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In ''[[XY127|Analysis Versus Passion!]]'', he began his [[Full Battle]] against Ash in the semifinals. He started out with {{p|Slaking}} in order to take on Ash's Hawlucha and its battling style. Slaking took several super-effective hits from Hawlucha, but did nothing in response. Instead, it used {{m|Slack Off}} to heal off most of the damage it took, and then defeated Hawlucha by using {{m|Counter}} in response to Hawlucha's {{m|Flying Press}}. Slaking then battled against [[Ash's Talonflame]], where it used Slack Off once again to heal itself. However, all of the damage it had taken caught up to it, allowing Talonflame to defeat it with consecutive {{m|Steel Wing}}, {{m|Flame Charge}}, and {{m|Brave Bird}} attacks. Sawyer then sent out {{p|Clawitzer}}, utilizing {{m|Aqua Jet}} to keep Talonflame pressured, with Sawyer saying the speed attack was inspired by Ash's usage of them. Clawitzer then used {{m|Ice Beam}} to partially freeze Talonflame's wing, and then defeated it when its Aqua Jet overpowered Talonflame's Flame Charge. Ash then sent out Pikachu as his third Pokémon, with Clawitzer dodging Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}} and {{m|Quick Attack}}. Pikachu then dodged Clawitzer's Ice Beam, which then led to {{m|Electro Ball}}, while Clawitzer countered with {{m|Dragon Pulse}}, causing an explosion that damaged both Pokémon. Clawitzer then attempted to chase down Pikachu with Aqua Jet, but failed. When Pikachu tried to use {{m|Iron Tail}}, Clawitzer managed to grab it, attempting to finish the battle with {{m|Water Pulse}}. This gave Pikachu an opening to hit Clawitzer with Electro Ball at close range, and then finished it off with Thunderbolt. Sawyer then chose {{p|Aegislash}} as his third Pokémon, using {{m|Sacred Sword}} to chop down the trees on the battlefield.

In the [[XY128|following episode]], utilizing the destroyed battlefield to hamper Pikachu's movements, Aegislash was able to lower Pikachu's attack when it used King's Shield to counter Iron Tail, then going on the offensive and scoring consecutive hits with Sacred Sword. However, Pikachu managed to use one of the logs chopped up by Sacred Sword to stop King's Shield from completing, before knocking it out with Thunderbolt. With Sawyer now down three Pokémon, the battlefield changed, while Sawyer sent out his newly-evolved {{p|Salamence}} to battle [[Ash's Noivern]]. After taking a hit from {{m|Boomburst}}, Salamence's {{m|Dragon Rush}} overpowered Noivern's {{m|Dragon Claw}}. It then used {{m|Incinerate}} to get Noivern close, where it then hit it with {{m|Dragon Tail}}. Noivern then used Boomburst again to counter Incinerate, using the smoke to try and hit Salamence with {{m|Acrobatics}}. Knowing Noivern's ability to see through dust and smoke, Sawyer quickly ordered Salamence to use {{m|Protect}}, and then Dragon Rush to counter Acrobatics, resulting in a tie between the two. Sawyer then chose Slurpuff as his fifth Pokémon, while Ash chose Goodra, whom Sawyer had never battled before, and as such, didn't have any data on its strengths and strategies. Slurpuff's {{m|Flamethrower}} and Goodra's Ice Beam collided evenly, as Slurpuff hit it with {{m|Dazzling Gleam}}. Slurpuff then used {{m|Fairy Wind}}, but Goodra countered with {{m|Bide}}, Slurpuff limiting the damage with {{m|Cotton Guard}}. Slurpuff then unleashed a constant Flamethrower stream, while Goodra used Bide once more. Sawyer was shocked to see that Goodra had held on after such a powerful attack, and caused the battle to end with another double knockout after Bide and Fairy Wind collided. Down to his last Pokémon, Sawyer sent out Sceptile, while Ash sent Pikachu back out. Sceptile stopped Pikachu's Quick Attack with {{m|Leaf Storm}}, but then took a hit from Thunderbolt. After a stalemate between Iron Tail and {{m|Leaf Blade}}, Sceptile defeated Pikachu with {{m|Frenzy Plant}}. Ash sent out Greninja as his final Pokémon, sparking a final showdown between the two Pokémon, whose rivalry had only escalated with time. After a brief struggle, Greninja transformed into Ash-Greninja, while Sawyer Mega Evolved Sceptile. Despite Mega Sceptile taking a huge hit from {{m|Aerial Ace}}, Sawyer seemed to match Ash move for move, hitting Ash-Greninja twice with Leaf Storm. Ash-Greninja managed to avoid what would have been a decisive Frenzy Plant, and then using Double Team, before absorbing all of the clones into {{m|Water Shuriken}}, causing the move to grow in size, allowing it to easily push past Leaf Storm, and give Ash the win. Despite the loss, Sawyer felt no disappointment or ill-will towards Ash, expressing his desire to keep on getting stronger and gaining more experience, so that he could continue to grow as a Trainer and eventually surpass Ash, shaking Ash's hand in a friendly respect.

In ''[[XY133|Coming Apart at the Dreams!]]'', the four trainers met up with [[Diantha]] and begged her to allow them assist, saying that they couldn't stand by and watch everything around them be destroyed. Diantha accepted their request, much to their delight, and instructed the four to assist all of the elderly and children still stuck in the area.

He made a cameo appearance in ''[[XY134|The Right Hero for the Right Job!]]'', then reappeared along with Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor in ''[[XY135|Rocking Kalos Defenses!]]'' and ''[[XY136|Forming a More Perfect Union!]]'', where they watched as Ash, his friends, Alain, [[Mairin]], [[Professor Sycamore]], Diantha, the Kalos [[Gym Leaders]], [[Malva]], and Steven fought against the [[Giant Rock]]. After [[Squishy]] and [[Z2]], in their {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|Complete Forme}}, destroyed the Giant Rock with {{m|Core Enforcer}}, he celebrated along with the others.

He appeared again in ''[[XY138|The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!]]'', where he joined in the dancing throughout Lumiose City, which was created during Serena, Shauna, and [[Jessie]]'s {{pkmn|Showcase}} performance. He later revealed his intent to assist Steven in learning more about the Giant Rock, so as to learn even more about Pokémon. Promising to one day battle again, he and Ash said their goodbyes.

He appeared in a flashback in ''[[XY139|Facing the Needs of the Many!]]'' and then again in ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', where he was at [[Lysandre Labs]], helping Steven study the Giant Rock that once resided there. He proceeded to write down notes on what Steven was telling him.