"And now, the finals of the Rustboro City Pokémon Contest are finally underway! Our two semifinal winners, Xiao Hui and Liu Yuan, will face off!" the host announced. "Let the five-minute final begin!" As the host finished speaking, the digital clock on the big screen began counting down.
"Go, Corsola!" Liu Yuan tossed out his Poké Ball with a stylish flourish.
"Let's go, Beautifly!" Xiao Hui threw her Poké Ball at the same time.
"Corsola, Bubble Beam!"
"Beautifly, Gust!"
Corsola opened its mouth toward Beautifly in the air and fired countless watery-blue bubbles. Beautifly flapped its wings, sending waves of swirling wind toward them and scattering the Bubble Beam on contact.
"They both lost points. Isn't this just like the start of Xiao Hui's battle with Xiao Zhi?" May asked in confusion from the stands, watching both scores fall on the big screen.
"This is different. Once Venomoth's Stun Spore was scattered by Gust, Xiao Zhi gave up on using it to keep attacking Beautifly. But although Corsola's Bubble Beam has been scattered..." Liu Qing pointed at the bubbles gradually spreading across the arena. "Look, thanks to Gust, the remaining bubbles are slowly surrounding Beautifly!"
"Corsola, jump onto those bubbles!" Liu Yuan suddenly shouted.
Corsola immediately stopped firing Bubble Beam. Its pink body flashed onto one bubble, then leaped onto another, moving around Beautifly. Beautifly kept looking around at Corsola as it moved, growing flustered, and Xiao Hui's score immediately began to drop.
"Beautifly, calm down, quickly." Liu Yuan's move had caught Xiao Hui off guard at first, but as a skilled Coordinator who had already earned two Ribbons, she quickly regained her composure and commanded, "Beautifly, Flash!"
At Xiao Hui's command, Beautifly's wings immediately shone with dazzling light. Refracted through the surrounding bubbles, it looked even more beautiful. Corsola,