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WARNING #1
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Part 1
This section will focus on hidden details of Ash Ketchum.
 * The following is only meant to be read after watching Episode 28. Please do not continue if that episode hasn't been read/viewed yet.

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Synopsis
(Continuing from the synopsis of Episode 28)

Someone then strkes Annie and knocks her down right before she stabs Dawn. It turns out to be Ash, who has a very different look and has a black glow. Alain, who has slightly recovered in time to see this, remarks that Ash is a Dark Manipulator. Ash angrily teleports around, knocking away the Tekiyoku with a few immensely powerful strikes. All 4 enemies retreat.

Ash then suddenly attacks Alain, knocking him away, too, and scaring Dawn. Ash then angrily glares at Dawn and growls, about to attack her, too. He then reverts back to his normal self. He seems aware of what just happened, but has no idea why it happened or what is wrong with him...

Present (just Episode 28)
As revealed by the events of Episode 28, Ash is a Dark Manipulator.

These events happened in the huge fight for the Psychic Plate in Floaroma Town in Sinnoh. There's no explanation yet as to how Ash is a Dark Manipulator. No one in modern times could possibly try to become one or else the Plate would deem them unworthy and they would die.

Trivia

 * Ash is now the first Dark Manipulator ever since the ancient times of Manipulation.
 * Episode 28 ended with a brief look at the Dark Manipulation abilities and moves, although none of them were explained yet.

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At the end of Episode 29, Ash had a run-in with Arceus in his mind. It revealed that, due to its own idea, Ash has always been a Dark Manipulator.

In Episode 30, Ash learned more about what's going on. Still in his mind, Arceus told him that it cast aside a part of itself into the Dark Plate and that this is a "different" Arceus with the same memories as the physical one, but only up to when the Plates stopped being dormant at the start of Ash's journey. When that happened, everything after that event that the spiritual Arceus knows is not seen by the physical one.

Ash was still very confused at what was being revealed and had more questions, such as why Arceus made Ash a Dark Manipulator. He was angry at this, saying he wants to protect his friends, not hurt them. Arceus yelled back at him that he doesn't understand true pain yet, causing Ash to hesitate. He's told that Arceus did this because Ash is the only one who can handle this evilness flowing within him, but this still confused him.

Ash asks when the Manipulation activated, which Arceus responds to by saying it must have been recently when Ash was in grave danger or had someone he really wanted to protect. This prompted him to remember Dawn, whom he was trying to protect from being killed by Annie during the past Tekiyoku fight. Ash then admitted to Arceus that, against its orders to travel alone with Alain, he brought along Dawn, who had lost everything. Arceus was fine with this.

Ash is worried about the demon and it possibly hurting his friends, but Arceus tells him to trust Alain and his ability to suppress the demon if it comes out again. However, he was told to not tell Alain about what Arceus just told him, as Alain likely wouldn't be able to trust Ash if he said he was a Dark Manipulator for his whole life. Ash agreed not to tell Alain. The next day, he did tell Dawn and Pikachu what Arceus said, reiterating to Dawn not to tell Alain.

In Episode 34, during the fight in Paniola Town for the Fire Plate, Hi no Tama, Ash fought against Zipp. Zipp didn't believe that Ash was a full-time Dark Manipulator and wanted Ash to use his moves. Ash refused, saying he didn't want to release the demon by accident. During the fight, Zipp used Howl in the Night, disorienting Ash for a few seconds. When he regained composure, he saw Tupp choking Kiawe far away from the others. Zipp ordered Ash to use his teleportation move if he's a Dark Manipulator, which was the only way to save Kiawe soon enough. Ash became frustrated, but reluctantly used the move, striking Tupp and saving Kiawe. Ash then started to glow black. Alain assured Kiawe that this wasn't the demon, but the Wicked Spirit ability. Ash then used this ability to beat down Zipp and gain advantage. This eventually led to the Mokusetsu winning the fight.

