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The episode opens up with the cruise ship entering [[Aspertia City]]. {{Ash}} and the rest of the group excitedly get off the ship, glad to be back on land once more. Ash suggests they go over to the [[Aspertia Gym|gym]] for a battle, but when {{an|Cilan}} attempts to locate it on his map, he finds it is not listed. Determined to find it, Ash goes off to ask the locals where the gym is. When they arrive where they said the gym would be, the group is doubtful because it looks to be a school. Ash and {{an|Iris}} begin arguing about Ash's directions but a teacher stops them when he says the school also functions as a gym.

As the teacher escorts the group through the school, he begins to explain that the school is designed to prepare aspiring young trainers for their journeys. The gym was established to further prepare these trainers for their journeys. Cilan empathizes with the teacher because of his experience as a [[Gym Leader]] and the duties the job entails.

The group then sees [[Cheren]] the gym leader talking with a group of students. He comes over and introduces himself, revealing he has only been the gym leader for a short time. Ash asks for a battle, but Cheren apologizes, explaining they can't because the battle field hasn't been built yet, meaning the gym is not officially open yet. This explains why Cilan was unable to find the gym on his map. Ash is devastated, so the teacher comes up with the idea of an exhibition match, although Cheren appears apprehensive at first.

While waiting for class to end, Cheren offers them a tour of the school. During the tour, Iris asks if Cheren even wants to duel. The teacher replies Cheren is new and tends to overthink his actions. On the tour, the group walks through a library, although Iris laments she'd rather be outside. Cheren explains they also have outdoor field projects, much to Iris's delight. As they continue their tour, {{TP|Iris|Axew}} wanders into a room filled with electrical equipment and starts to play with it. {{TP|Ash|Pikachu}} tries to convince Axew to stop and go back to Iris, but Axew is having too much fun to listen. As Axew starts running across the control panel, turning things on in the process, Pikachu gets in his way and they fall. In the process, the intercom is turned on to full blast, scaring people and Pokémon alike. Ash and Iris both apologize for their Pokémon's actions and Cheren quickly forgives them.

All of a sudden, a group of the school's {{p|Minccino}} are seen running through the school because they were scared by the intercom. Cheren doesn't know how the Minccino could have escaped, but fears other Pokémon may have escaped as well. As Cheren and the group run off, two schoolchildren are seen ducking into the classroom in fear. Arriving at the Pokémon house, Cheren is dismayed to find out all the Pokémon are missing. Cheren and the group agree to split up to locate all the Pokemon.

Ash is seen looking in the school's garden. In the sunflowers, a {{p|Sunflora}} can be seen camouflaging itself. Ash walks by at first but suspects a Pokémon could be in the vegetation. He pulls out his Pokédex to be sure and it reveals that Sunflora is hiding in the flowers. Having been found out, the Sunflora starts running away. The lone Sunflora leads Ash to a whole group of them which all start to run off as well.

At the pool, Cilan is attempting to coax a flock of {{p|Ducklett}} to come back to the Pokémon house. They ignore him at first. Cilan plods on and tries to reason with them. A lone Ducklett swims up to Cilan, apparently listening to him, but blasts him in the face with a {{m|Water Gun}} instead. Cilan gets angry and calls out his {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}} to round up the Ducklett, but Pansage just falls into the water and is attacked by the Ducklett

Iris is seen in the kitchen searching for some of the lost Pokémon. She initially believes no Pokémon are in the kitchen. However, she hears a pot fall in the back and goes to investigate. There, she finds the same group of Minccino as before. The Minccino seem to think it's all a game and evade all of Iris's attempts to catch them.

Eventually, the group manages to herd most of the Pokémon back into the Pokémon house. However, Cheren is dismayed to find one Pokémon is still missing: a {{p|Shinx}}. Running through the school, Ash spots the missing Pokémon cornered by two students and seems very scared. Shinx lets off a {{m|Discharge}} at the students, but Cheren manages to get them away before they are hurt. Ash has Pikachu use {{m|Thunderbolt}} to deflect the attack. Cheren picks up Shinx, only to have it attack Cheren with another electric attack. Cheren keeps calm and assures Shinx everything is going to be alright. Finally, Shinx calms down. Cheren talks with the two students as to why they approached Shinx, and the students reveal they let the Pokémon out when they were trying to have a Pokémon battle with them. When the intercom went off, the Pokémon ran out the open door. Cheren forgives them and assures them they will be great Pokémon trainers one day.

The exhibition battle begins with the students watching in excitement. Cheren calls out his {{p|Herdier}}. As Ash is about to choose his Pokémon, {{TP|Ash|Oshawott}} comes out of its Pokéball ready to battle. Ash decides to stick with Oshawott and the battle begins. Ash starts off with a {{m|Hydro Pump}}, but Herdier expertly dodges the attack. Oshawott follows up with a {{m|Tackle}}, but Herdier responds with {{m|Take Down}}. When the two attacks collide, Herdier's Take Down appears to have had the upper hand and Oshawott is dazed. Herdier then attacks with {{m|Thunder Fang}}, but Oshawott manages to deflect the attack with a quick {{m|Razor Shell}}. Herdier attacks with Thunder Fang again. Oshawott prepares to block it again with Razor Shell, but Herdier jumps behind Oshawott and kicks Oshawott's [[scalchop]] away, causing Oshawott to chase after it. Herdier then appear behind Oshawott and knocks it out with a third Thunder Fang and Cheren wins the battle. Ash and Cheren congratulate each other. Cheren still seems unsure of himself, but when Cilan points out how motivated the battle made the schoolchildren, Cheren realizes he needs to remain more confident in his actions.