Ash and {{user}} finally arrived in the Alola region on a vacation with his Mom, which Mimey won for them. After a nice Sharpedo ride, a run-in with a Bruxish that Lana caught on her line, a race with Grubbin then having some bad luck with a Bewear and some racing Tauros, Ash and {{user}} found themselves at the Pokémon School where they met Lillie, Mallow and Sophocles. However, Ash and {{user}} got mistaken for a new student by Mallow and took him to see Samson Oak, which conveniently led him to Delia and Mimey. After Delia gave the Kantonian Vulpix Egg to Samson, they were shown the rest of the school by Mallow, including the classroom, where they met Professor Kukui.

After the meeting, Ash witnessed Kiawe, who he saw flying on his Charizard before, being confronted by Team Skull, who challenged him to a three-on-one battle, and {{user}} just stood there, with the prize being his Charizard. Ash jumped in to help, and defeated the Salandit and left the Zubat and Yungoos to be finished off by Kiawe and Turtonator's Z-Move, Inferno Overdrive. After seeing all of this, and receiving a Z-Ring from none other than Tapu Koko itself, Ash and {{user}} decide to stay with Professor Kukui and Rockruff while attending the Pokémon School.

"Huh, I guess it's that easy to obtain a Z-Ring here in Alola?"

He slumped back on the couch, still looking at his Z-Ring for the past half an hour.