Lily of the Valley Stadium, main arena.
This final was fiercer than many had expected.
Especially the showdown between the two Lucario.
With Sirfetch'd defeating Sceptile, Li Wei now led 2-0, giving him a commanding advantage.
Though Lucario and Sirfetch'd had already battled, neither had used up more than a third of their stamina.
Sceptile had gone down in the blink of an eye, something Ash hadn't expected.
"Was the gap in strength still too big?"
Ash murmured softly, but his gaze soon grew resolute.
"Garchomp, I choose you!"
Ash now had a clearer understanding of how strong Li Wei's Pokémon were.
The burst of white light revealed a Pokémon everyone knew well as Cynthia's ace-Garchomp!
Of course, there was still a vast difference in strength between the two Garchomp.
Ash's Garchomp had only recently evolved, and its strength was merely at Gym Leader level.
Looking at this Garchomp, Li Wei felt a little nostalgic.
Thanks to its considerable talent, this Garchomp had caught the attention of Lance and the others back then.
After dedicated training from Blue and Ash, it had evolved into Garchomp.
Li Wei had also done his best to help teach it Draco Meteor when it was still a Gible.
Though his method hadn't worked either.
It was only through training together during their travels that Ash and Gible had mastered it.
At least this time, Ash hadn't wasted Garchomp's talent.
With proper training, Garchomp would definitely become one of Ash's top-tier Pokémon.
"Come on out, Dragapult."
"Drrrulu~~"
Like a stealth fighter, Dragapult slowly materialized on the field.
Ash's Garchomp had the hidden ability Rough Skin.
When attacked, its rough skin would also damage any opponent that made contact with it.
"Garchomp, Sand Tomb!"
At Garchomp's furious roar, the earthen battlefield slowly turned into quicksand.
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