PML Arc

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Chapter 1: New Adventure, New Goal

Brock, Misty and the player head to Centra City to find Trainers to join their PML team. After hearing some commotion, Brock spots Rosa and Cynthia. Rosa defends Cynthia who is not willing to battle a Punk Girl and Street Thug as she would like her Pokémon to rest. Brock and Misty try to cut the argument and end up battling them.

Brock introduces the player to Rosa. Cynthia greets them and thanks them for their help. She remarks that she senses a great deal of potential in the player and then leaves.

The player battles Rosa to convince her to join their PML team. After they win, Rosa decides to join the team. She wants to introduce the team to Barry.

Battles

Name	Trainer	Pokémon
		Left	Middle	Right
Public Nuisance	Punk Girl Ellen	Zubat Weakness:	Litwick Weakness:	Pidgey Weakness:
	Street Thug Micah	Geodude Weakness:	Drifloon Weakness:	Marill Weakness:
Challenge Rosa	Rosa	Drifloon Weakness:	Snivy Weakness:	Fletchling Weakness:

Chapter 2: New Friends, New Foes

The team head to the beach to find Barry. On the way, they battle Team Break who attempt to steal their partner Pokémon.

Barry then comes and mistakes them for Team Break and the player ends up battling Barry. After the battle, Barry finally recognizes Rosa and then apologizes for his mistake. The player decides to help Barry out who agrees to join after Team Break is defeated.

At a nearby cave hideout, they find and battle more Team Break thugs. They soon discover Paulo who has also come to defeat Team Break. After defeating more groups of Team Break, Barry asks Paulo to join their PML team. Paulo declines the offer as he plans to form his own team. He informs them that the volcano area is a popular location for Trainers and might be a good place to recruit more Trainers.

The player then enters the Pokémon Center and runs into Lear who insults the player as being an eyesore for his shoddy hat. Lear introduces himself and declares he will be the PML champion.

Battles

Name	Trainer	Pokémon
		Left	Middle	Right
Masked Challengers	Swimmer Howard	Basculin Weakness:	Mareanie Weakness:	Basculin Weakness:
	Masked Man	Marill Weakness:	{{p|Bibarel} Weakness:	Marill Weakness:
Challenge Barry	Barry	Spheal Weakness:	Piplup Weakness:	Spheal Weakness:
Challenge in the Cave: Team Break	Masked Man	Phanpy Weakness:	Nosepass Weakness: ↓ Staravia	Palpitoad Weakness:
	Masked Man	Zubat Weakness:	Trapinch Weakness:	Zubat Weakness:
Challenge in the Cave: Team Break, Part 2	Masked Man	Geodude Weakness:	Phanpy Weakness: ↓ Floatzel	Geodude Weakness:
	Masked Woman	Frillish Weakness:	Spheal Weakness:	Palpitoad Weakness:
Challenge in the Cave: Team Break, Part 3	Masked Man	Basculin Weakness: ↓ Mareanie	Bibarel Weakness: ↓ Seismitoad	Basculin Weakness: ↓ Mareanie

Chapter 3: Rise Beyond the Flames

The team arrive at a volcano and meet Flannery and Blaine who are in the midst of training. Blaine requests the player to battle their way up the volcano to find and battle Flannery at the peak.

After several battles, Blaine meets the player and explains that he asked them of this favor so that Flannery could learn to depend on others through team battles.

At the summit, the player battles Flannery and wins. Blaine remarks that although Flannery is a powerful trainer, she has tunnel vision due to her status as a Gym Leader and that she needs friends she can trust. Blaine then challenges Flannery to join the player's team and participate in the PML, and Flannery accepts. To her surprise, Blaine states he will be making his own PML team.

The team head off to find Erika to earn their first Badge.

Battles

Name	Trainer	Pokémon
		Left	Middle	Right
Challenge on the Volcano	Camper Anton	Geodude Weakness:	Slugma Weakness: ↓ Litwick	Geodude Weakness:
	Black Belt Gordon	Numel Weakness:	Ponyta Weakness:	Slugma Weakness:
Challenge on the Volcano: Part 2	Hiker Jared	Litwick Weakness:	Ponyta Weakness:	Fletchling Weakness:
	Scientist Xavier	Turtonator Weakness:	Slugma Weakness: ↓ Litwick Weakness:	Numel Weakness:
Challenge Flannery	Flannery	Fletchling Weakness: ↓ Turtonator Weakness:	Torkoal Weakness:	Ponyta Weakness: ↓ Slugma Weakness:

Chapter 4: From Bud to Blossom

The team head to the forest where Erika and many of her admirers are. They are stopped by a Pokémon Ranger who attempts to block others from bothering with her. After the battle, the Ranger realizes they are friends of Erika and apologizes.

They find Erika dozing in the deep parts of the forest. They battle to earn the Tranquility Badge. Despite being a PML Leader, Erika joins the player's team, stating that leaders are free to participate in any way they like and that there are other leaders in charge of giving out the same badge.

Chapter 5: The High-Flying Girl

The team head to a mountain to find Skyla. Once they locate Skyla, they find that Lear has beaten Skyla to earn a badge. Lear ridicules Skyla for commending her Pokémon despite the loss and remarks that battles are all about winning and not about having fun.

