Ash gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet, then threw out a Poké Ball. "I... I'm fine, Silver. Win or lose, let's enjoy this battle!"
"Absolutely!" That Pikachu appeared on the field again. "Pi... kachu, Thunderbolt!" My strategy was... to end this fast! "Louise, keep powering up with Power-Up Punch!" Electricity coiled around Louise as she charged forward and punched Pikachu. Pikachu went flying, groaned out a "Pika," and collapsed on the ground. This time, we were the ones taking you down in one hit.
Thunderous applause rang out around the arena. Nobody had expected us to knock out Pika so easily. It was about time we took Ash down a peg!
But Ash wasn't about to lose his fighting spirit that easily. The Pokémon on the field let out a roar. It was Infernape! The Infernape Paul had abandoned, whose Blaze could burn the entire battlefield to ashes! Infernape was a Fighting- and Fire-type, which put my Louise at a complete type disadvantage!
Huge beads of cold sweat rolled down my face. All right! My blood was pumping. No challenge scared me. Just watch me turn this around and win!
Ash seemed determined to turn the tide. Clutching his arm, he said, "Infernape, Fire Spin!"
Infernape was worried about its Trainer too. Had it hesitated? "Don't look around during a battle! Dodge and use Quick Attack!"
Louise slammed straight into Infernape, knocking it two steps back. Ash refused to back down. "Infernape, Dig!"
As I took her hand, it was as though someone had pressed pause. Suddenly, the world really did stop. All that remained was the beating of our hearts and... I was holding the trophy when the scene suddenly shifted to the Dream Ruins Research Institute. The professor said to someone else, "So it was because