The Lily of the Valley Conference.
The battle between Ash and Shinji had reached its final stages.
Ash had lost Buizel and Staraptor, while Shinji had lost Aggron, Gastrodon, and Drapion.
The way things were unfolding had completely exceeded Shinji's expectations.
The reason Shinji had remained unruffled when his first two Pokémon lost the ability to battle...
Was that those two Pokémon had been there to help him determine Ash's lineup in the first place. Although Ash's method of countering the Counterattack Shield
Had caught Shinji off guard for a moment,
Overall, things hadn't strayed from his plan.
Even Ash having Buizel escape and Staraptor close in later had been part of Shinji's calculations.
Only with Torterra had Ash gone far beyond what Shinji had anticipated.
But Shinji had no time to dwell on it.
"Go, Ninjask!"
"Torterra, come back for now!"
Facing the incredibly fast Ninjask, Ash knew perfectly well that Torterra would be a sitting duck out there.
"Gliscor, I choose you!"
Ash's Gliscor had also had an opportunity of its own.
During his earlier travels, Ash had met an Aerial Battle Master and entrusted Gliscor to him for training.
This Aerial Battle Master's greatest strength was using the wind to avoid the side effects of moves and dodge opponents' attacks.
The Lily of the Valley Conference's battlefield was open to the sky,
So if the wind picked up, it would work in Ash's favor.
Li Wei rubbed his chin. Still, Ninjask's speed posed an enormous challenge for Gliscor.
Able to fly, Gliscor avoided the Toxic Spikes Shinji had laid earlier.
"Agility!"
Ninjask was already incredibly fast. With Agility boosting its speed, only visible afterimages remained.
Ninjask was so fast that Gliscor, flying in the air, grew a little dizzy trying to follow it.
"Don't panic, Gliscor! Use