"The Sinnoh League Lily of the Valley Conference quarterfinals, match three! We're about to begin a full six-on-six battle on the Ice Field, between Liu Qing from Saffron City in Kanto and Shui Nai from Sootopolis City in Hoenn! What will their first Pokémon be...?" As the announcer delivered his opening remarks, Liu Qing, Shui Nai, and the Ice Field rose into the arena together.
"Shui Nai, I never expected you to enter the Pokémon League Conference too!" Liu Qing looked at her with a strange expression. Her clothes were no longer revealing; instead, she looked fresh and simple, as though she had shed all her former affectations. "About last time, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said those things..."
"Do we know each other?" Secretly delighted, Shui Nai put on a puzzled expression and interrupted him with the curious question.
"Huh?" Liu Qing froze, wondering whether the shock had caused her to develop selective amnesia.
"Since we're opponents in this match, let's introduce ourselves again!" Shui Nai said evenly. "My name is Shui Nai, a Pokémon Trainer from Sootopolis City in Hoenn. I look forward to our battle!"
"Never mind. Whether you've really lost your memory or you're just pretending, you're much more pleasant now than you were at the Friendship Tournament! I'm Liu Qing, from Saffron City in Kanto. I look forward to our battle! Archen, you're up!" Liu Qing threw a Poké Ball as he spoke. It opened, and Archen appeared in midair, flapping his wings and letting out a loud cry.
"Altaria, make sure you win! Go!" Shui Nai threw her own Poké Ball next. It opened, and Altaria appeared opposite Archen, beating her cottonlike wings.
"Liu Qing has chosen Archen, while Shui Nai has chosen Altaria! Both are Flying-type Pokémon, so this battle belongs to the