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Trip's {{TP|Trip|Serperior}} faces off against Manning's [[Heatmor]] and wins despite the type advantage with another {{m|Solar Beam}} like in the first round. Cilan and Horatio then face off, sending out their respective {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}} and [[p|Cinccino]]. Stunfisk wins with a {{m|Sludge Bomb}} and Cilan defeats Horatio. During the matches, Iris leaves to go talk to her Dragonite, who completely refuses to listen to her. [[Cynthia]] appears, noting that Iris seems to be having trouble. Cynthia approaches Dragonite, but he snarls at her and Cynthia realizes that the Pokémon doesn't trust human yet. She tells him that it doesn't need to keep it's guard up, and that humans and Pokémon need to work together. She finally manages to pet him, saying that if it relaxed things would be much better.

Iris returns right before Ash's match, along with {{p|Meloetta}} to cheer them on. While Ash's {{TP|Ash|Boldore}} faces Horatio's {{p|Reuniclus}}, Trip is seen walking through the halls, catching Cynthia's attention. When Cynthia asks him why he isn't watching the matches, Trip says he's got a winning strategy and that watching the battles wouldn't matter. Cynthia replies that she's impressed and wishes him luck. Ash's Boldore uses {{m|Rock Blast}} to defeat Runiclus, and Ash wins his second round match.  

For the last second round battle, Iris's Dragonite battles Dawn's {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}. Dawn starts off with having Mamoswine use {{m|Hidden Power}}, and Iris orders Dragonite to dodge the attack. Dragonite finally listens to Iris and moves out of the way, but when Mamoswine uses {{m|Ice Shard}}, Dragonite takes the super effective attack head on despite Iris's orders. Dawn has Mamoswine use {{m|Take Down}} and Dragonite stops the attack on his own accord, along with a close-range Ice Shard, before flipping Mamoswine over. Mamoswine gets back up and attacks with another Take Down, but despite Iris's pleading and commands to use {{m|Flamethrower}} to counter, Dragonite refuses to dodge, taking it and another Ice Shard head on. Dawn tries to finish the battle with {{m|Ice Fang}}, but Dragonite braces itself and stops the attack. When his arms start to freeze from the move, Dragonite breaks free and flies up, attacking Dawn's Mamoswine with {{m|Dragon Rush}} and winning the battle. Dawn congratulates Iris, and Cynthia watches, thinking that when the two manage to connect they will become a powerful team.

The semifinal match ups are announced. Trip and Cilan are battling each other, and so are Iris and Ash. Trip and Cilan face off first, using their respective Serperior and {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}}. Serperior uses {{m|Leer}} and {{m|Solar Beam}}, and despite sustaining damage, Crustle endures the attack. Cilan has Crustle use {{m|X-Scissor}} and {{m|Rock Slide}}, but Serperior dodges both attacks and it and Trip win the battle with a {{m|Frenzy Plant}}. Alder comments that Trip battled well, but power isn't everything. Trip glares back at the [[Champion]], thinking to prove him wrong. Dawn approaches Iris before her battle with Ash as she is talking to her Dragonite and comments that she'd had trouble with Mamoswine before they had become friends, encouraging her to keep trying.

The episode ends with Iris sending out her Dragonite, and Ash his [[Ash's Krookodile|Krokorok]].