In Episode 35, while walking with Dawn downtown in Hau'oli City on that same night, Ash started thinking about the innocent Pokémon of the world with nowhere to go since the Tekiyoku doesn't allow anyone to possess more than one Pokémon at a time. This upset him, but then he glared at Dawn and started yelling at her. He wanted her to find a faster way for them to win against the Tekiyoku. This deeply frightened Dawn as she started keeping her distance. Pikachu even became angry towards Ash, not knowing why he was doing this. He calmed down quickly and admitted it seemed like something else was just controling his words. He apologized to Dawn and Pikachu and they all kept walking. Dawn suggested this was the demon of the Dark Plate within Ash. Ash agreed that it was probably this. They wondered about if they should tell Alain what Arceus told Ash about Ash always being a Dark Manipulator his whole life. Ash said he'd try to contact the form of Arceus that's within him sometime later to ask it for advice.

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 * The following is only meant to be read after watching Episode 36. Please do not continue if that episode hasn't been read/viewed yet.

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After his talk with Lillie at the beginning of Episode 36, Ash speaks with the version of Arceus within himself. Arceus reveals that the anger he felt when speaking with Dawn earlier wasn't the Dark Plate, but rather his own true emotions being slowly brought to the surface. It explains that this Dark Manipulation will, over time, release more of a "barrier" Ash has placed over his own negative emotions. This will make him more livid unless he can triumph over those dark feelings inside of him to allow him to be the first Dark Manipulator that's kind.

More things get revealed next. Namely, Arceus tells Ash that it can't tell him who killed his mother since he needs to get over his anger on his own. It also explains that Arceus uses energy when it speaks to Ash and that this energy can't be replenished since the Plates aren't with its physical body in Sinnoh. So, when this energy goes away, Arceus will be gone from Ash. This means that the time used in the near future to communicate must be used sparingly and wisely.

Also, Ash learns there are two others in the world who were made into Manipulators since birth, but it can't tell Ash who they are, nor what Manipulations they have. To do this, it had to get permission from the parent(s) before birth, meaning Ash's mom knew that he was a Dark Manipulator, shocking him.

Ash is then told to tell everything to Alain later and to have a talk where all secrets are told to everyone. He's told to also ask Alain what will happen if Ash overcomes the darkness inside of him.

That next evening, the talk begins, where Ash reveals what Arceus told him the previous night. He has Alain join him with speaking to that version of Arceus to prove it. After Alain believes Ash, he angrily tells Ash and Dawn to not hide anything else. Soon, Ash learns from Alain that if Ash gets over darkness, he'll become a Light Manipulator.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Arceus.

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Arceus appeared in Ash's mind in Episode 29. It revealed that in the past, it cast aside a part of itself into the Dark Plate, Kowamote. Due to this, and once Ash became a Dark Manipulator, Arceus is now able to periodically awake within Ash. It's currently unclear when this can happen or how frequent its occurrence is. Arceus is aware of the fact that the Dark Plate's demon is within Ash and can awake at random times. This version of Arceus seems to maintain all the memories of the physical Arceus that's imprisoned by the Tekiyoku. It said that it chose to have Ash be a Dark Manipulator from the moment he was born.

In Episode 30, Arceus shed more light into what's going on. It reiterated that it's indeed split into a "different" Arceus since it cast aside a part of itself into the Dark Plate. This Arceus is only now able to awake within Ash, but it gave new information that this version of Arceus retained the memories of the other Arceus only up to when the Plates stopped being dormant a few weeks ago at this point. This means that this Arceus knows everything the physical Arceus does, but its memories started to split once the Plates became active again at the start of Ash's journey. When that happened, the physical Arceus doesn't know what this Arceus knows. So, that physical Arceus does not see what is happening with Ash now. It then says its memories can only be merged with the physical Arceus after certain events happen, but it doesn't reveal these events to Ash.

The spiritual Arceus tells Ash that it chose Ash to become a Dark Manipulator because only he can handle this level of evilness flowing within him. It says the Manipulation just wasn't active at first, but something must have triggered it, such as intense danger or the deep desire of him to protect someone. It then learns about how Ash and Alain brought along Dawn on this journey, despite its orders for them to travel alone, but it's okay with this (again, the physical Arceus still does not know this).

