Following Alain's victory over Remo in the first semifinal match, Ash and Sawyer's long awaited battle in the second semifinal match begins in a forest battlefield, with Ash's Hawlucha losing to Sawyer's Slaking and Ash's Talonflame avenging the loss but losing to Sawyer's Clawitzer. Pikachu defeats Clawitzer, but now faces Aegislash!