Episode 22

"Bakugo vs. Uraraka" is the twenty-second episode of the My Hero Academia anime and the ninth episode in Season 2.

Summary
The match between Katsuki and Ochaco begins with Ochaco making her move first. She tries to reach Katsuki, but Katsuki uses an Explosion on her. Katsuki reaches down to the floor to grab her, only to find Ochaco's jacket lying there. Ochaco moves behind Katsuki to attack him, however, Katsuki's reflexes allows him to attack her with an Explosion, knocking Ochaco back. Ochaco tries to get up first, but Katsuki reaches her more quickly and uses another Explosion on her. Katsuki then uses more Explosions on her, causing the crowd to rebuke Katsuki's actions. Shota criticizes the crowd for thinking that way, saying that Katsuki is on guard due to his opponent's strength. Ochaco, despite being battered and wounded from Katsuki's Explosion assault, thanks Katsuki for not letting his guard down as it allowed her to put her plan into motion; to create a meteor shower from all of the rubble utilizing the effects of her Quirk. Ochaco fires the meteor shower of rubble at Katsuki, planning to use the shower of rubble as a distraction so that she can attack him directly with her Quirk. However, Katsuki uses a huge Explosion, destroying Ochaco's meteor shower of rubble and knocking her back onto the ground at the same time. Ochaco gets up and starts to move towards Katsuki, however, Ochaco's heavy wounds finally takes their toll and Ochaco collapses onto the ground, unable to move. Midnight goes to check her and declares that she is unable to battle anymore, thus Katsuki is declared as the winner and moves on to the second round

Katsuki leaves the ring and goes up the corridor, encountering Izuku. Katsuki accuses Izuku of giving Ochaco strategies to use against him. However, Izuku denies this accusation, saying that Ochaco was the one who came up with the meteor shower strategy to use against him and tells Katsuki that Ochaco was the one giving him a hard time, much to Katsuki's anger.

Izuku goes to see Ochaco who is in one of the waiting rooms and has had her wounds healed. Ochaco tells Izuku that she is fine and states to him that she cannot afford to lose again.

Meanwhile, Eijiro and Tetsutetsu have their tie-breaker arm wrestling match to determine who moves on to the next round. Eijiro defeats Tetsutetsu in the arm wrestling match, allowing him to move on to the next round.

The first match of the second round is about to begin shortly, with Ochaco apologizing to Izuku for using up his time and says that she will be rooting for him. After Izuku leaves, Ochaco gets a call from her father. She tries to tell him that she tried her best for their sake, but her father says that there isn't any rush, telling Ochaco that he knows that she will become a great Hero, causing Ochaco to cry.

Izuku is walking to his second round match but surprisingly encounters Endeavor along the way which shocks him. After Endeavor tells Izuku that his Quirk can rival All Might, Izuku tries to leave, not wanting to be anywhere near him. As Izuku leaves, Endeavor tells Izuku to do his best not to give Shoto a disgraceful match. Before leaving, Izuku tells Endeavor that he isn't All Might and Shoto isn't him.

The first match of the second round is about to commence with both Izuku and Shoto in the ring. The match begins and both Izuku and Shoto prepare to attack.