The Dragon Master's Path!

After a practice match between Scraggy and Axew, Iris spots a Druddigan after it attacks them. Ash sends Pikachu to battle it, thinking it is wild, until its trainer, Emmy arrives. She is not sure why Druddigan is upset until Iris realizes it has a metal rope around its ankle. Iris frees Druddigan, making it happier, and Emmy asks Iris to help train her Druddigan. Iris agrees to help as she plans on becoming a Dragon Master, and Druddigan needs more experience. Emmy and Ash have a match with Druddigan up against Tepig, with Druddigan winning. Team Rocket, who has been watching and previously tried to capture Druddigan, sends Yamask and Woobat down to attack and distract the trainers before snatching Pikachu, Axew, and Druddigan up into their new airship. Druddigan manages to free Pikachu just before getting trapped in the airship. Iris nearly is able to free them on her own, but Team Rocket escapes. The group chases after the airship, with Iris remembering what the elder in her town told her, as Axew manages to performs a Dragon Rage, causing the airship to crash and allowing everyone to escape. Druddigan faces off against Yamask and Woobat, protecting everyone from the attacks, until it learns Draco Meteor to retaliate, giving enough time for Pikachu and Axew to use Electro Ball and Dragon Rage which Axew manages to pull off perfectly to send Team Rocket away. Iris is proud of Axew, and Emmy thanks Iris for helping train her Druddigan, before the group parts ways off to Nimbassa City.