In the ninja poké showdown, aya debuted alongside ash, misty, and brock in fuchsia city's gym. during this encounter, she challenged ash to a battle with her venonat, which he accepted by sending out his own bulbasaur. despite being easily defeated, aya was impressed by the power of leech seed and decided to continue training. her older brother koga later appeared, and she reappeared in ariados, amigos! where she trained at a nearby dojo to learn pokémon jujitsu. however, despite her best efforts, she couldn't master it and lost to ash and his bulbasaur in a rematch. after an encounter with team rocket, aya was able to unlock the full potential of her venonat and defeat them. she then returned to the dojo to fully master pokémon jujitsu.