Zia became tired of the Ice Punches and resolved to set the little challenger in his place. Lights shaped like gemstones formed in the air around the Ampharos and shot for Scraggy, full-force. Power Gem was one of Zia's favorite moves, and he and Daisy had worked hard to get it, so of course if he could he would use it.

.....Gintama fits all of Cortex's requirements but the plot holes. Except every plot hole has the characters recognizing it is one, and/or bringing up something about it later. Except for a few filler episodes once in a while, but even the fillers are pretty great.

"................." Daisy frowned and was silent. After a moment or two, she spoke without looking Otto in the eyes. "...I'm not sure. Celebi was captured....and I think Durant may have gone looking for him." She felt ashamed admitting this, but Otto had to know. After all, it was his pokemon. "He's been training really well though, if you wanted to know."

Daisy jolted when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Hello Daisy, I hope you've been well since we last met."
It was her friend Otto, who couldn't have had worse timing. She opened her mouth to speak, but the normally talkative girl couldn't get a word out except a weak "sorry."
She tried again, smiling a little this time. "You figured out Falkner's not in yet? And you kept the Scraggy?"

Sensing the Scraggy's attack, the experienced Espeon stepped nimbly out of the way to allow the young pokemon to barrel into nothing or fall in the dirt, whichever he happened to do. Except, it didn't do either, since Zia was standing right behind her, staring at a Murkrow in the distance with a shiny object he very much wanted to learn more about. The Ampharos rubbed his side where the Scraggy had hit, and standing up to face the little one put up his paws like fists despite not knowing any physical attacks.  He felt he'd been challenged, and like Zephyr, never turned a challenge down.

"Espyo." Faye blatantly ignored the antics of the boys and looked at Otto. Pointing with her tail, she showed Otto that Daisy was a few yards away under a large tree along with Zephyr and Nori. The trainer was resting her head back against the tree, listening to another radio drama on her PokeGear.

"Pyeo-yeo!" "Pharos!" Sensing a friend, Faye and Zia chased after Otto when he entered the empty Gym with a Scraggy. They were stopped in their tracks though when the door closed before they could enter. Nori and Zephyr sat lazily a few feet away from Daisy, not caring to get up and investigate.
Daisy looked up. "Guys? What are yo--?" What the heck were they doing now? The pink-haired trainer didn't feel like chasing after them at the moment though.
She hadn't been paying attention, so she hadn't noticed Otto pass by.

Falkner's out until the next morning, Fox.... o-o But Daisy's there out by the gym still.

So like Gintama. :3 I don't watch Bleach anymore (couldn't keep up and am now totally lost with the personifications of the zanpaku-to) but Gintama is amazing. Especially the Gintama/Sket Dance crossover.

*cue no one knowing what I'm even talking about*