Ash has made it through the screening rounds of the Silver Conference, and the preliminary tournament is starting soon. In this part of the Johto League, trainers are divided into blocks of three trainers. The three trainers battle each other in individual battles to win points. After all three battles in a block have been fought, the trainer with the most points moves onto the Victory Tournament. Ash is is Block H and his first match against a girl named Macey is coming up. Macey is skilled in Fire-Types, so Ash has his Squirtle come to the Silver Conference, but will it be enough to win?