"Leon seemed to be in a bit of trouble now."
Watching Cinderace lose its ability to battle, Diantha, who was watching from the stands, spoke in surprise.
She truly hadn't expected Ash to be this strong.
After all, when she had met Ash during his travels in the Kalos region, he hadn't been nearly this powerful yet.
Now he was actually pressing Leon into a corner.
What a surprise.
"It looked like Ash might actually win this battle in the end."
Alain smiled beside her, pride in his eyes as he looked at Ash on the field.
After all, Ash had once been his opponent too.
"Leon has already had three Pokémon lose their ability to battle, while Ash has only lost two."
"Under these circumstances, Ash might really be able to claim the final victory."
Sui Yan said in the lounge, stroking his chin.
He was equally surprised by Ash's strength.
There was no need to say much about Leon's strength. Though he was weaker than Lu Ze, he had still been ranked first in the Pokémon World Championships.
Although he had been first in the previous tournament, that was still impressive enough.
Yet now, he would most likely be stopped in the semifinals.
And it wouldn't be Lu Ze who defeated him.
It would be Ash!
On the field, Leon took out a Poké Ball and recalled his defeated Cinderace. Then he sent out his next Pokémon.
"Go, Rillaboom!"
Against Sirfetch'd, Leon still chose to send out Rillaboom rather than Inteleon.
After Rillaboom entered the field, its Ability, [Grassy Surge], activated and changed the battlefield into [Grassy Terrain].
"Grassy Glide!"
Leon didn't hesitate and immediately ordered Rillaboom to attack.
[Grassy Glide] on [Grassy Terrain] was a priority move, and it struck Sirfetch'd with incredible speed.
Grass-type moves could