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==Synopsis==
Justin realizes he and Juan have the mirroring battle strategies.
==Summary==
The second half of Justin's gym battle for the Rain Badge beings on a water and land battlefield. Justin has chosen Swellow and Juan, Luvdisc. 
Juan actually allows Luvdisc to take a direct Aerial Ace from Swellow because he can have Luvdisc confuse Swellow with Sweet Kiss then bewitch him completely with Attract, landing two status afflictions. Swellow cannot listen to any of Justin's commands. Luvdisc then siphons Swellow's health and power with Draining Kiss. Juan dubs this strategy "Hearts Aflutter" to the cheer of the audience. More Draining Kiss attack takes Swellow out of flight as he becomes weak and tired on top of confused and attracted. Luvdisc then blasts Swellow with Water Pulse, defeating him. 
Justin's next Pokemon is his new Sealeo. Luvdisc uses the same Sweet Kiss-Attract combination on Sealeo, which Justin does not mind. Luvdisc begins to use Draining Kiss, but Sealeo is overall unbothered. Justin has done his research that Sealeo are brimming with vitality, so the actually weak Draining Kisses will not afflict Sealeo too much, and Luvdisc can only use Draining Kiss so many times. 
During a moment of cognizance, Sealeo uses Hail, which triggers his Ice Body ability, and he begins to regain the health. Luvdisc cannot use Draining Kiss anymore and becomes tired. His only known offensive move is now Water Pulse, which does not faze the resistant Sealeo who continues to heal. Sealeo uses Ice Ball repeatedly which grow in size until Luvdisc cannot avoid it, and she is struck. Sealeo overcomes confusion and blasts Luvdisc with Aurora Beam, forcing her to flail on land. Sealeo leaps and squashes Luvdisc with Body Slam before she can get back into the water. Luvdisc is declared unable to battle. 
Juan is impressed by Justin's shift from speed to defense. He recalls Luvdisc for Crawdaunt. Hail noticeably fades. Sealeo summons am Ice Ball, but the move has "reset", so the ice rock is rather small. Crawdaunt bats it away, warning that his Crawdaunt is "lethal". Crawdaunt swims toward Sealeo and defeats it with an instant Guillotine. 
Justin sends Eevee into battle next. Eevee starts with a Shadow Ball that hits hard. Justin will not allow Crawdaunt to hide in the water as Eevee strikes the water with Iron Tail to send a shock wave. Crawdaunt goes on offense with Crabhammer and mixes in a Guillotine, forcing Eevee to dodge in a near panic of instant defeat. This panic allows Crawdaunt to land a Crabhammer. Eevee recovers and swipes Crawdaunt with Quick Attack, which is the last move he needs to rush in with a massive Last Resort. Juan shocks Justin and Eevee by having Crawdaunt defend with Protect. Eevee collides with the green defensive barrier and ultimately bounces off. Crawdaunt defeats Eevee with Guillotine before he can recover. Justin recalls Eevee. His last Pokemon is Gardevoir.
Gardevoir is calm and collected on the battlefield. He resonates with Justin and awaits his command. Juan notices the Mega Sone around Gardevoir's neck. Juan aims to have Crawdaunt dive into the waters then attack with Guillotine in a surprise. Gardevoir easily dodges and puts Crawdaunt to sleep with Hypnosis. Their proximity prevents it from dodging. Gardevoir then blasts Crawdaunt with two orbs of Moonblast that defeat it. 
Juan's final Pokemon is Kingdra, reminding Justin of Clair of Blackthorn City. Kingdra starts the battle with Rain Dance, which triggers its Swift Swim ability. Gardevoir unleashes streaks of Psyshock which Kingdra dodges with Double Team. Soon dozens of clones are dashing across the battlefield, and Gardevoir cannot find the real one. Kingdra blasts Gardevoir with Hydro Pump. 
Justin tells Gardevoir they are not going to win without going all out. Gardevoir understands, and Justin triggers their Mega Evolution. Juan is enthused and tells Kingdra they are going to battle that much harder. Kingdra releases a Whirlpool, enhanced by the pool water, which Gardevoir must keep at bay with Moonblast, but it allows Kingdra to speed behind Gardevoir and blast him with another Hydro Pump. Juan notices Justin is no longer giving Gardevoir verbal commands. 
Juan has Kingdra dart across the field and use Double Team again. Kingdra then consumes Gardevoir in a Whirlpool. Juan expects Gardevoir to retaliate but he embraces the waters. Justin is shown psychically communicating with Gardevoir. He has been instructing the Embrace Pokemon endure but ignore the Whirlpool and focus only on Kingdra among the clones. Justin orders Gardevoir to sense Kingdra's passion to fight and win for Juan. When Gardevoir is ready, Justin orders him to deliver a Psyshock. 
Mega Gardevoir follows Justin's command and senses Kingdra. He delivers a Psyshock that bursts from the Whirlpool and strikes the real Kingdra, shocking Juan. Gardevoir fires another Psyshock, and Kingdra escapes in the waters, causing a watery explosion. Kingdra uses Rain Dance to keep its Swift Swim acitve. While underwater, Kingdra also uses Double Team and all the clones burst out of the water. Gardevoir has kept his lock on Kingdra. He speeds around the clones and identifies the real one. Kingdra consumes itself and Gardevoir in a Whirlpool where Kingdra would still be able to move freely, but Gardevoir grabs a hold of Kingdra. He puts the Dragon Pokemon to sleep with Hypnosis, which also disperses the Whirlpool. Gardevoir then siphons Kingdra's energy with Dream Eater to heal himself. At Justin's telepathic command, Gardevoir knocks out Kingdra with a devastating Moonblast. 
Lisia declares Kingdra unable to battle and Justin the winner of the battle. The crowd is not devastated but actually cheer for Justin and Gardevoir who exits out of his Mega form. Juan believes Justin and Gardevoir were absolutely incredibly, and he's happy Justin did not hold back. He awards Justin the Rain Badge, which now qualifies him for the Ever Grande Conference.
==Major Events==
*Justin defeats Juan to win the Rain Badge and qualify for the Ever Grande Conference
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (Grand Conquest). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Rachel
*Juan
*Lisia
*Audience
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Gardevoir (Justin's; Mega Evolves)
*Plusle (Justin's)
*Swellow (Justin's)
*Sealeo (Justin's)
*Minun (Rachel's)
*Skitty (Rachel's)
*Shuppet (Rachel's)
*Luvdisc (Juan's)
*Crawdaunt (Juan's)
*Kingdra (Juan's)
Category:Grand Conquest
Category:Episodes with Gym Battles