[Speak of the devil and he will appear. Not quite literally but he was taking some time to himself, conversing with Kiawe about the Alolan Luau and Rodeo when he noticed the new face. He had noticed her around as Pikachu exclaimed,] Pika pi, [and he looked up as Kiawe excused himself for a moment to go converse with Mallow.]

Hi! Sorry, I've been busy helping organize things. I noticed you were one of the newcomers and I've been super busy. I.Z.U. said you were looking for me? I'm Ash Ketchum.

[Thank you I.Z.U. for keeping tabs on all the newcomers so far.]