Arceus tells Ash to trust that Alain wlil be able to suppress Ash's demon if it comes out again. It then instructs Ash to not tell Alain about what it just told Ash, because Alain wouldn't be able to trust Ash if he knew he was always a Dark Manipulator his whole life.

In Episode 31, Arceus (the physical one) was visited by Lysandre in the basement of the Tekiyoku Headquarters in Celestic Town, Sinnoh. Arceus was asleep and then woke after Lysandre arrived. Upon waking, Lysandre asked it how there was a Dark Manipulator in present times, saying "again" when asking it, which indicated he's asked this before. Arceus wouldn't answer and then continued to make snide, sarcastic remarks to Lysandre. This included Arceus even jokingly asking him for some tea. Arceus confidently told Lysandre that it thought of everything ahead of time, even considering the possibility of Ash losing control of his Dark Manipulation. Lysandre ended up leaving the basement in frustration.

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In Episode 36, the version of Arceus within Ash contacted him to say it needs to speak with him during the night everyone was staying at Lillie's house. When communication begun, Arceus revealed many things to Ash. First, it brings up a recent event where Ash started to feel angry and lashed out towards Dawn. It says that the Dark Plate is NOT responsible, but that this was his own feelings starting to surface. It explains that Ash keeps many negative feelings bottled up inside of him, and that his Dark Manipulation is only slowly cracking this "barrier" to make those emotions ring true. This means that Ash will start to get more livid and intolerable unless he overcomes this darkness within himself. To do this, Ash needs to have some things revealed to him the way they're meant to be, such as finding out who killed his mother. Arceus knows this, but can't tell him for that reason. If Ash overcomes this, he'll be the first Dark Manipulator that's kind. Also, the demon will no longer be able to take over Ash.

Next, Arceus reveals that communicating like this with Ash uses up a previously stored amount of energy it used to cast this version of itself into the Dark Plate. This energy can't be replenished since the Plates aren't with Arceus's physical body in Sinnoh, meaning that once this energy is gone, this version of Arceus won't be with Ash anymore. There's another version of Arceus in a different Plate, but the conditions for that one to awaken are very difficult and likely won't happen; if it doesn't happen, the memories of this Arceus won't be brought back to the physical Arceus, so it won't remember these talks it's having with Ash now. Knowing this, Ash must be careful and only speak to Arceus sparingly to preserve the energy remaining. This communication can be started by Ash or by Arceus itself.

Continuing, Arceus reveals there are 2 others who were chosen to be Manipulators at birth in addition to Ash. They're not Dark Manipulators; they have other Manipulations that are meant to help them in life. Arceus won't say who these other 2 are, saying it'd be detrimental if he knew. To make this happen, Arceus had to get permission from the parent(s) before birth, meaning Ash's mom knew he was a Dark Manipulator the entire time, shocking Ash. It also says it's not a deity and even though it brought so many things to life, that's just its power, and at the end of the day, its power is limited and it's still just a Pokémon. It adds that it doesn't know about everyone, so it can't tell Ash hidden details about people, nor can it know anything beyond what Ash sees and experiences.

Arceus ends this by telling Ash to finally explain everything to Alain, giving new information that Ash can make physical contact with Alain and have both himself and Alain speak to this version of Arceus for proof, but that it uses double the energy when doing this. It tells Ash to ask Alain what else happens if Ash overcomes the darkness within himself, since Alain should know. Communication ends here.

Later on the next evening, this version of Arceus is contacted by Ash, who's making physical contact with Alain. This means that it's speaking to both Ash and Alain, making this the first time Arceus and Alain have spoken since Alain left the Tekiyoku. Arceus just confirms what Ash just said when he revealed everything Arceus told him the previous night. The communication is cut short, since double the energy is being used, saying it'll speak to Alain more in due time.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Alain Takahata.

