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{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at the [[Eterna Gym]] for Ash's second [[Sinnoh]] [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}. [[Gardenia]] arrives and they prepare for their official battle. Outside the Gym, {{TRT}} plans to tunnel underneath to steal {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, something they've done before and [[James]] is not enthusiastic about.

Meanwhile, Ash sends out {{AP|Staravia}}. Cherubi launches SolarBeam, but Staravia dodges and uses {{m|Wing Attack}}, but Cherubi dodges and fires SolarBeam. The quick charge fails as clouds now obscure the sun. Cherubi switches to Magical Leaf as Staravia bolts straight up, eventually getting out of range. Staravia turns around and descends slowly with Wing Attack, stunning everyone. Staravia lines up with the sunlight, which returns intensely and blinds Cherubi, rendering it vulnerable to the attack. Staravia follows up with {{m|Quick Attack}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}} to [[fainting|knock out]] Cherubi.  

Ash’s Turtwig uses Tackle, but Gardenia’s Turtwig dodges and fires {{m|Leaf Storm}}. Ash’s climbs into a tree, dodges and starts circling Gardenia’s.  Ash’s tries to attack from behind with {{m|Bite}}, but Gardenia’s fires Leech Seed to drain Ash’s Turtwig of energy, much like before. Turtwig struggles to rise as Ash quickly orders {{m|Synthesis}}. Gardenia’s Turtwig fires Leaf Storm, but Ash's Turtwig quickly dodges and leaps into the sunlight, fully healing. Ash's fires Razor Leaf and hits Gardenia's. Both Turtwig rush each other with Tackle, both hitting and both Pokémon withstanding the attack. Both are exhausted and Ash's almost falters, but Gardenia's Turtwig crumples first. Gardenia praises Ash’s bond with his Pokémon as she prepares her last. Still, Brock notices that Leech Seed may be a long-term problem.

Gardenia summons {{p|Roserade}} as her final. Turtwig uses Tackle, but Roserade suavely uses {{m|Grass Knot}} to trip Turtwig before using {{m|Weather Ball}}, turned to a {{type2|Fire}} move with the sunlight, to torch Turtwig and knock it out. Ash pulls out {{AP|Aipom}} as his finale, the Pokémon making a {{pkmn|Contest}}-like appearance. Aipom uses {{m|Double Team}} and charges, but Grass Knot eliminates all the duplicates. However, they allow Aipom to jump over the knot and hit with {{m|Focus Punch}}. Roserade fires Magical Leaf, but Aipom easily dodges through the trees. Roserade grabs Aipom with vines from its bouquets and throws it down before using {{m|Flash}} to blind the Pokémon. Aipom uses Focus Punch, but being blind, it simply thrashes about while Roserade steps aside, hitting with Magical Leaf. Aipom gets back up, still blind and thrashing about. Ash tells Aipom to calm down and use its ears instead. Roserade uses another fiery Weather Ball, but Aipom's hearing allows it to use Focus Punch to deflect the attack, and Roserade ends up being blasted by its own Weather Ball. Roserade uses Magical Leaf, but Aipom regains its sight and uses {{m|Swift}} to block the attack before creating a Swift ring around Roserade. Aipom uses Focus Punch to catalyze the attack to converge, hammering Roserade relentlessly as a Contest combination. Aipom quickly follows up with Focus Punch, and Roserade is heaved into a tree, breaking it in the process, before slamming into a wall and fainting, giving Ash the win. Ash hugs Aipom at triumphing on the opponent's home field. At sunset, Gardenia gives Ash the {{badge|Forest}}.  Ash holds the [[badge]] high as he celebrates with {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}}.