After Shiranui, a green haired boy did an appeal. He was introduced as Drew from LaRouse City. His appeal featuring a Roserade a combo of Petal Dance, Synthesis, and Grasswhistle. Drew got a near perfect score. with that, the top eight co-ordinators were announced and shuffled into the following matchups:

1 RP vs RP
2 Shiranui vs Drew
3 RP vs RP
4 RP vs Liam

The first battle was a young boy dressed in a tux, while wearing makeup to look like a skeleton. He used a Haunter, whose appeal included juggling his eyes, as well as a few random items it grabbed with psychic (including Joy's hat). It defeated the opposing Nosepass.