Steven Stone laughed happily. Only after Serena took the stage and Wallace's attention returned to it did he quietly speak to Lu Ze.
"Don't hold back. Attack with everything you've got. It's troublesome when he starts testing his ideas, so teach him a lesson this time!"
After Steven Stone finished speaking, Lu Ze immediately understood.
So that was what Steven Stone had been thinking!
How wicked!
I liked it!
"Hehehe."
Lu Ze gave Wallace a sly grin, but Wallace did not notice his gaze.
The performance currently underway between the Performer and her Pokémon had absorbed all of his attention.
As the performances continued, Serena, the final contestant, soon took the stage as well.
Lu Ze had watched Serena, Delphox, and Pancham practice this routine many times.
But seeing it performed again onstage gave it an entirely different feeling.
After Serena's performance ended, Ash and the others became nervous as well.
"So then, who will be the brilliant and thrilling winner of the Pokémon Showcase?"
"To be honest, I'd vote for Serena," Pierre said. Wallace then began giving a serious evaluation.
"It has nothing to do with knowing Serena. Mainly, it's because of her coordination with her Pokémon. The moves she designed were more complicated and more gorgeous."
"But the key point is that despite the more complicated movements, she coordinated extremely well with her Pokémon. You could say she displayed the stage effects almost perfectly."
After Wallace finished, Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie nodded as though they understood.
Even though they did not fully understand, Wallace was a Hall of Fame figure in Pokémon Contests, so his evaluation was certainly fair.
Just as Wallace was speaking, the glow sticks in everyone's hands lit up at the same time.
The lights flickered throughout the venue, and the scattered dots made it