After telling him about the need for eight badges, Ash & Co. accompany Kotetsu to Seigaiha City in order to challenge the Gym Leader, Marlon. However, enroute, Ash & Co. end up getting seperated from eachother, and Ash and Kotetsu end up randomly at the city's gym. Marlon accepts Kotetsu's challenge, but the battle ends up being more of a challenge than Kotetsu thought when he uses Ferrothorn against Marlon's Jellicent. Will Kotetsu win?

While training for the Unova League, Meloetta decides that it wants to practice against Ash. However, during training, another character comes in and attacks Ash thinking he was attacking Meloetta. Learning that the character is Meloetta's protector, Ash & Co. soon learn of a monitoring device watching Meloetta. In haste, they leave only to find that the Team Rocket boss, Giovanni, has returned to Unova and intends to capture Meloetta. Will Ash be able to protect Meloetta?