Jubilife Sky Arena.
After Flint chose Mega Houndoom,
Li Wei responded by choosing Mega Diancie.
The two sides traded blows on the field,
until Li Wei sent out Milotic.
Solar Power had already been steadily draining Houndoom's stamina.
Then Mega Diancie landed two Diamond Storms, leaving Houndoom struggling to hold on.
"Milotic, Scald!"
Scald proved to be the final straw for Mega Houndoom. As Houndoom reverted from Mega Evolution, Houndoom also lost the ability to battle.
Flint's expression turned grave as he sent out his final ace.
"It's all up to you! Infernape!"
As Flint's ace, Infernape entered the field wreathed in scorching flames, fighting spirit soaring!
Flint's Infernape knew Thunder Punch, so there was no reason to leave Milotic on the field to take a beating.
Besides, Infernape was certainly stronger.
After all, this was Flint's ace. Following last year's battle with Cynthia, Infernape had reached champion tier.
Even Lucian might not be able to reliably keep Flint in check now.
Li Wei sent out his final Pokémon, Latios.
"I choose you, Latios!"
As a Psychic- and Dragon-type, Latios had a tremendous type advantage over the Fire- and Fighting-type Infernape.
For starters, even powerful Fire-type moves were not very effective against Latios, let alone Fighting-type moves.
Although Infernape's level was slightly higher, the difference was practically negligible.
"Whooooo!"
The spectators quickly grew excited.
"Latios is on the field!"
Mostly white and blue, Latios resembled a small airplane, hovering gracefully in the air opposite Infernape.
"Infernape, Flame Charge!" Infernape turned into a streak of fire and rushed toward Latios!
Faced with a speed disadvantage, Flint immediately chose to boost Infernape's speed.
"Latios, take off, then Dragon Pulse!"
Taking advantage of flight, Latios rapidly rose into the air to evade the charge, then unleashed a torrent of Dragon-type energy that struck