On their way to Driftveil City, Ash & Co. meet up with a trainer who is having trouble with her Gothita. The Gothita takes a liking to Ash's Scraggy so the trainer requests Ash trade it to her. Ash refuses this offer and so the trainer challenges him to a battle, and if he loses, he must trade Scraggy. Will Ash win the battle or will he lose Scraggy?

Finally at Driftveil City, Ash discovers that the gym is not currently open so Ash & Co. take a tour of the city offered by Charles. However, when they get to the market, they find a couple of thieves in disguise, only for them to be thwarted by the mysterious A☆celgor, who helps fight crime with his Accelgor. However, things start to turn when the evil Cyrogonal Man appears...