Virgil first met
Ash Ketchum and his friends on the road to Higaki City where a bunch of boulders were blocking the path.
Virgil's Espeon was sent out to rescue them the rocks came loose and
Ash Ketchum and
Iris began to fall off the cliff.
Virgil was in the area after a report indicated that the road was blocked. He then revealed to them that he was part of the Pokémon Rescue Squad and lives just nearby.
Ash Ketchum noted that
Virgil has a very kind personality as all his Eievui's love him.
As a member of the Pokémon Rescue Squad,
Virgil does rescue operations together with his Pokémon. The Rescue Squad has a number of teams but
Virgil is part of Team Eievui.
Virgil's father
Jeff, who likes helping people, started a voluntary service together with his big brother
Davy. Today they co-operate with the
Officer Jenny (Unova) of the city and do rescue operations in various places.
Virgil joined after his training journey.
While
Virgil was about
Ash Ketchum's age, he went out to explore the forest with the first Eievui he had befriended. Getting carried away, he walked in too far. Not only had he become lost in the forest, but the sun had also set; just when he thought all hope was lost, his Eievui evolved into Blacky. Thanks to
Virgil's Umbreon,
Virgil got out of the forest and a special bond between him and Eievui was born.
Isshu League Tournament
Virgil was a participant in the Isshu League at Higaki City. In the preliminary round of the Isshu League,
Virgil was matched up against
Ultimo and
Virgil's Vaporeon easily defeated
Ultimo's Crustle. As a result
Ultimo was eliminated from the competition.
In the second round he was matched up against a trainer with a Lanculus, which
Virgil's Glaceon defeated. In the third round he was matched up against
Flora where he defeated her and eliminated
Flora from the tournament.