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In the fight for the Psychic Plate in Episode 28, Alain fought against Annie, but was ultimately defeated by her. He was unconcious, along with all of his Mokusetsu members, except for Dawn, whose life was being threatened by Annie. Alain stirred and slowly made his way over there, but that moment was when Ash turned into a Dark Manipulator. Dawn was saved, and the Tekiyoku was defeated by Ash, but then Alain was struck by a transformed Ash and flew back extremely far.

After things calmed down and he retrieved the Psychic Plate in Episode 29, Alain told Ash that Alain will suppress Ash's demon to the best of his ability if it comes out again. He asked how Ash became a Dark Manipulator, but nobody had any answers.

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 * The following is only meant to be read after watching Episode 36. Please do not continue if that episode hasn't been read/viewed yet.

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In Episode 36, on the evening of Wednesday, August 29th, the day after everyone spent the night at Lillie's house, Ash called for a meeting with everyone to reveal things and not have any more secrets. During this, Alain hears that Ash was chosen to be a Dark Manipulator from birth by Arceus, getting approval from Ash's mom. There's a version of Arceus inside of Ash that awoke when his Dark Manipulation activated. It's able to speak with him from his subconscious, only with a set amount of energy it used to cast itself into the Dark Plate, and it'll be gone from Ash when this energy is gone. There are two others Arceus chose to have Manipulators from birth, but Ash doesn't know who they are. Ash must overcome his own negative feelings in his heart in order to overcome darkness and stop having the demon take over him. All of this is told to Alain and everyone else that's gathered.

Alain is skeptical of this sudden influx of information and wants proof. Ash makes physical contact with Alain, then summons the Arceus within him, making both him and Alain able to speak to Arceus. This marks the first time Alain was able to speak to Arceus ever since he left the Tekiyoku. Alain was surprised at this. Arceus confirmed everything Ash just said. It said that Alain was doing a good job so far with collecting the Plates and that getting help from others was a good idea. Arceus couldn't keep communicating long, since speaking with both of them was taking double the energy, but Alain wanted to talk with Arceus more. Communication ended here. Alain was upset at Ash and Dawn for keeping this a secret and wanted nothing else hidden from him.

After being asked, Alain tells Ash that if Ash overcomes the darkness inside of him, he'll become a Light Manipulator.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Dawn Toyoguchi.

Present
During the fight for the Psychic Plate in Episode 28, Ash, Alain, Barry, and Zoey were knocked out and defeated. With the other enemies either wounded or too fatigued, only Annie was left standing. Kenny tried to run out to fight as well, but he was knocked down as well. Even Pikachu ran out to attack her, but he was quickly defeated as well. Only Dawn was left.

Dawn was terrified and pleaded for her life, but Annie did not listen. She proceeded to kill Dawn with the same knife that Oakley killed Dawn's mom with, but right before she can, Annie is struck from behind by someone. Dawn thinks it's Alain. She quickly sees it's Ash with a large, black aura glowing around him. Alain surprisingly points out that this is Dark Manipulation. Ash defeats all of the enemy with one hit and forces them to retreat. Dawn is mortified and can barely move nor speak. Ash then strikes Alain and sends him flying away. He then turns towards Dawn and glares at her with an extremely evil expression. She's afraid here, but Ash then turns back to normal and realizes what he did.

In Episode 29, Dawn is visibly afraid of Ash throughout the episode. While talking, she tells him it's because of his demon and that she's afraid it'll come out again and that he'll attack her. Ash assures her that won't happen, as they're still trying to figure out how Ash is a Dark Manipulator now.

In Episode 30, Ash ends up telling Dawn and Pikachu about what happened the previous night, where he found out how he's a Dark Manipulator. He says Arceus did this and spoke to him, a different one than the physical one that's captured by the Tekiyoku. Ash has been a Dark Manipulator his whole life. Even though Dawn was confused, she was still worried about Ash's demon. Ash told her he won't let it hurt her and that Alain should be able to suppress it if it comes again. She's told to not tell Alain about this information, as Ash feels Alain wouldn't be able to trust him if he found out Ash has had this his whole life.

