In the plaza.
Overnight, the plaza had become a snowy landscape, and a fierce snowball fight was underway.
Yuka provided spirited commentary. "Over on the other side, Champion Cynthia and Spiritomb's teamwork is simply art!"
Cynthia had originally wanted Garchomp to participate, but Garchomp had held up both claws at her.
Do you think I can play in a snowball fight?
Fighting was fine, but snowball fights were simply out of the question.
After weighing everything up,
Cynthia had chosen Spiritomb.
Under the rules, Li Wei and Cynthia could actually team up, but everyone else had strongly objected.
Besides, neither Li Wei nor Cynthia was particularly interested in teaming up. The advantages of two humans certainly couldn't compare to those of a Trainer and a Pokémon.
Cynthia's thinking was simple:
If I'm competing, I'm going to win!
Spiritomb's Psychic controlled five or six snowballs at once, guiding them precisely around obstacles to strike their targets.
Steven and Metagross were also showing off their skills. Metagross's superbrain allowed it to plot the best routes for dodging.
The instant an opponent threw a snowball, it could calculate its trajectory.
Metagross could also use Confusion to deliver snowballs into Steven's hands, giving him a firm aerial advantage for his throws.
There was a reason people said Trainers and Pokémon were alike.
Steven might not have hit every single target,
but almost every throw followed a perfect arc, as though a computer had calculated it.
"That's Blue and Ditto!"
Ditto quietly transformed into Machamp,
hoping to sneak into the enemy camp...
Temporary alliances were quickly forming across the field.
"We absolutely have to..."
Beside them, Ditto, transformed into Machamp, nodded eagerly. Exactly, exactly.
"Wait, who are you?"
Someone suddenly caught on.
Immediately afterward, the exposed Blue and Ditto, now back in its original form,