Venus gets rescued and taken in by Norman, working in his gym until her identity is revealed by Looker, who finally tracked her down. Norman steps in for her since he doesn't believe she's genuinely evil and eventually with a lot of negotiation Venus gets put under watch rather than arrested. Though Norman gets invited to join the Sinnoh Battle Frontier and would like to accept, leaving him with the question of what to make of his gym then and he proposes the idea of Venus taking it over, as she's shown to be skillfull enough.

Both Venus and Looker are unsure about this and Venus requests to go on a small gym journey to think about it, which she actually gets permission for, under the condition that she stays watched. She goes to Galar, where she meets Bede, growing attached to him and eventually calling him her son, 99% just to tease him, and also befriending Piers and Marnie. By the end she pulls out of the gym challenge after Bede and her have a final battle that ends in a draw. She decides to return to Hoenn and accept Norman's offer, as long as she is allowed to by the international police.