"Hahaha! Thanks for your Rain Dance! This championship is mine! Poliwag, use Wake-Up Slap!" Only heaven knew how happy Xun Chaoze was at that moment. Beating Liu Qing had become his driving conviction over the past few months, and now he finally had his chance. Amid his triumphant laughter, Poliwag's tail glowed white and slammed down hard on the sleeping Bibarel. With a thunderous boom, a curtain of water splashed up. Poliwag jumped aside, panting heavily. As the water fell away, Bibarel lay on the Battle Platform, unable to battle.
"Bibarel is unable to battle! Poliwag wins, so the winner is contestant Aze!" Nurse Joy announced the result, then added, "Congratulations to contestant Aze for winning this year's Mountain Spring Town Water-type Pokémon Catching Contest!"
"You did very well. Come back, Bibarel!" Although Liu Qing still had not figured out what had happened, lingering on the battlefield was clearly inappropriate. He recalled Bibarel and walked off.
Five minutes later, the battlefield on the hosting stage had been packed away again. Nurse Joy and Xun Chaoze stood together on the stage. "Now it's time for the award ceremony! Contestant Aze, here is your championship trophy. Please take it!"
"Thank you!" Xun Chaoze accepted the gold-painted trophy from Nurse Joy and raised it high toward the audience below. Applause and cheers immediately thundered through the air.
"Those who reached the contest's Second Stage but didn't win the championship needn't be disappointed. You'll receive a participation medal!" Nurse Joy took a clear, glittering medal that looked as though it were made of crystal from the attendant beside her and held it high. After displaying it and putting it away, she continued, "Now we come to the final part of this contest. As our champion, the winner has the right to choose one of