Ash and his friends meet up with Sawyer again.
Ash battles Alain and loses.
Ash and his friends officially meet Alain for the first time.
This marks the first time Ash has lost a battle since A Sky Battle!? Luchabull VS Fiarrow!! (2014), 70 episodes earlier, thus making this Ash's longest winning streak in the anime.
Sawyer is revealed to have caught a Honedge. It is also revealed that Sawyer's Grovyle and Bagon have evolved into a Sceptile and Shelgon, respectively.