The main stadium of the Lily of the Valley Conference.
Li Wei led with his Starter Pokémon, Lucario, who had already reached Champion Tier.
As though they were on the same wavelength, Ash also sent out the Lucario from Cameran Palace.
The commentator exclaimed, "It's Lucario!"
"This is a Pokémon Ash hasn't used before! Could this be his secret ace?"
Lucario's strength was extraordinary. As he took the field, invisible aura radiated from him, exerting tremendous pressure.
Blue nodded slightly. "The Lucario from Cameran Palace, huh? They're pretty evenly matched."
Information on Lucario appeared before Li Wei's eyes.
Sir Aaron's Lucario had previously been at Elite Four level, but now, like his own Lucario, he had successfully reached Champion Tier.
Li Wei suspected that this might have something to do with Lucario staying at Cameran Palace.
After all, the Tree of Beginning was there.
As the two Lucario took the field together, their auras resonated.
Both sensed the other's strength and the changes they had undergone.
Sir Aaron's Lucario gave a slight nod, and Li Wei's Lucario nodded in return.
When they had first met two nights earlier, Sir Aaron's Lucario had explained his reasons.
Besides wanting to help Ash, he also wished to battle Li Wei's Lucario.
Li Wei called out, "Lucario, Aura Sphere!"
"Us too! Lucario, Aura Sphere!"
Two enormous spheres of aura collided in midair, and the explosion thundered throughout the stadium.
When the smoke cleared, both stood unscathed, evenly matched.
At this point, Ash had actually already outperformed Tobias.
After all, not one of Tobias's six Pokémon had lasted two moves.
"Swords Dance!"
"Us too! Swords Dance!"
"Li Wei and Ash have both chosen Swords Dance!"
With neither side interfering, the two Lucario completed their Swords Dances almost simultaneously.
"Close Combat!"
After a moment's hesitation, Ash