Lear is exasperated to find out that the player is entering the PML. He uses his Krookodile for a one-on-one battle against the player and wins.

After Lear leaves, the player has a quick break before battling Skyla. After winning, Skyla hands over the Freedom Badge and decides to join the player's team.

Chapter 6: A Telling Aura

Rosa is preoccupied by Lear and is determined to get stronger. With Skyla's recommendation, the team sets off to visit the Evolution fighter for further training. The team spots Korrina who skates up to them and agrees to train with them.

On the way, they also meet Brendan who wants to join in with the training.

After a few battles, Korrina's Lucario seems to have taken a liking of the team due to their strong bond with their Pokémon.

They end the training session with a battle against Korrina. Korrina joins the player's team after the battle.

Chapter 7: Bravery is Half the Victory

Brendan wants to introduce the team to his father, Norman, who is camped out in the mountains. On the way, they battle Team Break who again try to steal their Pokémon.

At the summit, they find Paulo who has just lost to Norman. The team meet Norman and win a battle against him. Paulo is frustrated that he is falling behind, although Norman disagrees stating that Paulo has true skills and pushed him during the battle.

Norman is about to give the player the badge when they spot Team Break making a commotion outside a cave. They decide to go and stop them.

As they enter the cave, Team Break blocks off the entrance and leaves. Norman and the player's team find another way out and battle multiple groups of Team Break on the way.

As they exit, Team Break reappears and explains their intention was to get rid of Norman as he would be a barrier to their plans in sabotaging the PML.

After defeating Team Break one more time, Norman gives the player the Patience Badge and also hands one to Paulo as he showed mental aptitude in face of fearsome opposition. Norman decides to join the player's team.

Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter

At a glacier, the team meet Pryce, a PML Leader. Barry and Flannery bicker about who should battle.

Despite their win against Pryce, Pryce refuses to hand over the badge as the team is missing something. Norman agrees and asks the team to think of the answer before battling Pryce again.

After some thinking, Barry apologizes to Flannery for rushing for no reason and for thinking he could do it all himself. Flannery also apologizes for panicking as she was trying to live up to her title as Gym Leader. The two realize they were out of sync during the battle and decide to work together.

They battle Pryce and this time he is pleased at their teamwork. He hands them the Harmony Badge and decides to join the team.

Chapter 9: The Beauty of Friendship

At Centra City, Rosa introduces Iris to the team. They spot Team Break who are claiming the city as theirs. The player's team fight the Team Break members away.

Lear comes after hearing news of Team Break and is disappointed to find that it was only a bunch of amateurs fighting against them. After Lear insults the player as being pathetic, Iris defends the player. Iris and Lear eventually battle. Despite the support of Rachel and Sawyer, Lear states they are mere retainers, not friends. While the battle is neck and neck, Lear leaves without finishing the battle.

Iris then battles the player to try out the new three-on-three battle system, and ends up joining the team afterwards.

Chapter 10: A Matter of Pride

The team set off to earn their last badge. They meet Hapu and Paulo who has just lost a battle to Hapu. Hapu reassures Paulo that he has real strength but that he needs more self-confidence.

The team ask Hapu for a battle, but Hapu declines, stating that her Pokémon is tired from the previous battle.

Team Break appear and claim that more associates are on the way. Paulo runs ahead to scope out the area and the player chases after him. They eventually find Paulo who has lost another battle to Team Break. After the player's team defeats Team Break, Hapu admonishes Paulo for rashly running ahead on his own, however, commends the player for defending Paulo when his pride was insulted.

The team rests while Hapu heads off to prepare for the battle. Paulo leaves and ruminates about Hapu's suggestion of self-confidence.

The team meets up with Hapu who hands them the Pride Badge before the battle even begins, remarking that she has seen enough to know the player is worthy of the badge. After the battle, Hapu decides to join the team.

Brock states that the player reminds him of Red and Blue and then heads off on his own to clear his mind.

Interlude 1: Brock's Grit

Back at Centra City, they meet Brock who has changed into his sygna suit. Brock states that while he has been a mentor for the player so far, the player has grown so much that he now wants to be part of the team as a proper teammate. The player battles Brock and his new partner Pokémon, Tyranitar.

At the stadium, Lear hosts the opening ceremony to the PML tournament. After the ceremony, Lear approaches the team and ridicules them again. Lear admits he is crankier than usual as he saw Red at the ceremony and seeks to defeat him.

After Lear leaves, the Rosa spots Paulo who has also grown much stronger and successfully earned five badges to get into PML tournament.

Chapter 11: Alola's Rising Stars

The player's first opponent in the PML tournament is Sophocles and Hau.

After defeating Sophocles and Hau, Hau strives to become stronger. Sophocles then suggests that Hau could get stronger by joining the player's team. Hau joins the player's team.

Chapter 12: Candle and Flame

Flint has been left without a team as Blaine has left. He overhears Shauntal reading from a book and realizes she is also looking to join a team. The two agree to form a team.

The player meets their second opponent, Flint and Shauntal, at the stadium. Flint comments that he has heard much about this new and upcoming Trainer.

After the battle, Shauntal asks the player if Flint could join their PML team so that his inner flame could keep on burning. Flint joins the team while Shauntal states she will take a step back to write her book.

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