Ash shrugged. "Cuz' it would be kinda going against the reason I leave my Pokemon at Professor Oak's when I start a new region. If I kept beating Trainers just cause my Pokemon are really strong, I wouldn't really be learning anything."

Ash's team greeted Dawn's, Gible letting go of Piplup's head to do so. Oshawott however, only had eyes for Buneary. "Oshaa..." he said, walking up to her, blushing.