At the southern gates of the Cycling Road, the man with blue spikey hair takes out a Pokeball, and calls out a Honchkrow from it. At that moment, a reception lady who has a Budew sitting on her head calls after the man, and rushes over with a package in her hands. She explains that the package has been reserved for him there at the southern gate, and says she has actually been trying to get his attention when he was passing through just then, but the man seemed caught up in his own thought and didn't hear her.

The reception lady puts on a grin, and apologizes for delivering the package at such an awkward place. She then takes out a ballpen for the man to sign the receipt, but the man states that to leave one's name behind is equivalent to leaving one's own body behind, which is something that must not be taken lightly. He pulls out a quill pen which he claims to carry with him all the time for such a task, and proceeds to sign the name Cyrus on the piece of paper. Watching from aside, the reception lady feels a natural intimidation and lunacy exuding from the man, who is wearing a black astronaut-like suit with a yellow G on his chest, and trembles a little with her Budew.

Meanwhile, Dia, Pearl, Lady Berlitz and their Pokemon are taking a rest at the traveller's common room within southern gate building. However, the group is apparently not too welcomed, as everyone else holds their nose in disgust and stays as distant from them as possible. Some even turn around to leave instantly upon entry, and the remaining few in the room stick their heads out of the windows to breathe the air outside.

Dia puts another handful of popcorns into his mouth, and remarks that they must stink really bad to be driving people away like this. Lady also takes a sip of her soda, and puts on a slightly embarrassed look as she nods in agreement. Dia grins that he can't seem to detect his own stench though, and Pearl hollers that he has already made himself a triple troubler of smell, first the honey, then the gas, and now the noxious fluid of Stunky.

Just then, a receptor lady accompanied by her Happiny approaches the trio, is apparently struggling to breathe through her mouth as she starts to speak. She explains that they have a natural hotspring with a bathhouse in their gate building, where swimwear will be provided, and invites the three to come with her and try out their facilities.

Pearl sweatdrops that the lady is just using a polite way to force them into washing, while Dia sees that her nose has literally bent due to their stink. For Lady Berlitz, the thing that caught her attention was the hotspring, and without hesitation, she accepts the offer and adds that she also hopes for a backscrub and a massage afterwards, causing the reception lady to bolt with shock and displeasure. Pearl tells Dia that it's been a while since they went to a bathhouse, and the trio begins to head upstairs.

Later, at the bathhouse, Pearl relaxes in the tub with Roo while Dia and Beh scrub themselves next to the shower. Chimlord curls itself up at the corner due to its fear of water, and Chatlord simply spreads itself on the wet floor to enjoy the steam. Pearl grins that although Stunky's stench is said to linger on for 24 hours, they seem to have gotten rid of it by now. Dia agrees, and continues to build up the foam around his body until he is totally covered in it. But then, Pearl has another idea in mind.

Pearl: Great! Since we have time, let's practice Manzai!
Dia: What~!! But we are naked !?
Pearl: It doesn't matter!! There is no one else here!!
Dia: What~~ (startled)
Pearl: Come on, let me butt-in! Act dopey now! (towers over Dia)
Dia: Whaaa~~~~~ (jumps back)
Pearl: Here, dump your soap! (throws away Dia's soap)
Dia: Whaa~~~~~ (falls into the water)

While the boys practice Manzai, Beh picks up its bowl of popcorns and joins Roo in the tub. Chatlord decides that the steam is not strong enough, and heads into the sauna room together with Chimlord.

Pearl: Speaking of Pokemooon!
Dia: Speaking of Pokemooon~
Pearl: They can hold items.
Dia: Hold items~
Pearl: It makes things much more convenient, eh? My favourite will be the Wide Lens, since it raises a Pokemon's accuracy~
Dia: Oh, write 'lens'? (turns around and wiggles butt to write the letters L-E-N-S)
Pearl: (throws basin at Dia's head) I said Wide Lens! I'm not telling you to write me the word 'lens', stupid!!

Pearl: Stones are also a kind of item.
Dia: Thaaat's true~
Pearl: Hard Stone, Oval Stone, Dawn Stone, Dusk Stone...
Dia: Moon Stone, Sun Stone, Thunder Stone, Veilstone, Fire Stone...
Pearl: (throws basin onto Dia's face) Now don't you try mixing in stuff that are not really stones!!

A while later, as Dia dries his hair with a towel, Pearl measures his weight on the scale, and feels pleased that not only have they recharged fully at the hotspring but their Manzai's tempo has also felt good. However, he hears no response from Dia, and turns around to see the boy is looking out of the window together with their four Pokemon. Dia quickly beckons him over, and Pearl soon realizes that they are now face to face with the magnificent Mt. Coronet, which is the destination of their current journey.

Pearl is surprised at how close they are, and remembers that the mountain range extends all the way from north to south at the center of Sinnoh, dividing the entire region into east and west. He can't believe that they are finally there, and says he actually thought it was going to be a very long and tedious voyage when they started out. What's left now is to climb up the mountain trails, and they will soon reach their goal.

While Pearl continues to remain awe-struck at the Mt. Coronet's grandness, Dia notices that a number of wild Pokemon at the base of the mountain have also been captivated by its appearance, and are staring at it just like the two of them. Pearl believes that the mountain's unique energy presence, or however it should be termed, must be calling out to all the wild souls, and Dia agrees that it seems to be the case.

