On Harvest Island, our heroes meet a journalist named Alexa, whose Pokemon cannot be identified by Ash's Pokedex. She explains that she is from the Kalos Region, a faraway region home to several Pokemon that can't be found elsewhere. She and our heroes travel into town for a big harvest festival that is set to include a Pokemon Sumo Wrestling competition. Remembering the last time he competed, Ash decides to enter, along with Iris and Cilan.
Tropes
- Call-Back: Ash mentions that he participated in a Pokemon Sumo competition a long time ago and decides to enter again.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Naturally, Alexa's Pokémon, Helioptile and Gogoat, count as this, both being Kalos natives.
- Guest-Star Party Member: Alexa joins Ash's group for the rest of the saga until she escorts Ash to Kalos in the XY series premiere.
- Pint Sized Power House: Alexa's Helioptile's Electric-type move is able to punch through Pikachu's Thunderbolt and send Ash and Pikachu crashing.
