GC108

==Synopsis==
Justin battles for the Mind Badge.
==Summary==
At the start of the episode, Justin is preparing for his gym battle against Liza and Tate with Plusle and Gardevoir. Rachel acknowledges some potential problems with Justin's choices, considering Eevee knows Shadow Ball and Iron Tail. However, Justin aims to compensate for the fact that Liza and Tate's Pokemon can levitate. He promises he has a strategy in mind. 
Some time later, Justin and Rachel arrive at the Mossdeep Gym where Tate and Liza accept Justin's challenge. Tate and Liza call on Solrock and Lunatone while Justin chooses Gardevoir and Plusle as planned. When the battle begins, Gardevoir's Trace activates. He mimics Lunatone's Levitate and ability and begins to fly with Plusle on his shoulders. 
Plusle and Gardevoir fire Electro Ball and Moonblast, but Lunatone generates a Light Screen to halve the damage on itself and Solrock. The latter generates a Sunny Day, which it uses to fire a Solar Beam. Gardevoir levitates around the attack, but Solrock fires more Solar Beam. When Gardevoir and Plusle would be inevitably struck, Plusle lauched into a Spark, colliding with the Solar Beam to produce a glorious sparkle. Gardevoir catches Plusle then throws her into another Spark, which Lunatone weakens with Reflect. 
Solrock and Lunatone combine Flamethrower and Psychic to create a large dragon that explodes on Gardevoir and Plusle. Justin has Plusle accelerate with Agility. Lunatone tries to focus a Psychic on Plusle but cannot. Solrock uses Solar Beam, which Gardevoir cancels with Moonblast. Plusle throws two Electro Ball through the explosion that strike the Psychic duo. 
Plusle then uses Spark, but not as an attack. Due to her improved speed, Plusle bounces around the platforms of the battlefield. Tate and Liza see through Justin's distraction, and Tate commands Solar Beam onto Gardevoir. However, Plusle jumps onto Solrock's face as Justin says they took the bait. Plusle makes Solrock aim Solar Beam at Lunatone who barely dodges the attack. When Lunatone focused on evasion, Gardevoir blasts it with Moonblast. Plusle then lets go of Solrock to land an Electro Ball. Justin's Pokemon then reconvene. Rachel notes Justin is clearly winning but Light Screen and Reflect are halving any damage he inflicts. 
Solrock and Lunatone recover. Solrock uses Rock Slide and Lunatone uses Psychic to make sure the rocks hit their target. Gardevoir and Plusle are soon buried in boulders, leading Liza and Tate to command Solar Beam and Ice Beam. Plusle and Gardevoir emerge and combine Helping Hand and Psyshock to block the attack. However, Solrock does not let up its offense and unleashes a direct Sunny Day-enhanced Flamethrower on Justin's Pokemon.
Justin tells Plusle and Gardevoir to ensure the flames for a little longer. Second later, Flamethrower weaker because Sunny Day fades, which is what Justin wanted. Justin orders Gardevoir to put their focus lessons to use. He commands Helping Hand and Hypnosis to put Solrock to sleep. Lunatone strikes with Ice Beam in an attempt to stop the attack, due to the boost from Helping Hand, Solrock is put to sleep and crashes on the battlefield. The same combination befalls Lunatone. 
As Solrock and Lunatone sleep, the protective glow of Light Screen and Reflect similarly fade. Rachel realizes Justin was waiting for Sunny Day to fade because Light Screen and Reflect would fade shortly after as well since the attacks were used after the other. 
Tate and Liza call for their Pokemon to awaken to no avail. Gardevoir uses Dream Eater to siphon Lunatone and Solrock's energy and health himself. Plusle then pummels them with Spark. The explosive attack causes Solrock and Lunatone to awaken. Tate and Liza issue commands but their Pokemon are still a bit dazed. Before Lunatone and Solrock can return to flight, Plusle and Gardevoir combine Helping Hand and Psyshock to knock them both out. 
The call is made official, and Justin is declared the winner. The twins argue, angry at the other over their defeat, but their mother, the referee, orders her kids to be humble in defeat and award Justin the Mind Badge. 
After the battle, Rachel reflects on Justin's performance, specifically not using Nuzzle in the battle but focusing on Helping Hand. When time comes for the Grand Festival, Rachel thinks she might do similarly with Minun.
==Major Events==
*Justin battles and defeats Leaders Tate and Liza to win the Mind Badge
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (Grand Conquest). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Rachel
*Tate
*Liza
*Referee
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Plusle (Justin's)
*Gardevoir (Justin's)
*Minun (Rachel's)
*Skitty (Rachel's)
*Lunatone (Liza's)
*Solrock (Tate's)
Category:Grand Conquest
Category:Episodes with Gym Battles