Soon, the trio is ready to set out on their way again, while the mysterious man, Cyrus, has already headed for the mountain himself by the time the young trainers step out from the gate building. On the Cycling Road, Lady Berlitz's real bodyguards, Phool and Ignor, pedal on with their bikes, and are convinced that they are getter nearer and nearer to the Lady.

If their postulation is correct, their client should have travelled from Jubilife City to Oreburh via Route 203, and tracked back on Route 204 to head for Floroama Town, passed the Eterna Forest, and finally arrived at Eterna City. They guessed that her next natural route would be the Cycling Road, and indeed, they found witnesses at the northern gate that morning who claimed to have saw a girl that fit the description of Lady Berlitz passing through not too long ago.

Ignor grins that their chase will be coming to an end, and the two men speed even quicker down the remaining few meters of the slope. Feeling all sweaty from their pursuit, Phool suggests they take a break at the southern gate, and Ignor remembers that there is a bathhouse in the building. With that, the bodyguards hop off from their bikes, and exit from the Cycling Road.

Meanwhile, Dia, Pearl and Lady Berlitz have reached the base of Mt. Coronet, and start walking up its trails along with many other wild Pokemon. They soon enter a cavern which has Mt. Coronet's road sign at its entrance, and after walking for a while, Pearl sees that the place seems to lead on and on. He stops the group with an annoyed look, and starts yelling that something is clearly wrong. He states that they should be heading for the mountain summit, and can't understand why the road sign would lead them into a cavern.

However, Dia remarks that they are actually on the right track, and explains that the only path that leads to Mt. Coronet's summit begins at midway up the mountain. Until they get to that path, they will have to navigate in the interior part of the giant mountain, and find their way through its many caverns. Unfortunately, the cavern they are currently in actually does not lead to the summit path, and the cavern that does must be accessed from the eastern side of the mountain range.

Pearl puts on a contemplative look, and realizes that if what Dia said is true, the only thing they could do now is find the eastern exit of their cavern, and look for another entrance along the eastern border of Mt. Coronet. In that instant, he walks up to Dia to place his hands on the boy's shoulders, addressing him with his full name Diamond. He wants to know if Dia learnt about those from their guidebook 'Walking in Sinnoh', and Dia grins that he just read it that morning.

His answer instantly causes Pearl to explode in a fury, and Pearl rampages around like a monster as he hollers that Dia should have told them of such important information earlier. While Lady Berlitz usually stays out of the boys' drama, she holds up her hand this time to quiet Pearl, stating that his deafening voice is echoing within the cavern and sounds really noisy.

On a rock cliff inside the cavern which is actually right above where the trio is, Cyrus stands next to a Magneton and Nosepass, and puts on a frown upon hearing the irritating sounds below. Apparently, the man has come to have a taste of what the world's beginning feels like, and is currently very upset that such a sacred task has been disturbed. He turns around to look at Magneton and Nosepass, and says now that they have received the mountain's power, it is about time that they take on a new physical appearance, and teach the intruders a lesson.

Down below, Pearl is still throwing a fit, and Lady Berlitz covers her ears with her hands as the boy continues to yell at Dia. Suddenly, the trio hears a loud thud from behind, and spins around to see a Magneton and Nosepass, which seem to have jumped down from the cliff above. Dia wonders if they are wild Pokemon, but the Lady notices that something appears strange about the two, and Pearl remarks that they are trembling and glowing, almost as if they have absorbed the energy from the ground, the air, and essentially the entire cavern.

In a flash of light, the compass Pokemon lengthens in height while its nose enlarges, its normally closed eyes snap open to become circular, its arms disappear to be replaced by three floating rocks, and it gains a red cap while growing a beard-like bush beneath its nose. The magnet Pokemon fuses its three globular bodies and elongates into a flying disc, its middle eye changes from a black point into glaring red circle, its initial six appendages merge to form three big ones, and it gains an antenna that attaches to the top of its body.

Dia, Pearl and Lady Berlitz gasp in astonishment that they have evolved, and as soon as a finger snap echoes throughout the cavern, the two floating Pokemon unleash an intense flash from their bodies, and shatter the ground underneath the trio, causing them to cry out in horror as they fall through the cracks...

(Original Japanese Jokes)

1. In the first half of the Manzai dialogue that plays on items, Pearl says his favourite item is the 'Koukaku Lens' (Wild Lens), and Dia spins around and starts wiggling his butt around to write the letters L-E-N-S. The misinterpretation is on the word 'Koukaku', which when written as two words 'Kou-kaku', means 'This writes'.
2. In the second half, Pearl says stones are also items, and begins naming 'Katai-ishi' (Hard Stone), 'Marui-ishi' (Oval Stone), 'Hikari-no-ishi' (Shiny Stone), and Yami-noishi (Dusk Stone). Dia carries and on says 'Tsuki-no-ishi' (Moon Stone), 'Kaminari-no-ishi' (Thunder Stone) and 'Honou-no-ishi' (Fire Stone), but mixes in 'Pottaishi' (Prinplup) in between Thunder Stone and Fire Stone. Although 'Pottaishi' also contains the term 'Ishi' (stone), it is clearly not a stone