GC031

==Synopsis==
Justin and Rachel aim for Mauville City for his next badge when he crosses his very first rival.
==Summary==
Justin and Rachel are still traveling through Route 110 when the come across several triathletes on their Mach and Acro bikes that they purchased in Mauville City. Among the athletes is Andrew.
Justin and Andrew immediately catch up, and Justin introduces him to Rachel. Justin explains why he's in Hoenn instead of Unova as he planned after the Silver Conference. Andrew presents his recent success and notes he just earned the Dynamo Badge from Mauville and used his winnings to purchase a bike.
Speaking of Andrew's success, Justin brings up Andrew's battle against Team Aqua. Andrew confesses that he was just exploring the museum when the occurred, and he was not able to fully stop their theft. However, he was not told of their goals. Andrew hopes to never have to deal with them again.
Putting that negative incident aside, Andrew and Justin quickly agree to a three-on-three battle.
Justin opens with Torchic and Andrew chooses Corphish. Despite the type disadvantage, Torchic handles herself well, countering Bubble Beam with Ember and showing off her improved speed to dodge a Crabhammer. Torchic then Corphish with Fire Spin, allowing her to damage Corphish with a wave of Ember. Corphish defends with Protect until the Fire Spin trap clears and finally nails its Bubble Beam. Torchic unleashes another Fire Spin, which Corphish endures to land a critical hit Crabhammer and win Andrew the round.
Justin then sends Plusle into battle to test her battle capabilities. Unfortunately for Justin, Plusle does not like to listen and instead wishes to be friends with Corphish. Unfortunately for Corphish, this leads to Plusle paralyzing him with Nuzzle. Plusle playfully electrifies Corphish two more times with Nuzzle, which knocks it out.
Andrew's second Pokemon is an Absol, the Disaster Pokemon. Absol has no interest in playing and uses Psycho Cut to blast Plusle back. Plusle becomes upset and more willing to listen to Justin. Plusle executes an Agility to get close to Absol, but the latter uses Double Team to confuse and surround her. Absol then blasts Plusle with another Psycho Cut. Plusle uses Agility again, and Andrew has Absol repeat the tactic, which fails this time as Plusle uses Swift which finds and strikes the real Absol as Swift never misses. Plusle then speeds toward Absol and paralyzes him with Nuzzle. Plusle continues to electrify Absol with Nuzzle until Absol shakes it off. Absol attempts Psycho Cut, but is slow due to paralysis. Plusle then defeats Absol with Swift. 
Aipom is Andrew's final Pokemon. Both sides fire Swift which collide in stardust. Plusle uses Agility, which Aipom stops with Screech. Plusle is deafened and then defeated by a Brick Break. 
Eevee is Justin's third and final Pokemon. Eevee and Aipom clash with Iron Tail and Brick Break several times. Eevee explodes the battlefield with Shadow Ball to blind Aipom. Eevee lands several Quick Attacks, but Eevee then uses the never-missing Swift to still strike Eevee. When the dust clears, Aipom uses her new Acrobatics to confuse Eevee and deafen him with Screech. Aipom then lands a heavy Brick Break. Aipom follows with Swift. Eevee dives into the stars with Quick Attack, causing them to wrap around Eevee. Eevee then charges into Aipom who meets the attack with Brick Break. After a short explosion, both Pokemon are shown unable to battle. The match is declared a draw. 
Andrew and Justin shake hands after a great battle. Justin and Andrew treat and heal their Pokemon. They then gather Rachel and Andrew's triathlete friends for lunch together.
==Major Events==
*Justin encounters Andrew, who meets Rachel
*Andrew is revealed to have earned three Hoenn Badges
*Andrew is revealed to have captured a Corphish and Absol
*Justin and Andrew battle, which ends in a draw
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (Grand Conquest). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Rachel
*Andrew
*Benjamin
*Dolph
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Torchic (Justin's)
*Plusle (Justin's)
*Mudkip (Rachel's)
*Minun (Rachel's)
*Aipom (Andrew's)
*Absol (|Andrew's)
*Corphish (Andrew's)
*Voltorb
*Magnemite
==Trivia==
*Andrew has earned the Feather Badge, Dynamo Badge and an unknown badge
Category:Grand Conquest
Category:Episodes focusing on Andrew