It was late at night and everyone was getting ready for bed. Ash, Dawn, and Brock looked around the campsite as their Pokémon began to fall asleep. But, after seeing his Pokémon fall asleep, Brock realized something. "Hey, where's Croagunk?" He asked, grabbing the other humans' attention. Ash and Dawn looked at each other, then back at Brock, then simply shrugged in response. 

Brock got up and searched for Croagunk. After walking around for abit, Brock heard mumbling and silent Croaking. He looked behind some trees and saw Croagunk stareing at his reflection in the water. Brock chuckled and shook his head. "Of course." He thought too himself. Brock was about to go get Croagunk's attention, but was cut off by the said frog thinking out loud. Brock decided too stay hidden and listen in.

"Why does he still keep me?" Croagunk asked himself. "All I do is attack him for flirting, yet he still has me!" Croagunk then focused his gaze on his own reflection. "Then again....why would he like me? I'm hideous and just plain creepy!" Croagunk slapped the water, causing his reflection to go blurry.

Brock was surprised at Croagunk's actions, but remained hidden.

When his reflection came back into view, Croagunk just stared. Tears then began to fall. Croagunk covered his face and softly sobbed. "W-why...do I....have too...look like this?" He asked between hiccups.

Brock couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't just stand there and watch Croagunk cry. Brock hesitated abit before walking up too his Pokémon. Slowly sensing Brock's presence, Croagunk looked out from behind his paw but refused to remove it from his face. Brock gently grabbed Croagunk's paw and removed it from his face, reviling that his yellow eyes were now a darker yellow and seemed slightly puffy. 

"H-how much did you hear?" Croagunk said, breaking the silence. Brock looked to the side, indicating Croagunk's suspicions. Brock looked down at the frog and slightly spread his arms apart. "Need a hug?" 

Croagunk looked at Brock in confusion. "A what?" He asked, tilting his head too the side. Brock was surprised at the question. "A hug!" He repeated, getting the same reaction. "You....you never had a hug before?" Croagunk slowly shook his head while keeping an confused expression. "Uhh...no? What is it?" Brock thought for a moment. "It's um...well it's...it's like....um..here let me just show you!" 

Brock suddenly pulled Croagunk into a hug. Croagunk blushed abit before understanding. Being in his trainer's embrace, he felt warm and fuzzy inside. Croagunk wiped tears from his eyes before questioning Brock's actions. "Brock?" He asked, grabbing Brock's attention. "D-do you...do you like me?" Brock chuckled and looked at Croagunk. "Of course I do, more than you know." 

Brock then began rubbing Croagunk's cheek, making him give a surprising reaction. "Croagunk? Are you...purring?" Brock waited for a response, but all he got was soft snoring. Brock looked at Croagunk and saw that he had fallen asleep in his arms. Brock moved Croagunk in a cradled position before getting up and walking back too the campsite. "Sweet dreams Croagunk...."