The Lumiose City arena.
The spectators kept shouting and cheering.
Dawn, Korrina, Serena, and Bonnie never stopped cheering Ash on.
Hoopa, cradled in Meray's arms, held its cheering sticks high too.
"Ash, you can do it!"
"Ash, you can do it!"
At first, Hoopa had been a little kid who couldn't even say Ash's name correctly.
Now it had grown up and could pronounce his name properly.
By now, Alain's Weavile and Tyranitar had both fallen.
"Flamethrower!"
"We'll use Flamethrower too!"
Two streams of scorching flame met in midair, locked in a stalemate, and finally...
Boom-
They exploded in an instant!
Although Ash's Charizard had a slightly stronger Flamethrower, it still couldn't completely overpower Alain's Charizard.
Using the smoke from the explosion as cover, Alain pressed the attack.
"Charizard, Thunder Punch!"
"Dodge it and use Dragon Dance!"
Ash's Charizard displayed astonishing agility, spinning as it sidestepped the attack and successfully raising its Attack and Speed!
Good grief!
Ash had learned to use stat boosts!
Alain stared at Charizard in astonishment.
"What?"
Using Dragon Dance while spinning?
That was possible?
Cynthia felt there was something familiar about that Dragon Dance.
"That's..."
"Piplup!"
Piplup proudly puffed out its chest.
Looking at the proud Piplup, Cynthia finally remembered.
This was the spinning dodge that Dawn's Buneary and Piplup excelled at!
Ash had learned the trick too.
Traveling really did pay off.
"Don't give it a chance! Dragon Claw!"
Alain's Charizard's claws glowed green as it lunged forward.
"We'll use Dragon Claw too!"
Having just finished boosting itself, Ash's Charizard met the attack without fear!
Their Dragon Claws collided fiercely in midair as they grappled, evenly matched.
But with its increased speed, Ash's Charizard handled the exchange with greater ease.
"Another storm of attacks from both sides!"
Earlier, Charizard and Weavile had traded blows,