In Episode 35, while Dawn was walking with Ash in downtown Hau'oli City, Alola, a peaceful conversation changed gears when Ash started glaring at her and yelling at her. He seemed to be angry at how the Tekiyoku makes life harder for innocent Pokémon of the world. He yells at Dawn to find a faster way for them to win against the Tekiyoku. Dawn is very afraid here and starts backing away from him. Ash then abruptly calms down and says it just seemed like something was controlling his words. He apologized to Dawn and tried to calm her down, but she was still very afraid. She kept her distance as she continued walking with Ash and Pikachu. Dawn suggested that may have been the demon of the Dark Plate within Ash, which Ash agreed to. They worried about if they should tell Alain what the other form of Arceus told Ash about him always being a Dark Manipulator.

In Episode 36, Dawn learned more about the things Arceus told Ash in that episode. Later, the secret was revealed that Dawn and Ash were hiding the facts about Arceus from Alain. Alain was angry at this and told the two of them to not hide anything else from him.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Barry Suzuki.
 * The following is only meant to be read after watching Episode 28. Please do not continue if that episode hasn't been read/viewed yet.

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In Episode 28, during the fight in Floaroma Town, Barry had been knocked out by Paul during their fight. When he woke up, he saw Ash with a black glow around him. It was being reported that Ash was now somehow a Dark Manipulator. Ash went around striking all of the Tekiyoku enemies with powerful force. They retreated. As things started to calm down, Ash then also struck Alain, knocking him far back. Barry and the others who were waking up were speechless and didn't know how this was happening.

In general after this episode, upon asking Ash later how he was a Dark Manipulator, neither he nor Alain had any idea.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Zoey Williams.
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In Episode 28, during the fight in Floaroma Town, Zoey had been knocked out by Paul during their fight after the same thing had happened to Barry. When she woke up, she saw Ash with a black glow around him. It was being reported that Ash was now somehow a Dark Manipulator. Ash went around striking all of the Tekiyoku enemies with powerful force. They retreated. As things started to calm down, Ash then also struck Alain, knocking him far back. Zoey and the others who were waking up were speechless and didn't know how this was happening.

In general after this episode, upon asking Ash later how he was a Dark Manipulator, neither he nor Alain had any idea.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Kenny Hudson.
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In Episode 28, during the fight in Floaroma Town, Kenny, along with Ash's Pikachu, had been knocked out by Annie when they left their hiding spot with Dawn to try to stop Annie. When Kenny woke up, he saw Ash with a black glow around him. It was being reported that Ash was now somehow a Dark Manipulator. Ash went around striking all of the Tekiyoku enemies with powerful force. They retreated. As things started to calm down, Ash then also struck Alain, knocking him far back. Kenny and the others who were waking up were speechless and didn't know how this was happening.

In general after this episode, upon asking Ash later how he was a Dark Manipulator, neither he nor Alain had any idea.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Lysandre Tezuka.
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In Episode 29, Lysandre learned from Annie, Oakley, and Zero that Ash is a Dark Manipulator and thus, the first one in modern times, which was previously thought to be impossible. This change in pace actually pleased Lysandre as he says everything will be different now.

In Episode 31, Lysandre went to the basement of the Tekiyoku Headquarters in Celestic Town, Sinnoh. Arceus was asleep. Upon waking, Lysandre asked it how there was a Dark Manipulator in present times, saying "again" when asking it, which indicated he's asked this before. Arceus wouldn't answer and then continued to make snide, sarcastic remarks to Lysandre. He ended up leaving the basement in frustration.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Paul Fields.
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In Episode 28 during the fight in Floaroma Town, Paul was tending to Zero's wounds. Every Mokusetsu member was knocked out except for Dawn. This left just Annie and Dawn. When Annie was about to kill Dawn, Annie was then struck from behind. It was Ash, who had a black glow. It turns out that Ash was now a Dark Manipulator. Paul, Zero, Annie, and Oakley were all struck by Ash, making the Tekiyoku retreat.

