It did not take long for the Mabosstiff to find Josh Devlin , Elite Ranger who was staying in Ever Grande in preparation for what was to be a bitter battle with MATIAS SILPH . The winter environment was harsh; even Aleph's movement were sluggish. He had been warned about the island's northern reaches growing cold in the wintertime. While the temperature patterns had not severely changed when he was there last year, a hurricane largely having to do with that, this year there was a huge threat of power outages. With his many saddled fire Pokémon, he was on duty for rescues from remote residences that lacked power.

Just as the Mabosstiff reached him, the Elite received an alert from the direction the dark-type was running from. Popping open Clyde's Poké Ball, Josh carefully climbed aboard the Flareon, the Eeveelution turning up the heat to keep his rider warm. How would the canine herald the cavalry's arrival?

As fast as the Mabosstiff was, it wasn't competing with the Master of Faster anytime soon. Clyde looked ready to race the Mabosstiff to the lodge, a few tugs of the Flareon's reins needed to keep his speed in check and ensure they were being led to the correct place. His Type: Null was not far behind them both as Schyuler was quick to greet the Master of Faster.

Fixing a power outage? Josh only had one electric Pokémon on him. It was a scary one, too - rare and unfamiliar to most people. He came prepared to ferry people away from residences while the power company was on the way to repair the panel... not to repair the panel itself. "I'm an electric Pokémon expert, not an electrician. If it's anything beyond draining the power and charging it again, I won't be able to help beyond getting the power company out here. I'm sure you've already called them."

It seemed the young man wanted to go with Josh. "You're welcome to!" he replied with a chipper tone. "Gym Leader Devlin or Elite Ranger Devlin, but you can call me Josh. These two are Aleph and Clyde," he introduced the Type: Null and the Flareon just large enough for him to use as a mount. "How many people are inside? We might need to ferry them to another cabin that's got power if I can't get it up and running with a Pokémon."

Josh raised an eyebrow at Finn's approach. Yes, there were threatening Pokémon out there, but there were so many of them that a prolonged battle would wear the duo down long before they could be whisked away to safety with near certainty. "We might not have a choice, though. I've got Pokémon that can help." Popping open three more Poké Balls, Josh sent out Aslan, Simba, and Kovu: three regal-looking Pyroar outfitted with saddles and bridles. They looked unusually well-behaved for their kind, the lions clearly trained to bear the weight of humans on their backs. "The ones that have the strength to ride a Pokémon can just go with them to the closest cabin that still has power. The rest of them we'll have to defend while help arrives."

The Gym Leader had his Pyroar circle the cabin, looking for an emergency or alternate exit they could melt the snow around without attracting attention from the ice-types. Josh dismounted his Flareon once the three lions had melted the snow around the back door. "Elite Ranger Devlin, but please, call me Josh," the young man introduced himself after opening the door. "Those of you who know how to ride, hop on one of my Pyroar. They'll get you to safety." Two young ladies and one middle-aged men volunteered, climbing aboard the felines and taking off in the direction of the powered cabin a ways away. While the travel was slower-going than it would be otherwise, the fire-types would keep them not only safe, but warm.

Aleph came to schuyler tate 's rescue, slamming into the Abomasnow with brandished CRUSH CLAWS and downing it. The Type: Null didn't stop; unable to discern friend from foe, it continued to hack and slash toward the Armarouge with another flurry of powerful swipes. "Aleph!" Josh called out to his misbehaving Pokémon. "That Armarouge isn't your enemy! Stop!"