Bri grabbed her bag and threw her jean jacket, slinging it on as she decided to walk to the hotel to change instead of here. She didn't care much that this was the gym outfit.

Sophie knew that trainers were going to be heading out immediately, so as they were dismissed, she let Stufful out of his pokeball, and, making sure she had everything, they made their way to their assigned location. Due to Stufful's three-legged-ness, Sophie opted to carry him.

Dillon said "I'm just introducing myself, my name's Dillon"

Dillon sighed as he walked outside and let out his Totodile as his "Lockjaw" crawled on the top of his head. He smiled and said "Come on, Lockjaw, lets get going. We have a lot of work to do" and with that he began heading down Route 3. Little knowing that someone was waiting for him.

Lockjaw smiled as Dillon walked with him on his head, though as he approached he noticed someone standing still looking at him. He smiled when he saw it was Hop. "Hey man, how you doing?"

"I'm doing better than great, I'm pumped!" stated an elated Hop. "You know...we could burn off some steam in a battle"

Dillon sighed "I'm usually down, Hop, but there's a lot of people crossing the way, we don't want to be a burden"

Hop said "Okay, lets step out to the side. I really want to see how my Scorbunny does." He smirked "I'm not only repping the Champion by being his brother, but Galar too. You saw the competition there, it's fierce"

Dillon looked up and asked "What do you think?" to Lockjaw who looked at him pumped "Guess I have no choice...but...you do know that Fire is..."

Hop smirked "Says the guy whose Dad beat an Electric Type with a Water Type. See you on the side of the road...people can either pass us or watch"

Dillon smirked and said "Bring it on"

The first and most obvious battle was one between that Dillon character and someone else. Aaron, not one to waste easy data, posted up nearby with a notebook and pencil. He let Sear out, who sat beside him to watch.

“Type advantage made that easy at least,” ‘Bri remarked, turning away before the battle even ended to carry on.

Finishing up his writing, Aaron put both his pokedex and note taking supplies away. He stood up and headed off, intent to go train the eager and swift-footed Sear against the local wild pokemon while scoping out a target.

(Anime rules, weight doesn't exist. Lillie can carry one of the heaviest pokemon in existence in her bag, ash carries larvatar which weighs like a ton)
"And thats how it works." Welsh finished his explanation. "Now speaking of, let's go scope out some contenders and watch a cool dynamax battle!" He jumped up, Blitz jumping up and running after him as the two headed out the door. Mom and dad wouldn't be home from work until that night, so it wouldn't be a big deal if they headed out to the wild area during the day.

Sophie looked out over the Wild Area, taking in the lights spewing from the caves. “What a weird sight, huh?” She asked Stufful, as she made her way out to her spot.

“Man, no one’s going this way,” Bri commented. Seems like everyone was bee-lining for Turfield.

Aaron headed for Turfield, looking to catch some people on the way there so he could get money for pokeballs. He needed to expand his team, he knew that much.

As Welsh headed outside, he put up his hoodie and slowed down to a walk. He didn't need to rush, he doubted people would be there for a while. It required a train ride to get to the other side of the wild area from him, after all.