As Josh waited for a Pokémon to bite his hook, he heard a yelp from his Herdier, seeing blood drip near one of its paws as the two dogs continued to spar. "Hey, keep it clean over there, you two! Don't want to have to run off to a Shrine and cut this fishing trip early."

The two stopped their play-fight, Ulysses swimming toward the two and raining LIFE DEW upon the normal-type. Some of it splashed onto Crash as well, who was quick to electrolyze it away. Josh laughed as Isamaru shook his fur dry before running toward the beach and keeping an eye on his trainer.

Sensing Josh's frustration, Ulysses' Poké Ball shook on his belt. After casting his rod once again, the boy withdrew his two dog Pokémon and released the Dewgong, seeing what he wanted. "You're a Swimmer," the water-type pointed out. "Why not go out to sea together? I'm sure you'll have better luck when you can see what you're doing."

Josh gasped, surprised to hear the Dewgong speaking to him for the first time. "Long as you can swim out of the way to keep the hook from getting stuck on you, let's do it! Just give me another couple minutes here, and we'll saddle up and take a look in the sea!" The blonde slowly reeled the line in, unsure when something would bite. With the luck he was having, nothing interesting would...

Unsurprisingly, a single horn to the side was all it took for the fish Pokémon to lose the will to fight. Josh clicked the switch on his GOLDEN Poké Ball, lobbing the device toward the Pokémon on the end of his hook. "Great work! Now let's get back to the shore and get this sent off for record-keeping."

Stowing his rod, Josh and the Dewgong turned around, swimming back to Beta Island's beachside dock at a leisurely pace. The only thing that caught Josh's attention was a distant section of the sea that was abruptly missing. That would warrant investigation later. For now, he returned to the mainland to secure his catch. He expected to cast off again soon enough...