"After that thrilling battle between Leon and Alain, up next is a match between Lance, the Champion of Kanto and Johto, and Diantha, the Champion of Kalos!"
Once the commentator finished, Lance and Diantha emerged from the left and right, respectively.
"Lance is the Champion of both Kanto and the Johto Region, and he was also the runner-up in the last Pokémon World Championships! His team consists mainly of Dragon Pokémon, making him an incredibly powerful Dragon Master!"
"Next, we have Diantha! She is the Champion of Kalos and a world-famous actress. I'm sure she'll bring even more dazzling flair to this battle!"
Diantha raised both hands and said:
"To everyone in Kalos, and everyone supporting me, I won't let you down. I'll give you a spectacular performance!"
Seeing this, Lance immediately replied:
"Everyone in Kanto and Johto, watch me closely! I, Lance the dragon envoy, will win this battle!"
After they finished speaking, the referee began explaining the rules.
"Each competitor may use three Pokémon. You may use only one of Mega Evolution, a Z-Move, or Dynamax. Now, please send out your first Pokémon!"
With that, Lance and Diantha each took out a Poké Ball.
"Three, two, one, begin!"
"Go, Dragonite!"
"Go, Aurorus!"
The referee looked at both sides and called out:
"Let the battle begin!"
Lance launched the first attack:
"The first strike wins! Dragonite, use Steel Wing!"
Seeing this, Diantha said:
"Aurorus, Stone Edge!"
"Use Steel Wing to slice those rocks apart!"
After slicing through the rocks from Stone Edge with Steel Wing, Dragonite closed in on Aurorus.
"Now, Aurorus! Blizzard!"
The Blizzard Aurorus unleashed from its mouth struck Dragonite, dealing tremendous damage.
"Dragonite, are you all right?"
Lance called out to Dragonite, and Dragonite turned back and nodded.
Diantha smiled and said:
"Blizzard deals a lot