The Lily of the Valley Conference.
Once Dragonair had finished using Dragon Dance, all that remained was an all-out assault.
After Marowak was knocked out, Yuna sent out his last Pokémon, Torterra.
"Extreme Speed!"
Yuna responded with Leech Seed, but it failed to hit the slippery Dragonair boosted by Dragon Dance.
"Dragonair, Outrage!"
Boom-
Outrage's destructive energy completely engulfed the slow-moving Torterra.
When the dust cleared, Torterra was already on the ground, unable to battle.
"Torterra is unable to battle! Therefore, the winner is-Li Wei!"
Li Wei's Dragonair stopped its Outrage rampage and hovered gracefully in the air, barely showing any injuries.
"Wooo~~"
Dragonair flew excitedly through the air before finally settling on Li Wei's shoulders like a scarf.
It was early winter, though, so that felt a little chilly.
Zweilous was also safe and sound inside its Poké Ball.
Lucario, his backup plan, hadn't even gotten a chance to battle and had simply watched from the sidelines.
Using just two Pokémon without either being knocked out, Li Wei advanced to the top 32 with an overwhelming victory.
The spectators quietly marveled.
"Holy shit, a clean sweep!"
"No, all he took was a Thunder Wave on Zweilous!"
Yuna recalled Torterra in disbelief, then sincerely congratulated Li Wei, fully convinced of his superiority.
"I really couldn't beat you after all, Mr. Li Wei."
Li Wei encouraged him. "Train hard, and give it your best next year. I won't be competing."
Yuna certainly had no hope this year, either.
Even without Li Wei, making the top 32 would have been his limit with a little luck.
Yuna answered solemnly, "Yes!"
While Li Wei was battling,
another match also ended in an overwhelming victory.
It was Tobias. Using only Darkrai, he swept all three opposing Pokémon, leaving his opponent with a thoroughly