
He asks Gold for a favor to hold onto the egg and confirm if it is, indeed, a Pokémon egg. Elm informs Gold nobody saw a new-born Pokémon before. Elm asks Gold to hold the egg the assistant offers him. The scientist contacts Elm, who tells Gold that is his assistant. Gold turns around and encounters a scientist. Gold knows the transporters are offline, so decides to keep Polibo for a while. Gold contacts Joey and reports he found Polibo. Gold orders his Pokémon to watch over Polibo, for he still is a baby. As Gold continues onwards, he sees Polibo is frightened, so introduces it to Exbo and Sunbo, his new partners. Gold leaves, making the fisherman think Yellow would be interested in hearing about this lad. The fisherman gives Gold his phone number for future info. Granbull gives the Poké Balls, so Gold notices his Polibo and sends it, rejoining with his partner.

The fisherman goes to take Granbull to the Pokémon Center, but only after the Pokémon have been returned. Gold scans the Pokémon, its name being Granbull. The fisherman sees the Pokémon wanted to gain attention, for its jaw needed to be cured, though Gold fixed that. Gold discovers the thief is a Pokémon, who had a dislocated jaw. Gold uses his cue to attack the thief, hitting it. Suddenly, he notices the thief stole his own Poké Ball. Gold worries, for Team Rocket may be the ones behind the thefts. Gold wants to know where the thief is, but the fisherman replies he does not know, for the thief appears out of nowhere and steals the fisherman's Pokémon after they fish out a Pokémon. A fisherman thinks a thief stole Gold's Poliwag. Gold came to the Fishing Zone, intending to find Polibo. However, new challenges face Gold, hampering his way to catch it. Gold makes a bet with Kurt to prove the theory and goes with the girl to catch a Pokémon she desires using Kurt's Ball. Gold thinks it is a worthless craft, insulting the girl's grandpa, whose name is Kurt.

Once obtaining it, Gold meets a girl, whose grandpa is a Poké Ball crafter. After resolving the situation, he gets approached by Elm's assistant, who has a gift to give to Gold. Gold continues his journey and meets up with a fisherman, who reports several thefts.
