks it underneath its feet. Fuecoco has learned {{m|Stomping Tantrum}}, which gets rid of another substitute. Fuecoco follows up with the same move, scoring a super-effective hit on the real Sudowoodo. Brassius {{Terastal}}lizes Sudowoodo into a Grass Tera Type, calling this piece "The Lie That Came True". Roy has Fuecoco use Ember, but Sudowoodo avoids it and hits Fuecoco with {{m|Trailblaze}}, [[Fainting|knocking it out]].

After the battle, Nemona explains how Tera Types work for different Pokemon. Brassius congratulates Roy on a great battle before sharing another sculpture at his house, "The Forest {{p|Arboliva}}". Arboliva's forest is where he saw the black Rayquaza, and then Arboliva resonated with the [[Legendary Pokémon]]. Liko notices something about this sculpture before she and Roy return to the [[Brave Asagi]] and share what they found. Liko tells Roy that the sculpture Brassius showed them gave off a sad vibe. Meanwhile, in a dark forest, a shadowy Arboliva walks through.