Paul didn't appear with Annie, Oakley, and Zero after this when they reported these events to Lysandre. He just chose not to come to that video call.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Annie & Oakley Nakasone.
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In Episode 28 during the fight in Floaroma Town, after Oakley used Depraved Dragonfly, she had to rest. Paul was tending to Zero's wounds. Every Mokusetsu member was knocked out except for Dawn. This left just Annie and Dawn. Annie approached Dawn and beat her up some, followed by her stabbing Dawn in the shoulder with the same knife that Oakley killed Dawn's mom with. She was then about to kill Dawn. But Annie was then struck from behind. It was Ash, who had a black glow. It turns out that Ash was now a Dark Manipulator. Annie, Oakley, Zero, and Paul were all struck by Ash, making the Tekiyoku retreat.

Later in Episode 29, Annie, Oakley, and Zero were still in Floaroma Town and were in a 3-way video call with Lysandre still in his undisclosed location and Matori at the Tekiyoku Headquarters. They reported what happened in the fight to them, including the information that Ash is the first Dark Manipulator in modern times. This caused initial shock, but Lysandre then said he was pleased with this change of plans.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Zero.
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In Episode 28 during the fight in Floaroma Town, Paul was tending to Zero's wounds. Every Mokusetsu member was knocked out except for Dawn. This left just Annie and Dawn. When Annie was about to kill Dawn, Annie was then struck from behind. It was Ash, who had a black glow. It turns out that Ash was now a Dark Manipulator. Zero, Annie, Oakley, and Paul were all struck by Ash, making the Tekiyoku retreat.

Later in Episode 29, Zero, Annie, and Oakley were still in Floaroma Town and were in a 3-way video call with Lysandre still in his undisclosed location and Matori at the Tekiyoku Headquarters. They reported what happened in the fight to them, including the information that Ash is the first Dark Manipulator in modern times. This caused initial shock, but Lysandre then said he was pleased with this change of plans.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Floaroma Town.
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Continuing from the plot information in the main Floaroma Town article, during the fight for Fushigi in Episode 28, all 4 Mokusetsu members who were fighting end up getting beaten in their individual fights. Ash was the last one this happened to; Oakley used Depraved Dragonfly and pierced Ash severely in the side with the spear from the move. Oakley then picked up Ash's body and threw him onto the nearby mountainside. Ash rolled down to a ledge and lied there motionless, causing Dawn and Pikachu to cry. Oakley needed to rest from the move, while Paul was tending to Zero's wounds. Kenny and Pikachu came out to fight Annie, but she knocked them down quickly. This just left Annie and Dawn.

Annie approached Dawn and beat her up. After this, Annie took out a knife, claiming it was the same knife used to kill Dawn's mother. Annie stabbed Dawn in the shoulder and choked her. She then brought the knife down towards Dawn's neck. She was then suddenly punched by someone from behind. It turned out to be Ash, who was glowing a black color. He was suddenly a Dark Manipulator. He started beating all of the Tekiyoku enemies in just a few hits. Mokusetsu people started recovering and were shocked. Ash then suddenly attacked Alain and knocked him far away into a tree. Dawn was very afraid, while Ash then turned and glared at her evilly. He then transformed to normal and was confused at what just happened.

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'''The following is only meant to be read after watching Episode 29. Please do not continue if that episode hasn't been read/viewed yet.'''

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The Mokusetsu stayed in Floaroma Town in Episode 29. The majority of that episode was spent wondering what happened and how Ash is a Dark Manipulator (more general Episode 29 plot information is in the main Floaroma Town article). Ash also learned about the Dark Manipulation moves and abilities from Alain. The Tekiyoku enemies from the fight were in another part of Floaroma Town and reported to Lysandre via video call that Ash is the first Dark Manipulator in modern times, previously thought to be impossible.

