IL023

'''The Low Achiever: Clash Again For the Phantom Badge! Flame vs. Declan II!''' is the twenty-third chapter in the series. First published on 3rd August, 2020, it marked the beginning of the Summer of Ciprys 1-year anniversary special.

Plot
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Humans:

 * Flame
 * Selina
 * Frost
 * Declan

Pokémon:

 * Flame's Eevee

Key Events

 * Frost is revealed to have beaten Declan and have earned the Phantom Badge.
 * Flame challenges Declan.
 * Flame uses his Quick Attack-Shadow Ball combination attack for the first time (Shadow Blaze/Shadow Plosion) as well as Litten's Flame Charge-Bite.

Trivia

 * This chapter was published 365 days after IL001.
 * This was the first chapter to feature a 'Reviews' section at the end of the chapter.