After learning that the first gym of Unova is located in Striaton City, Ash and Iris begin their journey there. However, they are stopped by a boy named Dan who requests their help. A group of Sandile are terrorizing his sand bath resort and he wants Ash and Iris's help to stop them. Upon getting to the resort they relax in the sand baths before the Sandile make their appearance. However, they soon realize that the Sandile might not be the enemy after all once Team Rocket shows up.