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VSプルリル

VS Pururill

Info

Series

Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Aspertia City/Plasma Frigate

(Japanese: VSプルリル VS Pururill or アンフォゲッタブル・メモリー Unforgettable Memory) is the 531st round of the Pokémon Adventures manga. This chapter was originally released in the twenty-fifth issue of Pokémon Fan magazine as a celebration of the Pokémon Adventures fifteen-year anniversary along as a prologue to the then-upcoming Black 2 & White 2 chapter.

Plot

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Evening has fallen. In the dormitory room which Hugh shares with Leo at the Aspertia Trainer's School, Leo hesitates before asking Hugh about his sister. Leo thinks Hugh must have some family issues because he chose to stay in a dormitory despite Aspertia being his home town. Hugh denies any problems, and wonders where Lack-Two is. Leo replies that he is in his own room, and recalls that Lack-Two likes spending evenings on his own.

Soon, Hugh turns his attention to the microchip he found earlier, and decides to examine it with his laptop. The microchip appears not to be write-protected, and Hugh is able to access its contents. He randomly accesses a document and is shocked to see his own name and "Purrloin" on top of what appears to be a "liberation list". The date next to Hugh's name is one that he would never forget...

Around five years ago in Aspertia, young Hugh was pleased to be presented with three Pokémon by his Artist grandfather: a Pidove, a Tynamo and a Purrloin. As it was the birthday of his sister the following day, Hugh decided to give Purrloin to her as she likes the color purple. However, just as his grandfather voiced a warning, Hugh called out Purrloin and immediately the purple cat scratched Hugh's face and stole his bag. Hugh was about to change his mind about Purrloin but noticed it was just playing around with his bag. Hugh took his bag back but Purrloin suddenly jumped on Hugh's head and out of the window of the building that Hugh and his grandfather was in.

Hugh chased Purrloin towards a building which he recognized as the Trainers' School, which was also a Gym. He tried to come up with an apology for the Gym Leader but was surprised to see no one inside the Gym apart from Purrloin. Hugh's grandfather arrived at the building and explained that Aspertia, at the time, doesn't have a Gym Leader because it is quite far from other places, and not many people visit. Retrieving Purrloin, he wished Hugh would take care of it well.

The next day, in Hugh's family home, Hugh's sister's birthday was celebrated by the guests that had arrived. Once it was time for Hugh's sister to open the presents, she noticed Hugh's absence. Behind a wall, Hugh held Purrloin with a ribbon on its body, having recalled how he couldn't retrieve it into its Poké Ball. Suddenly, Hugh was spotted by his sister, and he had no choice but to wish her a happy birthday and present her Purrloin. To Hugh's surprise, Purrloin lept into his sister's arms for a cuddle. After receiving his sister's thanks, Hugh was glad everything worked out in the end.

Later, Hugh was telling his sister how to show love and affection for her Pokémon, by trying to pat Purrloin's head. Purrloin responded by blocking Hugh's hand, which angered Hugh, but when his sister stroked Purrloin's fur, it appeared to be content. Having recalled what their grandfather said about Purrloin, Hugh thus believed that Purrloin was ready for Pokémon battling. His sister claimed to be fine with just having Purrloin with her as a pet, but Hugh claimed battling is what Pokémon do, and told his sister to retrieve Purrloin and follow him somewhere.

They arrived at the Lookout to the north but found that it's too cold, so they went to the warmer plains of Route 19. Hugh called out his Trapinch while his sister called out Purrloin, and they began to wrestle each other. Just then, a male voice expressed his disbelief that young kids are having Pokémon battles, and a female voice claimed that Hugh and his sister know nothing about Pokémon. They appeared behind Hugh as a man and woman dressed in medieval knight attire.

The male knight even claimed Hugh's possession of a rare Trapinch made him a really naughty boy. Hugh demanded to know what the male and female wanted, but the female knight simply snickered that Hugh and his sister were causing Pokémon a lot of suffering, which is why they came to liberate their Pokémon. As his sister fearfully hid behind him, Hugh retorted that their Purrloin and Trapinch are attached to them well enough, and in no way did they appear to be 'suffering'.

The knights thus had no choice but to take action, and called forward their Deino and female Frillish respectively. Purrloin immediately knocked Frillish back and stole something from the female knight. Hugh saw that it appeared to be a membership card of some sort, and read that they came from 'Team Plasma'. Infuriated by the boy's meddling, the knights ordered Deino and Frillish to gang up on Purrloin. Hugh's sister watched in horror as her Purrloin was strangled by Frillish's tentacles and slammed to the ground by Deino, and tried to retrieve Purrloin, but the female knight, having crept behind her, confiscated her Poké Ball.

Hugh angrily demanded the two knights to give Purrloin back, and charged towards them, but Deino rammed its head hard on Hugh, causing him to fall to the ground while his sister screamed. The two knights rejoiced at their first successful liberation and walked away. Hugh tried to be shaken awake by his sister, who by then was crying bitterly. Hugh thought about what had happened, and soon climbed back on his feet. Addressing Team Plasma, he roared that he would never forget what happened on that day, and that he is Hugh, and they should remember his name.

Back in the present, Hugh grits his teeth with anger as the truth suddenly dawns on him. Leo asks what's wrong, and Hugh lies that he's fine. But deep down Hugh knows that one of the girls in his class is a member of Team Plasma, and she must be found immediately.

Meanwhile, Colress walks along merrily and requests to see two Team Plasma members with the new uniform on. Having seen the new uniforms, Colress compliments their design. He also recalls the day he trialled his Colress Machine, claiming the results were promising, and his encounter with two International Police officers has allowed him to expose many of their actions. With the Plasma Frigate complete, Colress wants to know what his good comrade thinks. A shadow behind Colress mumbles inaudibly. Colress perceives that as affirmation, and with that, he announces that Neo Team Plasma shall declare war on Unova.

Major events

• Hugh finds a microchip in the pendant he found.
• Hugh checks the microchip and sees that it contains data on Pokémon that were liberated by Team Plasma.
• Hugh flashes back to five years ago, where the Purrloin he gave to his sister for her birthday was stolen by Team Plasma.
• Hugh realizes that the owner of the pendant must be a member of Team Plasma and swears to find her.
• Colress checks up on the new Grunt uniforms.
• Colress talks to Ghetsis about going to get Zinzolin.

Debuts

• Hugh's sister

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Hugh
• Leo
• Hugh's grandfather (flashback)
• Hugh's sister (flashback)
• N (flashback)
• Anthea and Concordia (flashback)
• Shadow Triad (flashback)
• Ghetsis (silhouette)
• Colress
• Zinzolin (flashback)
• Gorm (flashback)
• Rood (flashback)
• Ryoku (flashback)
• Bronius (flashback)
• Giallo (flashback)
• Team Plasma Grunts

Pokémon

• Trapinch (Hugh's; flashback)
• Tynamo (Hugh's; flashback)
• Pidove (Hugh's; flashback)
• Purrloin (Hugh's sister's; flashback)
• Deino (Leo's)
• Deino (Team Plasma Grunt's; flashback)
• Frillish (female; Team Plasma Grunt's; flashback)

Trivia

• Hugh makes a reference to Hihihiroshi when he sneezes, the name given to his game counterpart during a playthrough of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 on an episode of Pokémon Smash!

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.