Wyndon Stadium.
Although Pikachu's Electric-type moves were useless against Garchomp, and there was no water on the field,
Red's Pikachu had mastered its tail attacks to perfection, handling both Dragon Claw and Dragon Rush with ease.
Red had also successfully landed a Steel Z move-Corkscrew Crash-on Mega Garchomp.
After landing, Pikachu panted heavily.
That strike had nearly exhausted its strength.
But Mega Garchomp's injuries were even more severe.
It struggled to steady itself,
but its injuries seriously affected its balance.
Red gave Garchomp no chance to recover.
His gaze briefly met Pikachu's.
"Pika!"
Pikachu's tail took on a metallic sheen.
"Iron Tail."
Pikachu leaped with the last of its strength.
Its iron tail sliced through the air toward Mega Garchomp's head.
Cynthia knew it was all over.
"Garchomp, Dragon Claw!"
But she chose to go down fighting.
Mega Garchomp strained to raise its scythe.
Its dim Dragon Claw met Iron Tail.
Clang-
The light in Mega Garchomp's eyes went out completely. Its massive body slowly pitched forward and crashed to the ground, reverting from its Mega form.
After swinging its Iron Tail, Pikachu also fell helplessly, gasping for breath.
The referee brought the battle to a close.
"Garchomp is unable to battle!
Pikachu wins! Therefore, the winner of this match is-Red!"
The final score stood at 6-4.
After a brief silence in Wyndon Stadium,
applause rang out without end,
along with cheers for Cynthia and Garchomp.
Cynthia and Garchomp had done their best.
Or rather, Cynthia and all her Pokémon had done their best.
From the commentary booth, Steven quietly summed it up. "Red won through his own unique battle philosophy.
Cynthia's tactics and Pokémon performed to their fullest potential. It was just that today, the person standing across from her was Red."
Cynthia walked onto the field and shook