} }

Paul agrees to a 3-on-3 training battle to help Ash prepare for the specific challenges of the Masters Eight. Strategically, Paul uses Pokémon that mirror the "aces" of Ash's future opponents:

The episode emphasizes the bond between Ash's "Journeys" team and his "Reserves":

: Ash’s current team (Lucario, Dragonite, Gengar, Sirfetch'd, and Dracovish) begins training with his older Pokémon.

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