Flora's Gothorita participated in the Don George Donamite Tournament. It faced
Cilan's Pansage in the first round. Initially
Flora's Gothorita did well in the battle but
Cilan had been studying its initial moves and he went into his Tasting Time and explained that while it was an honors student with perfect marks in speed and technique, it wasn't as strong as it appeared.
Cilan figured out how to counter
Flora's Gothorita and
Cilan's Pansage finished it with a
Dig attack.
Cilan defeated
Flora and eliminated her from the tournament while noting that it was a relatively easy battle for the first round.