After re-gaining her confidence in a battle with Dawn, Maylene's accepts Ash's gym battle challenge. In a fierce 3 on 3 fight, while Dawn cheers for them along with her Pokémon. Ash sends out his Staravia to battle against Maylene's Machoke, then the match begin. Ash commands his Staravia to use Quick Attack but Machoke counter it with Brick Break, Dawn realises that Machoke uses Brick Break to defend itself from the Quick attack, Ash commands his Staravia to push back, using Whirlwind then using Aerial Ace attack but Machoke easily dodges it then Maylene commands his Machoke to use Cross Chop leading Staravia to take a critical hit. Brock points out that Ash wants Staravia to get closer with Aerial Ace, but then Maylene commands his Machoke to keep using Brick Break which hits Staravia multiple times. Brock hints that Staravia can't afford to take many more hits. Maylene then commands his Machoke to use Seismic Toss as a finishing attack but Ash told his Staravia to use Quick attack with intense speed which hits Maylene's Machoke then repeating its strategy by using Aerial Ace which leads Machoke to be knocked out.
The scene change to Team Rocket planning to poach the the gym's Pokémon by looking at the doors. They find themselves in a relaxation room which Team Rocket plan to have a massage first before poaching the gym's Pokémon. Maylene sends out Meditite, a psychic type Pokémon while Ash staying with his Staravia. Ash command his Staravia to use Quick Attack But Meditite easily dodges it with Detect then using Meditate to raise its Attack. Again Staravia uses Aerial Ace
for the third time but Maylene commands her Meditite to use Detect to detect Staravia's moves, and then Meditate to raise its Attack power so she can finish it all in one hit. Ash commands Staravia to ruin their concentration, Maylene commands his Meditite to bounce of the wall and use Drain Punch which hits Staravia. Ash commands his Staravia to keep going by using Aerial Ace at Meditite but Meditite use Confusion which confuses Staravia, Ash calls Staravia back into its Poké Ball. Then Ash calls out Chimchar, his fire based Pokémon, Ash commands Chimchar to use Scratch and it hits Meditite but Maylene commands Meditite to keep using Drain Punch so it can absorb Chimachar energy and heal itself. Ash tells Chimchar to dodge and to keep using Scratch but then Maylene commands Meditite to use Detect so Meditite keep Chimchar's Scratch moves miss which takes a while but right after, Meditite loses its power to use Detect and take a hit from Chimchar's Scratch moves. Maylene was impressed by Chimchar's skills but Ash who's fired up tells Chimchar to use Flamethrower which hits Meditite along with a Flame Wheel but before the Flame wheel hits, Maylene orders Meditite to use Confusion which leads Chimchar in its Flame wheel to go to a wrong direction and to be confused, hiting the wall with scratch. Ash returns Chimchar into its Poké Ball and drag Staravia out, with its confusion healed, Meditite use Drain Punch but Staravia push it back, then attacking it with Brave Bird. Maylene orders Meditite to use Confusion, with no more energy left, It fails which leads Staravia to knock Meditite out but Brock says that it can be dangerous and can take some damage to the one using it. So Maylene only have one Pokémon left, While Ash stays up with Staravia, Maylene sends out Lucario. Ash commands Staravia to use Brave Bird, ready to hit Lucario, Lucario counter it with Metal Claw which knock Staravia out of the battle.
Ash recalls Chimchar, commanding it to use Flamethrower but easily dodged by Lucario, Ash orders Chimchar to keep using Flamethrower and Maylene commands Lucario to keep dodging it, Chimchar keep using Flamethrower but Lucario dodges them all with its excellent speed. Ash, wanting to get closer, commands Chimchar to use Scratch which is dodged by Lucario. Maylene commands her Lucario to use Force Palm, hitting chimchar, Ash commands Chimchar to use Flame Wheel, A perfect hit with its maximum power, Ash commands Chimchar to use its Flame Wheel again but missed, paralyzed by Lucario's Force Palm. Lucario attacks Chimchar with Bone Rush which hits Chimchar multiple times, Ash orders Chimchar to use Dig so it can get away. Maylene told her Lucario to sense Chimchar's Aura so it can detect Chimchar underground, Then attacking the ground where Chimchar was hiding with Aura Sphere, Chimchar was out so Maylene command Lucario to use Metal Claw which knock Chimchar out of the battle. Ash then choose his Buizel to battle against Maylene's Lucario, the last battle is here, Brock noticed that Croagunk was missing. Team Rocket finds the Training room and check it out, hoping they can find Pokémon inside but instead they find Croagunk practicing Poison Jab in a pot full of sand, When Team Rocket ignore and closes the door and leave to check out more rooms to find Pokémon they can catch, they're suprised to find Croagunk infront of them, looking eye to eye for a while, Croagunk finishes Team Rocket up with its Poison Jab attack sending Team Rocket in the air. Buizel uses Water Gun while Lucario uses Aura Sphere, countering Buizel's Water Gun, it resulted to an explosion, but Lucario's Aura Sphere still hit Buizel, then Maylene orders her Lucario to use Bone Rush which Buizel dodges, Ash commands Buizel to spin and use Aqua Jet, When Maylene orders Lucario to use Metal Claw, the Aqua Jet surpass the Metal Claw attack and hit Lucario. Buizel uses SonicBoom and Lucario uses Bone Rush to defend, spinning it, Lucario then releases several Aura Sphere aiming at Buizel which Buizel defend by using SonicBoom. Lucario gets closer to Buizel, and then use Force Palm which hit Buizel, Maylene orders Lucario to finish Buizel up with Aura Sphere maximum power, Buizel, still has the effect of Force Plam, manages to learn Water Pulse which surprised Ash and the others. Maylene orders Lucario to use Aura Sphere while Ash commands Buizel to use Water Pulse. The two raging energy balls result in an explosion, Ash commands Buizel to spin and use Aqua Jet one more time while Maylene orders Lucario to use Force Palm, result in an explosion again, and hurt each Pokémon but the two manages to be alright and the two Pokémon battle in the air, Lucario using Aura Sphere and Buizel using Water Pulse resulted in another explosion in the air which breaks the gym's roof. Both Pokémon was hurt until Maylene's Lucario manage to recover and attack Buizel with Metal Claw, which hit Buizel. The referee thinks that Buizel was unable to battle but before the referee finishes his sentence, Buizel got up, Maylene then commands his Lucario to use Bone Rush, Ash orders Buizel to dodge but Buizel can't move. When Dawn tells Buizel to dodge, Dawn notices that it will rain making Buizel's speed increases, Brock recognizes the ability as Swift Swim, Buizel manage to dodge all the attacks of Lucario. Then Ash commands Buizel to spin and use Aqua Jet while Maylene order Lucario to use Force Plam, which takes Buizel some damage, While Dawn cheers for Buizel, Ash then commands Buizel to use Water Pulse against Lucario's Force Palm, along with the Water Pulse, Buizel spin and use Aqua Jet, a combination of Water Pulse and Aqua Jet, both Pokémon was unable to battle, therefore the battle of Maylene and Ash was a draw.
After the fierce battle, the referee says that it depends on the judgment of the gym leader. Maylene says that Ash gives her a good battle and thats good enough of a reason so Ash obtained the Cobble Badge. A draw between Maylene and Ash has ended up a rousing win for both. Maylene's spirit burns brighter than ever while Ash has earned the Cobble Badge. Ash spirit burns equally as bright.
