"Continental Crush!"
"Hydro Vortex!"
Z-Power blazed around Mudsdale and Shiny Milotic!
Beneath the dark clouds.
The two Pokémon shone like suns bursting with life, illuminating everyone nearby.
Water Z versus Groundium Z!
"Neigh—"
Mudsdale threw its head back with a piercing cry. Its pillar-like forehooves rose high, then slammed down with all its might!
Boom!
A massive fissure tore through the earth and raced beneath Shiny Milotic in the blink of an eye, sending it plunging toward the bottomless abyss!
But at the same time.
Seawater surged up around the battlefield, then curved downward as though guided by an invisible force, pouring into the black fissure!
It swirled around Milotic, spinning faster and expanding as it swept up scattered rocks, forming a terrifying, luminous blue vortex!
Rumble!
"..."
Milotic's eyes gleamed as it looked down at the orange-red light rapidly approaching from below.
It was Mudsdale, which had somehow burrowed underground!
Its massive, ton-heavy body stamped against the rock walls as though freed from gravity. It smashed through falling stones and charged upward!
"Neigh!!"
"Milo!!"
The two Pokémon locked eyes.
The next instant.
Neither hesitated. Both charged with unstoppable force!
Deep in the abyss, beyond anyone's sight, the water vortex and orange-red pillar of light collided!
BOOM—!!
Blue and orange-red light shot into the sky!
The intertwined elemental energy punched through the clouds hiding the moon. Its fierce radiance lit half the sky and remained clearly visible from several kilometers away!
In the stone stands.
Hau and the trainers from the Battle Tree craned their necks, awaiting the Grand Trial's final result.
Hapu clenched her small fists, tense with anticipation.
Hoku looked toward Baimu. His face was calm, without a trace of concern...
Was he certain he would win?
As that thought crossed his mind.
Two blurred figures flew out