North Suburban Coast, Jubilife City.
The Ripple Pokémon Contest was held here.
The second round of the Pokémon Contest consisted of Contest Battles.
Unlike standard official battles, the goal was not simply to defeat the opponent.
Instead, the emphasis was on elegance.
As long as a move was dazzling enough, an opponent who failed to counter it effectively would lose points.
Diancie's debut had been graceful enough. He fought his way through each matchup, reaching the final stage with his more dazzling moves.
His opponent was Gardenia, the Gym Leader of Eterna City.
Under Sunny Day, Gardenia's Cherubi had overwhelmed every opponent with absolute speed.
Even Dayou's Incineroar had been toyed with by Cherubi and her Chlorophyll ability.
As Cherubi dodged gracefully and effortlessly, her opponents lost points one after another.
And so Gardenia became Li Wei's opponent in the finals.
But in this battle, all eyes were on Li Wei and Diancie.
The pink diamonds on Diancie's body glittered, and his enormous pink diamond crown refracted brilliant light.
The Coordinators had already witnessed Diancie's beauty in the previous rounds.
Especially when they saw Diancie lift his skirt and bow to the audience around him...
"Ah! So cute!"
Yellow sighed in admiration. "No matter how many times I look, he's still so beautiful!"
Blue murmured, "I just want to know how much they're worth..."
If Blue hadn't watched the earlier rounds and learned that Diancie's pink diamonds couldn't last forever...
She would already have asked Li Wei what color sack Diancie preferred.
Even if they couldn't last forever, they could still be used for a little fraud...
The true protagonists, the Team Rocket trio, had become hopelessly obsessed with the diamonds Diancie created...
Though their dream had ultimately shattered.
"On the final stage of the Ripple Conference, Li Wei faces