Flying Pikachu, Soaring High! Intrigued by Cap's apparent ability to fly during his battle with Roy, Liko, Roy and Dot persuade him to reveal the origins of his Pikachu. When he was younger, he became aimless after quitting his unfulfilling lab job as a Pokémon researcher. His passion was rekindled when Lucca, his former schoolteacher, introduced him to a wild Pikachu, who used its tail and Volteccer attack to become airborne. Through his efforts to befriend Pikachu, Friede discovered it sought to fly to watch the morning horizon, inspiring him to travel the world and learn more about unusual Pokémon like Pikachu. Friede recruited his childhood friend Orio to build the Brave Asagi out of his acquaintance Landau's seaboat, and dubbed Pikachu as the ship's captain, leading to the formation of the Rising Volteccers.