FJ131

==Synopsis==
Justin and his friends clear the second round preliminary battles.
==Summary==
The Silver Conference continues, and Andrew is shown having won a two-on-two battle with only his Pinsir. 
The second preliminary round consists of two-on-two battles across the same four small stadiums held in the first round. The winners advance to the Top 48. 
Devon has her second round against a talented kid, Albert. She uses Rhyperior and Vanilluxe against Albert's Raticate and Crobat. Rhyperior handles Raticate well but struggles against Crobat after being badly poisoned from a Poison Fang, forcing Devon to recall it. Vanilluxe defends against Crobat with Acid Armor and uses its type advantage to win. 
Declan faces Arnie, a Bug Catcher, who uses a Venomoth and a Magmar. Declan chooses Weezing who battles hard against Venomoth to a win but loses to Magmar. However, Weezing executed a Destiny Bond, which similarly knocks out Magmar. Since Declan still had one Pokemon remaining, he advances to the next round. 
Justin faces Elder Li from the Bellsprout Tower. It is revealed the Elder had earned eight Johto badges when he was younger and has won an iteration of the event. He enters the competition every year with his strongest Pokemon, ones he does not casually use against trainers in the tower. 
Justin and Li open the battle with Murkrow and Victreebel. Li's Grass-Type Pokemon proves superior, and Justin gambles with his new Kangaskhan who defeats Victreebel. Li's second Pokemon is a Dusclops, which Justin anticipated. Justin reveals his Kangaskhan has the Scrappy ability, which allows it to damage Ghost-Types with Normal attacks. Justin maximizes on Li's surprise and wins the battle to advance to the next round with his friends. 
==Major Events==
*Devon is revealed to own a Vanilluxe
*Justin, Declan, Devon, and Andrew win their second preliminary matches and advance to the Top 48
*Justin's Kangaskhan is revealed to have the Scrappy Ability
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (First Journey). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Andrew
*Devon
*Declan
*Elder Li
*Arnie
*Albert
*Lance
*Koga
*Bruno
*Lorelei
*Nurse Joy
*Trainers
*Civilians
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Murkrow (Justin's)
*Kangaskhan (Justin's)
*Aipom (Andrew's)
*Pinsir (Andrew's)
*Vanilluxe (Devon's)
*Rhyperior (Devon's)
*Jolteon (Declan's)
*Weezing (Declan's)
*Victreebel (Elder Li's)
*Dusclops (Elder Li's)
*Raticate (Albert's)
*Crobat (Albert's)
*Venomoth (Arnie's)
*Magmar (Arnie's)
Category:First Journey