At the end of the episode, Ash paces on his own outside the hotel in the middle of the night. He then freezes and goes into a trance. Arceus then appears in his mind. It says that Ash has always been a Dark Manipulator.

In Episode 30, Arceus tells Ash more about what's going on, saying Arceus chose to make Ash a Dark Manipulator. It talks about how this is sort of a different Arceus than the one that's captured in Celestic Town. After more explaining, Arceus tells Ash to train with this Manipulation and use it to defeat the enemy and trust Alain to suppress the Manipulation's demon if it comes out again. It also instructed Ash to keep this a secret from Alain (more of what Arceus said is found in Arceus's hidden section above). Ash does end up telling Dawn and Pikachu this information, but tells Dawn to keep it a secret from Alain.

This episode's information continues in the main Floaroma Town article.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Celestic Town.
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Continuing from the plot information in the main Celestic Town article, in Episode 31, Lysandre went to speak to Arceus in the basement of the Tekiyoku Headquarters. Lysandre demanded to know why there was a Dark Manipulator in present times. Arceus wouldn't answer his questions. After more demands from Lysandre, Arceus did nothing but remain sarcastic and tell him to get it some tea. Arceus also, for the first time, told Lysandre that if it dies, all Manipulation would be abolished, allowing for the Tekiyoku to be killed by firepower, which would likely happen, since all military and police forces would hunt them down. Lysandre left the basement in frustration.

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This section will focus on hidden details of the Tekiyoku Headquarters.
 * The following is only meant to be read after watching Episode 31. Please do not continue if that episode hasn't been read/viewed yet.

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in Episode 31, Lysandre was with a few others in the Tekiyoku Headquarters. He told Giovanni that he planned to finally figure out why there's a Dark Manipulator in present times. He then went to speak to Arceus in the basement. Lysandre demanded to know why there was a Dark Manipulator in now. Arceus wouldn't answer his questions. After more demands from Lysandre, Arceus did nothing but remain sarcastic and tell him to get it some tea. Arceus also, for the first time, told Lysandre that if it dies, all Manipulation would be abolished, allowing for the Tekiyoku to be killed by firepower, which would likely happen, since all military and police forces would hunt them down. Lysandre left the basement in frustration.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Zipp Ulani
 * The following is only meant to be read after watching Episode 34. Please do not continue if that episode hasn't been read/viewed yet.

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In Episode 34, while Zipp was fighting Ash in Paniola Town, Alola, Zipp didn't believe that Ash was a full-time Dark Manipulator. He wanted Ash to prove it by using some of his moves. Ash didn't wish to do this because he didn't want to accidentally release the demon. Rapp ended up signaling something that led to Zipp using Howl in the Night, which disoriented Ash. After this, Ash noticed Tupp choking Kiawe far away from the others. Zipp told Ash that Lysandre informed them that teleportation is one of Dark Manipulation's moves. Zipp says that the only way to save Kiawe is by teleporting there if he's a Dark Manipulator. Reluctantly, Ash did this maneuver and saved Kiawe, proving Zipp right.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Kiawe Miliani.
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In Episode 34, Kiawe successfully gained the advantage over Tupp for a while in the fight in Paniola Town between the Mokusetsu and Tekiyoku. Kiawe lured Tupp away from the others fighting. This ended up being a setup, as after a signal, Tupp began using his 60% boost to knock Kiawe down after violent blows. Tupp then began choking Kiawe, who flailed for his life. He was then saved by Ash. It turned out that this was a trick to try to get Ash to use his teleportation-based move to save Kiawe and prove that Ash is a full-time Dark Manipulator. Ash used the move and saved Kiawe, but Ash started glowing black. Kiawe thought this was the demon and questioned Alain. Alain assured him it wasn't the demon, but just Ash's Wicked Spirit ability. The fight continued, with the Mokusetsu being victorious.

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This section will focus on hidden details of Lana 'Opunui.
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This section will focus on hidden details of Mallow Nawahine.
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This section will focus on hidden details of Lillie Hidaka.
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