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{{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} are walking down a road when they are stopped by a girl who claims to be the Dragon Buster, [[Georgia]], and wants to battle Iris after finding out that she is a {{type|Dragon}} Trainer. The battle begins with Georgia sending out her {{DL|Georgia|Beartic}}. After Ash gets his [[Pokédex]] information, the battle begins with {{TP|Iris|Axew}}. He goes in for a {{m|Scratch}} Attack, but is quickly hit by Beartic's {{m|Slash}}. Beartic unleashes {{m|Icicle Crash}}, and Axew dodges all but one of them. The two counter each other with an {{m|Ice Beam}} and a {{m|Dragon Rage}}, but Beartic proves to be stronger and knocks Axew out. Georgia demands that Iris sends out another {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon, but Cilan informs Georgia that {{TP|Iris|Axew}} is her only Dragon-type Pokémon, causing Georgia to insult Iris. This hits a nerve and Iris then sends out {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}, who, as usual, is in his drill-mode position. After getting knocked into a tree by Beartic's {{m|Slash}}, he gets up and gets ready to fight. Iris commands a {{m|Dig}}, but he uses {{m|Metal Claw}} instead, battling for himself, and not for Iris. Beartic uses Icicle Crash, and Excadrill knocks all of them out of the way. He dodges an Ice Beam by using {{m|Dig}}, which lands a direct hit. Excadrill uses {{m|Drill Run}}, but is knocked away by Beartic's {{m|Rock Smash}}, effectively ending the match. After making fun of Iris, Georgia walks away.

Back in the real world, Cilan explains that it probably doesn't listen to her because it distrusts her guidance in battle. Later that night, Iris is sleeping with Excadrill, still curled up. She mentions what Cilan said, and realizes that Excadrill had known it wouldn't win the battle with Haxorus but that she had kept on pressuring it to battle anyway.  She tearfully apologizes and promises to be considerate of its feelings from now on, which causes Excadrill to cry under its armor. Later, it gets up and walks away from Iris, who wakes up and sees this. She finds it training in the forest, trying to learn {{m|Focus Blast}}, but it loses its sphere shape and turns into a blob, which explodes in its hands before it can release it. Iris volunteers to train with it, and it takes until sunrise to full master the move. As they are celebrating, Ash and Cilan find her, telling her it's breakfast time. They are surprised to find that Georgia is at their breakfast table, and has eaten their food. They decide to have another battle again, Beartic versus Excadrill. They counter each other with {{m|Metal Claw}} and {{m|Slash}}, but Beartic proves to be stronger, knocking it away. Beartic uses {{m|Icicle Crash}}, and Excadrill dodges with {{m|Dig}}. Dig lands, and Excadrill releases its new Focus Blast, which hits Beartic down. It uses {{m|Drill Run}}, which also lands, but it uses Ice Beam while being hit. Excadrill falls, frozen in a block of ice. It breaks free using Metal Claw to Iris's command. Beartic uses Icicle Crash, and Excadrill knocks some of them away with Focus Blast, but is still hit. Iris still has faith in him, and he regains strength to fight for Iris. Beartic uses {{m|Rock Smash}}, which Excadrill counters with Drill Run. Excadrill falls, fainted, but at the same time, Beartic faints, resulting in a tie. Georgia says that she couldn't care less as long as her Pokémon didn't lose to a Dragon-type, then she walks away, expecting another meal from Cilan next time. Even though Iris and Excadrill didn't win, they are still happy, and Iris says that they'll become stronger together. Excadrill confirms this by hugging his Trainer. Having regained their friendship, Ash and company continue their journey towards [[Nimbasa City]].